Swing Out Sister discography
Appearance
This is a partial discography of albums and singles released by Swing Out Sister. To date, the group has released ten studio albums. In addition, they have put out various other live, compilation or remix albums, some of which are only available in certain regions of the world.
Albums
Studio albums
Year | Title | Chart positions | |||||||||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
GER [3] |
NL [4] |
NZ [5] |
SWE [6] |
SWI [7] |
US [8] | ||||||
1987 | It's Better to Travel
|
1 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 17 | 40 | ||||
1989 | Kaleidoscope World
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9 | 106 | 40 | 30 | — | — | — | 61 | ||||
1992 | Get in Touch with Yourself
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27 | 141 | — | 35 | — | — | — | 113 | ||||
1994 | The Living Return
|
— | 204 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1997 | Shapes and Patterns | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1999 | Filth and Dreams
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
2001 | Somewhere Deep in the Night
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
2004 | Where Our Love Grows | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
2008 | Beautiful Mess | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[a] | ||||
2017 | Almost Persuaded
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[b] | ||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Compilation albums
- 1991: Splendid Collection
- 1996: Best of Swing Out Sister
- 2001: Breakout: The Very Best of Swing Out Sister
- 2001: 20th Century Masters: Swing Out Sister Millennium Collection
- 2002: Cafe Orange - The Best of Swing Out Sister
- 2003: The Ultimate Collection
- 2010: Private View (Rearranged previously released versions) [10] (CD/DVD available initially through the band's Facebook page, also included 3 videos, [11] now through Amazon [12])
Other albums
- 1987: Another Non-Stop Sister
- 1989: Windmills Of Your Mind (EP Japan)
- 1990: Swing 3
- 1992: Swing Out Singles
- 1996: The Big Elsewhere (EP)
- 2009: les étrangers (soundtrack)
- 2015: Rushes ('work in progress materiel' from Pledgemusic for the album Almost Persuaded) [13]
- 2018: Almost Persuaded (limited edition vinyl edition & mail order/concert sold instrumental CD)
Live albums
- 1993: Live at the Jazz Café
- 2005: Live in Tokyo
Singles
Year | Song | Chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
BEL (Fla) [14] |
GER [3] |
IRE [15] |
NL [4] |
NZ [5] |
US [16] |
US AC [17] |
US Dance [18] | ||||
1985 | "Blue Mood" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | It's Better to Travel | |
1986 | "Breakout" | 4 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | ||
1987 | "Surrender" | 7 | 78 | 14 | 48 | 3 | 15 | 13 | — | 37 | 22 | ||
"Twilight World" | 32 | — | — | — | 26 | 39 | — | 31 | 7 | 9 | |||
"Fooled by a Smile" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1989 | "You on My Mind" | 28 | 114 | 26 | 51 | 26 | 28 | 32 | — | 23 | — | Kaleidoscope World | |
"Where in the World" | 47 | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Waiting Game" (U.S./Canada only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 6 | 33 | |||
"Forever Blue" | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1989 | "The Windmills of Your Mind" (Japan only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Splendid Collection | |
1992 | "Am I the Same Girl?" | 21 | 123 | 18 | 53 | — | 15 | — | 45 | 1 | — | Get in Touch with Yourself | |
"Notgonnachange" | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | |||
1994 | "La La (Means I Love You)" | 37 | 208 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Living Return Four Weddings and a Funeral soundtrack | |
1995 | "Better Make It Better" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Living Return | |
1996 | "Now You're Not Here" (Japan only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Shapes and Patterns The Big Elsewhere EP | |
"Heaven Only Knows" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of Swing Out Sister | ||
1997 | "Somewhere in the World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | Shapes and Patterns | |
"We Could Make It Happen" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1999 | "Who's Been Sleeping" (Japan only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Filth and Dreams | |
2001 | "Through the Sky" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Somewhere Deep in the Night | |
2004 | "Love Won't Let You Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Where Our Love Grows | |
2007 | "Secret Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beautiful Mess | |
"Something Every Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
References
- ^ a b "Official Charts > Swing Out Sister". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 July 2020. N.B. Select the Albums tab to display albums chart peaks.
- ^ a b Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 302. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 12 June 1988.
- "You on My Mind" (ARIA Chart) peak: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- "Where in the World": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 14 June 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- All ARIA-era (13 June 1988 onwards) peaks to 30 June 2020: "Swing Out Sister ARIA chart history, received from ARIA on 30 June 2020". ARIA. Retrieved 1 July 2020 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ a b "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Suchen nach: Kate Bush" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 1 July 2020. N.B. Select the Album tab to display albums chart peaks.
- ^ a b "dutchcharts.nl > Swing Out Sister in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ a b "charts.org.nz > Swing Out Sister in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com > Swing Out Sister in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "hitparade.ch > Suche nach: Swing Out Sister (Alben)" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Billboard > Chart History > Swing Out Sister > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Billboard > Chart History > Swing Out Sister > Contemporary Jazz Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/private-view-mw0002405459
- ^ https://smile.amazon.com/Private-Special-Deluxe-Sister-2013-01-29/dp/B01MPXSXOP/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1540284796&sr=8-2&keywords=swing+out+sister+private+view
- ^ https://smile.amazon.com/Private-View-Swing-Out-Sister/dp/B00B0C6T34/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1540284796&sr=8-1&keywords=swing+out+sister+private+view
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/Swing-Out-Sister-Rushes/master/895774
- ^ "Ultratop Vlaanderen > Swing Out Sister in Ultratop Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know > Search results for Swing Out Sister". Fireball Media. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Billboard > Chart History > Swing Out Sister > Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Billboard > Chart History > Swing Out Sister > Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Billboard > Chart History > Swing Out Sister > Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 1 July 2020.