Screaming For Vengeance
by Judas Priest
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Judas Priest bestography
Screaming For Vengeance is ranked 2nd best out of 31 albums by Judas Priest on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Judas Priest is British Steel which is ranked number 1103 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,583.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Screaming For Vengeance track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Screaming For Vengeance rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | svk4ever | Top 50 Music Albums of 1982 | 18/50 | 3 |
| 2026 | timosbuecherei | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 75/100 | 26 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Hard rock albums of all time by Metal Storm | 13/99 | - |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Overall 201-300 | 92/100 | - |
| 2026 | MrOlan | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 82/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Untitled | Top 25 Music Albums of 1982 | 13/25 | 3 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 43/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | gloriousgoo | Top 22 Music Albums of the 1980s | 13/22 | 9 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1982 | 23/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 289 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,504 | |||
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Screaming For Vengeance ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/30/2026 13:39 | Siromynian | 1,773 | 74/100 |
| ! | 08/31/2026 20:30 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 08/21/2026 16:19 | matterhornrider | 5,182 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.3/100, a mean average of 77.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.8.
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Screaming For Vengeance forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/02/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5392): By leniad BestEverAlbums 12/01/2025 17:03 in Monthly overall chart movements - November 2025Screaming For Vengeance comments
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I really like this album, sometimes I prefer British Steel and the main reason is consistency, while some tracks like Riding On The Wind, Electric Eye, You've Got Another Thing Comin are great and are top tier metal songs, there are some stinkers here (Fever, Pain & Pleasure, Take These Chains). This is still one of the most solid heavy metal records ever. I also really love the artwork here. (Edited)
This album was at it's the evolution of heavy metal. Judas Priest is the best HM band ever. Even better than Sabbath. All tracks rocked. Screamin' for Vengeance, Electric Eye, Riding on the Wind, Chains and Another Thing Comin' are Metal Anthems!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So what have you got yourself into now? Judas Priest album in hand, 'Screaming For Vengeance' the title. What a title! Doesn't that just put the aims of the band down on the counter, you're getting what you're getting and that's that? Released in a time when Judas Priest could do little wrong. 'Screaming For Vengeance' and 'You've Got Another Thing Comin' are out and out bring down the pub and cheer along ballads for heavy heads. Playing is tight and nothing really runs past the 5 minute mark. At heart, these are guys who wanted to create a loud and sturdy hit single than twiddle the guitars and pedals in an extended jam. And like the other time, this band loves to rhyme. Check out 'Bloodstone' for that. And 'Riding On The Wind'. They are like the leather metal chain wielding cousin of Oasis! But... wow, do I prefer the songs here to most of their albums. Okay, '(Take These) Chains' maybe going into Bon Jovi territory but where is the fun if it was all the same? And 'Electric Eye' and 'The Hellion' start things off with a roar. They sure are highlights. Kept simple and great music. What more you want?
Another great one from Priest. Includes some classic tracks but also some overlooked - more melodic - gems, like "Fever" or "Bloodstone". (Edited)
great rock'n'roll album. imo the title track is the dullest one. and the vocals are mixed quite thin and anonymous.
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