A Flock of Seagulls discography
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| A Flock of Seagulls discography | |
|---|---|
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| Studio albums | 6 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 19 |
| Video albums | 5 |
| Music videos | 14 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Singles | 21 |
The following is a complete list of recordings by the English new wave band A Flock of Seagulls.
Albums[]
Studio albums[]
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certification | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN | GER [3] |
NL [4] |
NZ [5] |
SWE [6] |
US [7] | |||
| 1982 | A Flock of Seagulls
|
32 | 19 | 5[8] | 26 | – | 6 | 32 | 10 | |
| 1983 | Listen
|
16 | 90 | 12[13] | 14 | 47 | 5 | 44 | 16 |
|
| 1984 | The Story of a Young Heart
|
30 | – | 32[14] | 31 | 17 | 36 | – | 67 | |
| 1985 | Dream Come True
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1995 | The Light at the End of the World
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2018 | Ascension [A]
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2021 | String Theory
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
- A^ Ascension peaked at #8 on the US Classical Albums chart for the week of 21 July 2018[15] and at #29 on the UK Independent Albums Chart for the week of 13 July 2018.[16]
Live albums[]
- I Ran (1999)
Compilation albums[]
- The Singles (1985)
- The 12" Singles (1985)
- The Best of A Flock of Seagulls (1987)
- Telecommunications (1992)
- The Best Of (1993)
- 20 Classics of the 80's (1995)
- Wishing (1996)
- The Best of A Flock of Seagulls (1998)
- Greatest Hits Remixed (1999)
- Platinum & Gold Collection (2003)
- Essential New Wave (2003)
- I Ran: The Best of A Flock of Seagulls (2004)
- Best of A Flock Of Seagulls (2006)
- We Are the 80's (2006)
- Along The Avenue (2006)
- Space Age Love Songs (2008)
- Playlist: The Very Best of A Flock of Seagulls (2008)
- Wishing: The Very Best (2015)
- Remixes & Rarities (2017)
- Inflight - The Extended Essentials (2019)
EPs[]
- Modern Love Is Automatic (1981)
- Magic (1989)
- Space Age Love Song (2018) (With the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra)
- I Ran (So Far Away) (2018) (With the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra)
- Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) (2019) (With the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra)
- Say You Love Me (2021) (With the Slovenian Symphonic Film Orchestra)
Singles[]
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN | FRA | GER [3] |
BE [17] |
IRL [18] |
NL [4] |
NZ [19] |
US Hot 100 [7] |
US MSR [7] |
US Dance [7] | |||
| 1981 | "(It's Not Me) Talking" [A] | 78 [A] |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | non-album single |
| "Telecommunication" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 [B] |
A Flock of Seagulls | |
| 1982 | "I Ran (So Far Away)"[C] | 43 | 1 | 26[20] | 3[21] | 31 | – | – | 46 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 8 | |
| "Space Age Love Song" | 34 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 31 | 30 | 59 | – | ||
| "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)"[D] | 10 | 46 | 10[22] | 1[23] | 37 | – | 6 | 44 | 33 | 26 | 3 | 62 | Listen | |
| 1983 | "Nightmares" | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "Transfer Affection" | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | – | 43 | – | – | – | ||
| 1984 | "The More You Live, the More You Love" | 26 | – | 45[24] | – | 37 | 10 | – | 16 | 32 | 56 | 10 | – | The Story of a Young Heart |
| "Never Again (The Dancer)" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Remember David" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1985 | "Who's That Girl (She's Got It)" | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Dream Come True |
| 1986 | "Heartbeat Like a Drum" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1989 | "Magic" [E] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | The Light at the End of the World |
| 1995 | "Burnin' Up" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1996 | "Rainfall" [F] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2018 | "Space Age Love Song" (With the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Ascension |
| "I Ran (So Far Away)" (With the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2019 | "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" (With the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2021 | ''Say You Love Me'' (With the Slovenian Symphonic Film Orchestra) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | String Theory |
- A^ "(It's Not Me) Talking" was released on three occasions. Originally as a single in May 1981 on Cocteau Records charting at #45 on the UK Indie Chart.[25] Cocteau Records re-released the single in the wake of "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" in 1983, where it peaked at #22 on the UK Indie Chart.[25] Finally, the group released a re-recorded version of the song as a single in August 1983 which charted at #78 on the UK Singles Chart.
- B^ "Telecommunication" charted together with "Modern Love Is Automatic" as a double A-side single on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
- C^ "I Ran (So Far Away)" is certified silver in the UK.[26]
- D^ "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" is certified silver in the UK.[27]
- E^ "Magic" was released a second time as a single in 1995 to promote the group's fifth studio album. It did not chart.
- F^ "Rainfall" was released a second time as a single in 2000. It did not chart.
Other appearances[]
| Year | Title | Album | Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | "This Used to Be My Playground" | Virgin Voices: A Tribute to Madonna - Volume Two | ||
| 2016 | "Ageless Prince" (with Jimmy D. Robinson) | US Dance Club Songs | ||
| "Pedro" (with Jimmy D. Robinson) | US Dance Club Songs | |||
| "In the Garden" (with Jimmy D. Robinson) | ||||
| "Things Change" (with Jimmy D. Robinson) | ||||
| 2019 | "Lips Like Sugar" (with David Hasselhoff) | |||
| 2020 | "Over the Moon" (remix of the Robert Calvert song) |
Music videos[]
- "I Ran (So Far Away)" (1982)
- "Space Age Love Song" (1982)
- "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" (1982)
- "Nightmares" (1983)
- "Transfer Affection" (1983)
- "(It's Not Me) Talking" (1983)
- "Never Again (The Dancer)" (1984)
- "The More You Live, the More You Love" (1984)
- "Heartbeat Like a Drum" (1986)
- "Who's That Girl (She's Got It)" (1986)
- "Magic" (1989)
- "Burnin' Up" (1996)
- "Rainfall" (1996)
- "Space Age Love Song" (2018) (With the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra)
- ''Say You Love Me'' (2021) (With the Slovenian Symphonic Film Orchestra)
Videography[]
| Year | Title | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | A Flock of Seagulls Video 45
|
VHS/Betamax |
| 1984 | Through the Looking Glass
|
VHS/Betamax |
| 1990 | A Flock of Seagulls - The Best Of
|
VHS |
| 1996 | A Flock of Seagulls - Rainfall
|
VHS |
| 2010 | A Flock of Seagulls - Messages - Live
|
DVD |
References[]
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- ^ Jaclyn Ward (1 October 1962). "The Irish Charts – All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz.
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- ^ "Music and Performing Arts > RPM >Search By Date – Top Singles – Volume 42, No. 3, September 22, 1984". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Indie Hits "A"". Cherryred.co.uk. 23 January 1997. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011.
- ^ "A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away)". bpi. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)". bpi. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
External Links[]
- A Flock of Seagulls discography discography at Discogs
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