The Beginning Stages Of...
by The Polyphonic Spree
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The Polyphonic Spree bestography
The Beginning Stages Of... is ranked 2nd best out of 7 albums by The Polyphonic Spree on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Polyphonic Spree is Together We're Heavy which is ranked number 7244 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 179.
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The Beginning Stages Of... track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Beginning Stages Of... rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 36 Music Albums of 2002 | 25/36 | 2 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 89 Music Albums of 2002 | 10/89 | 4 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 93/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Greatest Music Albums: 601-700 | 47/100 | - |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 93 Music Albums of 2002 | 53/93 | 2 |
| 2025 |  MadhattanJack | Top 64 Music Albums of 2002 | 13/64 | 4 |
| 2025 | brent13 | Top 19 Music Albums of 2002 | 6/19 | 4 |
| 2025 | brent13 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 25/100 | 15 |
| 2025 | DJStuart79 | Top 99 Music Albums of 2002 | 79/99 | 1 |
| 2025 |  desh79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2002 | 25/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 43 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 149 | |||
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The Beginning Stages Of... ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 12/17/2025 15:15 | Leginlists | 3,842 | 83/100 |
| ! | 08/07/2025 11:02 | TonySayers61 | 25,825 | 64/100 |
| ! | 12/25/2024 05:59 | matterhornrider | 5,186 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 23% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.5/100, a mean average of 73.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.
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The Beginning Stages Of... forum mentions
pedro1976 10/10/2023 21:29 in What album are you listening to right now?
LedZep 09/30/2021 14:11 in You must listen to the album below you: canon editionThe Beginning Stages Of... comments
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Their best, at least from what I've heard. If you've only heard the tracks from Scrubs, you're really missing out. (Edited)
Check out the lesser known tracks, 'Days Like This Keep Me Warm' and 'Hanging Around the Day' pts 1 & 2 (Edited)
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