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</style><table class="infobox vevent haudio"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary album" style="font-style: italic; color: inherit; background-color: #BFE0BF; font-size: 125%;">Best... I</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: #BFE0BF"><a href="Greatest_hits_album" title="Greatest hits album">Greatest hits album</a> by <div class="contributor" style="display:inline"><a href="The_Smiths" title="The Smiths">the Smiths</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data published">August 17, 1992</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">1983–1987</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><a href="Alternative_rock" title="Alternative rock">Alternative rock</a>, <a href="Indie_pop" title="Indie pop">indie pop</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="duration"><span class="min">45</span>:<span class="s">09</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="Warner_Music_Group" title="Warner Music Group">WEA</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist">Various (see main text)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: #BFE0BF"><a href="The_Smiths" title="The Smiths">The Smiths</a> chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">

<td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0"><i><a href="The_Peel_Sessions_(The_Smiths_EP)" title="The Peel Sessions (The Smiths EP)">The Peel Sessions</a></i><br>(1988)

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<td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em"><i><b>Best... I</b></i><br>(1992)

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<td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em"><i><a href="...Best_II" title="...Best II">...Best II</a></i><br>(1992)

</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #BFE0BF;color:inherit;">Alternative cover</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><div class="infobox-caption">US cover of <i>Best... I</i></div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2">

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<table class="wikitable floatright" style="width:24.2em;font-size:88%;text-align:center;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em;padding:0;border-spacing:0"><caption style="font-size:115%">Professional ratings</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:#202122;background:#d1dbdf;font-size:100%">Review scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="2/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="2/5 stars"></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/album/r76652">link</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="The_Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music" title="The Encyclopedia of Popular Music">The Encyclopedia of Popular Music</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="3/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="3/5 stars"></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table>

<p><i><b>Best... I</b></i> is a compilation album by <a href="The_Smiths" title="The Smiths">the Smiths</a>. It was released in August 1992 by the new owner of their back catalogue, <a href="Warner_Music_Group" title="Warner Music Group">WEA</a> (<a href="Sire_Records" title="Sire Records">Sire Records</a> in the United States). It reached number one on the <a href="UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK Albums Chart</a>; it reached No. 139 on the US <a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a>. Warner UK used a photograph taken by actor <a href="Dennis_Hopper" title="Dennis Hopper">Dennis Hopper</a> titled "Biker Couple, 1961" (top photo) for the artwork of the two 1992 "best of" compilations by The Smiths.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2></div>

<p>WEA (now the <a href="Warner_Music_Group" title="Warner Music Group">Warner Music Group</a>) had acquired the entire Smiths back catalogue in early 1992. Along with the re-release of the eight original albums (the four studio albums, the <i><a href="Rank_(album)" title="Rank (album)">Rank</a></i> live album and the three compilation albums issued while the band were still active), they immediately set to work compiling a 'best of' collection in two volumes. It was the first time a regular best of compilation had ever been made of The Smiths' material and the album effortlessly reached the top of the British charts. The British <a href="Music_journalism" title="Music journalism">press</a> had doubts about sell-out and low track selection coherence.

</p><p>The material is more or less picked and sequenced at random, and consists of both <a href="Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">singles</a> and album cuts. It was followed later the same year by its sibling, <i><a href="...Best_II" title="...Best II">...Best II</a></i>. The first spin-off single, a re-release of "This Charming Man", reached No. 8 in the singles chart, the highest position a Smiths single had ever reached. A second single promoting <i>Best... I</i>, an edited re-release of "How Soon Is Now?", got to No. 16 (the uncut version is featured on the compilation).

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cover">Cover</h3></div>

<p>The UK and European release of the record featured the left half of a <a href="Motorcycle" title="Motorcycle">biker</a> couple photograph by <a href="Dennis_Hopper" title="Dennis Hopper">Dennis Hopper</a> from 1961 entitled 'Biker Couple' on its sleeve, with <i>...Best II</i> completing the picture; the U.S. sleeve was designed by singer <a href="Morrissey" title="Morrissey">Morrissey</a> and features <a href="Richard_Davalos" title="Richard Davalos">Richard Davalos</a>, co-star of <i><a href="East_of_Eden_(film)" title="East of Eden (film)">East of Eden</a></i>.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Track_listing">Track listing</h2></div>

<p>All tracks written by <a href="Morrissey" title="Morrissey">Morrissey</a> and <a href="Johnny_Marr" title="Johnny Marr">Johnny Marr</a>.

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<ol><li>"<a href="This_Charming_Man" title="This Charming Man">This Charming Man</a>" (Single A-side) – 2:43</li>

<li>"<a href="William%2C_It_Was_Really_Nothing" title="William, It Was Really Nothing">William, It Was Really Nothing</a>" (From <i><a href="Hatful_of_Hollow" title="Hatful of Hollow">Hatful of Hollow</a></i>) – 2:09</li>

<li>"<a href="What_Difference_Does_It_Make%3F" title="What Difference Does It Make?">What Difference Does It Make?</a>" <i>(album version)</i> (From <i><a href="The_Smiths_(album)" title="The Smiths (album)">The Smiths</a></i>) – 3:51</li>

<li>"<a href="Stop_Me_If_You_Think_You've_Heard_This_One_Before" title="Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before">Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before</a>" (From <i><a href="Strangeways%2C_Here_We_Come" title="Strangeways, Here We Come">Strangeways, Here We Come</a></i>) – 3:34</li>

<li>"<a href="Girlfriend_in_a_Coma_(song)" title="Girlfriend in a Coma (song)">Girlfriend in a Coma</a>" (From <i>Strangeways, Here We Come</i>) – 2:02</li>

<li>"Half a Person" (From <i><a href="The_World_Won't_Listen" title="The World Won't Listen">The World Won't Listen</a></i>) – 3:36</li>

<li>"Rubber Ring" (Single B-side of "<a href="The_Boy_with_the_Thorn_in_His_Side" title="The Boy with the Thorn in His Side">The Boy with the Thorn in His Side</a>") – 3:48</li>

<li>"<a href="How_Soon_Is_Now%3F" title="How Soon Is Now?">How Soon Is Now?</a>" <i>(full version)</i> (From <i>Hatful of Hollow</i>) – 6:46</li>

<li>"<a href="Hand_in_Glove" title="Hand in Glove">Hand in Glove</a>" <i>(album version)</i> (From <i>The Smiths</i>) – 3:25</li>

<li>"<a href="Shoplifters_of_the_World_Unite" title="Shoplifters of the World Unite">Shoplifters of the World Unite</a>" (From <i>The World Won't Listen</i>) – 2:58</li>

<li>"<a href="Sheila_Take_a_Bow" title="Sheila Take a Bow">Sheila Take a Bow</a>" (From <i><a href="Louder_Than_Bombs" title="Louder Than Bombs">Louder Than Bombs</a></i>) – 2:42</li>

<li>"<a href="Some_Girls_Are_Bigger_Than_Others" title="Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others">Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others</a>" (From <i><a href="The_Queen_Is_Dead" title="The Queen Is Dead">The Queen Is Dead</a></i>) – 3:18</li>

<li>"<a href="Panic_(The_Smiths_song)" title="Panic (The Smiths song)">Panic</a>" (From <i>The World Won't Listen</i>) – 2:20</li>

<li>"<a href="Please%2C_Please%2C_Please%2C_Let_Me_Get_What_I_Want" class="mw-redirect" title="Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want">Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want</a>" (From <i>Hatful of Hollow</i>) – 1:54</li></ol>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2></div>

<ul><li><a href="Morrissey" title="Morrissey">Morrissey</a> – vocals</li>

<li><a href="Johnny_Marr" title="Johnny Marr">Johnny Marr</a> – guitars, harmonica, <a href="Mandolin" title="Mandolin">mandolins</a> on "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want"</li>

<li><a href="Andy_Rourke" title="Andy Rourke">Andy Rourke</a> – bass guitar</li>

<li><a href="Mike_Joyce_(musician)" title="Mike Joyce (musician)">Mike Joyce</a> – drums</li>

<li><a href="Craig_Gannon" title="Craig Gannon">Craig Gannon</a> – rhythm guitar on "Half a Person" and "Panic"</li></ul>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Additional_musicians">Additional musicians</h3></div>

<ul><li><a href="John_Porter_(musician%2C_born_1947)" title="John Porter (musician, born 1947)">John Porter</a> – <a href="Slide_guitar" title="Slide guitar">slide guitar</a> on "Sheila Take a Bow"</li>

<li><a href="Stephen_Street" title="Stephen Street">Stephen Street</a> – <a href="Synthesizer" title="Synthesizer">synthesized</a> <a href="String_instrument" title="String instrument">string</a> arrangements on "Girlfriend in a Coma".</li></ul>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Production">Production</h3></div>

<ul><li>John Porter – producer (A1-A3, B1, B6-B7)</li>

<li>Johnny Marr, Morrissey and Street – producers (A4-A6, B4)</li>

<li>Morrissey and Marr – producers (A7, B5)</li>

<li>The Smiths – producers (B2)</li>

<li>Johnny Marr – producer (B3)</li></ul>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charts">Charts</h2></div>

<caption>1992 weekly chart performance for <i>Best... I</i>

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<th scope="col">Chart (1992)

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<th scope="col">Peak<br>position

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<th scope="row">Australian Albums (<a href="ARIA_Charts" title="ARIA Charts">ARIA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<td style="text-align:center;">64

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<th scope="row">Canada Top Albums/CDs (<i><a href="RPM_(magazine)" title="RPM (magazine)">RPM</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-group=_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-group=-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<td align="center">36

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<th scope="row">Dutch Albums (<a href="Dutch_Album_Top_100" title="Dutch Album Top 100">Album Top 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Netherlands_The_Smiths_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Netherlands_The_Smiths-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<td align="center">74

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<th scope="row">New Zealand Albums (<a href="Official_New_Zealand_Music_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="Official New Zealand Music Chart">RMNZ</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_New_Zealand_The_Smiths_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_New_Zealand_The_Smiths-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<td align="center">15

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<th scope="row">Norwegian Albums (<a href="VG-lista" title="VG-lista">VG-lista</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Norway_The_Smiths_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Norway_The_Smiths-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<td align="center">35

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<th scope="row">Swedish Albums (<a href="Sverigetopplistan" title="Sverigetopplistan">Sverigetopplistan</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Sweden_The_Smiths_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Sweden_The_Smiths-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<td align="center">45

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<th scope="row"><a href="UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK Albums</a> (<a href="Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_UK2_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_UK2_-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<td align="center">1

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<th scope="row">US <a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a><sup id="cite_ref-ac_Billboard200_The_Smiths_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Billboard200_The_Smiths-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<td align="center">139

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<caption>2000 weekly chart performance for <i>Best... I</i>

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<th scope="col">Chart (2000)

</th>

<th scope="col">Peak<br>position

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<th scope="row">Irish Albums (<a href="Irish_Recorded_Music_Association" title="Irish Recorded Music Association">IRMA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Ireland2_The_Smiths_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Ireland2_The_Smiths-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</th>

<td align="center">52

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<caption>2014 weekly chart performance for <i>Best... I</i>

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<th scope="col">Chart (2014)

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<th scope="col">Peak<br>position

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<th scope="row">Italian Albums (<a href="Federazione_Industria_Musicale_Italiana" title="Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana">FIMI</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Italy_The_Smiths_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Italy_The_Smiths-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<td align="center">97

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Certifications_and_sales">Certifications and sales</h2></div>

<caption>Certifications and sales for <i>Best... I</i>

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<th scope="col">Region

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<th scope="col">Certification</th>

<th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><a href="List_of_music_recording_certifications" title="List of music recording certifications">Certified units</a>/sales

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<th scope="row">United Kingdom (<a href="British_Phonographic_Industry" title="British Phonographic Industry">BPI</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-United_KingdomThe_SmithsBest..._IalbumCertRef_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_KingdomThe_SmithsBest..._IalbumCertRef-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<td>Gold

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<th scope="row">United States

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<p><small><sup>^</sup> Shipments figures based on certification alone.</small>

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</style><div id="The_Smiths213" class="fn org" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="The_Smiths" title="The Smiths">The Smiths</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>

<ul><li><a href="Morrissey" title="Morrissey">Morrissey</a></li>

<li><a href="Johnny_Marr" title="Johnny Marr">Johnny Marr</a></li>

<li><a href="Andy_Rourke" title="Andy Rourke">Andy Rourke</a></li>

<li><a href="Mike_Joyce_(musician)" title="Mike Joyce (musician)">Mike Joyce</a></li>

<li><a href="Craig_Gannon" title="Craig Gannon">Craig Gannon</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><i><a href="The_Smiths_(album)" title="The Smiths (album)">The Smiths</a></i></li>

<li><i><a href="Meat_Is_Murder" title="Meat Is Murder">Meat Is Murder</a></i></li>

<li><i><a href="The_Queen_Is_Dead" title="The Queen Is Dead">The Queen Is Dead</a></i></li>

<li><i><a href="Strangeways%2C_Here_We_Come" title="Strangeways, Here We Come">Strangeways, Here We Come</a></i></li></ul>

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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilation albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><i><a href="Hatful_of_Hollow" title="Hatful of Hollow">Hatful of Hollow</a></i></li>

<li><i><a href="The_World_Won't_Listen" title="The World Won't Listen">The World Won't Listen</a></i></li>

<li><i><a href="Louder_Than_Bombs" title="Louder Than Bombs">Louder Than Bombs</a></i></li>

<li><i><a href="Singles_(The_Smiths_album)" title="Singles (The Smiths album)">Singles</a></i></li>

<li><i><a href="The_Very_Best_of_The_Smiths" title="The Very Best of The Smiths">The Very Best of The Smiths</a></i></li>

<li><i><a href="The_Sound_of_The_Smiths" title="The Sound of The Smiths">The Sound of The Smiths</a></i></li>

<li><i><a href="The_Smiths_Singles_Box" title="The Smiths Singles Box">The Smiths Singles Box</a></i></li>

<li><i><a href="Complete_(The_Smiths_album)" title="Complete (The Smiths album)">Complete</a></i></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Extended plays</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><i><a href="The_Peel_Sessions_(The_Smiths_EP)" title="The Peel Sessions (The Smiths EP)">The Peel Sessions</a></i></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li>"<a href="Hand_in_Glove" title="Hand in Glove">Hand in Glove</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="This_Charming_Man" title="This Charming Man">This Charming Man</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="What_Difference_Does_It_Make%3F" title="What Difference Does It Make?">What Difference Does It Make?</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Heaven_Knows_I'm_Miserable_Now" title="Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now">Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="William%2C_It_Was_Really_Nothing" title="William, It Was Really Nothing">William, It Was Really Nothing</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Shakespeare's_Sister_(song)" title="Shakespeare's Sister (song)">Shakespeare's Sister</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Barbarism_Begins_at_Home" title="Barbarism Begins at Home">Barbarism Begins at Home</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="That_Joke_Isn't_Funny_Anymore" title="That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore">That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="The_Boy_with_the_Thorn_in_His_Side" title="The Boy with the Thorn in His Side">The Boy with the Thorn in His Side</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Bigmouth_Strikes_Again" title="Bigmouth Strikes Again">Bigmouth Strikes Again</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Panic_(The_Smiths_song)" title="Panic (The Smiths song)">Panic</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Shoplifters_of_the_World_Unite" title="Shoplifters of the World Unite">Shoplifters of the World Unite</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Sheila_Take_a_Bow" title="Sheila Take a Bow">Sheila Take a Bow</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Girlfriend_in_a_Coma_(song)" title="Girlfriend in a Coma (song)">Girlfriend in a Coma</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="I_Started_Something_I_Couldn't_Finish" title="I Started Something I Couldn't Finish">I Started Something I Couldn't Finish</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Last_Night_I_Dreamt_That_Somebody_Loved_Me" title="Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me">Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Stop_Me_If_You_Think_You've_Heard_This_One_Before" title="Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before">Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="There_Is_a_Light_That_Never_Goes_Out" title="There Is a Light That Never Goes Out">There Is a Light That Never Goes Out</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Sweet_and_Tender_Hooligan" title="Sweet and Tender Hooligan">Sweet and Tender Hooligan</a>"</li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li>"<a href="Still_Ill" title="Still Ill">Still Ill</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Suffer_Little_Children" title="Suffer Little Children">Suffer Little Children</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Please_Please_Please_Let_Me_Get_What_I_Want" title="Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want">Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="The_Headmaster_Ritual" title="The Headmaster Ritual">The Headmaster Ritual</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Asleep_(song)" title="Asleep (song)">Asleep</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="The_Queen_Is_Dead_(song)" title="The Queen Is Dead (song)">The Queen Is Dead</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Cemetry_Gates" title="Cemetry Gates">Cemetry Gates</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Some_Girls_Are_Bigger_Than_Others" title="Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others">Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others</a>"</li>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="The_Smiths_discography" title="The Smiths discography">Discography</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_songs_recorded_by_the_Smiths" title="List of songs recorded by the Smiths">Songs</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_the_Smiths'_live_performances" title="List of the Smiths' live performances">Live performances</a></li>

<li><i><a href="The_Smiths_Is_Dead" title="The Smiths Is Dead">The Smiths Is Dead</a></i></li>

<li><i><a href="Shoplifters_of_the_World" title="Shoplifters of the World">Shoplifters of the World</a></i></li></ul>

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