The Smiths
The Boy with the Thorn in His Side





Release Year: 1985

Rankings:
All-Time #1858 / 1980s #271 / 1985 #23

Genres: Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
Parent Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Pop Rock, Rock


Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc.
Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Tracks of the 1980s (2011) 52
Consequence of Sound (USA) - Ranking: Every Song by The Smiths, from Worst to Best (2017) 4
Consequence of Sound (USA) - The 100 Greatest Songs of All Time (2012) 74
Pitchfork (USA) - The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s (2015) 201
Spectrum Culture (USA) - 100 Best Songs of the '80s (2017) 72
Woxy.com (USA) - Modern Rock 500 Songs of All Time (combined rank 1989-2009) 1061
BBC Radio 6 Music (UK) - Alternative Jukebox: 500 Extraordinary Tracks That Tell the Story of Alternative Music (2014) No Order
Mojo (UK) - The Smiths' 50 Greatest Songs (2016) 18
NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2014) 388
Uncut (UK) - The Smiths' 30 Best Songs (2007) 21
XFM (UK) - The Top 1000 Songs of All Time (2010) No Order
Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Singles of the Year 1970-98 (1999) 4
1,001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die, and 10,001 You Must Download (2010 - French Edition) 1002
End of Year Lists
Face (UK) - Singles of the Year 21
Rockerilla (Italy) - Singles of the Year 33