You Could Have It So Much Better
by Franz Ferdinand
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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 349 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,765.
(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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You Could Have It So Much Better track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
You Could Have It So Much Better 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 |  imacgill | Top Greatest Music Albums 201-300 | 25/100 | - |
| 2026 |  ammf3 | Top 19 Music Albums of 2005 | 16/19 | 1 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 97/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 86 Music Albums of 2005 | 25/86 | 4 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 83/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 25 Music Albums of 2005 | 8/25 | 4 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | H Magazine (ES) Albums of the Year 2005 | 7/30 | - |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 56 Music Albums of 2005 | 36/56 | 2 |
| 2026 | jonny5244 | Top 52 Music Albums of 2005 | 32/52 | 2 |
| 2026 | aljaba | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 4/40 | 87 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 272 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 986 | |||
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You Could Have It So Much Better ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/23/2026 20:37 |  Special | 3,002 | 72/100 |
| ! | 06/06/2026 16:11 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,613 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/12/2026 16:14 | Jakor | 5,535 | 70/100 |
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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 74.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 06/28/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5357): By TerryTezza
MadhattanJack 10/03/2025 21:33 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
neilgee 08/16/2025 17:10 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)You Could Have It So Much Better comments
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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 (Edited)
Franz Ferdinand a réussi son toujours difficile deuxième album. Quelques chansons brillantes : Do you want to, walk away, I'm your villain.. (Edited)
TerryTezza 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.
LedZep 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.
nitomano 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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