Editing So Far, So Good... So What! (section)

{{Short description|1988 studio album by Megadeth}}
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{{Infobox album
| name       = So Far, So Good... So What!
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Megadeth]]
| cover      = Megadeth-SoFar.jpg
| alt        = An image of a shell-studded, combat-clad soldier whose melted face leers menacingly from beneath a crude helmet. Amidst the ruins of a nuclear holocaust, he stands poised with a powerful weapon behind the distant planet Earth.
| released   = {{Start date|1988|01|19}}
| recorded   = 1987
| venue      =
| studio     = Music Grinder, [[Los Angeles]]
| genre      = [[Thrash metal]]
| length     = {{Duration|m=34|s=26}}
| label      = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| producer   = {{hlist|Paul Lani|[[Dave Mustaine]]}}
| prev_title = [[Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?]]
| prev_year  = 1986
| next_title = [[Rust in Peace]]
| next_year  = 1990
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = So Far, So Good... So What!
 | type        = studio

 | single1     = Hook in Mouth
 | single1date = January 11, 1988
 | single2     = [[Anarchy in the U.K.#Megadeth|Anarchy in the U.K.]]
 | single2date = February 17, 1988
 | single3     = Mary Jane
 | single3date = May 12, 1988
 | single4     = [[In My Darkest Hour]]
 | single4date = June 17, 1988
}}
}}

'''''So Far, So Good... So What!''''' is the third [[studio album]] by American [[thrash metal]] band [[Megadeth]], released on January 19, 1988, by [[Capitol Records]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Megadeth - So Far, So Good...So What! Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/so-far-so-goodso-what!-mw0000198682 |access-date=October 21, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> It was the band's only album recorded with drummer [[Chuck Behler]] and guitarist [[Jeff Young]], both of whom were fired from the band in early 1989, several months after the completion of [[So Far, So Good...So What! Tour|the album's world tour]]. ''So Far, So Good... So What!'' features music performed at fast tempos with technical ability; lyrically, frontman and guitarist [[Dave Mustaine]] addresses a variety of topics, including [[nuclear holocaust]] and [[freedom of speech]].

''So Far, So Good... So What!'' was well received by critics upon its release, although retrospective analysis has been less favorable. It managed to enter the top-thirty of the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] (although it received no commercial radio play), and charted in several other countries as well. The album was eventually certified [[RIAA certification|platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]], and indicated Megadeth's forthcoming emergence from the [[underground music]] scene.<ref>{{cite web |title=SO FAR, SO GOOD… SO WHAT! |url=https://megadeth.com/releases/5058/ |website=Megadeth.com |access-date=August 29, 2022}}</ref>