The SmithsBest The Smiths Albums Ranked
8.4
Avg Score
110
Opinions
16
Albums
33
Reviewers
Summary from 110 ratings
On Rate.fm, fans have rated The Smiths’s catalog across 16 albums from 110 opinions, with an overall average of 8.4/10. The top-rated The Smiths album is The Queen Is Dead (1986) with a 8.8/10 average from 24 ratings, followed by The Smiths and Hatful of Hollow. The discography on Rate.fm spans 1984 to 2011. There Is a Light That Never Goes Out ranks as the highest-rated The Smiths song on Rate.fm with a 9.5/10 average.
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
The Smiths • 1986
This Charming Man
The Smiths • 1984
How Soon Is Now? (12" Version)
The Smiths • 1984
The Queen Is Dead
“Newly reissued as a boxed set, the Smiths’ 1986 masterpiece still stands as an enduring testament to England in the ’80s, the complex relationship between performer and fan, and the ecstasy of emptiness.”
The Sound of The Smiths
“Overseen by Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr, this compilation emphasizes the compositional might behind the miserablism of England’s most idiosyncratic and influential Eighties band. Sound traces the quartet’s four-year evolution from savage tenderness to refined despair: Morrissey articulates both bleak romanticism and omni-deprecating humor, while Marr accompanies him with chiming, multilayered riffs. The Smiths often […]”
Complete
“This box of remastered editions of Smiths albums-- four studio records, three compilations of the singles and one-offs, one live obligation-- would cement their reputation for brilliance and perversity, if it needed cementing. "Complete", however, is a profoundly inaccurate description.”
The Queen Is Dead
“**💭 Thoughts:** Legendary British indie rock band The Smiths’ 1986 studio album *The Queen Is Dead* is one of the most acclaimed British rock albums of 1980s, considered by many to be a masterpiece. While I do not particularly love The Smiths’ jangly pop style of indie rock, I can certainly appreciate this album and its influence, and wouldn’t complain if any of its songs were to come on. **🎶 Tracklist Review** 1.) The Queen Is Dead 🟡 2.) Frankly, Mr. Shankly 🟢 3.) I Know It’s Over 🟢 4.) Never Had No One Ever 🔵🥇 5.) Cemetry Gates 🟢 6.) Bigmouth Strikes Again 🔵🥈 7.) The Boy with the Thorn In His Side 🟢 8.) Vicar In a Tutu 🟢 9.) There Is a Light That Never Goes Out 🔵🥉 10.) Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others 🟢 ──────────────────── **🤔 Track Rating Scale** 🔵 Loved — Thoroughly enjoyed it and will revisit often. 🟢 Liked — Enjoyed it, but it’s not one I’d revisit often. 🟡 Mixed — Enjoyed it somewhat, but some aspects held it back for me; most likely won’t revisit. 🟠 Disliked — Didn’t enjoy it very much; won’t be revisiting. 🔴 Hated — Didn’t enjoy any part of it; no desire to revisit ever again. ⚪️ Interlude, etc. — Not rated as an actual song. ──────────────────── **🏅 Ranking Scale** 10 — Perfect 9 — Exceptional 8 — Great 7 — Good 6 — Decent 5 — Average 4 — Below Average 3 — Poor 2 — Bad 1 — Awful 0 — Unlistenable”
Hatful of Hollow
“no skips its soo good sometimes ill skip heaven knows im miserable now since its so overplayed but this is uust amazing i love how soon is now and girl afraid theyre def my favs from this album”
Meat Is Murder
“Like this album a lot. Have it on vinyl. But it’s a little 1-dimensional, and the title track is insufferable”