The Moz/Smiths Top 100, FINAL RESULTS!!

[Houdini]

Over the past 9 months we have been rating and assessing every 234 Morrissey and Smiths-song released over the past 25 years, from Hand In Glove (april 1983) to That's How People Grow Up (February 2008).

You can view all the threads here.

An amazing 30.683 votes have been cast with an average song-score of 7,95.
Thanks all for voting and for commenting!

So here is the Top 100, as voted for by you, you and you!

1) There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (1986) 9,89

2) Everyday Is Like Sunday (1988) 9,59
3) Still Ill (1984) 9,57
4) I Know It’s Over (1986) 9,56
5) Suedehead (1988) 9,55
6) The Queen Is Dead (1986) 9,55
7) Now My Heart Is Full (1994) 9,55
8) Speedway (1994) 9,54
9) This Charming Man (1983) 9,50
10) Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (1984) 9,50

11) The Headmaster Ritual (1985) 9,48
12) The Last Of The Famous International Playboys (1989) 9,46
13) Rubber Ring (1985) 9,43
14) Why Don’t You Find Out For Yourself (1994) 9,42
15) Panic (1985) 9,41
16) Reel Around The Fountain (1984) 9,41
17) Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before (1987) 9,40
18) Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (1987) 9,39
19) The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (1985) 9,38
20) That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore (1985) 9,36
21) Hand In Glove (1983) 9,32
22) Bigmouth Strikes Again (1986) 9,31
23) Well I Wonder (1985) 9,30
24) Shoplifters Of The World Unite (1987) 9,29
25) How Soon Is Now? (1984) 9,28
26) Jack The Ripper (1992) 9.26
27) Late Night, Maudlin Street (1988) 9,24
28) Cemetry Gates (1986) 9,24
29) William It Was Really Nothing (1984) 9,22
30) Trouble Loves Me (1997) 9,14
31) Half A Person (1987) 9,14
32) Hairdresser On Fire (1988) 9,14
33) Asleep (1985) 9,12
34) Seasick, Yet Still Docked (1992) 9,10
35) The National Front Disco (1992) 9,09
36) November Spawned A Monster (1990) 9,08
37) Will Never Marry (1988) 9,03
38) I Want The One I Can’t Have (1985) 9,02
39) Nobody Loves Us (1995) 9,01
40) First Of The Gang To Die (2004) 9,00
41) The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get (1994) 8,97
42) Irish Blood, English Heart (2004) 8,97
43) I’ve Changed My Plea To Guilty (1991) 8,97
44) A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours (1987) 8,95
45) What Difference Does It Make? (1984) 8,95
46) Handsome Devil (1983) 8,93
47) Sister I’m A Poet (1988) 8,92
48) Girlfriend In A Coma (1987) 8,91
49) Nowhere Fast (1985) 8,90
50) Life Is A Pigsty (2006) 8,90

51) Tomorrow (1992) 8,87
52) Sweet And Tender Hooligan (1987) 8,86
53) Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now (1984) 8,84
54) Piccadilly Palare (1990) 8,83
55) Stretch Out And Wait (1985) 8,82
56) Paint A Vulgar Picture (1987) 8,81
57) Disappointed (1988) 8,81
58) You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet Baby (1987) 8,77
59) Rusholme Ruffians (1985) 8,76
60) I Won’t Share You (1987) 8,74
61) Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (1986) 8,73
62) Girl Afraid (1984) 8,70
63) You’re Gonna Need Someone On Your Side (1992) 8,69
64) Frankly Mr Shankly (1986) 8,62
65) Sheila Take A Bow (1987) 8,61
66) I Know It’s Gonna Happen Someday (1992) 8,60
67) Suffer Little Children (1984) 8,58
68) This Night Has Opened My Eyes (1984) 8,58
69) Is It Really So Strange? (1987) 8,58
70) What She Said (1985) 8,57
71) Spring-Heeled Jim (1994) 8,56
72) I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish (1987) 8,56
73) Let Me Kiss You (2004) 8,54
74) Back To The Old House (1984) 8,54
75) Unlovable (1986) 8,52
76) The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (1984) 8,51
77) These Things Take Time (1984) 8,50
78) Ask (1986) 8,49
79) I Have Forgiven Jesus (2004) 8,48
80) The Never Played Symphonies (2004) 8,47
81) Pretty Girls Make Graves (1984) 8,45
82) We’ll Let You Know (1992) 8,45
83) Southpaw (1995) 8,44
84) Sunny (1995) 8,44
85) Hold On To Your Friends (1994) 8,43
86) You’ve Got Everything Now (1984) 8,43
87) Alsatian Cousin (1988) 8,41
88) Friday Mourning (2004) 8,41
89) Jeane (1983) 8,41
90) Such A Little Thing Makes Such A Big Difference (1989) 8,41
91) My Love Life (1991) 8,40
92) London (1987) 8,39
93) Barbarism Begins At Home (1985) 8,39
94) I Know Very Well How I Got My Name (1988) 8,36
95) Lost (1997) 8,34
96) I Am Hated For Loving (1994) 8,34
97) I’d Love To (1994) 8,33
98) Maladjusted (1997) 8,33
99) Lifeguard Sleeping, Girl Drowning (1994) 8,32
100) Come Back To Camden (2004) 8,32

[nowherefast944]

Originally Posted by Houdini

Over the past 9 months we have been rating and assessing every 234 Morrissey and Smiths-song released over the past 25 years, from Hand In Glove (april 1983) to That's How People Grow Up (February 2008).

You can view all the threads here.

An amazing 30.683 votes have been cast with an average song-score of 7,95.
Thanks all for voting and for commenting!

So tonight the Top 100 will be presented!

you're killing me with the suspense!!!

[Houdini]

Here are numbers 101-234 again, with scores:

101) Interesting Drug (1989) 8,32
102) Shakespeare’s Sister (1985) 8,28
103) Whatever Happens, I Love You (1995) 8,25
104) Angel, Angel, Down We Go Together (1988) 8,25
105) Never Had No One Ever (1986) 8,23
106) We Hate It When Our Friends Become Succesful (1992) 8,22
107) Boxers (1995) 8,20
108) No One Can Hold A Candle To You (2004) 8,20
109) The Loop (1991) 8,18
110) You Have Killed Me (2006) 8,18
111) Reader Meet Author (1995) 8,13
112) The World Is Full Of Crashing Bores (2004) 8,09
113) I Don’t Owe You Anything (1984) 8,09
114) Vicar In A Tutu (1986) 8,07
115) I Don’t Mind If You Forget Me (1988) 8,05
116) Wonderful Woman (1983) 8,03
117) Glamorous Glue (1992) 8,03
118) Death Of A Disco Dancer (1987) 8,02
119) Lucky Lisp (1989) 8,02
120) You Know I Couldn’t Last (2004) 8,01
121) Sing Your Life (1991) 8,01
122) Meat Is Murder (1985) 8,00
123) The Boy Racer (1995) 8,00
124) All You Need Is Me (2008) 7,99
125) Ganglord (2006) 7,96
126) Alma Matters (1997) 7,95
127) I Can Have Both (1997) 7,93
128) Yes, I Am Blind (1989) 7,86
129) Satan Rejected My Soul (1997) 7,86
130) I’m Not Sorry (2004) 7,85
131) Certain People I Know (1992) 7,85
132) I Like You (2004) 7,83
133) Used To Be A Sweet Boy (1994) 7,82
134) There’s A Place In Hell For Me And My Friends (1991) 7,81
135) The Edges Are No Longer Parallel (1997) 7,80
136) Girl Least Likely To (1990) 7,78
137) Miserable Lie (1984) 7,78
138) The Lazy Sunbathers (1994) 7,77
139) It’s Hard To Walk Tall When You’re Small (2004) 7,76
140) I’m the End Of The Family Line (1991) 7,75
141) Ouija Board, Ouija Board (1989) 7,75
142) Our Frank (1991) 7,74
143) Billy Budd (1994) 7,74
144) Little Man, What Now? (1988) 7,73
145) You Must Please Remember (1995) 7,72
146) Mute Witness (1991) 7,70
147) Dear God, Please Help Me (2006) 7,69
148) Driving Your Girlfriend Home (1991) 7,67
149) In The Future When All’s Well (2006) 7,66
150) A Swallow On My Neck (1995) 7,66

[nowherefast944]

Originally Posted by Houdini

Songs 51-100 will appear here...

thank you!

[mcrickson]

>excited<

[Houdini]

151) The Teachers Are Afraid Of The Pupils (1995) 7,65
152) I Will See You In Far Off Places (2006) 7,63
153) I’ll Never Be Anybody’s Hero Now (2006) 7,63
154) Unhappy Birthday (1987) 7,62
155) Break Up The Family (1988) 7,61
156) Oscillate Wildly (1985) 7,59
157) If You Don’t Like Me, Don’t Look At Me (2006) 7,55
158) He Knows I’d Love To See Him (1990) 7,51
159) Accept Yourself (1983) 7,50
160) My Life Is A Succession Of People Saying Goodbye (2004) 7,48
161) To Me You Are A Work Of Art (2006) 7,45
162) The Ordinary Boys (1988) 7,42
163) You’re The One For Me Fatty (1992) 7,38
164) Have-A-Go Merchant (1995) 7,37
165) That’s How People Grow Up (2008) 7,37
166) Munich Air Disaster 1958 (2004) 7,36
167) I Knew I Was Next (2006) 7,36
168) Pregnant For The Last Time (1991) 7,35
169) Oh Well I’ll Never Learn (1988) 7,34
170) The Operation (1995) 7,33
171) Wide To Receive (1997) 7,33
172) Good Looking Man About Town (2006) 7,32
173) King Leer (1991) 7,32
174) How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel? (2004) 7,31
175) The Youngest Was The Most Loved (2006) 7,30
176) Do Your Best and Don’t Worry (1995) 7,30
177) Skin Storm (1991) 7,30
178) A Song From Under The Floorboards (2006) 7,29
179) Let The Right One Slip In (1992) 7,27
180) I Keep Mine Hidden (1987) 7,27
181) Teenage Dad On His Estate (2004) 7,27
182) Human Being (2006) 7,26
183) Interlude (1994) 7,26
184) That’s Entertainment (1991) 7,24
185) Michael’s Bones (1989) 7,18
186) I Am Two People (2004) 7,17
187) I Just Want To See The Boy Happy (2006) 7,17
188) Don’t Make Fun Of Daddy’s Voice (2004) 7,15
189) Bengali In Platforms (1988) 7,13
190) This Is Not Your Country (1997) 7,06
191) Now I Am A Was (1997) 7,01
192) On The Streets I Ran (2006) 6,99
193) Pashernate Love (1991) 6,98
194) Heir Apparent (1997) 6,94
195) Redondo Beach (2005) 6,93
196) Dial-A-Cliché (1988) 6,90
197) Christian Dior (2006) 6,87
198) Roy’s Keen (1997) 6,85
199) At Amber (1990) 6,82
200) Dagenham Dave (1995) 6,81

[Houdini]

201) The Public Image (2004) 6,80
202) Ammunition (1997) 6,75
203) The Draize Train (1986) 6,74
204) Moonriver (1994) 6,67
205) At Last I Am Born (2006) 6,67
206) Margaret On The Guillotine (1988) 6,65
207) Mexico (2004) 6,60
208) Cosmic Dancer (1991) 6,59
209) Best Friend On The Payroll (1995) 6,57
210) Black Eyed Susan (1995) 6,52
211) The Father Who Must Be Killed (2006) 6,51
212) East West (1989) 6,51
213) Work Is A Four Letter Word (1987) 6,48
214) America Is Not The World (2004) 6,44
215) Death At One’s Elbow (1987) 6,38
216) Money Changes Everything (1986) 6,37
217) Ambitious Outsiders (1997) 6,36
218) There Speaks A True Friend (1992) 6,33
219) Asian Rut (1991) 6,32
220) He Cried (1997) 6,26
221) You’ve Had Her (1992) 6,20
222) What’s The World (1987) 6,13
223) All The Lazy Dykes (2004) 6,11
224) Slum Mums (2004) 6,10
225) Tony The Pony (1991) 6,04
226) Get Off The Stage (1990) 6,04
227) Noise Is The Best Revenge (2005) 6,00
228) Found Found Found (1991) 5,85
229) The Harsh Truth Of The Camera Eye (1991) 5,78
230) Sweetie Pie (2006) 5,66
231) Sorrow Will Come In The End (1997) 5,50
232) Papa Jack (1997) 5,05
233) Golden Lights (1986) 4,93
234) Journalists Who Lie (1991) 4,79

[Houdini]

Originally Posted by nowherefast944

thank you!

Hopefully they'll all fit in one post then...

[Not Right in the Head]

Not to nitpick, but is it possible to list how many votes each song got?

[Houdini]

Originally Posted by Not Right in the Head

Not to nitpick, but is it possible to list how many votes each song got?

Sure, I will run a list from most voted for to least voted for song when I'm done counting the Top 100 down

All songs in the Top 100 have received more than 100 votes.

The only songs that received less than 80 votes (65 was the least voted for) were all unreleased B-sides (You've Had Her, Noise Is The Best Revenge, There Speaks A True Friend, What's The World and so on).

[vicarinatutugal]

3 of my fav ever songs wont even make the top 20!!

[nowherefast944]

still ill made the top5!!!

[andreatobrazil]

i knew that would be number one!

[Not Right in the Head]

Can we all agree that the top 20 would make an excellent introduction to non-fans who want to know what it's all about?

Except I'd replace "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" with "Hand in Glove"

[Uncleskinny]

The thing that pleases me most about the top of the list is that Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself is getting the recognition it so richly deserves.

Peter

P.S And, of course, The Headmaster Ritual, Johnny's masterpiece.

P.P.S Is it correct that Vauxhall & I is the only album with three songs in the top 20?

[Not Right in the Head]

Originally Posted by Uncleskinny

P.P.S Is it correct that Vauxhall & I is the only album with three songs in the top 20?

What about The Queen Is Dead--it has 4? And The Smiths has 3, if you count the American version with TCM, like I do. Hatful of Hollow & Bona Drag don't count, do they?

[Uncleskinny]

Originally Posted by Not Right in the Head

Unless you count Hatful of Hollow & Bona Drag.

Of course, but the only non-compilation with three in the top 20? I'll stop clutching at this straw now.

Peter

EDIT - nope I'm still being dense - so, The Queen Is Dead look's like being The Smiths' highest scoring studio non-compilation album, and Vauxhall & I looks like being Morrissey's highest scoring studio non-compilation album. Phew.

[Houdini]

Originally Posted by Uncleskinny

P.P.S Is it correct that Vauxhall & I is the only album with three songs in the top 20?

The Queen Is Dead has 3 in the Top 10 as well, and is the best performing album overall.

Vauxhall and I has 3 in the top 15 though

[vicarinatutugal]

was there ever a doubt!
well done houdini, its been very interesting. Even with the fact my favs are nowhere to be seen!

[Uncleskinny]

Originally Posted by Houdini

The Queen Is Dead has 3 in the Top 10 as well, and is the best performing album overall.

Vauxhall and I has 3 in the top 15 though

I know, I feel humbled, stupid and dense. I corrected myself above.

Peter