Dopesmoker
by Sleep (US)
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Dopesmoker is ranked as the best album by Sleep (US).
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Dopesmoker track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 69 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/07/2026 22:57 | xhitmanx | 1,572 | 74/100 |
| ! | 06/16/2026 21:21 |  Cargusbralem | 916 | 67/100 |
| ! | 04/19/2026 17:21 | VanillaBean | 1,188 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/02/2026 22:20 | e2cassag51 | 1,216 | 79/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2025 17:58 | mutant | 1,671 | 56/100 |
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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 79.5/100, a mean average of 77.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.7.
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LedZep 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. (Edited)
Skinny 04/25/2017 18:25 | #189838
PROCEEDS THE WEEDIAN; NAZARETH! (Edited)
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. (Edited)
babyBlueSedan 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. (Edited)
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rayword45 07/31/2013 15:00 | #82814 | TOP COMMENT
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It's repetitive, overly long, and is definitely one of the most atmospheric albums ever. A masterpiece of stoner metal. (Edited)
This album is like a distant planet covered by a narcotic haze and surrounded by deformed moons. (Edited)
40footwolf 11/08/2011 04:43 | #30115 | TOP COMMENT
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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.
Necharsian 10/20/2011 21:33 | #28756 | TOP COMMENT
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Extremely heavy stuff. The whole sound has such a surreal effect. And, if nothing else, it has a really cool cover art! (Edited)
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