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The Queen is Dead track ranking

10. Vicar in a Tutu (Track #8)
Score: 16 (Average Rank: 9/10)
Biggest Fan(s): Seanchan (#5)
Biggest Detractor(s): RyoCaliente, Raetsel_Lapin, Johnbobb, neonreaper (#10)

RyoCaliente: I like it more than before, but it's still my least favourite off the record.

9. Never Had No One Ever (Track #4)
Score: 30 (Average Rank: 7.25/10)
Biggest Fan(s): Raetsel_Lapin, HBJDubs (#4)
Biggest Detractor(s): MaxGalactica, Seanchan (#10)

RyoCaliente: Underrated, but I've always really liked this one. When you walk without ease, I love that opening line.

8. Frankly, Mr. Shankly (Track #2)
Score: 34 (Average Rank: 7.25/10)
Biggest Fan(s): Johnbobb (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): FoolFantastic, HBJDubs (#10)

RyoCaliente: Lots of lyrical fun here.

7. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (Track #10)
Score: 36 (Average Rank: 6.63/10)
Biggest Fan(s): RyoCaliente (#3)
Biggest Detractor(s): Raetsel_Lapin, Johnbobb, neonreaper (#9)

RyoCaliente: Growing up (and to this day still I suppose) I was always a Morrissey kid. I loved Marr's guitar playing, but in my mind I always more the vocalist, the frontman, putting himself on display for everyone. Morrissey sings well on Some Girls, but this is the one Smiths song (aside from the instrumentals) where he's almost completely superfluous to the song; Marr comes up with pure musical wizardry here. The guitar is just stupendous.

6. Cemetry Gates (Track #5)
Score: 51 (Average Rank: 5/10)
Biggest Fan(s): Seanchan (#2)
Biggest Detractor(s): RyoCaliente (#7)

RyoCaliente: I adore this track, but it's probably a bit simpler than the other ones rated above.

5. The Boy With the Thorn in His Side (Track #7)
Score: 55 (Average Rank: 4.75/10)
Biggest Fan(s): RyoCaliente, Johnbobb (#2)
Biggest Detractor(s): Seanchan (#8)

RyoCaliente: My favourite of the middle pop-songs. It's just got such a nice flow to it.

4. The Queen is Dead (Track #1)
Score: 61 (Average Rank: 4.5/10)
Biggest Fan(s): HBJDubs, neonreaper (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): Raetsel_Lapin (#8)

RyoCaliente: Maybe the best opener to an album ever. I love the ferociousness of the drums, I adore the lyrics, and I love the outro as well.

3. I Know It's Over (Track #3)
Score: 65 (Average Rank: 4.25/10)
Biggest Fan(s): RyoCaliente, MaxGalactica (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): Seanchan (#9)

RyoCaliente: A complete, bone-chilling breakdown, every single time.

2. Bigmouth Strikes Again (Track #6)
Score: 71 (Average Rank: 3.25/10)
Biggest Fan(s): FoolFantastic, Raetsel_Lapin, MaxGalactica (#2)
Biggest Detractor(s): RyoCaliente (#6)

RyoCaliente: I honestly probably like Cemetry Gates more; I've just overplayed Bigmouth over the years that it has dulled my appreciation for it. But for this ranking I did try to really listen to the track, and the complexity of the guitar and other instruments just make it that I really can't put it any lower than this.

1. There is a Light That Never Goes Out (Track #9)
Score: 77 (Average Rank: 3.13/10)
Biggest Fan(s): FoolFantastic, Raetsel_Lapin, Seanchan (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): MaxGalactica (#8)

RyoCaliente: THE track. This is one of the first songs I really actively listened to, probably the oldest track that I heard that I still listen to. Will always have a special place in my heart.