Discouraged Ones
by Katatonia

Discouraged Ones by Katatonia
Year: 1998
Overall rank: 8,064th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 48 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1998 (126th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (1,304th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,064th)

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Discouraged Ones is ranked as the best album by Katatonia.

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Overall rank: 8,064th | 1990s rank: 1,304th | 1998 rank: 126th
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2026 cestuneblagueTop 100 Music Albums of 199836/1003
2026 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of 199852/1002
2025 FischmanTop 100 Music Albums of 199875/1001
2025 MW19704UMetal On Metal: The Hitchhiker's Guide To Heavy Metal74/100 -
2025 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of 199842/1003
2024 btener11Top 100 Greatest Music Albums45/10043
2024 btener11Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s24/10015
2024 teagueTop 45 Music Albums of 19983/455
2023ThuramThugoodRanked - Katatonia - Ranked12/17 -
2023 MW19704UTop 100 Music Albums of 199811/1005
2021 teagueMy Favorite Album Covers25/47 -
2021 teagueTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s39/10012
2020 StefanR10Top 100 Music Albums of 199878/1001
2020panapsalTop 100 Music Albums of 199844/1003
2019 FischmanMy Top Metal Albums of 199810/10 -
2018 DanielNunes93Top 100 Greatest Music Albums72/1005
2018ImaybeparanoidTop 100 Music Albums of 199882/1001
2018 DanielNunes93Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s15/10017
2018 KaiserTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s29/10014
2017 KaiserTop 100 Greatest Music Albums89/1001
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 33
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 155
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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 48 votes)
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03/20/2026 09:26 pago82  Ratings distribution  3,18071/100
 
70/100
 
06/21/2025 00:43 iann97  Ratings distribution  2,02074/100
 
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02/27/2025 10:09 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  24,21464/100
 
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06/14/2023 07:22 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,47673/100
 
70/100
 
03/11/2023 22:08 Igtonumama  Ratings distribution  10,79163/100

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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.3/100, a mean average of 73.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.5.

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From 05/17/2011 06:20 | #21846
Perhaps the most criminally under-appreciated album ever. A gorgeous, sorrowful, and brilliantly cohesive piece of art. A masterpiece that transcends genre.
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