Hatful of Hollow
| Hatful of Hollow | ||||
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| Released | 2 November 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1983–1984 | |||
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| Length | 56:11 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
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| The Smiths chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Hatful of Hollow | ||||
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| Chicago Tribune | |
| Pitchfork | 10/10 |
| Q | |
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| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Select | 5/5 |
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Hatful of Hollow is a compilation album by the English rock band the Smiths, released on 2 November 1984 in the United Kingdom, by Rough Trade Records. The album features tracks from BBC Radio 1 sessions, their first single "Hand in Glove" (a different mix of which had been included on the band's debut album released earlier in the year) and two new singles and their B-sides. It was eventually released in the United States on 9 November 1993 by Sire Records, which had initially declined to release the album in the country. Sire instead released Louder Than Bombs in the US in 1987, which is effectively a hybrid of Hatful of Hollow and a subsequent UK compilation album The World Won't Listen, along with additional songs that do not appear on either.
Hatful of Hollow reached No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart, remaining on the chart for 46 weeks. In 2000, Q magazine placed the album at No. 44 on its list of the "100 Greatest British Albums Ever".