Dopesmoker
by Sleep (US)

Dopesmoker by Sleep (US)
Year: 2003
Release date: 2003-04-22
Overall rank: 2,082nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 174 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2003 (40th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (343rd)
Award Best albums of all time (2,082nd)

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Sleep (US) bestography

Dopesmoker is ranked as the best album by Sleep (US).

Sleep (US) album bestography « Higher ranked
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This album (2,082nd)
Dopesmoker
Lower ranked (4,077th) »
The Sciences

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Dopesmoker rankings

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Overall rank: 2,082nd | 2000s rank: 343rd | 2003 rank: 40th

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Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 174 votes)
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01/02/2026 22:20 e2cassag51  Ratings distribution  1,21679/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.6/100, a mean average of 77.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.6.

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85/100
From 03/12/2018 00:14 | #210691
Heeeeeeeavy. But also very ambitious. It may sound weird and not comparable but this and 69 Love Songs by Magnetic Fields are two of the most ambitious albums I've heard. One is a bunch of crazy love songs, the other is... well, yeah.
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From 04/25/2017 18:25 | #189838
PROCEEDS THE WEEDIAN; NAZARETH!
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From 06/30/2015 02:25 | #144839
An absolutely incredible piece. This song is (sadly, as of now) the final album by the stoner metal pioneers Sleep, and really is quite impressive. Judging the fact this was recorded back in 1996, the fact that they recorded a song with such a length using the limited technology of the time is an unbelievable feat. The entire piece sounds like a caravan of stoned travelers heading to a city, which is perfect because that's what the entire song's lyrics are about. Overall, I can't think of anything wrong with this hour long ode to weed, and it really is an amazing piece.
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70/100
From 12/14/2014 02:02 | #129333
I'm not sure if I enjoyed this, but I certainly couldn't stop listening. It really sucked me in and now I don't think I'll ever be the same.
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From 03/28/2014 23:37 | #107938
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From 07/31/2013 15:00 | #82814
It's repetitive, overly long, and is definitely one of the most atmospheric albums ever. A masterpiece of stoner metal.
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From 02/20/2012 01:56 | #37188
This album is like a distant planet covered by a narcotic haze and surrounded by deformed moons.
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From 11/08/2011 04:43 | #30115
When you think of the term "weed apocalypse", something as heavy, gloomy, demanding and transcendent as Dopesmoker probably doesn't occur to you as something that would be such an event's soundtrack. Ultimately, the best thing a work of art can do is surprise us.
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From 10/20/2011 21:33 | #28756
Extremely heavy stuff. The whole sound has such a surreal effect. And, if nothing else, it has a really cool cover art!
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