British Steel
by Judas Priest
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British Steel is ranked as the best album by Judas Priest.
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British Steel track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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British Steel rankings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/01/2026 13:43 | fabm0 | 7,010 | 58/100 |
| ! | 06/16/2026 19:57 |  DommeDamian | 7,470 | 49/100 |
| ! | 05/13/2026 03:27 | Philly28 | 949 | 69/100 |
| ! | 05/08/2026 19:29 | Jakor | 5,437 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/01/2026 11:07 | Pavloss | 488 | 50/100 |
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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 77.6/100, a mean average of 76.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.8.
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Schribes 12/27/2023 00:52 | #300674
After 24 years I finally added this to my collection. I feet like a 15 year old coming back from the record store sitting in my room with the stereo cranked up. This album rocks. Favorite trac….all of them.
Absolutely killer album, heavy metal in purest form. It's a shame that on this site no Priest album is in top 1000 oat, because this album definitely deserves it, it is filled with raw energy and great metal classics.
Favorites: Rapid Fire, Breaking The Law, Grinder, Metal Gods, Living After Midnight.
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Best priest album, not one bad song.
Metal classic. Some absolute legendary tracks. A couple are a bit cheesy but you can overlook that due to the fantastic musicianship on them. Fantastic album from start to finish. Part of the staple diet of NWOBHM
StefanR10 06/18/2020 22:12 | #253852 | TOP COMMENT
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Great record i love the outstanding tracks Breaking the Law and Living After Midnight deserves his place but coul be ranked higher.
A Rock Gem of an album by Judas Priest, not a bad track on here.
A perfectly timed breakout release for Judas Priest. British Steel does have a bit lighter lyrics than some of Priest's earlier releases and a lot of the band's concert staples came with this album.
Key tracks: Living After Midnight, Breaking the Law, Metal Gods and You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise
VictorVale 02/02/2019 21:37 | #231153
Clássico além de seu tempo. Riffs, melodia blues e peso! Incrível!
Released in the same year Black Sabbath released Heaven and Hell and Saxon released Wheels of Steel. The metal scene at the time was sizzling with new talent and this album with its iconic timeless cover was timed perfectly. Rob Halford's voice has taken me a while to gravitate to but there is no denying the power that this album delivers. Now that I have the vinyl version I enjoy it much more.
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