{"id":804655,"date":"2026-10-16T16:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T16:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/804655\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T16:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T16:36:09","slug":"morrissey-ranks-his-solo-albums-and-singles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/804655\/","title":{"rendered":"Morrissey ranks his solo albums and singles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Morrissey<\/a> has shared his own personal ranking of his solo albums and singles, which includes the song he released with Green Day<\/a>\u2019s Billie Joe Armstrong<\/a>, and the currently unreleased album \u2018Bonfire Of Teenagers\u2019.<\/p>\n

The singer and former Smiths<\/a> frontman took to his website Morrissey Central<\/a> to share what he considers as the Top 10 albums from across his discography, sharing that while \u201cin my life I loved them all\u201d, these are the ones \u201cwhich I am most proud\u201d of.<\/p>\n

At the top of the list as his personal favourite is \u2018Bonfire Of Teenagers\u2019 \u2013 the solo album he completed back in 2021, but has been unreleased for years now due to a dispute with Capitol<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The album had been announced for a 2023 release on the label<\/a>, but Morrissey later said he had \u201cvoluntarily withdrawn from any association with Capitol Records\u201d<\/a>. He also revealed that Miley Cyrus<\/a>, who recorded backing vocals for the track \u2018I Am Veronica\u2019 in 2020, had asked to have her vocals removed from the song.<\/p>\n

Back in 2024, Morrissey confirmed that he had bought back the rights to the album<\/a>, but the record still remains unreleased.<\/p>\n

\"MorrisseyMorrissey \u2018Make-Up Is A Lie\u2019 artwork. CREDIT: Press<\/p>\n

Coming in at second on his ranking is his most recent release, \u2018Make-Up Is A Lie\u2019<\/a>, which dropped in March and marked his 14th solo album and first new LP in six years. This was followed on the ranking by 2004\u2019s \u2018You Are The Quarry\u2019, 1994\u2019s \u2018Vauxhall And I\u2019, and 2009\u2019s \u2018Years Of Refusal\u2019.<\/p>\n

Also featured on the Top 10 list was 2006\u2019s \u2018Ringleader Of The Tormentors\u2019, 1992\u2019s \u2018Your Arsenal\u2019, 2009\u2019s \u2018Swords\u2019 and more.<\/p>\n

Morrissey\u2019s Top 10 ranking of his own albums is:<\/p>\n

\u2018Bonfire Of Teenagers\u2019 [Unreleased]
\u2018Make-Up Is A Lie\u2019 [2026]
\u2018You Are The Quarry\u2019 [2004]
\u2018Vauxhall And I\u2019 [1994]
\u2018Years Of Refusal\u2019 [2009]
\u2018Ringleader Of The Tormentors\u2019 [2006]
\u2018Your Arsenal\u2019 [1992]
\u2018Swords\u2019 [2009]
\u2018Rank\u2019 [The Smiths, 1988]
\u2018Southpaw Grammar\u2019 [1995]<\/p>\n

Morrissey also went on to list his own ranking of his solo tracks, and topping the list was 2004\u2019s \u2018Irish Blood, English Heart\u2019 which featured on \u2018You Are The Quarry\u2019, followed by another song on that album \u2018First Of The Gang To Die\u2019.<\/p>\n

Rounding off the top five was 2018\u2019s \u2018It\u2019s Over\u2019, 1997\u2019s \u2018Alma Matters\u2019 and 2009\u2019s \u2018I\u2019m Throwing My Arms Around Paris\u2019. Check out the full list below, which also includes his 2018 collaboration with Green Day\u2019s Billie Joe Armstrong, \u2018Wedding Bell Blues\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Morrissey\u2019s ranking of his solo singles is:<\/p>\n

1. \u2018Irish Blood, English Heart\u2019 (2004)
2. \u2018First of the Gang to Die\u2019 (2004)
3. \u2018It\u2019s Over\u2019 (2018)
4. \u2018Alma Matters\u2019 (1997)
5. \u2018I\u2019m Throwing My Arms Around Paris\u2019 (2009)
6. \u2018Everyday Is Like Sunday\u2019 (1988)
7. \u2018Let Me Kiss You\u2019 (2004)
8. \u2018That\u2019s How People Grow Up\u2019 (2008)
9. \u2018Jacky\u2019s Only Happy When She\u2019s Up on the Stage\u2019 (2017)
10. \u2018Happy New Tears\u2019 (2026)
11. \u2018Hold on to Your Friends\u2019 (1994)
12. \u2018Wedding Bell Blues\u2019 With Billie Joe Armstrong (2018)<\/p>\n

Morrissey has a string of UK dates coming up<\/a> in December, kicking off in the Brighton Centre on December 6. He will then head to Cardiff\u2019s Utilita Arena on December 10 and Liverpool\u2019s M&S Bank Arena two nights later.<\/p>\n

View this post on Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n

From there, he travels up to Glasgow for a show at the OVO Hydro on December 16 before rounding off the run with a date at Leeds\u2019 First Direct Bank Arena on December 19. Visit here<\/a> for tickets.<\/p>\n

The singer played what had been billed as his only UK concert of the year at The O2 in London in February<\/a>. He also cancelled multiple shows in the US<\/a> earlier this year, citing \u201cartist illness\u201d and an \u201cadverse reaction to a prescription medication\u201d<\/a>. He then axed a live date in Valencia as well \u201cdue to sleep deprivation\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Back in August, he cancelled his Las Vegas residency a week before it was due to begin<\/a>.<\/p>\n