Countdown To Extinction
by Megadeth
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Countdown To Extinction is ranked 3rd best out of 25 albums by Megadeth on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Megadeth is Rust In Peace which is ranked number 413 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,058.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 01/03/2026 23:52 | matterhornrider | 4,882 | 81/100 |
| ! | 12/26/2025 17:28 |  Larcx13 | 2,850 | 74/100 |
| ! | 10/03/2025 21:09 | BurndenAce | 1,101 | 77/100 |
| ! | 09/21/2025 01:47 | TodFitz | 27,324 | 63/100 |
| ! | 08/25/2025 19:11 |  djrodo | 969 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.3/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.
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Very solid album, probably their most consistent outside of Rust and Peace Sells, but for me it doesn't hit the same highs as those two albums. Lots of the solos are very tasteful (Marty's influence?).
Decent album but nothing that sets it apart or makes it superior to any of their other albums. It's pretty much paint by numbers Megadeth. 'Skin O' My Teeth', 'Symphony of Destruction' & 'High Speed Dirt' my picks of the bunch.
VictorVale 04/21/2021 19:42 | #268842
Suavizado, mas longe de ruim!
Really solid album without a single weak song. It succeeds in being more accessible than their other albums even for guys who are not huge fans of this kind of music without compromising in terms of musicianship.
This was the album that got me into music. I found an old scrathed cd of it in the garage one day. For some reason I decided to put it in a cd player even though I was never really in to listening to music... Then the whole album electrified me. Megadeth really nailed this one. They took a more commercial sound which caused this one to be their biggest success. I love every track on this one, and ALWAYS sing along to sweating bullets when I hear it. Such a good piece.
Megadeth follow Metallica's lead in making an an album of shorter, punchier songs. Countdown to extinction, is similar to the Black album in lots of ways. Some good tracks here, though nothing spectacular, but it's good to hear a focused and coherent record. Skin 'o my teeth, sweating bullets, and the title track are all fine. Possibly Megadeth's most enjoyable record, though certainly not their best.
Eastwood 12/16/2014 07:38 | #129454
Very good heavy metal album. Best 10 songs average is 87,8/100 and the album can get very good 90/100. It really rocks, I can only find good and very good songs. Best song is "Symphony of destruction" 95/100, followed by title track "Countdown to extinction" and "Psychotron" both 90/100. All other songs good 80-85/100.
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