Discouraged Ones
by Katatonia

Album
Discouraged Ones by Katatonia
Year: 1998
Release date: 1998-04-27
Overall rank: 5,817th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 49 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1998 (99th)
Award Top albums of of the 1990s (945th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,817th)

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Discouraged Ones track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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I Break
Average Rating: 79 (8 votes)Comments: View 0
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Stalemate
Average Rating: 79 (8 votes)Comments: View 0
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Deadhouse
Average Rating: 80 (7 votes)Comments: View 0
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Relention
Average Rating: 78 (6 votes)Comments: View 0
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Cold Ways
Average Rating: 79 (7 votes)Comments: View 0
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Gone
Average Rating: 78 (6 votes)Comments: View 0
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Last Resort
Average Rating: 78 (7 votes)Comments: View 0
8.
Nerve
Average Rating: 78 (6 votes)Comments: View 0
9.
Saw You Drown
Average Rating: 79 (7 votes)Comments: View 0
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Instrumental
Average Rating: 77 (6 votes)Comments: View 0
11.
Distrust
Average Rating: 78 (6 votes)Comments: View 0

Discouraged Ones rankings

Discouraged Ones rankings summary
Overall rank: 5,817th | 1990s rank: 945th | 1998 rank: 99th  Overall chart history
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Discouraged Ones ratings

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75/100 (from 49 votes)
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 !		05/29/2026 03:04 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  15,68470/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.1/100, a mean average of 73.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.4.


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From BestEverAlbums 07/02/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5361): By deadhouse
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by (1970) 2. by by (1965) 4. (1980) 5. by by (1967) 7. by (1959) 8. by by (1985) 10. by (1967) 12. by (1971) 13. by (1959) 14. by (1970) 15. by (1968) 16. by by (1979) 19. by (1966) 20. by (1969) 21. by (1960) 22. by (1959) 23. by…”
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From albummaster 01/07/2014 15:00 in World album of the day (#490): Discouraged Ones by Katatonia
“Today's world album of the day Discouraged Ones by Katatonia ( | ) Year: 1998. Country: Overall rank: 3,998 Average rating: 73/100 (from 15 votes). Tracks: 1. I Break 2. Stalemate 3. Deadhouse 4. Relention 5. Cold Ways 6. Gone 7. Last Resort 8. Nerve 9. Saw You Drown 10. Instrumental 11. Distrust…”
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From albummaster 12/12/2012 15:00 in World album of the day (#111): Discouraged Ones by Katatonia
“Today's world album of the day Discouraged Ones by Katatonia ( | ) Year: 1998. Overall rank: 3498. Average rating: 75/100 (from 11 votes). Tracks: 1. I Break 2. Stalemate 3. Deadhouse 4. Relention 5. Cold Ways 6. Gone 7. Last Resort 8. Nerve 9. Saw You Drown 10. Instrumental 11. Distrust About…”
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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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