Universal Audio
by The Delgados
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The Delgados bestography
Universal Audio is ranked 3rd best out of 6 albums by The Delgados on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Delgados is Hate which is ranked number 5191 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 269.
(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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Universal Audio track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Universal Audio rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 5/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 74 Music Albums of 2004 | 9/74 | 4 |
| 2026 | covecove | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 99/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 94/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 90 Music Albums of 2004 | 51/90 | 2 |
| 2025 |  drstuey | Top 43 Music Albums of 2004 | 6/43 | 4 |
| 2025 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 64/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  Graeme2 | Top 86 Music Albums of 2004 | 50/86 | 2 |
| 2024 |  Arthurknight | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 47/100 | 3 |
| 2024 | drstuey | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 59/100 | 8 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 21 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 54 | |||
Universal Audio collection
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Universal Audio ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/27/2026 17:29 | gmessian | 385 | 60/100 |
| ! | 06/06/2023 05:09 | dhbarrett | 8,789 | 65/100 |
| ! | 04/14/2023 08:54 | MadhattanJack | 6,020 | 66/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 72.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.5.
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Universal Audio forum mentions
MadhattanJack 10/20/2022 22:54 in What album are you listening to right now?Universal Audio comments
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covecove TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/28/2011 20:15 | #20790
From the 3 Delgados' albumS I've listened, this is the one I enjoyed the most. It doesn't have the arrangements of The great Estern and its not as bizarely beautiful as Hate but its diverse and eclectic, it has a great combination of voices and it still has that air of melancholly and beauty, dark and sorrow, simply masterful. It is a bit more accesible all right, but that shouldn't have to be a bad thing, and it would be a mistake thinking its commercial or something like that. I would particularly recomend it to thouse who enjoy Beach House or The Dears but beware, The Delgados are far superior than them and many other more known bands.
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