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This list is an attempt to document every song recorded by English rock band The Sisters of Mercy. It does not include songs recorded only separately by the individual members.
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This list is an attempt to document every song recorded by English rock band The Sisters of Mercy. It does not include songs recorded only separately by the individual members.
| Song | Year | Album debut | Songwriter(s) | Lead vocal(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "1959" | 1987 | Floodland [1] | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| "1969" | 1982 | Alice (EP) | Dave Alexander, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, James Osterberg | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Adrenochrome" | 1982 | Body Electric(EP) | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Afterhours" | 1984 | Body and Soul (EP) | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Alice" | 1982 | Alice(EP) | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Amphetamine Logic" | 1984 | First and Last and Always | Andrew Eldritch, Gary Marx | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Anaconda" | 1983 | Anaconda(EP) | Andrew Eldritch, Gary Marx | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Black Planet" | 1984 | First and Last and Always | Andrew Eldritch, Wayne Hussey | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Blood Money" | 1984 | "No Time to Cry" (single) | Andrew Eldritch, Wayne Hussey | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Body and Soul" | 1984 | Body and Soul(EP) | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Body Electric" | 1982 | Body Electric(EP) | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Body Electric" (1984) | 1984 | Body and Soul(EP) | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Burn" | 1983 | The Reptile House (EP) | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Bury Me Deep" | 1984 | "No Time to Cry" (single) | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Colours" | 1987 | "This Corrosion" (single) | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| "The Damage Done" | 1980 | The Damage Done(EP) | Andrew Eldritch, Gary Marx | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Detonation Boulevard" | 1990 | Vision Thing | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch, with Maggie Reilly |
| "Doctor Jeep" | 1990 | Vision Thing | Andreas Bruhn, Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch, with Maggie Reilly |
| "Dominion/Mother Russia" | 1987 | Floodland | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Driven Like the Snow" | 1987 | Floodland | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Emma" | 1988 | "Dominion" (single) | Errol Brown, Tony Wilson | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Finland Red, Egypt White"(The Sisterhood) | 1986 | Gift (EP) | Andrew Eldritch | Lucas Fox |
| "First and Last and Always" | 1984 | First and Last and Always | Andrew Eldritch, Gary Marx | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Fix" | 1983 | The Reptile House(EP) | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Flood I" | 1987 | Floodland | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Flood II" | 1987 | Floodland | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Floorshow" | 1982 | Alice(EP) | Craig Adams, Andrew Eldritch, Gary Marx | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Gimme Shelter" | 1983 | Temple of Love(EP) | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Giving Ground" (The Sisterhood) | 1986 | Gift(EP) | Andrew Eldritch | James Ray |
| "Heartland" | 1983 | Temple of Love(EP) | Andrew Eldritch, Gary Marx | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Home of the Hit-Men" | 1980 | The Damage Done(EP) | Gary Marx | Gary Marx |
| "I Was Wrong" | 1990 | Vision Thing | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Jihad"(The Sisterhood) | 1986 | Gift(EP) | Andrew Eldritch | Patricia Morrison |
| "Jolene" | 1983 | Entertainment or Death(Bootleg) | Dolly Parton | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Kiss the Carpet" | 1983 | The Reptile House(EP) | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Kiss the Carpet" (Reprise) | 1983 | The Reptile House(EP) | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| Knockin' on Heaven's Door | 1985 | – | Bob Dylan | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Lights" | 1983 | The Reptile House(EP) | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Long Train" | 1984 | "Walk Away" (single) | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Lucretia, My Reflection" | 1987 | Floodland | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Marian"(version) | 1984 | First and Last and Always | Andrew Eldritch, Wayne Hussey | Andrew Eldritch |
| "More" | 1990 | Vision Thing | Andrew Eldritch, Jim Steinman | Andrew Eldritch, with Maggie Reilly |
| "Never Land" | 1987 | Floodland | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Nine While Nine" | 1984 | First and Last and Always | Andrew Eldritch, Gary Marx | Andrew Eldritch |
| "No Time to Cry" | 1984 | First and Last and Always | Craig Adams, Andrew Eldritch, Wayne Hussey, Gary Marx | Andrew Eldritch |
| "On the Wire" | 1984 | "Walk Away" (single) | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Phantom"(instrumental) | 1982 | Alice(EP) | Craig Adams, Andrew Eldritch, Gary Marx | Instrumental |
| "Poison Door" | 1984 | "Walk Away" (single) | Gary Marx | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Possession" | 1984 | First and Last and Always | Craig Adams, Andrew Eldritch, Wayne Hussey | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Rain from Heaven"(The Sisterhood) | 1986 | Gift(EP) | Andrew Eldritch | Lucas Fox |
| "Ribbons" | 1990 | Vision Thing | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| "A Rock and a Hard Place" | 1984 | First and Last and Always | Andrew Eldritch, Wayne Hussey | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Some Kind of Stranger" | 1984 | First and Last and Always | Andrew Eldritch, Gary Marx | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Something Fast" | 1990 | Vision Thing | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch, with Maggie Reilly |
| "Temple of Love" | 1983 | Temple of Love(EP) | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Temple of Love" (1992)(with Ofra Haza) | 1992 | A Slight Case of Overbombing | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch, with Ofra Haza |
| "This Corrosion" | 1987 | Floodland | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Torch" | 1987 | Floodland | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Train" | 1984 | Body and Soul(EP) | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Under the Gun"(with Terri Nunn) | 1993 | A Slight Case of Overbombing | Andrew Eldritch, Billie Hughes, Roxanne Seeman | Andrew Eldritch, with Terri Nunn |
| "Valentine" | 1983 | The Reptile House(EP) | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Vision Thing" | 1990 | Vision Thing | Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch, with Maggie Reilly |
| "Walk Away" | 1984 | First and Last and Always | Andrew Eldritch, Wayne Hussey | Andrew Eldritch |
| "Watch" | 1980 | The Damage Done(EP) | Gary Marx | Gary Marx |
| "When You Don't See Me" | 1990 | Vision Thing | Andreas Bruhn, Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
| "You Could Be the One" | 1990 | "More" (single) | Andreas Bruhn, Andrew Eldritch | Andrew Eldritch |
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