Singles
by The Smiths

Singles by The Smiths
(Compilation album)
Year: 1995
Overall rank: 8,595th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 159 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1995 (147th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (1,375th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,595th)

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The Smiths bestography

Singles is ranked 9th 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 (5,637th)
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This album (8,595th)
Singles
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Singles 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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Singles rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 8,595th | 1990s rank: 1,375th | 1995 rank: 147th
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YearSourceChartRankRank Score
2026 PurplepashTop 66 Music Albums of 19953/665
2026tim0505Top 85 Music Albums of the 1990s58/857
2026 CharlieBarleyMy Next 100 Favourite Songs 101-20065/100 -
2026mrmcrookTop 39 Music Albums of 199539/390
2025 bojolpif71Top 100 Music Albums of 199528/1004
2025 PurplepashTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s77/1005
2025tim0505Top 16 Music Albums of 19958/163
2024LosWochosbest ever compilations59/100 -
2024 maccuillTop 99 Greatest Music Albums27/9960
2024lwarnerTop 99 Music Albums of the 1990s41/9912
2023Steppenwolf666Top 100 Music Albums of 199578/1001
2023glynspsaTop 100 Music Albums of 199594/1000
2023henrygreen0203Top 50 Music Albums of 199538/501
2023 RevolverCB72The Smiths: Best Compilation/Live Albums7/10 -
2023 NowhereManEssential Compilations/Best Ofs:15/81 -
2022LosWochosTop 97 Music Albums of 199511/974
2021 NickVolosTop 100 Music Albums of 199593/1000
2020TheSmiths82-87The Smiths & Morrissey11/23 -
2020 CharlieBarleyMy Favourite Smiths Albums In Order12/14 -
2019JohnnyoThe band of band of band of bands chart11/59 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 36
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 143
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Singles ratings

Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 159 votes)
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80/100
 
02/02/2026 18:35 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distribution  15,01974/100
 
80/100
 
09/19/2025 06:15 nextorgd  Ratings distribution  1,16984/100
 
95/100
 
04/27/2025 16:43 traistboar  Ratings distribution  1,63679/100
 
90/100
 
03/01/2025 12:33 mash  Ratings distribution  1,44388/100
 
75/100
 
01/26/2025 10:23 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  23,88264/100

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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 81.2/100, a mean average of 79.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.4.

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Singles comments

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90/100
From 08/20/2022 08:01 | #288723
A great introduction to The Smiths or reminder of what made them great depending on how familiar you are with them
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From 02/10/2022 22:00 | #281103
Usually when discovering bands I'm unfamiliar with I get one of their 'Greatest Hits' albums to check them out before moving onto the studio albums if I like what I hear. Hence being the case getting this. I always appreciate a band that has it's own unique style which is what I find here. It's good but I think this'll be enough for me personally.
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From 09/26/2014 12:44 | #122751
A collection of all The Smiths singles. Not a bad song on the album, all certified classics.
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