Polythene
by Feeder
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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 5767 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 237.
(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
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Polythene rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  timtooky | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 28/100 | 15 |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Top 100 Greatest Albums (Outside of BEA Top 1,000) | 90/100 | - |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Top 24 Music Albums of 1997 | 5/24 | 4 |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Greatest Albums 101-200 | 83/100 | - |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Greatest Debut Albums | 52/100 | - |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 41/100 | 12 |
| 2026 |  Milhaud | Top 50 Music Albums of 1997 | 42/50 | 1 |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 20th Century | 72/100 | - |
| 2025 | wizardalien | Feeder Studio Albums Ranked | 2/7 | - |
| 2025 | ThuramThugood | Top 33 Music Albums of 1997 | 25/33 | 1 |
| 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
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/28/2026 11:02 | Leginlists | 3,847 | 83/100 |
| ! | 01/20/2026 21:08 | wizardalien | 924 | 48/100 |
| ! | 07/16/2025 14:10 | Milhaud | 2,169 | 71/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.3/100, a mean average of 69.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.5.
Polythene forum mentions
Mercury 05/18/2017 20:02 in Greatest Metal According to Gowi/LedZep/Repo/Rocky and I!Polythene comments
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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.
High is an incredible track!
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