Spreading The Disease
by Anthrax
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Anthrax bestography
Spreading The Disease is ranked 2nd best out of 22 albums by Anthrax on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Anthrax is Among The Living which is ranked number 2180 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 761.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Spreading The Disease 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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Spreading The Disease rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Overall 601-700 | 16/46 | - |
| 2026 | xhitmanx | Top 22 Music Albums of 1985 | 13/22 | 2 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 55 Music Albums of 1985 | 21/55 | 3 |
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 500 Albums: 301-400 | 67/100 | - |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 63/100 | 8 |
| 2026 |  Strangel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 76/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 74 Music Albums of 1985 | 49/74 | 2 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 73 Music Albums of 1985 | 26/73 | 3 |
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 75/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 54 Music Albums of 1985 | 13/54 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 91 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 248 | |||
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Spreading The Disease ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 1 hour ago | SaintsFC | 7 | 96/100 |
| ! | 30 hours ago | Siromynian | 1,758 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/26/2026 02:28 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.4/100, a mean average of 74.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.
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Spreading The Disease forum mentions
dihansse 08/03/2020 19:45 in My discoveries per year
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jeremy9 09/06/2019 10:09 in What album are you listening to right now?Spreading The Disease comments
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AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/19/2021 14:48 | #266509 | TOP COMMENT
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While Belladona instantly makes this band much better by being here, it's not just his addition to the group that marks large improvements from the debut. The writing is stronger, the riffs sharper, and the playing tighter. Everything just instantly has more of that Anthrax identity, even when there are still tinges of Priest, Maiden, and the like.
jeremy9 09/06/2019 08:35 | #242266 | TOP COMMENT
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