Sky discography

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Sky discography
Studio albums7
Live albums2
Compilation albums10
Video albums4
Singles15
Box sets2

This article is the discography of English/Australian instrumental rock group Sky.

Albums[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Year Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
GER
[4]
NL
[5]
NOR
[6]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
US
[9]
1979 Sky
  • Released: May 1979
  • Label: Ariola
9 10 38 125
1980 Sky 2
  • Released: 18 April 1980[10]
  • Label: Ariola
1 4 5 7 8 18 11 33
1981 Sky 3
  • Released: March 1981
  • Label: Ariola
3 7 4 39 31 11 39 19 181
1982 Sky 4: Forthcoming
  • Released: February 1982
  • Label: Ariola
7 24 18 43
1983 Cadmium
  • Released: December 1983
  • Label: Ariola
44 30 45
1985 The Great Balloon Race
  • Released: April 1985
  • Label: Epic
63
1987 Mozart 92
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Live albums[edit]

Year Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
AUS
[11]
NOR
[6]
SWE
[8]
1983 Sky Five Live
  • Released: January 1983
  • Label: Ariola
14 16 23 43
2002 Live in Nottingham
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Classic Rock Productions
  • Also released on DVD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Compilation albums[edit]

Year Title Details Peak chart

positions

UK
[1]
AUS
[12]
1984 Masterpieces: The Very Best of Sky
  • Released: April 1984
  • Label: Telstar/Ariola
15 13
1988 Sky Trails
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Arista
  • Australasia-only release
1989 Classic Sky
  • Released: November 1989
  • Label: Ariola
1992 The Best of Sky
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Arista/BMG
  • Australia-only release
1994 The Best of Sky
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Music Club
Sky Writing (Best Of...)
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Music De Luxe
1998 Squared
2004 Anthology
2015 Toccata – An Anthology
2018 Carillon: The Singles Collection 1979–1987
  • Released: 28 September 2018
  • Label: Esoteric Recordings
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Box sets[edit]

Year Title Details
1992 Sky
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Music Club
  • Includes the first three studio albums
2018 The Studio Albums 1979–1987
  • Released: 30 March 2018
  • Label: Esoteric Recordings
  • Includes all 7 studio albums, plus a DVD of Live in Nottingham

Singles[edit]

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
GER
[4]
IRE
[13]
NL
[14]
US
[15]
1979 "Cannonball" Sky
"Carillon"
1980 "Toccata" 5 22 13 16 16 83 Sky 2
"Hotta" (Australia-only release)
"Dies Irae" Non-album single
1981 "Moonroof" (Australia-only release) Sky 3
1982 "Masquerade" Sky 4: Forthcoming
"My Giselle"
1983 "The Animals (Part One)" Sky Five Live
"Troika" Cadmium
1984 "Fool on the Hill" Non-album single
"A Girl in Winter" (UK promo-only release) Masterpieces: The Very Best of Sky
1985 "Desperate for Your Love" The Great Balloon Race
"Night Sky"
1987 "The Marriage of Figaro: Overture" (UK promo-only release) Mozart
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Videos[edit]

Video albums[edit]

Year Title Details
1982 Sky at Westminster Abbey
2001 Live in Nottingham
  • Released: Spring 2001
  • Label: Classic Rock Legends
  • Medium: DVD
  • Live material filmed in 1991
2005 Sky in Bremen
  • Released: July 2005
  • Label: Quantum Leap
  • Medium: DVD
  • Live material filmed in 1979 (although credited as 1980)
2009 Where Opposites Meet
  • Released: 14 April 2009
  • Label: Alpha Centauri Entertainment
  • Medium: DVD
  • Netherlands-only release

References[edit]

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  2. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 277. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  6. ^ a b "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  7. ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  8. ^ a b "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Sky (Arista)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Tours" (PDF). Record Mirror. 22 March 1980. p. 5. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  11. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 277. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  12. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 277. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  13. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Sky (Arista)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 April 2021.