Turbo
by Judas Priest

Turbo by Judas Priest
Year: 1986
Overall rank: 10,029th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
67/100 (from 101 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1986 (137th)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (1,413th)
Award Best albums of all time (10,029th)

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Judas Priest bestography

Turbo is ranked 13th best out of 31 albums by Judas Priest on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Judas Priest is British Steel which is ranked number 1096 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,598.

Judas Priest album bestography « Higher ranked (8,478th)
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This album (10,029th)
Turbo
Lower ranked (10,691st) »
Angel Of Retribution

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Overall rank: 10,029th | 1980s rank: 1,413th | 1986 rank: 137th

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67/100 (from 101 votes)
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From 12/03/2025 18:30 | #311950
the very first Judas Priest album i listened, and made me curious about their whole discography
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75/100
Put out after 'Defenders of the Faith' which was always going to be a hard act to follow. I remember when this came out it got hammered in reviews due to them using synth guitars. The title track is up there with the best tracks they've made. There's a couple of songs where the synth guitars are quite prevalent but overall it's a stock standard meat and potatoes classic metal album. Overall it's an average album from them. Nothing to get excited about but it's still alright.
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80/100
Definitely unfairly criticized but it was a bit of a departure sound wise it is more melodic and catchy with synths sounds. Think more hair metal than the heavy metal of the past. A lot of songs I like including the title track, Locked In, Private Property, Parental Guidance, Out In the Cold and Reckless but nothing really bad.
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70/100
It's not bad album but it,s not good too
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70/100
I always thought this album cover was shite but the music within makes up for it. Judas Priest with synths does work. 'Turbo Lover' and 'Out in the Cold' are great tracks. There is some excellent guitar work on this album which blends really well with the eighties synth textures.
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95/100
I think they pull it off. More fun and playful than Van Halen but also equally creative.
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