Complete List Of The Smiths Songs From A to Z

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The Smiths created one of the most concentrated and influential catalogs in alternative rock, pairing Johnny Marr’s melodic guitar arrangements with Morrissey’s literate, wounded, comic, and confrontational lyrics. This complete A-to-Z guide gathers the band’s four studio albums, non-album singles, B-sides, compilation tracks, instrumentals, and live recordings.

Complete List Of The Smiths Songs From A to Z

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The Smiths formed in Manchester in 1982 around guitarist Johnny Marr and singer and lyricist Morrissey. Bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce completed the classic lineup, giving the songs a rhythmic foundation that balanced Marr’s layered guitar work and Morrissey’s highly individual vocal style.

The debut single, “Hand in Glove,” appeared in 1983 and established the band’s combination of emotional directness, literary references, wit, and melodic guitar pop. The self-titled debut album followed in 1984 with “Still Ill,” “What Difference Does It Make?,” “Reel Around the Fountain,” and “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle.”

Meat Is Murder, released in 1985, expanded the band’s musical and lyrical range through “The Headmaster Ritual,” “That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore,” “Barbarism Begins at Home,” and the title track. It became the Smiths’ only studio album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart.

The Queen Is Dead followed in 1986 and included “Bigmouth Strikes Again,” “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out,” “I Know It’s Over,” “The Boy with the Thorn in His Side,” and “Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others.” The album became the band’s most celebrated studio recording and a defining work of British independent music.

The band’s final studio album, Strangeways, Here We Come, was released in 1987 after the group had already begun to fracture. “Girlfriend in a Coma,” “I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish,” “Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me,” and “Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before” closed an extraordinary four-album run.

The Smiths disbanded in 1987 and never reunited. Their complete body of work also includes the compilations Hatful of Hollow, The World Won’t Listen, and Louder Than Bombs, along with the live album Rank. Their songs continued to influence alternative rock, indie pop, Britpop, and guitar bands around the world.

Complete List of The Smiths Songs From A to Z

A–E

“Accept Yourself” – Hatful of Hollow (1984)
“Ask” – The World Won’t Listen (1987)
“Asleep” – The World Won’t Listen (1987)
“Back to the Old House” – Hatful of Hollow (1984)
“Barbarism Begins at Home” – Meat Is Murder (1985)
“Bigmouth Strikes Again” – The Queen Is Dead (1986)
“Cemetry Gates” – The Queen Is Dead (1986)
“Death at One’s Elbow” – Strangeways, Here We Come (1987)
“Death of a Disco Dancer” – Strangeways, Here We Come (1987)
“A Rush and a Push and the Land Is Ours” – Strangeways, Here We Come (1987)

F–J

“Frankly, Mr. Shankly” – The Queen Is Dead (1986)
“Girl Afraid” – Hatful of Hollow (1984)
“Girlfriend in a Coma” – Strangeways, Here We Come (1987)
“Golden Lights” – Louder Than Bombs (1987)
“Half a Person” – The World Won’t Listen (1987)
“Hand in Glove” – The Smiths (1984)
“Handsome Devil” – Hatful of Hollow (1984)
“Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now” – Hatful of Hollow (1984)
“His Latest Flame” (live)” – Rank (1988)
“How Soon Is Now?” – Hatful of Hollow (1984)
“I Don’t Owe You Anything” – The Smiths (1984)
“I Keep Mine Hidden” – Non-album single (1987)
“I Know It’s Over” – The Queen Is Dead (1986)
“I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish” – Strangeways, Here We Come (1987)
“I Want the One I Can’t Have” – Meat Is Murder (1985)
“I Won’t Share You” – Strangeways, Here We Come (1987)
“Is It Really So Strange?” – Louder Than Bombs (1987)
“Jeane” – Non-album single (1983)

K–O

“Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me” – Strangeways, Here We Come (1987)
“London” – The World Won’t Listen (1987)
“Meat Is Murder” – Meat Is Murder (1985)
“Miserable Lie” – The Smiths (1984)
“Money Changes Everything” – The World Won’t Listen (1987)
“Never Had No One Ever” – The Queen Is Dead (1986)
“Nowhere Fast” – Meat Is Murder (1985)
“Oscillate Wildly” – The World Won’t Listen (1987)

P–T

“The Boy with the Thorn in His Side” – The Queen Is Dead (1986)
“The Draize Train” – Non-album single (1986)
“The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” – The Smiths (1984)
“The Headmaster Ritual” – Meat Is Murder (1985)
“Paint a Vulgar Picture” – Strangeways, Here We Come (1987)
“Panic” – The World Won’t Listen (1987)
“Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want” – Hatful of Hollow (1984)
“Pretty Girls Make Graves” – The Smiths (1984)
“The Queen Is Dead” – The Queen Is Dead (1986)
“Reel Around the Fountain” – The Smiths (1984)
“Rubber Ring” – The World Won’t Listen (1987)
“Rusholme Ruffians” – Meat Is Murder (1985)
“Shakespeare’s Sister” – The World Won’t Listen (1987)
“Sheila Take a Bow” – Louder Than Bombs (1987)
“Shoplifters of the World Unite” – The World Won’t Listen (1987)
“Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others” – The Queen Is Dead (1986)
“Still Ill” – The Smiths (1984)
“Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before” – Strangeways, Here We Come (1987)
“Stretch Out and Wait” – The World Won’t Listen (1987)
“Suffer Little Children” – The Smiths (1984)
“Sweet and Tender Hooligan” – Louder Than Bombs (1987)
“That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore” – Meat Is Murder (1985)
“There Is a Light That Never Goes Out” – The Queen Is Dead (1986)
“These Things Take Time” – Hatful of Hollow (1984)
“This Charming Man” – Hatful of Hollow (1983)
“This Night Has Opened My Eyes” – Hatful of Hollow (1984)