Polythene
by Feeder

Polythene by Feeder
Year: 1997
Overall rank: 17,375th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 26 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1997 (283rd)
Award Top albums of of the 1990s (2,704th)
Award Best albums of all time (17,375th)

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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 5561 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 246.

Feeder album bestography « Higher ranked (11,478th)
Yesterday Went Too Soon
This album (17,375th)
Polythene
Lower ranked (42,129th) »
Torpedo

(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 ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Polythene rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 17,375th | 1990s rank: 2,704th | 1997 rank: 283rd
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2026wizardalienGreatest Debut Albums49/100 -
2026wizardalienTop 23 Music Albums of 19974/234
2026wizardalienGreatest Albums 101-20077/100 -
2026 MilhaudTop 50 Music Albums of 199742/501
2026wizardalienTop 100 Greatest British Albums99/100 -
2026 timtookyTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s28/10015
2026wizardalienTop 100 Greatest Albums (Outside of BEA Top 1,000)83/100 -
2026wizardalienTop 100 Greatest Albums of the 20th Century69/100 -
2026wizardalienTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s39/10012
2025ThuramThugoodTop 33 Music Albums of 199725/331
2025DJStuart79Top 100 Music Albums of 199711/1005
2025wizardalienFeeder Studio Albums Ranked2/7 -
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
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 21
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 63
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Polythene ratings

Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 26 votes)
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01/28/2026 11:02 Leginlists  Ratings distribution  3,63582/100
 
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01/20/2026 21:08 wizardalien  Ratings distribution  84448/100
 
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07/16/2025 14:10 Milhaud  Ratings distribution  2,07771/100
 
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11/17/2023 08:01 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  13,14573/100
 
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07/05/2023 00:47 dhbarrett  Ratings distribution  8,54665/100

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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.

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55/100
From 04/24/2022 10:40 | #284561
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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From 11/24/2010 20:24 | #16586
High is an incredible track!
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