Here we have the 30 greatest Morrissey-sung songs (i.e. including Smiths) in the biggest poll ever conducted (with tens of thousands of votes cast). And how many Alain Whyte songs? Just one.
www.morrissey-solo.com/threads/the-moz-smiths-top-100-final-results-2014.133795/
Says it all, really. Alain was the master of the quite good song but hardly ever reached the top level of songwriting excellence. He actually wrote one more song for Morrissey than Johnny Marr ever did, and to have just one composition make the top 30 is shocking stuff.
The worst songs Morrissey ever sang (e.g. Roy's Keane, Father must be Killed, Dagenham Dave, most of Southpaw Grammar) were nearly all Morrissey/Whyte compositions. At his very best, yes, a few songs did indeed deserve places on the albums but he should he never really have been the main songwriter.
Of the top 30, 22 were by Johnny Marr, 4 by Stephen Street, 3 by Boorer, 1 by Whyte.
1 There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (1986), average rating: 9,87
2 I Know It’s Over (1986) 9,57
3 Still Ill (1984) 9,56
4 Everyday Is Like Sunday (1988) 9,53
5 Speedway (1994) 9,53
6 Now My Heart Is Full (1994) 9,52
7 Suedehead (1988) 9,52
8 Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (1984) 9,52
9 This Charming Man (1983) 9,50
10 The Queen Is Dead (1986) 9,50
11 The Headmaster Ritual (1985) 9,47
12 The Last Of The Famous International Playboys (1989) 9,44
13 Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (1987) 9,42
14 Why Don’t You Find Out For Yourself (1994) 9,41
15 Reel Around The Fountain (1984) 9,41
16 Panic (1985) 9,40
17 The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (1985) 9,40
18 Rubber Ring (1985) 9,39
19 That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore (1985) 9,36
20 Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before (1987) 9,35
21 Bigmouth Strikes Again (1986) 9,34
22 How Soon Is Now? (1984) 9,32
23 Well I Wonder (1985) 9,31
24 Hand In Glove (1983) 9,30
25 Shoplifters Of The World Unite (1987) 9,28
26 Jack The Ripper (1992) 9.28
27 Cemetry Gates (1986) 9,27
28 William It Was Really Nothing (1984) 9,26
29 Late Night, Maudlin Street (1988) 9,19
30 Half A Person (1987) 9,15