Stained Class is one of the most important albums in Metal history.

Stained Class is a phenomenal album and should be higher

Sad Wings of Destiny is one of my favs.

Nostradamus was Judas Priest in a different mode, i love this album

I can’t believe Sad Wings is ranked that low! To me, it is still Top 3, easily.

One thing i like Brendan is that your rankings are honest and u are not afraid to put very popular albums at the bottom.

All the people who argue with someone else' subjective discography ranking is wild to me... share your ranking and why, don't bash others, and move on

1. Painkiller 2. Screaming For Vengeance 3. Defenders Of The Faith 4. British Steel 5. Stained Class 6. Killing Machine 7. Invincible Shield 8. Sad Wings Of Destiny 9. Turbo 10. Firepower 11. Ram It Down 12. Point Of Entry 13. Sin After Sin 14. Angel Of Retribution 15. Redeemer Of Souls 16. Rocka Rolla 17. Jugulator 18. Nostradamus 19. Demolition

Stained Class is my favorite album EVER, by any artist...

Enjoyed this. Some of these i haven't heard yet, but giving me more directions to pursue. New one sounds killer

For me number one is easily Painkiller. Flawless record from top to bottom. 🤘 Most Priest albums include some tracks that I don't like at all but on Painkiller every track is a gem.

Thanks so much Brendon. Great video and I really enjoy watching your reviews and excursions to record stores!

All the albums have something special, but from my subjectivity, defenders of the faith is number one

Point of Entry was huge when I was in high school....I loved it!

Another awesome video on judas priest keep collecting your heavy metal cd 🤘🏻🤘🏻🎸🎸🎸🎤

I came in into Priest with Painkiller as well. I think I can agree to your ranking. Well done and thank you for the insights.

Can't say I fully agree with this review if I'm honest. Nostradamus is a good album, you have to listen to it as a full album, it's no good if you're not in that frame of mind , you got to be in that mindset

Screaming for vengeance was always my #1 until I heard Stained Class.

Holy shit!!! Highest placement I've seen on YT for Demolition. Bold take.

So agree about Demolition. Great one!

Cool list! Convention be damned, haha. Great to see some love for the less heralded records.

Also want to say, i love your reviews and prefer your channel on albums compared to other youtubers, purely because your choices in Rock/Metal are more like my own liking. Keep up the good work. Ps, it would be good to have you show the albums more or have a tiers list at the end. Cheers metalhead brother

Great countdown! Even though our lists would be in almost a completely different order, it's cool seeing all of their albums rated differently by someone, when we can usually guess correctly which albums are at the top and bottom. My top 5 are... 1) Stained Class 2) Sad Wings 3) Screaming for Vengeance 4) Defenders of the Faith 5) Painkiller

As always your list is unique man, cool to see it. Turbo Lover is such a catchy song, I can definitely see the appeal of that album. Priest was often one step towards accessibility and another step back, it’s pretty interesting looking at their timeline. My pick for #1 is probably Screaming for Vengeance. I also really like Sad Wings, Stained Class, and Painkiller.

I've heard so many reviewers making the band's latest as their best. Personally i need a few months to digest to make a decision. In my experience after the initial euphoria of a strong release as Invincible Shield is i prefer to wait until the dust settles so to speak to decide a ranking.

Tough discography to rank: 1. Stained Class 2. Defenders of the Faith 3. Screaming for Vengeance 4. Hell Bent For Leather 5. Painkiller 6. Sin After Sin 7. British Steel 8. Sad Wings of Destiny 9. Fire Power 10. Invincible Shield 11. Point of Entry 12. Redeemer of Souls 13. Turbo 14. Angel of Retribution 15. Ram it Down 16. Rock a Rolla 17.Demoltion 18. Juggulator 19. Nostradamus I'm sure there's no way to get anywhere near a definitive list. Great catalog!

Great vid. You really can’t go wrong with any of their albums except for Nostradamus. A few changes that I would make is to move Jugulator up a little and place the new Invincible Shield up into the top 5. Also…love that you showed some love to Demolition. An amazing album that fans only reason to dislike was Halford not being on it. You could also do a ranking vid for Priest’s live albums since they have so many. Epitaph, Battle Cry, Touch of Evil, Live & Rare, Unleashed In the East, Priest Live!, 98 Live Meltdown, and Live In London

I might have placed these is a slightly different order, but that's the cool thing about album rankings...They are subjective. One thing I will note is that I really enjoyed your positivity in this ranking. You seemed to find something from each album that tells the tale of JP. Thank you for the video!

Wow, this will ruffle some feathers. Tough to digest the classic 70s records coming after the Owens one and all. Come to the show next month. Set list looks pretty amazing

Same top 5 for me but in different order. Its refreshing to see Turbo getting some love as most people just bash it. Cheers Brendon

After so many years listening to this fantastic heavy metal band, I always return to my favorite British Steel. I can dream every song on it. But Painkiller and Screaming for Vengeance are also in my top three. Unleashed in the East is the ultimate Judas Priest live album. By the way the new album is an absolute killer.

Scott Travis is my favorite drummer from Judas Priest! He really shaped the band's sound for the better, as shown through the 'Painkiller' album.

Sad wings is my favorite album of all time so of course it's #1 for priest in my opinion

Future of Mankind, the best song on Nostradamus, Classic Judas Priest at their Best.

We must remember that personal favorites of music fans have a a lot to do with age, of when you first became a fan of a certain artist - perspective is everything! Good show, Brendon! Can't wait to pick up Invincible Shield!

I have love for ALL Priest albums but peak era for me is “British Steel” through “Defenders of the Faith. This has everything to do with me and my friends being the right age at that time and seeing the band live on their “Defenders” tour.

Very interesting ranking. Couldn't agree more about Owens and Demolition.

💎 STAINED CLASS 💎 Their # 1 album!

My top 3 Sin After Sin, Painkiller, Invinceable Shield

On Stained Class, I love Beyond the Realms of Death. Electric Eye is a monstrous song. I put that on so many mix tapes back then. I'd have put the new album much higher on that list.

I'm not even a fan of Judas Priest, but Brendon's affable personality makes me want to watch this video anyways.

Brandon, your rankings are always interesting 'cos they're quite the opposite of mine and, also, shows how strong a band's catalogue might be and how tastes are, indeed, in the ears of the listener, not in pre conceived lists and guidelines from magazines and trend setters. For now, this is my ranking and 'Invincible Shield' might get even higher as it's too early to define its position of the list. Here it goes: Sin After Sin Stained Class Painkiller Killing Machine Screaming For Vengeance Point Of Entry Defenders Of The Faith Sad Wings Of Destiny British Steel Invincible Shield Firepower Rocka Rolla Angel Of Retribution Turbo Nostradamus Redeemer Of Souls Demolition Ram It Down Jugulator

Jugulator deserves a little more love than it gets in general IMO!

Cool list! I have listened to Invinsible Shield six times so far, so its placement is going to be subject to change as I listen to it more. At the moment it's my favorite reunion era album. 1. Screaming for Vengeance 2. Stained Class 3. Sad Wings of Destiny 4. Defenders of the Faith 5. Painkiller 6. British Steel 7. Killing Machine/ Hell Bent for Leather 8. Invincible Shield 9. Sin After Sin 10. Angel of Retribution 11. Nostradamus 12. Point of Entry 13. Turbo 14. Firepower 15. Rocka Rolla 16. Redeemer of Souls 17. Ram it Down 18. Demolition 19. Jugulator

Once I saw how low he ranked Sad Wings of Destiny, I couldn’t continue wwtching grr

I started listening to Judas Priest when Turbo came out. Still love that album. My favorite era was the 70s and Sin After Sin is my favorite Priest album, with Screaming for Vengeance not far behind. Stained Class and Sad Wings of Destiny are also in my top 5. It's nice to see someone actually say something nice about Turbo and Point of Entry, which I also love. I'm not as much a fan of the newer stuff, but I still really like it. I don't think they've ever released a bad album.

It will be at least a year before I can put Invincible Shield on the list. Does it continue to grow? Do I listen to it for a couple of months, then stop? For me, at least, I need a while with the album to really see if I keep going back to it again and again or not.

1. Sad Wings of Destiny 2. Stained Class 3. Sin After Sin 4. Killing Machine 5. Painkiller 6. Defenders of the Faith 7. Screaming for Vengeance 8. British Steel 9. Rocka Rolla 10. Point of Entry 11. Ram It Down 12. Invincible Shield 13. Firepower 14. Angel of Retribution 15. Redeemer of Souls 16. Jugulator 17. Demolition 18. Turbo 19. Nostradamus

Interesting your ranking. Quite different from other shows where they made the same thing. Putting sad wings almost in the bottom and turbo so high could be seen as heretic for most of the fans! 😂 you’re more into 80’s priest, which I love it too. That’s the magic on it. We all listen music differently, definitely! Love your shows 🤘💪

I respect your opinions. I know from watching your videos that you prefer the 80’s into 1990 Judas Priest. Demolition at 7 though really shocked me. I bought Demolition when it first came out and absolutely hated it. I haven’t listened to it since I bought it in 2001. Well you inspired me to give it another try. I’m listening to it right now as I type this. In all honesty I preferred Jugulator over Demolition. Underneath, I might think you’re crazy 🤪 lol, but in all seriousness we can think one is nuts for not sharing the same likes, loves or opinions as us, but everyone is different and something that one person loves, the other not so much. Another thing that I have noticed with you is that the majority of your likes are unique and not in line with status quo. Even though my opinion through this listening to Demolition hasn’t changed, it made for a good listening experience oddly enough and I will listen to the entire album. Currently on the song Close to You. I do love Ripper as a vocalist and loved him in Iced Earth, Charred Walls of the Damned and Winter’s Bane. Demolition is just too much out of the JP realm for me. My top 5 are Stained Class, British Steel, Killing Machine, Screaming for Vengeance and Defenders of the Faith. Painkiller for me is #6. My 2 least favorites are of course Demolition and Nostradamus. I love your content. Keep doing what you do!! I’ve learned about a good few artists that I haven’t heard. You also inspire my listening a lot, like today for example. Cheers!!

KILLING MACHINE !

19) Demolition 18) Jugulator 17) Nostradamus 16) Rocka Rolla 15) Redeemer Of Souls 14) Ram It Down 13) Angels of Retribution 12) Firepower 11) Turbo 10) Point Of Entry 9) Invincible Sheild 8) Painkiller 7) British Steel 6) Defenders of The Faith 5) Sin After Sin 4) Sad Wings Of Destiny 3) Hell Bent For Leather 2) Screaming For Vengence 1) Stained Class

I think one of the things that happens when reading someone else's rankings of one of your favorite bands, is that you realize that all the things you love about the band, the things that you think are what make the band, are not the same things that someone else recognizes as such. So you see them put one of your favorite albums near the bottom or one of the worst albums near the top, and you think to yourself, this person doesn't even like the same band that I do. I think that's why people get so emotional when these lists are released.

Stained Class. Masterpiece!!!

I recently gave a score to each album (giving a note to each song and making an average) and Stained Class came in at #1 with a 8.8/10, although overall I think Sad Wings is probably my fav Priest studio album. Nostradamus came in last with a surprisingly high 5.3/10. Unleashed came at the very top with a 9.5/10. Invincible Shield made it with a 7.9/10, but I think it might go up as I get more into the songs. Awesome catalogue. Cheers.

Mine is usually controversial but it's how my ears enjoy it. Here's my ranking for all Priest studio albums fronted by Rob. I'm not a fan of Tim Owens at all. 1. Screaming for Vengeance 2. Invincible Shield 3. Firepower 4. Defenders of the Faith 5. Nostradamus 6. Killing Machine 7. British Steel 8. Sin After Sin 9. Sad Wings of Destiny 10. Turbo 11. Point of Entry 12. Redeemer of Souls 13. Painkiller 14. Angel of Retribution 15. Ram It Down 16. Rocka Rolla 17. Stained Class

Interesting how age and when you get into a band change your favorites. I was 9 and Hell Bent was my intro and still my favorite. That run from Hell Bent through Defenders are my favorites. Hell Bent, Screaming, Point of, British, and Defenders.

This is a catalog that has had more ups than downs for me but, my ranking has seen a lot of movement in it over the years. I'd bet that I've had a different top 5 each decade I've been a fan! Demolition (This one is a real stinker for me. I tried to sit with it to see if it grew on me but, Priest generally hits me immediately or it doesn't hit me at all.) Jugulator (Painkiller 2 is a great way to put it.) Nostrodamus (I really tried with this album. No luck so far.) Redeemer of Souls (Never resonated with me.) Ram it Down (I actually used like it a bit more but, I think they should have done Twin Turbos. I'd have ranked that one higher than either one on there own.) Angel of Reptribution (A powerful statement for the band with the return of Halford but, nothing that stuck with me.) Firepower (Not bad if you like your Painkiller era Priest.) Painkiller (I never got into this side of Priest. It felt like a kneejerk reaction to the critisism they got for Turbo/Ram It Down) Rocka Rolla (Love me some Rocka Rolla! Bad production on Priest albums is a theme with these guys though.) Invincible Shield (Best album they've done since Defenders but, I really don't enjoy Scott Travis' "Painkiller" style drumming. Priest never used to try so hard to be heavier than everyone else.) Turbo (I love half of Turbo but, I can't listen to the rest at all.) Point of Entry (This album used to sit near Nostrodamus on my list. I've recently had a change of heart about it. The production is bad though.) Sin After Sin (This one could use Steven Wilson giving it a face lift but, you can't deny the songs.) Sad Wings of Destiney (This would be much higher if had a more Priest-like guitar sound.) British Steel (This one has dropped a bit over the years but, it's still up there for me.) Defenders of the Faith (If you'd have asked 40yrs ago, this would have been my #1 or #2 without a doubt!) Stained Class (I've grown fonder of this one over the years.) Hell Bent For Leather (Spent a LONG time at the top of my ranking!) Screaming For Vengence (My entry point into JP.) Unleashed in the East (Gets accused of having all the vocals recorded in the studio so, I'm including it in my ranking. It has the quintessential recordings of all the early Priest Classics on it. It's also the album I recomend for anyone wanting a place to start out as a new fan.)

To each their own. However…I find it challenging to rank an album that has been out a week over classics that have been around for decades. If that isn’t recency bias I don’t know what is. Not trying to be argumentative but worth some reflection as you place new material against a catalogue so deep. Cheers and love the channel.

Waiting on Invincible Shield vinyl to be delivered. Quick top 8: 1. Screaming For Vengeance 2. Firepower 3. Stained Class 4. Painkiller 5. Defenders Of The Faith 6. Angel Of Retribution 7. Redeemer Of Souls 8. British Steel Favourite song: Heading Out To The Highway

My top ten list: 1. Stained Class 2. Defenders of the Faith 3. Screaming for Vengeance 4. Painkiller 5. Sad Wings of Destiny 6. Hell Bent for Leather 7. Sin After Sin 8. Point of Entry 9. British Steel 10. Firepower.

Listened to Screaming for Vengeance on my ride earlier today, was thinking how timeless it is....interesting to hear that here as well. It's always been my top Priest album.

Judas Priest is my favourite heavy metal band ever. Sad wings is my number 1

Very peculiar ranking; mine in tiers: Perfection (no other album from any band can match this tier) - Painkiller Fantastic - Sad Wings Of Destiny, Defenders Of The Faith, Stained Class, Killing Machine, Firepower, Invincible Shield Great - Screaming For Vengeance, Sin After Sin, British Steel Good - Rocka Rolla, Redeemer Of Souls, Nostradamus, Jugulator, Ram It Down Ok - Angel Of Retribution, Demolition Bad - Turbo, Point Of Entry

For me, the highlight of the “Stained Class” album is “Heroes End,” their subtle tribute to Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix.

Discografía de mejor a peor de Judas Priest --- Matrícula Honor --- 1- Painkiller 2- Defenders Of The Faith 3- Sad Wings Of Destiny --- Sobresaliente --- 4- Screaming For Vengance 5- Invincible Shield 6- Stained Class 7- British Steel --- Notable --- 8- Firepower 9- Turbo 10- Jugulator 11- Ram It Down --- Bien --- 12- Angel Of Retribution 13- Sin After Sin --- Suficiente --- 14- Killing Machine 15- Point Of Entry 16- Rocka Rolla --- Suspenso --- 17- Redeemer Of Souls 18- Nostradamus 19- Demolition

What a band awesome

Interesting ranking...maybe mine is too. 1. Stained Class 2. Sad Wings of Destiny 3. British Steel 4. Point of Entry 5. Invisible Shield (Maybe. I haven't lived with it long enough to be certain). 6. Screaming for Vengeance 7. Firepower 8. Hell Bent for Leather They lost me in the Turbo, Ram it Down stage.

I think screaming for vengeance is the most perfect sounding Judas priest album.

I'm still digesting Invincible Shield. So, I don't have a set ranking for it yet, but I have a pretty good idea. Anyway, here are my rankings of all the Halford-fronted albums prior to Invincible Shield (I don't rank the 2 Ripper Owens albums): 1. Sad Wings Of Destiny 2. British Steel 3. Painkiller 4. Screaming For Vengeance 5. Defenders of The Faith 6. Firepower 7. Hell Bent For Leather (Killing Machine) 8. Stained Class 9. Sin After Sin 10. Angel Of Retribution 11. Redeemer Of Souls 12. Point Of Entry 13. Ram It Down 14. Nostradamus 15. Turbo 16. Rocka Rolla Right now, I can't decide if I like Invincible Shield more than Hell Bent For Leather and Firepower, but it is right there with them, above Stained Class. So, when all is said and done, I predict Invincible Shield will fall anywhere from #6 to #8 on my new rankings.

Quite a ridiculous quality difference between the bottom and top IMO. Some of my favorite metal albums ever, yet the bottom three is surely some the worst albums I've ever spent money on. 1. Painkiller (1990) 2. Defenders of the Faith (1984) 3. Killing Machine (1978) 4. Screaming for Vengeance (1982) 5. Invincible Shield (2024) 6. Firepower (2018) 7. Stained Class (1978) 8. Turbo (1986) 9. Sad Wings of Destiny (1976) 10. Sin After Sin (1977) 11. British Steel (1980) 12. Angel of Retribution (2005) 13. Redeemer of Souls (2014) 14. Point of Entry (1981) 15. Ram It Down (1988) 16. Jugulator (1997) 17. Nostradamus (2008) 18. Demolition (2001) 19. Rocka Rolla (1974)

Intersting list, very unique for sure, this is mine: 1. Painkiller 2. Defenders Of The Faith 3. Screaming For Vengeance 4. Firepower 5. Invincible Shield 6. Sad Wings of Destiny 7. Stained Class 8. Sin After Sin 9. Angel of Retribution 10. British Steel 11. Killing Machine 12. Nostradamus 13. Ram It Down 14. Redeemer of Souls 15. Point of Entry 16. Rocka Rolla 17. Turbo 18. Demolition 19. Jugulator

After purchasing the new album I've been revisiting the earlier albums. Only have seven of them and mean to ger the four 80s albums I don't have POE, SFV, DOTF and RID.

Of the Ripper albums I've always preferred Jugulator over Demolition. I would have to agree with Painkiller as that album is perfection.

THANK YOU FOR RANKING STAINED CLASS LOW

My no. 1 will.always be Stained Class

I got hooked at 12 when screaming for vengeance cane out. Fucking Phenomenal!

Man Stained class and Sad wings that low? I know we all have different opinions and I respect yours, but I'm really surprised to see both so low on your list, I think they're both fantastic and Stained Class is my favorite Priest album, but no problem if some think otherwise.

Defenders of the faith #1 for me and has been forever

The new album is killer. Priest have so many great albums, but my favorite is still "Sad Wings Of Destiny."

Sad Wings of Destiny is my number 1, then Turbo, Pain Killer and Nostradamous. Those are probably all my top Priest albums. Though I do really like Sin After Sin, Defenders of the Faith and even have a soft spot for Jugulator. The rest I need to listen to more, been quite a while.

My top 3 are Painkiller, Screaming for Vengeance and Defenders of the Faith. #1 and #2 are very tough, I love both and they can switch places depending on the day. I absolutely love the new album, Invincible Shield. I've already got that one very high up. 1. Painkiller 2. Screaming for Vengeance 3. Defenders of the Faith 4. British Steel 5. Invincible Shield 6. Stained Class 7. Hell Bent for Leather 8. Firepower 9. Angel of Retribution 10. Sad Wings of Destiny 11. Sin After Sin 12. Jugulator 13. Demolition 14. Redeemer of Souls 15. Ram it Down 16. Point of Entry 17. Rocka Rolla 18. Turbo 19. Nostradamus

Real ranking should be: 1) Sad Wings of Destiny (1976) 2) Stained Class (1978) 3) Sin After Sin (1977) 4)Screaming For Vengeance (1982) 5) Killing Machine (1978) 6)Defenders of the Faith (1984) 7)Painkiller (1990) 8)Rocka Rolla (1974) 9)British Steel (1980) 10)Point of Entry(1981) 11)Jugulator (1997) 12)Ram It Down (1988) 13)Turbo (1986) 14) Post 1997 albums

Finally, someone else who thinks Demolition is a lot better than Jugulator! Although I wouldn’t put it nearly that high in the list.

Everyone likes painkiller except me. Heavy but not melodic enough for me 1)stained class 2) sad wings of destiny 3) point of entry 4)British steel 5) killing machine 6)sin after sin 7)screaming for vengeance 8)invincible shield 9) firepower 10)defenders of the faith

New album is easily top 5, old heads won't place it that high but it is fantastic. 😊

Cool video,but do you not have a Priest shirt ya coulda wore? Just saying

Stained Class is my face. The new album easily slips into my top 10.

I’ll tell you what. This new album totally slaps. I’ve never been a huge Priest fan. I’m 39yrs old and Maiden has consistently been my favorite band for like 25yrs… there’s was this kind of unspoken thing where you’re more of a Maiden fan or a Priest fan. I chose Maiden. Respected Priest, but yeah. Now…. With that said, looking back now, I can totally see what I’ve been willfully missing out on. I know KK Downing left the band a while ago. All I know is Invincible Shield absolutely fucking slaps. Rob is over 70yrs old and he sounds this good? Bruce wishes he sounded this good at this age….

My first Judas Priest album that I bought with my own money. I was 16 years old it was unleashed in the east, live in Japan on 8 track tape! I bought that tape in 1980. Still have it to this day, but my most favourite Judas Priest CD of all time is… The 1997 Release with the one and only, Ripper Owens!

I guess I’m the only one who thinks firepower and invincible shield are their top two albums. Been listening to them for 25 years love the classics but Richie Faulkner turned up the heat. Love priest

Hell Bent for Leather will always be The Captain’s favorite Priest album.

Judas Priest has given out a lot of good albums over the years i need to by the new one Invincible Shield i heard that this album is very good KK. Priest to is damn good Brendon Defenders Of The Faith are 40 year i listen to that album all the time

1. Painkiller (1990) 2. Stained Class (1978) 3. Defenders of The Faith (1984) 4. Sad Wings of Destiny (1976) 5. Firepower (2018) 6. Screaming for Vengeance (1982) 7. Invincible Shield (2024) 8. Killing Machine (1978) 9. Sin After Sin (1977) 10. British Steel (1980) 11. Angel of Retribution (2005) 12. Rocka Rolla (1974) 13. Redeemer of Souls (2014) 14. Point of Entry (1981) 15. Nostradamus (2008) 16. Ram It Down (1988) 17. Turbo (1986) 18. Jugulator (1997) 19. Demolition (2001)

Stained Class at no 14?Lower than Point of Entry/Turbo/Redeemer of Souls etc etc?No way-one of their best ever albums imo.

Amazing to see so many ppl putting Firepower so low 😮

1. Defenders 2. Screaming 3. Point of Entry 4. Painkiller

Duuude… “Demolition” better than “Stained Class” “Firepower” “Sad Wings of Destiny” “Hell Bent For Leather” etc Insanity 😐

I love the song Sinner, which is shy I rank this album higher. Also, I like Turbo as well.

My favorite album is Sad Wings of Destiny