Judas Priest Albums Ranked! (ALL 18 ALBUMS RANKED WORST TO BEST!!)

Judas Priest are the inventors of heavy metal as we know it today! They took the baseline that Black Sabbath created and molded it into a very focused metallic sound! Let me know how you rank these albums!
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[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

"Painkiller" will never not rock my god-damn soul. In my opinion one of the best metal albums of all time. "Screaming For Vengeance" is veeeery close behind though.

[@pairofjeansreviews2034]

Painkiller is intense beginning to end and riff/solo city!

[@dsullivanation]

Painkiller is an undisputed classic no doubt, but I honestly really love Jugulator. I don't understand what everyone has against it. It has alot of energy and drive behind it, aggression, grit and power. Judas Priest pulled off the whole 90's metal thing really well with Jugulator and they could have taken the nu metal route and it would have sounded awful so I'm glad they stuck with the traditional heavy metal style and upped the ante. Jugulator burns like molten metal fire!

[@kevinbrown1893]

1. Painkiller 2. Stained Class 3. Defenders of The Faith 4. Sad Wings of Destiny 5. Hell Bent for Leather 6. Firepower 7. Screaming for Vengeance 8. Sin After Sin 9. British Steel 10. Angel of Retribution 11. Redeemer of Souls 12. Rocka Rolla 13. Ram It Down 14. Point of Entry 15. Nostradamus 16. Turbo 17. Jugulator 18. Demolition

[@sirspookybones1118]

Still need to go through many other priest albums so I only have enough listening experience to do a top 5 1. Painkiller 2. Firepower 3. Screaming for vengeance 4. Sad wings of destiny 5. Stained class

[@JamesThomas-dz4vj]

I have that exact same top 2. "Firepower" is just amazing and will one day be looked upon as a classic in the metal genre.

[@davidknichal6629]

@@JamesThomas-dz4vj If only Nostradamus was looked upon as a classic

[@JamesThomas-dz4vj]

@@davidknichal6629 I actually really like that album. Never understood the hate for it.

[@davidknichal6629]

@@JamesThomas-dz4vj People usually tend to hate something they do not understand or know. Imho Nostradamus is fantastic in many ways. Guys stepped outta their comfort zone and refused to become AC/DC of heavy metal. The only flaws are slow tempo, too long songs and vad production buuut lyrically the best job since Sin After Sin album

[@JamesThomas-dz4vj]

@@davidknichal6629 I love AC/DC! Not one single bad album in their amazing catalog - much like Judas Priest. Both bands are in my top 5 of all time. But yeah, I love "Nostradamus" just like their other stuff. Halford still does an amazing job as always!

[@Destroyer_13]

Point of Entry and Turbo are both underrated albums

[@JamesThomas-dz4vj]

Great list! My #1 will always be "Painkiller". It's just such a crushing album from start to finish. And I agree with you that it's Rob's greatest vocal performance in the entire Priest catalog. He really stays in that high, operatic register for a solid portion of the album, and it's a thing of beauty. I'd have the most recent album "Firepower" right there at #2. It's that good! Maybe some day, I'll try to do a ranking of their full discography, but there are so many great albums, I have no clue how I'd accomplish it! "Jugulator" is a fantastic album, by the way. Rock on!

[@pairofjeansreviews2034]

Firepower is really good for sure!

[@fourseasons4105]

Top 10: 1. Stained class 2. Sad wings of destiny 3. Sin after sin 4. Screaming for vengeance 5. Defenders of the faith 6. Killing machine 7. Painkiller 8. Point of entry 9. British steel 10. Firepower

[@michaelcanada6583]

Top 5 1. Sad Wings Of Destiny 2. Hell Bent For Leather 3. British Steel 4. Painkiller 5. Firepower

[@IREMEMBERNOW]

Hey man. Great ranking, such a hard band to rank isn’t it? Lol. I think turbo is very underrated, love that album. My fav is defenders of the faith, love them all though.priest..live! Is actually my fav live record of all time, just everything about it, the sound, song selection, and it sounds “real”, not taken to a studio and redone before release. Great video man! Joe

[@pairofjeansreviews2034]

Priest live is pretty killer!

[@fogzax]

Nice to see some love for Point of Entry

[@takodabostwick8507]

1. Killing Machine/Hell Bent For Leather 2. Screaming for Vengeance 3. Stained Class 4. Painkiller 5. Defenders of the Faith 6. British Steel 7. Point of Entry 8. Sad Wings of Destiny 9. Firepower 10. Jugulator 11. Turbo 12. Sin After Sin 13. Redeemer of Souls 14. Angel of Retribution 15. Rocka Rolla 16. Ram It Down 17. Nostradamus 18. Demolition

[@pairofjeansreviews2034]

Very solid list!

[@takodabostwick8507]

Point of Entry is a great album, but I hate the album cover.

[@AssfaceOmega]

18. Demolition 17. Rocka Rolla 16. Turbo 15. Redeemer Of Souls 14. Nostrodamus 13. Point Of Entry 12. Sin After Sin 11. British Steel 10. Ram It Down 9. Hell Bent For Leather 8. Jugulator 7. Angel Of Retribution 6. Firepower 5. Sad Wings Of Destiny 4. Screaming For Vengeance 3. Defenders Of The Faith 2. Stained Class 1. Painkiller

[@pairofjeansreviews2034]

Very solid overall list

[@Jayagebee]

You’re in for a surpriiiise... haha, my ranking is even more controversial, but you spoke my exact thoughts on many of your picks and I’ll elaborate on that after my ranking: 1. Firepower 2. Sad Wings 3. Stained Class 4. Killing Machine 5. Painkiller 6. Sin After Sin 7. Point Of Entry 8. Defenders Of The Faith 9. Screaming For Vengeance 10. Turbo 11. British Steel 12. Angel Of Retribution 13. Redeemer Of Souls 14. Ram It Down 15. Rockarolla 16. Demolition 17. Nostradamus 18. Jugulator Elaboration: I find British Steel to be one of the most overrated albums ever. Don’t hate it, but like you said, it’s really basic and kinda boring. You said that the second half of Defenders lost you after a phenomenal first half, and that’s also my experience with that album and Painkiller. Regarding the latter, it’s an impressive record, but I find it a tad overrated because of a couple of forgettable deep cuts. And in my ears Metal Meltdown is rather noisy. Jugulator had an identity but was an unpleasant listen for me, whereas Demolition was all over the place but with a couple of bangers (Feed On Me slaps), but Metal Messiah is my pick for JP’s worst song. Turbo and Point Of Entry are awesome, very consistent and fun records. Firepower is hands down the most perfect heavy metal record I’ve listened to! Every song kicks ass with awesome riffs, big choruses or both. I could listen to it on repeat without getting tired of it.

[@pairofjeansreviews2034]

I definitely get the love for firepower! It’s the perfect blend of modern and classic Priest!

[@Peroy1]

There is nothing forgettable about any of the songs from "Painkiller", while "Firepower" has some useless filler like "Lone Wolf" and "Flame Thrower"...

[@tonytimes7808]

Firepower and sad wings of destiny are two of the weakest JP's albums. The best ones are defenders of the faith and painkiller arguably 🤟🤟🤟

[@JamesThomas-dz4vj]

Absolutely agree about "Firepower". It's my #2 right behind "Painkiller", but not by much. Amazing from start to finish. "Lone Wolf" is a crushing tune with a fantastic groove to it. There's not a single weak song on the album, and it will be looked at as a cornerstone in the metal genre one day in the distant future.

[@maximegervais2213]

Defenders of the faith album my favorite

[@theprisonmetaller7005]

For me it's: 18. Nostradamus 17. Rocka Rolla 16. Demolition 15. Redeemer of Souls 14. Point of Entry 13. Jugulator 12. Angel of Retribution 11. Killing Machine 10. Firepower 9. British Steel 8. Sin After Sin 7. Sad Wings of Destiny 6. Turbo 5. Screaming for Vengeance 4. Ram It Down 3. Stained Class 2. Defenders of the Faith 1. Painkiller

[@pairofjeansreviews2034]

Ram it down pretty high!

[@theprisonmetaller7005]

@@pairofjeansreviews2034 It used to be at the bottom for me, but I gave it a chance and I now loved.

[@roberthardin2133]

good rankings! totally agree with you about British Steel-although I think it's important for them in that it shaped their style, paving the way for Screaming and Defenders. my only difference is that I put Sin After Sin at the top of my favs, followed by Sad Wings and Painkiller. but really until the much maligned TRO took over the vocals (the poor guy's only fault is he's not Rob Halford imo), Priest never made a bad album.

[@pairofjeansreviews2034]

I kinda agree with the TRO part! Just rocka Rolla and ram it down doesn’t do much for me lol

[@MRB16th]

My personal ranking: Top six: Sad Wings Of Destiny, Stained Class, Screaming For Vengeance, Painkiller, Redeemer Of Souls, Firepower Not concrete: Sin After Sin, Killing Machine, British Steel, Point Of Entry, Defenders Of The Faith, Turbo, Ram It Down, Angel Of Retribution Bottom four: Rocka Rolla (the debut - not a terrible album, but not the Judas Priest you know), Nostradamus (great concept, and admire the ambition, but the execution was a mess: should have been a single disc), Jugulator and Demolition (Ripper Owens did a tremendous job on vocals, but these were a mess: both should have been cut by about a third, or combined into a single album)

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

I would put Nostradamas at the end, a few ok songs, the title track is not bad. Painkiller at number 1 just because I like the heaviness of it. Turbo would be fairly high for me. Firepower top 5. Maybe defenders of the faith over screaming for vengeance. Love bites and eat me alive are killer songs.

[@pairofjeansreviews2034]

Yeah the only reason Nostradamus is at 16 is because it at least sounds like Priest for the most part which the Ripper albums don’t lol

[@davidpettersson2630]

a song i like is before the dawn.

[@davidedipaolo8640]

Dude, if you didnt like Blood Red Skies from Ram It Down, it's not Priest's problem, it's you dude...

[@Peroy1]

1. Painkiller (10/10) 2. Sin After Sin (9,5/10) 3. Sad Wings of Destiny (9/10) 4. British Steel (9/10) 5. Firepower (8,5/10) 6. Defenders of the Faith (8,25/10) 7. Screaming For Vengeance (8/10) 8. Stained Class (7,75/10) 9. Killing Machine (7,5/10) 10. Ram It Down (7,5/10) 11. Redeemer of Souls (7,25/10) 12. Rocka Rolla (7,25/10) 13. Point of Entry (7/10) 14. Turbo (6,5/10)(but "Reckless" is my second favorite Pirest song ever) 15. Angel of Retribution (6/10) 16. Jugulator (6/10) I don't know "Demolition" and "Nostradamus" well enough to rate them, but they would be my two least favorite Priest records...

[@pairofjeansreviews2034]

I see a lot of big love for sin After Sin, it’s definitely a really cool unique album

[@carterboggess2372]

top 3 for me will always be 1. Defenders of the faith 2. Screaming For Vengencw 3. Painkiller🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@pairofjeansreviews2034]

All bangers!

[@theworstchannelyouhaveever9573]

Wait when is the SR 71 video

[@docvader82]

I'm surprised you don't hear how out of place Turbo feels relative to their career output. They've always fluctuated between more and less radio friendly. But songs like Parebtal Guidande and Private Property are just dreck. Out in the Cold, Reckless, Turbo lover are really good. I like Priest more than Maiden. But they kinda did the same thing at that time with guitar synths. I think it worked better on Somewhere in Time. My top few: 1. Defenders 2. Stained 3. Painkiller 4. Steel 5. Screaming

[@pairofjeansreviews2034]

Turbo is definitely different but I thought it was fun lol

[@integrity101]

British Steel is their 'black album'

[@pairofjeansreviews2034]

I guess that makes sense!

[@MGdelOeste]

Pretty much, yeah. In fact it probably influenced the Black Album.

[@blackwaterrust476]

Priest I only started getting DEEP into very early 2020. They are kinda hit or miss honestly. They have amazing albums and SHIT records as well. 18 Nostradamus (Disaster) 17 Demolition (Fucking horrible but not 2 Hours long) 16 Rocka Rolla (Not a good debut at all) 15 Turbo (Hate most glam metal, besides the 1st 2 tracks I don’t like this) 14 Point of Entry (The rest I can enjoy but this was ok) 13 Redeemer of Souls (Way better than Nostradamus but that production is poor, but it’s ok) 12 Ram it Down (Its a pretty ok album but It could have been WAYYYY better. that Chuck Berry Cover was ATROCIOUS) 11 Defenders of the Faith (Their Most overrated, LOVE the 1st side but slowly loses me on the 2nd side, but good album) 10 Angel of Retribution (Honestly was a Very good comeback album) 9 British Steel (Again overrated, but it also has so many great classics and is more consistent than Defenders of the Faith) 8 Jugalator (Honestly is their most underrated album) 7 Sad Wings of Destiny (Starting to reach the albums I consider Great) 6 Killing Machine (When they really started to become Heavy Metal, and it’s a Great Album) 5 Sin After Sin (The Most underrated record of their early era, phenomenal) 4 Screaming for Vengeance (Classic Record for a great reason Incredible Album) 3 Firepower (One of the best Heavy Metal albums of the 2010s and EASILY their best since Painkiller) 2 Stained Class (Masterpiece) 1 Painkiller (One of my favorite albums of all time)

[@pairofjeansreviews2034]

Very solid list!

[@michaelcanada6583]

I would put Redeemer higher

[@davidcottone2700]

I need time for my ranking but other than 5 albums from bad to ok Ithe other albums are pretty strong and difficult to rank

[@vinnynatale3733]

Rank the Black Sabbath albums!!

[@pairofjeansreviews2034]

I want to! Just have to listen to a lot of their stuff for the first time lol I’m an Ozzy era guy

[@vinnynatale3733]

@@pairofjeansreviews2034 the tony Martin era is super underrated listen to headless cross or eternal idol and I mean can’t go wrong with the dio era either it’s all just amazing

[@pairofjeansreviews2034]

I’ve tried the Tony Martin era multiple times and I’m just not into that style, but headless cross is definitely the best I’ve heard from then but I don’t think I listened to any of them in full? I’d commit to listening to them all in full a couple times if I decided to do a ranking

[@vinnynatale3733]

@@pairofjeansreviews2034 yeah the tony Martin era is like less doomy and more like power metal ish it has its doom moments because they have the greatest guitar player ever living playing for them

[@thebeatlesfan4588]

Painkiller its ALWAYS Painkiller for me lol

[@pairofjeansreviews2034]

It's a close second lol

[@michaelcanada6583]

Dreamer Deceiver loses you??? Whaaaaatt?????

[@dietersmit6639]

1. Painkiller 2. Defenders 3. Killing machine 4. Vengeance 5. Stained class 6. Ram it (jip, I know) 7. SAS 8. Sad wings 9. Shield 10. Firepower Ram it, Nostradamus underrated. BS overrated. After no 10 any sequence except redeemer, Demolition and Jug the last 3.

[@MrStephen182]

I've never heard a Judas Priest album in full and even tho I'm a super nova massive metal fan I've never wanted too. I would say that bands such as Motorhead are much more important (and cooler) than Priest as I've heard lots of metal bands from the 80's and 90's class them as influences where the Priest don't get mentioned.

[@pairofjeansreviews2034]

Motörhead is a band I really wanna dig into. Only know a few albums well

[@MGdelOeste]

Seriously? Priest (and Maiden) were huge in the 80s and lots of really important bands class them as influences, massive groups like Metallica, Slayer, Pantera or Helloween to name a few. In fact, Judas Priest was probably the band which shaped heavy metal as we know it the most (high pitched vocals, twin guitars, the leather and spikes look...). The thing with Motorhead is that they crossover genres, they were metal and punk and rock n roll at the same time, so their influence goes beyond hard rock/metal. Priest is way underrated by the younger generations, but their importance in the metal scene is undeniable. You may like them or not, but if you never try listen to them you're missing a huge part of heavy metal history.

[@davidknichal6629]

@@MGdelOeste My trolling radar is shining red...Mr.Stephen is a funny guy

[@davidcottone2700]

18 and 17 is tie demolition and jugulator it not Halford couple ok songs though 16 turbo sorry too poppy in parts again couple ok songs 15 point of entry little better but still poppy 14 ram it down get rid of Johnny b goode please 13 rocka rolla 12 nostradomas I know it should be on bottom but I kinda dig the different direction they were going 11 firepower 10 hell bent for leather 9 screaming for vengeance 8 sin after sin 7 angel of retribution 6 stained class 5 redeemer of souls 4 British steel 3 painkiller 2 defenders of the faith 1 sad wings of destiny

[@pairofjeansreviews2034]

I was expecting sad songs to be my number 1 before I started listening back to everything

[@davidcottone2700]

@@pairofjeansreviews2034 it was difficult I pretty much had hard time other than 5 that were bad to ok the rest of my list could change but tomorrow painkiller could be number 1 or so on but other than 5 it was pretty difficult

[@Nazman06]

rock a rolla kicks ass . point of entry, ram it down and turbo arent that great. The Ripper years are what they are.The music was heavier and a bit cheesy on the lyrics.But some of the Ripper yeras songs were aesome.

[@pairofjeansreviews2034]

I dunno I dig point of entry and turbo lol