The Saints discography
| The Saints discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 13 |
| EPs | 6 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 10 |
| Singles | 17 |
The discography of Australian rock group, The Saints consists of thirteen studio albums, seventeen singles, six EPs, two live albums and ten compilation albums. The Saints began in 1974 as punk rockers and released their first single, "(I'm) Stranded", in September 1976 on their own Fatal Records label. They were signed to EMI and released their debut album in February 1977, (I'm) Stranded.[1] Mainstay founder, Chris Bailey, is the principal songwriter and record producer.[2][3] Their sound became more R&B and pop rock.[4] Their highest charting album, All Fools Day peaked in the Top 30 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart in April 1986.[5] Their highest charting single was a cover version of The Easybeats' hit "The Music Goes Round My Head" issued in December 1988, which peaked in the Top 40 on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart.[5]
In May 2001, Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) celebrated its 75th anniversary and named "(I'm) Stranded" in its Top 30 Australian songs of all time.[6] The band was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame in September.[7][8] In 2007, "I'm Stranded" was one of the first 20 songs stored on the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia registry.[9] Their debut album, (I'm) Stranded was listed at No. 20 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums, in October 2010.[10] Their third album, Prehistoric Sounds, also appeared in the list, at No. 41.[10]
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Chart peak positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [5][11] | |||
| 1977 | (I'm) Stranded
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— | |
| 1978 | Eternally Yours
|
86 | |
Prehistoric Sounds
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— | ||
| 1981 | The Monkey Puzzle
|
85 | |
| 1982 | I Thought This Was Love, But This Ain't Casablanca (aka Out in the Jungle... Where Things Ain't So Pleasant)
|
— | |
| 1984 | A Little Madness to Be Free | — | |
| 1986 | All Fools Day
|
29 | |
| 1988 | Prodigal Son
|
50 | |
| 1996 | Howling (The Saints album)
|
— | |
| 1998 | Everybody Knows the Monkey
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— | |
| 2000 | Spit the Blues Out
|
— | |
| 2005 | Nothing Is Straight in My House
|
— | |
| 2006 | Imperious Delirium
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— | |
| 2012 | King of the Sun
|
— | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||
Live albums
| Year | Title | Chart peak positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [5][11] | |||
| 1985 | Live in a Mud Hut ... Somewhere in Europe
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— | |
| 1995 | The Most Primitive Band in the World (Live from the Twilight Zone, Brisbane 1974)
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— | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||
Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Chart peak positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [5][11] | |||
| 1986 | Best of the Saints
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— | |
| 1989 | Scarce Saints: Hymns of Oblivion 1977-1981
|
— | |
The New Rose Years
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— | ||
| 1990 | Songs of Salvation and Sin 1976–1988
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— | |
| 1991 | Permanent Revolution
|
— | |
| 1996 | Know Your Product: The Best of The Saints
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— | |
| 1999 | 7799: Big Hits on the Underground
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— | |
| 2000 | Wild About You 1976-1978
|
50 | |
| 2004 | All Times Though Paradise
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— | |
| 2006 | The Greatest Cowboy Movie Never Made
|
— | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||
Extended plays
| Year | Title | Chart peak positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [5][11] | |||
| 1977 | New Wave
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— | |
One Two Three Four
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— | ||
| 1979 | Paralytic Tonight, Dublin Tomorrow
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— | |
| 1985 | The Saints
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— | |
| 1986 | See You in Paradise
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— | |
| 1993 | Cheap Erotica
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— | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [5][11] |
UK [12] |
US Alt[13] | ||||||||||||
| 1976 | "(I’m) Stranded" | 98 | — | — | (I'm) Stranded | |||||||||
| 1977 | "Erotic Neurotic" | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "This Perfect Day" | — | 34 | — | Eternally Yours | ||||||||||
| "Lipstick on Your Collar" | — | — | — | One Two Three Four | ||||||||||
| 1978 | "Know Your Product" | — | — | — | Eternally Yours | |||||||||
| "Security" | — | — | — | Prehistoric Sounds | ||||||||||
| 1980 | "Always" | — | — | — | The Monkey Puzzle | |||||||||
| 1981 | "Let's Pretend" | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1982 | "Follow the Leader" | — | — | — | I Thought This Was Love, But This Ain't Casablanca | |||||||||
| 1984 | "Grain of Sand" | 46 | — | — | 'Non-album single' | |||||||||
| "Ghost Ships" | — | — | — | A Little Madness to Be Free | ||||||||||
| "Imagination" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1986 | "Just Like Fire Would" | 29 | — | — | All Fools Day | |||||||||
| "(You Can't Tamper with the) Temple of the Lord" | 85 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "See You in Paradise" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1988 | "Grain of Sand" | 81 | — | 11 | Prodigal Son | |||||||||
| "Stay" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1989 | "The Music Goes Round My Head" | 39 | — | 19 | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
References
- General
- McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 9 April 2011. Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
- Spencer, Chris; Zbig Nowara; Paul McHenry (2002) [1987]. The Who's Who of Australian Rock. Noble Park, Vic: Five Mile Press. ISBN 1-86503-891-1.[14]
- Specific
- ^ McFarlane, 'The Saints' entry. Archived from the original on 9 October 2004. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ Nimmervoll, Ed. "The Saints". Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll). White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ a b Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan; Baird, Paul; Simonetti, Vince. "The Saints". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ McFarlane, 'Chris Bailey' entry. Archived from the original on 30 September 2004. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
- ^ Kruger, Debbie (2 May 2001). "The Songs That Resonate Through the Years". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 19 April 2011.
- ^ "History: Winners by Year 2001: 15th Annual ARIA Awards". ARIA Awards. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ Donovan, Patrick (19 December 2008). "The Saints come marching home". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ "About the Registry". Sounds of Australia. National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ a b O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. pp. 78–79, 124–125. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.
- ^ a b c d e "Discography The Saints". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 480. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "The Saints Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media (Nielsen Company). Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ "Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry". catalogue. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 9 April 2011. Note: [on-line] version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition. As from September 2010, [on-line] version appears to have an Internal Service Error.