Morrissey has shared his own personal ranking of his solo albums and singles, which includes the song he released with Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, and the currently unreleased album ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’.
The singer and former Smiths frontman took to his website Morrissey Central to share what he considers as the Top 10 albums from across his discography, sharing that while “in my life I loved them all”, these are the ones “which I am most proud” of.
At the top of the list as his personal favourite is ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’ – the solo album he completed back in 2021, but has been unreleased for years now due to a dispute with Capitol.
The album had been announced for a 2023 release on the label, but Morrissey later said he had “voluntarily withdrawn from any association with Capitol Records”. He also revealed that Miley Cyrus, who recorded backing vocals for the track ‘I Am Veronica’ in 2020, had asked to have her vocals removed from the song.
Back in 2024, Morrissey confirmed that he had bought back the rights to the album, but the record still remains unreleased.
Coming in at second on his ranking is his most recent release, ‘Make-Up Is A Lie’, 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’s ‘You Are The Quarry’, 1994’s ‘Vauxhall And I’, and 2009’s ‘Years Of Refusal’.
Also featured on the Top 10 list was 2006’s ‘Ringleader Of The Tormentors’, 1992’s ‘Your Arsenal’, 2009’s ‘Swords’ and more.
Morrissey’s Top 10 ranking of his own albums is:
‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’ [Unreleased]
‘Make-Up Is A Lie’ [2026]
‘You Are The Quarry’ [2004]
‘Vauxhall And I’ [1994]
‘Years Of Refusal’ [2009]
‘Ringleader Of The Tormentors’ [2006]
‘Your Arsenal’ [1992]
‘Swords’ [2009]
‘Rank’ [The Smiths, 1988]
‘Southpaw Grammar’ [1995]
Morrissey also went on to list his own ranking of his solo tracks, and topping the list was 2004’s ‘Irish Blood, English Heart’ which featured on ‘You Are The Quarry’, followed by another song on that album ‘First Of The Gang To Die’.
Rounding off the top five was 2018’s ‘It’s Over’, 1997’s ‘Alma Matters’ and 2009’s ‘I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris’. Check out the full list below, which also includes his 2018 collaboration with Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, ‘Wedding Bell Blues’.
Morrissey’s ranking of his solo singles is:
1. ‘Irish Blood, English Heart’ (2004)
2. ‘First of the Gang to Die’ (2004)
3. ‘It’s Over’ (2018)
4. ‘Alma Matters’ (1997)
5. ‘I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris’ (2009)
6. ‘Everyday Is Like Sunday’ (1988)
7. ‘Let Me Kiss You’ (2004)
8. ‘That’s How People Grow Up’ (2008)
9. ‘Jacky’s Only Happy When She’s Up on the Stage’ (2017)
10. ‘Happy New Tears’ (2026)
11. ‘Hold on to Your Friends’ (1994)
12. ‘Wedding Bell Blues’ With Billie Joe Armstrong (2018)
Morrissey has a string of UK dates coming up in December, kicking off in the Brighton Centre on December 6. He will then head to Cardiff’s Utilita Arena on December 10 and Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena two nights later.
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’ First Direct Bank Arena on December 19. Visit here for tickets.
The singer played what had been billed as his only UK concert of the year at The O2 in London in February. He also cancelled multiple shows in the US earlier this year, citing “artist illness” and an “adverse reaction to a prescription medication”. He then axed a live date in Valencia as well “due to sleep deprivation”.
Back in August, he cancelled his Las Vegas residency a week before it was due to begin.
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