What is the best Motörhead album of all time?

Fast, loud, and relentless — Lemmy's legacy runs from early punk-metal hybrids to late-era anthems that never lost an ounce of menace. Where do you stand?

1. 1
   Ace of Spades

   Motörhead's 1980 landmark album featuring their signature title track.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Motörhead

   Motörhead's 1977 debut album, recorded in a few days by the classic line-up of Lemmy, 'Fast' Eddie Clarke and Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor.
   591pts
3. 3
   Orgasmatron

   Motörhead's powerful 1986 album often cited as their 1980s peak.
   542pts
4. 4
   Motörizer

   Motörhead's 2008 straightforward rock-and-roll album bristling with energy.
   487pts
5. 5
   Overnight Sensation

   Motörhead's 1996 album, the first by the long-running trio of Lemmy, Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee, featuring the title track.
   487pts
6. 6
   Bastards

   Motörhead's 1993 heavier-than-usual album featuring some of Lemmy's best songwriting.
   487pts
7. 7
   The Wörld Is Yours

   Motörhead's 2010 album, the first on their own Motörhead Music label, opening with the defiant 'Born to Lose'.
   487pts
8. 8
   Rock 'n' Roll

   Motörhead's 1987 album marking drummer Phil Taylor's return, featuring the title track and Michael Palin's spoken-word 'Blessing'.
   487pts
9. 9
   We Are Motörhead

   Motörhead's 2000 album featuring a cover of the Sex Pistols' 'God Save the Queen' alongside the fast title track.
   422pts
10. 10
    Kiss of Death

    Motörhead's 2006 album, a hard-hitting late-career record featuring 'Be My Baby' and 'God Was Never on Your Side'.
    422pts
11. 11
    On Parole

    Motörhead's first recordings from 1975 with guitarist Larry Wallis, shelved by United Artists and only released in 1979 after the band's success.
    345pts
12. 12
    Hammered

    Motörhead's 2002 album by the Lemmy, Campbell and Dee line-up, featuring 'Walk a Crooked Mile' and the spoken-word 'Serial Killer'.
    345pts
13. 13
    Overkill

    Motörhead's 1979 breakthrough album with relentless double-kick drumming.
    345pts
14. 14
    Sacrifice

    Motörhead's 1995 album, the last recorded as a four-piece with guitarist Würzel, a fast and brutal record led by its title track.
    345pts
15. 15
    March ör Die

    Motörhead's 1992 album featuring guest spots from Ozzy Osbourne and Slash, including the ballad duet 'I Ain't No Nice Guy'.
    345pts
16. 16
    1916

    Motörhead's 1991 album featuring the moving WWI-tribute title track.
    253pts
17. 17
    Bad Magic

    Motörhead's final 2015 album, released months before Lemmy's death.
    253pts
18. 18
    Snake Bite Love

    Motörhead's 1998 album by the Lemmy, Campbell and Dee line-up, mixing straight rock and roll with heavier tracks like 'Love for Sale'.
    253pts
19. 19
    Bomber

    Motörhead's 1979 third studio album, released the same year as Overkill and maintaining their blistering attack with 'Stone Dead Forever'.
    253pts
20. 20
    Iron Fist

    Motörhead's 1982 album, the last with guitarist 'Fast' Eddie Clarke, which reached number six on the UK Albums Chart.
    253pts
21. 21
    Inferno

    Motörhead's furious 2004 album considered a late-career high point.
    253pts
22. 22
    Another Perfect Day

    Motörhead's 1983 album with Brian Robertson adding rock guitar flair.
    0pts
23. 23
    Aftershock

    Motörhead's 2013 album, recorded as Lemmy's health declined and praised as one of their strongest late records, featuring 'Heartbreaker' and 'Lost Woman Blues'.
    0pts

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