You Could Have It So Much Better (studio album)
by Franz Ferdinand

You Could Have It So Much Better by Franz Ferdinand
Year: 2005
Release date: 2005-10-03
Overall rank: 1,878th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 434 votes)
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Award Top albums of the 2000s (302nd)
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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 4,944.

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75/100 (from 434 votes)
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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 74.5/100, a mean average of 73.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.

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75/100
From 09/25/2025 07:13
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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From 03/04/2025 20:50
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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From 06/19/2019 06:07
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
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
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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From 02/20/2018 19:33
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
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
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
Great album, it has the most rocking songs of their discography.
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From 05/17/2015 11:58
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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