On this day in 1987 (28 September 1987), The Smiths released their fourth and final album “Strangeways, Here We Come” featuring singles “Girlfriend in a Coma" “I Started Something I Couldn't Finish" “Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" and “Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before".
Morrissey and Johnny Marr have stated that the album is the band's best, with Morrissey adding, "We say it quite often. At the same time. In our sleep. But in different beds". Drummer Mike Joyce also named the album as the band's best.
The album ranked number 3 among "Albums of the Year" for 1987 in the annual NME critics' poll, and "Girlfriend in a Coma" ranked number 11 among songs. In 2000 it was voted number 601 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.