15 years ago (28 April 2008), Portishead released their third studio album “Third” featuring singles “Machine Gun" “The Rip" and “Magic Doors".
Third was named the best album of 2008 by PopMatters, second best by Pitchfork, ninth by the Guardian, and 25th by NME. It was included in the 2014 edition of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In 2019, the Guardian named it the 45th best album of the 21st century. In December 2008, American webzine Somewhere Cold ranked Third No. 7 on their 2008 Somewhere Cold Awards Hall of Fame. In 2013, NME named it number 330 in its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.