Many thanks to everyone who recently voted for their favorite Patti Smith albums as part of Albumism’s readers’ poll series! Check out the consensus results & rankings below and stay tuned for our next readers’ poll coming soon.

Albumism Readers’ Poll Results (2,203 Total Votes):

#1 | Easter | 1978 | 603 votes (27% of total)

#2 | Horses | 1975 | 568 votes (26% of total)

#3 | Wave | 1979 | 317 votes (14% of total)

#4 | Radio Ethiopia | 1976 | 239 votes (11% of total)

#5 | Dream of Life | 1988 | 144 votes (7% of total)

#6 | Gone Again | 1996 | 102 votes (5% of total)

#7 | Trampin’ | 2004 | 75 votes (3% of total)

#8 | Twelve | 2007 | 51 votes (2% of total)

#9 | Gung Ho | 2000 | 42 votes (2% of total)

#10 | Peace and Noise | 1997 | 23 votes (1% of total)

Other Albums Receiving Votes:

#11 | Banga (2012) (17 votes)
#12 | Mummer Love (2019) (with Soundwalk Collective) (11)
#13 | The Coral Sea (2008) (with Kevin Shields) (6)
#14 | The Peyote Dance (2019) (with Soundwalk Collective) (3)
#15 | Killer Road (2016) (with Soundwalk Collective) (2)

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