Ferris Wheel On Fire
by Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel bestography
Ferris Wheel On Fire is ranked 3rd best out of 6 albums by Neutral Milk Hotel on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Neutral Milk Hotel is In The Aeroplane Over The Sea which is ranked number 17 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 31,367.
(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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Ferris Wheel On Fire track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 85 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Ferris Wheel On Fire ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 03/21/2026 10:18 | Exist-en-ciel | 9,318 | 70/100 | |
| 02/27/2026 17:21 | Map | 500 | 81/100 | |
| 08/13/2025 18:18 | asimpkins | 2,981 | 70/100 | |
| 03/12/2025 16:30 | BillyA | 221 | 85/100 | |
| 12/22/2024 20:52 | JPin8497 | 993 | 69/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.7/100, a mean average of 78.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.9.
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the best ep
Jeff Mangum is Jesus
The only EP that I consistently listen to. A real shame that NMH never followed up ITAOTS. If you enjoy their sound, i recommend you listen to Little Birds, the only single they released after their magnum opus.
Fav. tracks: Oh sister, Engine, A baby for Pree
92/100
Captures the same vibe and feel as Aeroplane. Oh Sister could be an extension of Oh Comely. Jeff Mangum is a ridiculously talented songwriter and these two albums - Aeroplane and Ferris Wheel - deserve to be ranked with any of the great Springsteen, Nas, or Tom Waits, in that regard.
GandalfORiley345 05/30/2014 01:06 | #113272
Greatest EP ever, no words, no competition, no one in front
jhuik 04/12/2014 18:07 | #109115
How did I not know about this until just now?! This is fine! It's a great reminder of everything we love about this guy.
qwert9579 12/24/2013 02:39 | #98632
Best EP ever
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