Ghost Reveries
by Opeth

Album
Ghost Reveries by Opeth
Year: 2005
Release date: 2005-08-27
Overall rank: 1,370th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 228 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2005 (25th)
Award Top albums of of the 2000s (207th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,370th)

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Opeth bestography

Ghost Reveries is ranked 4th best out of 19 albums by Opeth on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Opeth is Blackwater Park which is ranked number 751 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,294.

Opeth album bestography « Higher ranked (1,368th)
Damnation This album (1,370th)
Ghost Reveries Lower ranked (2,169th) »
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Ghost Reveries track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 85 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Track pick (880 - 76 votes)
Ghost Of Perdition
Average Rating: 88 (76 votes)Comments: View 2
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Track pick (860 - 59 votes)
The Baying Of The Hounds
Average Rating: 86 (59 votes)Comments: View 0
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Beneath The Mire
Average Rating: 83 (50 votes)Comments: View 0
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Atonement
Average Rating: 83 (49 votes)Comments: View 1
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Track pick (860 - 59 votes)
Reverie/Harlequin Forest
Average Rating: 86 (59 votes)Comments: View 0
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Hours Of Wealth
Average Rating: 84 (49 votes)Comments: View 0
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The Grand Conjuration
Average Rating: 84 (55 votes)Comments: View 0
8.
Isolation Years
Average Rating: 84 (50 votes)Comments: View 0

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Ghost Reveries rankings

Ghost Reveries rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,370th | 2000s rank: 207th | 2005 rank: 25th  Overall chart history
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Ghost Reveries ratings

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Ghost Reveries forum mentions

This album has been referenced 30 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From BestEverAlbums 07/17/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5376): By bonnequestion
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by by by by (2011) 5. by (1966) 6. by (1973) 7. by (1971) 8. by by (1999) 10. by (1972) 11. by by (2008) 14. by (1991) 15. by (2010) 16. by (2008) 17. by (2012) 18. (1975) 19. by (2020) 20. by (2021) 22. by (1972) 23. by by (2002) 25.…”
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From Mercury 05/27/2021 00:33 in You must listen to the album below you: canon edition
“sorry for the redundant lol in that last post from me lol ---------------- 1. At first I was like, "Great, another album by Opeth that does the same stuff as the others I've heard." But then track 3 and 4 (the first 2 songs under 10 minutes) were very different and track 3 in particular called…”
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From 04/16/2016 23:47 | #163953 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Sometimes I compare this to Blackwater.
Absoltely brilliant, poetry, and the epitome of prog in the new century
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From 08/27/2019 18:14 | #241769 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Soldier of Fortune is only a bonus track though? It was never my favourite Opeth album (or even close for that matter), but the more I listen to it the more I appreciate songwriting. Still not my top 5 Opeth albums, but it's a real grower
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From 07/21/2022 21:32 | #287699 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
For myself, Opeth are the flag bearers of true prog metal and this is another fine album from them. Segmented, layered and complex on most tracks as always. They're one band which does take multiple listens to before passing judgement. And the verdict is they are never one to disappoint and that it always turns out fucking great.
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From 02/25/2023 18:51 | #294441 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Overall Opeth's best album. Start's off with a banger and doesn't stop sounding magnificent all the way to the end.

Favourite songs:
Ghost of Perdition, Harlequin Forest & Grand Conjuration
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From 10/31/2010 19:27 | #16133 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Good album but a little difficult to listen to in one sitting.
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