Bona Drag (compilation album) by Morrissey

Bona Drag by Morrissey
(Compilation album)
Year: 1990
Overall rank: 2,429th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 195 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1990 (38th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (433rd)
Award Best albums of all time (2,429th)

Morrissey bestography

Bona Drag is ranked 5th best out of 24 albums by Morrissey on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Morrissey is Viva Hate which is ranked number 1118 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,589.

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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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79/100 (from 195 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.1/100, a mean average of 77.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.6.

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From 09/13/2021 17:13
Not the first album I ever bought but certainly the first new release I bought. It is still arguably the most essential Morrissey solo compilation to date, featuring the singles and b-sides from 1988 to 1990. My only gripe is it didn't include Sister I'm A Poet and I Know Very Well How I Got My Name.
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From 10/18/2020 01:28
Great compilation that is on par with anything The Smiths did especially the first 9 tracks. If I had to pick one Morrissey album this would by far be the one.
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85/100
From 03/04/2019 19:49
Should I count this among my favorite albums of the 1990s, since it is a compilation? Well, honestly, I have no huge objection to including best ofs and comps, but it'll have to be THAT good. Listening to this now for the first time. Good vibes. Sounds remarkably less droll than The Smiths (which I still love anyway).
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From 10/04/2017 17:10
Classic Morrissey compilation, similar to The Smiths, Hatful of hollow, in that it was released after just one studio album. A strong set featuring two of Moz's most memorable singles in, Everyday is like Sunday, and, Suedehead. Excellent.
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From 11/23/2015 11:41
The most essential Morrissey album. Even as a compilation it stands shoulder to shoulder with the Smith's catalogue and other than suedehead and everyday... none of these tracks can be found on a studio disc.
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90/100
From 06/04/2015 12:12
How I loved this album when it came out. Here in the States, we didn't get the same exposure to all the Brit singles that The Smiths/Morrissey released, so albums like this were a godsend.

Out of the entire track list, I think only "Ouija Board, Ouija Board" doesn't resonate with me. The rest of the songs are pure ear candy.
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From 09/23/2014 22:57
Good singles comp; extremely consistent.
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From 03/20/2014 21:44
The release of a compilation only 2 albums into a solo career is a strange idea, so it's even more miraculous that this still remains one of the best and most consistent collects of Morrissey tracks available.
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From 08/04/2011 21:06
I will probably never forget this album.
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