The Undertones discography

This is the discography of Northern Irish rock band the Undertones.

The Undertones discography
Studio albums6
Compilation albums14
Video albums2
EPs3
Singles20
Box sets2

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
NZ
[2]
SWE
[3]
The Undertones 13 41
Hypnotised
  • Released: 18 April 1980
  • Label: Sire
  • Formats: LP, MC
6 33 29
Positive Touch
  • Released: 4 May 1981
  • Label: Ardeck
  • Formats: LP, MC
17
The Sin of Pride
  • Released: 7 March 1983
  • Label: Ardeck
  • Formats: LP, MC
46 33
Get What You Need
  • Released: 30 September 2003
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • Formats: CD
Dig Yourself Deep
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart
positions
Certifications
UK
[1][4]
NZ
[2]
All Wrapped Up
  • Released: November 1983
  • Label: Ardeck
  • Formats: 2xLP, LP, MC
67 49
Cher O'Bowlies – The Pick of the Undertones
  • Released: June 1986
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
96
The Peel Sessions Album
The Best Of: The Undertones – Teenage Kicks 45
True Confessions (Singles=A’s+B’s) 121
The Best of the Undertones – Teenage Kicks
  • Released: 1 September 2003
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • Formats: CD
35
Listening In: Radio Sessions 1979–1982
  • Released: March 2004
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • Formats: CD
An Anthology
  • Released: 22 September 2008
  • Label: Salvo/Ardeck
  • Formats: 2xCD
Teenage Kicks – The Very Best of the Undertones
  • Released: October 2010
  • Label: Salvo/Ardeck
  • Formats: CD
Ultimate Undertones
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Salvo/Ardeck
  • Formats: CD
An Introduction to the Undertones
  • Released: 3 June 2013
  • Label: Salvo
  • Formats: CD+DVD
The Very Best Of
  • Released: 4 November 2016
  • Label: Metro Select
  • Formats: 2xCD
Hard to Beat
  • Released: 27 July 2018
  • Label: BMG/Ardeck
  • Formats: 2xCD
West Bank Songs 1978–1983 – A Best Of
  • Released: 28 February 2020
  • Label: BMG/Salvo/Ardeck
  • Formats: LP
Dig What You Need
  • Released: 11 March 2022
  • Label: Dimple Discs
  • Formats: LP, CD, download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Box sets

Title Album details
The Singles Box Set
  • Released: May 2000
  • Label: Essential/Castle Music
  • Formats: 12xCD
Singles
  • Released: 21 April 2018
  • Label: Ardeck/Union Square Production/BMG
  • Formats: 13x7" vinyl

Video albums

Title Album details
6 Tracks
The Story of the Undertones: Teenage Kicks
  • Released: 26 January 2004
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • Formats: DVD

EPs

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
UK Indie
[6]
Teenage Kicks 31
The Peel Sessions
  • Released: November 1986
  • Label: Strange Fruit
  • Formats: 12"
6
Teenage Kicks
  • Released: May 1994
  • Label: Dojo Limited
  • Formats: 7"
  • Reissue of 1978 EP
91
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1]
IRE
[7]
NL
[8]
"Teenage Kicks" [upper-alpha 1] 1978 31 Non-album singles
"Get Over You" 1979 57
"Jimmy Jimmy" 16 The Undertones
"Here Comes the Summer" 34
"You've Got My Number (Why Don't You Use It!)" 32 25 Non-album single
"My Perfect Cousin" 1980 9 9 Hypnotised
"Wednesday Week" 11
"It's Going to Happen!" 1981 18 10 49 Positive Touch
"Julie Ocean" 41 30
"When Saturday Comes" [upper-alpha 2]
"Beautiful Friend" 1982 Non-album single
"The Love Parade" 97 The Sin of Pride
"Got to Have You Back" 1983 82
"Chain of Love" 104[9]
"Teenage Kicks" (reissue) 60 All Wrapped Up
"Here Comes the Summer" (reissue)
"My Perfect Cousin" (reissue) 88
"Save Me" 1986 Cher O'Bowlies – The Pick of the Undertones
"Thrill Me" 2003 Get What You Need
"Much Too Late" 2013 Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. "Teenage Kicks" was released as an EP, as well as a promo single in the UK. It also released in North America and Europe as a single in 1980.
  2. "When Saturday Comes" was only released as a promo single in the UK, but it was released as a single in the Netherlands.

References

  1. "UNDERTONES | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  2. "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. "Chart Log UK: U2 - Utopia". www.zobbel.de. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. "British certifications – Undertones". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 July 2022. Type Undertones in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  6. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989'. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
  7. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  8. "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  9. "UK Singles Charts: 1983 (including chart panel sales)". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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