I'll go with The Queen Is Dead, with Strangeways coming in second (I would of picked it first, but I fell it hasn't dated as well as The Queen Is Dead has).

Frankly Mr. Shankly, which appears on The Queen Is Dead, is my favorite Smiths song.

On another side note: How pathetice is it that only 4 people have voted so far. I mean, if this was another Radiohead poll we would have had 100's of votes already. I really wish more people would pay attention to other bands on this board than the ususals (Beatles, Floyd, Radiohead).

Too true, though I haven't voted myself, because I can't yet... But then again I wouldn't be able to vote in a Beatles greatest album poll either and many others...

I decided on "Strangeways, Here We Come"

itoo am yet to vote. im really torn rightnow between The Queen Is Dead and Strangeways, Here We Come.

imight havan easier time siding with the former if the track order wasnt so royaly screwed up. it so shouldve been:

The Queen Is Dead
Frankly, Mr. Shankly
Cemetry Gates
Bigmouth Strikes Again
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
Never Had No One Ever
Vicar In A Tutu
I Know It's Over
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

how the album ends with, of all tracks, "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" rather than obvious perfect closer "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" is beyond me. engineer Stephen Street was quoted as saying, "Looking back, as good as I know that album is, we just weren't playing to our strengths with that running order." well, at least they got the opener right [thank goodness].

even still though, Strangeways, Here We Come stacks rightup with The Queen Is Dead.

Very hard to choose one, but I´ve voted for "Meat is murder".

Putting 'Vicar In A Tutu' between those two slower songs is definately not the best move as far as I'm concerned - it would make it sound even more throwaway than it does in it's currently position. I actually like the way it ends with 'Some Girls...', makes it far more interesting, and it is actually a great song. If Morrissey had done something a little more serious with the lyrics it could have been fantastic.

I like the silliness of that song and of "Vicar in a Tutu" too

ilike "Vicar In A Tutu" there becos it serves as tension breaker, winding down from the heavy and sprawling "Never Had No One Ever", before the most emotionally draining affair that is "I Know It's Over". maybe its becos iwould never think of "Vicar..." as a throwaway that ican fit it in between such literal heavyweights and hav it manage to stand up- ithink its an excellent song.

but really, juste listen to the album in that track order- the way the songs slide in and out of eachother, it all comes together so clearly for me. thrown in with a different collection of songs id be awfully tempted to place "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" at track1- its an opener, nota closer- but given the title track's undeniable demand for the top spot ithink "Some Girls..." works best quietly opening up- then closing, then opening again- sideB [im still a sucker for conceptualizing an album in sideA/sideB fashion from the cassette days].

its not interesting having "Some Girls..." close, its bloody frustrating. finishing with "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" is juste so much more satisfying on every level- juste finishing on that line makes you feel that the album never really ends, its juste the perfect sentiment... and they blew it. ah well.

So Chris, when are you going to vote?