B-Side Guys

Sleep

Sleep’s albums, ranked by what the critics we trust thought of each one. 4 have a B-Side Breakdown, averaging 78 (Keeper). See the discography in release order.

What is Sleep’s best album?

By the critics, it’s a tie: Dopesmoker (2003) and Jerusalem (1996) each have a B-Side Breakdown of 84 (Keeper).

Next best: The Sciences (83). Lowest rated: Hempispheres (61).

Sleep albums ranked

Best to worst by B-Side Breakdown.

  1. 1. Dopesmoker (2003): 84 Keeper
  2. 2. Jerusalem (1996): 84 Keeper
  3. 3. The Sciences (2018): 83 Keeper
  4. 4. Hempispheres (2026): 61 Mixed Bag

Sleep discography, in release order

The earliest here84Jerusalem, 1996. Still the best reviewed.The latest61Hempispheres, 2026. 23 points below Jerusalem.

The career, by Breakdown

Every Sleep album with a B-Side Breakdown, in release order. Above the dashed line, most critics liked it.

5010070likedJerusalem (1996): 84841996Dopesmoker (2003): 84842003The Sciences (2018): 83832018Hempispheres (2026): 61612026

Every Sleep studio album, oldest first. One doesn't have a Breakdown yet; it gets one once three critics' reviews turn up.

  1. 1992Sleep's Holy MountainNo Breakdown yet
  2. 1996Album cover for Jerusalem by SleepJerusalem84 Keeper
  3. 2003Album cover for Dopesmoker by SleepDopesmoker84 Keeper
  4. 2018Album cover for The Sciences by SleepThe Sciences83 Keeper
  5. 2026Album cover for Hempispheres by SleepHempispheres61 Mixed Bag

Which critics love Sleep, and which don’t

Each outlet’s scores set against the other critics on the same albums. Outlets that scored at least 3 Sleep albums.

Warmest on SleepMojo13 points above the other critics, on average, across 3 albums.Coolest on SleepConsequence15 points below the other critics, on average, across 3 albums.Cooled off over timePitchfork2 points above the other critics in its reviews from 2012, 8 points below from 2018–2026.

Outlet by outlet

Average points above or below the other critics. Tap an outlet for its scores album by album.

Mojo3 albums+13
  1. Jerusalem 1996100 vs 78 from 3 others +22
  2. Dopesmoker 2003100 vs 78 from 3 others +22
  3. The Sciences 201880 vs 83 from 6 others −3

All Mojo reviews

AllMusic3 albums−1
  1. Jerusalem 199680 vs 85 from 3 others −5
  2. Dopesmoker 200380 vs 85 from 3 others −5
  3. The Sciences 201890 vs 82 from 6 others +9

All AllMusic reviews

Pitchfork4 albums−3
  1. Jerusalem 199685 vs 83 from 3 others +2
  2. Dopesmoker 200385 vs 83 from 3 others +2
  3. The Sciences 201884 vs 83 from 6 others +2
  4. Hempispheres 202648 vs 66 from 3 others −18

All Pitchfork reviews

Consequence3 albums−15
  1. Jerusalem 199670 vs 88 from 3 others −18
  2. Dopesmoker 200370 vs 88 from 3 others −18
  3. The Sciences 201875 vs 84 from 6 others −9

All Consequence reviews

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