...Best II
by The Smiths
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...Best II is ranked 14th best out of 16 albums by The Smiths on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Smiths is The Queen Is Dead which is ranked number 16 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 31,548.
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...Best II track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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...Best II rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | lwarner | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1990s | 42/99 | 12 |
| 2024 | LosWochos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1992 | 27/100 | 4 |
| 2023 |  RevolverCB72 | The Smiths: Best Compilation/Live Albums | 6/10 | - |
| 2023 |  NowhereMan | Essential Compilations/Best Ofs: | 14/81 | - |
| 2021 |  NickVolos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1992 | 98/100 | 0 |
| 2020 |  CharlieBarley | My Favourite Smiths Albums In Order | 10/14 | - |
| 2018 | NowhereMan | Albums I Own: #2 | 55/100 | - |
| 2010 | Oblomov | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 23/50 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 8 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 16 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 02/02/2026 18:35 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,715 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/19/2025 06:16 |  nextorgd | 1,221 | 84/100 |
| ! | 05/24/2025 19:42 | TodFitz | 27,372 | 63/100 |
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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 78.1/100, a mean average of 77.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.8.
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Skinny 10/23/2015 19:37 in What album are you listening to right now?...Best II comments
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Crumpet 03/01/2018 18:02 | #209864
A much better track list than Vol. 1, but slightly let down by "Girl Afraid" and "Bigmouth Strikes Again", not bad songs (they never wrote a bad song), just not as good as the rest of the album.
Brilliant songs !
SingingPeasant96 04/11/2013 07:44 | #72410
BT : The Headmaster Ritual
Jasperjames 11/20/2012 15:28 | #55512
You just cant beat it. But I have to be in the mood for a 'nostalgia' rush.............Some of the finest and most intelligent songs ever recorded.
Omid 09/15/2010 20:48 | #15131
An excellent collection of some of their finest stuff!
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