UFO discography

The following is a comprehensive discography of UFO, an English hard rock band formed in 1968. The band became a transitional band between early hard rock and heavy metal and the new wave of British heavy metal. UFO's influence was strongly felt in the 1980s heavy metal scene and they have been cited as a primary influence of Steve Harris of Iron Maiden, Kirk Hammett of Metallica, Dave Mustaine of Megadeth, Joey Tempest of Europe, Frank Hannon of Tesla, and Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, among others.

UFO discography
Studio albums22
Live albums16
Compilation albums16
Video albums2
Singles11

Albums

Studio albums

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
[1]
AUS
[2]
US
[3]
UK
[4]
GER

[5]

SWE

[6]

NOR

[7]

CAN

[8]

1970 UFO 1
1971 UFO 2: Flying
1974 Phenomenon 76 202
1975 Force It 71 35
1976 No Heavy Petting 169 59 38
1977 Lights Out 23 54 31
1978 Obsession 89 41 26 31 68
1980 No Place to Run 51 11 44 33 91 UK: Silver
1981 The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent 77 19 27
1982 Mechanix 82 8 38
1983 Making Contact 153 32 35 96
1985 Misdemeanor 106 74
1992 High Stakes & Dangerous Men
1995 Walk on Water
2000 Covenant 53
2002 Sharks
2004 You Are Here
2006 The Monkey Puzzle
2009 The Visitor 99 86
2012 Seven Deadly 63 55 59
2015 A Conspiracy of Stars 50 28
2017 The Salentino Cuts
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums

Year Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
[1]
US
[3]
UK
[4]
GER

[5]

CAN

[8]

1971 Live September 25, 1971 in Tokyo, Japan 23
1979 Strangers in the Night Amphitheatre, Chicago and The Gardens, Louisville 42 7 69 48 UK:Silver
1986 Misdemeanor Tour Oxford, September 1985
1992 Lights Out in Tokyo Club Citta Kawasaki Japan June 20, 1992
BBC Radio 1 - Live in Concert Recorded in 1974 and 1980
1993 Heaven's Gate Oxford, September 1985
1994 T.N.T. Contains Live in Texas and Lights Out in Tokyo releases
1996 On With the Action London Roundhouse Sunday 25 April 1976
1998 Werewolves of London Wolverhampton Civic Hall 10 February 1998
1998 Live on Earth Vienna, Austria on 28 January 1998. (Released in 2003)
1999 In Session and Live in Concert (BBC Music - The Archive Series) BBC recordings from 28/10/74, 27/6/77, 6/6/74 and 11/12/75
2000 Live in Texas Midland TX 21 March 1979
2001 Regenerator – Live 1982 Hammersmith Odeon, London, January 1982
2005 Showtime Pumpwerk, Wilhelshaven Germany 13 May 2005
2005 Classic Airwaves - The Best of UFO Broadcasting Live Reissue of Record Plant Los Angeles 1975
2008 Impact Live 3-disc box set containing Werewolves of London and Live at the Record Plant NYC 1975
2009 Official Bootleg Box Set 1975-1982 6-disc box set of various concerts from 1975 to 1982
2009 Headstone Live at Hammersmith 1983 Hammersmith Odeon 15 April 1983
2010 Hardrock Legends Vol. 1 Westfalenhalle Dortmund Germany 29 November 1980
2013 UFO at the BBC ON AIR 1974-1985 CD and DVD box set of various BBC broadcasts from 1974 to 1985
2013 Hot 'N' Live - The Chrysalis Live Anthology 1974-1983 2-disc compilation of live recordings from 1974 to 1983
2015 Live at Rockpalast CD and DVD combo Westfalenhalle Dortmund Germany 29 November 1980
2016 Live Sightings Deluxe 4-CD box set of early 1980s performances
2020 Strangers in the Night (Deluxe Edition) Box Set Deluxe 8-CD box set includes all 6 complete original concerts of that Tour
2020 Live In Youngstown 1978 2 x Vinyl LP Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition. Tomorrow Club, Youngstown, Ohio, October 15, 1978
2022 Werewolves of London 2-CD set recorded at Wolverhampton Civic Hall February 10th 1998
2023 Hollywood '76 Recorded at the Starwood, Los Angeles, California May 3rd 1976
2023 Lights Out In Babenhausen 93 CD release and 2 x Coloured Vinyl LP Album, recorded at the Stadhalle, Babenhausen , Hesse December 12 1993

Compilation albums

Year Title
1976 Space Metal
1981 UFO C'Mon Everybody (Telefunken / Teldec)
1983 UFO Headstone - The Best of UFO 1983
1985 The Collection
1986 Anthology
1988 The Best of the Rest
1992 The Essential UFO
1993 The Decca Years
1996 The Best of UFO: Gold Collection
1997 X-Factor: Out There & Back
1998 Time To Rock - Best Of Singles A's & B's
2002 The Best of UFO album: Ten Best Series
2003 Then and Now
2004 Flying: The Early Years 1970-1973
2006 An Introduction to UFO (2006)
2006 One of Those Nights The Collection
2007 Live Throughout the Years (Live)
2007 Classic Studio Recordings and Essential Live Hits
2008 The Best of UFO (1974–1983)
2010 The Best of a Decade
2011 All the Hits & More - The Early Days
2011 The Chrysalis Years: 1973–1979
2012 Too Hot to Handle: The Very Best of UFO
2012 The Chrysalis Years: 1980–1986
2012 The Decca Years - Best of 1970-1973
2014 The Complete Studio Albums 1974-1986
2019 Will the Last Man Standing [Turn Out the Light] - The Best Of UFO

Singles

Year Title UK
[9]
GER
[10]
US
Rock

[11]
Album
1970 "Shake It About" [a] UFO 1
"Come Away Melinda"
"Boogie For George" 30
"C'mon Everybody"
1971 "Prince Kajuku" 26 UFO 2
1972 "Galactic Love" [b]
1974 "Doctor Doctor" Phenomenon
"Give Her the Gun" [b]
1975 "Shoot, Shoot" [c] Force It
1976 "Can You Roll Her" [f] No Heavy Petting
"Highway Lady" [f]
1977 "Alone Again Or" Lights Out
"Too Hot to Handle"
"Try Me" [d]
1978 "Cherry" Obsession
"Only You Can Rock Me" 50
"Born to Lose" [e]
1979 "Doctor Doctor" (Live) 35 Strangers in the Night
"Shoot Shoot" (Live) 48
1980 "Young Blood" 36 No Place to Run
"Couldn't Get It Right" [a] The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent
1981 "Lonely Heart" 41
1982 "Let It Rain" 62 Mechanix
"The Writer" [airplay] 23
"Back Into My Life"
1983 "When It's Time to Rock" 70 Making Contact
1985 "This Time" 47 Misdemeanor
1986 "Night Run" (US Remix) [a] 94
1991 "One of Those Nights" High Stakes & Dangerous Men
2013 Live 'N' Ready EP
"Wonderland" [c] Seven Deadly

Notes:

  • a^ - Released in the UK only
  • b^ - Released in Germany
  • c^ - Released in EU
  • d^ - Released in the US/Canada
  • e^ - Released in the Netherlands
  • f^ - Released in Japan

Videos

1985 The Misdemeanour Tour - Live
  • Format: VHS
1992 Too Hot to Handle - The Story of UFO
  • Format: VHS
2005 Showtime
  • Format: DVD
2010 Live at Rockpalast
  • Format: DVD

References

  1. "The BPI - Search the Awards Database". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 316. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. "UFO | Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  4. "The Official Charts Company - UFO". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
  5. "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  6. "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  7. "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  8. Canada, Library and Archives (2013-07-17). "Results: RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  9. Official Charts – UFO
  10. "German Charts".
  11. "US mainstream rock".
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