Paracosm
by Washed Out
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Washed Out bestography
Paracosm is ranked 2nd best out of 7 albums by Washed Out on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Washed Out is Within And Without which is ranked number 3090 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 495.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Paracosm track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Paracosm rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 26 Music Albums of 2013 | 7/26 | 4 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 50 Music Albums of 2013 | 28/50 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | MeHaceRuido Los mejores discos en inglés 2013 | 13/40 | - |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 93/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 10/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Jorbaa | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 18/100 | 17 |
| 2026 | Jorbaa | 101-200 | 71/100 | - |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 34/100 | 13 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | The Owl The 25 Best Albums of 2013 | 23/25 | - |
| 2026 |  ShadowColossi | Top 70 Music Albums of the 2010s | 61/70 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 56 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 180 | |||
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Paracosm ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 03/14/2026 03:34 | imacgill | 2,869 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/05/2026 11:14 | TonySayers61 | 25,845 | 64/100 |
| ! | 02/04/2025 03:09 | jnmayles | 2,393 | 73/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.0/100, a mean average of 74.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.1.
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Paracosm forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 07/04/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5363): By LowkeyParacosm comments
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There is a certain listening space for this record where it unendingly delivers. In that regard it is amazing. Only "Paracosm" is a standout track that I have listened to unquenchably, the rest are stylistically great but never groundbreaking. I like it better than "Within and Without" due to better production choices (specifically bringing back the reverb-heavy vocals that are more buried in the mix), the more upbeat tone, and the pacing.
Gooz 12/23/2013 14:31 | #98547 | TOP COMMENT
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An amazing listening experience = good album. But I'm still curious to see what will shows up after more listenings.
While not by any means a fantastic album, Paracosm does do a very good job of evoking a certian feeling, one of dream-like stupor, and that more than makes up for most of its shortcomings.
imnotanotter 08/21/2013 15:36 | #84288 | TOP COMMENT
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Feel-good, dreamy, summtertime sound that always makes for an enjoyable listen.
dreamy and beautiful - what is not to like?
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