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The top-rated sludge album on Riffiter is Panopticon by Isis, rated 4.3/5 by 3 listeners.

327 sludge albums ranked by community ratings and listening on Riffiter. The community has rated 12 of 327 sludge albums, averaging 3.7/5, spanning 1969 to 2026.

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  1. Panopticon cover01PanopticonIsis · 2004★ 4.3 · 3
  2. Holocene cover

    02 Holocene

    The Ocean · 2023

    ★ 3.9 · 4
  3. Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic cover

    03 Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic

    The Ocean · 2020

    ★ 3.6 · 6
  4. De Doorn cover

    04 De Doorn

    Amenra · 2021

    ★ 3.5 · 8
  5. De Toorn cover

    05 De Toorn

    Amenra · 2025

    ★ 3.8 · 2
  6. De Doorn (Alternate Mix) cover

    06 De Doorn (Alternate Mix)

    Amenra · 2022

    ★ 4.0 · 2
  7. Mass Iiii cover

    07 Mass Iiii

    Amenra · 2011

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  8. Fluxion cover

    08 Fluxion

    The Ocean · 2005

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  9. What One Becomes cover

    09 What One Becomes

    Sumac · 2016

    ★ 5.0 · 1
  10. You Could Do It Tonight cover

    10 You Could Do It Tonight

    Couch Slut · 2024

    ★ 1.5 · 1
  11. With Fang and Claw cover

    11 With Fang and Claw

    Amenra · 2025

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  12. Oceanic cover

    12 Oceanic

    Isis · 2002

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  13. Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic cover

    13 Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic

    The Ocean · 2018

  14. Pelagial cover

    14 Pelagial

    The Ocean · 2013

  15. Mass III cover

    15 Mass III

    Amenra · 2011

  16. Heliocentric cover

    16 Heliocentric

    The Ocean · 2010

  17. Precambrian cover

    17 Precambrian

    The Ocean · 2007

  18. Anthropocentric cover

    18 Anthropocentric

    The Ocean · 2010

  19. Gateway cover

    19 Gateway

    Bongzilla · 2002

  20. God Luck and Good Speed cover

    20 God Luck and Good Speed

    Weedeater · 2007

  21. Amerijuanican cover

    21 Amerijuanican

    Bongzilla · 2005

  22. Mass II cover

    22 Mass II

    Amenra · 2011

  23. Mass V Vinyl Version cover

    23 Mass V Vinyl Version

    Amenra · 2013

  24. Afterlife cover

    24 Afterlife

    Amenra · 2011

  25. Aeolian cover

    25 Aeolian

    The Ocean · 2006

  26. The Deal cover

    26 The Deal

    Sumac · 2015

  27. Love In Shadow cover

    27 Love In Shadow

    Sumac · 2018

  28. Amenra - Live cover

    28 Amenra - Live

    Amenra · 2012

  29. The Healer cover

    29 The Healer

    Sumac · 2024

  30. Jason... the Dragon cover

    30 Jason... the Dragon

    Weedeater · 2011

  31. Mass I cover

    31 Mass I

    Amenra · 2013

  32. The Film cover

    32 The Film

    Sumac · 2025

  33. Stash / Methods for Attaining Extreme Altitudes cover

    33 Stash / Methods for Attaining Extreme Altitudes

    Bongzilla · 2007

  34. Fogdiver cover

    34 Fogdiver

    The Ocean · 2005

  35. ...and Justice for Y'all cover

    35 ...and Justice for Y'all

    Weedeater · 2001

  36. Mass V cover

    36 Mass V

    Amenra · 2012

  37. Goliathan cover

    37 Goliathan

    Weedeater · 2015

  38. Skunk (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) cover

    38 Skunk (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

    Amenra · 2024

  39. American Dollar Bill - Keep Facing Sideways, You're Too Hideous To Look At Face On cover

    39 American Dollar Bill - Keep Facing Sideways, You're Too Hideous To Look At Face On

    Sumac · 2018

  40. May You Be Held cover

    40 May You Be Held

    Sumac · 2020

  41. The Best of Weedeater cover

    41 The Best of Weedeater

    Weedeater · 2018

  42. Sixteen Tons cover

    42 Sixteen Tons

    Weedeater · 2003

  43. Live II cover

    43 Live II

    Amenra · 2015

  44. Doom Sessions, Vol. 4 cover

    44 Doom Sessions, Vol. 4

    Bongzilla · 2021

  45. Dab City cover

    45 Dab City

    Bongzilla · 2023

  46. Weedsconsin cover

    46 Weedsconsin

    Bongzilla · 2021

  47. Apogee cover

    47 Apogee

    Bongzilla · 2004

  48. Thank You Marijuana cover

    48 Thank You Marijuana

    Bongzilla · 2020

  49. Self Titled cover

    49 Self Titled

    Karp · 1997

  50. Two Beasts cover

    50 Two Beasts

    Sumac · 2020

  51. Take A Chance On Rock 'n' Roll cover

    51 Take A Chance On Rock 'n' Roll

    Couch Slut · 2020

  52. Black Crow Blues cover

    52 Black Crow Blues

    Amenra · 2022

  53. Sleepwalking Sailors cover

    53 Sleepwalking Sailors

    Helms Alee · 2014

  54. Before You I Appear cover

    54 Before You I Appear

    Sumac · 2016

  55. Harvey Milk: The Singles cover

    55 Harvey Milk: The Singles

    Harvey Milk · 2003

  56. Kathleen cover

    56 Kathleen

    Amenra · 2022

  57. Keep This Be the Way cover

    57 Keep This Be the Way

    Helms Alee · 2022

  58. Stillicide cover

    58 Stillicide

    Helms Alee · 2016

  59. Contempt cover

    59 Contempt

    Couch Slut · 2017

  60. Suplex cover

    60 Suplex

    Karp · 1996

  61. Noctiluca cover

    61 Noctiluca

    Helms Alee · 2019

  62. My Life As A Woman (2024 Remaster) cover

    62 My Life As A Woman (2024 Remaster)

    Couch Slut · 2024

  63. Terraformer cover

    63 Terraformer

    Knut · 2011

  64. The Iron Chair cover

    64 The Iron Chair

    Sumac · 2020

  65. Scene 1 cover

    65 Scene 1

    Sumac · 2025

  66. WFMU cover

    66 WFMU

    Sumac · 2018

  67. St Vitus 09​/​07​/​2018 cover

    67 St Vitus 09​/​07​/​2018

    Sumac · 2020

  68. Dabbing Rosin in Europe (Live) cover

    68 Dabbing Rosin in Europe (Live)

    Bongzilla · 2024

  69. Mustaches Wild cover

    69 Mustaches Wild

    Karp · 1994

  70. Flyin' Shoes cover

    70 Flyin' Shoes

    Amenra · 2022

  71. WASTED cover

    71 WASTED

    BL · 2026

  72. In the Absence of Truth cover

    72 In the Absence of Truth

    Isis · 2006

  73. Wavering Radiant cover

    73 Wavering Radiant

    Isis · 2009

  74. Yellow Dawn cover

    74 Yellow Dawn

    Sumac · 2024

  75. Hard Truth (feat. Candice Hoyes) cover

    75 Hard Truth (feat. Candice Hoyes)

    Sumac · 2025

  76. Nectar Collector cover

    76 Nectar Collector

    Bongzilla · 2021

  77. The Keeper's Tongue cover

    77 The Keeper's Tongue

    Sumac · 2024

  78. Earth Bong, Smoked, Mags Bags cover

    78 Earth Bong, Smoked, Mags Bags

    Bongzilla · 2021

  79. The Kelly Sessions cover

    79 The Kelly Sessions

    Harvey Milk · 2004

  80. Night Terror cover

    80 Night Terror

    Helms Alee · 2008

  81. Get Ready cover

    81 Get Ready

    Tusk · 2006

  82. Shock Out of Season cover

    82 Shock Out of Season

    Friendship · 2017

  83. Sundae Driver cover

    83 Sundae Driver

    Bongzilla · 2021

  84. Live at Roadburn 2024 the Couch Slut Brunch Hour cover

    84 Live at Roadburn 2024 the Couch Slut Brunch Hour

    Couch Slut · 2025

  85. Weatherhead cover

    85 Weatherhead

    Helms Alee · 2011

  86. Rigid Man cover

    86 Rigid Man

    Sumac · 2016

  87. Free the Weed cover

    87 Free the Weed

    Bongzilla · 2021

  88. King of Weed cover

    88 King of Weed

    Bongzilla · 2023

  89. Interachnid cover

    89 Interachnid

    Helms Alee · 2019

  90. Tripping Up the Stairs cover

    90 Tripping Up the Stairs

    Helms Alee · 2022

  91. Helms Alee / Young Widows - Split cover

    91 Helms Alee / Young Widows - Split

    Helms Alee · 2014

  92. The Donkey (Abridged) cover

    92 The Donkey (Abridged)

    Couch Slut · 2024

  93. Helms Alee (Audiotree Live) cover

    93 Helms Alee (Audiotree Live)

    Helms Alee · 2016

  94. Tree of No Return cover

    94 Tree of No Return

    Tusk · 2011

  95. Scene 4 (feat. Sovei) cover

    95 Scene 4 (feat. Sovei)

    Sumac · 2025

  96. Claw of the Sloth cover

    96 Claw of the Sloth

    Weedeater · 2015

  97. See Sights Smell Smells cover

    97 See Sights Smell Smells

    Helms Alee · 2022

  98. The Resisting Dreamer cover

    98 The Resisting Dreamer

    Tusk · 2022

  99. Scene 1 (Shapednoise Remix) cover

    99 Scene 1 (Shapednoise Remix)

    Sumac · 2025

  100. C.A.R.T.S cover

    100 C.A.R.T.S

    Bongzilla · 2023

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