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Seventy-four songs were recorded by the English rock band the Smiths during their five-year career from 1982 to 1987, comprising seventy originals and four covers. The Smiths were formed in Manchester in 1982 and signed a one-off recording contract with the independent record label Rough Trade Records, releasing their debut single, "Hand in Glove" in May 1983. The next year saw the release of their debut album, The Smiths, and the band's popularity increased with Meat Is Murder (1985), their only UK number-one studio album. Several more albums were released prior to the Smiths' breakup in 1987, including The Queen Is Dead (1986) and Strangeways, Here We Come (1987), as well as the live album Rank in 1988. The majority of the Smiths' songs were written by the songwriting partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr. Since their breakup, the Smiths have been considered to be one of the most influential bands of the 1980s. (Full list...)