Born In The UK
by Badly Drawn Boy
Badly Drawn Boy bestography
Born In The UK is ranked 7th best out of 8 albums by Badly Drawn Boy on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Badly Drawn Boy is The Hour Of Bewilderbeast which is ranked number 1975 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 839.
(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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Born In The UK track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Born In The UK rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  dihansse | Top 68 Music Albums of 2006 | 45/68 | 2 |
| 2025 | LittleM1971 | Top 88 Music Albums of 2006 | 44/88 | 3 |
| 2023 | lanis | Top 57 Music Albums of 2006 | 36/57 | 2 |
| 2019 | pago82 | Top 50 Music Albums of 2006 | 28/50 | 2 |
| 2013 |  Fergenaprido | Top 23 Music Albums of 2006 | 18/23 | 1 |
| 2006 | OOR | Jaarlijst Oor 2006 | 38/100 | 3 |
| 2006 | Q | Q Albums of the Year 2006 | 58/100 | 2 |
| 2006 | Iguana | Albums Of The Year 2006 | 55/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 8 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 17 | |||
Born In The UK collection
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Born In The UK ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/11/2025 21:44 | dihansse | 6,229 | 75/100 |
| ! | 06/24/2025 17:36 |  MagicSix | 881 | 60/100 |
| ! | 05/02/2023 02:09 | dhbarrett | 8,266 | 65/100 |
| ! | 02/01/2023 03:54 |  imacgill | 2,573 | 79/100 |
| ! | 07/22/2022 16:01 | Pluto11 | 11,771 | 72/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 67.9/100, a mean average of 65.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 65.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.9.
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This is a solid album without being spectacular. Damon Gough (aka Badly Drawn Boy) has crafted a nice, cohesive set of tunes on this record that unfortunately seem to blend together into a meld of lovely, but forgettable songs. There is a host of moody strings all across the record that sound very nice, but he loses the small rock elements that made previous albums so infectious. All in all a nice way to spend some time, but not a record that screams for repeat listens.
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