Melissa
by Mercyful Fate
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Mercyful Fate bestography
Melissa is ranked 2nd best out of 10 albums by Mercyful Fate on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Mercyful Fate is Don't Break The Oath which is ranked number 2770 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 568.
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Melissa track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Melissa rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 70 Music Albums of 1983 | 54/70 | 1 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Black Metal AOTY (1981 - 2025) by Metal Storm | 3/44 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | 4 My Chart Europe (without Gbr Irl Fra) | 82/100 | - |
| 2026 |  MetalMan67 | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1980s | 64/99 | 7 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 37/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 6/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 53 Music Albums of 1983 | 36/53 | 2 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 75/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Gendjar | Top 72 Music Albums of 1983 | 31/72 | 3 |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 30 Music Albums of 1983 | 9/30 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 88 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 369 | |||
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Melissa ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/30/2026 13:49 | Siromynian | 1,786 | 74/100 |
| ! | 03/16/2026 12:05 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,171 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/23/2026 16:15 | saltysurprise | 2,960 | 83/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.9/100, a mean average of 75.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.8.
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Melissa forum mentions
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Have you heard of an album called Unfinished Music No.1: Two Virgins? Even wondered what it would sound like if it was a metal album? Well... you got it right here more or less. Although it isn't freeform and songs are tightly nit pieces, it really does bleed off that vibe. Rusty, red and riff laden, the people who made this knew how to get a stage going. I'm surprised that they are not top of the best lists with songs like this! 'Evil' starts proceedings with a spanner in the face of the bright and merry, making a blast larger than... say 'Fight Fire With Fire'. Drums are a strong point and the guitar stays as innovative as Da Vinci while being interesting to listen to at the same time. 'Into The Coven' and 'At the Sound of the Demon Bell' keep up the theme and prove highlights too. Not one to take to church this is! One of the greatest strengths is the vocals mouth with many voices. Wow, talk about going from one extreme to the other! Judas Priest comes to mind with the higher notes. In a way, you could compare to the sound to 'British Steel' if songs were more prone to leap away from the blue print of the modern hit song. Does it have hits though? This one? Some signature song to play and bring back those late night memories of youth through Sunday morning radio? Well not really. Doesn't matter though, it's got 'Satan's Fall'. Put it on the mp3 and continue writing your own story. Let it shake your world and take your dreams.
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Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/16/2012 08:10 | #55158 | TOP COMMENT
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I would get this album if I were you simply for the haunting vocals. Evil is one of the best heavy metal songs ever. Don't get caught up in the fact that the lyrics are openly satanic. Good music is good music. Enjoy.
This album is actually crazy! King Diamond's vocals will give you the best nightmare's you'll have in your life. But what I found really interesting was just how they used such bluesy riffs and turned it into this new Black Metal genre. Love this album the whole way through although it's a little bit frightening.
Classic heavy metal, lyrics that could scare a brave person, and solos that hypnotize.
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