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The Smiths is tagged as: indie, 80s, new wave, alternative, post-punk

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 ...
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Top 10 The Smiths Songs
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
This Charming Man
Bigmouth Strikes Again
How Soon Is Now?
Hand in Glove
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
The Boy With the Thorn in His Side
Panic
William, It Was Really Nothing
Still Ill
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Top 10 The Smiths Albums
The Queen Is Dead
Louder Than Bombs
The Smiths
Meat Is Murder
Strangeways, Here We Come
Hatful of Hollow
Singles
The World Won't Listen
The Very Best of the Smiths
Thank Your Lucky Stars
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