...And Justice For All
by Metallica

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...And Justice For All by Metallica
Year: 1988
Release date: 1988-09-07
Overall rank: 326th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 1,186 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1988 (5th)
Award Top 50 albums of of the 1980s (45th)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (326th)

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Metallica bestography

...And Justice For All is ranked 4th best out of 30 albums by Metallica on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Metallica is Master Of Puppets which is ranked number 94 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 12,112.

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...And Justice For All track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Blackened
Average Rating: 87 (278 votes)Comments: View 2
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...And Justice For All
Average Rating: 86 (263 votes)Comments: View 2
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Eye Of The Beholder
Average Rating: 80 (207 votes)Comments: View 4
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One
Average Rating: 91 (443 votes)Comments: View 13
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The Shortest Straw
Average Rating: 79 (202 votes)Comments: View 2
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Harvester Of Sorrow
Average Rating: 82 (205 votes)Comments: View 2
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The Frayed Ends Of Sanity
Average Rating: 78 (194 votes)Comments: View 3
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To Live Is To Die
Average Rating: 84 (215 votes)Comments: View 4
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Dyers Eve
Average Rating: 82 (196 votes)Comments: View 4

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...And Justice For All rankings

...And Justice For All rankings summary
Overall rank: 326th | 1980s rank: 45th | 1988 rank: 5th  Overall chart history
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From BestEverAlbums 09/18/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5439): By joedec
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From BestEverAlbums 05/25/2026 20:00 in Album of the day (#7184): ...And Justice For All by Metallica
“Today's album of the day ...And Justice For All by Metallica ( | ) Year: 1988. Country: Metallica discography rank: 4 (out of 30 listed on BEA) 1988 rank: 5 1980s rank: 44 Overall rank: 326 Average rating: 80/100 (from 1178 votes). Tracks: 1. Blackened 2. ...And Justice For All 3. Eye Of The…”
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From 11/28/2014 23:46 | #128186 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
My favorite Metallica album, love the structure of the songs and they don't seem to long to me. I would agree with others about the production. The bass is virtually absent here and who knows why. The lyrics are very interesting as there are songs about political corruption, discrimination, alienation, the environment, and so on. Such subjects can be applied in real life which also adds on to why this is my favorite Metallica album. To Live Is to Die is a great instrumental tribute to the late Cliff Burton (Edited)
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From 12/19/2021 00:57 | #277646 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
If this album had the production that Master Of Puppets had, it would easily be one of the greatest metal albums of all time. (Edited)
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From 02/22/2019 19:19 | #232413 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
With a better mixing and louder bass, it's up there with Ride the lightning/Master of puppets. (Edited)
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From 01/21/2012 23:38 | #35594 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Probably Metallica's last really great album. The first half is one of metal's best 30 minutes or so. The second half can drag, but at their pinnacle few could match their raw power. Let's also not forget that by the hair band standards of the time Metallica stood out as actually a fairly intelligent band with songs about something other than partying and getting laid. The songs are long but on the better tracks I don't mind it. Those who do should note the deterioration in quality when they shortened their songs for radio friendliness... results not great. (Edited)
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From 02/03/2018 13:47 | #207064 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Despite the production flaws, it is my second favourite after Ride The Lightning. Songwriting is so brilliant, almost a complement to The Black Album with all the long and complex song structures. Unlike some of Metallica's newer songs it never gets boring though. The Shortest Straw and Eye Of The Beholder are the weakest songs here and they still kick ass. Justice, Blackened, Dyers Eve and One are all among my favourite Metallica songs. Live in Seattle 89' concert is probably my favourite recorded concert ever, that's some seriously heavy and good s*it!
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