The Smiths discography

Infobox Artist Discography
Artist = The Smiths

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Caption = Morrissey (left) and Johnny Marr (right) nowrap|post-The Smiths
Studio = 4
Live = 1
Compilation = 7
Video = 1
Music videos = 19
EP = 1
EPs link = Extended plays
Singles = 19
References = yesThe discography of the English alternative rock band The Smiths consists of four studio albums, one extended play (EP), one live album, seven compilation albums, 19 singles and one music video on Rough Trade Records, Sire Records and WEA. The group consisted of vocalist Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, bass player Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce.

The Smiths formed in 1982 in Manchester. Despite being championed by BBC Radio 1 disc jockey John Peel, the band's debut single, "Hand in Glove" (May 1983), failed to chart. Its follow-up single, "This Charming Man" (October 1983), met with critical acclaim and made the Top 30 on the UK Singles Chart. The Smiths' cult status was followed by mainstream success in 1984, as they scored a UK Top 20 hit with the "What Difference Does It Make?" single and reached number two on the UK Albums Chart with their debut album, "The Smiths". Their next three singles all reached the UK Top 20, helping to consolidate their chart success. Their next studio album, "Meat Is Murder" (1985), reached the top of the British charts; however, the only single to be released from the album, "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore", failed to break the UK Top 40. Returning to form, The Smiths' next six singles all reached the UK Top 30 and their third album, "The Queen Is Dead" (1986), reached number two in the UK.

Despite the band's chart success, Marr left the group in August 1987 due to a strained relationship with Morrissey. [cite journal | last = Rogan | first = Johnny | issue = November/December 1992 | title = The Smiths: Johnny Marr's View | journal = Record Collector | publisher = Diamond Publishing | location = London ] Failing to find a replacement, The Smiths disbanded by the time their final studio album, "Strangeways, Here We Come", was released in September that year. "Strangeways, Here We Come" reached number two in the UK and became the band's highest-charting release in the United States when it reached number 55 on the "Billboard" 200. In early 1992, WEA acquired the entire back catalogue of The Smiths. After re-releasing the band's original studio albums and the three compilations produced before they disbanded, WEA produced two singles compilations themselves – "Best...I" and "...Best II" – the first of which reached the top of the UK Albums Chart. WEA released two further singles compilations in 1995 and 2001, with a further singles compilation due to be released in October 2008.

tudio albums

*ANote|note a #30 is the peak position of "Rank" in Australia on the Kent Music Report; the peak position on the ARIA Charts (who began compiling their own data from that year on) is #33.

Compilations

*BNote|note_b Chart position for the 1992 reissue; the 1983 chart position was number 25.
*CNote|note_c Chart position for the 1992 reissue; the 1983 release did not chart.
*DNote|note_d Chart position for the 1992 reissue; the 1985 chart position was number 24.

Videos

References