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The Betrayed (Lostprophets album)

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The Betrayed is the fourth studio album by the Welsh rock band Lostprophets, released through Visible Noise and Sony Music on 13 January 2010. Although the band initially wished to record a quick follow-up to 2006's Liberation Transmission, problems with labels and producers led to numerous delays. Consequently, tracks from the album were performed live as early as 2007, but recording was not completed until July 2009, following an entire album's worth of material being scrapped by the band. The singles include: "It's Not the End of the World, But I Can See It from Here", "Where We Belong" and "For He's a Jolly Good Felon". "A Better Nothing" was set to be the fourth single, but it was cancelled. Although drummer Ilan Rubin left the band before the album's release, his drum tracks were still kept on the finalized product.

Infobox

Released
13 January 2010
Recorded
November 2008–May 2009 at Sunset Sound, Kingsize Soundlabs, The Cockpit and Stuart Richardson's home, Los Angeles
Genre
Alternative rock alternative metal hard rock
Length
47:01
Label
Visible Noise Sony Megaforce
Producer
Stuart Richardson Justin Hopfer

Tables

Professional ratings · Reception
Source
Source
Aggregate scores
Source
Aggregate scores
Rating
Metacritic
Metacritic
Aggregate scores
Metacritic
Aggregate scores
67/100
Review scores
Review scores
Aggregate scores
Review scores
Source
Source
Aggregate scores
Source
Aggregate scores
Rating
AllMusic
AllMusic
Aggregate scores
AllMusic
Aggregate scores
BBC
BBC
Aggregate scores
BBC
Aggregate scores
favourable
Drowned in Sound
Drowned in Sound
Aggregate scores
Drowned in Sound
Aggregate scores
8/10
Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Aggregate scores
Kerrang!
Aggregate scores
NME
NME
Aggregate scores
NME
Aggregate scores
7/10
Q
Q
Aggregate scores
Q
Aggregate scores
Rock Sound
Rock Sound
Aggregate scores
Rock Sound
Aggregate scores
8/10
Sputnikmusic
Sputnikmusic
Aggregate scores
Sputnikmusic
Aggregate scores
4.0/5
The Sun
The Sun
Aggregate scores
The Sun
Aggregate scores
The Times
The Times
Aggregate scores
The Times
Aggregate scores
Aggregate scores
Source
Rating
Metacritic
67/100
Review scores
Source
Rating
AllMusic
BBC
favourable
Drowned in Sound
8/10
Kerrang!
NME
7/10
Q
Rock Sound
8/10
Sputnikmusic
4.0/5
The Sun
The Times
Chart performance for The Betrayed · Charts › Weekly charts
Australian Albums (ARIA)
Australian Albums (ARIA)
Chart (2010)
Australian Albums (ARIA)
Peakposition
49
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)
Chart (2010)
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)
Peakposition
90
Greek Albums (IFPI)
Greek Albums (IFPI)
Chart (2010)
Greek Albums (IFPI)
Peakposition
18
Japanese Albums (Oricon)
Japanese Albums (Oricon)
Chart (2010)
Japanese Albums (Oricon)
Peakposition
18
Scottish Albums (OCC)
Scottish Albums (OCC)
Chart (2010)
Scottish Albums (OCC)
Peakposition
5
UK Albums (OCC)
UK Albums (OCC)
Chart (2010)
UK Albums (OCC)
Peakposition
3
UK Album Downloads (OCC)
UK Album Downloads (OCC)
Chart (2010)
UK Album Downloads (OCC)
Peakposition
2
UK Independent Albums (OCC)
UK Independent Albums (OCC)
Chart (2010)
UK Independent Albums (OCC)
Peakposition
1
Chart (2010)
Peakposition
Australian Albums (ARIA)
49
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)
90
Greek Albums (IFPI)
18
Japanese Albums (Oricon)
18
Scottish Albums (OCC)
5
UK Albums (OCC)
3
UK Album Downloads (OCC)
2
UK Independent Albums (OCC)
1
· Charts › Year-end charts
UK Albums (OCC)
UK Albums (OCC)
Chart (2010)
UK Albums (OCC)
Position
151
Chart (2010)
Position
UK Albums (OCC)
151
· Certifications
United Kingdom (BPI)
United Kingdom (BPI)
Region
United Kingdom (BPI)
Certification
Gold
Certified units/sales
100,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Region
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Region
Certification
Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)
Gold
100,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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  45. "British album certifications – Lostprophets – The Betrayed"
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