Portishead
by Portishead
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Portishead bestography
Portishead is ranked 3rd best out of 8 albums by Portishead on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Portishead is Dummy which is ranked number 63 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 16,133.
(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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Portishead track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Portishead rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | L'Indic 1997 Le choix des critiques | 37/51 | - |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 55 Music Albums of 1997 | 17/55 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 90 Music Albums of 1997 | 15/90 | 4 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 83/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Q magazine Recordings Of The Year 1997 | 33/50 | - |
| 2026 |  imimesis | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 50/100 | 10 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1997 | 100/100 | - |
| 2026 | araidernomore | Top 7 Music Albums of 1997 | 6/7 | 1 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Oaza Best Albums 1997 | 6/30 | - |
| 2026 |  LebowskiRams | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 58/100 | 9 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 388 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,763 | |||
Portishead collection
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Portishead ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/02/2026 20:57 | xhitmanx | 1,573 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/31/2026 13:53 | Scrabbler | 291 | 76/100 |
| ! | 07/23/2026 18:50 |  DommeDamian | 7,699 | 48/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.8/100, a mean average of 77.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 4 days ago in Monthly overall chart movements BestEverAlbums 08/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements BestEverAlbums 07/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movementsPortishead comments
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Strangel 02/25/2024 11:30 | #302214
I rate this right up there with their other two albums. This captures a feeling and runs with it to the end. Beth Gibbons has the most haunting, soul crushing voice. Just let it all wash over you until you come out the other side. (Edited)
doombringer 02/03/2024 13:12 | #301687
This album was/is a once-in-a-blue-moon experience. Innovative , dark , moody ..Not many acts that you can compare with..or that even sound alike. Unique and timeless .... (Edited)
Good album that I need to explore more.
Over is great, and I love the intro to Half Day Closing, but overall I didn't find the album that special.
With the exception of "Humming", which was really enjoyable, I can't say I get it.
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