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The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

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The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths (1986)

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86/100 (from 220 votes)

Accolades:	Best album of 1986 (1st)
	Top 10 albums of the 1980s (2nd)
	Top 50 albums of all time (23rd)

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths is ranked number 23 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 14,718. The Queen Is Dead appears in 250 greatest album charts.

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths is ranked number 1 in the best albums of 1986 and number 2 in the best albums of the 1980s.

In total, there are 9 music albums by The Smiths which appear in the greatest album charts and The Queen Is Dead is ranked as the best.

There are 20 comments for this album from BestEverAlbums.com members and this album has received an average rating of 86 out of 100 from 220 votes. Please log in or register to leave a comment or assign a rating.

The Queen Is Dead track list

		Track
	1.	The Queen Is Dead/Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty (Medly)
	2.	Frankly, Mr. Shankly
	3.	I Know It's Over
	4.	Never Had No One Ever
	5.	Cemetary Gates
	6.	Bigmouth Strikes Again
	7.	The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
	8.	Vicar In A Tutu
	9.	There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
	10.	Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others

A 'track pick' is a top-rated track appearing on one of the best albums in history as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.

The Queen Is Dead rankings

The Queen Is Dead appears in the following greatest album charts:

Showing latest 20 greatest album charts that this album appears in | Show all 250 charts

Year	Source	Chart	Rank	Rank Score
2003	New Music Express	NME 's 100 Best Albums Of All Time	8/100	93
2000	Virgin	Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums	10/100	91
2006	Q	100 Greatest Albums Ever	12/100	89
2006	The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums with NME	Greatest 100 Albums of All Time	9/100	92
2003	Q	100 Greatest Albums Ever	13/100	-
2000	Melody Maker	All Time Top 100 Albums	1/100	100
1997	Q	100 Best Albums of All Time	21/100	-
2006	ABC	Top 100 Albums	49/100	52
2005	Channel 4	The 100 Greatest Albums	20/100	81
1997	The Guardian	The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever	28/100	73
2010	slabunsk	Top 50 Greatest Music Albums	12/50	78
2010	caralladas76	Top 50 Greatest Music Albums	18/50	66
2010	jabp	Top 20 Greatest Music Albums	6/20	75
2010	iii25	Top 50 Greatest Music Albums	5/50	92
2010	james	Top 40 Greatest Music Albums	8/40	83
2010	David_Platt	Top 50 Greatest Music Albums	25/50	52
2010	johnjohn	Top 20 Greatest Music Albums	2/20	95
2010	Pawel Wichowski	Top 50 Greatest Music Albums	35/50	32
2010	woolwasa	Top 50 Greatest Music Albums	6/50	90
2010	kogut	Top 10 Greatest Music Albums	3/10	80
		No. of Charts:		250
		Total Rank Score:		14,718

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86/100 (from 220 votes)

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The Queen Is Dead favourites

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ethanriver7	diegordo	BoC	tonagamu	247joelnetwork
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The Queen Is Dead comments

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"There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" is my favorite track.

From linkinpop on Wednesday 14th July 2010 |
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Frankly, Mr. Morrissey, you're a bore.

From Bork on Wednesday 23rd June 2010 |
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BEST. ALBUM. EVAAAA. Morrissey is a mother f-cking lyrical wordsmith.

From Juan Schwartz on Tuesday 22nd June 2010 |
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The things I love about this album, and the Smiths in general, is that it's Morissey that brings you into the the song, but by the end the only thing you can think of is how amazing Johnny Marr's guitar sounds and the melodies he makes on his own. The alubm itself is perfect.

From jjstraka on Friday 4th June 2010 |
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I LOVE Murmur -it's my #2- but there is no question in my mind great music has come since then. What about Nirvana and Radiohead, just to name the arguably two best post-Murmur bands? And I simply can't get how anyone could like R.E.M. and not like the Smiths.

From HyperBully on Friday 16th April 2010 |
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One of the most universal albums ever made. If only Morrissey wasn't so misunderstood by the general public the world would realise how much of a gifted person he really is, but like anything in music, the best music is the hardest to find.

From mayonaise93 on Monday 29th March 2010 |
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Bigmouth Strikes Again should be a track pick.

From slabunsk on Thursday 25th March 2010 |
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I have the 12" version of "Thorn" and there is a picture of Truman Capote on the cover...Is this song about him?

From ffudnebbuh on Friday 22nd January 2010 |
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"As Antony said to Cleopatra as he opened a crate of ale, I say : 'Some girls are bigger than others' " How much more brilliant can you be ? THE classic 80s album.

From Norman Bates on Friday 22nd January 2010 |
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'boy with the thorn" is so good.

From ffudnebbuh on Friday 2nd October 2009 |
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