The Last In Line (studio album)
by Dio

The Last In Line by Dio
Year: 1984
Overall rank: 2,867th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 139 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1984 (48th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (434th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,867th)

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Dio bestography

The Last In Line is ranked 2nd best out of 18 albums by Dio on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Dio is Holy Diver which is ranked number 1077 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,613.

Dio album bestography « Higher ranked (1,077th)
Holy Diver
This album (2,867th)
The Last In Line
Lower ranked (9,048th) »
Sacred Heart

(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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The Last In Line track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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The Last In Line ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 139 votes)
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10/22/2025 18:15 Johnnyo  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 9,57577/100
 
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05/12/2025 04:36 juanr1096  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 6,02478/100
 
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03/27/2025 23:25 iann97  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,83274/100
 
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03/25/2025 10:52 doombringer  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 2,09676/100
 
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02/10/2025 11:05 timosbuecherei  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 29576/100

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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.5/100, a mean average of 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.0.

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80/100
From 05/29/2024 11:18
Very solid but now very famous or played. but nevertheless
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From 04/10/2014 12:57
authentic and native heavy metal album. if you like this kind of music (pure heavy metal), you will adore this one quite likely. dio has a fantastic hardrock voice - maybe the best? imo much more intense than judas priest's shot.
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From 07/21/2013 19:17
Holy Diver it ain't. Another classic heavy metal album it is.
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From 02/19/2011 20:54
A lot of people believe Dio's best solo work is Holy Diver, but I actually get a very slight nod to this.
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Best Albums of 1984
1. Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution
2. Ride The Lightning by Metallica
3. The Smiths by The Smiths
4. Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen
5. Let It Be by The Replacements
6. Hatful Of Hollow by The Smiths
7. Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen
8. Stop Making Sense by Talking Heads
9. Zen Arcade by Hüsker Dü
10. Powerslave by Iron Maiden
11. Treasure by Cocteau Twins
12. Ocean Rain by Echo & The Bunnymen
13. The Unforgettable Fire by U2
14. Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers by Bob Marley & The Wailers
15. Reckoning by R.E.M.
16. Diamond Life by Sade
17. 1984 by Van Halen
18. Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
19. Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets
20. E2-E4 by Manuel Göttsching
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