| 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) | 94.6 | 212 | 11 | #1 for 1984 #6 all-time |
| 2 |  | Master of Puppets (1986) | 90.1 | 248 | 19 | #3 for 1986 #21 all-time |
| 3 |  | ...And Justice for All (1988) | 88.9 | 166 | 14 | #6 for 1988 #76 all-time |
| 4 |  | Kill 'Em All (1983) | 87.9 | 151 | 9 | #3 for 1983 #134 all-time |
| 5 |  | Metallica (1991) | 85.9 | 168 | 8 | #5 for 1991 #226 all-time |
| 6 |  | Live Shit: Binge & Purge (1993) [Live] | 93.2 | 29 | 1 | #5 for 1993 #245 all-time |
| 7 |  | Garage Inc. (1998) | 83.7 | 57 | 5 | #37 for 1998 #1,278 all-time |
| 8 |  | Death Magnetic (2008) | 79.2 | 149 | 10 | #32 for 2008 #1,397 all-time |
| 9 |  | The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited (1987) [EP] | 85.7 | 14 | 0 | #48 for 1987 #2,820 all-time |
| 10 |  | S&M 2 (2020) [Live] | 83.2 | 13 | 1 | #97 for 2020 #4,389 all-time |
| 11 |  | 72.7 | 102 | 10 | #155 for 2016 #5,268 all-time | |
| 12 |  | Fuel (1998) [EP] | 83 | 5 | 0 | #141 for 1998 #6,341 all-time |
| 13 |  | Load (1996) | 68.3 | 120 | 8 | #146 for 1996 #6,831 all-time |
| 14 |  | Reload (1997) | 67 | 108 | 4 | #160 for 1997 #7,476 all-time |
| 15 |  | 72 Seasons (2023) | 67.2 | 79 | 7 | #150 for 2023 #7,769 all-time |
| 16 |  | S&M (1999) [Live] | 65.9 | 77 | 5 | #196 for 1999 #8,183 all-time |
| 17 |  | Metallica: Through the Never (2013) [Live] | 71.1 | 23 | 1 | #280 for 2013 #8,184 all-time |
| 18 |  | Beyond Magnetic (2011) [EP] | 64.1 | 23 | 2 | #331 for 2011 #8,999 all-time |
| 19 |  | St. Anger (2003) | 48.9 | 202 | 13 | #274 for 2003 #9,274 all-time |
| 20 |  | Lulu (2011) | 44.8 | 90 | 4 | #346 for 2011 #9,433 all-time |
| 21 |  | Helping Hands… Live & Acoustic at The Masonic (2019) [Live] | 46.5 | 15 | 0 | #200 for 2019 #9,482 all-time |
| 22 |  | St. Anger (2003) [EP] | 48.8 | 5 | 0 | #278 for 2003 #9,506 all-time |
