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Best thrash metal albums of the 1980s

According to Riffiter listeners, the best thrash metal album of the 1980s is Reign in Blood by Slayer — rated 5.0/5 by 4 listeners.

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  1. Reign in Blood cover№ 1Reign in BloodSlayer · 19865.04 ratings
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  2. 2Ride the Lightning coverRide the LightningMetallica · 19844.94 ratings
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  3. 3Master of Puppets coverMaster of PuppetsMetallica · 19864.75 ratings
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  4. 4…and Justice for All cover…and Justice for AllMetallica · 19884.64 ratings
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  5. 5Among the Living coverAmong the LivingAnthrax · 19874.54 ratings
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  6. 6Pleasure to Kill coverPleasure to KillKreator · 19864.52 ratings
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  7. 7South of Heaven coverSouth of HeavenSlayer · 19884.14 ratings
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  8. 8Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? coverPeace Sells... But Who's Buying?Megadeth · 19864.04 ratings
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  9. 9The Legacy coverThe LegacyTestament · 19874.01 rating
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  10. 10Show No Mercy coverShow No MercySlayer · 19833.32 ratings
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  11. 11Practice What You Preach coverPractice What You PreachTestament · 19892.32 ratings
  12. 12Hell Awaits coverHell AwaitsSlayer · 19852.02 ratings
  13. 13Kill 'em All coverKill 'em AllMetallica · 1983
  14. 14Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! coverKilling Is My Business... and Business Is Good!Megadeth · 1985
  15. 15Spreading the Disease coverSpreading the DiseaseAnthrax · 1985
  16. 16State of Euphoria coverState of EuphoriaAnthrax · 1988
  17. 17The New Order coverThe New OrderTestament · 1988
  18. 18Fistful of Metal coverFistful of MetalAnthrax · 1984
  19. 19Beneath the Remains coverBeneath the RemainsSepultura · 1989
  20. 20So Far, So Good... So What! coverSo Far, So Good... So What!Megadeth · 1988
  21. 21Live Undead coverLive UndeadSlayer · 1984
  22. 22Welcome to Hell coverWelcome to HellVenom · 1981
  23. 23Extreme Aggression coverExtreme AggressionKreator · 1989
  24. 24At War With Satan coverAt War With SatanVenom · 1983
  25. 25Calm Before the Storm coverCalm Before the StormVenom · 1987
  26. 26Endless Pain coverEndless PainKreator · 1985
  27. 27Possessed coverPossessedVenom · 1985
  28. 28Prime Evil coverPrime EvilVenom · 1989
  29. 29Terrible Certainty coverTerrible CertaintyKreator · 1987
  30. 30The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited coverThe $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-RevisitedMetallica · 1987
  31. 31Metal Magic coverMetal MagicPantera · 1983
  32. 32Projects in the Jungle coverProjects in the JunglePantera · 1984
  33. 33Power Metal coverPower MetalPantera · 1988
  34. 34The $9.98 C.D. Garage Days Re-Revisited + B Side & Demos coverThe $9.98 C.D. Garage Days Re-Revisited + B Side & DemosMetallica · 1987
  35. 35I Am the Night coverI Am the NightPantera · 1985

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