Every song in the Smiths' catalogue is listed below from the most to the least frequently played in concert. Each title is followed by the number of confirmed live performances. In some instances, this number is followed by another one between brackets. This second number is an estimated one which takes into account the fact that information is missing for many setlists from 1983, a handful from 1984, and a few from 1986.

 

The Smiths live 1982-1986
Total number of concerts given: 202
Concerts for which the setlist is known: 174
Concerts for which the setlist is partially known: 10

Hand In Glove - 177 [207]
Still Ill - 153 [170]
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - 111 [116]
Handsome Devil - 106 [128]
Miserable Lie - 104 [124]
This Charming Man - 98 [114] (once instrumental)
I Want The One I Can't Have - 95 [99]
What She Said - 90 [94] (33-35 with "Rubber Ring" intro/outro)
You've Got Everything Now - 88 [108]
Barbarism Begins At Home - 87 [92]
How Soon Is Now? - 85 [89]
What Difference Does It Make? - 83 [104]
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore - 77 [79]
William, It Was Really Nothing - 77 [79] (once instrumental)
Rusholme Ruffians - 76 [80] (30-32 with "His Latest Flame" intro)
Meat Is Murder - 76 [77]
Reel Around The Fountain - 72 [91]
Nowhere Fast - 72 [74]
Stretch Out And Wait - 66 [67]
Shakespeare's Sister - 64
Pretty Girls Make Graves - 59 [76]
This Night Has Opened My Eyes - 50 [61]
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side - 48 [50]
These Things Take Time - 47 [66]
Girl Afraid - 47 [52]
Bigmouth Strikes Again - 46 [48] (once instrumental)
Frankly, Mr Shankly - 43 [45]
Cemetry Gates - 41 [43]
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - 41 [43]
The Queen Is Dead - 40 [41]
The Headmaster Ritual - 40
Panic - 39 [40]
Is It Really So Strange? - 35 [37]
I Don't Owe You Anything - 34 [46] (twice with Sandie Shaw on vocals)
Jeane - 31 [35]
Back To The Old House - 31 [34]
Never Had No One Ever - 30 [32]
I Know It's Over - 29 [30]
Vicar In A Tutu - 24
Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want - 21 [24]
Money Changes Everything - 19 [20 or even more]
Ask - 18
Accept Yourself - 16 [25]
Wonderful Woman - 12 [16]
The Draize Train - 11
London - 10
What's The World - 7
The Hand That Rocks The Cradle - 5 [7]
What Do You See In Him? - 2 [4]
I Want A Boy For My Birthday - 2
Asleep - 1 (on 1 October 1985)
London/Miserable Lie - 1 (on 12 December 1986)
Shoplifters Of The World Unite - 1 (on 12 December 1986)
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others - 1 (on 12 December 1986)
Suffer Little Children - 1 (on 4 October 1982)

 

1982/1983 only
Total number of concerts given: 45
Concerts for which the setlist is known: 29
Concerts for which the setlist is partially known: 3

Hand In Glove - 42 [64]
Handsome Devil - 34 [50]
Miserable Lie - 28 [44]
What Difference Does It Make? - 27 [43]
Reel Around The Fountain - 27 [40]
You've Got Everything Now - 25 [38]
These Things Take Time - 23 [40]
This Charming Man - 19 [29]
Accept Yourself - 16 [25]
I Don't Owe You Anything - 15 [24]
Pretty Girls Make Graves - 14 [25]
Still Ill - 13 [23]
Wonderful Woman - 12 [16]
This Night Has Opened My Eyes - 10 [16]
The Hand That Rocks The Cradle - 5 [7]
What Do You See In Him? - 2 [4]
I Want A Boy For My Birthday - 2
Jeane - 1 [3]
Back To The Old House - 1
Barbarism Begins At Home - 1
Suffer Little Children - 1

 

1984 debut album and "Hatful Of Hollow" tours
Total number of concerts given: 65
Concerts for which the setlist is known: 56
Concerts for which the setlist is partially known: 4

Hand In Glove - 67 [73]
Still Ill - 59 [65]
This Charming Man - 59 [65] (once instrumental)
Barbarism Begins At Home - 58 [63]
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - 58 [63]
What Difference Does It Make? - 56 [61]
You've Got Everything Now - 51 [58]
Girl Afraid - 47 [52]
Pretty Girls Make Graves - 45 [51]
Handsome Devil - 44 [50]
This Night Has Opened My Eyes - 39 [44]
Reel Around The Fountain - 35 [41]
Back To The Old House - 30 [33]
Miserable Lie - 29 [33]
These Things Take Time - 23 [25]
Nowhere Fast - 22 [24]
William, It Was Really Nothing - 22 [24] (once instrumental)
Jeane - 21 [23]
I Don't Owe You Anything - 19 [22] (twice with Sandie Shaw)
How Soon Is Now? - 11 [13]
I Want The One I Can't Have - 8 [10]
Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want - 8 [10]
Rusholme Ruffians - 8 [10]
What She Said - 6 [8]

 

1985 Meat Is Murder tour + early 1986 dates
Total number of concerts given: 51
Concerts for which the setlist is known: 50
Concerts for which the setlist is partially known: 1

I Want The One I Can't Have - 51
Shakespeare's Sister - 51
Nowhere Fast - 50
What She Said - 50
Meat Is Murder - 49
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore - 49
William, It Was Really Nothing - 49
Rusholme Ruffians - 48 (11 with "His Latest Flame" intro)
Hand In Glove - 47
Miserable Lie - 47
Still Ill - 47
How Soon Is Now? - 43
Stretch Out And Wait - 43
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - 42
The Headmaster Ritual - 40
Barbarism Begins At Home - 28
Handsome Devil - 28
This Charming Man - 20
Bigmouth Strikes Again - 12
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side - 12
You've Got Everything Now - 12
Jeane - 9
Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want - 9
Reel Around The Fountain - 9
Frankly, Mr Shankly - 8
What's The World - 7
Cemetry Gates - 4
Vicar In A Tutu - 4
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - 3
Asleep - 1
These Things Take Time - 1

 

1986 The Queen Is Dead tour
Total number of concerts given: 41
Concerts for which the setlist is known: 39
Concerts for which the setlist is partially known: 2

The Queen Is Dead - 40 [41]
Panic - 39 [40]
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - 38 [40]
Cemetry Gates - 37 [39]
I Want The One I Can't Have - 36 [38]
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side - 36 [38]
Frankly, Mr. Shankly - 35 [37]
Is It Really So Strange? - 35 [37]
Bigmouth Strikes Again - 34 [36] (once instrumental)
What She Said - 34 [36] (all but once with "Rubber Ring" intro/outro)
Still Ill - 34 [35]
How Soon Is Now? - 31 [33]
Never Had No One Ever - 30 [32]
I Know It's Over - 29 [30]
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore - 28 [30]
Meat Is Murder - 27 [28]
Stretch Out And Wait - 23 [24]
Hand In Glove - 21 [23]
Rusholme Ruffians - 20 [22] (all but once with "His Latest Flame" intro)
Vicar In A Tutu - 20
Money Changes Everything - 19 [20 or even more]
Ask - 18
Shakespeare's Sister - 13
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - 11
The Draize Train - 11
London - 10
William It Was Really Nothing - 6
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want - 4 [5]
London/Miserable Lie - 1
Reel Around The Fountain - 1
Shoplifters Of The World Unite - 1
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others - 1
This Night Has Opened My Eyes - 1

 

Songs never done live (by the Smiths)

Death At One's Elbow *
Death Of A Disco Dancer *
Don't Blow Your Own Horn
Girlfriend In A Coma *
Golden Lights
Half A Person *
I Keep Mine Hidden *
I Started Something I Couldn't Finish
I Won't Share You
Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me *
Oscillate Wildly
Paint A Vulgar Picture *
Rubber Ring **
A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours *
Sheila Take A Bow */***
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before *
Sweet And Tender Hooligan *
Unhappy Birthday
Unloveable
Well I Wonder
Work Is A Four Letter Word
You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby *

* These songs were performed live by Morrissey without the Smiths.

** During the Smiths days, only the intro and outro of this song were played, as a medley with "What She Said". The full song was done live by Morrissey after the Smiths.

*** This song was never done in concert by the Smiths, but it was played on television programme The Tube when it was released as a single.