Jump to content

Mike + The Mechanics discography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 1.42.61.141 (talk) at 05:00, 9 August 2020 (I corrected a stylized title.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Mike + The Mechanics discography
Studio albums9
Compilation albums5
Singles35
Video albums1

This is the discography of the British band Mike + The Mechanics. They have released nine studio albums, five compilation albums, more than thirty singles, and one concert video.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart
positions
Certifications
(sales threshold)
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
GER
[4]
US
[5]
Mike + The Mechanics
  • Release date: 5 October 1985
  • Label: Atlantic / WEA
  • Formats: CD, LP
78 36 10 9 26
Living Years
  • Release date: 28 October 1988
  • Label: Atlantic / WEA
  • Formats: CD, LP
2 10 12 13 13
Word of Mouth
  • Release date: 2 April 1991
  • Label: Atlantic / Virgin
  • Formats: CD, LP
11 55 24 22 107
Beggar on a Beach of Gold
  • Release date: 6 March 1995
  • Label: Atlantic / Virgin
  • Formats: CD
9 21
Mike & The Mechanics
  • Release date: 31 May 1999
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD
14 9
Rewired
  • Release date: 7 June 2004
  • Label: Rhino / Virgin
  • Formats: CD
42 39
The Road
  • Release date: 18 April 2011
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: CD
42 41
Let Me Fly
  • Release date: 7 April 2017
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
9 51
Out of the Blue
  • Release date: 5 April 2019
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
7 40

Compilation albums

Title Details Peak chart
positions
Certifications
(sales threshold)
UK
[1]
GER
[4]
Hits 3 6
Favourites/The Very Best Of
  • Release date: 27 December 2000
  • Label: Virgin / EMI
  • Formats: CD
Rewired + Hits – The Latest + The Greatest
  • Release date: 6 September 2004
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD
42
The Singles 1985–2014 18
Silent Running: The Masters Collection
  • Release date: 27 July 2018
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: CD

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Album
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[10]
GER
[11]
IRE
[12]
NL
[13]
NZ
[14]
US
[15]
1985 "Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)" 21 23 8 8 21 39 6 Mike + The Mechanics
1986 "All I Need Is a Miracle" 53 8 10 26 30 31 5
"Taken In" 39 32
"Hanging by a Thread"
1988 "Nobody's Perfect" 80 29 30 63 Living Years
1989 "The Living Years" 2 1 1 13 1 20 11 1
"Seeing Is Believing" 91 46 62
"Nobody Knows" 81 20
"Revolution" 82 Rude Awakening Soundtrack[16]
1991 "Word of Mouth" 13 33 36 27 19 13 78 Word of Mouth
"A Time and Place" 58
"Everybody Gets a Second Chance" 56 21 51
"Get Up"
"Stop Baby"
1995 "Over My Shoulder" 12 22 44 26 Beggar on a Beach of Gold
"A Beggar on a Beach of Gold" 33 64
"Mea Culpa" 45
"Another Cup of Coffee" 51 53 61
1996 "All I Need Is a Miracle '96" 27 81 Hits
"Silent Running '96" 61
"Nobody's Perfect '96"
1999 "Now That You've Gone" 35 64 M6
"Whenever I Stop" 73 76
"All the Light I Need"
2004 "One Left Standing" Rewired
"If I Were You"
"Perfect Child"
2011 "Reach Out (Touch the Sun)" The Road
"Try to Save Me"
2017 "Don't Know What Came Over Me" Let Me Fly
"The Best Is Yet to Come"
2019 "Out of the Blue" Out of the Blue
"What Would You Do"
"Over My Shoulder" (2019 Version)
"The Living Years" (Acoustic)

Other appearances

Year Song Album
1994 "The Living Years" (live version) Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume III[17]
2014 "Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)", "The Living Years", "Over My Shoulder" Genesis R-Kive

Videos

Title Details
Mike + The Mechanics + Paul Carrack Live at Shepherds Bush London
  • Release date: 8 March 2005
  • Label: Eagle Vision
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mike + The Mechanics". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "australian-charts.com – Australian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada – Top Albums & CD's". RPM. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Discographie Mike + The Mechanics". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Mike + The Mechanics Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Gold & Platinum: Mike & The Mechanics". RIAA. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Certified Awards Search: Mike & The Mechanics". BPI. Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  8. ^ Canada album certification
  9. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Mike & The Mechanics)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  10. ^ "Canada peaks". Archived from the original on 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
  11. ^ German singles peaks
  12. ^ Irish peaks
  13. ^ Dutch peaks
  14. ^ New Zealand peaks
  15. ^ "Mike + The Mechanics Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  16. ^ "Revolution", a cover of the Lennon/McCartney song, was issued as a single in North America in 1989.
  17. ^ "Grammy's Greatest Moments, Volume III: Various Artists". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-11-23.