XTC discography
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| XTC discography | |
|---|---|
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| Studio albums | 14 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 4 |
| Singles | 40 |
| Tribute albums | 1 |
XTC released 12 original albums and over 30 singles for Virgin Records, between 1977 and 1992. They signed to Cooking Vinyl for their final two albums in 1999 and 2000.
Albums[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
NL [4] |
NZ [5] |
SWE [6] |
US [7] | |||
| White Music | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Go 2 |
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21 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Drums and Wires |
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34 | 40 | 15 | — | 12 | — | 174 | |
| Black Sea |
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16 | 27 | 79 | — | 1 | — | 41 | |
| English Settlement |
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5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 41 | 23 | 48 |
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| Mummer |
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51 | — | 80 | 29 | — | 28 | 145 | |
| The Big Express |
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38 | 96 | — | — | — | 31 | 181 | |
| Skylarking |
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90 | — | 93 | — | — | — | 70 | |
| Oranges & Lemons |
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28 | 91 | 35 | — | — | 31 | 44 | |
| Nonsuch |
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28 | 75 | 72 | 72 | — | — | 97 | |
| Apple Venus Volume 1 |
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42 | 74 | — | — | — | — | 106 | |
| Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2) |
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40 | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Live albums[edit]
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert |
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Compilation albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
CAN [3] | |||
| Eighties Goldies |
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| Waxworks: Some Singles 1977–1982 |
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54 | — | |
| Beeswax: Some B-Sides 1977–1982 |
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— | — | |
| The Compact XTC |
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— | — | |
| Explode Together: The Dub Experiments 78-80 |
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— | — | |
| Rag and Bone Buffet: Rare Cuts and Leftovers |
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— | — | |
| The Tiny Circus of Life |
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— | — | |
| Drums and Wireless: BBC Radio Sessions 77–89 |
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— | — | |
| Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977–92 |
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33 | 64 | |
| Upsy Daisy Assortment |
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— | — | |
| Transistor Blast: The Best of the BBC Sessions |
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— | — | |
| Coat of Many Cupboards |
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— | — | |
| Apple Box |
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— | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Other albums[edit]
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Take Away / The Lure of Salvage |
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| Homespun |
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| Homegrown |
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| Instruvenus |
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| Waspstrumental |
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Extended plays[edit]
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| 3D EP |
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| Go + |
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| Live & More |
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| 5 Senses |
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| Dear God |
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| Gribouillage |
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| Demo Tracks |
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Singles[edit]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Albums | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][11] |
AUS [2] |
BEL (FL) [12] |
CAN [13] |
IRE [14] |
NL [4] |
NZ [15] |
US [16] |
US Alt [17] |
US Main [18] | |||
| "Science Friction" | 1977 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Statue of Liberty" | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | White Music |
| "This Is Pop?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Are You Receiving Me?" | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Life Begins at the Hop" | 1979 | 54 | 94 | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Making Plans for Nigel" | 17 | 94 | — | 12 | — | 32 | 29 | — | — | — | Drums and Wires | |
| "Ten Feet Tall" (US-only release) | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Generals and Majors" | 32 | 24 | — | 92 | — | — | 16 | 104 | — | 28 | Black Sea | |
| "Towers of London" | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Take This Town" (split release with The Ruts) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Times Square (soundtrack) | |
| "Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)" | 16 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | Black Sea | |
| "Love at First Sight" (Canada-only release) | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Respectable Street" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Senses Working Overtime" | 1982 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 36 | 15 | 22 | 37 | — | — | 38 | English Settlement |
| "Ball and Chain" | 58 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "No Thugs in Our House" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Great Fire" | 1983 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mummer |
| "Wonderland" | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Love on a Farmboy's Wages" | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Thanks for Christmas" (as the Three Wise Men) | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "All You Pretty Girls" | 1984 | 55 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Big Express |
| "This World Over" | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Wake Up" | 1985 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Grass" | 1986 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Skylarking |
| "The Meeting Place" | 1987 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Earn Enough for Us" (Australia and Canada-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Dear God" | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | ||
| "Mayor of Simpleton" | 1989 | 46 | 89 | — | 42 | — | — | — | 72 | 1 | 15 | Oranges & Lemons |
| "King for a Day" | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 38 | ||
| "The Loving" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Disappointed" | 1992 | 33 | 32 | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | Nonsuch |
| "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" | 71 | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 46 | ||
| "Dear Madam Barnum" (airplay) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | ||
| "Wrapped in Grey" (withdrawn) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Easter Theatre" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Apple Venus |
| "I'd Like That" | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I'm the Man Who Murdered Love" | 2000 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wasp Star |
| "Where Did the Ordinary People Go?" | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Music videos[edit]
| Year | Title | Director[19] |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | "Science Friction" | Unknown |
| 1978 | "Dance Band" | Keith McMillan |
| "Hang on to the Night" | ||
| "She's So Square" | ||
| "Statue of Liberty" | ||
| "This Is Pop?" | Unknown | |
| "Heatwave" | Unknown | |
| "Are You Receiving Me?" | Unknown | |
| "I Am The Audience" | Unknown | |
| 1979 | "Life Begins at the Hop" | Unknown |
| "Making Plans for Nigel" | Russell Mulcahy | |
| 1980 | "Generals and Majors" | Unknown |
| "Towers of London" | Brian Grant | |
| 1981 | "Respectable Street" | Unknown |
| 1982 | "All of a Sudden (It's Too Late)" | Unknown |
| "Senses Working Overtime" | Brian Grant | |
| "Ball and Chain" | ||
| "Beating Of Hearts" | Unknown | |
| 1983 | "Wonderland" | Peter Sinclair |
| "Love on a Farmboy's Wages" | Unknown | |
| "Funk Pop A Roll" | Unknown | |
| 1984 | "All You Pretty Girls" | Roger H. Lyons |
| 1986 | "Grass" | Nick Brandt |
| 1987 | "The Meeting Place" | Unknown |
| "The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul" | Unknown | |
| "Dear God" | Nick Brandt | |
| 1989 | "Mayor of Simpleton" | Ian Absentia |
| "King for a Day" | Tony Kaye | |
| 1992 | "The Disappointed" | Unknown |
| "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" | Unknown | |
| "Wrapped in Grey" | Unknown |
See also[edit]
- The Dukes of Stratosphear
- A Testimonial Dinner: The Songs of XTC
- Left of the Dial: Dispatches from the '80s Underground
References[edit]
- ^ a b c UK chart peaks:
- Top 100 peaks: "Official Charts: XTC". Official Charts. The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 5 June 2016. N.B. This site displays 'compressed' (with exclusion rules applied) singles chart peaks between numbers 76–100.
- Top 200 peaks from January 1995 to December 2010: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > Johnny X – Xzibit". zobbel.de. Retrieved 25 July 2016. N.B. This site displays 'uncompressed' (no exclusion rules applied) singles chart peaks between 76–200 for the period January 1995 to May 2001.
- ^ a b Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 344. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > XTC in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- "Mayor of Simpleton" (ARIA Chart) peak: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 September 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- Oranges & Lemons (ARIA Chart) peak: "Chartifacts – Week Ending: 31 May 1992 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 122)". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 306.
- ^ a b "Results: RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Discografie XTC". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Chart Stats - XTC". charts.nz. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ^ "Chart Stats - XTC". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ^ "Chart Stats - XTC". billboard.com. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ^ "Certified Awards Search Archived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine". Music Canada. Retrieved on 2011-10-07. Note: User needs to enter "XTC" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ^ a b "Certified Awards Search Archived September 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 2011-10-07. Note: User needs to enter "XTC" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ^ "Certified Awards Search Note: User needs to enter "XTC" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button.
- ^ "UK Singles Charts: 1983 (including chart panel sales)". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "RPM Magazine - Canadian single chart positions". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "XTC – Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "XTC – Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "XTC – Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "XTC – artist videography". mvdbase.com. Alex S. Garcia. Archived from the original on 11 January 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
External links[edit]
- XTC Discography at chalkhills.org