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Link posted by MozAngeles818 (original post):

Review by Anthony Fantano (rating: light 5) - The Needle Drop
Morrissey’s latest album feels more ideological than it does musical. Which is fine, I guess, if all you care about is what Morrisey thinks.

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Links posted by Belligerent Ghoul:

Has Morrissey finally recorded a decent album? by Digby Warde-Aldam - The Spectator

Review by by Kirstyn Smith (4/5) - The List
Despite mediocre recent releases, Morrissey's latest is a palpable punch in the jaw for doubters

A track-by-track review by Girl-with-the-Thorn (8.5 / 10) - Occasionally Opinionated blog ...

Not too surprising since he's had a top ten album each since Quarry in Germany. #30 in Sweden was a shock after consecutive #1s previously.

Chart (2014) Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 160
Belgian Album Chart Ultratop (Flanders) 7 - posted by bartproost.
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) 2
French Albums (SNEP) 53
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts) 28
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 8
Irish Albums (IRMA) 4
Italian Albums (FIMI) 21
Spanish albums (promusicae) 24 - link posted by an anonymous person.
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 30
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 30
UK Albums (OCC) 2
US Albums (Billboard 200) 14

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An anonymous person writes:

And he debuts at #42 in the Norwegian charts

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Pete1970 writes:

WPINOYB enters at #2 in Denmark.

http://www.hitlisten.nu

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An anonymous person writes:

Mozzer has entered the German charts with WPINOYB at Number 8! ...

Links posted by Belligerent Ghoul:

Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine (3.5 of 5 stars) - All Music Guide

Review by Aimee Knight (4.8 of 5 stars) - Rip It Up (Australia)

Review by Stephen Carlick (5 of 10) - Exclaim

Review by Gabe Echazabal (4 of 5 stars) - Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Link also sent in by Gabe.

Review by by by Zac Lomas - POZ

Review by Kevin Mathews (4 of 5) - Today Online (Singapore) ...

Courtesy of the gentleman that is @Vivahate72 on Twitter. Use your loaf.

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UPDATE July 25:

Kewpie notes that the possible reference was noted by Mozambiguous in this forum thread back on April 13.

Uncleskinny also adds:

This was posted, almost verbatim, but not quite, on the 16th as part of the NME Moz article thread.

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Ian writes:

Don't know if this has been noticed already. The title of a track from WPINOYB is taken from a Nicholas Blake (pen-name of Cecil Day-Lewis) detective novel, The Smiler With The Knife (1939 - date correction by Emil). The phrase itself comes from Chaucer. The name of Blake's detective protagonist? Nigel Strangeways.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Smiler-Wit.../dp/0060804572

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Ben writes:

The likliehood of Morrissey appearing on The Archers seems to be on the up - last week's episode had a storyline which could well be setting up his slot, with one character who is due to sing at the forthcoming Loxfest festival confessing to having once been in a Smiths tribute band.

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An anonymous person also writes (original post):

Is his guest appearance still happening? Yesterday - Sunday - creepy policeman PC Burns said he used to play in a Smiths tribute band, he was the singer, quote "the Mozfather himself".

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Related item:

• Morrissey invited to appear in The Archers - TTY - May 14, 2014

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UPDATE July 24:

The Billboard 200 chart is officially out, World Peace Is None Of Your Business debuts at #14, not #18 as reported by the final numbers at Hits Daily Double.

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US Billboard Chart. Weird Al comfortably takes #1, "World Peace..." in at 18 to 20

"World Peace..." sold approx. 13,500 units in the U.S.A.

Weird Al Will Have His First Number 1 And By a LOT More Than Nine Copies - Vintage Vinyl News (via Music-News.com)

Excerpt:

Farther down the chart, Morrissey's World Peace is None of Your Business sold an estimated 13,500 to place him somewhere between 18 and 20.

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Link to final numbers at Hits Daily Double posted by Detritus - #18, 13,538 units. ...