The best Anthrax albums

20 records, ordered by how much they reward a first listen — not by chart position.

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Among the Living

  1. 1
    Fistful of Metal

    Fistful of Metal

    1984
  2. 2
    Among the Living

    Among the Living

    1987
  3. 3
    Music of Mass Destruction

    Music of Mass Destruction

    2004
  4. 4
    I'm the Man

    I'm the Man

    1987
  5. 5
    Alive 2

    Alive 2

  6. 6
    Caught in a Mosh: BBC Live in Concert

    Caught in a Mosh: BBC Live in Concert

    2007
  7. 7
    Anthems

    Anthems

    2013
  8. 8
    Armed and Dangerous

    Armed and Dangerous

    1985
  9. 9
    Inside Out

    Inside Out

    1999
  10. 10
    Sound of White Noise

    Sound of White Noise

    1990
  11. 11
    Persistence of Time

    Persistence of Time

    1990
  12. 12
    Stomp 442

    Stomp 442

    1995
  13. 13
    Volume 8: The Threat Is Real

    Volume 8: The Threat Is Real

    1998
  14. 14
    Anthrology: No Hit Wonders (1985–1991)

    Anthrology: No Hit Wonders (1985–1991)

    2005
  15. 15
    State of Euphoria

    State of Euphoria

    1988
  16. 16
    The Island Years

    The Island Years

  17. 17
    Return of the Killer A's

    Return of the Killer A's

    1999
  18. 18
    Spreading the Disease

    Spreading the Disease

    1985
  19. 19
    Madhouse: The Very Best of Anthrax

    Madhouse: The Very Best of Anthrax

    2001
  20. 20
    The Greater of Two Evils

    The Greater of Two Evils

    2004

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