Change Becomes Us
by Wire
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Change Becomes Us is ranked 6th best out of 29 albums by Wire on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Wire is Pink Flag which is ranked number 343 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,955.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 03/20/2026 09:44 | Leginlists | 3,618 | 83/100 | |
| 12/15/2025 19:37 | TodFitz | 27,379 | 63/100 | |
| 06/12/2025 18:45 | replacementlevel | 7,740 | 70/100 | |
| 05/22/2025 02:03 |  Brandon8 | 1,046 | 89/100 | |
| 03/13/2025 14:42 | Skerns | 5,099 | 80/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 18% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.8/100, a mean average of 74.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.3.
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johnner 02/17/2015 21:49 | #135184
That feeling of dread, that initial panic that grips you, fingers over eyes, Wire are masters of evoking it and here they're at their sublime best. Being an album consisting of post-154 songs given a proper studio working, Change Becomes Us is surprisingly cohesive. It is also some of their best work since the run of their classic, first three albums.
cartoken 04/25/2013 20:36 | #74439
Their best album since Chairs Missing. best surprise of the year !
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