Ode To J. Smith
by Travis
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Travis bestography
Ode To J. Smith is ranked 7th best out of 15 albums by Travis on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Travis is The Man Who which is ranked number 1012 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,719.
(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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Ode To J. Smith track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Ode To J. Smith rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 2601-2700 | 66/100 | - |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 88/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Taka | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 1/100 | 20 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | Top 53 Music Albums of 2008 | 49/53 | 0 |
| 2026 | Taka | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 22/100 | 77 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 50/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 48/100 | 3 |
| 2022 | Rovers | Top 25 Music Albums of 2008 | 9/25 | 3 |
| 2021 |  CharlieBarley | Top 55 Music Albums of 2008 | 49/55 | 1 |
| 2019 | Taka | Top 13 Music Albums of 2008 | 1/13 | 5 |
| 2018 | Rovers | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 94/100 | 1 |
| 2018 | Taka | Travis | 3/8 | - |
| 2015 |  Secondsoul | Top 60 Music Albums of 2008 | 58/60 | 0 |
| 2013 |  Fergenaprido | Top 15 Music Albums of 2008 | 15/15 | 0 |
| 2011 | Polyphonic Foxes | Top 10 Greatest Music Albums | 2/10 | - |
| 2008 | Rolling Stone Deutschland | Die Alben des Jahres 2008 | 24/25 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 16 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 114 | |||
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Ode To J. Smith ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 10/01/2025 11:33 | TonySayers61 | 25,202 | 64/100 |
| ! | 07/20/2025 08:54 | Sumbody | 1,909 | 75/100 |
| ! | 08/20/2024 13:02 | cicadelic | 13,611 | 73/100 |
| ! | 08/13/2024 09:13 | DrTchock97 | 740 | 76/100 |
| ! | 05/08/2023 07:40 |  Tamthebam | 23,170 | 69/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.2/100, a mean average of 69.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.2.
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Underrated for sure. It's tacky sure but very enjoyable and a showcase of some great songwriting imo.
This isn't an album a lot of people are going to hear. The interest in Travis was completely dead when they announced this album and as a result sold something like 1000% less copies than any of their other albums. And guess what... this is one of their finest moments! It is perhaps the most balanced thing Travis released and their are plenty of solid tracks such as J.Smith and Something Anything. However the most unusual thing about this album is the fact that Travis rock out! This is some of the heaviest music they ever recorded. If you complained about falling asleep through their most commercial releases, you sure as hell should check out what they are capable of here. Diverse and fun to explore. Terrible artwork though, that adds nothing to the songs here.
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