Underachievers Please Try Harder
by Camera Obscura (UK)
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Camera Obscura (UK) bestography
Underachievers Please Try Harder is ranked 3rd best out of 8 albums by Camera Obscura (UK) on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Camera Obscura (UK) is Let's Get Out Of This Country which is ranked number 1814 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 942.
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Underachievers Please Try Harder track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Underachievers Please Try Harder rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Rhyner | Top 37 Music Albums of 2003 | 13/37 | 3 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 90 Music Albums of 2003 | 54/90 | 2 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 71 Music Albums of 2003 | 43/71 | 2 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2003 | 49/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2003 | 97/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  imimesis | Top 29 Music Albums of 2003 | 15/29 | 3 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top 65r albums (65), #0001-0100* | 19/81 | - |
| 2026 | willtoshower | Top 93 Music Albums of the 2000s | 19/93 | 16 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 83 Music Albums of 2003 | 76/83 | 0 |
| 2026 | PapaShiz86 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2003 | 54/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 54 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 150 | |||
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Underachievers Please Try Harder ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 13 hours ago | Exist-en-ciel | 16,190 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/24/2025 02:23 |  ExTeaSea | 5,249 | 83/100 |
| ! | 08/14/2025 15:16 | TonySayers61 | 25,887 | 64/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.1/100, a mean average of 77.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.5.
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imacgill 04/12/2026 23:50 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
Repo 09/25/2023 00:11 in What album are you listening to right now? dihansse 03/09/2021 21:07 in My discoveries per yearUnderachievers Please Try Harder comments
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SingingPeasant96 TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/19/2014 11:39 | #103599 | TOP COMMENT
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This is one of very few albums that can make me weep with tears, But it's still really sweet and cute. I wish more people love this lovely album.
If albums were rated on charm alone, this would be in the all time top 5 for sure!
dihansse 03/09/2021 21:10 | #267152 | TOP COMMENT
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Like Belle & Sebastian, this band is also from Glasgow Scotland and they do sound a lot like them. But that in itself isn't bad because they do deliver some fine tracks of which especially the opener Suspended From Class is a highlight.
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