Hysteria (studio album) by Def Leppard

Hysteria by Def Leppard
Year: 1987
Overall rank: 560th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 531 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 1987 (10th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1980s (85th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (560th)
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Def Leppard bestography

Hysteria is ranked as the best album by Def Leppard.

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-HysteriaPyromania

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Hysteria track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 531 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.0/100, a mean average of 71.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.9.

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From 02/03/2023 12:55
I totally don't get the appeal of this record. Lyrics are corny, instrumentals are overblown. Some tracks work well as pop music, because of catchy hooks, but most of them are boring for me and I kinda like maybe 4 tracks. In my opinion it's one of the most overrated albums on this site, it's not even the best hair metal album, I like Slippery When Wet more.
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75/100
From 02/11/2022 11:29
This is not a bad album, but by modern standards, this is not a heavy metal album. This is more like Heart, Europe, or REO in the heaviness. That is not a problem, but many of the songs are pretty much carbon copies of each other sonically and rhythmically. Especially the drumming on this album is monotonous and has pop vibes. The lead vocalist is not used much as most of the singing is done via vocal harmonies which usually tend to go saccharine and lame.
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90/100
From 06/24/2020 17:10
Love Bites but this album does not!
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90/100
From 05/09/2020 21:23
Perfection!
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From 10/15/2019 07:18
Their best album
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From 07/30/2019 09:51
I kid you not , this is the 51st highest selling album of all time !!!!! Sweet mother of god , there's no accounting for peoples taste with lyrics like:

"I don't want to touch you too much, baby
'Cause making love to you might drive me crazy"(Love Bites)

Yikes !
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From 06/19/2019 07:25
Brilliant 80's rock with great rifts and amazing drums.
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85/100
From 01/06/2019 10:29
Alto nível de glam rock!
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90/100
From 07/28/2018 11:05
There was a four year break between this album and Pyromania. The fact that they waited for Rick Allen to re-learn his way around a drum kit with only one arm, following his car accident in 1984, is testament to the strength of the band. There is no other band that sounds like Def Leppard. Possibly the sound which they have developed holds its foundation in the use of electric drums rather than a traditional drum kit sound. The guitars and bass are quite heavily processed which I think adds to the very 'electric' sound which they have developed. I have seen these guys live and they sure as hell kick ass!
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From 02/14/2018 02:28
Usually this genre is too aggressive for me, but this is too sexy to pass up. 100/100
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Best Albums of 1987
1. The Joshua Tree by U2
2. Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
3. Sign 'O' The Times by Prince
4. Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths
5. You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.
6. Document by R.E.M.
7. Bad by Michael Jackson
8. Music For The Masses by Depeche Mode
9. Sister by Sonic Youth
10. Hysteria by Def Leppard
11. Substance 1987 by New Order
12. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me by The Cure
13. Louder Than Bombs by The Smiths
14. Kick by INXS
15. Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain
16. Come On Pilgrim by Pixies
17. Paid In Full by Eric B. & Rakim
18. Diesel And Dust by Midnight Oil
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20. Tunnel Of Love by Bruce Springsteen
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