You Could Have It So Much Better
by Franz Ferdinand

You Could Have It So Much Better by Franz Ferdinand
Year: 2005
Release date: 2005-10-03
Overall rank: 1,716th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 440 votes)
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Award Top albums of 2005 (38th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (273rd)
Award Best albums of all time (1,716th)

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Franz Ferdinand bestography

You Could Have It So Much Better is ranked 2nd best out of 8 albums by Franz Ferdinand on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Franz Ferdinand is Franz Ferdinand which is ranked number 351 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,817.

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Franz Ferdinand
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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 1,716th | 2000s rank: 273rd | 2005 rank: 38th
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2026Juneof44Top 50 Music Albums of 200536/502
2026cicadelicH Magazine (ES) Albums of the Year 20057/30 -
2026bonnequestionTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s89/1002
2026 MadhattanJackTop 69 Music Albums of 200545/692
2026 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of 200583/1001
2026 imacgillTop 100 Music Albums of 200520/1004
2026cicadelicVH1 Albums of the Year 20053/20 -
2026 dihansseTop 86 Music Albums of 200525/864
2026mrmcrookTop 55 Music Albums of 200535/552
2026OlliTop 25 Music Albums of 20058/254
2026 TerryTezzaTop 100 Greatest Music Albums45/10056
2026PapaShiz86Top 100 Music Albums of 200517/1004
2026 PurplepashTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s81/1004
2026juanr1096Top 100 Music Albums of 200583/1001
2026shanelovesyou1111Top 98 Music Albums of 200541/983
2026cicadelicGaffa (DK) Bedste udenlandske album 200535/40 -
2026OFarrioTop 40 Music Albums of 200530/401
2026blueandthemoonTop 86 Music Albums of 200559/862
2026 imacgillTop Greatest Music Albums 201-30023/100 -
2026 sssvnnnTop 80 Music Albums of 200539/803
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 270
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 995
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74/100 (from 440 votes)
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05/12/2026 16:14 Jakor  Ratings distribution  5,37470/100
 
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05/04/2026 17:43 gmessian  Ratings distribution  38560/100
 
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03/31/2026 23:48 traistboar  Ratings distribution  1,68379/100
 
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03/17/2026 10:50 robertoveltri  Ratings distribution  85279/100
 
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02/28/2026 00:21 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100

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This album is rated in the top 12% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.4/100, a mean average of 73.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.

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75/100
From 09/25/2025 07:13 | #311067
This is probably Franz Ferdinand’s most rock album, and it works really well. It’s only their second album, but even twenty years later, I’d also say it’s their most mature
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85/100
From 03/04/2025 20:50 | #307865
Franz Ferdinand a réussi son toujours difficile deuxième album. Quelques chansons brillantes : Do you want to, walk away, I'm your villain..
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95/100
From 06/19/2019 06:07 | #237832
This is a very consistent album with all tracks great to enjoy. From The Fallen to Walk Away and Fade Together, this album is awesome and is on my high rotation list.
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75/100
From 04/15/2018 11:51 | #212940
A bit inconsistent and not cohesive (the problem with 99% of indie pop rock albums), but there are some great songs here.
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70/100
From 04/14/2018 22:21 | #212878
un buen inicio pero va decayendo poco a poco en mi opinión, no deja de ser un album disfrutable pero no memorable.

Favoritas: The Fallen, Do You Want To, Walk Away
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75/100
From 02/20/2018 19:33 | #208968
Questo è un buon disco che però, per forza di cose, non ha, se non in qualche episodio, la freschezza e la forza innovativa del suo predecessore.
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65/100
From 09/04/2016 21:00 | #174281
It's alright this, nothing wrong with it, but nothing to shout about either. Punk(ish) indie pop in the main with the first two tracks, both singles, the best.
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From 01/25/2016 19:46 | #157694
It's definitely a step back from the awesomeness that was their debut, but there's still some good catchy songs on here. And I don't think these guys were ever trying to do anything revolutionary. All they were ever trying to do is make some dance-y rock songs. And they've succeeded in doing that.
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90/100
From 09/12/2015 22:35 | #149600
Great album, it has the most rocking songs of their discography.
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80/100
From 05/17/2015 11:58 | #141659
I like this album very much. They have a unique vibe about their music, even though I'm aware of their many influences, I do like their beatlesque melodies, you can hear it alot in this album!
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