Smile (studio album)
by L'Arc~en~Ciel
L'Arc~en~Ciel bestography
Smile is ranked 3rd best out of 12 albums by L'Arc~en~Ciel on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by L'Arc~en~Ciel is Ark which is ranked number 10088 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 118.
(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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Smile track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Smile rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Andras | Top 8 Music Albums of 2004 | 4/8 | 3 |
| 2025 | Andras | Top 58 Music Albums of the 2000s | 18/58 | 14 |
| 2024 |  Arthurknight | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 77/100 | 1 |
| 2024 |  JMGL95 | Top 34 Music Albums of 2004 | 14/34 | 3 |
| 2020 | drawndog | Top 45 Greatest Music Albums | 19/45 | 30 |
| 2020 | drawndog | Top 33 Music Albums of the 2000s | 13/33 | 13 |
| 2019 | JMGL95 | Favourite Japanese Albums | 37/82 | - |
| 2018 |  brunotp | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 75/100 | 6 |
| 2017 | 247joelnetwork | Top 54 Music Albums of 2004 | 45/54 | 1 |
| 2010 | YoshikiX | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 30/50 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 10 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 70 | |||
Smile collection
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Smile ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
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).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 12 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 5 days ago | Andras | 238 | 76/100 |
| ! | 02/08/2022 06:40 | Arthurknight | 9,595 | 72/100 |
| ! | 02/03/2022 17:57 | LosWochos | 46,650 | 75/100 |
| ! | 10/13/2021 16:43 |  zwiebel | 4,157 | 57/100 |
| ! | 12/17/2020 02:48 | drawndog | 217 | 78/100 |
Rating metrics:
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 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.7/100, a mean average of 80.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.9.
Smile favourites
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