| Artist | Metallica |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Genres | Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal |
| Labels | Megaforce Records, Elektra Records, Vertigo Records, Blackened Recordings |
Metallica Albums Ranked
| Rank | Cover art | Album | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Ride the Lightning (1984) | 94.5 | 215 | 11 | #1 for 1984 #6 all-time |
| 2 |  | Master of Puppets (1986) | 90 | 248 | 19 | #3 for 1986 #25 all-time |
| 3 |  | ...And Justice for All (1988) | 88.9 | 169 | 14 | #6 for 1988 #73 all-time |
| 4 |  | Kill 'Em All (1983) | 87.8 | 151 | 9 | #3 for 1983 #146 all-time |
| 5 |  | Metallica (1991) | 85.8 | 169 | 8 | #6 for 1991 #235 all-time |
| 6 |  | Live Shit: Binge & Purge (1993) [Live] | 93.2 | 29 | 1 | #5 for 1993 #248 all-time |
| 7 |  | Garage Inc. (1998) | 83.7 | 57 | 5 | #37 for 1998 #1,284 all-time |
| 8 |  | Death Magnetic (2008) | 79.1 | 150 | 10 | #32 for 2008 #1,427 all-time |
| 9 |  | The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited (1987) [EP] | 85.9 | 16 | 1 | #45 for 1987 #2,538 all-time |
| 10 |  | S&M 2 (2020) [Live] | 83.2 | 13 | 1 | #102 for 2020 #4,497 all-time |
| 11 |  | 72.9 | 103 | 11 | #154 for 2016 #5,239 all-time | |
| 12 |  | Fuel (1998) [EP] | 83 | 5 | 0 | #142 for 1998 #6,491 all-time |
| 13 |  | Load (1996) | 68.3 | 120 | 8 | #151 for 1996 #6,994 all-time |
| 14 |  | Reload (1997) | 67.1 | 108 | 4 | #167 for 1997 #7,591 all-time |
| 15 |  | 72 Seasons (2023) | 66.9 | 83 | 8 | #163 for 2023 #8,002 all-time |
| 16 |  | S&M (1999) [Live] | 66.2 | 78 | 5 | #196 for 1999 #8,162 all-time |
| 17 |  | Metallica: Through the Never (2013) [Live] | 71.1 | 23 | 1 | #286 for 2013 #8,401 all-time |
| 18 |  | Beyond Magnetic (2011) [EP] | 64.1 | 23 | 2 | #331 for 2011 #9,227 all-time |
| 19 |  | St. Anger (2003) | 48.9 | 202 | 13 | #275 for 2003 #9,514 all-time |
| 20 |  | Lulu (2011) | 45.1 | 92 | 4 | #345 for 2011 #9,670 all-time |
| 21 |  | Helping Hands… Live & Acoustic at The Masonic (2019) [Live] | 46.5 | 15 | 0 | #206 for 2019 #9,724 all-time |
| 22 |  | St. Anger (2003) [EP] | 48.8 | 5 | 0 | #279 for 2003 #9,745 all-time |
