Polythene (studio album)
by Feeder

Polythene by Feeder
Year: 1997
Overall rank: 17,299th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 25 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1997 (284th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (2,769th)
Award Best albums of all time (17,299th)

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Feeder bestography

Polythene is ranked 5th best out of 15 albums by Feeder on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Feeder is Comfort In Sound which is ranked number 5646 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 236.

Feeder album bestography « Higher ranked (11,728th)
Yesterday Went Too Soon
This album (17,299th)
Polythene
Lower ranked (37,353rd) »
Generation Freakshow

(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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Polythene track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Polythene rankings

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2025wizardalienTop 100 Greatest Albums (Outside of BEA Top 1,000)77/100 -
2025wizardalienTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s37/10013
2025wizardalienGreatest Albums 101-20075/100 -
2025wizardalienTop 100 Greatest Albums of the 20th Century73/100 -
2025wizardalienGreatest Debut Albums49/100 -
2025DJStuart79Top 100 Music Albums of 199711/1005
2025wizardalienTop 100 Greatest British Albums99/100 -
2025ThuramThugoodTop 32 Music Albums of 199724/321
2025wizardalienTop 18 Music Albums of 19974/184
2025wizardalienFeeder Studio Albums Ranked2/7 -
2024 timtookyTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s28/10015
2023yes340Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s78/1005
2021chriskarmanTop 51 Music Albums of 199751/510
2020Johnnyo"The real" 100 greatest albums of the 90's by Classic Rock81/100 -
2018Classic RockThe REAL Greatest Albums of the '90s by Classic Rock81/1004
2015 SecondsoulTop 60 Music Albums of 199711/604
2012labvakarTop 60 Music Albums of the 1990s50/604
2010TheAlexTop 9 Greatest Music Albums6/9 -
1997Kerrang!Kerrang!'s Albums Of 19976/204
1997Metal HammerAlbums of 19971/205
Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 20
Total Rank Score: The total rank score. 63

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Polythene ratings

Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 25 votes)
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07/16/2025 14:10 Milhaud  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,54969/100
 
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11/17/2023 08:01 cicadelic  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 11,01873/100
 
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12/09/2022 09:41 yes340  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 66074/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.7/100, a mean average of 68.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.9.

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60/100
From 04/24/2022 10:40
I'd compare this debut to Smashing Pumpkins' debut, Gish, but I much prefer this. Their sound on this album is very similar to SP, in the 2000s they changed more to pop-rock but I'd say this album just about shades their 2000s work. I'm surprised this band (and especially this album) don't get more recognition globally. High is an incredible song, one of my favourites and is the standout track on this album. But overall the quality is very strong throughout. Other highlights are My Perfect Day and Polythene Girl. A must-listen for any Smashing Pumpkins fan.
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High is an incredible track!
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