Metallica Popular Song Rankings [2025]

HardwiredMetallica15rank/position

Metallica: Hardwired (Official Music Video)

A track included on Metallica’s 2016 album Hardwired.

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to Self-Destruct by the American heavy metal band.

It’s a provocative song characterized by distorted riffs that evoke the band’s early thrash metal sound.

King NothingMetallica16rank/position

Metallica – King Nothing (Official Music Video)

Metallica is a heavy metal band with worldwide popularity, and they have an enormous fan base in Japan as well.

Their classic song “King Nothing” has a deep connection with JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure.

It’s known as the inspiration for the Stand “King Nothing,” used by the character Norisuke Higashikata in Part 8, JoJolion.

The chugging guitar riffs are particularly striking, so whether you love heavy metal or JoJo, be sure to check it out.

Lux ÆternaMetallica17rank/position

Metallica: Lux Æterna (Official Music Video)

A track released as the lead single from Metallica’s album “72 Seasons,” a band that continues to generate intense energy and a sense of speed.

Its powerful lyrics—centering on unity, anticipation, fervor, and personal liberation—convey raw energy and emotional depth to listeners.

Released on November 28, 2022, and performed live in December of the same year, the song is included on the album slated for release in April 2023.

In conjunction with the single’s release, Metallica announced a large-scale world tour running from 2023 to 2024, with a portion of proceeds from each show donated to their charitable foundation.

Listen to it before a sports or combat match and your adrenaline will surge to the max, helping you deliver your best performance.

Seek and DestroyMetallica18rank/position

Metallica – Seek & Destroy (Live) [Quebec Magnetic]

Entrance song of America’s MLB player Gordon Beckham.

This song’s theme is inspired by Diamond Head’s track called “Dead Reckoning.” It is a song included on Metallica’s debut album, “Kill ’Em All.”

Until It SleepsMetallica19rank/position

Metallica – Until It Sleeps (Official Music Video)

This is the song that was used in Toyota’s RAV4 commercial in 1996.

It was, unexpectedly, a Metallica song in a commercial.

And it’s a fairly obscure track, too.

I’m impressed by the taste of whoever chose it.

It’s a track included on Metallica’s sixth album, Load.

whiskey in the jarMetallica20rank/position

Metallica: Whiskey in the Jar (Official Music Video)

It was included on the 1998 album Garage Inc.

Originally an Irish folk song, it has been covered by various artists, including Metallica.

It’s a memorable track featuring repeated, scat-like interludes woven between the lyrics.

2×4Metallica21rank/position

Metallica – 2 X 4

Reigning at the pinnacle of thrash metal, Metallica made a major shift away from their traditionally fast tempos toward a groove-centric, louder sound with their 1991 album Metallica and 1996’s Load.

Although this change of direction drew considerable criticism, it undeniably had a significant impact on the next generation of young metal bands, and these albums were major hits.

The intro to 2×4 epitomizes Lars Ulrich’s drumming from that period, conveying a focus on the weight of each stroke rather than cramming in dense note patterns.