Make-Up Is A Lie
by Morrissey
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Morrissey bestography
Make-Up Is A Lie is ranked 16th best out of 28 albums by Morrissey on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Morrissey is Viva Hate which is ranked number 1198 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,456.
(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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Make-Up Is A Lie track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Make-Up Is A Lie rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 47 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | joathome | Top 56 Music Albums of 2026 | 20/56 | 3 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 87 Music Albums of the 2020s | 86/87 | 0 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 24 Music Albums of 2026 | 20/24 | 1 |
| 2026 |  HelsinkiSnorkel | Top 33 Music Albums of 2026 | 25/33 | 1 |
| 2026 | gregthealien | Top 32 Music Albums of 2026 | 25/32 | 1 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Smiths & Morrissey ranked | 12/19 | - |
| 2026 | ornot27 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2026 | 25/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2026 | 52/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | TheSmiths82-87 | Top 19 Music Albums of the 2020s | 1/19 | 20 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 35 Music Albums of 2026 | 24/35 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 35 | |||
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Make-Up Is A Lie ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/12/2026 20:27 | luukvdschepop | 798 | 75/100 |
| ! | 09/08/2026 22:13 |  suedehead | 1,477 | 67/100 |
| ! | 08/26/2026 12:35 | DrTchock97 | 750 | 76/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 63.1/100, a mean average of 59.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 59.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 21.0.
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Brilliant album from Morrissey, for me his best since Ringleader 20 years prior. Notre Dame is perhaps the least absorbing original here, but the Amazona cover seems quite unnecessary, it's a great song but I really don't like covers on studio albums. The last 3 tracks would be my picks, and they are right up there with his best solo work. (Edited)
It's great to hear some new music from Morrissey, and I loved the song Kerching, Kerching, but this album is average at best. (Edited)
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