| 1 | Ask | shyness |
| 2 | Asleep | suicide |
| 3 | Bigmouth Strikes Again | sweetness |
| 4 | Cemetery Gates | schadenfreude |
| 5 | Girlfriend in a Coma | bright songs with dark topics |
| 6 | Hand in Glove | never |
| 7 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | horror-inspired songs |
| 8 | The Headmaster Ritual | school |
| 9 | Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now | work |
| 10 | How Soon Is Now? | B sides |
| 11 | I Keep Mine Hidden | stiff upper lip |
| 12 | I Know It’s Over | acceptance |
| 13 | I Want the One I Can’t Have | immaturity |
| 14 | Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me | dreams |
| 15 | London | London |
| 16 | Meat Is Murder | meat |
| 17 | Paint a Vulgar Picture | celebrity |
| 18 | Panic | Britain |
| 19 | Please Please Please (Let Me Get What I Want) | please & thank you |
| 20 | The Queen Is Dead | queens |
| 21 | Rusholme Ruffians | alliteration |
| 22 | Sheila Take a Bow | girls’ names |
| 23 | Shoplifters of the World Unite | smuggling & stealing |
| 24 | Stop Me if You Think You’ve Heard This One Before | denial |
| 25 | Suffer Little Children | Yorkshire |
| 26 | There Is a Light That Never Goes Out | light |
| 27 | This Charming Man | riffs |
| 28 | Unhappy Birthday | anniversaries |
| 29 | Vicar in a Tutu | preachers, priests, etc. |
| 30 | William, It Was Really Nothing | dull and boring |