The Teardrop Explodes discography

This is the discography of English post-punk band the Teardrop Explodes.

The Teardrop Explodes discography
Studio albums3
Compilation albums9
Video albums2
Singles15

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
NZ
[3]
US
[4]
Kilimanjaro
  • Released: 8 October 1980
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: LP, MC
24 92 25 156
Wilder
  • Released: 27 November 1981
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: LP, MC
29 98 19 176
Everybody Wants to Shag... The Teardrop Explodes
  • Released: 2 April 1990
  • Label: Fontana
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
72
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[5]
Piano
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Document
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
  • Collection of rarities
Floored Genius: The Best of Julian Cope and The Teardrop Explodes
  • Released: August 1992
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
22
The Greatest Hit
  • Released: September 2001
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD
The Collection
  • Released: August 2002
  • Label: Spectrum
  • Formats: CD
Zoology
  • Released: August 2004
  • Label: Head Heritage
  • Formats: CD
  • Collection of rarities
Peel Sessions Plus
  • Released: 15 October 2007
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD
Cope’s Notes #1
  • Released: 2 December 2019
  • Label: Head Heritage
  • Formats: CD
Cold War Psychedelia
  • Released: 16 July 2021
  • Label: Head Heritage
  • Formats: CD, LP
  • First half consists of demos from 1982
Culture Bunker 1978-82
  • Released: 2 June 2023
  • Label: Universal Music Recordings
  • Formats: 6xCD, 7xLP
  • Singles, B-Sides, Unreleased studio outtakes
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Video albums

Title Album details
Live in Concert
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: Master Classics
  • Formats: VHS, Beta
Copeulation: The Videos of Julian Cope and the Teardrop Explodes
  • Released: 20 November 1989
  • Label: Island Visual Arts
  • Formats: VHS, LaserDisc

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[1][6]
UK Indie
[7]
IRE
[8]
NZ
[9]
"Sleeping Gas" 1979 Kilimanjaro
"Bouncing Babies"
"Treason (It's Just a Story)" 1980 3
"When I Dream" 47
"Reward" 1981 6 11 Non-album single[upper-alpha 1]
"Treason (It's Just a Story)" (remix) 18 Kilimanjaro
"Ha-Ha I'm Drowning"
"Passionate Friend" 25 48 Wilder
"Colours Fly Away" 54
"Tiny Children" 1982 44
"Seven Views of Jerusalem" (Australia-only release)
"You Disappear from View"/"Suffocate" 1983 41 Non-album single[upper-alpha 2]
"Reward" (remix) 1985 106 Non-album single
"Serious Danger" 1990 92 Everybody Wants to Shag... The Teardrop Explodes
"Count to Ten and Run for Cover"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. "Reward" was later included on the 1981 re-release of Kilimanjaro.
  2. "You Disappear from View" was later included on Everybody Wants to Shag... The Teardrop Explodes.

References

  1. "TEARDROP EXPLODES | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 254. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 771. ISBN 0898201179.
  5. "Julian Cope – Floored Genius The Best of Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  6. "UK Singles Charts: 1985 (including chart panel sales)". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  7. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
  8. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  9. "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
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