The Violent Sleep Of Reason
by Meshuggah
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Meshuggah bestography
The Violent Sleep Of Reason is ranked 6th best out of 15 albums by Meshuggah on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Meshuggah is Nothing (2002) which is ranked number 8341 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 150.
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The Violent Sleep Of Reason track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Violent Sleep Of Reason rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 59 minutes ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | vruslov | Top 95 Music Albums of 2016 | 17/95 | 4 |
| 2026 | Prophet | Top 35 Greatest Music Albums | 16/35 | 56 |
| 2026 | vruslov | Top 86 Music Albums of the 2010s | 77/86 | 2 |
| 2023 |  MW19704U | Top 75 Music Albums of 2016 | 68/75 | 1 |
| 2020 | dexmc | Top 34 Music Albums of the 2010s | 27/34 | 5 |
| 2017 | hedera | Top 100 Music Albums of 2016 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2016 | Metal Hammer | Top 50 Albums Of 2016 | 4/50 | 5 |
| 2016 | New Noise | New Noise 2016 en 85 disques | 14/85 | 4 |
| 2016 | Decibel | Top 40 Albums of 2016 | 17/40 | 3 |
| 2016 | metal.de | Die 20 besten Alben 2016 | 17/20 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 10 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 83 | |||
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The Violent Sleep Of Reason ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/10/2026 15:55 | TonySayers61 | 25,057 | 64/100 |
| ! | 09/27/2024 20:19 | bcc | 1,132 | 68/100 |
| ! | 09/11/2024 05:06 | PapaShiz86 | 11,566 | 79/100 |
| ! | 03/13/2023 12:21 | MW19704U | 6,988 | 59/100 |
| ! | 12/08/2022 17:09 | LosWochos | 47,348 | 75/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.4/100, a mean average of 68.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.8.
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Good, phenomenal production, challenging at times, groovy and jammy and less mechanical than previous offerings. A good listen front to back, holding some of their best tracks.
Standouts: Clockworks, Violent Sleep
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