The Smiths - Playlist

THE SMITHS - PLAYLIST (320kbs-m4a/135mb/59mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 27th January 2026

Cultural critic & novelist Michael Bracewell presents a personal Smiths playlist. His Smiths-inspired novella will be published later this year.

The Smiths - Hand In Glove [Rhino]
The Smiths - Back To The Old House (Radio 1 Session, 14 Sept 1983)
The Smiths - This Charming Man [Rhino]
The Smiths - Rusholme Ruffians [Rough Trade]
The Smiths - Miserable Lie [Rough Trade]
The Smiths - Jeane [Rough Trade]
The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make? [Rhino]
The Smiths - Ask [Rhino]
The Smiths - Shoplifters Of The World Unite [Rhino]
The Smiths - The Hand That Rocks The Cradle [Rough Trade]
The Smiths - What She Said [Rough Trade]
The Smiths - I Know It's Over [Rough Trade]
The Smiths - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now [Rhino]
The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out [Rhino]
The Smiths - Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others [Rough Trade]