How Did We Get So Dark?
by Royal Blood
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Royal Blood bestography
How Did We Get So Dark? is ranked 2nd best out of 5 albums by Royal Blood on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Royal Blood is Royal Blood which is ranked number 935 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,856.
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How Did We Get So Dark? track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
How Did We Get So Dark? rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 33 Music Albums of 2017 | 13/33 | 3 |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 2017 | 41/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  AwaitingAndrew | Top 50 Music Albums of 2017 | 43/50 | 1 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Radio X 30 best new albums 2017 | 24/30 | - |
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 40/100 | 12 |
| 2026 | DJStuart79 | Top 78 Music Albums of 2017 | 2/78 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2017 | 70/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Museman | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 26/100 | 15 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 2017 | 74/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | vruslov | Top 95 Music Albums of 2017 | 41/95 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 96 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 433 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 4 days ago | luukvdschepop | 767 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/07/2026 17:44 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,826 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/22/2026 14:24 | Gedi | 367 | 83/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.1/100, a mean average of 72.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.
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Purplepash 12/22/2021 11:48 in What album are you listening to right now?
RoundTheBend 10/16/2017 03:30 in An Idiot Listens to 2017How Did We Get So Dark? comments
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I actually really like this new album just as much as I like the first one, but I think you have to keep listening to it over and over to really understand the potential of the record. This is definitely a new direction for the duo because they are introducing a newer, more innovative side to them as they combine both harder and softer songs into the album. It's definitely more poppy than their debut record rather than just kick in the face garage/blues rock. They really expand their sound with this one and I think if you keep listening to it every now and then, you will start to enjoy it as much as I do.
DeusExMackia TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/18/2017 15:40 | #192829 | TOP COMMENT
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The tricky second album for Royal Blood; they get it right a lot of the time here, but there's also plenty of iffy moments. It never quite gets anywhere, and feels more like a collection of material cut from their excellent debut.
There's still promise here though; their sound is more developed and the experimentations of their style are certainly intriguing (with many songs feeling more pop-esque and some apparently taking inspiration from Bends-era Radiohead structurally and vocally).
It just wasn't enough development for my taste, and the result was a record that lost its excitement soon after it began. It's good, but not really good enough to be considered a worthy follow-up.
Graeme2 TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/23/2017 18:49 | #193118 | TOP COMMENT
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Not sure about the radiohead comparison, the obvious one is qotsa. Think I liked it a little bit more than the first. Nice enough pop rock.
RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/16/2017 21:46 | #203302 | TOP COMMENT
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Probably deserves more like a 75 rating, but I'm a sucker for riff rock and the fact it's just a bassist with an octave pedal is pretty damn cool too (as a bassist). Nothing amazing musically, but definitely a fun listen of catchy riffs.
a brilliant follow up - it couldve gone so south after such a glorious debut album
but it is excellent, consistant and addictive
i will be honest - i did not like it on the first listen but absolutely love it now
the title track is very "Supergrass" - but thats not a bad thing in this case
great stuff
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