The Better Life (studio album)
by 3 Doors Down
3 Doors Down bestography
The Better Life is ranked as the best album by 3 Doors Down.
(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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The Better Life track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 72 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Better Life rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | tim0505 | Top 16 Music Albums of 2000 | 11/16 | 2 |
| 2025 | fabm0 | Platinum artists Pt 3 | 60/100 | - |
| 2025 | fabm0 | Decade 2000s Pt 2 | 23/100 | - |
| 2025 | DJStuart79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2000 | 63/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | Siromynian | Top 28 Music Albums of 2000 | 25/28 | 1 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top 90 Music Albums of 2000 | 79/90 | 1 |
| 2025 | joathome | Top 58 Music Albums of 2000 | 45/58 | 1 |
| 2025 | vruslov | Top 94 Music Albums of 2000 | 71/94 | 1 |
| 2025 | Gallowtree | Top 28 Music Albums of 2000 | 8/28 | 4 |
| 2025 | fabm0 | Artists Pt 4 | 36/100 | - |
| 2025 | fabm0 | Platinum year 2000 | 20/100 | - |
| 2025 |  Milhaud | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 46/100 | 11 |
| 2025 |  jeremy9 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2000 | 13/100 | 4 |
| 2025 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2000 | 96/100 | 0 |
| 2025 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 2000s Pt 2 | 5/100 | - |
| 2025 | fabm0 | List 2000 | 22/100 | - |
| 2025 | mikepen | Top 34 Music Albums of 2000 | 34/34 | 0 |
| 2024 | Kettwig | Top 27 Music Albums of 2000 | 24/27 | 1 |
| 2024 | Jakor | Top 40 Music Albums of 2000 | 27/40 | 2 |
| 2024 | Gendjar | Top 21 Music Albums of 2000 | 13/21 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 56 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 155 | |||
The Better Life collection
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The Better Life ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 4 days ago | subnam | 56 | 40/100 |
| ! | 11/28/2025 13:41 | MarkusN | 933 | 78/100 |
| ! | 11/26/2025 21:39 | Exist-en-ciel | 4,473 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/09/2025 15:23 | TonySayers61 | 23,202 | 64/100 |
| ! | 02/11/2025 11:15 | Milhaud | 1,665 | 70/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.2/100, a mean average of 66.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.8.
The Better Life favourites
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The Better Life comments
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A decent album. Nothing really floors me here. But also there were no unlistenable turn-offs either.
Makes for a decent debut, spawning a few hit songs for 3 Doors Down, such as "Kryptonite" and "Be Like That". But outside of those two, it's just above average at best.
junodog4 02/18/2015 04:29 | #135231
Not awful. Average post-grunge rock.
Despite many of the songs sounding the same, The Better Life manages to entertain.
pearljammer13 11/24/2011 01:11 | #31113
A few really good songs. A few pretty bad ones. Pretty average.
Applerill 10/24/2010 02:05 | #15926
People often make the mistake of comparing 3 Doors Down with the post-grunge crappers like Nickelback and Hoobastank, but if you actually listen to the album, you'll see that it's actually more like a heavier, poppier version of REM's Automatic For the People.
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