Album · Megadeth
So Far, So Good… So What! by Megadeth
So Far, So Good… So What! is an album by Megadeth, released in 1988. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Anarchy in the UK”, on 1 list with a best position of #268.
So Far, So Good... So What!, Megadeth's third album, came out on Capitol on January 19, 1988, and it's the only one they cut with drummer Chuck Behler and guitarist Jeff Young. Neither lasted: both were fired early in 1989, a few months after the world tour wrapped. Dave Mustaine is credited as producer, and David Ellefson holds down the bass.
The songs come at you fast and fiendishly tight, riffs flying at thrash velocity while Mustaine snarls his way through nuclear annihilation and free speech. Critics liked it at the time, though later reappraisals have been cooler. Commercial radio wouldn't touch it, yet it still cracked the top thirty of the Billboard 200 and eventually went platinum, a clear sign that Megadeth were about to climb out of the underground.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from So Far, So Good… So What! on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anarchy in the UK | 1 | #268 | – | 1990 | |
| 2 | In My Darkest Hour | 1 | #509 | – | 1990 | |
| 3 | 502 | 1 | #679 | – | 1990 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.