The World Won’t Listen is The Smiths' third and last compilation album. It was released in 1987 and it features a collection of the band’s singles and their B-sides, ranging from their first studio album – The Smiths, 1983 – to their last at the time – The Queen Is Dead, 1986.
The album reached the #2 position on UK Albums Chart.
It was released seven months before Strangeways, Here We Come, The Smiths' last studio album.