The Universal Want
by Doves (UK)
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Doves bestography
The Universal Want is ranked 5th best out of 12 albums by Doves on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Doves is The Last Broadcast which is ranked number 1402 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,227.
(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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The Universal Want track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Universal Want rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | Indie-Rock.it La Top 30 dell'anno: 2020 | 10/30 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 86 Music Albums of 2020 | 41/86 | 3 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 94 Music Albums of 2020 | 10/94 | 5 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 100 Music Albums of 2020 | 73/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Graeme2 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 48/100 | 11 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 2020 | 1/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2020 | 32/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 2020 | 80/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 36 Music Albums of 2020 | 25/36 | 2 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top albums of the ‘20’s (101 - 200) | 91/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 79 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 219 | |||
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The Universal Want ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/16/2026 14:38 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,759 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/15/2026 15:15 | TonySayers61 | 26,114 | 64/100 |
| ! | 03/23/2026 01:17 | ssimmonds | 79 | 80/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.5/100, a mean average of 74.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.8.
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The Universal Want forum mentions
pedro1976 02/20/2024 21:15 in What album are you listening to right now?
BestEverAlbums 09/11/2020 12:00 in Latest Releases (w\c 2020-09-07) (week 37, 2020)View latest topic →
The Universal Want comments
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A good record. Doves are a band who just do their thing. Some really enjoyable moments
its been a while.but worth the wait.my fav of 2020 so far.
Strangel TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/14/2021 12:15 | #276258 | TOP COMMENT
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This was a really pleasant surprise to come across. I’d given up on them releasing anything new after years of hiatus status. There’s a freshness but also a comforting familiarity in the sound here. The atmospherics are still there enhancing the auditory experience and is, in my view, what elevates them above contemporaries such as Elbow.
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