Third
by Portishead

Album
Third by Portishead
Year: 2008
Release date: 2008-04-25
Overall rank: 293rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 850 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 2008 (3rd)
Award Top 50 albums of of the 2000s (43rd)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (293rd)

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Portishead bestography

Third is ranked 2nd best out of 8 albums by Portishead on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Portishead is Dummy which is ranked number 64 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 16,049.

Portishead album bestography « Higher ranked (64th)
Dummy This album (293rd)
Third Lower ranked (992nd) »
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Third track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 85 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Track pick (860 - 157 votes)
Silence
Average Rating: 86 (157 votes)Comments: View 0
2.
Hunter
Average Rating: 84 (145 votes)Comments: View 0
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Nylon Smile
Average Rating: 82 (132 votes)Comments: View 0
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The Rip
Average Rating: 89 (209 votes)Comments: View 0
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Plastic
Average Rating: 83 (127 votes)Comments: View 0
6.
We Carry On
Average Rating: 86 (151 votes)Comments: View 0
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Deep Water
Average Rating: 82 (134 votes)Comments: View 1
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Machine Gun
Average Rating: 87 (175 votes)Comments: View 0
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Small
Average Rating: 83 (128 votes)Comments: View 1
10.
Magic Doors
Average Rating: 85 (134 votes)Comments: View 0
11.
Threads
Average Rating: 85 (138 votes)Comments: View 0

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Third rankings

Third rankings summary
Overall rank: 293rd | 2000s rank: 43rd | 2008 rank: 3rd  Overall chart history
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Third ratings

Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 850 votes)
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75/100
 !		09/14/2026 20:21 Foxforce5  Ratings distribution  48575/100
 
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 !		09/07/2026 00:49 xhitmanx  Ratings distribution  1,60475/100
 
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 !		08/25/2026 17:16 gilmourdavid  Ratings distribution  759/100

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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.6/100, a mean average of 79.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.


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Third forum mentions

This album has been referenced 89 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From BestEverAlbums 28 hours ago in Album of the day (#7471): Third by Portishead
“Today's album of the day Third by Portishead ( | ) Year: 2008. Country: Portishead discography rank: 2nd (out of Tracks: 1. 2. Hunter 3. Nylon Smile 4. 5. Plastic 6. We Carry On 7. Deep Water 8. 9. Small 10. Magic Doors 11. Threads indicates a top-rated track. Top voted comments: "This record will…”
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From BestEverAlbums 09/09/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5430): By ForegroundNoise
“Today's chart of the day Top 50 Music Albums of the 2000s by ForegroundNoise () 1. by (2006) 4. (2005) 6. by (2001) 7. by (2000) 8. by (2006) 9. by (2000) 10. by (2000) 12. by (2001) 14. by (2001) 15. by (2001) 16. by (2004) 18. by (2003) 19. (2009) 21. by (2003) 22. by (2002) 23. by by (2002) 25.…”
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From BestEverAlbums 09/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements
“The overall chart is ever changing, and it's difficult to keep up with the detail of what's happening. So, for those people who are interested, this post attempts to show the latest movements - biggest climbers, movers, new entries and leavers for the top 100, 250, 500 & 1000 over the past month,…”
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Third comments

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100/100
From 09/29/2022 00:46 | #290034
Not for everyone. I can see that. But for me , this might be their best album. (Edited)
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60/100
From 07/25/2022 20:26 | #287818
Difficult to engage with; ultimately pretty dull. (Edited)
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Rating:  
75/100
From 01/28/2022 13:58 | #280222
Good for wrist slicing. Dark as hell (Edited)
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40/100
From 01/08/2022 11:49 | #278827
The Rip and Machine Gun are highlights, but the rest of the album was hard work. (Edited)
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80/100
From 08/25/2021 23:43 | #272844
Mais experimentalistas, valeu a pena!
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