Pelagial
by The Ocean
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The Ocean bestography
Pelagial is ranked 2nd best out of 9 albums by The Ocean on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Ocean is Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic which is ranked number 17132 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 65.
(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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Pelagial track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Pelagial rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  MW19704U | Top 59 Music Albums of 2013 | 28/59 | 3 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Post-Metal | 3/54 | - |
| 2025 | RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 15/100 | 4 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 2013 by Metal Storm | 2/20 | - |
| 2024 |  EyeKanFly | AM Bubbling Under 2010s 05 | 69/100 | - |
| 2023 | Guigou | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 76/100 | 5 |
| 2023 | RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 90/100 | 2 |
| 2023 | ASOARE | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 83/100 | 1 |
| 2023 | RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Metal Albums | 28/100 | - |
| 2021 |  pa | Top 52 Music Albums of 2013 | 44/52 | 1 |
| 2020 |  Spyglass | A Mood for Lullabies | 69/70 | - |
| 2020 | VISIONS | Die 100 besten Alben der 2010er | 98/100 | 1 |
| 2017 |  TheHolyKiwi | Top 50 Music Albums of 2013 | 9/50 | 4 |
| 2017 | MW19704U | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 43/100 | 12 |
| 2013 | Metal Hammer | Albums of the year 2013 | 85/100 | 1 |
| 2013 | Rock-A-Rolla | Top 50 Albums Of 2013 | 9/50 | 4 |
| 2013 | VISIONS | The 50 Best Albums of 2013 | 23/50 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 17 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 40 | |||
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Pelagial ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/26/2026 01:21 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,468 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/24/2026 02:28 | iann97 | 2,105 | 74/100 |
| ! | 02/17/2024 15:37 | LosWochos | 47,374 | 75/100 |
| ! | 09/22/2022 13:05 |  LedZep | 5,103 | 79/100 |
| ! | 02/28/2021 01:12 | MegoEvilBear | 2,145 | 75/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.7/100, a mean average of 73.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.7.
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pa 08/01/2014 13:20 | #118280
great comment Rocky!
RockyRaccoon 08/10/2013 14:29 | #83644
So this album is a concept album, and the concept is actually pretty cool. The tracks are built around the idea of someone going deeper and deeper through the different depth zones of the ocean. From the surface to the deepest part of the ocean. As you get “deeper” into the ocean (or deeper into the album) the music gets darker, simulating the loss of light. The surface is lighter, but the deep, that’s where it gets dark, that’s where it gets heavy, and the ride down there is fantastic. Instrumentally, this album is fantastic, initially it was going to be released as an exclusively instrumental album, but later, The Ocean decided to add vocals, and I’m glad they did, the vocals really add some extra depth (no pun intended) to the album. Though, if you want to hear the instrumental version, they released that too. The album is fantastic, it’s really a ride you should take, one through the whole album.
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