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Youthanasia is a masterpiece. Amazing melodies and vocals. Absolutely catchy as hell from start to finish. Give it another solid soak of a listen.

Youthanasia is definitely one of their best albums - it just has great melody in 90% of the songs.

“Its not just length, it’s what you do with it”. Legendary quote

Megadeth is my personal favorite in the big 4. Peace Sells and Rust in Peace are my top 2 thrash albums of all time. That being said I have a feeling I’m gonna be disappointed with this tier list lmao. This vid should be interesting🍿🍿🍿….

Megadeth is a band I grew into. I didn't like them at all until I was in my late 20s. Now they're my favorite of the big 4

S: Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying?, Rust in Peace, Endgame A: The System Has Failed, Youthanasia, Countdown to Extinction, Dystopia B: Killing is My Business… and Business is Good!, The Sick The Dying… and The Dead!, Cryptic Writings, So Far So Good… So What! C: United Abominations, Risk, Th1rt3en D: The World Needs a Hero F: Super Collider The new album is really good. I put it at B-tier but it might change over time as I only listened to it twice in full. My favorite track from the new album is “Life in Hell” Other highlights: - Dogs of Chernobyl - Célebutante - Night Stalkers - We’ll Be Back - Police Truck (Dead Kennedys cover) - Killing Time Least favorite: “Junkie”

To me, So Far So Good So What is just as good as Peace Sells. Super catchy riffs throughout.

Putting Risk in the same category as Countdown and So Far So Good is literally and absolutely insane. Dude, what are you smoking?!?!

Kinda strange that Youthanasia is “overrated” but “Cryptic Writings” is underrated. Huh? I love both but they’re similar to me. Oh well. At least you got Rust right. We can all agree there.

I feel like Countdown is an S-Tier. I think in terms if variety of songs, it does it best. War, Famine, Schizophrenia, superheros, suicide, skydiving, and climate change were all topics done on that album. I don't mind the slower pace because it's clever and Dave writes some really clever lyrics in there alongside Youthanasia. Those two albums with Marty and Nick were when the band meshed well together. Peace Sells I would put below those two because some of it could be seen as cheesy. Like the Conjuring, Good Mourning/Black Friday, and I Ain't Superstitious were all kind of weird. Countdown and Youthanasia's subject matters have aged very well. It loses some speed, but Dave is a better singer on this one. His voice matches the frantic nature of Skin O' My Teeth, High Speed Dirt, Crown of Worms, Sweating Bullets, and This Was My Life so well. The melodic guitar solos on Countdown to Extinction and Ashes In Your Mouth were particulary nice to listen to.

The System Has Failed must be Megadeth's most underrated album

Of the big 4, Megadeth is my favorite. Even though they’ve put out some forgettable albums, they’re definitely the most consistent. Dystopia and The Sick, the Dying and the Dead might not be at the same level as Rust in Peace, they’re some of the best contemporary metal albums out there.

I would swap KIMB and SDSGSW. I bought both on vinyl on the same day, listened to both back to back, and significantly enjoyed So Far so good a lot more... very underrated (also Youthanasia S tier)

I strongly disagree with your placement for Youthanasia? I love that album and reach for it often. I would put it at A+ and slide Peace Sells to S tier.

If you ask me personally - United Abominations is highly underrated. The composition is very good. It's got a great mix of melody and riffing which I love. It's just a shame that Megadeth's later good albums always get compared to the early legacy of the analog recordings and I just don't think that's fair. Some people will never get over the lost of Ellefson or Friedman or Nick Menza. Because people lack of adaption to modern production and the fact that Dave and the members are getting older, they don't have the energy to play 190 BPM like they use to at extreme speeds. And Kiko is a great guitarist and composer. I love the Angra stuff more than Megadeth because I love that power metal sound and style. So I like the later Megadeth stuff. Minus Supercollider and 2/3s of Thirteen. Otherwise it's all great stuff. That's the more modern Megadeth style I love. It's just a shame majority of the fans aren't open minded like that.

As soon as you said "besides the title track, there is a lot of songs on Peace Sells that makes me want to check out" I had to check out!!

This man just made a list more controversial than the megadeth vs metalica debate Well done definitely don't agree with most of the placements but the points you made I can respect

Countdown to extinction has to be the best they’ve ever written imo. Almost every song is a masterpiece. Yes it’s different to their other material but I don’t think it’s necessarily about “sticking to your guns” for an album to be great. I also think that if you liked that album, you’d also like some of youthanasia because that album is like an unspoken carrying on of ext. and is very unique as well. Maybe I like the album a bit more since as a guitarist, the riffs are quite sophisticated and yet so cool to hear at the same time. I think their top 3 in order for me are Extinction, Rust and Youth.

I generally rate Megadeth as being more interesting than Metallica.

I was the same with countdown, but it grew on me and definitely noticed some songs that were probably made during rust in peace

Youthanasia is an absolute masterpiece in my opinion

Been slowly combing thru your content! Watched most of your ranked videos. Idk if you've heard of Unleash the Archers but they have a new album this year and would love to see a ranked video. Canadian power metal! But it's cool! I promise!

What was the song used for so far so good so what?

Agreeing with your ranking. There can only be one S and it should be this one. But his last two are worth the A considering the difficulty of producing legit and great material at this point in time.

As much as I love Megadeth I'll be the first to admit their discography is stupidly spotty and inconsistent lmao. Rust In Peace an undisputed thrash champion though, an all time favourite album for me.

Loved you video. First-time watcher. I would agree with most of your assessment, I would maybe push 1 or 2 up and 1 or 2, but I think overall, you nailed it. Great to see Megadethback on form.... cheers.

I love the world needs a hero and for me it is a solid B

Youthanasia and Countdown should be way up there. They are brilliant pieces.

Risk above Youthanasia ?????? Do an Iron Maiden tier list now, I wanna see you put Virtual XI above fucking Powerslave or something just as absurd

The first 7 albums and the last 2 are fantastic. Dave’s the king of 80s/90s metal. And what a shredder.

Hey - I remember in another video you mentioned you have worked in mental health -that is awesome. Thank you for doing that .

good ratings, only thing I disagree with is countdown for extinction is an A for me! 🎃🤘

good rank. Always liked Cryptic Writings myself.

What app is he using to rank the Megadeth Albums?

I don’t fully understand the tiers. Can you explain??

Yes, everyone has his own opinions but seeing Youthanasia below Risk really hurts my soul

S tier - Peace Sells and Rust A tier - KIMB, SFSGSW, Dystopia B tier - Countdown, Youthanasia, Cryptic Writings, System And then everything else. Personally I love the sound of Peace Sells. One of the best productions I think and it's got a great balance of technicality and that raw aggression. It's a consistent album with all the songs being similar in dark topics. It's full of catchy jazzy riffs that are all very memorable. It's my favorite album of all time depending on the day. I think it's a perfect album and yes I even listen to "I ain't Superstitious" just as much as the others. And of course that Ed Repka artwork is just the cherry on top. I love Rust too of course, but the deep cuts aren't as memorable and I don't like the production as much as the heavy low end of Peace Sells.

I really like 13. It has an addictiveness to it. And I liked the art too. The album just came on a right time. Saw it in a store and bought it and loved it. Made me feel young again. Listened to it for 2months in my car.

very good review. i agree with almost everything you say. the only album i would rank higher is "the world needs a hero". i think it has a good consistent thrashy sound the whole way through, except the song with (cannor remember the title) the symphony , see you in heaven or something like that. also "the system has failed" one of the best albums megadeth produced, nothing like rust in peace, but it's up there. esspecially when you consider the other albums released aroun that time. thanks for your thoughts. hope to hear more from you. esspecially abouth megadeth. my favorite.

1:05 Dude Looking Down The Cross is one of the best Megadeth songs

Endgame is a top 5 Megadeth album and ill die on this island.

4:10 yes! Thank you. Finally someone says it. Now let's get back to the topic of Megadeth.

Well done mate

Gonna heavily disagree with ya dude. Here's my take: S tier - Rust in Peace, United Abominations, Endgame, Dystopia A tier - Killing is my Business and Business is Good, Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?, Countdown to Extinction, The System Has Failed, The Sick, The Dying, And The Dead! B tier - Youthanasia, Cryptic Writings, The World Needs a Hero, Thirteen C tier - So Far So Good... So What?, Hiden Treasures D tier - Super Collider E tier - Risk

Youthanasia is a really good album. the opening track reckoning day is killer, a toute le monde is one of their best songs ever. (the entire crowd at their concerts sing along to it everytime) Family tree is a banger. I could on. Not a traditional thrash album, but its uniquely Megadeth.(if that makes sense) I agree with the list mostly except for that album. Should be A list

The solos on Youthnasia are exceptional and the songs are incredibly catchy and memorable, by far my favourite Megadeth album. I think many Megadeth fans don't rate it highly because it's not as thrashy as the others.

I was wondering what was going on with the dislikes on this one and then I saw your Youthanasia placement. Yikes. Some of Marty's best work on this one and probably Dave's best vocals along with Cryptic Writings. And you thought your countdown placement was going to be controversial. I still respect you throwing your opinion out there. I also think Risk gets shit on way more than it should. S: Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying?, Rust in Peace, Endgame, Youthanasia A: The System Has Failed, Killing is My Business, Cryptic Writings B: The Sick The Dying… and The Dead!, Dystopia C+: United Abominations, Countdown to Extinction, So Far So Good… So What! C: The rest Super Collider tier: Super Collider Most of their discography is hit or miss, but the only album I would actively change if it started playing is Super Collider.

Hahah loved where u put in the video of the ppl looking around when u said they album was better then kill em all that old lady said "you need to leave" lol I'm weak af

cryptic writings is my all time fav megadeth album out of all of them with in my opinion, the best songs being trust, she-wolf, use the man and almost honest

Did you rate these with the originals or the remasters for reference? I feel that the remastered albums (apart from Killing is my business) really spoiled the listening experience..and removed so much of the beauty from 'so far so good.., Youth and Countdown' in particular. I can't even listen to those remasters,, and sadly, they're the only versions that you'll find on Spotify etc.. I'd like to think that if you rated the original mixes,,,those 3 albums would be way higher up the list than 'Risk' 🤘🏻🔥🤘🏻

2:40 upped production value??? wasn't SFSGSW the album where they sold studio equipment for her0in?

S: Killing Is My Business, Rust in Peace, Peace Sells A: So Far So Good, Countdown to Extinction B: The System Has Failed, Endgame, Youthanasia, United Abominations, Cryptic Writings C: Th1rt3en, Dystopia, The Sick the Dying D: Risk, The World Needs a Hero, Super Collider Their new album didn't click the first listen, but it's growing on me. There were lots of moments and lyrics that made me audibly groan, like Junkie's vocal intro; Dogs of Chernoble's "I'm taken to safety...my skin's looking pasty;" Mission to Mars' "I wanna be an astronaut...I wanna, I wanna" and "Hello ladies;" the "Bring out your dead" part that starts off the album; and the army chants at the end of Soldier On. I feel like I've heard the riffs so many times before. A lot of the sound effects and audio clips don't add much and are out of place, the lyrics made me groan and are quite predictable. The chimes in Sacrifice don't add anything and I didn't care for how Dave held that note for like 15 seconds. The mix during the first ten seconds of Soldier On sounds weak, maybe it's the absence of bass. It was a 6/10 first listen, but now it might be a 7/10.

My order would be: Rust in peace Countdown to extinction Peace sells Youthanasia Dystopia So far so good so what Endgame United abominations Cryptic writings Killing is my business The system has failed The world needs a hero 13 Super collider Risk

(4:09) "its not pure length its what you do with it" good call my guy

For me: KIMB = B PSBWB = A SFSGSW = B RIP = S CTE = A Youth = B CW = C Risk = D TWNAH = C TSHF = B UA = B Endgame = A 13 = C SC = F Dystopia = A TSTDATD = B

Good rating, but I completely disagree with placement for Youthnasia. This is one of the best albums for me.

"It's not just pure length, it's what you do with it." That's what she said.

My ranking inclueding the New Album 1. Peace Sells.... but Who's Buying 2. Rust in peace 3. Endgame 4. Countdown to exiction 5. Youthshia 6. So Far, So Good, So What 7. The System has failed 8. Dystopia 9. Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! 10. The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead! 11. Cryptic Writings 12. United Abominations 13. Thirteen 14. Risk 15. The World Needs a Hero 16. Super Collider

Pretty good list. I have So far so good higher, Youthanasia I enjoyed at the time. The newest album was disappointing to me as much as it was hyped also.

S Tier: Rust Peace Count to ex Youthnasia

Youthanasia is imo megadeth best album, not a single bad song with great riffs and killer lyrics.

I can understand where he’s coming from with SFSGSW, but holy fuck is Set The World Afire a banger!

14:52 dystopia! Thanks for also rating conquer or die. That’s my favorite song of that record.

I really love dystopia, I would've made it the only other s tier

Agree with some, especially Risk and later although I'd rate United Abominations higher. So Far So Good So What remains a masterpiece, and Youthanasia deserves way, way more than D tier. Also Cryptic Writings deserves less than B.

List as a longtime fan. Not in order. S. KIMB. Peace Sells. RIP. A. Endgame. Dystopia. United Abominations. B. CtE. Youthanasia. TWNAH. TSHF. C. SFSGSW. Thirteen. D. CW. F. Risk. Super Collider.

A year late, but I want to give a few thoughts: - I understand why you're not that big a fan of Youthanasia. They doubled down on the sonic & writing shift starting with C2E; Not everyone's cup of tea for sure, but the writing is so much stronger than on Cryptic or Risk. - Faster does not mean better. I get the ferocity of KIMB, but there's no universe where its writing surpasses KEA. Dave wrote a lot of those riffs anyway, so it's not even a Megadeth/Metallica discussion, it's just a "look how angrier I am" record with worse lyrics & vocals that can't stand up to James (although Dave sounded good here).

I thought Countdown was actually just soooooo boring. Somehow I liked Youthanasia though, not really a thrash metal sound, but some of the songs just sound nice. Also, yeah Endgame was actually sick af def one of my favorites along with PSBWB and RIP

I am glad that you didn't judge his singing throughout the entire thing I respect that

I agree completely with the list. But i'd Switch endgame and SFSGSW

Funny that you mention a lot of the songs I find interesting, although sometimes for a different reason. IMO, off the first album, KIMBABIG, Loved to Deth is tolerable and Looking Down the Cross is an S tier raw masterpiece, but the rest is F tier trash. Would agree with the album's overall rank. I would put Peace Sells at S tier, although slightly below Rust. I think aside from Wake up Dead, which I consider a party song, and Bad Omen, everything is enjoyable. Conjuring would be my pick for best song on the album, along with Peace Sells, the title track, even though they are very different. This is the raw, punky album with lots of energy that shows a lot of talent. Rust in Peace - no arguments there. Interesting that you also mention Poison Was the Cure. It is one of my absolute favorites, but not many people like it a lot. The solo is really beautiful when you break it down, and the part with lyrics is a very powerful expression of dangerous depression musically in my opinion, even though it's about drug addiction. Solo in Tornado of Souls: perfection. This album is the accidental masterpiece in my opinion. It doesn't represent the most mature state of the songwriter. Instead, it is the height of his pure talent that he will never able to grasp again when he reaches his most mature state. SFSGSW: In My Darkest Hour is not the best-written song ever, but it has such interesting parts that I really enjoy it and consider it one of their best songs. Mary Jane (I believe it was on that album too) is interesting. I don't care about the rest at all. Countdown has, in my opinion, the artistic touch of a very mature musician and songwriter, which elevates it for me to the same level as the raw Peace Sells, the genious-spark-lit Rust in Peace. A lot of the songs do suffer in terms of technical creativity, but the songwriting just creates a lot of groove, concept and melody. Symphony is incredibly overplayed, but is in fact a good song. The solo in Skin O' My Teeth is incredible in my opinion. I really enjoy the very light High Speed Dirt. Yes, it is mostly light rock. You can compare it to other things from the era, like Alice in Chains. However, I think actual light rock in the ninties sucks, and Countdown is what it should been in the first place. Now about most of the other albums, I don't give a dime. I have listened to every album, not all in full, because I sometimes lost interest. I'll mention a few that are remotely interesting to me. Cryptic Writings: I'm on the side of those enjoying it. It is light rock, just like most of Countdown, but overall interesting. Surprisingly, less fine than Countdown, despite Dave having more experience. I attribute this to the rocky shift in styles that defined the metal scene at that time. Also not as interesting technically as Countdown. I do like Vortex, and especially Use the Man, which not a lot of people do. From The System Has Failed, I like Tears in a Vial. That's it. Nothing else is even remotely interesting to me from that or other albums. Funnily, I get a Joe Cocker vibe from that song. I listened to chapters 1-3 of the latest album. Chapter I. not only has the feeling of their old albums, it literally has their complete rehashed melody, since it is a ten times worse version of Black Friday. Extremely boring, very monotone, but the instrumentation is not as bad as 70% of their songs. Chapter II. is crap in its entirety, even worse than I. Chapter III. is nice! The songwriting does seem formula-based and forced though, but it is varied and I think some riffs are incredibly interesting. The "yeah, yeah, yeah" part is also some nice, enjoyable light rock. This album is probably the writer's effort to use all of his experience and vast intellectual wealth to recapture the height of his talent. As expected, he does not succeed, as the approach itself is mistaken.

Dystopia vastly underrated... My personal fav

Youthanasia was a great album

I’m defanately a more 99s 2000s megadeth fan obsolutey love the new album I am also shocked about your youthanasia ranking i put it up in s list .

The last few albums have been suprisingly good, dystopia kindof blew my mind considering daves afe and so on. He puts out what he wants to put outand i respect that,evenif its risk lol.

The System Has Failed is one of my favorites. I remember listening to it on repeat as a kid while playing San Andreas when tired of Radio X. It's maybe a little too polished for thrash, but it's really enjoyable, really solid album.

Dystopia is the only album I have heard that can Edge RIP...I'd give it an A-.Haven't heard all of the new one yet.

This list kind of conflicts with mine, but I appreciate it nonetheless

1. Endgame 2. So far, so good... So what? 3. Peace Sells 4. United Abominations 5. Rust in Peace 6. Killing is my business 7. Cryptic Writings 8. Risk 9. Youthanasia 10. The sick, the dying and the dead 11. Dystopia 12. Countdown to extinction 13. The system has failed 14. The world needs a hero 15. Th1rte3n 16. Super Collider

While I spat out my drink a couple times on your placements,I enjoyed the video and content. Blind guardian tier? Now is better time than ever to give the full discography a chance

Countdown and So far are A/B for me. Killing and Peace should be S, just behind Rust. Risk needs to be Z category..I don't even consider it a 'Deth album. System is definitely a B+ , Endgame and The Sick are A for me. Dystopia is a B for me, maybe even a C.

killing is my business IMO is the angriest thrash album out there It was literally written in pent up anger and hatred

My Megadeth top 5: 1. Rust In Peace 2. Cryptic Writings 3. Peace sells 4. Countdown 5. Youthanasia I can't believe you have Killing is my Business as an "A" tier. I can't even listen to that album anymore, it's so bad!

Great list!, maybe too much punishment for Youthanasia...

call me weird but youthanasia is my favorite record by em :) there all great even the new one is bad ass, just got it the other night, but youthanasia always be my favorite

I agree but only a I would do a change between Risk and Youthanasia 😅 Saludos 🇲🇽

How are you gonna do Youth like that?

Everyone's love for their albums are going to be different.Everyones ranking of them will be different. With that being said I love all of Megadeth's discography. In my opinion nothing is bad. I think Dave Mustaines journey as a musician, and songwriter has been brilliant. On a side note...all the hate for Supercollider is ridiculous. It's a great album. As is every album each in their own ways.

I honestly question if you have even listened to these albums all the way through. Please give them another listen. Youthanasia is amazing. If you like Cryptic Writings, you will love Youthanasia. It is their most melodic album. 13 is an excellent album and a bit underrated, same with United Abominations. Risk is the weakest album by a wide margin. Super Collider is not good, but "Forget to Remember" is an amazing track. My ratings: Killing Is My Business - B (solid debut, but I don't find myself listening to it much) Peace Sells - B (Weak overall, but amazing title track) So Far, So Good - B (Weak overall, but In My Darkest Hour is one of the best metal tracks ever) Rust In Peace - A Countdown - A Youthanasia - A Cryptic Writings - A Risk - F The World Needs a Hero - C The System Has Failed - B United Abominations - A Endgame - A Thirteen - B Super Collider - D Dystopia - A The Sick, the Dying..and the Dead - I haven't listened to it enough for a fair opinion. Yes, there are lots of As on this list - but that is because Megadeth is just that consistently good.

👍🏻 I think that The system has failed is a very underrated album, 😊

Hi there, I'm not much of a Megadeth fan unfortunately as I could never get past the vocals..... would you be up for doing a Blind Guardian ranking? Their new one out tomorrow is supposedly excellent. Not sure if it's your thing, but I am curious

So Far, So Good, So What is highly underrated IMO. I think it gets overlooked because the it's sandwiched between the two classics of Peace Sells and Rust in Peace.

Respect your opinion and agree with a lot of it (I love Youthanasia though), but I just listened to most of The Sick, The Dying...And the Death! And it seems to me like a really strong album with no filler. All of the songs are pretty thrashy and the song structures very good too. It's like a more mature take on Rust in Peace and definitely stronger than any of the recent albums. I just can't see why you'd Dystopia put higher than it, but again, it's my opinion.

Nice to see someone else appreciate Risk.

I think this guy makes the list like that just to get more comments haha like come on, 13 better than countdown to extinction or youthanasia? At least he put RIP at the top

You forgot one of the best Megadeth albums: Hidden Treasures At least A tier IMO High B minimum Almost every song is a jammer and ofc 99 Ways to Die, probably one of my favorite Megadeth songs

Great video! Thank you very much for your work, you analyse deeply and precisely the music you listen to. You communicate your passion and it's very exciting. My tastes sometimes differs from yours but it's no problem since you're very clear and open about what you like and why you like it! Keep on the good work!

For me, I only listen to the first 5 albums. S: Peace Sells & Rust in Peace A: So Far... B: Killing is my Biz C: Countdown to Extinction

Countdown to extinction in C tier is crazy