Rank is a live album by the English rock band The Smiths. It was released in September 1988 by their British record company, Rough Trade, and reached No. 2 in the British charts. In the United States, the album was released on Sire Records and made No. 77. Rank is a live album by the English rock band The Smiths. It was released in September 1988 by their British record company, Rough Trade, and reached No. 2 in the British charts. In the United States, the album was released on Sire Records and made No. 77. false 2024-12-30 03:55:30 “Rank” 1988 1988-09-13 1988-09-13 56 Alternative Rock Indie Rock Pop Rock 111752 2118234 48e77a33-aa8a-3ee4-b0e5-c32f377bb58e 40f5d9e4-2de7-4f2d-ad41-e31a9a9fea27 24a181e4-7860-3d7c-80d8-2d8d83016bc6 /config/metadata/library/ed/edd5752eae999b36c4caea331263f16f/folder.jpg The Smiths The Smiths 1 The Queen Is Dead 04:11 2 Panic 03:06 3 Vicar in a Tutu 02:31 4 Ask 03:22 5 Rusholme Ruffians 03:56 6 The Boy With the Thorn in His Side 03:47 7 What She Said 03:41 8 Is It Really So Strange? 03:45 9 Cemetry Gates 02:50 10 London 02:38 11 I Know It's Over 07:49 12 The Draize Train 04:23 13 Still Ill 04:09 14 Bigmouth Strikes Again 05:52 The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. Their line-up comprised singer Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce. They are regarded as one of the most important acts to emerge from the British independent music scene of the 1980s. The Smiths signed to the independent label Rough Trade Records and released their first album, The Smiths, in 1984. Based on the songwriting partnership of Morrissey and Marr, the Smiths' focus on a guitar, bass and drum sound, and fusion of 1960s rock and post-punk, were a rejection of the synth-pop sound that was predominant at the time. Several Smiths singles reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart and all their studio albums reached the top five of the UK Albums Chart, including the number-one album Meat Is Murder (1985). They achieved mainstream success in Europe with The Queen Is Dead (1986) and Strangeways, Here We Come (1987), both of which entered the top 20 of the European Albums Chart. Internal tensions led to their breakup in 1987, followed by lawsuits over royalties; the band have refused offers to reunite. Their live album Rank (1988) reached the top 10 in Europe.