Sin After Sin (1977) - the first Priest album I was ever exposed to

Stained Class (1978) - the greatest heavy metal album of all time

Sad Wings of Destiny (1976) - what a trio with the above two

Rocka Rolla (1974) - the best kept secret of the 1970's

Point of Entry (1981) - the album isn't as good as others that they've done, but "Desert Plains" and "Solar Angels" are two of my favorite Priest songs, coupled with the fact that this album is a great one to cruise the open road to :-)

thraxhead

stained class
sin after sin
rocka rolla
defenders of the faith
hero hero

1.Stained Class
2.Painkiller
3.British Steel
4.Screaming For Vengance   
5.Nostradamus
and yes, I agree it was not easy to make this list                                                         

Only five???????

HELL BENT FOR LEATHER
PAINKILLER
SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE
BRITISH STEEL
SAD WINGS OF DESTINY

Screaming 4 Vengeance--I like every song on this album
British Steel--the 1 that started it all
Sad Wings Of Destiny--Dreamer /Deceiver to this day sends chills down my spine
Painkiller--Rob's raw power in his vocals on Painkiller. Touch Of Evil. & Between The Hammer & The Anvil
Sin After Sin--just because

1Screaming for vengeance 
2Staind class
3Defenders of the faith
4Hell bent for leather
5Ram it down

I dont see hell bent for leather on here!

		originofstorms wrote:
		I have tried many times to rate the Priest albums or put them in order of how much I like them, but I really can't.  I love them all too much and they all convey such different moods and emotions and express different things artistically that comparing any two Priest album is somewhat like apples to oranges to me.  So I will tell you that the albums that got me into Judas Priest and the ones that are the reasons why I love the band so much are Stained Class, Sin After Sin, Sad Wings of Destiny, Defenders of the Faith, and Screaming for Vengeance.  Perhaps the one thing I owe my Fanaticism the most to, however, is the Live Vengeance '82 dvd that has kicked my ass over and over again since I bought it, and inspired me to get all the Priest albums.

I have tried many times to rate the Priest albums or put them in order of how much I like them, but I really can't.  I love them all too much and they all convey such different moods and emotions and express different things artistically that comparing any two Priest album is somewhat like apples to oranges to me.  So I will tell you that the albums that got me into Judas Priest and the ones that are the reasons why I love the band so much are Stained Class, Sin After Sin, Sad Wings of Destiny, Defenders of the Faith, and Screaming for Vengeance.  Perhaps the one thing I owe my Fanaticism the most to, however, is the Live Vengeance '82 dvd that has kicked my ass over and over again since I bought it, and inspired me to get all the Priest albums.

  "Nostradamus"  
  "Painkiller"  
  "Angel of retribution"  
  "Screaming for vengeance"  
  "Defenders of the faith"  

Rocka Rolla - b/c it's the 1st

Sad Wings... - b/c it's the 2nd

Unleashed in the East - b/c of the fans

British Steel - well, just b/c...

Nostradamus - without question!

1. Screaming for Vengeance - Pure Priest. My favorite Priest song, Devils Child, is also here so it's got to be my #1.

2. Defenders of the Faith - So many great tracks...track for track, probably the most great songs on one album.

3. Hell Bent for Leather - How could you not like this album?

4. Painkiller - Showed that Priest could shred with the best of 'em.

5. Nostradamus - So big, so epic, so GREAT. With songs like Conquest, Lost Love, Exiled and so many more, I have to put this new album in my top 5.

1;stained class
2;screaming for vengeance
3;sad wings
4;painkiller
5;rocka rolla