Years Of Refusal
by Morrissey
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Morrissey bestography
Years Of Refusal is ranked 9th best out of 28 albums by Morrissey on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Morrissey is Viva Hate which is ranked number 1206 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,446.
(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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Years Of Refusal track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Years Of Refusal rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Smiths & Morrissey ranked | 16/19 | - |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 43/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | gregthealien | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 92/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  hoyquarlow | Top 50 Music Albums of the 2000s | 36/50 | 6 |
| 2026 |  HelsinkiSnorkel | Top 59 Music Albums of 2009 | 50/59 | 1 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 32 Music Albums of 2009 | 24/32 | 1 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 91 Music Albums of 2009 | 33/91 | 3 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 87 Music Albums of 2009 | 30/87 | 3 |
| 2025 |  pedro1976 | Top 22 Music Albums of 2009 | 5/22 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 61 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 158 | |||
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Years Of Refusal ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/09/2026 17:31 |  suedehead | 1,477 | 67/100 |
| ! | 01/31/2026 09:45 | Leginlists | 3,842 | 83/100 |
| ! | 10/06/2025 13:46 | TonySayers61 | 25,866 | 64/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.7/100, a mean average of 68.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.4.
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pedro1976 09/10/2023 07:45 in What album are you listening to right now?Years Of Refusal comments
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An underrated album that is by a long distance Morrissey's best.
IanFrance 08/11/2021 18:41 | #272452 | TOP COMMENT
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Morrissey just doesn’t get any happier, does he? This record lacks much of the nostalgia factor of his earlier releases. The tunes aren’t quite as strong and his voice isn’t as treacly as it has been. Decent, but ultimately disappointing.
Rating: Good
Best track: Black Cloud
zdwyatt TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/24/2013 20:37 | #89138 | TOP COMMENT
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Raw and rocking, while retaining that trademark whining about being unlovable.
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