A Brighter Beat
by Malcolm Middleton
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Malcolm Middleton bestography
A Brighter Beat is ranked 2nd best out of 7 albums by Malcolm Middleton on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Malcolm Middleton is Into The Woods which is ranked number 18246 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 60.
(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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A Brighter Beat track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
A Brighter Beat rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  paladisiac | top 65r albums (64), #0201-0300* | 67/99 | - |
| 2024 |  Graeme2 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2007 | 95/100 | 0 |
| 2024 | paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 2007 | 61/100 | 2 |
| 2024 | paladisiac | 2000s 65rating (64.83-64.17), #001-100* | 36/69 | - |
| 2024 | FieryGunHand | Top 50 Music Albums of 2007 | 2/50 | 5 |
| 2018 |  mozzmozz | Top 74 Music Albums of 2007 | 13/74 | 4 |
| 2018 | mozzmozz | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 95/100 | 1 |
| 2017 |  fractaljazz | Top 100 Music Albums of 2007 | 23/100 | 4 |
| 2017 |  bertrandu | Best Alternative Rock Albums of 2007 | 94/100 | - |
| 2013 | FieryGunHand | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 25/100 | 15 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 15 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 59 | |||
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A Brighter Beat ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 11/28/2017 19:55 | mozzmozz | 1,949 | 82/100 |
| ! | 09/04/2017 18:42 |  Glitterboiii | 4,951 | 88/100 |
| ! | 09/21/2016 11:11 | fabberz | 743 | 86/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.1/100, a mean average of 77.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 7.8.
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A Brighter Beat forum mentions
paladisiac 06/26/2015 13:48 in What album are you listening to right now?A Brighter Beat comments
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paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/16/2012 14:26 | #46539
Nothing Arab Strap did could've prepared me for this malcolm middleton solo album. Cheeky-brilliant in parts. He's "four cigarettes" away from leaving the house, seemingly happy that "we're all going to die" (alone) and nonchalances a romantic mood in the brutally-honest "fuck it, i love you".
lancashirearab TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/29/2012 18:33 | #45602
My favourite song is Four cigarettes.
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