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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