The Catastrophist
by Tortoise
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The Catastrophist is ranked 8th best out of 13 albums by Tortoise on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Tortoise is Millions Now Living Will Never Die which is ranked number 1094 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,598.
(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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The Catastrophist track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Catastrophist rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  drstuey | Top 35 Music Albums of 2016 | 19/35 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Record Collector Best New Releases 2016 | 34/37 | - |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 2016 | 91/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 2016 | 81/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | in April 2022 (2 B deleted) | 66/99 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 86 Music Albums of 2016 | 67/86 | 1 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 61 Music Albums of 2016 | 33/61 | 2 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2016 | 90/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Revista La Dosis Los 100 mejores discos internacionales de 2016 | 94/100 | - |
| 2026 | cronadigallina | Top 99 Music Albums of 2016 | 93/99 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 31 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 52 | |||
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The Catastrophist ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/25/2024 12:31 | AAL2014 | 4,318 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/17/2023 05:35 | PapaShiz86 | 11,760 | 79/100 |
| ! | 11/25/2022 08:49 | drstuey | 2,711 | 73/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.3/100, a mean average of 71.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.2.
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SleepDealer 08/31/2017 19:55 in WORST ALBUM BY YOUR FAVORITE ARTIST
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SleepDealer 01/27/2016 14:19 | #157893
While there are hints at classic Tortoise here (e.g. the first two tracks and Gesceap) the overall result is more disappointing than I'd hoped. I have no problem with vocals on a Tortoise album, however, the results are mixed - 'Rock On' sounds OK on its own but it spoils the flow of the album, and 'Yonder Blue' is lovely but creates a high that the following tracks pale in comparison to. It's great to have them back, but a shame they could not make something more coherent.
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