Wire discography
| Wire discography | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio albums | 17 |
| Live albums | 17 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| EPs | 13 |
| Singles | 18 |
The discography of Wire, an English rock band, consists of seventeen studio albums, seventeen live albums, seven compilation albums, thirteen EPs, and eighteen singles.
Studio albums[]
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
BEL (FL) [2] |
US [3] |
US Heat. [4] | ||
| 1977 | Pink Flag | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | Chairs Missing | 48 | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 154 | 39 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | The Ideal Copy | 87 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | A Bell Is a Cup | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | IBTABA | — | — | 135 | — |
| 1990 | Manscape | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | The Drill | — | — | — | — |
| The First Letter | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | Send | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Object 47 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | Red Barked Tree | — | — | — | 49 |
| 2013 | Change Becomes Us | — | 165 | — | 23 |
| 2015 | Wire | 71 | 92 | — | — |
| 2016 | Nocturnal Koreans | 98 | 181 | — | — |
| 2017 | Silver/Lead | 96 | 124 | — | — |
| 2020 | Mind Hive | 82 | 155 | — | — |
Live albums[]
- Document and Eyewitness (1981)
- It's All in the Brochure (2000)
- Wire on the Box: 1979 (2004)
- The Scottish Play: 2004 (2005)
- Live at the Roxy, London – April 1st & 2nd 1977/Live at CBGB Theatre, New York – July 18th 1978 (2006)
- Legal Bootleg Series: 25 Oct 1978 Bradford University (2010)
- Legal Bootleg Series: 21 Jul 1988 Astoria, London (2010)
- Legal Bootleg Series: 08 Dec 2000 Queen's Hall, Edinburgh (2010)
- Legal Bootleg Series: 14 Sept 2002 Metro, Chicago (2010)
- Legal Bootleg Series: 10 Nov 1979 Jeanetta Cochrane Theatre, London (2010)
- Legal Bootleg Series: 01 Dec 1987 The Town & Country, London (2010)
- Legal Bootleg Series: 19 April 2002 Fleece & Firkin, Bristol (2010)
- Legal Bootleg Series: 12 Nov 1978, SO36, Berlin (2011)
- Legal Bootleg Series: 17 Dec 1985 Paradiso, Amsterdam (2011)
- Legal Bootleg Series: 02 May 2000 Great American, San Francisco (2011)
- The Black Session: Paris, 10 May 2011 (2012)
Compilation albums[]
- Play Pop (1986) The Pink Label – Pinky 7
- On Returning (1977–1979) (1989)
- The Peel Sessions Album (1989)
- 1985–1990: The A List (1993)
- Behind the Curtain (1995)
- Turns and Strokes (1996)
- Coatings (1997)
- 1977–1979 (2006)
- 10:20 (2020)
- PF456 Redux (2021)
EPs[]
- Snakedrill (1986)
- Ahead (1987)
- The Peel Sessions (1987)
- Kidney Bingos (1988)
- Silk Skin Paws (1988)
- Eardrum Buzz (1989)
- In Vivo (1989)
- The Third Day (2000)
- Read & Burn 01 (2002)
- Read & Burn 02 (2002)
- Read & Burn 03 (2007)
- Strays (2011)
Singles[]
- "Mannequin" / “Feeling Called Love”, ”12XU” (1977)
- "I Am the Fly" / “Ex-Lion Tamer” (1978)
- "Dot Dash" / “Options R” (1978)
- "Outdoor Miner" / “Practice Makes Perfect” (1979)
- "A Question of Degree" / “Former Airline” (1979)
- "Map Ref. 41ºN 93ºW" / “Go Ahead” (1979)
- "Our Swimmer" / “Midnight Bahnhof Cafe” (1981)
- "Crazy About Love" / “Second Length (Our Swimmer)”, “Catapult 30” (1983)
- "Ahead" / "Feed Me (Live)" (1987)
- "Kidney Bingos" / “Pieta” (1988)
- "Silk Skin Paws" / “German Shepherds” (1988)
- "Eardrum Buzz" / “The Offer” (1989)
- “In Vivo (7” mix)" / “Illuminated”(7” mix) (1989)
- “Life in the Manscape” (3 versions), “Gravity Worship”, “Who Has Nine?” (1990)
- "So and Slow It Grows" / “Nice From Here” (1991)
- "The First Letter" / “Sexy and Rich (Janet)” (1997)
- "Twelve Times You" / “X U Version (Remix)” (2000)
Singles chart placings[]
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Alt | UK Singles Chart[1] | |||
| 1979 | "Outdoor Miner" | — | 51 | Chairs Missing |
| 1988 | "Kidney Bingos" | — | 88 | A Bell Is a Cup |
| 1989 | "Eardrum Buzz" | 2 | 68 | It's Beginning to and Back Again |
| "In Vivo" | 24 | — | ||
References[]
- ^ a b "Wire | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Discografie Wire". Ultratop. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ "Wire – Chart history (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ "Wire – Chart history (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
External links[]
- Discography on Wire's official website
- Discography discography at Discogs
Categories:
- Rock music group discographies
- Discographies of British artists
- Wire (band)
- Punk rock discographies