Song · The Smiths
“The Boy With The Thorn In His Side” by The Smiths
From the album The Queen Is Dead (1986)
“The Boy With The Thorn In His Side” by The Smiths appears on 16 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1985 and 2005. It was first released in 1986 on the album The Queen Is Dead. Its best result is #8 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1985. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #36 alternative song of 1985, #1,023 alternative song of all time and #386 of the '80s.
16countdowns
8stations
#8best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1985–2005years charted
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 8 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1985 | 50 |
| 1985 | 27 | Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium | Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1985 | 30 |
All-time and decade countdowns
Also listed as: The Boy With the Thorn in His Side; The Boy with the Thorn in his Side; The Boy with the Thorn in his side.