Smell The Magic
by L7
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L7 bestography
Smell The Magic is ranked 4th best out of 8 albums by L7 on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by L7 is Bricks Are Heavy which is ranked number 3440 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 438.
(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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Smell The Magic track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Smell The Magic rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 6 hours ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | xhitmanx | Top 27 Music Albums of 1990 | 24/27 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Repo | 1991: Even More Gems | 24/50 | - |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 56/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 74 Music Albums of 1990 | 71/74 | 0 |
| 2025 | Marswolf68 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 64/100 | 7 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2024 |  desh79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 56/100 | 2 |
| 2023 | pago82 | Top 30 Music Albums of 1990 | 26/30 | 1 |
| 2020 |  NoisyBeast | Top Albums of 1990... #101-200 | 100/100 | - |
| 2020 | cronadigallina | Top 99 Music Albums of 1990 | 83/99 | 1 |
| 2018 |  bobbyb5 | Top 18 Music Albums of 1990 | 4/18 | 4 |
| 2010 | tridentgum0 | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 43/50 | - |
| 2010 | mexicanwhale | Top 20 Greatest Music Albums | 20/20 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 13 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 19 | |||
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Smell The Magic ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 3 days ago | xhitmanx | 1,480 | 78/100 |
| ! | 09/09/2025 02:03 | TodFitz | 27,375 | 63/100 |
| ! | 01/22/2024 00:53 | r0b07 | 801 | 83/100 |
| ! | 09/05/2023 18:56 | Sonoffatboy | 519 | 79/100 |
| ! | 12/06/2022 03:45 | dhbarrett | 8,604 | 65/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.2/100, a mean average of 75.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.7.
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Taking the best of LA's punk scene and Seattle's grunge scene; L7's sophomoric album is a raw, visceral treat for the ears.
Favorite Track - "Shove"
TBC…
Album Rating:
1. "Shove" Suzi Gardner, Donita Sparks 3:10 - 79
2. "Fast and Frightening" Gardner, Sparks 2:37 - 72
3. "(Right On) Thru" Jennifer Finch 3:13
4. "Deathwish" Sparks, Finch, Demetra Plakas 3:45
5. "Till the Wheels Fall Off" Gardner, Sparks 3:43
6. "Broomstick" Gardner, Sparks, Finch 3:49
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