Singles
by The Smiths
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The Smiths bestography
Singles is ranked 9th best out of 16 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 31,255.
(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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Singles track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Singles rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 8 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1995 | 80/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  CharlieBarley | My Next 100 Favourite Songs 101-200 | 65/100 | - |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1995 | 11/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 78/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Purplepash | Top 67 Music Albums of 1995 | 3/67 | 5 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 41 Music Albums of 1995 | 41/41 | 0 |
| 2025 |  bojolpif71 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1995 | 28/100 | 4 |
| 2024 |  maccuill | Top 99 Greatest Music Albums | 27/99 | 56 |
| 2024 | lwarner | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1990s | 41/99 | 12 |
| 2024 | LosWochos | best ever compilations | 59/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 35 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 128 | |||
Singles collection
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Singles ratings
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/20/2026 13:53 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,241 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/17/2026 22:08 | mrmcrook | 1,141 | 77/100 |
| ! | 02/02/2026 18:35 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,749 | 74/100 |
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Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
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.
Singles favourites
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Singles forum mentions
CharlieBarley 03/26/2022 00:16 in What album are you listening to right now?Singles comments
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A collection of all The Smiths singles. Not a bad song on the album, all certified classics.
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.
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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