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: British Steel.
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Rank Judas Priest's albums
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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
380m
British Steel
1980
592m
Painkiller
1990
344m
Every play of every song on the album, as of 23 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 Law373m91k/day
- 2Painkiller199m65k/day
- 3You've Got Another Thing Comin'188m56k/day
- 4Living After Midnight139m27k/day
- 5Electric Eye96m26k/day
- 6Turbo Lover - Remastered74m25k/day
- 7Night Crawler35m15k/day
- 8Beyond the Realms of Death34m11k/day
- 9Angel32m8k/day
- 10Lightning Strike31m4k/day
Source: Spotify lifetime totals via kworb.net. Albums as of 23 October 2026, songs as of 23 October 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?
- British Steel (1980) is Judas Priest's #1 album on TakeRank, winning 73% of its 15 head-to-head matchups.
- What is Judas Priest's most underrated album?
- Painkiller (1990) 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).
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