# The best Smiths songs

Morrissey and Marr at their best: the Smiths songs readers and MOJO rank highest, led by There Is a Light That Never Goes Out.

- 1009 votes · 14 items
- Jul 28, 2019 · Ayanda
- https://even.best/en/l/3920/the-best-smiths-songs

## Top 14

1. **There Is a Light That Never Goes Out** (93 · ▲102 ▼9) — 1986. First in the readers' poll.
2. **This Charming Man** (81 · ▲87 ▼6) — 1983. The first perfect Morrissey-Marr union.
3. **How Soon Is Now?** (70 · ▲80 ▼10) — 1984. A B-side with a tremolo riff that became a classic.
4. **Bigmouth Strikes Again** (60 · ▲70 ▼10) — 1986. A frantic single from The Queen Is Dead.
5. **Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me** (53 · ▲64 ▼11) — 1987. Both Morrissey and Marr's pick as the best.
6. **Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now** (51 · ▲61 ▼10) — 1984. Misery with a sense of humour.
7. **The Boy with the Thorn in His Side** (49 · ▲61 ▼12) — 1985. A tender, bright single.
8. **Panic** (45 · ▲55 ▼10) — 1986. A single aimed at radio DJs.
9. **Ask** (45 · ▲51 ▼6) — 1986. A sunny single.
10. **Cemetry Gates** (42 · ▲53 ▼11) — 1986. A walk among tombstones.
11. **Still Ill** (41 · ▲51 ▼10) — 1984. From the debut album.
12. **Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want** (36 · ▲49 ▼13) — 1984. Under two minutes of pure longing.
13. **The Queen Is Dead** (34 · ▲44 ▼10) — 1986. The title track of their masterpiece.
14. **Girlfriend in a Coma** (27 · ▲40 ▼13) — 1987. Dark humour in two minutes.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.