Quick Reference Guide

Here's a quick reference guide to complete band discographies (or at least nearly complete discographies) that I've rated.


- High Voltage (1976): 9.2/10
- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976): 9.3/10
- Let There be Rock (1977): 9.4/10
- Powerage (1978): 9.4/10
- If You Want Blood You've Got It (1978, live album): 9.5/10
- Highway to Hell (1979): 9.3/10
- Back in Black (1980): 9.5/10
- For Those About to Rock We Salute You (1981): 7.4/10
- Flick of the Switch (1983): 9.2/10
- '74 Jailbreak (1984, EP): 9/10
- Fly on the Wall (1985): 7.9/10
- Who Made Who (1986, soundtrack album): 8.5/10
- Blow Up Your Video (1988): 8.7/10
- The Razors Edge (1990): 8.4/10
- Live (1992, live album): 7.5/10
- Ballbreaker (1995): 5.8/10
- Bonfire (1997, boxset): 8.7/10
- Stiff Upper Lip (2000): 8.5/10
- Black Ice (2008): 7.7/10
- Live at River Plate (2012, live album): 7/10
- Rock or Bust (2014): 7.7/10
- Power Up (2020): 8.7/10


- Alice in Hell (1989): 9.4/10
- Never, Neverland (1990): 9.2/10
- Set the World on Fire (1993): 7.4/10
- Bag of Tricks (1994, compilation): 7/10
- King of the Kill (1994): 8.2/10
- In Command: Live 1989-1990 (1996, live album): 7.5/10
- Refresh the Demon (1996): 8/10
- Remains (1997): 5.9/10
- Criteria for a Black Widow (1999): 7.8/10
- Carnival Diablos (2001): 8.7/10
- Waking the Fury (2002): 9/10
- Double Live Annihilation (2002, live album): 9/10
- The One (2004, EP): 4/10
- All for You (2004): 4/10
- Schizo Deluxe (2005): 8.5/10
- Metal (2007): 6.4/10
- Live at Masters of Rock (2009, live album): 7/10
- Annihilator (2010): 8.7/10
- Feast (2013): 8.2/10
- Suicide Society (2015): 7.3/10
- Triple Threat (2017, live album): 5.5/10
For the Demented (2017): 8.9/10
Ballistic, Sadistic (2020): 8.7/10
- Metal II (2022): 5/10


- Fistful of Metal (1984): 8.9/10
- Armed and Dangerous (1985, EP): 7.7/10
- Spreading the Disease (1985): 9.2/10
- Among the Living (1987): 9.3/10
- I'm the Man (1987, EP): 7/10
- State of Euphoria (1988): 8.8/10
- Persistence of Time (1990): 9.3/10
- Attack of the Killer B's: 8/10
- Sound of White Noise (1993): 7.8/10
- Live: The Island Years (1994, live album): 8/10
- Stomp 442 (1995): 5.7/10
- Volume 8: The Threat is Real (1998): 6.7/10
- Summer 2003 (2003, EP): 8/10
- We've Come for You All (2003): 7.1/10
- Music of Mass Destruction (2004, live album): 7/10
- The Greater of Two Evils (2004): 6.3/10
- Caught in a Mosh: BBC Live in Concert (2007, live album): 7.5/10
- Worship Music (2011): 9/10
- Anthems (2013, EP): 8/10
- For All Kings (2016): 8.7/10


- Biohazard (1990): 8.4/10
- Urban Discipline (1992): 9.2/10
- State of the World Address (1994): 9/10
- Mata Leao (1996): 7/10
- No Holds Barred: Live in Europe (1997, live album): 8/10
- New World Disorder (1999): 6.9/10
- Tales from the B Side (2001, compilation): 7.2/10
- Uncivilization (2001): 7.7/10
- Kill or be Killed (2003): 7.2/10
- Means to an End (2005): 8/10
- Reborn in Defiance (2012): 8.2/10


- Black Sabbath (1970): 10/10
- Paranoid (1970): 9.3/10
- Master of Reality (1971): 10/10
- Vol. 4 (1972): 9.6/10
- Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973): 9.5/10
- Sabotage (1975): 9.3/10
- Technical Ecstasy (1976): 8/10
- Never Say Die! (1978): 7/10
- Live at Last (1980, live album): 8/10
- Heaven and Hell (1980): 9.5/10
- Mob Rules (1981): 9.3/10
- Live Evil (1983, live album): 8.5/10
- Born Again (1983): 9.5/10
- Seventh Star (1986): 7.9/10
- The Eternal Idol (1987): 9.1/10
- Headless Cross (1989): 9.2/10
- Tyr (1990): 7.5/10
- Dehumanizer (1992): 8.7/10
- Cross Purposes (1994): 8.8/10
- Forbidden (1995): 7/10
- Reunion (1997, live album): 8/10
- Past Lives (2002, live album): 9/10
- The Dio Years (2007, compilation): 9/10
- The Devil You Know (2009, as 'Heaven & Hell'): 8.6/10
- Neon Nights: Live at Wacken (2010, live album as 'Heaven & Hell'): 8.8/10
- 13 (2013): 5.6/10


- Battalions of Fear (1988): 8.2/10
- Follow the Blind (1989): 8.6/10
- Tales from the Twilight World (1990): 9/10
- Somewhere Far Beyond (1992): 9.1/10
- Imaginations from the Other Side (1995): 9.3/10
- Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998): 8.8/10
- A Night at the Opera (2002): 7.9/10
- Live (2003, live album): 8.5/10
- A Twist in the Myth (2006): 7.2/10
- At the Edge of Time (2010): 7.8/10
- Beyond the Red Mirror (2015): 7.5/10
- Legacy of the Dark Lands (2019): 5/10
- The God Machine (2022): 8/10 
- Somewhere Far Beyond Revisited (2024): 8/10


Blue Öyster Cult (1972): 9/10
- Tyranny and Mutation (1973): 8.9/10
- Secret Treaties (1974): 9.2/10
- Agents of Fortune (1976): 9/10
- Spectres (1977): 7.7/10
- Mirrors (1979): 5/10
- Cultösaurus Erectus (1980): 8.9/10
- Fire of Unknown Origin (1981): 8.9/10
The Revölution by Night (1983): 5.7/10
- Club Ninja (1985): 3.5/10
- Imaginos (1988): 7/10
- Cult Classic (1994): 3/10
- Heaven Forbid (1998): 8.1/10
- Curse of the Hidden Mirror (2001): 7.8/10
- The Symbol Remains (2020): 9.1/10 
- Ghost Stories (2024): 5.5/10


- The Age of Quarrel (1986): 9.4/10
- Best Wishes (1989): 9.4/10
- Alpha Omega (1992): 8.2/10
- Near Death Experience (1993): 7/10
- Hard Times in an Age of Quarrel (1994, live album): 7.6/10
- Revenge (2000): 8.2/10
- Before the Quarrel (2000): 8.5/10
- The Original Cro-Mags Demos 1982/83 (2018): 7.4/10
- In the Beginning (2020): 8/10
- 2020 (2020, EP): 8/10


- Shades of Deep Purple (1968): 7.6/10
- The Book of Taliesyn (1968): 6.4/10
- Deep Purple (1969): 9/10
- Concerto for Group and Orchestra (1969, live album): 7/10
- Deep Purple In Rock (1970): 10/10
- Fireball (1971): 9.6/10
- Machine Head (1972): 10/10
- Made in Japan (1973, live album): 10/10
- Who Do We Think We Are (1973): 8.5/10
- Burn (1974): 9.5/10
- Stormbringer (1974): 8.9/10 
- Come Taste the Band (1975): 9.1/10
- Made in Europe (1976, live album): 9.1/10
- Live in London (1982, live album): 8.9/10
- Perfect Strangers (1984): 9.2/10
- The House of Blue Light (1987): 6.9/10
- Nobody's Perfect (1988, live album): 7.9/10
- Scandinavian Nights (1988, live album): 7/10
- Slaves and Masters (1990): 6.3/10
- In the Absence of Pink - Knebworth '85 (1991, live album): 8.7/10
- The Battle Rages On... (1993): 7/10
- Come Hell or High Water (1994, live album): 6.6/10
- Purpendicular (1996): 9.2/10
- Live at the Olympia '96 (1996, live album): 8.6/10
- Abandon (1998): 8.3/10
- Bananas (2003): 7.6/10
- Rapture of the Deep (2005): 7.8/10
Live in Denmark 1972 (2007, live album): 6.4/10
- Live at Montreux 1996/2006 - They All Came Down to Montreux (2013, live album): 7/10 (LaM 1996), 8/10 (LaM 2006)
- Now What?! (2013): 9.4/10
- Graz '75 (2014, live album): 8.5/10
- Infinite (2017): 8.8/10
Whoosh! (2020): 8.9/10
- Turning to Crime (2021): 6.9/10
- =1 (2024): 9.3/10


The Def Leppard EP (1979, EP bootleg): 8.5/10
- On Throught the Night (1980): 9.1/10
- High n' Dry (1981): 9.2/10
- Pyromania (1983): 8/10
- Hysteria (1987): 9/10
- Adrenalize (1992): 5.5/10
- Retro Active (1993, rarities compilation): 7.2/10
- Slang (1996): 6.1/10
- Euphoria (1999): 4.8/10
- X (2002): 1/10
- Yeah! (2006): 6.5/10
Songs From the Sparkle Lounge (2008): 4/10
- Mirror Ball - Live & More (2011, live album): 8/10
- Def Leppard (2015): 7.8/10
- Diamond Star Halos (2022): 7/10


- In the Nightside Eclipse (1994): 9.3/10
- Reverence (1997, EP): 7/10
- Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk (1997): 9.5/10
- Emperor/Wrath of the Tyrant (1998, compilation): 7.5/10
- IX Equilibrium (1999): 8.4/10
- Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire and Demise (2001): 8.6/10
- Live Inferno (2009, live album): 9/10


- We Care a Lot (1985): 8.6/10
- Introduce Yourself (1987): 9.2/10
- The Real Thing (1989): 9.4/10
Live at the Brixton Academy (1991, live album): 7/10
- Angel Dust (1992): 9.5/10
- King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime (1995): 9.1/10
- Album of the Year (1997): 9.1/10
- Sol Invictus (2015): 7.4/10


- Iron Maiden (1980): 9.4/10
- Killers (1981): 9.2/10
- The Number of the Beast (1982): 9/10
- Piece of Mind (1983): 9.5/10
- Powerslave (1984): 9.1/10
- Live After Death (1985, live album): 9.5/10
- Somewhere In Time (1986): 9.4/10
- Seventh Son of Seventh Son (1988): 9.1/10
- No Prayer for the Dying (1990): 8/10
- Fear of the Dark (1992): 7.5/10
- A Real Live One (1993, live album): 7.8/10
- A Real Dead One (1993, live album): 7/10
- Live at Donnington (1993, live album): 7.8/10
- The X Factor (1995): 9/10
- Virtual XI (1998): 7.8/10
- Brave New World (2000): 7.9/10
- Rock in Rio (2002, live album): 9/10
- Dance of Death (2003): 7.8/10
- Death on the Road (2005, live album): 8.1/10
- A Matter of Life and Death (2006): 6.2/10
- Flight 666: The Original Soundtrack (2009, live album): 8.4/10
- The Final Frontier (2010): 6.5/10
- En Vivo! (2012, live album): 7.9/10
- Maiden England '88 (2013, live album): 9.2/10
- The Book of Souls (2015): 8.9/10
- The Book of Souls: Live Chapter (2017, live album): 8.2/10
- Nights of the Dead, Legacy of the Beast: Live in Mexico City (2020, live album): 8.3/10
- Senjutsu (2021): 7/10
- The Beat Sessions (2023, bootleg live album): 8.7/10


- Rocka Rolla (1974): 8.2/10
- Sad Wings of Destiny (1976): 10/10
- Sin After Sin (1977): 9.3/10
- Stained Class (1978): 9.9/10
- Killing Machine (1978): 9.2/10
- Unleashed in the East (1979, live album): 10/10
- British Steel (1980): 9/10
- Point of Entry (1981): 6/10
- Screaming for Vengeance (1982): 8.8/10
- Defenders of the Faith (1984): 9.4/10
- Turbo (1986): 3/10
- Priest...Live! (1987, live album): 7/10
- Ram it Down (1988): 6.5/10
- Painkiller (1990): 9.8/10
- Jugulator (1997): 7.9/10
- '98 Live Meltdown (1998, live album): 8.5/10
- Demolition (2001): 6.4/10
- Live in London (2002, live album): 8.4/10
- Angel of Retribution (2005): 8.3/10
- Nostradamus (2008): 6.6/10
- A Touch of Evil - Live (2009, live album): 9/10
- Redeemer of Souls (2014): 8/10
- Battle Cry (2016, live album): 7.5/10
Firepower (2018): 9/10
- Invincible Shield (2024): 9.2/10


- Led Zeppelin (1969): 9.8/10
- Led Zeppelin II (1969): 9.8/10
- Led Zeppelin III (1970): 9.3/10
- Led Zeppelin IV (1971): 10/10
- Houses of the Holy (1973): 8.6/10
- Physical Graffiti (1975): 9.5/10
- The Song Remains the Same (1976, soundtrack album): 8.5/10
- Presence (1976): 9/10
- In Through the Out Door (1979): 8.9/10
- Coda (1982, compilation): 7.9/10
- BBC Sessions (1997, live album): 9/10
- How the West Was Won (2003, live album): 9/10
- Celebration Day (2012, live album): 8.5/10 


- Kingdom of Madness (1978): 8.4/10
- Magnum II (1979): 8/10
- Marauder (1980, live album): 8.2/10
- Chase the Dragon (1982): 8.4/10
- The Eleventh Hour (1983): 7.3/10
- On a Storyteller's Night (1985): 9.1/10
- Vigilante (1986): 7.9/10
- Wings of Heaven (1988): 8/10
- Goodnight L.A. (1990): 7/10
- Sleepwalking (1992): 7.2/10
- Keeping the Nite Light Burning (1993): 7/10
- Rock Art (1994): 7.4/10
- Breath of Life (2002): 7/10
- Brand New Morning (2004): 8/10
- Princess Alice and the Broken Arrow (2007): 8.7/10
- Into the Valley of the Moonking (2009): 7.2/10
- The Visitation (2011): 7.9/10
- On the 13th Day (2012): 8/10
- Escape from the Shadow Garden (2014): 8.7/10
- Sacred Blood "Divine" Lies (2016): 8.2/10
- Lost On the Road to Eternity (2018): 8.7/10
- Live at the Symphony Hall (2019, live album): 9/10
- The Serpent Rings (2020): 8.8/10
- The Monster Roars (2022): 8.4/10
- Here Comes the Rain (2024): 8.8/10


- Deathcrush (1987, EP): 8.3/10
- Live in Leipzig (1993, live album): 8.1/10
- De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas (1994): 9.5/10
- Wolf's Lair Abyss (1997, EP): 8.3/10
- Grand Declaration of War (2000): 8.4/10
- European Legions (2001, compilation): 5/10
- Chimera (2004): 8.4/10
- Ordo Ad Chao (2007): 9.1/10
- Esoteric Warfare (2014): 8.4/10
- Daemon (2019): 8.7/10
-Atavistic Black Disorder (2021, EP): 6.5/10


- Killing Is My Business...and Business Is Good! (1985): 9.3/10
- Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? (1986): 9.3/10
- So Far, So Good...So What! (1988): 9.1/10
- Rust in Peace (1990): 9.6/10
- Countdown to Extinction (1992): 7.7/10
- Youthanasia (1994): 8.3/10
- Hidden Treasures (1995, compilation): 7/10 
- Cryptic Writings (1996): 4.2/10
- Risk (1998): 2.5/10
- The World Needs a Hero (2001): 5.9/10
- Rude Awakening (2002, live album): 7/10
- The System Has Failed (2004): 7.3/10
- United Abominations (2007): 7/10
- Endgame (2009): 8.1/10
- Rust in Peace: Live (2010, live album): 7/10
- Th1rt3en (2011): 7.1/10
- Super Collider (2013): 7.1/10
- Countdown to Extinction: Live (2013, live album): 7/10
- Dystopia (2016): 8.7/10
- The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead! (2022): 8.2/10


- Metal Church (1984): 9.3/10
- The Dark (1986): 9.2/10
- Blessing in Disguise (1989): 9.5/10
- The Human Factor (1991): 8.1/10
- Hanging in the Balance (1993): 8.5/10
- Masterpeace (1999): 8/10
- The Weight of the World (2004): 8/10
- A Light in the Dark (2006): 8.4/10
- This Present Wasteland (2008): 8.2/10
- Generation Nothing (2013): 7/10
- XI (2016): 8.5/10
- Damned If You Do (2018): 8.1/10
- From the Vault (2020, compilation): 7.2/10
- Congregation of Annihilation (2023): 8.2/10


- No Life 'Til Leather (1982, demo): 9/10
- Kill 'Em All (1983): 9.3/10
- Ride the Lightning (1984): 9.6/10
- Master of Puppets (1986): 9.4/10
The $5.98 EP: Garage Days Re-Revisited (1987, EP): 8/10
- ...And Justice for All (1988): 9.4/10
- Metallica (1991): 8.9/10
- Load (1996): 8.1/10
- Reload (1997): 7/10
- Garage Inc. (1998): 7.7/10
- S&M (1999, live album): 5.5/10
- St. Anger (2003): 5/10
- Some Kind of Monster (2004): 7.3/10
- Death Magnetic (2008): 8.5/10
- Six Feet Down Under (2010, EP): 8/10
- Live at Grimey's (2010, live album): 9/10
- Lulu (2011, collaboration album w/Lou Reed): 2/10
- Beyond Magnetic (2012, EP): 8/10
- Through the Never (2013, live album): 6/10
- Hardwired...to Self Destruct (2016): 8/10
- 72 Seasons (2023): 8.9/10


- On Parole (1975): 6.9/10
- Motorhead (1977): 7.8/10
- Overkill (1979): 9.3/10
- Bomber (1979): 9/10
- Ace of Spades (1980): 9.3/10
- No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (1981, live album): 9.5/10
- Iron Fist (1982): 8.9/10
- Another Perfect Day (1983): 9.3/10
- Orgasmatron (1986): 9.2/10
- Rock 'n' Roll (1987): 8/10
- No Sleep at All (1988, live album): 7/10
- Live at Brixton '87 (1990, live album): 7.5/10
- 1916 (1991): 9/10
- March or Die (1992): 5.6/10
- Bastards (1993): 8.4/10
- Sacrifice (1995): 8.9/10
- Overnight Sensation (1996): 8.8/10
- Snake Bite Love (1998): 7.9/10
- We Are Motorhead (2000): 7.5/10
- Hammered (2002): 7.9/10
- Inferno (2004): 8.8/10
- BBC Live & In Session (2005): 8/10
- Kiss of Death (2006): 7.9/10
- Motorizer (2008): 8.2/10
- The World is Yours (2011): 7/10
- Aftershock (2013): 8.7/10
- Bad Magic (2015): 8.2/10
- Clean Your Clock (2016, live album): 6.5/10


- Outlandos D'Amour (1978): 9.1/10
- Reggatta De Blanc (1979): 9.3/10
Zenyatta Mondatta (1980): 8.7/10
Ghost in the Machine (1981): 9.3/10
Synchronicity (1983): 7.5/10
Live! (1995): 8/10


- Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (1975): 9.2/10
- Rising (1976): 10/10
- On Stage (1977, live album): 9/10
- Long Live Rock n' Roll (1978): 9.5/10
Down to Earth (1979): 8.8/10
Difficult to Cure (1981): 6.7/10
Straight Between the Eyes (1982): 7/10
- Finyl Vinyl (1986, live album): 8/10
- Bent Out of Shape (1983): 6.9/10
Stranger in Us All (1995): 8/10


- Saxon (1979): 7.7/10
- Wheels of Steel (1980): 9.1/10
- Strong Arm of the Law (1980): 9.1/10
- Denim and Leather (1981): 8.9/10
- The Eagle Has Landed - Live (1982, live album): 8.2/10
- Power & the Glory (1983): 8.8/10
- Crusader (1984): 6.3/10
- Innocence Is No Excuse (1985): 7.8/10
Rock the Nations (1986): 4.8/10
Destiny (1988): 2.2/10
Solid Ball of Rock (1991): 6.7/10
Forever Free (1992): 7.7/10
Dogs of War (1995): 6.9/10
- The Eagle Has Landed - Part II (1996, live album): 8.5/10
Unleash the Beast (1997): 8.7/10
Metalhead (1999): 8.9/10
- Diamonds and Nuggets (2000, compilation): 8/10
Killing Ground (2001): 8.5/10
- Heavy Metal Thunder (2002): 7/10
Lionheart (2004): 9.1/10
- The Eagle Has Landed - Part III (2006, live album): 8.7/10
The Inner Sanctum (2007): 8.9/10
Into the Labyrinth (2009): 7.9/10
Call to Arms (2011): 8.2/10
Sacrifice (2013): 8.5/10
Battering Ram (2015): 8.7/10
- Thunderbolt (2018): 8.1/10
- The Eagle Has Landed 40: Live (2019, live album): 9/10
- Inspirations (2021): 6/10
- Carpe Diem (2022): 8.7/10
- More Inspirations (2023): 6/10
- Hell, Fire and Damnation (2024): 8.5/10


- Show No Mercy (1983): 9/10
- Haunting the Chapel (1984, EP): 9/10
- Live Undead (1984, live album): 8.5/10
- Hell Awaits (1985): 9.4/10
- Reign in Blood (1986): 9.7/10
- South of Heaven (1988): 9/10
- Seasons in the Abyss (1990): 9.1/10
- Live: Decade of Aggression (1991, live album): 9/10
- Divine Intervention (1994): 8.7/10
- Undisputed Attitude (1996): 7.3/10
- Diabolus in Musica (1998): 6.3/10
- God Hates Us All (2001): 6.5/10
- Christ Illusion (2006): 7.9/10
- World Painted Blood (2009): 7.5/10
- Repentless (2015): 7.5/10


- Gish (1991): 8.7/10
- Siamese Dream (1993): 9.2/10
- Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995): 8.2/10
Adore (1998): 5/10
Machina/The Machines of God (2000): 5/10
Zeitgeist (2007): 7/10
Oceania (2012): 7.5/10
Monuments to an Elegy (2014): 6/10
Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 (2018): 7.9/10
- Cyr (2020) - 3.9/10
- Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts (2023) - 5.5/10


- Steppenwolf (1968): 8.8/10
- The Second (1968): 8.5/10
- At Your Birthday Party (1969): 7.4/10
- Early Steppenwolf (1969, live album): 7/10
- Monster (1969): 7.8/10
- Steppenwolf Live (1970, live album): 8.4/10
- Steppenwolf 7 (1970): 8.3/10
- For Ladies Only (1971): 8.3/10
- Slow Flux (1974): 7.6/10
- Hour of the Wolf (1975): 6.3/10
- Skullduggery (1976): 7/10
- John Kay & Steppenwolf: Rise & Shine (1990): 7/10
- John Kay & Steppenwolf: Live in London (2006, live album): 7.5/10


- Suicidal Tendencies (1983): 9.5/10
- Join the Army (1987): 9/10
- How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today (1988): 9.2/10
- Controlled by Hatred/Feel Like Shit...Deja Vu (1989): 6.8/10
- Lights...Camera...Revolution! (1990): 9.1/10
- The Art of Rebellion (1992): 7.5/10
- Still Cyco After All These Years (1993): 7.3/10
- Suicidal for Life (1994): 7.8/10
Six the Hard Way (1998, EP): 7/10
- Freedumb (1990): 6.3/10
- Free Your Soul...and Save My Mind (2000): 4/10
- No Mercy Fool!/The Suicidal Family (2010): 6.5/10
- 13 (2013): 7.2/10
- World Gone Mad (2016): 8/10
 - Get Your Fight On! (2018, EP): 8/10
- STill Cyco Punk After All These Years (2018): 7.9/10


- Thin Lizzy (1971): 7/10
- Shades of a Blue Orphanage (1972): 6.2/10
- Vagabonds of the Western World (1973): 7.8/10
- Nightlife (1974): 8.3/10
Fighting (1975): 9.2/10
Jailbreak (1976): 9.1/10
Johnny the Fox (1976): 9.3/10
Bad Reputation (1977): 9.1/10
Live and Dangerous (1978, live album): 9.3/10
Black Rose: A Rock Legend (1979): 9.5/10
Chinatown (1980): 8.1/10
Renegade (1981): 8/10
Thunder and Lightning (1983): 8.9/10
- Life (1983, live album): 8.9/10


- UFO 1 (1970): 7/10
- UFO 2: Flying (1971): 5.3/10
- Phenomenon (1974): 7.6/10
- Force It (1975): 8.1/10
- No Heavy Petting (1976): 9/10
- Lights Out (1977): 8.5/10
- Obsession (1978): 9.2/10
- Strangers in the Night (1979, live album): 9.6/10
- No Place to Run (1980): 8/10
- The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent (1981): 8.4/10
- Mechanix (1982): 8.3/10
- Making Contact (1983): 7.3/10
- Misdemeanour (1985): 3.5/10
- Ain't Misbehavin' (1988, EP): 6/10
- High Stakes & Dangerous Men (1992): 5.8/10
- Lights Out in Tokyo - Live (1993, live album): 7.8/10
- Walk on Water (1995): 8/10
- Covenant (2000): 7.8/10
- Sharks (2002): 8/10
- You Are Here (2004): 8.2/10
- The Monkey Puzzle (2006): 8.4/10
- The Visitor (2009): 7/10
- Seven Deadly (2012): 8/10
- A Conspiracy of Stars (2015): 7.2/10
- The Salentino Cuts (2017): 5.1/10


Van Halen (1978): 9.9/10
Van Halen II (1979): 9.5/10
Women and Children First (1980): 9.7/10
Fair Warning (1981): 9.7/10
Diver Down (1982): 9.4/10
1984 (1984): 9.2/10
5150 (1986): 8/10
OU812 (1988): 8/10
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991): 7.3/10
Live: Right Here, Right Now (1993, live album): 5.4/10
Balance (1995): 6.9/10
Van Halen III (1998): 7.5/10
A Different Kind of Truth (2012): 8/10
- Tokyo Dome Live in Concert (2015, live album): 8/10


- Welcome to Hell (1981): 9/10
- Black Metal (1982): 9.4/10
At War with Satan (1984): 9.2/10
Possessed (1985): 8/10
Calm Before the Storm (1987): 6/10
Prime Evil (1989): 8.9/10
Temples of Ice (1991): 8.2/10
- The Waste Lands (1992): 7/10
Cast in Stone (1997): 7/10
Resurrection (2000): 8.3/10
Skeletons in the Closet (2002, compilation): 6/10
Metal Black (2006): 7.5/10
Hell (2008): 7.7/10
Fallen Angels (2011): 7.9/10
From the Very Depths (2015): 8.1/10
Venom Inc.: Avé (2017): 8.3/10
Storm the Gates (2018): 7.3/10
Venom Inc.: There's Only Black (2022): 8.7/10
In Nomine Satanas (2022, box set): 9.2/10