Electric Light Orchestra discography
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 13 | |
| ↙Live albums | 4 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 37 | |
| ↙EPs | 1 | |
| ↙Singles | 45 | |
| ↙Soundtracks | 1 | |
Below is the complete Electric Light Orchestra discography including imports, videos, and hit singles. ELO's back catalogue is unusual since their compilation albums far outweigh their studio output in number, owing to the large number of hit singles primarily written by Jeff Lynne. From 1972 to 1986, ELO accumulated more combined UK and US Top 40 hits than any other band in the world, and also generated the third most UK and US separate Top 40s.
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[edit] Albums
[edit] Studio albums
Below is a table outlining ELO's studio album output.
Notes: The peak chart listings are accurate but incomplete because of the limited availability of past chart information regarding other countries. All of the RIAA and BPI certifications and/or re-certifications listed are out of date, the majority being decades old. The fact that some albums are listed as non-certified does not necessarily mean those albums have not reached certification sales levels. Record companies that own the manufacturing and distribution rights to a particular record have to pay the RIAA, BPI and related bodies to research, audit and certify that record, whether it be an album, single or compilation.
| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| UK [1] |
AUT [2] |
AUS [3][4] |
GER [5] |
JPN [6][7] |
NLD [8] |
NOR [9] |
NZ [10] |
SWE [11] |
US [12] |
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| 1971 | The Electric Light Orchestra (UK) / No Answer (US)
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32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 196 | |
| 1973 | ELO 2 (UK) / Electric Light Orchestra II (US)
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35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 62 | |
On the Third Day
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– | – | 10 | – | 289 [A] |
– | – | – | – | 52 | ||
| 1974 | Eldorado, A Symphony
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– | – | 40 | – | 299 [A] |
4 | – | 30 | – | 16 | |
| 1975 | Face the Music
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– | – | 30 | - | 251 [A] |
11 | – | – | 41 | 8 | |
| 1976 | A New World Record
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6 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 60 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1977 | Out of the Blue
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4 | – | 3 | 6 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1979 | Discovery
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1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1980 | Xanadu
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2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1981 | Time
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1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 16 | |
| 1983 | Secret Messages
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4 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 36 | |
| 1986 | Balance of Power
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9 | 29 | 49 | 18 | 22 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 49 |
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| 2001 | Zoom
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34 | 51 | 49 | 16 | 36 | 46 | 18 | – | 35 | 94 [B] |
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- Notes
- A ^ In Japan, those album entered the chart for the first time when Sony Music Japan released remastered CD during the mid 2000s
- B ^ Also peaked at #14 on the Billboard Top Internet Albums chart.
[edit] Live albums
| Year | Details |
|---|---|
| 1974 | The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach
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| 1998 | Live at Wembley '78
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Live at Winterland '76
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| 1999 | Live at the BBC
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[edit] Compilation albums
- Chart and Certificated compilations
| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.K. [1] |
U.S. [12] |
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| 1976 | Olé ELO | – | 32 | |
| 1977 | The Light Shines On | – | – |
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| 1978 | Three Light Years | 38 | – |
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| 1979 | ELO's Greatest Hits | 7 | 30 | |
| 1989 | The Very Best of The Electric Light Orchestra | 28 | – |
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| 1994 | The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra | 4 | – | |
| 1997 | Light Years, The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra | 60 | – | |
| 2001 | The Ultimate Collection | 18 | – |
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| 2005 | All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra | 6 | – |
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- Complete list
[edit] Singles
- Note: Entry boxes containing " - " may pertain to any of the following:
- A single not being released in the territory
- Various charts listed had ceased to exist before particular singles were released
- Accurate but incomplete information
- Failure to chart
| Year | Title | Album | Chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS | AUT | CAN | NLD | FRA | DEU | IRL [21] |
U.S. Bill- board [22] |
U.S. Cash- box |
U.S. Record World |
ZAF | |||
| 1972 | "10538 Overture" | The Electric Light Orchestra / No Answer | 9 | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973 | "Roll Over Beethoven" | ELO 2 | 6 | 53 | – | – | 26 | – | 22 | – | 42 | 48 | 31 | – |
| "Showdown" | On the Third Day (US versions only) | 12 | – | – | – | 28 | – | – | – | 53 | 51 | – | – | |
| 1974 | "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" | On the Third Day | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| "Daybreaker" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 87 | 61 | – | – | ||
| "Can't Get It Out of My Head" | Eldorado, A Symphony | – | 59 | – | – | 19 | 5 | – | – | 9 | 14 | 23 | – | |
| 1975 | "Boy Blue" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "Evil Woman" | Face the Music | 10 | 23 | – | 6 | 20 | 2 | – | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | – | |
| 1976 | "Nightrider" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "Strange Magic" | 38 | 85 | – | 20 | – | 10 | – | – | 14 | 15 | 20 | – | ||
| "Showdown" (reissue) | Olé ELO | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 59 | 75 | – | – | |
| "Livin' Thing" | A New World Record | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 1 | |
| 1977 | "Rockaria!" | 9 | 10 | 7 | – | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "Do Ya" | – | – | – | – | – | – | 42 | – | 24 | 16 | 25 | – | ||
| "Telephone Line" [C] | 8 | 10 | – | 9 | – | 10 | 32 | – | 7 | 4 | 7 | – | ||
| "Turn to Stone" | Out of the Blue | 18 | 17 | – | 1 | 11 | 9 | 35 | – | 13 | 11 | 9 | 17 | |
| 1978 | "Mr. Blue Sky" | 6 | 87 | – | – | 11 | – | 27 | – | 35 | 27 | 33 | – | |
| "Wild West Hero" | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Sweet Talkin' Woman" | 6 | 38 | 27 | 6 | – | – | – | 6 | 17 | 18 | 23 | – | ||
| "It's Over" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 75 | – | – | – | ||
| The ELO EP | Three Light Years | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | |
| 1979 | "Shine A Little Love" | Discovery | 6 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| "The Diary of Horace Wimp" | 8 | 48 | – | – | – | – | 52 | 10 | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Don't Bring Me Down" [C] | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | – | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | ||
| "Confusion" [D] | 8 | – | 13 | – | 5 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 47 | – | 10 | ||
| "Last Train to London" [D] | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 39 | 36 | – | – | ||||
| 1980 | "I'm Alive" [C] | Xanadu | 20 | 27 | – | 7 | – | 9 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 9 |
| "Xanadu" (Feat. Olivia Newton-John) | 1 [23] |
2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 20 | ||
| "All Over the World" | 11 | 78 | – | 3 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 8 | – | ||
| "Don't Walk Away" | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | 52 | 7 | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1981 | "Hold on Tight" | Time | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| "Twilight" | 30 | 93 | 15 | – | 32 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 38 | 38 | 39 | – | ||
| 1982 | "Rain Is Falling" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 101 [E] | – | – | – | |
| "Here Is the News"/"Ticket to the Moon" | 24 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 61 | 17 | – | – | – | – | ||
| "The Way Life's Meant To Be" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1983 | "Rock 'n' Roll Is King" | Secret Messages | 13 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 4 | – | 17 | 4 | 19 | 22 | – | 7 |
| "Secret Messages" | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Four Little Diamonds" | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 86 | – | – | – | ||
| "Stranger" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 105 [E] | – | – | – | ||
| 1986 | "Calling America" | Balance of Power | 28 | 47 | 22 | – | – | 10 | 31 | 16 | 18 | 26 | – | – |
| "So Serious" | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Getting to the Point" | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1990 | "Destination Unknown" [F] | Afterglow | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001 | "Alright" | Zoom | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| "Moment in Paradise" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2006 | "Surrender" [G] | A New World Record (30th Anniversary Edition) |
81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007 | "Latitude 88 North" [H] | Out of the Blue (30th Anniversary Edition) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Number-one songs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Top-ten hits | 15 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ||
- Notes
- C ^ Single rewarded gold record in the US from the RIAA
- D ^ "Confusion" and "Last Train to London" were released as a double A-side in UK and Ireland.
- E ^ Actually charted in the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
- F ^ Promo DJ single.
- G ^ Single only available as a digital download.
- H ^ Single available as a digital download and in a limited 7" format.
[edit] Peak positions on minor Billboard US charts
| Year | Title | Album | US Main' Rock | US Adult Cont' |
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| 1980 | "Xanadu" | Xanadu | - | 2 |
| 1981 | "Hold on Tight" | Time | 2 | - |
| 1983 | "Rock 'n' Roll Is King" | Secret Messages | 19 | 36 |
| "Stranger" | - | 33 | ||
| 1986 | "Calling America" | Balance of Power | 22 | 20 |
[edit] Videos
| Year | Title | Format(s) |
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| 1979 | Discovery | UK Betamax/VHS |
| 1980 | Live at Wembley | Betamax/VHS |
| 1989 | The "Out of the Blue" Tour - Live At Wembley | UK VHS |
| 1990 | Fusion - Live In London | UK VHS |
| 1991 | The Very Best Of ELO | UK VHS |
| 1998 | Out of the Blue Tour: Live at Wembley/Discovery | DVD/VHS |
| 2001 | Zoom Tour Live | DVD/VHS |
| 2005 | Inside the Electric Light Orchestra 1970-1973 | DVD |
| 2006 | Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley (remastered) | DVD |
| 2006 | ELO - Total Rock Review | DVD |
| 2010 | In Performance | DVD |
| 2010 | Live – The Early Years | DVD |
[edit] Books
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Book: Electric Light Orchestra |
| Wikipedia books are collections of articles that can be downloaded or ordered in print. | |
- The Electric Light Orchestra Story (1980) ISBN 0-907 394-00-0
- Unexpected Messages (1996) ISBN 3-00-000642-7
- More Light For The Orchestra (1997) ISBN 950-43-8302-5
[edit] See also
- The Idle Race Discography
- The Move Discography
- Traveling Wilburys Discography
- ELO Part II
- Armchair Theatre
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Chart Stats - Electric Light Orchestra". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=2340. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ "austriancharts.at Suche nach: Electric Light Orchestra". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=Electric+Light+Orchestra&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.Note: This reference gives Australian albums and singles information. It is used for chart peak positions as the early albums were released before ARIA regulated the Australian charts itself in 1989
- ^ "australian-charts.com Electric Light Orchestra discography". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=Electric+Light+Orchestra&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
- ^ "charts.de". Media Control Charts. http://charts.de/search.asp?search=Electric+Light+Orchestra&x=0&y=0&cat=a&country=de. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
- ^ Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 4871310779.
- ^ エレクトリック・ライト・オーケストラのCDアルバムランキング " Electric Light Orchestra Album discography". Original Confidence. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/49830/ranking/cd_album/ エレクトリック・ライト・オーケストラのCDアルバムランキング. Retrieved 2011-08-08.Note: Reference indicates chart positions from 1988 onwards, and part of the information are currently unavailable
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl Electric Light Orchestra discography". MegaCharts. http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Electric+Light+Orchestra. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com Electric Light Orchestra discography". Hung Medien. VG-lista. http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Electric+Light+Orchestra. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
- ^ "Electric Light Orchestra discography charts.org.nz". RIANZ. http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Electric+Light+Orchestra. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com Electric Light Orchestra discography". Hung Medien. http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Electric+Light+Orchestra. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
- ^ a b "allmusic ((( Electric Light Orchestra > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". 2010 Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4177. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Retrieved August 19, 2010. Note: User needs to enter "Electric Light Orchestra" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field, "Album" in the "Format" field and click the "Go" button.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i RIAA - Gold & Platinum "(Searching results by artist "Electric Light Orchestra")". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Electric+Light+Orchestra%22 RIAA - Gold & Platinum. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Gold and Platinum Search". http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Electric+Light+Orchestra&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- ^ a b NVPI "de branchevereniging van de entertainmentindustrie". http://ifpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=60461#resultaat NVPI. Retrieved 2011-08-17.Note: User needs to enter "Electric Light Orchestra" in the "Artiest" field and click below "zoek" button.
- ^ a b c "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Electric Light Orchestra)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=&strInterpret=Electric+Light+Orchestra&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- ^ "French albums certifications". InfoDisc. http://www.infodisc.fr/Certif_Album.php. Retrieved November 8, 2010. Note: See "ELECTRICLIGHTOrchestra"
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Elec.Light Orchestra und O. Newton-John)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=&strInterpret=Elec.Light+Orchestra+und+O.+Newton-John&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- ^ "IFPI Norsk platebransje". http://www.ifpi.no/sok/lst_trofeer_sok.asp?type=artist. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- ^ "irishcharts.ie search results". http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ^ "Allmusic - Billboard singles - Electric Light Orchestra". Billboard. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4177. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ^ "Chart Stats - Olivia Newton-John And Electric Light Orchestra". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=3323. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
[edit] External links
- Face The Music - official ELO and related artists information site
- Jeff Lynne Song Database - Large website dedicated to Jeff Lynne and his large volume of song material.
- Discovery - Welcome to the show - ELO & Jeff Lynne information page.
- ELO España - Website en español.
- www.elo.nu - Features ELO related news, fan club information, links, "ELOclopedia" and some music samples.
- Strange Magic - Australian fan site with information on Jeff Lynne, ELO and related artists, as well as Australian chart positions.
- Rockaria - Features a massive memorabilia and record photo gallery, band member biographies, and complete song lyrics.
- 30 Years of Oldies - Archive of national Canadian chart listings from May, 1957 to June, 1986.
- Charting the Charts - Archive of South African Top 20 chart listings from 1958 to 1989.
- VG Nett - Norwegian music site featuring album and Top 10 singles, recent and archived charts.
- swedishcharts.com - Swedish music website featuring album and Top 20 single listings, recent and archived.
- austriancharts.com - Austrian music website featuring album and Top 40 single listings, recent and archived.
- swisscharts.com - Swiss music website featuring album and Top 10 single listings, recent and archived.
- randypny/cashbox - Cash Box Top 100.
- archives - Cash Box Singles.
- record world - Features archives of Record World Top 40 chart listings.
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