Men at Work discography
| Men at Work discography | |
|---|---|
 Men at Work in 1983 | |
| Studio albums | 3 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 8 |
| Singles | 13 |
| Video albums | 1 |
This article presents the discography of all albums and singles released by the Australian pop rock group Men at Work.[1][2][3][4] It includes three studio albums, two live albums, eleven compilation albums, three extended plays, two video albums and 13 singles.
Their No. 1 singles in the United States on Billboard Hot 100 were "Who Can It Be Now?" and "Down Under",[5] while their No. 1 Billboard 200 album was Business as Usual.[6] Both "Down Under" and Business as Usual were also No. 1 in Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Chart peak positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [4] |
NZ [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9] |
UK [10] |
US [6] | |||||
| Business as Usual | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cargo |
|
1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | |||
| Two Hearts |
|
16 | — | — | 37 | — | 50 |
| ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Chart peak positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS KMR[4] | |||
| Overtime | — | ||
| Solid Gold | — | ||
| Still Life EP |
|
— | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
Live albums
Compilation albums
- '81–'85 (1986)
- The Works (1987)
- Puttin' in Overtime (1995)
- Contraband: The Best of Men at Work (1996)
- Simply The Best (1998)
- Definitive Collection (2000)
- Super Hits (2000)
- The Essential Men at Work (2003)
- Works (Best Of) Men at Work (2004)
- Essential Deluxe including bonus DVD (2008)
- Playlist: The Very Best of Men at Work (2009)
Video albums
- Live in San Francisco... Or Was It Berkeley? (1984, VHS/Beta)
- Live in San Bernardino (2010, DVD)
Singles and charted songs
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [4] |
CAN (RPM mag.) |
GER [16] |
IRE [17] |
NED [7] |
NOR [7] |
NZ [7] |
UK [10] |
US [5] |
US AC [5] |
US Rock [5] | ||||
| 1981 | "Who Can It Be Now?" | 2 | 8 | 71 | 18 | 49 | — | 45 | 45 | 1 | — | 46 | Business as Usual | |
| "Down Under" | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | |||
| 1982 | "Be Good Johnny" | 8 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 78 | — | — | 3 | ||
| "Underground" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | |||
| "Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive" | 6 | 26 | — | 25 | — | — | 16 | 31 | 28 | — | 12 | Cargo | ||
| 1983 | "Overkill" | 5 | 6 | 30 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| |
| "It's a Mistake" | 34 | 26 | 19 | 11 | — | — | 43 | 33 | 6 | 10 | 27 | |||
| "High Wire" | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | |||
| 1985 | "Everything I Need" | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 34 | 28 | Two Hearts | |
| "Maria" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Hard Luck Story" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Man with Two Hearts" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1998 | "The Longest Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Brazil | |
| 2000 | "Down Under" (re-issue) | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Business as Usual | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
References
- ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Men at Work'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 13 May 2003. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
- ^ Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan. "Men at Work". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ Nimmervoll, Ed. "Men at Work". Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll). White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d 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, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. p. 198. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Music Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
- Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 184.
- ^ a b c d "Men at Work > Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Men at Work > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Discography: Men At Work". New Zealand charts portal. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ "Discography Men At Work". Norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ^ "Discography Men At Work". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ^ a b Peak positions in the UK:
- "Official Charts > Men at Work". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London, UK: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 360. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Market Leaders Surveyed: Majors Fight Economics with Quirky Rock Originals". Billboard. 94 (23): A/NZ–8. 6 December 1982. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "CRIA search certifications: Men at Work". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 1 May 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2009. Note: Requires user to input artist name, e.g. Men at Work
- ^ a b c "Statistics - Certified Awards search engine". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2009. Note: Requires user to input artist name, e.g. Men at Work
- ^ a b c d "Gold & Platinum search results: Men at Work". Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ^ http://colinhay.com.br/site/disco/menatwork/live-in-san-bernardino
- ^ German peaks
- ^ Search for Irish peaks