So Far, So Good... So What!
by Megadeth

So Far, So Good... So What! by Megadeth
Year: 1988
Release date: 1988-01-19
Overall rank: 5,200th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 170 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1988 (70th)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (750th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,200th)

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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 416 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,992.

Megadeth album bestography « Higher ranked (4,507th)
Youthanasia
This album (5,200th)
So Far, So Good... So What!
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Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!

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

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Overall rank: 5,200th | 1980s rank: 750th | 1988 rank: 70th  Overall chart history
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80/100
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.
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From 04/19/2021 13:34 | #268717
Aquelas guitarras de ponta! Marco do trash!
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85/100
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.
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60/100
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!
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100/100
By far my fav megadeth album, luv the leads on most of the songs!
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Rating:  
75/100
The follow up to, peace sells, so far, so good, is slightly underrated in my opinion. Alright, there is an absolutely appalling version of the Sex Pistols classic, anarchy in the U.K., but the rest of the album is fine. Set the world afire, is great, as is the excellent, hook in mouth(brilliant lyrics about the PMRC), but the finest moment is the superb, in my darkest hour, written after the death of ex-Metallica bandmate Cliff Burton it's one of Dave Mustaine's best ever songs. A good album then, just let down by an ill advised cover version.
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From 10/07/2015 17:54 | #151132
A step back from their previous album....thankfully the band regrouped nicely after this one.
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