Denim And Leather
by Saxon
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Saxon bestography
Denim And Leather is ranked 2nd best out of 35 albums by Saxon on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Saxon is Strong Arm Of The Law which is ranked number 5689 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 241.
(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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Denim And Leather track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Denim And Leather rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | steve397 | Top 94 Music Albums of the 1980s | 84/94 | 2 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 38/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  MetalMan67 | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1980s | 35/99 | 13 |
| 2026 |  Repo | micro-genres: NWOBHM | 21/62 | - |
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 74/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 57 Music Albums of 1981 | 18/57 | 4 |
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 500 Albums: 301-400 | 55/100 | - |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 23 Music Albums of 1981 | 8/23 | 3 |
| 2026 | Repo | 1981: Metal | 15/45 | - |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 41 Music Albums of 1981 | 7/41 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 64 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 201 | |||
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Denim And Leather ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/13/2026 11:23 |  UofTBlues | 3,642 | 71/100 |
| ! | 04/06/2026 04:10 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,424 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/11/2025 13:20 | cicadelic | 14,253 | 73/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.4/100, a mean average of 70.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.
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Denim And Leather forum mentions
Repo 43 hours ago in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
Mercury 08/08/2022 21:11 in Greatest Metal According to Gowi/LedZep/Repo/Rocky and I!View all forum mentions
Denim And Leather comments
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Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/22/2012 20:05 | #55650 | TOP COMMENT
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Denim and Leather is an anthem filled album. It's hard to say which tracks are the best but if I had to pick I'd say Princess of the Night, And the Bands Played On, and Denim and Leather. The whole album is worth a listen though. (Edited)
Classic NWOBHM album, just picked up the re-release on spatter vinyl. I would love to have seen these guys in their heyday, the closest I got was the single version of Wheels of Steel (which I seem to have lost or sold over time) and salivating over the patch on my best mates, older brothers, denim jacket. Yes, bloody sad really! But a cracking metal album this be. (Edited)
Goliath 01/16/2019 13:06 | #229771 | TOP COMMENT
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Great album, no filler, two classics, 'Princess of the Night' and 'And the Bands Played On'.
Bork TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/08/2011 17:42 | #22882 | TOP COMMENT
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Solid good rocking metal album. (Edited)
Great album. One of the staples within the NWOBHM era. Full of classic killer tracks. Worthy in any metal collection
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