The Alan Parsons Project discography
| The Alan Parsons Project discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 12 |
| Compilation albums | 23 |
| Music videos | 9 |
| Singles | 38 |
The following is the complete discography of the Alan Parsons Project. Over the years they have released 12 studio albums, 14 compilation albums and 38 singles.
Albums[]
Studio albums[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
CAN [4] |
GER [5] |
NED [6] |
NZ [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [10] |
US [11] | |||
| Tales of Mystery and Imagination | 56 | 45 | — | 81 | 11 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 38 | ||
| I Robot |
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26 | 10 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | 24 | — | 9 | |
| Pyramid |
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49 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 3 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 22 | — | 26 | |
| Eve |
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74 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 6 | 10 | — | 13 | |
| The Turn of a Friendly Card |
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38 | 24 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 22 | — | 13 | |
| Eye in the Sky |
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27 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | 7 | |
| Ammonia Avenue |
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24 | 16 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 17 | |
| Vulture Culture |
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40 | 32 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 46 | |
| Stereotomy |
|
— | 50 | 15 | 32 | 15 | 13 | 49 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 43 |
|
| Gaudi |
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66 | 61 | 16 | 53 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 57 |
|
| Freudiana |
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— | — | — | — | 83 | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | |
| The Sicilian Defence |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Compilation albums[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [21] |
GER [22] |
NED [6] |
NZ [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWI [10] |
US [11] | ||||||
| The Best of the Alan Parsons Project |
|
99 | 25 | 49 | 19 | — | 20 | — | 16 | 53 | ||||
| The Best of the Alan Parsons Project, Vol. 2 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| The Instrumental Works |
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— | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Pop Classics |
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— | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Anthology |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| The Best of the Alan Parsons Project |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | ||||
| The Ultimate Collection |
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— | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| The Definitive Collection |
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— | — | — | — | 95 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Gold Collection |
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— | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Love Songs |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| The Best of the Alan Parsons Project |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Platinum & Gold Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Ultimate |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Extended Versions: The Encore Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| The Dutch Collection |
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— | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| The Essential |
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— | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | ||||
| The Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Greatest Hits |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Singles[]
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
BEL [24] |
CAN [25] |
GER [26] |
NED [27] |
NZ [7] |
US [28] |
US Adult [29] |
US Rock [30] | |||||
| 1975 | "The Raven" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | — | — | Tales of Mystery and Imagination | ||
| 1976 | "(The System of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether" | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | |||
| "To One in Paradise" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | — | — | ||||
| 1977 | "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | I Robot | ||
| "Don't Let It Show" | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | ||||
| "Day After Day (The Show Must Go On)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | ||||
| 1978 | "I Robot" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Hyper-Gamma-Spaces" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pyramid | |||
| "Pyramania" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "What Goes Up" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | ||||
| 1979 | "Damned If I Do" | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | Eve | ||
| "Lucifer" | — | — | 4 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | "You Won't Be There" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | — | — | |||
| "The Turn of a Friendly Card" | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Turn of a Friendly Card | |||
| "Games People Play" | — | 95 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | ||||
| 1981 | "Time" | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | 15 | 10 | — | |||
| "Snake Eyes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | 47 | ||||
| "Gold Bug" | — | — | 15 | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | "You're Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | Eye in the Sky | ||
| "Eye in the Sky" | — | 22 | — | — | 1 | 38 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | ||||
| "Psychobabble" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | 54 | ||||
| "Old and Wise" | 74 | — | — | 31 | — | — | 19 | — | — | 21 | — | ||||
| 1983 | "You Don't Believe" | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | 54 | — | 12 | The Best of the Alan Parsons Project | ||
| 1984 | "Don't Answer Me" | 58 | 43 | — | 8 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 15 | Ammonia Avenue | ||
| "Prime Time" | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | 34 | 10 | 3 | ||||
| 1985 | "Vulture Culture" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Vulture Culture | ||
| "Let's Talk About Me" | — | — | — | — | 89 | 32 | 31 | — | 56 | — | 10 | ||||
| "Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 11 | 30 | ||||
| 1986 | "Limelight" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stereotomy | ||
| "Stereotomy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | 5 | ||||
| 1987 | "Standing on Higher Ground" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | Gaudi | ||
| 1990 | "Freudiana" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Freudiana | ||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
Music videos[]
- "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" (1977)
- "What Goes Up" (1978)
- "Lucifer" (1979)
- "Turn Of A Friendly Card" (1980)
- "Games People Play" (1980)
- "Time" (1980)
- "The Gold Bug" (1981)
- "Psychobabble" (1982)
- "Don't Answer Me" (1984)
- "Prime Time" (1984)
- "Sirius/Eye In The Sky" (Features clips from Nineteen Eighty-Four) (1984)
- "Let's Talk About Me" (1985)
- "Stereotomy" (1986)
- "Standing on Higher Ground" (1987)
- "Freudiana" (1990)
Live (Setlist)[]
- "The Alan Parsons Project at Night of the Proms" (1990)
See Also[]
- Alan Parsons for Alan Parsons solo albums and other works
References[]
- ^ a b c "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ a b c Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 229. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b "Austrian chart peaks". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ Canadian studio albums:
- "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "I Robot" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Pyramid" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Eve" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "The Turn of a Friendly Card" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Eye in the Sky" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Ammonia Avenue" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Vulture Culture" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Stereotomy" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Gaudi" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ German studio albums:
- "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "I Robot" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Pyramid" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Eve" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "The Turn of a Friendly Card" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Eye in the Sky" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Ammonia Avenue" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Vulture Culture" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Stereotomy" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Gaudi" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Dutch chart peaks". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "New Zealand chart peaks". charts.nz. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Norwegian chart peaks". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Swedish chart peaks". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Swiss chart peaks". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ a b "The Alan Parsons Project Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "German Certification" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Canadian Certification". Music Canada. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification - "Pyramid"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification - "Eve"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification - "The Turn of a Friendly Card"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification - "Eye in the Sky"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "France Certification - "Eye in the Sky"". Infodisc. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ Canadian compilation albums:
- "The Best of the Alan Parsons Project" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ German compilation albums:
- "The Best of the Alan Parsons Project" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "The Instrumental Works" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Gold Collection" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification - "The Best of the Alan Parsons Project"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Belgian (Flanders) chart peaks". ultratop.be. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ Canadian singles:
- "(The System Of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "Don't Let It Show" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "Damned If I Do" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "Games People Play" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "Time" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "Eye in the Sky" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "You Don't Believe" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "Don't Answer Me" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "Let's Talk About Me" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ German singles:
- "Lucifer" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "The Gold Bug" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "Eye in the Sky" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "Don't Answer Me" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "Prime Time" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "Let's Talk About Me" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "The Alan Parsons Project".
- ^ "US Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "US Adult Contemporary Singles". Billboard. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "US Mainstream Rock Singles". Billboard. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
External links[]
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