The Ritual
by Testament
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Testament bestography
The Ritual is ranked 6th best out of 17 albums by Testament on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Testament is The Legacy which is ranked number 4231 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 343.
(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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The Ritual track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Ritual 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 |  ExTeaSea | Top 71 Music Albums of 1992 | 28/71 | 3 |
| 2026 | svk4ever | Top 49 Music Albums of 1992 | 35/49 | 2 |
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 12 Music Albums of 1992 | 12/12 | 0 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 93 Music Albums of 1992 | 21/93 | 4 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 37 Music Albums of 1992 | 20/37 | 2 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 56 Music Albums of 1992 | 49/56 | 1 |
| 2025 | DJStuart79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1992 | 72/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | vruslov | Top 96 Music Albums of 1992 | 19/96 | 4 |
| 2025 |  MetalMan67 | Top 73 Music Albums of 1992 | 34/73 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1992 | 42/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 18 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 72 | |||
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The Ritual ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 10/10/2026 06:15 | Artem | 872 | 77/100 |
| ! | 06/21/2026 23:39 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,516 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/10/2026 12:14 | Adhura | 1,742 | 77/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.5/100, a mean average of 75.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.8.
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I find this to be a very 'paint by numbers' metal/thrash album. There's nothing on it that hasn't been done before. Nothing that gives it an original flavor. This may sound negative but it's not meant to be. It's a good album. Just not one to get excited about.
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