The Last Broadcast (studio album)
by Doves (UK)

The Last Broadcast by Doves (UK)
Year: 2002
Overall rank: 1,316th   
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 220 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2002 (21st)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (197th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,316th)

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Doves (UK) bestography

The Last Broadcast is ranked as the best album by Doves (UK).

Doves (UK) album bestography « Higher ranked
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This album (1,316th)
The Last Broadcast
Lower ranked (1,487th) »
Lost Souls

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The Last Broadcast track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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The Last Broadcast rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,316th | 2000s rank: 197th | 2002 rank: 21st

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The Last Broadcast ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 220 votes)
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11/13/2025 20:43 covecove   6,46673/100
 
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06/11/2025 07:40 Invader666   2,62365/100

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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.7/100, a mean average of 75.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.

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75/100
From 03/12/2023 12:21 | #294934
not a bad album.. held back by 2 or 3 tracks that just tread water, lose those and you'd have a strong 40ish minute LP
Highlights; Caught By The River, Pounding, There Goes The Fear
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55/100
From 11/12/2022 14:18 | #291237
Great album. No bad tracks. My favourite tracks are Pounding, Words and There Goes The Fear.
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80/100
From 09/09/2020 21:20 | #257971
I really like the song Words, but the rest sounds just a little bit like generic indie rock to me. Good though, I really like the atmosphere on here.
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Rating:  
90/100
From 07/08/2016 16:43 | #170889
The best Doves album. Last broadcast, is even better than debut, lost souls. Some great songs here, especially, satellites, which has got to be the Doves greatest song. An excellent album.
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90/100
From 07/04/2016 05:50 | #170486
What makes this such a great album is the atmospherics produced. It captures a real sense of nostalgia when returning to listen to it these days.
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50/100
From 06/30/2014 19:03 | #115668
They've made a good ending with Caught By The River.
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70/100
From 05/25/2013 13:30 | #77138
The first Doves album I purchased on the Day of its release having seen them support 'Travis' knew what I was getting Good album best tracks 'There Goes The Fear,Words,Caught By The River'.
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95/100
From 12/14/2012 00:36 | #57829
Pounding is so good. And of course There Goes The Fear!
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70/100
From 12/02/2012 04:43 | #56441
I remember all the fuss about this album... but now I can't remember what it sounds like. What does that say?
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60/100
From 08/11/2012 16:05 | #48274
Good but somewhere around the middle the album loses direction and becomes unengaging.
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