About the artist
The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982, built around the songwriting partnership of vocalist and lyricist Morrissey and guitarist and composer Johnny Marr. Rounded out by bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce, the band became one of the most influential acts of 1980s British indie and alternative rock, standing apart from the synth-heavy pop of the era with a sound rooted in jangly, melodic guitar work paired with witty, literate, and often melancholic lyrics.
Morrissey's distinctive vocal delivery and provocative, deadpan wit combined with Marr's inventive, richly textured guitar arrangements to create a sound that was simultaneously guitar-driven and pop-accessible. Songs such as «This Charming Man», «How Soon Is Now?», and «There Is a Light That Never Goes Out» became touchstones of the genre, addressing themes of alienation, longing, class, and dark humor with an emotional directness rarely heard in mainstream pop at the time.
Despite recording only a handful of studio albums before disbanding in 1987, The Smiths left an outsized legacy, shaping the sound and sensibility of countless indie and alternative bands that followed. Their catalogue remains a cornerstone reference point for British guitar music, and both Morrissey and Marr went on to notable solo careers after the band's split.
Popular tracks
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There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
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This Charming Man
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Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now
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I Know It’s Over
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Bigmouth Strikes Again
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How Soon Is Now?
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This Night Has Opened My Eyes
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Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
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The Queen is Dead
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Cemetry Gates
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Asleep
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Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
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Back to the Old House
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Panic
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Pretty Girls Make Graves
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Reel Around the Fountain
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Frankly, Mr. Shankly
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Still Ill
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Ask
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The Boy with the Thorn in His Side
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What Difference Does It Make?
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Hand in Glove
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Half a Person
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I Want the One I Can’t Have
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The Headmaster Ritual
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William, It Was Really Nothing
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That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore
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Suffer Little Children
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Well I Wonder
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Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
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A Rush and a Push and the Land Is Ours
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You’ve Got Everything Now
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Meat Is Murder
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Handsome Devil (John Peel Session 18/05/83)
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Never Had No One Ever
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Girlfriend in a Coma
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Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before
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I Don’t Owe You Anything
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Barbarism Begins at Home
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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
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Girl Afraid
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Vicar in a Tutu
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Nowhere Fast
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Unloveable
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Rubber Ring
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Rusholme Ruffians
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I Won’t Share You
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Miserable Lie
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I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish
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Shoplifters of the World Unite
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These Things Take Time
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What She Said
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Paint a Vulgar Picture
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Death of a Disco Dancer
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Unhappy Birthday
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Sweet and Tender Hooligan
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Wonderful Woman
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Stretch out and Wait
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Is It Really So Strange?
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Sheila Take a Bow
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Shakespeare’s Sister
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Accept Yourself (David Jensen Session 25/08/83)
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London
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You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet, Baby
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Oscillate Wildly
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Death at One’s Elbow
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Jeane
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Golden Lights
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Money Changes Everything
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There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (Take 1)
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Back to the Old House (John Peel Session 9/14/83)
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Discography
The Queen is Dead (Deluxe)
2017
The Queen is Dead - Single
2017
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side [2017 Reissue]
2017
Complete
2011
Singles Box (CD Edition)
2009
Singles Box (7" Edition)
2008
The Sound of The Smiths
2008
The Sound of The Smiths (Deluxe)
2008
The Very Best Of The Smiths
2001
Sweet and Tender Hooligan
1995
Singles
1995
…Best II
1992
How Soon Is Now? [1992 Reissue]
1992
Best… I
1992
Handsome Devils
1992
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out [1991 Reissue]
1991
The Peel Sessions
1988
Rank
1988
Stop Me
1988
The 12" Mixes
1988
Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before
1988
Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
1987
I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish
1987
Strangeways, Here We Come
1987
Girlfriend in a Coma
1987
Sheila Take a Bow
1987
Louder Than Bombs
1987
The World Won’t Listen
1987
Shoplifters Of The World Unite
1987
Ask
1986
Panic
1986
The Queen is Dead
1986
Bigmouth Strikes Again
1986
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
1986
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
1986
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
1985
That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore
1985
Barbarism Begins at Home
1985
Shakespeare’s Sister
1985
Meat Is Murder
1985
The Headmaster Ritual
1985
How Soon Is Now?
1985
The Warner Bros. Music Show
1985
How Soon Is Now? / Shakespeare’s Sister
1985
Hatful of Hollow
1984
The Smiths (Japan)
1984
William, It Was Really Nothing
1984
Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now
1984
The Smiths
1984
What Difference Does It Make?
1984
Still Ill
1984
This Charming Man - Single
1983
Hand in Glove - Single
1983