Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Today I rank EVERY @Megadeth studio album in a full career-spanning Megadeth Tier List — from the raw speed of Killing Is My Business all the way through their newest 2026 release. Dave Mustaine’s catalogue is one of the most important and polarizing in thrash metal history, packed with classics, controversial experiments, underrated gems, and a few infamous misfires. #megadeth #thrashmetal #newmetal

00:00 Intro
00:12 Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! (1985)
01:14 Peace Sells... but Who’s Buying? (1986)
02:08 So Far, So Good... So What! (1988)
03:42 Rust in Peace (1990)
04:37 Countdown to Extinction (1992)
05:52 Youthanasia (1994)
07:14 Cryptic Writings (1997)
08:28 Risk (1999)
09:44 The World Needs a Hero (2001)
10:33 The System Has Failed (2004)
11:31 United Abominations (2007)
12:20 Endgame (2009)
13:08 Th1rt3en (2011)
14:01 Super Collider (2013)
15:05 Dystopia (2016)
16:04 The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead! (2022)
17:26 Megadeth (2026)

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