bored
not bitter but bored
His singles chart relatively high for reasons I don't understand because I am not knowledgeable about the UK charts.
The reason is that the UK charts are based on sales only. When the singles come out, fans go out and by them in droves.
In the US, the singles charts are based on copies ordered by record stores and airplay on channels Billboard considers TOP-40 stations.
So Morrissey could get played a million times in a week on college radio and alternative rock stations but that has zero impact on the charts.
This is why Morrissey cannot chart a single in the US.
If it was sale based only, he could definitely make the Top 40 and Ryan Seacrest would have to play him during the countdown.
Morrissey has charted in the Album charts which do not include radio play. I don't think they are based on actual sales but rather number of copies shipped to record stores.