{"id":30799,"date":"2025-05-13T14:51:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T19:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/?p=30799"},"modified":"2026-02-02T15:06:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T20:06:50","slug":"my-ranking-of-megadeths-discography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/13\/my-ranking-of-megadeths-discography\/","title":{"rendered":"My Ranking of Megadeth’s Discography"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Megadeth are another huge favorite of mine.<\/p>

I’ve been a fan since I was a teenager, which is when I became a fan of many of the bands\/artists I am ranking on this website.<\/p>

Dave Mustaine (vocals\/guitar\/songwriter\/co-producer) has had many lineups, but he’s always picked great musicians to bring his musical vision to life.<\/p>

And as I much as I love Metallica, I think Megadeth have probably been more consistently great with their discography.<\/p>

Here is my ranking of their albums.<\/p>

  1. Rust In Peace<\/li>
  2. Countdown To Extinction<\/li>
  3. Risk<\/li>
  4. Cryptic Writings<\/li>
  5. The World Needs A Hero<\/li>
  6. The System Has Failed<\/li>
  7. United Abominations<\/li>
  8. Megadeth (2026)<\/li>
  9. Endgame<\/li>
  10. Killing Is My Business…And Business Is Good<\/li>
  11. Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying<\/li>
  12. Super Collider<\/li>
  13. Dystopia<\/li>
  14. The Sick, The Dying…And The Dead<\/li>
  15. Youthanasia<\/li>
  16. Thirteen (Th1rt3en)<\/li>
  17. So Far, So Good…So What!<\/li>
  18. Hidden Treasures<\/li>
  19. Rude Awakening<\/li>
  20. Capitol Punishment (compilation with 2 new songs)<\/li>
  21. The Big Four:\u00a0 Live From Sulfia, Bulgaria (Live album\/DVD set with Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax)<\/li>
  22. That One Night:\u00a0 Live In Buenos Aires<\/li>
  23. Rust In Peace Live<\/li>
  24. Countdown To Extinction Live<\/li>
  25. MD. 45\u00a0 The Craving (a side project Dave did in the 1990s.\u00a0 There are two versions.\u00a0 One with singer Lee Ving and the other Dave re-did the vocals.)<\/li><\/ol>

    I will always be a Megadeth fan.\u00a0 Dave Mustaine is a phenomenal musician and songwriter.\u00a0 His voice is not for everyone, but I like it and it’s perfect for his songs.<\/p>

    Rattlehead!!!\u00a0 If you’re a fan, you get it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Megadeth are another huge favorite of mine. I’ve been a fan since I was a teenager, which is when I became a fan of many of the bands\/artists I am ranking on this website. Dave Mustaine (vocals\/guitar\/songwriter\/co-producer) has had many lineups, but he’s always picked great musicians to bring his musical vision to life. And as I much as I love Metallica, I think Megadeth have probably been more consistently great with their discography. Here is my ranking of their albums. Rust In Peace Countdown To Extinction Risk Cryptic Writings The World Needs A Hero The System Has Failed United Abominations Megadeth (2026) Endgame Killing Is My Business…And Business Is Good Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying Super Collider Dystopia The Sick, The Dying…And The Dead Youthanasia Thirteen (Th1rt3en) So Far, So Good…So What! Hidden Treasures Rude Awakening Capitol Punishment (compilation with 2 new songs) The Big Four:\u00a0 Live From Sulfia, Bulgaria (Live album\/DVD set with Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax) That One Night:\u00a0 Live In Buenos Aires Rust In Peace Live Countdown To Extinction Live MD. 45\u00a0 The Craving (a side project Dave did in the 1990s.\u00a0 There are two versions.\u00a0 One with singer Lee Ving and the other Dave re-did the vocals.) I will always be a Megadeth fan.\u00a0 Dave Mustaine is a phenomenal musician and songwriter.\u00a0 His voice is not for everyone, but I like it and it’s perfect for his songs. Rattlehead!!!\u00a0 If you’re a fan, you get it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-reviews","category-blog"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30799"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33229,"href":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30799\/revisions\/33229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}