Sounds Of The Universe
by Depeche Mode
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Depeche Mode bestography
Sounds Of The Universe is ranked 11th best out of 47 albums by Depeche Mode on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Depeche Mode is Violator which is ranked number 93 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 12,085.
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Sounds Of The Universe track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Sounds Of The Universe rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 99 Music Albums of 2009 | 56/99 | 2 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 84/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Bach | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 51/100 | 10 |
| 2026 | mikepen | Top 57 Music Albums of the 2000s | 14/57 | 15 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 2009 | 33/88 | - |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 80 Music Albums of 2009 | 44/80 | 2 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 50 Music Albums of 2009 | 48/50 | 0 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 87 Music Albums of 2009 | 76/87 | 1 |
| 2026 |  serpico | Top 96 Music Albums of the 2000s | 54/96 | 9 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 65/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 95 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 334 | |||
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Sounds Of The Universe ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/05/2026 10:17 | robertoveltri | 918 | 79/100 |
| ! | 07/16/2026 11:54 | glebrus | 469 | 81/100 |
| ! | 06/19/2026 04:59 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,197 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.8/100, a mean average of 68.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.9.
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Sounds Of The Universe forum mentions
pedro1976 06/22/2026 10:40 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
Romanelli 11/18/2022 01:56 in What Song Are You Listening To Right Now?Sounds Of The Universe comments
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Bach 11/17/2013 16:42 | #93139 | TOP COMMENT
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Nothing great, nothing bad.
Best tracks: Wrong, Peace, Fragile Tension, Miles Away.
Eastwood 03/10/2015 21:39 | #136526 | TOP COMMENT
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Good synthpop album. Best 10 songs average is 82,5/100 and the album can get good 85/100. Previous comment is correct: nothing great, nothing bad. Best songs are "In Chains", "Wrong" and "Perfect" all 85/100. All other songs only just good 80/100, except "Spacewalker" is a poor filler instrumental.
Takes a couple of listens to sink in. (Edited)
There’s not much I like here. This is an album with very few risks. Unfortunately, they only get songs here that are probably the result of routine songwriting ("Wrong" makes a little impression), but I don't recognize the group anymore. In general, the sharp edge and the penetrating melodies are absent. While Jezebel is saved by the beautiful story told by the lyrics, the absolute highlight of this album is "The Truth is ..." that swings as usual and uses enthusiastic vocals.
Typical latter day Depeche Mode album, full of competent synth rock/pop, but with nothing spectacular on it. Up until, songs of faith, they always had three or four great tracks, usually the singles taken from the album, but they just don't seem to able to write those kind of songs anymore. Still, there's nothing wrong with this album, it just that it feels a bit ordinary.
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