Kettle Whistle
by Jane's Addiction
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Jane's Addiction bestography
Kettle Whistle is ranked 6th best out of 10 albums by Jane's Addiction on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Jane's Addiction is Ritual De Lo Habitual which is ranked number 630 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,698.
(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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Kettle Whistle track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Kettle Whistle rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 78 Music Albums of 1997 | 9/78 | 4 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1997 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Robert Anton Wilson | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 88/100 | 12 |
| 2026 | Robert Anton Wilson | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 30/100 | 14 |
| 2026 | Robert Anton Wilson | Top 10 Music Albums of 1997 | 7/10 | 2 |
| 2026 | Purplepash | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 71/100 | 6 |
| 2023 |  Crhmgs | Top 20 Music Albums of 1997 | 18/20 | 1 |
| 2022 | scoob73 | Top 25 Music Albums of 1997 | 18/25 | 2 |
| 2015 |  lightmyway | Top 63 Music Albums of 1997 | 50/63 | 1 |
| 2014 |  Vaggelis | Top 100 Music Albums of 1997 | 88/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 47 | |||
Kettle Whistle collection
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Kettle Whistle ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 04/25/2026 21:33 | Robert Anton Wil | 1,149 | 84/100 |
| ! | 01/05/2026 02:57 | traistboar | 1,794 | 79/100 |
| ! | 12/03/2025 12:24 |  Tamthebam | 23,323 | 69/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.7/100, a mean average of 76.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.3.
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I don't know why everybody hated this album. For me, it is the only Jane's Addiction album which you can hear from the beginning to the end without having to skip tracks. Jane's Addiction seem to have been amazing live and the live tracks have a very special quality indeed. This albums sucks you in completely.
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