Level 42 discography
| Level 42 discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 11 |
| Live albums | 8 |
| Compilation albums | 6 |
| Video albums | 8 |
| Music videos | 22 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 33 |
Since 1980, British pop musical group Level 42 have released 11 studio albums. The band's latest was Retroglide, released in 2006. The group have one Top 10 hit on the American Billboard Hot 100 chart ("Something About You") and six top 10s on the British UK single charts ("The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)", "Something About You", "Lessons In Love", "Running in the Family", "To Be With You Again" and "It's Over"). In Canada, they achieved two platinum albums and two gold singles ("Something About You" and "Lessons in Love"). Level 42 have sold 31 million units worldwide.
Albums[]
Studio albums[]
| Title | Release | Peak chart positions [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] |
Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | CAN | GER | SWI | AUT | NLD | SWE | NOR | US | NZ | |||
| Level 42 |
|
20 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 43 | — | — | — | UK: Silver |
| Strategy / The Early Tapes (July/Aug 1980) |
|
70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Pursuit of Accidents |
|
17 | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | 31 | — | — | UK: Silver |
| Standing in the Light |
|
9 | — | 27 | — | — | 31 | 25 | — | — | — | UK: Gold |
| True Colours |
|
14 | — | 23 | 14 | — | 12 | 29 | — | — | 17 | UK: Silver |
| World Machine |
|
3 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 39 | 18 | 18 | UK: 2x Platinum CAN: Platinum |
| Running in the Family |
|
2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 6 | UK: 2x Platinum GER: Gold CAN: Platinum |
| Staring at the Sun |
|
2 | — | 8 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 128 | — | UK: Gold
MC: Gold |
| Guaranteed |
|
3 | — | — | 31 | — | 7 | 39 | — | — | — | UK: Silver |
| Forever Now |
|
8 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | |
| Retroglide |
|
78 | — | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | |
Live albums[]
- 1985 – A Physical Presence
- 1986 – Live at Wembley
- 2001 – Live 2001 Reading UK (13 tracks) / Re-released in 2006 as Greatest Hits Live in Concert 2001 at the Reading Hall England (17 tracks) / Re-released in 2007 as Live In Concert At The Reading Hall 2001 In England (15 tracks), as Greatest Hits Performed Live in Reading 2001 (15 tracks) and as The Essential Collection (2xCD) (36 tracks) / Re-released in 2013 as Best Of Live (15 tracks)
- 2003 – Greatest Hits Live (15 tracks) / Re-released in 2005 (10 tracks) and as Greatest Hits Live Tour (14 tracks)
- 2004 – Live at the Apollo, London (14 tracks) / Re-released in 2005 (16 tracks) / Re-released in 2007 and 2008 as Live at the Apollo (14 tracks) / Re-released in 2008 as Highlights From Live In London (12 tracks)
- 2004 – The Sun Goes Down – The Best Of Level 42 – Live In Concert
- 2005 – The River Sessions (Recorded live at the Locarno Ballroom, Glasgow, 18/09/83 by Radio Clyde)
- 2006 – Level 42
- 2007 – The Retroglide Tour
- 2009 – Live in Holland 2009 (Recorded live in Utrecht, Holland, February 2009)
- 2013 – Live from Metropolis Studio (Recorded live in West London's Metropolis Studio 10/12/11)
- 2015 – Live – 30th Anniversary Concert (Recorded live 2010 Indigo o2 Arena)
- 2015 – Sirens Tour Live (Recorded live 05/09/15 Indigo o2 Arena)
Compilation albums[]
- 1987 – The Family Edition (Remixes)
- 1989 – Level Best (A Collection of Their Greatest Hits)
- 1989 – On the Level
- 1989 – Level 42 Box Set (4xCD)
- 1991 – 1980–1989 Complete (9xCD)
- 1992 – The Remixes
- 1993 – On a Level
- 1993 – Lessons in Love – Level 42 Best
- 1995 – To Be with You Again
- 1996 – Turn it On
- 1996 – The Remix Collection
- 1997 – The Very Best of Level 42 (16 tracks) Re-released in 1998 The Very Best of Level 42 (19 tracks)
- 1998 – Greatest Hits and More
- 1999 – Classic Level 42 – The Universal Masters Collection Re-released in 2009
- 2000 – Physical Presence – Best Level
- 2000 – The Star Collection – Running in the Family
- 2000 – Millennium Edition Re-released in 2004 as Popstars of the 20th Century
- 2002 – The Ultimate Collection (2xCD) (29 tracks) / (3xCD) (38 tracks) / Re-released in 2005 as Gold (2xCD) (29 tracks)
- 2003 – The Collection (CD 18 tracks) + (DVD 16 tracks)
- 2003 – The Collection (17 tracks)
- 2003 – Forever Gold
- 2003 – 20th Century Masters – The Best of Level 42: The Millennium Collection
- 2004 – The Ultimate Collection – Sound + Vision Deluxe (2xCD + 1xDVD) (29 tracks + 16 tracks)
- 2005 – The Ultimate Collection II – B-Sides Remixes & RaritiesI (3xCD) (35 tracks)
- 2006 – The Definitive Collection
- 2006 – The Love Collection (3xCD) (39 tracks)
- 2006 – Something About You – The Best of Level 42
- 2007 – The Silver Collection
- 2007 – Past Lives – The Best of the RCA Years
- 2007 – Best Level
- 2007 – Weave Your Spell: The Collection (2xCD) (31 tracks)
- 2008 – Running in the Family
- 2008 – The Collection (2xCD) (Greatest Studio Hits + Live at the Apollo)
- 2008 – Classic Level 42
- 2010 – The Acoustic Album
- 2010 – Living it Up (4xCD) (56 tracks)
- 2010 – Lessons in Love: The Collection (2xCD) (31 tracks) Re-released in 2017 as Lessons in Love – The Essential Level 42 (48 tracks)
- 2013 – Running in the Family – Acoustic Re-Interpretations 25 Years On
- 2015 – Something About You: The Collection
- 2016 – Collected (2xLP) (25 tracks) (3xCD) (49 tracks)
- 2017 – The Ultimate Collection (2xCD) (28 tracks)
- 2021 – The Complete Polydor Years 1980-1984 (10xCD) (102 tracks)
- 2021 – The Complete Polydor Years 1985-1989 (10xCD) (97 tracks)
Extended plays[]
- A Physical Presence EP (Live) (1985)
- Sirens (2013)
Singles[]
Top 40 singles[]
Between 1980 and 1994, Level 42 had a total of 30 singles, 20 of those reaching the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart. In the US, only two songs made the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [10] |
NLD | US | ||
| "Love Games" | 1981 | 38 | 4 | — |
| "Starchild" | 1982 | — | 17 | — |
| "The Chinese Way" | 1983 | 24 | 45 | — |
| "The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)" | 1983 | 10 | — | — |
| "Micro-Kid" | 1983 | 37 | — | — |
| "Hot Water" | 1984 | 18 | 4 | 87 |
| "The Chant Has Begun" | 1984 | — | 38 | — |
| "Something About You" | 1985 | 6 | 33 | 7[11] |
| "Leaving Me Now" | 1985 | 15 | 27 | — |
| "Lessons in Love" | 1986 | 3 | 2 | 12[12] |
| "Running in the Family" | 1987 | 6 | 3 | 83 |
| "To Be With You Again" | 1987 | 10 | 10 | — |
| "It's Over" | 1987 | 10 | 8 | — |
| "Children Say" | 1987 | 22 | 8 | — |
| "Heaven in My Hands" | 1988 | 12 | 4 | — |
| "Take a Look" | 1988 | 32 | 15 | — |
| "Tracie" | 1989 | 25 | 16 | — |
| "Take Care of Yourself" | 1989 | 39 | 14 | — |
| "Guaranteed" | 1991 | 17 | 20 | — |
| "Overtime" | 1991 | — | 51 | — |
| "Forever Now" | 1994 | 19 | 25 | — |
| "All Over You" | 1994 | 26 | — | — |
| "Love in a Peaceful World" | 1994 | 31 | — | — |
Complete singles[]
| Year | Title | Album | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [10] |
US | US Dance | SWI [13] |
GER [14] |
NOR [15] |
SWE [16] |
AUT | NLD [17] |
NZ [18] | |||||
| 1979 | "Sandstorm"A | The Early Tapes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980 | "Love Meeting Love" | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "(Flying on the) Wings of Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1981 | "Love Games" | Level 42 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | ||
| "Turn It On" | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Starchild" | 47 | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | ||||
| 1982 | "Are You Hearing (What I Hear)?" | The Pursuit of Accidents | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Weave Your Spell" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1983 | "The Chinese Way" | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | |||
| "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" | Standing in the Light | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)" | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Micro-Kid" | 37 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1984 | "Hot Water" | True Colours | 18 | 87 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 4 | — | ||
| "The Chant Has Begun" | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | ||||
| 1985 | "A Physical Presence EP" | A Physical Presence | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Something About You"B | World Machine | 6 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 10 | |||
| "Leaving Me Now"B | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 35 | ||||
| 1986 | "World Machine" (remix) | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Lessons in Love" | Running in the Family | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 18 | |||
| 1987 | "Running in the Family" | 6 | 83 | — | 5 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 9 | |||
| "To Be with You Again" | 10 | — | — | 29 | 39 | — | — | — | 10 | 20 | ||||
| "It's Over" | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | ||||
| "Children Say" | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | ||||
| 1988 | "Heaven in My Hands" | Staring at the Sun | 12 | — | — | 20 | 22 | 10 | — | — | 4 | — | ||
| "Take a Look" | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | ||||
| 1989 | "Tracie" | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | |||
| "Take Care of Yourself" | Level Best | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | |||
| 1991 | "Guaranteed" | Guaranteed | 17 | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | 20 | — | ||
| "Overtime" | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | ||||
| 1992 | "My Father's Shoes" | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1994 | "Forever Now" | Forever Now | 19 | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | 25 | — | ||
| "All Over You" | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Love in a Peaceful World" | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2006 | "The Way Back Home" | Retroglide | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
A – 1100 white label records released commercially – Level 42 provided the B-side. A-side "Journey to...'" (sic) by 'Powerline'. The release was purely commercial, the 'white labels' were used to give the record 'underground' credibility.
B – "Something About You" and "Leaving Me Now" both charted on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at #10 and #32 respectively. "Something About You" also hit #45 on the U.S. Album Rock Tracks chart.
Videography[]
Music videos[]
| Year | Song | length | Director | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | "Are You Hearing (What I Hear)?" | 03:44 | David G. Hillier | The Pursuit of Accidents | unreleased |
| 1982 | "Weave Your Spell" | 04:01 | David G. Hillier | The Pursuit of Accidents | unreleased |
| 1983 | "Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind" | 04:36 | M.D. Phillips | Standing in the Light | unreleased |
| 1983 | "Micro-Kid" | 03:44 | David G. Hillier | Standing in the Light | – |
| 1983 | "The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)" | 03:47 | David G. Hillier | Standing in the Light | – |
| 1984 | "Hot Water" | 03:32 | David G. Hillier | True Colours | – |
| 1985 | "The Chant Has Begun" | 04:05 | David G. Hillier | True Colours | – |
| 1985 | "Something About You | 03:46 | Stuart Orme | World Machine | – |
| 1985 | "Leaving Me Now" | 3:26 | Nigel Dick | World Machine | – |
| 1986 | "Lessons in Love" | 04:04 | Stuart Orme | Running in the Family | – |
| 1987 | "Running in the Family" | 03:56 | Stuart Orme | Running in the Family | – |
| 1987 | "To Be With You Again" | 04:00 | Peter Christopherson | Running in the Family | – |
| 1987 | "It's Over | 04:34 | The Molotov Brothers | Running in the Family | – |
| 1987 | "Children Say" | 04:41 | The Molotov Brothers | Running in the Family | – |
| 1988 | "Heaven in My Hands" | 04:08 | Steve Barron | Staring at the Sun | – |
| 1988 | "Take a Look" | 04:35 | David Hogan | Staring at the Sun | – |
| 1988 | "Tracie" | 03:21 | David Hogan | Staring at the Sun | – |
| 1989 | "Take Care of Yourself" | 04:27 | David Hogan | Level Best | – |
| 1991 | "Guaranteed" [version 1] | 03:56 | The Mill | Guaranteed | – |
| 1991 | "Guaranteed" [version 2] | 04:27 | The Mill | Guaranteed | – |
| 1991 | "Overtime" | 03:51 | Steve Graham | Guaranteed | – |
| 1992 | "My Father's Shoes" | 04:12 | Steve Graham | Guaranteed | – |
| 1994 | "Forever Now" | 04:20 | Nigel Simpkiss | Forever Now | – |
| 1994 | "All Over You" | 04:07 | Nigel Simpkiss | Forever Now | – |
| 1994 | "Love in a Peaceful World" | 04:17 | Jeff Baynes | Forever Now | – |
Videos[]
- 1987 – The Family of Five
- 2003 – The Collection
- 2003 – Live at Reading UK
- 2003 – Live at Reading Concert Hall
- 2003 – Level 42 Live Apollo 2003
- 2005 – Live at Wembley (1987)
- 2005 – Level 42 at Rock Palast (1983/1984)
- 2006 – Retroglide Tour
- 2009 – Live in Holland 2009
- 2011 – 30th Anniversary World Tour
- 2013 – Live From Metropolis Studios
- 2015 – Sirens Tour Live
- 2019 – Eternity Tour 2018
References[]
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- ^ "Level 42 – Album chart history" (in German). Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on 2007-10-29. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ "Discography Level 42" (in German). Hit parade. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
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- ^ "Norway Charts". Norway official music Chart Positions. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2007-05-30.
- ^ "Sweden Charts". Sweden official music Chart Positions. Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2007-05-30.
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- ^ "New Zealand Charts". New Zealand official music Chart Positions. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
External links[]
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