The Sound Of The Smiths (compilation album)
by The Smiths

The Sound Of The Smiths by The Smiths
(Compilation album)
Year: 2008
Release date: 2008-11-10
Overall rank: 13,034th   
Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 179 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2008 (238th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (2,364th)
Award Best albums of all time (13,034th)

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The Smiths bestography

The Sound Of The Smiths is ranked 10th best out of 15 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 34,080.

The Smiths album bestography « Higher ranked (8,714th)
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The Sound Of The Smiths
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Girlfriend In A Coma - A Tribute To Morrissey And The Smiths
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The Sound Of The Smiths track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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The Sound Of The Smiths rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 13,034th | 2000s rank: 2,364th | 2008 rank: 238th

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The Sound Of The Smiths ratings

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80/100 (from 179 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.9/100, a mean average of 78.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.4.

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From 12/28/2016 13:55 | #181136
None of the magic of their studio albums, but its a stellar collection nonetheless.
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From 01/03/2015 23:01 | #130781
A good collection of this influential Indie rock band from Manchester. Many of their greatest songs are on here, though some of the other great songs aren't on here
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love teh deluxe version
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