A Flock of Seagulls discography

A Flock of Seagulls discography
Studio albums 5
Live albums 2
Compilation albums 11
Video albums 1
EPs 2
Singles 16

The following is a complete list of recordings by the English new wave band A Flock of Seagulls.

Studio albums

Year Album Chart positions Certification
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN GER
[3]
NL
[4]
NZ
[5]
SWE
[6]
US
[7]
1982 A Flock of Seagulls
  • Released: April 1982
  • Label: Jive Records
32 19 5 26 6 32 10
1983 Listen
  • Released: May 1983
  • Label: Zomba Records
16 90 12 14 47 5 44 16
1984 The Story of a Young Heart
  • Released: August 1984
  • Label: Jive/Arista
30 32 31 17 36 67
1985 Dream Come True
  • Released: 1985 (UK), March 1986 (US)
  • Label: Jive Records
1995 The Light at the End of the World
  • Released: 14 March 1995
  • Label: Big Shot Records

Extended plays

Compilation albums

Live albums

Singles

Year Title Album Chart positions
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN FRA GER
[3]
IRL
[10]
NL
[4]
NZ
[11]
US Hot 100
[7]
US MSR
[7]
US Dance
[7]
1981 "(It's Not Me) Talking" [A] 78
[A]
"Telecommunication" A Flock of Seagulls 19
[B]
1982 "I Ran (So Far Away)" 43 1 26 3[12] 31 46 7 9 3 8
"Space Age Love Song" 34 68 31 30 59
"Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" Listen 10 46 8[13] 1[13] 37 6 44 33 26 3 62
1983 "Nightmares" 53
"Transfer Affection" 38 22 43
1984 "The More You Live, the More You Love" The Story of a Young Heart 26 45[14] 37 16 32 56 10
"Never Again (The Dancer)"
"Remember David"
1985 "Who's That Girl (She's Got It)" Dream Come True 66
1986 "Heartbeat Like a Drum"
1989 "Magic" [C] The Light at the End of the World
1995 "Burnin' Up"
1996 "Rainfall" [D]
2007 "I Ran (So Far Away)" (A Flock of Seagulls vs. The Angry Kids)
  • A^ "(It's Not Me) Talking" was released on three separate occasions. Originally as a single in May 1981 on Cocteau Records charting at #45 on the UK Indie Chart.[15] Cocteau Records re-released the single in the wake of "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" in 1983, where it peaked at #22 on the UK Indie Chart.[15] Finally, the group released a re-recorded version of the song as a single in August 1983 which charted at #78 on the UK Singles Chart.
  • B^ "Telecommunication" charted together with "Modern Love Is Automatic" as a double A-side single on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
  • C^ "Magic" was released a second time as a single in 1995 to promote the group's fifth studio album. It did not chart.
  • D^ "Rainfall" was released a second time as a single in 2000. It did not chart.

Video albums

Year Title Format
1984 Through the Looking Glass
  • Notes: Features A Flock of Seagulls songs from 1981 to 1984 and a brief interview.
VHS

Other appearances

Year Title Album
1999 "All I Wanna Do" (Score Solo) Trackspotting V
2006 "This Used to Be My Playground" The World's Greatest 80's Tribute to Madonna

Rerecorded Discography (Internet-Only)

Studio Albums

Extended Plays

Compilations

Singles

References

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  2. 1 2 Kent, David Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. David Kent, 1993 ISBN 978-0-646-11917-5
  3. 1 2 "charts.de – Discographie A Flock of Seagulls". 2014 media control. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Discografie A Flock of Seagulls". 2003–2014 Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  5. Steffen Hung. "A Flock Of Seagulls – A Flock Of Seagulls". charts.org.nz. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  6. "Discography A Flock of Seagulls". Swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 4 http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4280
  8. Archived 17 January 2010 at WebCite
  9. "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010.
  10. Jaclyn Ward (1 October 1962). "The Irish Charts – All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013.
  11. Steffen Hung. "New Zealand charts portal". charts.org.nz. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014.
  12. "The World's Music Charts (Songs from the Year 1982)". Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  13. 1 2 "The World's Music Charts (Songs from the Year 1983)". Archived from the original on 30 November 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  14. "Music and Performing Arts > RPM >Search By Date – Top Singles – Volume 42, No. 3, September 22, 1984". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013.
  15. 1 2 "Indie Hits "A"". Cherryred.co.uk. 23 January 1997. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011.
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