Hysteria
by Def Leppard

Hysteria by Def Leppard
Year: 1987
Overall rank: 589th   
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 558 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1987 (11th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1980s (92nd)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (589th)

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Def Leppard bestography

Hysteria is ranked as the best album by Def Leppard.

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This album (589th)
Hysteria
Lower ranked (1,035th) »
Pyromania

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Hysteria track list

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

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Hysteria rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 589th | 1980s rank: 92nd | 1987 rank: 11th

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Hysteria ratings

Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 558 votes)
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01/15/2026 05:43 Exist-en-ciel   7,18070/100
 
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11/13/2025 23:06 NYAndreas   1,43344/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.8/100, a mean average of 71.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 21.1.

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From 01/29/2025 10:46 | #307300
Bland soft rock with cheesy lyrics. Saved by decent musicianship.
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From 12/07/2024 03:46 | #306397
Best album of 1987
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From 02/03/2023 12:55 | #293529
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 | #281110
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 | #254439
Love Bites but this album does not!
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90/100
From 05/09/2020 21:23 | #251142
Perfection!
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80/100
From 10/15/2019 07:18 | #243762
Their best album
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From 07/30/2019 09:51 | #240547
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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90/100
From 06/19/2019 07:25 | #237844
Brilliant 80's rock with great rifts and amazing drums.
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85/100
From 01/06/2019 10:29 | #229108
Alto nível de glam rock!
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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
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. Substance by New Order
11. Hysteria by Def Leppard
12. Kick by INXS
13. Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me by The Cure
14. Louder Than Bombs by The Smiths
15. Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain
16. Come On Pilgrim by Pixies
17. Diesel And Dust by Midnight Oil
18. Paid In Full by Eric B. & Rakim
19. Tango In The Night by Fleetwood Mac
20. Tunnel Of Love by Bruce Springsteen
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