Rainier Fog
by Alice In Chains

Rainier Fog by Alice In Chains
Year: 2018
Release date: 2018-08-24
Overall rank: 8,067th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 78 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2018 (140th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (1,564th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,067th)

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Alice In Chains bestography

Rainier Fog is ranked 8th best out of 17 albums by Alice In Chains on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Alice In Chains is Dirt which is ranked number 206 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,423.

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Rainier Fog rankings

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Overall rank: 8,067th | 2010s rank: 1,564th | 2018 rank: 140th
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2026 pedro19762025: Most Played40/100 -
2026vruslovTop 95 Music Albums of 201826/954
2026 paladisiac2010s 65rating (66), #001-100*11/76 -
2026 paladisiactop 65r albums (66), #0001-0100*42/77 -
2026saltysurpriseTop 100 Music Albums of 201850/1003
2025GendjarTop 33 Music Albums of the 2010s30/332
2025 teagueTop 71 Music Albums of 201811/714
2025DJStuart79Top 74 Music Albums of 20184/745
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2025 pedro19762024: Most Played7/40 -
2024 pedro1976Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s60/1008
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2024GendjarTop 9 Music Albums of 20189/91
2024 jeremy9Top 72 Music Albums of 201846/722
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 59
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 155
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72/100 (from 78 votes)
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02/28/2026 01:37 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100
 
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02/19/2026 06:46 Sumbody  Ratings distribution  1,80176/100
 
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02/02/2026 13:47 saltysurprise  Ratings distribution  2,94283/100
 
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.0/100, a mean average of 71.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.7.

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From 05/12/2021 08:55 | #269601
May21. Over two years after this was out, so let's see what I think. In that time I have added the title track, 'The One You Know' and 'Never fade' to my 2018 H100 lists.
I remember thinking that the album lacked variety and I did not like as much as previous albums. But it also took time for me to love 'The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here' too. I also remember wishing they would return to putting a few of their faster, shorter songs on albums: everythign here is four-and-a-half minutes or longer.
'The One You Know' is a solid opener, but the riffs of 'Ranier Fog' really got my attention. There is some great sounds on this one. I like the vocals too. I have grown to like 'Fly' over time, but alongside the other songs here, it blends in.
'Drone' does exactly that and goes for too long and the next couple of tracks seem to merge with it. 'Maybe' sounds a little like 'Fly' and stands out a little with it's slower tempo. 'So Far Under' has a good riff, as does 'Never Fade', but the latter also has a very good chorus. Not sure the long 'All I Am' was needed at the end.
Too much of this album has a similar tone and speed. This really needs some shorter belters like 'Dam That River', 'Them Bones' or even 'Would?' It all just blends together, which some might see as a strength, but this is not the only sound I like from this band. 3/5
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From 11/08/2018 10:48 | #224114
Good album, right blend of heavy and melody
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From 09/30/2018 01:29 | #221864
Fresh, solid album from Duvall era AIC. A lot deeper and more introspective than their previous effort, for which it trades a lot of its heaviness and grungy grooves. Nothing groundbreaking but a solid effort on par with what you would expect from modern AIC.
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From 09/04/2018 16:49 | #220581
Top 10 album of the year! Vintage AIC! A 90’s throwback
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