Cold Dark Place
by Mastodon
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Mastodon bestography
Cold Dark Place is ranked 11th best out of 14 albums by Mastodon on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Mastodon is Crack The Skye which is ranked number 1095 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,596.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Cold Dark Place track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Cold Dark Place rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Mastodon | 10/11 | - |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 99 Music Albums of 2017 | 89/99 | 1 |
| 2026 | AAL2014 | Top 59 Music Albums of 2017 | 33/59 | 2 |
| 2023 |  MW19704U | Top 80 Music Albums of 2017 | 51/80 | 2 |
| 2020 | cronadigallina | Top 100 Music Albums of 2017 | 88/100 | 1 |
| 2019 | Highhopes | Top 22 Music Albums of 2017 | 7/22 | 4 |
| 2018 |  sageamagoo | Top 30 Music Albums of 2017 | 22/30 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 11 | |||
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Cold Dark Place ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 3 days ago | AAL2014 | 4,220 | 75/100 |
| ! | 10/18/2025 14:15 |  MagicSix | 1,092 | 60/100 |
| ! | 08/09/2025 15:15 | Lazi | 246 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/20/2025 08:38 | Musicmister9988 | 202 | 96/100 |
| ! | 02/24/2025 10:17 | tiger555 | 415 | 93/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.8/100, a mean average of 77.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.8.
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Oct19. This band is at the top of its game when such quality songs don't make albums. These were recorded during sessions for Once More 'Round the Sun and Emperor of Sand.
First song, 'North Side Star' is a corker, with mid-song jam sessions - well that's what it feels like. I was about to write that 'Blue Walsh' is a bit slow and bland, and then it takes off about the 3 1/2 minute mark. I loved 'Toe to Toes' from the first time I heard it. A cool acoustic intro, then awesome soaring lyrics on rumbling drums. The different guitar parts are awesome - I can only think this did not fit the theme to miss being on Emperor of Sand; it is a very good song.
Last song and title track is a long, slow, brooding affair that did not do a lot for me, though the solo near end is worth the wait. 3.5/5
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