Still Life
by Opeth
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Opeth bestography
Still Life is ranked 2nd best out of 19 albums by Opeth on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Opeth is Blackwater Park which is ranked number 751 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,293.
(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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Still Life track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Still Life 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 | SethGunde | Top 2 Music Albums of 1999 | 2/2 | 3 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | My Favorite Prog-Rock Albums | 44/100 | - |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1999 | 97/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | Museman | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 2/100 | 95 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Best Albums From Countries other than the UK, USA or Canada | 28/100 | - |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 89 Music Albums of 1999 | 27/89 | 4 |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 20 Music Albums of 1999 | 14/20 | 2 |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 29 Music Albums of 1999 | 20/29 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | 2 My Chart 1990s Pt 2 | 19/19 | - |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 67 Music Albums of 1999 | 12/67 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 164 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,281 | |||
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Still Life ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 3 days ago |  Special | 3,068 | 72/100 |
| ! | 08/05/2026 01:31 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 06/15/2026 21:24 | MNGamecock | 11 | 75/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.2/100, a mean average of 77.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.8.
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Still Life forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/31/2025 20:00 in Album of the day (#5369): Still Life by Opeth
Repo 03/31/2024 02:42 in Rank 'Em: The Beach BoysStill Life comments
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TheHolyKiwi TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/06/2015 10:41 | #140952 | TOP COMMENT
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Criminally underrated on this site, this is Opeth's best along with Blackwater Park.
Probably my favorite metal album of all time. There's a magical and medieval feel all across the album that's unlike any other metal album I've heard and it's GREAT
Agree with the one above me. It can't get why this isn't in the top 1000. Opeth's best along with BWP.
My favorite Opeth record by far, and one of the most underrated metal albums of all time. It combines the best parts of the My Arms, Your Hearse and Blackwater Park and every song is masterful.
teague TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/08/2020 17:55 | #249671 | TOP COMMENT
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This was actually my least favorite album upon first listening when I started listening to Opeth. Now it's probably my favorite by them. It's Opeth at their best, mixing beauty and brutality seamlessly. The way the first track, The Moor, builds is perfect and is one of their best songs. Serenity Painted Death is the only song that I'm not infinitely enthusiastic about, but it does not diminish my enthusiasm for the rest of the album. If you're a fan of progressive rock and/or death metal, I absolutely recommend this album. And band.
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