Mercyful Fate
by Mercyful Fate
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Mercyful Fate bestography
Mercyful Fate is ranked 3rd 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 2767 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 568.
(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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Mercyful Fate track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Mercyful Fate rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 22 Music Albums of 1982 | 11/22 | 3 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 11/100 | 18 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 63/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Pt9 Most expensive records sold on Discogs website | 12/98 | - |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 2/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 58 Music Albums of 1982 | 16/58 | 4 |
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 98/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | vruslov | Top 97 Music Albums of 1982 | 20/97 | 4 |
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 500 Albums: 401-500 | 26/100 | - |
| 2025 | Fischman | Greatest Debut Rock Albums | 100/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 27 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 47 | |||
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Mercyful Fate ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 04/06/2026 23:22 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,152 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/16/2026 22:35 | mizzle | 1,565 | 82/100 |
| ! | 11/16/2025 06:34 | juanr1096 | 6,336 | 78/100 |
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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 75.2/100, a mean average of 76.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.2.
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Mercyful Fate forum mentions
Mercury 10/22/2022 21:06 in Greatest Metal According to Gowi/LedZep/Repo/Rocky and I!
Repo 07/26/2022 19:41 in Rank 'Em: The Beach BoysMercyful Fate comments
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Brilliant debut EP by Fate. Goes under the moniker Nuns Have No Fun and was rereleased much later as The Beginning.
Four songs and all of them are great. Doomed by the Living Dead and Corpse Without a Soul are standouts.
King Diamond’s voice can grate on novice listeners but the tight rhythms, demonic lyrics and interesting changes in musical patterns are special. Corpse painted Diamond is a sight to behold.
Original artwork on 1982 EP is quite shocking and worth the investment.
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