ABC discography
This is the discography of the English new wave band ABC.
| ABC discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 9 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 20 |
| Singles | 26 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [1] |
AUT [2] |
CAN | FIN | JPN | NOR [3] |
NZ [4] |
SWE [5] |
SWI [6] |
UK [7] |
US [8] | |||||||||
| 1982 | The Lexicon of Love
|
9 | — | 3 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 24 | |||||||
| 1983 | Beauty Stab
|
58 | — | 36 | 22 | 34 | — | 42 | 32 | — | 12 | 69 |
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| 1985 | How to Be a ... Zillionaire!
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— | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 30 | |||||||
| 1987 | Alphabet City
|
45 | — | 47 | — | 82 | — | 25 | — | 26 | 7 | 48 | |||||||
| 1989 | Up
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | |||||||
| 1991 | Abracadabra
|
— | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | |||||||
| 1997 | Skyscraping
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | — | |||||||
| 2008 | Traffic
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2016 | The Lexicon of Love II
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 1999 | The Lexicon of Live
|
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | UK[13] | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | The Suberbs of Alphabet City [Japan-only release] | — | |
| 1990 | Absolutely | 7 |
|
| 1991 | Fantastic Compositions (4CD Box) [Japan-only release] |
— | |
| 1992 | ABC 1 [UK-only release] | — | |
| ABC 2 [UK-only release] | — | ||
| 1993 | Tears Are Not Enough [Germany-only release] | — | |
| The Remix Collection [UK-only release] | — | ||
| 1996 | The Collection [reissued in 1998 under the title The Look of Love] | — | |
| 1997 | Master Series | — | |
| 1999 | Classic ABC | — | |
| 2000 | One Better World [Germany-only release] | — | |
| The Best of ABC: 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection [US-only release] | — | ||
| ABC Best – The Look of Love [Germany-only release] | — | ||
| Hello! An Introduction To ABC | — | ||
| 2001 | The Look of Love [reissued in 2002 as Poison Arrow] | — | |
| 2001 | Look of Love – The Very Best of ABC | 69 | |
| 2004 | The Ultimate Collection | — | |
| 2006 | ABC Gold | — | |
| 2007 | Never More Than Now – The ABC Collection [Europe-only release] | — | |
| 2016 | The Box Inside The Box [vinyl & DVD boxset] | — | |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK[13] | BEL | CAN | FIN | GER | IRE | NLD | NZ | SPA | SWE | SWI | AUS [1] |
US | US AC | US Dance | |||||
| 1981 | "Tears Are Not Enough" | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1982 | "Poison Arrow" | 6 | 19 | 36 | — | — | 14 | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 25 | — | 39 | |||
| "The Look of Love" | 4 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 8 | — | 7 | 18 | — | 1 | ||||
| "All of My Heart" | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 67 | 3 | 20 | 21 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Valentine's Day" [Japan-only release] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1983 | "That Was Then but This Is Now" | 18 | — | 26 | — | — | 13 | 38 | — | — | — | — | 63 | 89 | — | — | |||
| 1984 | "S.O.S." | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "(How to Be A) Millionaire" | 49 | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 4 | ||||
| 1985 | "Be Near Me" | 26 | — | 22 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 11 | 1 | |||
| "Vanity Kills" | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | — | 5 | ||||
| 1986 | "Ocean Blue" | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1987 | "When Smokey Sings" | 11 | 12 | 5 | — | 52 | 11 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |||
| "The Night You Murdered Love" | 31 | 17 | — | — | 20 | 14 | 9 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | ||||
| 1988 | "King Without a Crown" | 44 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | |||
| 1989 | "One Better World" | 32 | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Real Thing" | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | "The Look of Love (1990 Mix)" | 68 | — | — | 15 | 31 | 30 | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1991 | "Love Conquers All" | 47 | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1992 | "Say It" | 42 | 39 | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |||
| 1997 | "Stranger Things" | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Skyscraping" | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Rolling Sevens" | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2001 | "Peace and Tranquility" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2008 | "The Very First Time" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Love Is Strong" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | "Viva Love"[14][15] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Flames Of Desire"[16] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Ten Below Zero" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||||||
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External links
- ABC discography discography at Discogs
References
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 10. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- Steffen Hung. "Das Österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
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- Steffen Hung. "charts.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- Steffen Hung. "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- Steffen Hung. "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p3494/charts-awards
- "Certified Awards Search Archived 24 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 2012-01-24. Note: User needs to enter "ABC" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- "Certified Awards Search Archived 1 October 2012 at WebCite". Music Canada. Retrieved on 2012-01-24. Note: User needs to enter "ABC" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- "Certified Awards Search Archived 13 December 2012 at WebCite". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved on 2012-01-24.
- "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2012. Note: User must define 'Artist' search parameter as "ABC".
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 11. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- "ABC - The Lexicon Of Love II discography".
Already the first single 'Viva Love' promised matured yet vibrant retro sounds its best.
- "lescharts.com - ABC - Viva Love".
4:14 Viva Love Virgin EMI - Single Digital 23/05/2016
- "lescharts.com - ABC - The Flames Of Desire".
4:27 The Flames Of Desire Virgin EMI - Single Digital 26/08/2016
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