Ranking Morrissey’s 1990s albums from worst to best

Morrissey’s 1990s solo albums are ranked in a retrospective that argues the decade’s work deserves a more sympathetic hearing. The article places the records in the context of a mid-career slump, poor reviews and Morrissey’s later attempts to reshape how that period is presented.

After 1997’s *Maladjusted*, Morrissey left his third consecutive record label and took a seven-year break before returning with the successful *You Are the Quarry* in 2004. From 2009, he reissued several 1990s albums with altered tracklists and artwork, removing or changing songs; the piece also includes a compilation in its ranking. It opens with *Kill Uncle*, described as a transitional record whose singles feel clunky, though “Driving Your Girlfriend Home” is singled out as a strong moment.