The Top 10 King Diamond Albums

I've now been listening to King Diamond for 39 years, and with time my perspective on albums has changed over the years, so now reviewing the entirety of his solo career thus far it only makes sense to rank King Diamond's work in this format. Largely ranked in terms of how the albums scored in the said reviews, which are linked with each entry, in the case of a tiebreaker I defaulted to which album I had listened to the most over the years.  I guess I have not made a King Diamond list before since he is one of my favorite artists, and ranking the albums is like ranking your favorite childhood memories. However, with age, I can be more subjective and see past the nostalgic attachments to weigh what really matters when it comes to music which is the songs that stand the test of time. So here are the Top 10 King Diamond Albums. 

10-"The Puppet Master"

It might not be placed next to his most classic material but is once again better than the bulk of metal that came out in 2003.

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2025/02/black-metal-history-month-diamond-in_26.html

9-"Abigail II- The Revenge" 

This one was much better than I remembered and returning to this album years later left me more impressed by it. 

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2025/02/black-metal-history-month-diamond-in_2.html

8-"The Spider's Lullabye"

This album captured this spot as it made a better first impression, and I listened to it more when it was first released. 

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2015/02/black-metal-history-month-diamond-in.html

 7-"Give Me Your Soul Please" 

A severely underrated album that did not get enough attention upon its release. Even supposed fans did not give this one a chance.

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2015/02/black-metal-history-month-diamond-in_21.html

6-"Conspiracy"

It might be a hot take for this album to not rank higher, but it is the most entrenched in conforming to 80s metal protocols.

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2025/02/black-metal-history-month-diamond-in_54.html

5-"House of God"

The most Mercyful Fate-sounding album of his solo career. 

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2025/02/black-metal-history-month-diamond-in_22.html

4-"Voodoo"

He recaptured his classic magic on this album. It packs a renewed punch other albums lacked.

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2025/02/black-metal-history-month-diamond-in_20.html

 

3-"Fatal Portrait" 

The classic songs of his solo debut give it the edge over the other seven albums here. 

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2025/02/black-metal-history-month-diamond-in.html

2-'Them" 

Anyone who knows who King Diamond I at least knows "Welcome Home" so no one can argue against this album's songwriting and dark metallic heft.  

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2025/02/black-metal-history-month-diamond-in_13.html

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1- "Abigail"

Not just the best King Diamond album, but one of the best metal albums ever. Even in the top 3 metal albums of all time.   

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2025/02/black-metal-history-month-diamond-in_11.html

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