Ranking Every DEF LEPPARD Album

[@whataboutrob442]

The holy trinity is - On Through The Night, High And Dry, Pyromania.

[@jasongaylor2232]

That's their best and really all the Def Leppard you need. Hysteria is overrated shite. And the rest? Yeah, lets not even bother.

[@whataboutrob442]

@@jasongaylor2232 Agree 100%

[@rticle15]

There are really two Def Leppards: the rock band before Rick Allen's accident and the pop band after. I give them a ton of credit for sticking together as a band and finding a way to become bigger than ever. One of the great stories in rock. For my money Pyromania is their magnum opus.

[@ScottyKirk1]

After Steve Clarke died, the band did for me really too. Sad that Joe Elliot was more worried about having a number one hit, rather than rock TFO! Def could've been the next Zep of the 80s! 😅 High N Dry will always be #1 in my book.

[@everythingbobbywolfe]

High and dry is ranked what??????????

[@discharge29]

i know - he's a mad man

[@keresztesjeno7270]

Most people don't like The "X " album . I Love It ! Maybe I'm Old (50) ... Good Ranking !

[@SepiaChild]

Deaf Leopard 🐆 were RIDICULOUSLY lumped into the "NWOBHM" category even though they never really played Heavy Metal 🤘🏻 and will never release a Heavy Metal 🤘🏻 album On Through The Night is their worst album and Hysteria is their best album Hard Rock throughout their career

[@jasongaylor2232]

Hysteria is overrated shite and On Through The Night is top three best.

[@joejones8689]

My top 5 would be 1. Pyromania 2. High and Dry 3. Hysteria 4. On Through The Night 5. Adrenalize . I didn't like Slang and I thought Songs From The Sparkle Lounge was a disaster. X is a good soft rock / pop album BUT it was quite a departure from the band's previous style of music.

[@miaajaniss]

High and Dry at number 10, Wtf? One of their very best if not their best, it’s an absolute classic. Most of those albums you ranked in front of it is kind of embarrassing really but hey, this is your channel and you can do what you like. Oh and include On Through The Night as well. Easily one of their best

[@danielcrabtree1162]

High and dry is amazing but let's be really honest they weren't fully Def Leppard yet. They were almost there at piromania but hysteria is when the were fully Def Leppard

[@bobpike8050]

@@danielcrabtree1162 ...or, when they stopped being Def Leppard depending on who you ask.

[@Overprotected1111]

My FAVORITE Def Leppard song is LADY STRANGE - and MIRROR MIRROR - I love Def Leppard’s bridges - both from high n dry of corse - I love “X” - I think it’s a girl cd so you just don’t like it cuz YOU are a boy

[@josephcarter2990]

Exactly WTF

[@eugeniollamera771]

I agree completely high and dry is in my top 3

[@MidMo4020]

Def Leppard’s albums from “on through the night” onward show more of an evolution of the band. I’m 46 and was about 13 when Hysteria came out. I cut up a pair of jeans just like joes in pour some sugar video. Wore them to school the next day… bad plan. My teachers weren’t ready for that style yet🤣

[@inboundmusic8894]

But your kids are gonna love it!

[@keithkoenig5320]

I wouldn't say "Evolution." Def Leppard and their 'Rock by Numbers' was never very deep. They just got more commercial and forgot how to Rock! Like Bon Jovi. They became CHICK ROCK. I never found Leppard to be rebellious, either. I recall so many lemmings wearing their Union Jack tees at the time. Punk Rock and Post-Punk was what was rebellious in those days.

[@MidMo4020]

@@inboundmusic8894 hahaaa! I get it!

[@MidMo4020]

@@keithkoenig5320 yeah they kinda did… but in rural Missouri in 1988 if your music didn’t have a fiddle in it..and your hair was long.. you were rebellious. I firmly believe the mullet was started by some kid so his dad wouldn’t call him a dirty hippie 🤣

[@samright4661]

Def Leppard Kicked Ass on the first 3 Albums. They lost me After Pyromania

[@jasongaylor2232]

You're not alone. I agree.

[@dominicsdailyvlogs178]

How could you hate on Hysteria? That’s literally their number 1 album

[@samright4661]

@@dominicsdailyvlogs178 Because is pop music!

[@dominicsdailyvlogs178]

@@samright4661 No it’s not 🤣

[@drew.reviews]

Dude. High N Dry is top 3 for sure. I also would have ranked Retro a lot higher. Just based on Desert Song, Fractured Love, and Ring of Fire I do love your appreciation for Sparkle Lounge. It always ranks low on these, but it's a quick, punchy listen.

[@erenn6476]

I remember how their first 4 albums rocked (mainly with 2 or 3 lighter/ballads mixed in). After Hysteria they lost their edge and wrote mostly lighter tunes/ballads on their albums

[@sandtrapdummy]

High n dry is all alone the best

[@physicalmedia1981]

Pyromania High and dry On trough the night Hysteria Adrenalize

[@garybrigham9538]

I rank them- 1- High N Dry 2- Pyromania 3- On Through the Night...that's it!

[@garybrigham9538]

High N Dry is far and away their best album

[@jasongaylor2232]

The correct ranking and exactly how I feel. Good job!

[@ncironhorse8367]

On Through the Night - Was in 1980 and will always be my fav. There is no filler on that album. This was when the band was young and the writing was raw and from the gut. It was before they were super popular and totally less commerical which is one of it's strongest points. You need to listen to this album more Sean.

[@williampartridge4595]

Put the first four in any order you want. Throw the rest in the crapper

[@vanderhoff66fu]

I'm 53 years old and I remember buying all the def leopard albums in order

[@GeeVanderplas]

Glad to see Songs From The Sparkle Lounge rank so high! I think it's a fantastic album with the band just having fun. Don't know why it isn't appreciated more.

[@julian2818]

Nice to see someone giving love to Adrenalize. That’s such a great underrated album

[@muddfoot69]

1. High and Dry 2. Pyromania 3. On Thru the Night 4. Hysteria 5-12/13…..the rest; whatever order you choose

[@jasongaylor2232]

The correct ranking! Good job!

[@eugeniollamera771]

And pyromania is better then hysteria.

[@everythingbobbywolfe]

1. Hysteria 2. Pyromania - High and Dry 3. Adrenalize 4. On Through the Night 5. Who cares 6. Not interested 7. Whatever 8. Yawn 9. Zzzzzzzz 10. 😴 11. 🛏 12. 🛏 13. 🛏

[@romainlavoie1526]

Excellent feedback ! After Back in Black the rock world was hit by a second ton of bricks in Pyromania thanks to Mutt Lange genius . At that time he was the best !

[@holspa]

Nice ranking. Nice to see that you liked the new album. I also like it a lot. Together with the new SCORPIONS and SAXON its my fave album of 2022. ADRENALIZE is super too.

[@robertweaver5285]

I 100% agree with this ranking. The earlier albums haven't aged well. Pyromania has deeper tracks than Hysteria, simply because Hysteria generated so many damn good songs as singles. 25.3 million sales and 35 years later, this album still kicks ass!

[@tedharrington5432]

Good video! I remember when I was in college and Hysteria was released in America way back in July(?) 1987 with very little fanfare and the video Women was hardly being played on MTV. Then the video Animal was released and received a little more airplay on MTV. Then all of a sudden Pour Some Sugar on Me was released and that song and video was being played everywhere during the Summer on 1988 propelling the Hysteria album with every song and video being a hit then afterwards.

[@VINYLIZER]

Omg high n dry n #onthroughthenight are classic!! Definitely top in the top 3

[@vanderhoff66fu]

I'm not one minute into your review and I absolutely love X

[@dimebagdave77]

🔥awesome..thanks!🔥Edit: it's great to see a new/fresh perspective on these matters

[@alessandrozannettino918]

my def leppard album ranked: 1 - on through the night 2 - high 'n' dry 3 - pyromania 4 - adrenalize 5 - hysteria

[@Jamiescottsmith]

Great ranking!!

[@Hugh248]

I very much agree with your chose for Number 1.... Hysteria, you weren't born when i was first discovered Def Leppard and this album of there's. This is the album that got me into the band.

[@agedefyingfitness]

Good video Sean. I only like Pyromania and High & Dry these days when it comes to Def Leppard. Cannot stomach the adult contemporary Def Leppard 😂 Peace

[@Flapperdame16]

I became a DL fan in 1999- I was 3! But I admit I don't own all the albums yet- I still have not listened to Slang fully. I have a super soft spot for TWO steps behind- Its entirely engrained In my childhood, Brings lots of comfort to me. I think w Slang- I dont mind the darkness/ deep meaningful stuff- I just don't dig the grunge feel. That's what's holding me back. My third favorite band.

[@Overprotected1111]

When my daughter was 3-4 she sang two steps behind ALL THE TIME- I recorded her on a cassette and played it for everyone!!! The way she’d say “oh shuuga” at the end- was PRECIOUS

[@Simmo_Cars]

I feel the same thing about sparkle lounge, haven’t listened to any of that yet. I had the same feeling with slang and once I listened to it I loved it, I wasn’t really sure about the grunge feeling as you mentioned but after listening to it, you soon realise it’s not grunge at all. Having said that, it’s been a year, have you listened to it yet? I’m off to listen to sparkle lounge in full now

[@kendetulio4009]

You're slowly transforming into a 1980 Geddy Lee. Keep it up.

[@Hugh248]

Retro Active is an album that ties up all the loose ends from when Steve Clark had written or co-written songs that were never used for any of the previous albums!

[@TheChadTI]

"Recency bias" is a great term.

[@meatjuice9081]

My opinion couldn't be any more different from yours. I'm a massive fan of Def Leppard too, but I only listen to the EP and the first three albums. I can't stand Hysteria and all the albums that came after it, but hey, to each their own

[@larsbonnet17]

This ranking sure was very unlike mine. With Hysteria they weren’t the same band anymore. What a horrible album. The first three albums are the real deal.

[@mattwitwicki1387]

I think most metal enthusiasts agree that things really just changed so much from Pyro to Hysteria. The sound they left off with in Pyro lost its bite and energy with the obvious attempt to go full pop. One can only assume it was for $$ and also because Rick wasn’t going to be able to play like he did before. I can recall being a metal fan at the time Hysteria came out and thought, “what is this cheesy pop music “. It’s hard not to view Pyro as their high spot and HnD is very good also for the same reasons.

[@jasongaylor2232]

@@mattwitwicki1387 Agree. I don't mind some "good" well crafted "pop" music. But "Pour Some Sugar On Me" and much of Hysteria to be honest is everything that was bad about mainstream music in the late 80's. This is why we got Grunge. The overly polished production, the weak sound, and the complete lack of substance meant people got fed up with the garbage they were being fed.

[@TheChadTI]

I think Slang was a great album and the timing was right but for whatever reason the public didn't go for it.

[@BaltimoreColt]

Impossible. But here it goes... (I included their '79 EP so there's 14 total) This list changes often but not by much! 1) Hysteria 2) Retro-Active 3) High 'n' Dry 4) Adrenalize 5) Pyromania 6) Slang 7) Euphoria 8) On Through the Night 9) Def Leppard 10) Songs From the Sparkle Lounge 11) Diamond Star Halos 12) The Def Leppard EP 13) Yeah! 14) X

[@arpadmogyorodi3754]

Great ranking. I think best rankings come from (mainly young ones) who started to listen bands a way later they started. I like to see Retro Active and Yeah on the list. Retro Active is their best album.

[@marksweeney7327]

Love you man but High n Dry is one of the greatest hard rock albums ever made.

[@themindseyecmh]

My top 5 1. Songs From the Sparkle Lounge..... don't care what anyone says, amazing album! 2. Pyromania 3. Euphoria....I agree on All Night, I hate that song but I love the rest! 4. Adrenalize 5. Hysyeria.... kinda overplayed but still good

[@inboundmusic8894]

I love adrenalize! My favorite Leppard album

[@jackatkinson245]

diamond star halos is awesome I love the song kick

[@Overprotected1111]

RETROACTIVE DOESNT COUNT???? 😱 I agree I never connected with on through the night - but high n dry deserved a higher rating “takin’ love from you’s like taking candy from a baby” 🍭🍬best Def Leppard line EVER!!!!!!!!

[@TheChadTI]

First album has grown on me over time but I never considered it a classic (or even essential) Adrenalize and Sparkle both higher than usual DL countdowns.

[@Misfitnz8]

I like the albums in the order they came out only up to 1992

[@RyderWestwood]

Dude, you need to spend some more time with High N' Dry. It is arguably their best record. At the top with Pyromania for me!

[@julian2818]

Also IMO, Hysteria is the best album ever

[@jasongaylor2232]

More like one of the most overrated albums ever.

[@dwaynestjohn5324]

Imo you only need the first 3 albums. And high n dry is my favorite by far.

[@kingwilly8041]

100% agreed as that was the real Def Leppard but I would add 1 or 2 songs from Adrenalize and Hysteria (namely "Women") and about 5 from Retro Active. Obviously not a lot of metal fans here. They should stick to listening to their pop but it's the audience the cover band calling itself "Def Leppard" wants to attract.

[@jasongaylor2232]

Exactly. All you need are the first three. Sorta like all you need is the first two Motley Crue albums.

[@dominicsdailyvlogs178]

@@jasongaylor2232 their first 5 albums were the best, everything after that is terrible.

[@jasongaylor2232]

@@dominicsdailyvlogs178 If you're talking about "Def Leppard", it's just the first three. "Hysteria" is overrated, over-produced, juvenile garbage. However, if you dig it, that's fine.

[@BAVAROTEENSENA]

"Slang" es uno de los mejores.

[@whataboutrob442]

How could you pick HAD at number 10?

[@kingwilly8041]

He's obviously more of a commercial rock/pop fan.

[@whataboutrob442]

@@kingwilly8041 Don't get me wrong, I love me some pop music, (Pyromania is definitely pop) but not that crap DL spewed out.

[@kingwilly8041]

@@whataboutrob442 Pyromania is not pop. Some songs were glammy, yes but Stagefright, Billy's Got a Gun, no way.

[@froggy5935]

Sorry but I had to stop watching when you put High N Dry at #10.

[@sbi168]

I like bits of their oeuvre but something about never quite clicked for me. Hysteria is always going to be the best though isn't it.? Cool list, I like that you talk about your experiences rather than go too critique and dull, it really makes the vids interesting. Keep it up!

[@jasongaylor2232]

No. If you ask many diehard rock fans, they consider "Hysteria" an extremely overrated record(Pour Some Sugar On Me is one of the worst songs of the 80's!). "Pyromania" is probably their best overall but "High and Dry" is my personal favorite and I'm not alone in that sentiment.

[@whataboutrob442]

My ranking - 1. Pyromania 2. High And Dry 3. On Through The Night 4. Hysteria (a couple of songs) The rest is a shit show

[@dominicsdailyvlogs178]

Only real Def Leppard fans appreciate their other albums, now X we can leave that out cause I would not consider that Def Leppard

[@carlosmachado-sd8il]

Anything after pyromania is horrid. Hysteria is ok.

[@kingwilly8041]

Agreed but there were a couple of gems on Hysteria, Adrenalize, and Retro Active. Basically the songs they had written before Hysteria came out.

[@dominicsdailyvlogs178]

Why do I see so many people hating on Hysteria and Adrenalize? I think they’re both phenomenal albums

[@Simmo_Cars]

Wasn’t adrenalize also produced by Pete Woodroffe?

[@rockerguy646]

3:57 songer strong writing 😂

[@TheChadTI]

2015 self titled is another one that could have stood a bit of trimming.

[@zinnyzan]

Good job!!! A somewhat different ranking than what you usually see which I like a lot. It shows you dare to listen with fresh ears and form your own opinion. 1) Hysteria, 2) Slang, 3) Pyromania for me.

[@SeanBlumenshine]

Thank you so much!

[@kunkmiceter]

I agree with ur top two, not the rest tho. 👍

[@briansmith7067]

Yea Slang is underrated

[@discharge29]

High and Dry is where???? - It's 100% their best album and up there as one of the greatest metal albums ever !!!

[@seangerant653]

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[@SeanBlumenshine]

I did! Very cool.

[@seangerant653]

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[@SeanBlumenshine]

@@seangerant653 Yeah I'm subscribed to his channel. I feel like I used to interact with someone using the Sam Loomis username on a Kiss discord. Wonder if it's the same person.

[@seangerant653]

@@SeanBlumenshine ok.....hay we have the same first name ......and we spell it the right way !!!!

[@marksantucci4230]

I would say in all fairness On through the night isn't number 11 it's not number 1 but it's not 11 I would say 4th place is fair? no way is High n dry 10th place album I would say any position from first to third? High n dry destroys Euphoria ?

[@666dynomax]

You obviously ranked these based on mainstream culture. I mean hysteria and pyromania are great albums but how is high n dry 10? Pretty sad dude. Here’s to giving you some KZbin interaction and a view!!! Thanks for taking time to do content even though def leppard is not one of my top 10 or even 50 bands I still like them and still listen.

[@ronnierodriguez6247]

Pyromania my favorite

[@jasongaylor2232]

I like the first three records and that's it. They lost me with the extremely overrated "Hysteria". The earlier albums are still the best and "High and Dry" is my personal favorite.

[@01blaval]

Where is On Through The Night??????

[@davidcottone2700]

Surprised slang is so high I give credit for trying something different but I find it flat

[@germanpozzolo6239]

On Through the night 11 and High n dry 10. This is wrong my friend

[@p.g.7974]

Ha ha ha you young dudes are so cute. "older bands" are our bands...sorry to sound rock woke but say classic bands. It just sounds better. But, with all due respect, you have passing grades in the School of Rock. I totally respect your Slang review. I also thought that Move With Me Slowly should have been on the album originally but then succumbed to the notion it wouldn't have sounded like the album tracks BUT, you could have said that about the title track. Also, High N Dry...only half the album? and under Slan!. That's where you need some finishing school (of rock). And, as much as I do love Hysteria, I would say it's number 2 on my ranking.

[@therockbeast6214]

I have my ranking video of def leppard on my KZbin channel

[@kingwilly8041]

I hope it's better than this crap.

[@therockbeast6214]

@@kingwilly8041 well check it out and subscribe

[@keithkoenig5320]

Uh...Why? After the first two albums, Def Leppard became a dull, repetitive Pop band. Still are...Might as well rate Bon Jovi albums why you're at it. 🤮

[@jasongaylor2232]

This dude probably loves "Bon Jovi". Not me. Ok, that "Runaway" song is not too bad. 🤣

[@keithkoenig5320]

@@jasongaylor2232 Don't like Bon Jovi, either. When it comes to Rock Music, I aspire to more. Pop-Metal is below MOST Real Rock fans...

[@dominicsdailyvlogs178]

@@keithkoenig5320you’re probably one of the dumbest people I’ve ever encountered, Pyromania and Hysteria were their peak and you have the nerve to say it’s garbage, disgraceful!

[@therockbeast6214]

Retro active and yeah are not albums there compilation

[@julian2818]

Retro Active is a compilation of unreleased B-Sides and other unreleased material. Yeah! is a studio album of covers

[@TheChadTI]

2:04 This. 11 songs tops would help over all. Too long

[@rramirez4217]

High N' Dry #11???? You're definitely not a DL fan 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ooofuryooo296]

Hysteria is pop junk

[@dominicsdailyvlogs178]

You’re junk 😂