Smother
by Wild Beasts
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Wild Beasts bestography
Smother is ranked 2nd best out of 6 albums by Wild Beasts on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Wild Beasts is Two Dancers which is ranked number 2778 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 565.
(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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Smother track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Smother rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 56/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 21/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 99 Music Albums of 2011 | 64/99 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 94/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 50/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 99 Music Albums of 2011 | 78/99 | 1 |
| 2026 | jdizzle123456 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 50/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 88 Music Albums of 2011 | 68/88 | 1 |
| 2026 |  EyeKanFly | Top 78 Music Albums of 2011 | 47/78 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 132 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 462 | |||
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Smother ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/03/2026 01:25 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,080 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/09/2025 03:56 | dhbarrett | 8,830 | 65/100 |
| ! | 12/07/2025 20:57 | Araldo | 1,472 | 80/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.6/100, a mean average of 74.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.5.
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Smother forum mentions
Komorebi-D 05/13/2019 00:12 in What album are you listening to right now?
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covecove TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/28/2011 02:10 | #24960 | TOP COMMENT
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The first half of the album feels so perfect that as some people would say "it insists upon itself". However, from track six the vibe of the album is a bit deeper and you can sense a sort of soul out there that make it, all in all, a fair album. Invisible is a standout here...
craola 04/27/2015 17:24 | #140398 | TOP COMMENT
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first time i heard this album, i thought i'd accidentally purchased the new "tame beasts" album and not the new one from the "wild beasts". it's a good record, but it was a little bit of a let-down for a band i have really high expectations for.
It took me a while to get into this one, although eventually it did grow on me. Having said that, it's my least favourite Wild Beasts album but it's good they recorded something more restrained. Good, not great.
Very somber album compared to the preceding one. That said, there are some really beautiful songs in here, and easily stands in as one of their best records.
Favorite tracks: Loop the Loop, Reach a Bit Further, Bed of Nails
Nothing special but not prayed to CD has finished
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