The Sound Of The Smiths
by The Smiths

The Sound Of The Smiths by The Smiths
(Compilation album)
Year: 2008
Release date: 2008-11-10
Overall rank: 13,695th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 179 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2008 (246th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (2,464th)
Award Best albums of all time (13,695th)

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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 33,143.

The Smiths album bestography « Higher ranked (8,595th)
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The Sound Of The Smiths
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The Sound Of The Smiths track list

  Track ratings 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: 13,695th | 2000s rank: 2,464th | 2008 rank: 246th
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2026 PurplepashTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s37/10013
2026 PurplepashTop 41 Music Albums of 20083/415
2025jonny5244Top 19 Music Albums of 200817/191
2025Steppenwolf666Top 99 Music Albums of 200859/992
2024LosWochosbest ever compilations87/100 -
2024 pedro1976Most listened to albums - November 20233/10 -
2024 pedro19762023: Most Played68/100 -
2023 NowhereManEssential Compilations/Best Ofs:17/81 -
2023 pedro1976Best Compilations12/65 -
2023 RevolverCB72The Smiths: Best Compilation/Live Albums8/10 -
2022 thirstyDogTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s43/10012
2022LosWochosTop 99 Music Albums of 20083/995
2021lwarnerTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s32/10014
2021DrTchock97Top 95 Music Albums of the 2000s62/957
2021 CharlieBarleyTop 55 Music Albums of 200827/553
2020 CharlieBarleyMy Favourite Smiths Albums In Order9/14 -
2019STesicTop 91 Music Albums of the 2000s68/915
2019richardbisooTop 20 Greatest Music Albums17/206
2019marshallsbrotherTop 74 Music Albums of 200839/742
2018 dihansseBest Best ofs31/100 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 37
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 84
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80/100 (from 179 votes)
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09/30/2025 10:26 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  23,90464/100
 
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03/01/2025 12:33 mash  Ratings distribution  1,44388/100
 
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04/21/2024 08:40 Tuur  Ratings distribution  95067/100
 
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09/30/2023 22:37 mostlymor  Ratings distribution  6,81479/100

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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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From 03/13/2014 21:11 | #106166
love teh deluxe version
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