Once More 'Round The Sun
by Mastodon
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Mastodon bestography
Once More 'Round The Sun is ranked 5th best out of 14 albums by Mastodon on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Mastodon is Crack The Skye which is ranked number 1049 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,667.
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Once More 'Round The Sun track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Once More 'Round The Sun rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | vruslov | Top 94 Music Albums of 2014 | 22/94 | 4 |
| 2026 | Museman | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 72/100 | 6 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2014 | 70/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 11 Music Albums of 2014 | 11/11 | 0 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Goûte mes disques Top 15 Métal/Punk 2014 | 2/15 | - |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 14/100 | 17 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Indie Rocks! Los 100 mejores discos del 2014 | 46/100 | - |
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 85 Music Albums of the 2010s | 71/85 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Graeme2 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 75/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2014 | 25/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 91 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 383 | |||
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Once More 'Round The Sun ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/01/2026 22:52 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,241 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/18/2026 12:59 | cicadelic | 14,165 | 73/100 |
| ! | 02/02/2026 16:18 | saltysurprise | 2,960 | 83/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.4/100, a mean average of 75.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.7.
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Once More 'Round The Sun forum mentions
neilgee 01/01/2026 20:53 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
Mercury 01/28/2022 18:12 in Greatest Metal According to Gowi/LedZep/Repo/Rocky and I!Once More 'Round The Sun comments
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zdwyatt TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/09/2015 18:40 | #131155 | TOP COMMENT
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On 2011's The Hunter, Mastodon shed their sludge roots and their recent progressive tendencies, shifting to a straightforward hard rock sound. On this record, they bring back a bit of the prog, but are still leaning heavily on catchy riffs and choruses. It hasn't done much to appease fans of their early work, but I like it. (Edited)
Great album, i love the way Mastodon is heading. Is more radio-friendly, but if there was more stuff like this on the radio, this would be a better world. I'm actually enjoying this better than The Hunter. Some tracks are a mix of Blood Mountain with some Crack The Skye vocals by Brann.
Pegasus 06/16/2015 23:52 | #143981 | TOP COMMENT
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Am I the only one who thinks this might be their best album? (Edited)
May not be as good as some of their earlier stuff, but still really good. High Road, Motherload, Chimes at Midnight are great, to name a few. Some tracks on the second half lose my interest a little, but overall this album is worth a listen if you like metal and Mastodon. (Edited)
Graeme2 TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/01/2014 22:32 | #125989 | TOP COMMENT
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Sounds great to me, I'm having this after a few cans. Not keen on the earlier stuff, I prefer this to be honest. Thought the previous album was good but this is much better. Might just go and see them. (Edited)
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