So Far, So Good... So What!
by Megadeth
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Megadeth bestography
So Far, So Good... So What! is ranked 5th best out of 25 albums by Megadeth on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Megadeth is Rust In Peace which is ranked number 421 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,939.
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So Far, So Good... So What! track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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So Far, So Good... So What! rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 45 Music Albums of 1988 | 37/45 | 1 |
| 2026 | SethGunde | Top 5 Music Albums of 1988 | 4/5 | 2 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 47 Music Albums of 1988 | 39/47 | 1 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 63 Music Albums of 1988 | 43/63 | 2 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 99 Music Albums of 1988 | 88/99 | 1 |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 16 Music Albums of 1988 | 10/16 | 2 |
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 23 Music Albums of 1988 | 13/23 | 2 |
| 2026 | svk4ever | Top 50 Music Albums of 1988 | 25/50 | 3 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 60 Music Albums of 1988 | 46/60 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Repo | 1988: Metal | 19/42 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 85 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 266 | |||
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| ! | 3 days ago | juanr1096 | 6,281 | 78/100 |
| ! | 4 days ago | stareaterogni0n | 579 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/16/2026 12:51 |  LedZep | 5,140 | 79/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 12% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.4/100, a mean average of 73.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.9.
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dihansse 08/15/2020 20:12 in My discoveries per yearSo Far, So Good... So What! comments
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Everyone loves In My Darkest Hour and Set the World Afire, but I think Mary Jane and Hook In Mouth deserve some recognition as well. It's no Peace Sells, but it's good thrash. (Edited)
VictorVale 04/19/2021 13:34 | #268717
Aquelas guitarras de ponta! Marco do trash! (Edited)
I think most fans would agree this isn't Megadeth's best album, but it has In My Darkest Hour, which is one of their best songs; this song alone makes this decent album more than a decent album. Set The World Afire is another classic. The rest of the album is good, even great at times, but just suffers from some unforgettable riffs and spacey production to be considered among the top tier Megadeth albums. Maybe it's just that compared to the albums that came before and after it, it pales in comparison. Nonetheless you'll still like this album if you like anything by Megadeth so far.... But aside from the two aforementioned songs, it feels like potential B-sides from Peace Sells. This is partly because of the sudden shifts in guitar and drum players, as well as consistent drug problems the whole band would go through from 87-89.
Not one of my favorite Megadeth albums, but it undeniable has some nice stuff on there! Particularly In My Darkest Hour of course and my personal favorite track on this one Set the World Afire. It could have been better, but it could have been a lot worse. Still love it though!
By far my fav megadeth album, luv the leads on most of the songs! (Edited)
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