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This is the discography for Canadian rock band Loverboy.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
AUS
[1]
CAN
[2]
US
[3][4]
GER
[5]
NZ
[6]
1980 Loverboy 5 17 13 12
1981 Get Lucky
  • Release date: October 7, 1981
  • Label: Columbia Records
70 8 7 21
  • CN: 3× Platinum[7]
  • US: 4× Platinum[8]
1983 Keep It Up
  • Release date: June 30, 1983
  • Label: Columbia Records
9 7 25
  • CN: 2× Platinum[7]
  • US: 2× Platinum[8]
1985 Lovin' Every Minute of It
  • Release date: August 1985
  • Label: Columbia Records
22 13 54
  • CN: Platinum[7]
  • US: 2× Platinum[8]
1987 Wildside
  • Release date: September 1987
  • Label: Columbia Records
21 42
1997 Six
2007 Just Getting Started
2012 Rock 'n' Roll Revival
2014 Unfinished Business
  • Release date: July 15, 2014
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Year Album details
1981 Loverboy – Live EP[9][10]
  • Release date: 1981
  • Label: Columbia
  • This is a live, 3 track, white label promo released by Columbia on vinyl ONLY. Columbia number XSM 168602.
  • The tracks are: Teenage Overdose (4:46), Lady of the 80s (4:25), The Kid Is Hot Tonite (6:16)
1984 Loverboy – Loverboy Live
  • Release date: 1984
  • Label: Pioneer Artists
  • Live at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on May 21, 1983
2001 Live, Loud and Loose (1982 - 1986)
  • Release date: June 19, 2001
  • Label: Sony Music/Columbia Records
  • Note: Re-released in 2011 as Setlist: The Very Best of Loverboy Live
2010 Loverboy: Extended Versions (Live)[11][12]
  • Release date: January 29, 2010
  • Label: SBCMG
  • Note: all songs on this album are live versions of some of the hit songs by Loverboy and were recorded on tour in the states of GA and NC in 2005.

Compilations

Year Album Peak positions Certifications
(sales threshold)

US
[3][4]
1984 The Official Music of the 1984 Games
  • Release Date: 1984
  • Label: CBS, Columbia
  • Note: This album is NOT a compilation album composed entirely of songs by Loverboy. It does however contain an entirely original song by Loverboy called "Nothing's Gonna Stop You Now" (track #2) that did not appear on any other Loverboy album or compilation until Sony's 2013 budget compilation, Loverboy the 80s. This track was referred to as being the Team Sports Theme at the Olympics in 1984.
1989 Big Ones
  • Release Date: October 25, 1989
  • Label: Columbia
  • Note: "For You", "Ain't Looking for Love" and "Too Hot" are all-new tracks originally released on this album only. While released by the band as a single on August 2, 1986, "Heaven in Your Eyes", is found for the first time on a Loverboy album on Big Ones. It was also released on the Top Gun movie soundtrack in 1986.
189
1994 Loverboy Classics
  • Release Date: October 11, 1994
  • Label: Columbia
1995 Temperature's Rising
  • Release Date: April 16, 1995
  • Label: Sony Music, Columbia
1997 Super Hits
  • Release Date: August 26, 1997
  • Label: Sony Music
2003 Love Songs
  • Release Date: January 14, 2003
  • Label: Legacy
  • Note: This compilation album contains the song "Sword and Stone" originally from the Paul Dean album Hardcore (1989). It isn't otherwise found on any other Loverboy album or compilation although it was first written and recorded in demo form by KISS and was recorded subsequently by Dean and other artists.
2004 Collections
  • Release Date: 2004
  • Label: Sony Music
2005 Rock Breakout Years: 1985
  • Release Date: October 11, 2005
  • Label: Madacy Records
2006 We Are the 80s: Loverboy
  • Release Date: July 18, 2006
  • Label: Columbia, Legacy
2006 Loverboy / Get Lucky
  • Release Date: 2006
  • Label: BGO Records
  • A remastered and double album re-release of the first two complete Loverboy albums. This single disc import contains all new album notes for both albums.
2006 Keep It Up / Lovin' Every Minute of It
  • Release Date: 2006
  • Label: BGO Records
  • A remastered and double album re-release of the third and fourth complete Loverboy albums. This single disc import contains all new album notes for both albums.
2007 Turn Me Loose
  • Release Date: May 29, 2007
  • Label: Sony Music
2008 Playlist: The Very Best of Loverboy
  • Release Date: August 19, 2008
  • Label: Sony, Legacy
2009 Greatest Hits... The Real Thing
  • Release Date: April 14, 2009
  • Label: Columbia
2009 Metropolis - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Release Date: 1984 (December 16, 2009 on CD)
  • Label: CBS
  • Note: This album is NOT a compilation album composed entirely of songs by Loverboy. It does however contain an entirely original song by Loverboy called "Destruction" (track #7) that does not appear on any other Loverboy album or compilation.
2013 Loverboy Original Album Classics
  • Release Date: June 25, 2013
  • Label: Sony Legacy
  • Note: This is a 5 disc set of the first 5 Loverboy albums. The 5 discs are un-remastered audio copies of the original albums and they contain no new tracks.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Album
CA RPM
[2]
US
[3][13]
US Main
[3]
US AC
[3]
AUS
[14]
NZ
[6]
1980 "Turn Me Loose" 7 35 6 3 5 Loverboy
"Lady of the 80s" 43
1981 "The Kid is Hot Tonite" 30 55 42 76
"Working for the Weekend" 10 29 2 19 11 Get Lucky
1982 "When It's Over" 17 26 21
"Take Me to the Top" 23
"Lucky Ones" 36
"Jump"
1983 "Strike Zone" 23 Keep It Up
"Hot Girls in Love" 9 11 2
"Queen of the Broken Hearts" 28 34 11
1985 "Lovin' Every Minute of It" 17 9 3 77 Lovin' Every Minute of It
"Dangerous" 37 65 23
1986 "This Could Be the Night" 44 10 9 30
"Lead a Double Life" 68
"Heaven in Your Eyes" 24 12 Top Gun (soundtrack)
1987 "Notorious" 24 38 8 Wildside
"Love Will Rise Again"
1988 "Break It to Me Gently"
1989 "Too Hot" 84 27 Big Ones (compilation)
1997 "Big Picture" (promo) Six
2007 "The One That Got Away" Just Getting Started
2011 "Heartbreaker" Rock 'N' Roll Revival
2014 "Countin' the Nights" Unfinished Business
2016 "Hurtin'"
2017 "Some Like It Hot"
"Stop the Rain"
2020 "Gimme Back My Life"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

  • 1980 "Turn Me Loose"
  • 1980 "The Kid Is Hot Tonite"
  • 1981 "Lucky Ones"
  • 1981 "Working for the Weekend"
  • 1981 "When It's Over"
  • 1981 "Gangs in the Street"
  • 1983 "Queen of the Broken Hearts"
  • 1983 "Hot Girls in Love"
  • 1985 "Lovin' Every Minute of It"
  • 1985 "This Could Be The Night"
  • 1985 "Dangerous"
  • 1986 "Heaven in Your Eyes"
  • 1987 "Notorious"
  • 1987 "Love Will Rise Again"
  • 1987 "Break It To Me Gently"
  • 2012 "Heartbreaker"

References

  1. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 182. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. ^ a b "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Top Albums/CDs". RPM. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Artist Chart History – Loverboy". Billboard charts. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  4. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Albums (Seventh ed.). Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-183-3.
  5. ^ German Albums:
  6. ^ a b "charts.nz - New Zealand charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Canadian certifications – loverboy". Music Canada. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "American certifications – loverboy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  9. ^ "Problem Encountered". Musicstack.com. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  10. ^ "Loverboy - Live (EP)". Musicstack.com. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  11. ^ "Loverboy: Extended Versions: Loverboy: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  12. ^ "Extended Versions (Live) by Loverboy". Kych.tunegenie.com. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  13. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Top Pop Singles 1955-2012. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, Inc. p. 517. ISBN 0-89820-205-1.
  14. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.