The Smiths

60,274,899 plays (1,209,686 listeners)
In your library (0 plays)

Listening now: khmattie, lollygolikely, Deircass

5,319 shouts

Add to my Library Share

Manchester, England (1982 – 1987)

The Smiths were an alternative rock band which formed in 1982 in Manchester, England. The band consisted of Steven Morrissey (vocals, lyrics), Johnny Marr (guitar, music), Mike Joyce (drums) and Andy Rourke (bass). Hugely influential, The Smiths lasted all of five years from 1982 to 1987, releasing during this period four studio albums (The Smiths, Meat Is Murder, The Queen Is Dead and Strangeways, Here We Come) and three compilation albums (Hatful of Hollow, The World Won’t Listen and Louder Than Bombs). Meat Is Murder went on to enter the British charts at number one in February of 1985, and The Queen Is Dead further confirmed the band’s popularity with its release in spring 1986. Greeted with enthusiastic reviews and peaking at number two on the U.K. charts, the album also developed The Smiths’ cult following in the U.S., breaking into the Top 100.

After the band’s split in 1987, a further six albums have been released, bringing the total number of Smiths albums to 13. These albums consisted of another five compilation albums (‘Best … I’, ‘…Best II’, ‘Singles’, ‘The Very Best of the Smiths’ and ‘The Sound Of The Smiths’), and one live album (‘Rank’) recorded before the band’s split during ‘The Queen Is Dead’ tour. Both ‘Best 1’ and ‘Best 2’ were heavily criticised by critics and some fans; however ‘The Very Best Of’, although with very similar content to said ‘Best’ albums, sold excellently, and drew much approval from critics.

Former members

Bass was originally played by Dale Hibbert, but he was replaced after 4 months. Craig Gannon was briefly a second guitarist for the band in 1986.

Tagged as:

indie, 80s, new wave, alternative, post-punk
See more…

Similar Artists

Top Albums

The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $7.99
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon $13.99
- eBay Search
Louder Than Bombs
The Smiths
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon $6.76
- eBay Search
Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $7.99
- 7digital Search
- iTunes
- Buy Album
- Amazon $11.98
- eBay Search
The Smiths
The Smiths
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $7.99
- 7digital $7.77
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon $14.99
- eBay Search

Top Tracks

1	There Is a Light That Never Goes Out	13,669
2	This Charming Man	9,159
3	How Soon Is Now?	8,738
4	Bigmouth Strikes Again	7,520
5	The Boy With the Thorn in His Side	6,114
6	Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now	5,831
7	Hand in Glove	5,577
8	Panic	5,495
9	Ask	4,921
10	Girlfriend in a Coma	4,868
11	William, It Was Really Nothing	4,825
12	Still Ill	4,640
13	Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want	4,610
14	That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore	3,920
15	Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others	3,880

Buy top tracks at Amazon MP3

Shoutbox

Leave a comment. Log in to Last.fm or sign up (it’s free).

Alicia_Quays_ wrote:
1 hour ago

the greatest [2]

View Profile | Leave Alicia_Quays_ a shout
indieANI wrote:
yesterday evening

the greatest

View Profile | Leave indieANI a shout
fethebox wrote:
yesterday evening

<3

View Profile | Leave fethebox a shout
the0d0re wrote:
yesterday evening

GENIUS! the only way i this band will lose it's significance is if everyone goes deaf

View Profile | Leave the0d0re a shout
timeforheroes wrote:
yesterday evening

I thought that if you had an acoustic guitar that it meant that you were a protest singerrrrrr...

View Profile | Leave timeforheroes a shout
De-La-Lune wrote:
yesterday evening

ILOVETHEMILOVETHEMILOVETHEM YEAH.

View Profile | Leave De-La-Lune a shout
Richo92 wrote:
yesterday afternoon

I BROKE MY SPLEEN I BROKE MY KNEE AND THEN HE REALLY LACED INTO ME

View Profile | Leave Richo92 a shout
twooofive wrote:
yesterday afternoon

http://www.last.fm/group/I+would+have+picked+Duckie

View Profile | Leave twooofive a shout
FraeuleinKarma wrote:
yesterday morning

Oh dear, now he is a racist again... If you read the whole statement, it's perfectly clear (at least to those who have a bit of sense) what he wants to say. It's also not a new thing to be provocative when you want to people to listen to what you have to say. Get over it!

View Profile | Leave FraeuleinKarma a shout
BeckyValle wrote:
yesterday morning

This Charming Man <3

View Profile | Leave BeckyValle a shout
steve__ wrote:
Saturday evening

aaaaaaaaaaaaaRUSH and A Push And The Land Is Ours

View Profile | Leave steve__ a shout
jeffsaiint wrote:
Saturday evening

Girlfriend In A Coma ♫

View Profile | Leave jeffsaiint a shout
kaftoskaitsiou wrote:
Saturday evening

!~!~!~!~!~!~!

View Profile | Leave kaftoskaitsiou a shout
abt1990 wrote:
Saturday evening

I'd like to get a tattoo that reads "Shyness Is Nice" - but i'm afraid I'm too shy to actually have it.

View Profile | Leave abt1990 a shout
sarahlikesPEAS wrote:
Saturday evening

shut your mouth how can you say i go about things the wrong way? i am human and i need to belong, just like everybody else does

View Profile | Leave sarahlikesPEAS a shout
HollowVoices wrote:
Saturday afternoon

There are brighter sides to life, and I should know because I've seen them...but not very often.

View Profile | Leave HollowVoices a shout
tymianek28 wrote:
Saturday afternoon

shyness is nice

View Profile | Leave tymianek28 a shout
KiingNothing wrote:
Saturday morning

in the room downstairs she sat and stared ♫

View Profile | Leave KiingNothing a shout
HappinessHURTS wrote:
Saturday morning

Anyone who's not got the 12xCD boxset that was released awhile ago, Zavvi are selling it for £14 (RRP: £40), but be wary, cos they're dicks when it comes to actually sending the stuff out.. http://www.zavvi.com/cd/smiths/singles-box/10238945.html

View Profile | Leave HappinessHURTS a shout
CrappyMondays wrote:
Saturday morning

When will you accept yourself?

View Profile | Leave CrappyMondays a shout