Judas Priest Albums Ranked
Every Judas Priest album ranked worst to best by the fans who voted, one head-to-head matchup at a time. Their #1: Screaming for Vengeance.
Ranked by fans
British Steel
1980
106570% won
Screaming for Vengeance
1982
109880% won
Painkiller
1990
105570% won
- 4
Firepower
2018
10449 votes - 67% won
- 5
Defenders of the Faith
1984
103410 votes - 60% won
- 6
Angel of Retribution
2005
10296 votes - 67% won
- 7
Stained Class
1978
10296 votes - 67% won
- 8
Sin After Sin
1977
10016 votes - 50% won
- 9
Invincible Shield
2024
10016 votes - 50% won
- 10
Sad Wings of Destiny
1976
10006 votes - 50% won
- 11
Ram It Down
1988
9996 votes - 50% won
- 12
Turbo
1986
9966 votes - 50% won
- 13
Killing Machine
1978
9899 votes - 44% won
- 14
Redeemer of Souls
2014
9716 votes - 33% won
- 15
Point of Entry
1981
9696 votes - 33% won
- 16
Demolition
2001
9696 votes - 33% won
- 17
Jugulator
1997
9396 votes - 17% won
- 18
Rocka Rolla
1974
9366 votes - 17% won
- 19
Nostradamus
2008
9235 votes - 0% won
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START RANKINGA different ranking, from a different crowd: Judas Priest's albums and songs by lifetime Spotify streams. Figures move daily. Nothing here feeds the fan ranking.
Most streamed Judas Priest albums
Screaming for Vengeance
1982
378m
British Steel
1980
590m
Painkiller
1990
341m
- 4
Firepower
2018
137m24k/day
- 5
Defenders of the Faith
1984
91m35k/day
- 6
Killing Machine
1978
66m20k/day
- 7
Angel of Retribution
2005
60m16k/day
- 8
Invincible Shield
2024
60m19k/day
- 9
Stained Class
1978
58m17k/day
- 10
Redeemer of Souls
2014
46m7k/day
- 11
Point of Entry
1981
45m15k/day
- 12
Ram It Down
1988
37m9k/day
- 13
Sin After Sin
1977
33m8k/day
- 14
Sad Wings of Destiny
1976
31m13k/day
- 15
Nostradamus
2008
24m5k/day
- 16
Rocka Rolla
1974
14m4k/day
- 17
Demolition
2001
2m343/day
Every play of every song on the album, as of 2 October 2026. Where an album has several editions, the biggest figure counts. No Spotify total for Turbo and Jugulator.
Most streamed Judas Priest songs
- 1Breaking the Law372m93k/day
- 2Painkiller197m64k/day
- 3You've Got Another Thing Comin'185m61k/day
- 4Living After Midnight139m30k/day
- 5Electric Eye98m26k/day
- 6Turbo Lover75m25k/day
- 7Night Crawler35m15k/day
- 8Beyond the Realms of Death35m11k/day
- 9Angel31m9k/day
- 10Lightning Strike30m6k/day
Source: Spotify lifetime totals via kworb.net. Albums as of 2 October 2026, songs as of 5 September 2026. Stream counts are not votes and are never mixed into the fan ranking.
Judas Priest albums: your questions
- What is Judas Priest's best album?
- Screaming for Vengeance (1982) is Judas Priest's #1 album on TakeRank, winning 80% of its 10 head-to-head matchups.
- What is Judas Priest's most underrated album?
- Firepower (2018) sits at #4 but wins 67% of its matchups, the best record of any Judas Priest album outside their top three.
- How many albums has Judas Priest released?
- Judas Priest has released 19 studio albums, from Rocka Rolla (1974) to Invincible Shield (2024).