Metallica: All Songs Ranked Worst to Best
Metallica is one of the most revered bands of all time with a catalog any up-and-coming band could only dream of having. It’s impossible imagining the rock/metal landscape without them.
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Metallica is one of the most revered bands of all time with a catalog any up-and-coming band could only dream of having. It's impossible imagining the rock/metal landscape without them.
With this in mind, we did a deep dive on the mighty Metallica catalog focusing only on albums/EPs with new material (sorry, Garage Inc.) but excluding Lulu, their infamous 2011 collaboration with Lou Reed for obvious reasons (not sorry about that.)
Buckle in for a wild ride that will likely get very opinionated, because here is every Metallica song ranked from worst to best. Yeah-Yeah!
Author credits
(EB) = Erica Banas
(AE) = Anne Erickson
(SP) = Sara Parker
(ST) = Sydney Taylor
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127. "Suicide & Redemption" - 'Death Magnetic' (2008)
Warner Bros.126. "Purify" - 'St. Anger' (2003)
Elektra125. "Shoot Me Again" - 'St. Anger' (2003)
Elektra124. "My World" - 'St. Anger' (2003)
Elektra123. "Attitude" - 'Reload' (1997)
Elektra122. “Sweet Amber” - ‘St. Anger’ (2003)
Elektra121. "The Unnamed Feeling" - 'St. Anger' (2003)
Elektra120. “Hell And Back” - ‘Beyond Magnetic’ (2011)
Warner Bros.119. "Bad Seed" - 'Reload' (1997)
Elektra118. "Lords of Summer" - Single (2014)
Blackened Recordings117. "Murder One" - 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' (2016)
Blackened Recordings116. “Don’t Tread On Me” - ‘Metallica’ (1991)
Elektra115. "Just a Bullet Away" - 'Beyond Magnetic' (2011)
Warner Bros.114. "Better Than You" - 'Reload' (1997)
Elektra113. “Am I Savage?” - ‘Hardwired… To Self Destruct’ (2016)
Blackened Recordings112. "The Unforgiven III" - 'Death Magnetic' (2008)
Warner Bros.111. "Slither" - 'Reload' (1997)
Elektra110. "Broken, Beat & Scarred" - 'Death Magnetic' (2008)
Warner Bros.109. "Invisible Kid" - 'St. Anger' (2003)
Elektra108. "The Judas Kiss" - ‘Death Magnetic’ (2008)
Warner Bros.107. "Devil's Dance" - 'Reload' (1997)
Elektra106. "Dirty Window" - 'St. Anger' (2003)
Elektra105. “Here Comes Revenge” - ‘Hardwired… To Self Destruct’ (2016)
Blackened Recordings104. "The Unforgiven II" - 'Reload' (1997)
Elektra103. "ManUNkind" - Hardwired...To Self-Destruct (2016)
Blackened Recordings102. "Cyanide" - 'Death Magnetic' (2008)
Warner Bros.101. "Hate Train" - 'Beyond Magnetic' (2011)
Warner Bros.100. "The Shortest Straw" - '...And Justice for All' (1988)
Elektra99. "Some Kind of Monster" - 'St. Anger' (2003)
Elektra98. “You Must Burn!” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)
Blackened97. "Wasting My Hate" - 'Load' (1996)
Elektra96. "Prince Charming" - 'Reload' (1997)
Elektra95. "Thorn Within" - 'Load' (1996)
Elektra94. “Crown of Barbed Wire” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)
Blackened93. "Carpe Diem Baby" - 'Reload' (1997)
Elektra92. "The House Jack Built" - 'Load' (1996)
Elektra91. "Where the Wild Things Are" - 'Reload' (1997)
Elektra90. "Poor Twisted Me" - 'Load' (1996)
Elektra89. "The Outlaw Torn" - 'Load' (1996)
Elektra88. "Rebel Of Babylon" - 'Beyond Magnetic' (2011
Warner Bros.87. “Chasing Light” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)
Blackened86. "Ronnie" - 'Load' (1996)
Elektra85. "Holier Than Thou" - 'Metallica' (1991)
Elektra84. "Of Wolf and Man" - 'Metallica' (1991)
Elektra83. "Cure" - 'Load' (1996)
Elektra82. "The Struggle Within" - 'Metallica' (1991)
Elektra81. "Confusion" - 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' (2016)
Blackened Recordings80. “Hero Of The Day” - ‘Load’ (1996)
Elektra79. "All Within My Hands" - 'St. Anger' (2003)
Elektra78. "St. Anger" - 'St. Anger' (2003)
Elektra77. “Frantic” - ‘St. Anger’ (2003)
Elektra76. "My Apocalypse" - Death Magnetic (2008)
Warner Bros.75. “Screaming Suicide” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)
Blackened74. "My Friend of Misery" - 'Metallica' (1991)
Elektra73. "Halo On Fire" - 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' (2016)
Blackened Recordings72. “Sleepwalk My Life Away” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)
Blackened71. "Through the Never" - 'Metallica' (1991)
Elektra70. “Escape” - ‘Ride The Lightning’ (1984)
Megaforce69. "The End of the Line" - 'Death Magnetic' (2008)
Warner Bros68. "Mama Said" - 'Load' (1996)
Elektra67. “Too Far Gone?” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)
Blackened66. “No Remorse” - ‘Kill ‘Em All’ (1983)
Megaforce65. "Ain't My Bitch" - 'Load' (1996)
Elektra64. "The God That Failed" - 'Metallica' (1991)
Elektra63. "That Was Just Your Life" - 'Death Magnetic' (2008)
Warner Bros.62. “If Darkness Had a Son” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)
Blackened61. "Dream No More" - 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' (2016)
Blackened Recordings60. “Phantom Lord” - ‘Kill ‘Em All’ (1983)
Megaforce59. "- Human" - 'S&M' (1999)
Elektra58. "2 x 4" - 'Load' (1996)
Elektra57. "All Nightmare Long" - 'Death Magnetic' (2008)
Warner Bros.56. “Room of Mirrors” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)
Blackened55. "Now That We're Dead" - 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' (2016)
Blackened Recordings54. "(Anesthesia)-Pulling Teeth" - 'Kill 'Em All' (1983)
Megaforce53. “Jump In The Fire” - ‘Kill ‘Em All’ (1983)
Megaforce52. "Fixxxer" - 'Reload' (1997)
Elektra51. “Inamorata” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)
Blackened50. "The Memory Remains" - 'Reload' (1997)
Elektra49. “72 Season” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)
Blackened48. "The Thing That Should Not Be" - ‘Master of Puppets’ (1986)
Elektra47. "No Leaf Clover" - 'S&M' (1999)
Elektra46. "Dyers Eve" - ‘...And Justice for All’ (1988)
Elektra45. "Atlas, Rise!" - 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' (2016)
Blackened Recordings44. “Shadows Follow” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)
Blackened43. "Fuel" - 'Reload' (1997)
Elektra42. "Metal Militia" - ‘Kill 'Em All’ (1983)
Megaforce41. “Until It Sleeps” - ‘Load’ (1996)
Elektra40. “The Four Horsemen” - ‘Kill ‘Em All’ (1983)
Megaforce39. "Ride the Lightning" - 'Ride the Lightning' (1984)
Megaforce38. "To Live Is to Die" - '...And Justice for All' (1988)
Elektra37. "Motorbreath" - 'Kill 'Em All' (1983)
Megaforce36. “Leper Messiah” - ‘Master of Puppets’ (1986)
Elektra35. "Bleeding Me" - ‘Load’ (1996)
Elektra34. "Spit Out the Bone" - 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' (2016)
Blackened Recordings33. "The Frayed Ends of Sanity" - '...And Justice for All' (1988)
Elektra32. "Low Man's Lyric" - 'Reload' (1997)
Elektra31. "Eye of the Beholder" - '...And Justice for All' (1988)
Elektra30. "Moth Into Flame" - 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' (2016)
Blackened Recordings29. “Trapped Under Ice” - ‘Ride The Lightning’ (1984)
Megaforce28. "Disposable Heroes" - 'Master of Puppets' (1986)
Elektra27. "Orion" - ‘Master of Puppets’ (1986)
Elektra26. "Hardwired" - 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' (2016)
Blackened Recordings25. "...And Justice for All" - '...And Justice for All' (1988)
Elektra24. "The Call of Ktulu" - 'Ride the Lightning' (1984)
Megaforce23. “The Day That Never Comes” - ‘Death Magnetic’ (2008)
Warner Bros.22. "King Nothing" - 'Load' (1996)
Elektra21. "Harvester of Sorrow" - ‘…And Justice for All’ (1988)
Elektra20. "Blackened" - '...And Justice for All' (1988)
Elektra19. "Wherever I May Roam" - 'Metallica' (1991)
Elektra18. “Lux Æterna” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)
Blackened17. "Hit the Lights" - 'Kill 'Em All' (1983)
Megaforce16. "Creeping Death" - 'Ride the Lightning' (1984)
Megaforce15. "Fight Fire with Fire" - ‘Ride the Lightning’ (1984)
Megaforce14. "Whiplash" - 'Kill 'Em All' (1983)
Megaforce13. "I Disappear" - 'Mission: Impossible 2 Soundtrack' (2000)
Hollywood12. "Nothing Else Matters" - ‘Metallica’ (1991)
Elektra11. “Fade To Black” - ‘Ride The Lightning’ (1984)
Megaforce10. "Enter Sandman" - 'Metallica' (1991)
Elektra9. “The Unforgiven” - ‘Metallica’ (1991)
Elektra8. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" - 'Master of Puppets' (1986)
Elektra7. "Seek & Destroy" - 'Kill 'Em All' (1983)
Megaforce6. "Battery" - 'Master of Puppets' (1986)
Elektra5. "Sad But True" - 'Metallica' (1991)
Elektra4. "Damage, Inc." - ‘Master of Puppets’ (1986)
Elektra3. "One" - '...And Justice for All' (1988)
Elektra2. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" - 'Ride the Lightning' (1984)
Megaforce1. "Master of Puppets" - 'Master of Puppets' (1986)
ElektraErica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
