Better Nature
by Silversun Pickups
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Silversun Pickups bestography
Better Nature is ranked 6th best out of 9 albums by Silversun Pickups on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Silversun Pickups is Carnavas which is ranked number 2121 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 783.
(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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Better Nature track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Better Nature rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 47 minutes ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 2015 | 88/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 92 Music Albums of 2015 | 66/92 | 1 |
| 2025 | henrygreen0203 | Top 53 Music Albums of 2015 | 52/53 | 0 |
| 2022 | mrfloosak | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 58/100 | 9 |
| 2018 |  lightmyway | Top 37 Music Albums of 2015 | 20/37 | 2 |
| 2018 | rageagainst | Top 10 Greatest Music Albums | 6/10 | 8 |
| 2016 |  Juiceman96 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2015 | 52/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 23 | |||
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Better Nature ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/21/2025 02:21 | juanr1096 | 6,203 | 78/100 |
| ! | 11/13/2024 01:12 | PapaShiz86 | 11,553 | 79/100 |
| ! | 03/09/2024 15:01 | poblo | 163 | 80/100 |
| ! | 08/13/2023 21:50 |  cestuneblague | 8,242 | 80/100 |
| ! | 01/17/2023 01:37 | Mmorrison22 | 2,157 | 77/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.6/100, a mean average of 69.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.
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I guess if you can't be original, the next best thing is to copy a successful act like The Smashing Pumpkins.
I personally disagree with the comparison, but people debating it kept Silversun Pickups relevant for a couple albums.
Their change in sound is now generic and sounds comparably to no band of memorable worth or value. Against their Better Nature, they live amongst the weeds of average bands now. Too bad so sad.
Take their first 2 albums or their 12 best songs. Either is of musical value compared to this waste of time.
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