THE SMITHS albums and sales

Updated: November 29, 2024

THE SMITHS sold over 4.75 million albums. The best-selling album by THE SMITHS is THE SOUND OF THE SMITHS, which sold over 930,000 copies. According to the BSA Ranking, THE SMITHS is the 971st best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of THE SMITHS have sold over 50,000 units.

THE SMITHS albums ranked by sales

Click on any album to see detailed sales, certification history, sources and chart runs.

Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △
Album Year Total Sales BSA Ranking
1 THE SOUND OF THE SMITHS
THE SMITHS 2008
2008930,000
Rank in 2008
Rank in 2000s
Overall rank
108
2 THE QUEEN IS DEAD
THE SMITHS 1986
1986925,000
Rank in 1986
Rank in 1980s
Overall rank
115
3 LOUDER THAN BOMBS
THE SMITHS 1987
1987600,000
Rank in 1987
Rank in 1980s
Overall rank
203
4 STRANGEWAYS HERE WE COME
THE SMITHS 1987
1987600,000
Rank in 1987
Rank in 1980s
Overall rank
204
5 SINGLES
THE SMITHS 1995
1995400,000
Rank in 1995
Rank in 1990s
Overall rank
448
6 THE VERY BEST OF THE SMITHS
THE SMITHS 2001
2001300,000
Rank in 2001
Rank in 2000s
Overall rank
526
7 HATFUL OF HOLLOW
THE SMITHS 1984
1984300,000
Rank in 1984
Rank in 1980s
Overall rank
234
8 BEST II
THE SMITHS 1992
1992200,000
Rank in 1992
Rank in 1990s
Overall rank
532
9 BEST I
THE SMITHS 1992
1992100,000
Rank in 1992
Rank in 1990s
Overall rank
722
10 RANK
THE SMITHS 1988
1988100,000
Rank in 1988
Rank in 1980s
Overall rank
563
11 THE WORLD WON'T LISTEN
THE SMITHS 1987
1987100,000
Rank in 1987
Rank in 1980s
Overall rank
531
12 MEAT IS MURDER
THE SMITHS 1985
1985100,000
Rank in 1985
Rank in 1980s
Overall rank
416
13 THE SMITHS
THE SMITHS 1984
1984100,000
Rank in 1984
Rank in 1980s
Overall rank
372

THE SMITHS videos ranked by sales

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Video Year Total Sales BSA Ranking
1 THE COMPLETE PICTURE
THE SMITHS 2000
200050,000
Rank in 2000
Rank in 2000s
Overall rank
69

THE SMITHS sales by country

THE SMITHS album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by THE SMITHS are the United Kingdom (2.9 million), the United States (1.5 million) and Brazil (300,000).

Country ▲ Sales △ Albums △
1 Brazil300,0003
2 Italy55,0002
3 United Kingdom2,900,00013
4 United States1,500,0003

THE SMITHS video sales by country

Country Sales Albums
1 United Kingdom50,0001