Creating entire worlds within three minutes with their intricate jangles and enveloping atmospheres, the partnership of Morrissey and Marr (keenly aided by rhythm twins Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke) was one of rock’n’roll’s truly special ones.

MOJO's writers delve deep into the mists and meanings behind the band’s singular vision to provide illuminating new commentaries on The Smiths’ back catalogue.

Check out MOJO’s bare-bones rundown of The Smiths’ 50 Greatest Songs.

50 – Barbarism Begins At Home

49 – Ask

48 - Cemetry Gates

47 - Meat is Murder

46 - Is It Really So Strange?

45 - Nowhere Fast

44 - Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before

43 - Suffer Little Children

42 - You've Got Everything Now

41 - I Want The One I Can't Have

40 - This Night Has Opened My Eyes

39 - Pretty Girls Make Graves

38 - These Things Take Time

37 - I Started Something I Couldn't Finish

36 - Rubber Ring

35 - Jeane

34 - Shakespeare's Sister

33 - Rusholme Ruffians

32 - London

31 - What Difference Does It Make?

30 - Half A Person?

29 - Well I Wonder

28 - Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others

27 - Handsome Devil

26 - I Won't Share You

25 - Accept Yourself

24 - Death Of A Disco Dancer

23 - A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours

22 - Asleep

21 - That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore

20 - Girl Afraid

19 - The Headmaster Ritual

18 - The Boy With A Thorne In His Side

17 - Stretch Out And Wait

16 - Shoplifters Of The World Unite

15 - Bigmouth Strikes Again

14 - I Know It's Over

13 - Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want

12 - Last Night I Dreamt Somebody Loved Me

11 - Back To The Old House

10 - Still Ill

9 - Hand In Glove

8 - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now

7 - Panic

6 - William It Was Really Nothing

5 - Reel Around The Fountain

4 - This Charming Man

3 - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

2 - The Queen Is Dead

1 - How Soon Is Now?