This is a discography for the English alternative rock singer Morrissey. Since the Smiths disbanded in 1987 he has released 13 studio albums, 2 live albums, 12 compilation albums, 2 extended plays (EPs), 60 singles and 7 video albums on HMV, Sire Records, Parlophone, Polydor, RCA Victor, Island, Mercury, Sanctuary Records, EMI, Reprise Records, Rhino, Decca Records, Harvest Records, Capitol Music Group and BMG.
| Morrissey discography | |
|---|---|
 Morrissey during a 2006 concert in Austin, Texas | |
| Studio albums | 13 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 12 |
| Singles | 60 |
| Video albums | 7 |
| Music videos | 40 |
| Unreleased albums | 1 |
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][2] |
AUS [3] |
CAN [4] |
FRA [5] |
GER [6] |
IRL [7][8] |
NLD [9] |
SWE [10] |
SWI [11] |
US [12] | ||||
| 1988 | Viva Hate | 1 | 21 | 32 | — | 33 | — | 12 | 27 | — | 48 | ||
| 1991 | Kill Uncle
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8 | 45 | 53 | — | — | — | 61 | 27 | — | 52 |
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| 1992 | Your Arsenal
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4 | 12 | 28 | — | — | 11 | 76 | 42 | — | 21 | ||
| 1994 | Vauxhall and I
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1 | 21 | 22 | 12 | — | 5 | 73 | 13 | — | 18 |
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| 1995 | Southpaw Grammar
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4 | 74 | 35 | 33 | — | 7 | 79 | 14 | — | 66 |
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| 1997 | Maladjusted | 8 | 62 | 70 | 27 | 76 | — | — | 10 | — | 61 | ||
| 2004 | You Are the Quarry
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2 | 64 | 37 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 63 | 11 |
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| 2006 | Ringleader of the Tormentors
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1 | 55 | 41 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 44 | 27 |
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| 2009 | Years of Refusal | 3 | 87 | 36 | 29 | 4 | 12 | 52 | 5 | 32 | 11 |
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| 2014 | World Peace Is None of Your Business | 2 | 58 | — | 53 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 14 | ||
| 2017 | Low in High School | 5 | 81 | — | 71 | 15 | 8 | 40 | 29 | 36 | 20 | ||
| 2019 | California Son
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4 | — | — | 66 | 13 | 27 | 97 | — | 32 | 95 | ||
| 2020 | I Am Not a Dog on a Chain
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3 | — | — | — | 13 | 47 | 80 | — | 56 | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
Live albums
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
FRA [5] |
SWE [10] |
US [12] |
UK Vinyl | ||
| 1993 | Beethoven Was Deaf
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13 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 2005 | Live at Earls Court
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18 | 110 | 16 | 119 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||
Compilation albums
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [3] |
CAN [4] |
SWE [10] |
US [12] |
UK Vinyl | |||
| 1990 | Bona Drag
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9 | 57 | 73 | — | 59 | 12 | |
| 1995 | World of Morrissey
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15 | — | — | 45 | 134 | — | |
| 1997 | Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey
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25 [A] |
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| 1998 | My Early Burglary Years
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2000 | The CD Singles '88–91' | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The CD Singles '91–95'
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001 | The Best of Morrissey
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— | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
| 2008 | Greatest Hits
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5 | — | — | 16 | 178 | — |
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| 2009 | The HMV/Parlophone Singles '88–'95
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swords
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55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | Very Best of Morrissey
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80 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | This Is Morrissey
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— | — | — | — | — | 19 | |
- A^ Chart position for the 2004 re-entry; the 1997 chart position was number 26.
Unreleased albums
edit| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| N/A | Bonfire of Teenagers |
Other album appearances
edit| Year | Song | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Tomorrow" (Steve Peck Mix) | Volume 5 | An alternate mix of the 1992 single. |
| 2006 | "First of the Gang to Die" | Music from Glastonbury the Film | A live version from 2004. |
| 2006 | "Suedehead" (Sparks Mix) | Future Retro | An alternate mix of the 1988 single, only available on the CD version of the album. |
Other albums with Morrissey involvement
edit- Released: 26 May 2003
- Label: DMC
- Format: CD, LP
- Released: November 28, 2014
- Label: Rhino
- Formats: LP
Extended plays
edit| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1991 | At KROQ
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| 2004 | Sessions@AOL
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Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2][1] |
AUS [3] |
CAN [4] |
DEN [18] |
FIN [19] |
FRA [5] |
IRL [20] |
NLD [9] |
SWE [10] |
US [21] |
US Mod [21] | ||||
| 1988 | "Suedehead" | 5 | 45 | — | — | 18 | — | 2 | 30 | — | — | — | Viva Hate | |
| "Everyday Is Like Sunday" | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 76 | — | — | — |
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| 1989 | "The Last of the Famous International Playboys" | 6 | 68 | — | — | 20 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | Bona Drag | |
| "Interesting Drug" | 9 | 111 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 11 | |||
| "Ouija Board, Ouija Board" | 18 | — | — | — | 13 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | |||
| 1990 | "November Spawned a Monster" | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 6 | ||
| "Piccadilly Palare" | 18 | 152 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | |||
| 1991 | "Our Frank" | 26 | 127 | — | — | 26 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | Kill Uncle | |
| "Sing Your Life" | 33 | 190 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | 10 | |||
| "Pregnant for the Last Time" | 25 | 71 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "My Love Life" | 29 | 153 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single later included on World of Morrissey | ||
| 1992 | "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful" | 17 | 55 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | Your Arsenal | |
| "You're the One for Me, Fatty" | 19 | 85 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Tomorrow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |||
| "Certain People I Know" | 35 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1994 | "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" | 8 | 85 | 34 | — | — | 42 | 24 | — | — | 46 | 1 | Vauxhall and I | |
| "Hold on to Your Friends" | 48 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Interlude" (with Siouxsie Sioux) | 25 | 129 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Now My Heart Is Full" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Vauxhall and I | ||
| 1995 | "Boxers" | 23 | 163 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | [B] | — | World of Morrissey | |
| "Dagenham Dave" | 26 | 133 | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | Southpaw Grammar | ||
| "The Boy Racer" | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sunny" | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| 1997 | "Alma Matters" | 16 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | [C] | — | Maladjusted | |
| "Roy's Keen" | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Satan Rejected My Soul" | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2004 | "Irish Blood, English Heart" | 3 | — | 7 | — | — | 66 | 17 | — | 4 | — | 36 | You Are the Quarry | |
| "First of the Gang to Die" | 6 | — | 57 | — | — | — | 26 | 90 | 20 | — | — |
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| "Let Me Kiss You" | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | 19 | — | — | |||
| "I Have Forgiven Jesus" | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | 33 | — | — | |||
| 2005 | "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" / "Redondo Beach"[D] | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | 33 | — | — | Live at Earls Court | |
| 2006 | "You Have Killed Me" | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 69 | 9 | 58 | 8 | — | — | Ringleader of the Tormentors | |
| "The Youngest Was the Most Loved" | 14 | — | — | 6 | 12 | — | 20 | — | 26 | — | — | |||
| "In the Future When All's Well" | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | 20 | — | — | |||
| "I Just Want to See the Boy Happy" | 16 | — | — | — | 14 | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2008 | "That's How People Grow Up" | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | 26 | — | — | Years of Refusal | |
| ″All You Need Is Me″ | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2009 | "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" | 21 | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 58 | — | — | ||
| "Something Is Squeezing My Skull" | 46 | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2010 | "Everyday Is Like Sunday" (re-issue) | 42 | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | Bona Drag (2010 Remaster) | |
| 2011 | "Glamorous Glue"[E] | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Your Arsenal / Very Best of Morrissey | |
| 2012 | "Suedehead" (Mael Mix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| 2013 | "The Last of the Famous International Playboys" (re-issue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Satellite of Love" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2014 | "World Peace Is None of Your Business" | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | World Peace Is None of Your Business | |
| "Istanbul" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Earth Is the Loneliest Planet" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Bullfighter Dies" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2015 | "Kiss Me a Lot" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017 | "Spent the Day in Bed" | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Low in High School | |
| "Jacky's Only Happy When She's Up on the Stage" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2018 | "My Love, I'd Do Anything for You"[22] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "All the Young People Must Fall in Love"[23] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Back on the Chain Gang"[24] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Low in High School (Deluxe Edition) | ||
| 2019 | "Lover-to-Be" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Wedding Bell Blues" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | California Son | ||
| "It's Over" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2020 | "Bobby, Don't You Think They Know?" (with Thelma Houston) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I Am Not a Dog on a Chain | |
| "Love Is On Its Way Out" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Knockabout World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Honey, You Know Where to Find Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Southpaw Grammar (2009 Remastered) | ||
| "Cosmic Dancer" (live with David Bowie) / "That's Entertainment"[D] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | "Sing Your Life" single[F] | ||
| 2022 | "Rebels Without Applause"[25] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bonfire of Teenagers | |
| 2024 | "Interlude" (with Siouxsie Sioux) [re-issue] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
- B^ Though it did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, "Boxers" reached number 18 on the Bubbling Under charts in the US.[21]
- C^ Though it did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, "Alma Matters" reached number nine on the Bubbling Under charts in the US.[21]
- D^ Double A-side.
- E^ "Glamorous Glue" was originally from the 1992 album Your Arsenal. It was not released as a single in 1992 (in any format, in any country), but made it to number 13 on the US Modern Rock charts as an album track that year. The UK chart position is for the 2011 UK single release, done to promote the Very Best of Morrissey compilation.
- F^ "That's Entertainment" was originally released as the B-side of the single "Sing Your Life" in 1991. This version uses different instrumentation but retains the original vocal (with some new vocals added) as the B-side version.
Songs as featured artist
edit| Year | Song | Artist | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | |||
| 1984 | "Jeane" | Sandie Shaw | — |
| 2004 | "Let Me Kiss You" | Nancy Sinatra | 46 |
| 2024 | "Hood Happy" | A$AP Rocky | — |
Videos
edit| Year | Title | Certification |
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| 1990 | Hulmerist |
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| 1991 | Sing Your Life (EP)
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| 1992 | Live in Dallas
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The Malady Lingers On
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| 1996 | Introducing Morrissey
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| 2000 | ¡Oye Esteban!
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| 2005 | Who Put the M in Manchester?
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| 2013 | 25Live
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Music videos
edit| Year | Title | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | "Suedehead" | Tim Broad |
| "Everyday Is Like Sunday" | ||
| 1989 | "The Last of the Famous International Playboys" | |
| "Interesting Drug" | ||
| "Ouija Board, Ouija Board" | ||
| 1990 | "November Spawned a Monster" | |
| 1991 | "Our Frank" | John Maybury |
| "Sing Your Life" | Tim Broad | |
| "Pregnant for the Last Time" | ||
| "My Love Life" | ||
| 1992 | "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful" | |
| "You're the One for Me, Fatty" | ||
| "Certain People I Know" | George Tiffin | |
| "Tomorrow" | Zack Snyder (2 versions) | |
| "Glamorous Glue" | George Tiffin | |
| 1994 | "The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get" | Mark Romanek |
| 1995 | "Boxers" | James O'Brien |
| "Dagenham Dave" | ||
| "The Boy Racer" | ||
| "Sunny" | ||
| 1997 | "Alma Matters" | Matthew Rolston |
| 2004 | "Irish Blood, English Heart" | AV Club |
| "First of the Gang to Die" | ||
| "I Have Forgiven Jesus" | ||
| 2005 | "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" | |
| 2006 | "You Have Killed Me" | AV Club |
| "The Youngest Was the Most Loved" | ||
| "In the Future When All's Well" | ||
| 2008 | "That's How People Grow Up" | |
| "All You Need Is Me" | Patrick O'Dell | |
| 2009 | "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" | Travis Shinn |
| 2014 | "World Peace Is None of Your Business" | Natalie Johns |
| "Istanbul" | ||
| "Earth Is the Loneliest Planet" | ||
| "The Bullfighter Dies" | ||
| 2015 | "Kiss Me A Lot" | Sam Esty Rayner |
| 2017 | "Spent the Day in Bed" | Sophie Muller |
| "Jacky's Only Happy When She's Up on the Stage" | Robert Hales | |
| 2018 | "Back on the Chain Gang" | Liam Lynch |
| 2020 | "Cosmic Dancer" (live) [with David Bowie] | Tim Broad |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Morrissey | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ a b c Roberts, David (ed.). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). HIT Entertainment. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b c Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Australian Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 208. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
- "Suedehead" (Australian Music Report) peak: "Australian Top 50 Singles Chart – Week Ending 15th May, 1988". ARIA. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 26 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Morrissey". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 194.
- "The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get" (ARIA) peak: "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 08 May 1994". ARIA). Retrieved 4 March 2016 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- ARIA albums chart peaks to February 2009: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 23 February 2009" (PDF). The ARIA Report (991). Australian Web Archive (original document published by ARIA). 20 March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- World Peace Is None of Your Business (ARIA) peak: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 21 July 2014" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1273). Australian Web Archive (original document published by ARIA). 22 July 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
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