The SmithsBest The Smiths Albums Ranked
8.5
Avg Score
74
Opinions
27
Albums
24
Reviewers
Summary from 74 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated The Smiths's catalog across 27 albums from 74 opinions, with an overall average of 8.5/10. The top-rated The Smiths album is The Queen Is Dead (1986) with a 9.0/10 average from 17 ratings, followed by The Smiths and Hatful of Hollow. The discography on Wavelength spans 1984 to 2011. There Is a Light That Never Goes Out ranks as the highest-rated The Smiths song on Wavelength with a 9.4/10 average.
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 Sound of The Smiths
“They're on a very short list of the greatest bands of our time, but do we really need another compilation? This new two-disc introduction, overseen by Johnny Marr and Morrissey, makes its case.”
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”
The Queen Is Dead
“Extremely consistent and good tracks not one that’s letting it down but has clear stand outs”
Hatful of Hollow
“There are some crazy tracks in here. A lot of snoozer off-album versions too though.”
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