XTC discography

XTC discography
XTC discography
Studio albums	14
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	4
Tribute albums	1
Singles	40

XTC released 12 original albums and over 30 singles for Virgin Records, between 1977 and 1992. They signed to Cooking Vinyl for their final two albums in 1999 and 2000.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions							Certifications (sales thresholds)
Title	Album details	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	CAN ^[3]	NL ^[4]	NZ ^[5]	SWE ^[6]	US ^[7]	Certifications (sales thresholds)
White Music	Released: 20 January 1978 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC	38	—	—	—	—	—	—
Go 2	Released: 13 October 1978 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC	21	93	—	—	—	—	—
Drums and Wires	Released: 17 August 1979 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC, 8-track	34	40	15	—	12	—	174	CAN: Gold^[8]
Black Sea	Released: 12 September 1980 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC	16	27	79	—	1	—	41	UK: Silver^[9]
English Settlement	Released: 12 February 1982 Label: Virgin Formats: 2xLP, LP, 2xMC, MC	5	14	15	14	41	23	48	UK: Silver^[9]
Mummer	Released: 30 August 1983 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC	51	—	80	29	—	28	145
The Big Express	Released: 15 October 1984 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC	38	96	—	—	—	31	181
Skylarking	Released: 27 October 1986 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC	90	—	93	—	—	—	70
Oranges & Lemons	Released: 27 February 1989 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC	28	91	35	—	—	31	44
Nonsuch	Released: 27 April 1992 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC	28	75	72	72	—	—	97
Apple Venus Volume 1	Released: 17 February 1999 Label: Cooking Vinyl Formats: CD, LP, MC	42	74	—	—	—	—	106
Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2)	Released: 17 May 2000 Label: Cooking Vinyl Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC	40	—	—	—	—	—	108
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details
BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert	Released: November 1992 Label: Windsong International Formats: CD, MC

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications (sales thresholds)
Title	Album details	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	CAN ^[3]	Certifications (sales thresholds)
Eighties Goldies	Released: 1980 Label: Virgin Formats: MC France-only limited release	—	—	—
Waxworks: Some Singles 1977–1982	Released: 5 November 1982 Label: Virgin, Geffen Formats: LP, MC	54	—	—
Beeswax: Some B-Sides 1977–1982	Released: 5 November 1982 Label: Virgin Formats: LP	—	—	—
The Compact XTC	Released: 1985 Label: Virgin Formats: CD	—	—	—
Explode Together: The Dub Experiments 78-80	Released: August 1990 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, MC	—	—	—
Rag and Bone Buffet: Rare Cuts and Leftovers	Released: 24 September 1990 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, MC	—	—	—
The Tiny Circus of Life	Released: 1992 Label: Virgin Formats: CD France-only limited release	—	—	—
Drums and Wireless: BBC Radio Sessions 77–89	Released: October 1994 Label: Nighttracks Formats: CD	—	—	—
Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977–92	Released: 9 September 1996 Label: Virgin Formats: 2xCD	33	105	64	UK: Silver^[10]
Upsy Daisy Assortment	Released: 17 June 1997 Label: Geffen Formats: CD	—	—	—
Transistor Blast: The Best of the BBC Sessions	Released: 16 October 1998 Label: Cooking Vinyl Formats: 4xCD	—	—	—
Coat of Many Cupboards	Released: 25 March 2002 Label: Virgin Formats: 4xCD	—	—	—
Apple Box	Released: 31 October 2005 Label: Idea Formats: 4xCD	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other albums

Title	Album details
Take Away / The Lure of Salvage	Released: 29 February 1980 Label: Virgin Formats: LP
Homespun	Released: 5 October 1999 Label: Cooking Vinyl/Idea Formats: CD, LP
Homegrown	Released: 21 May 2001 Label: Idea/TVT Formats: CD, 2xLP
Instruvenus	Released: 17 October 2002 Label: Idea Formats: CD
Waspstrumental	Released: 17 October 2002 Label: Idea Formats: CD

Extended plays

Title	Album details
3D EP	Released: 7 October 1977 Label: Virgin Formats: 12"
Go +	Released: 13 October 1978 Label: Virgin Formats: 12"
Live & More	Released: August 1981 Label: Virgin Formats: 12" Japan-only release
5 Senses	Released: September 1981 Label: Virgin Formats: 12" Canada-only release
Dear God	Released: June 1987 Label: Virgin Formats: CD
Gribouillage	Released: April 1992 Label: Virgin Formats: CD France-only limited release
Demo Tracks	Released: 17 July 1992 Label: Virgin Formats: CD Japan-only release

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Albums
Title	Year	UK ^[1]^[11]	AUS ^[2]	BEL (FL) ^[12]	CAN ^[13]	IRE ^[14]	NL ^[4]	NZ ^[15]	US ^[16]	US Alt ^[17]	US Main ^[18]	Albums
"Science Friction"	1977	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Statue of Liberty"	1978	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	White Music
"This Is Pop?"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album singles
"Are You Receiving Me?"		—	86	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Life Begins at the Hop"	1979	54	94	—	80	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Making Plans for Nigel"	1979	17	94	—	12	—	32	29	—	—	—	Drums and Wires
"Ten Feet Tall" (US-only release)	1980	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album singles
"Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album singles
"Generals and Majors"		32	24	—	92	—	—	16	104	—	28	Black Sea
"Towers of London"		31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Black Sea
"Take This Town" (split release with The Ruts)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Times Square (soundtrack)
"Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)"		16	—	—	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	Black Sea
"Love at First Sight" (Canada-only release)	1981	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Respectable Street"	1981	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Senses Working Overtime"	1982	10	12	31	36	15	22	37	—	—	38	English Settlement
"Ball and Chain"		58	97	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"No Thugs in Our House"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Great Fire"	1983	101	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Mummer
"Wonderland"		104	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Love on a Farmboy's Wages"		50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Thanks for Christmas" (as the Three Wise Men)		126	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"All You Pretty Girls"	1984	55	76	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Big Express
"This World Over"	1984	99	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Wake Up"	1985	94	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Grass"	1986	100	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Skylarking
"The Meeting Place"	1987	100	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Earn Enough for Us" (Australia and Canada-only release)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Dear God"		99	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37
"Mayor of Simpleton"	1989	46	89	—	42	—	—	—	72	1	15	Oranges & Lemons
"King for a Day"		82	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	38
"The Loving"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"The Disappointed"	1992	33	32	—	—	—	68	—	—	—	—	Nonsuch
"The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead"		71	132	—	48	—	—	—	—	1	46
"Dear Madam Barnum" (airplay)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	—
"Wrapped in Grey" (withdrawn)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Easter Theatre"	1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Apple Venus
"I'd Like That"	1999	121	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Apple Venus
"I'm the Man Who Murdered Love"	2000	144	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Wasp Star
"Where Did the Ordinary People Go?"	2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Music videos

Year	Title	Director^[19]
1977	"Science Friction"	Unknown
1978	"Dance Band"	Keith McMillan
	"Hang on to the Night"
	"She's So Square"
	"Statue of Liberty"
	"This Is Pop?"	Unknown
	"Heatwave"	Unknown
	"Are You Receiving Me?"	Unknown
	"I Am The Audience"	Unknown
1979	"Life Begins at the Hop"	Unknown
1979	"Making Plans for Nigel"	Russell Mulcahy
1980	"Generals and Majors"	Unknown
1980	"Towers of London"	Brian Grant
1981	"Respectable Street"	Unknown
1982	"All of a Sudden (It's Too Late)"	Unknown
	"Senses Working Overtime"	Brian Grant
	"Ball and Chain"	Brian Grant
	"Beating Of Hearts"	Unknown
1983	"Wonderland"	Peter Sinclair
	"Love on a Farmboy's Wages"	Unknown
	"Funk Pop A Roll"	Unknown
1984	"All You Pretty Girls"	Roger H. Lyons
1986	"Grass"	Nick Brandt
1987	"The Meeting Place"	Unknown
	"The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul"	Unknown
	"Dear God"	Nick Brandt
1989	"Mayor of Simpleton"	Ian Absentia
1989	"King for a Day"	Tony Kaye
1992	"The Disappointed"	Unknown
	"The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead"	Unknown
	"Wrapped in Grey"	Unknown

References

^ ^a ^b ^c
UK chart peaks:
- Top 100 peaks: "Official Charts: XTC". Official Charts. The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 5 June 2016. N.B. This site displays 'compressed' (with exclusion rules applied) singles chart peaks between numbers 76–100.
- Top 200 peaks from January 1995 to December 2010: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > Johnny X – Xzibit". zobbel.de. Retrieved 25 July 2016. N.B. This site displays 'uncompressed' (no exclusion rules applied) singles chart peaks between 76–200 for the period January 1995 to May 2001.
^ ^a ^b ^c
Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 344. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > XTC in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- "Mayor of Simpleton" (ARIA Chart) peak: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 September 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- Oranges & Lemons (ARIA Chart) peak: "Chartifacts – Week Ending: 31 May 1992 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 122)". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" & Fossil Fuel - The XTC Singles Collection"Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 5 October 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 306.
^ ^a ^b "Results: RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Discografie XTC". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
^ "Chart Stats - XTC". charts.nz. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
^ "Chart Stats - XTC". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
^ "Chart Stats - XTC". billboard.com. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
^ "Certified Awards Search Archived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine". Music Canada. Retrieved on 2011-10-07. Note: User needs to enter "XTC" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
^ ^a ^b "Certified Awards Search Archived September 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 2011-10-07. Note: User needs to enter "XTC" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
^ "Certified Awards Search Note: User needs to enter "XTC" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button.
^ "UK Singles Charts: 1983 (including chart panel sales)". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^ "RPM Magazine - Canadian single chart positions". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
^ Steffen Hung. "New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
^ "XTC – Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^ "XTC – Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^ "XTC – Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^ "XTC – artist videography". mvdbase.com. Alex S. Garcia. Archived from the original on 11 January 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

External links

XTC Discography at chalkhills.org

[OfficialCharts-1] UK chart peaks:
Top 100 peaks: "Official Charts: XTC". Official Charts. The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 5 June 2016. N.B. This site displays 'compressed' (with exclusion rules applied) singles chart peaks between numbers 76–100.

Top 200 peaks from January 1995 to December 2010: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > Johnny X – Xzibit". zobbel.de. Retrieved 25 July 2016. N.B. This site displays 'uncompressed' (no exclusion rules applied) singles chart peaks between 76–200 for the period January 1995 to May 2001.

[2] Top 100 peaks: "Official Charts: XTC". Official Charts. The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 5 June 2016. N.B. This site displays 'compressed' (with exclusion rules applied) singles chart peaks between numbers 76–100.

[3] Top 200 peaks from January 1995 to December 2010: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > Johnny X – Xzibit". zobbel.de. Retrieved 25 July 2016. N.B. This site displays 'uncompressed' (no exclusion rules applied) singles chart peaks between 76–200 for the period January 1995 to May 2001.

[aus-2] Australian chart peaks:
Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 344. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.

Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > XTC in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

"Mayor of Simpleton" (ARIA Chart) peak: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 September 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

Oranges & Lemons (ARIA Chart) peak: "Chartifacts – Week Ending: 31 May 1992 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 122)". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 25 July 2016.

"The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" & Fossil Fuel - The XTC Singles Collection"Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 5 October 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 5 October 2024.

Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 306.

[5] Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 344. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.

[6] Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > XTC in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

[7] "Mayor of Simpleton" (ARIA Chart) peak: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 September 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[8] Oranges & Lemons (ARIA Chart) peak: "Chartifacts – Week Ending: 31 May 1992 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 122)". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 25 July 2016.

[9] "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" & Fossil Fuel - The XTC Singles Collection"Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 5 October 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 5 October 2024.

[10] Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 306.

[:0-3] "Results: RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

[Dutch_Charts-4] "Discografie XTC". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

[New_Zealand_charts-5] "Chart Stats - XTC". charts.nz. Retrieved 7 October 2011.

[Swedish_charts-6] "Chart Stats - XTC". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 7 October 2011.

[Billboard_Charts-7] "Chart Stats - XTC". billboard.com. Retrieved 7 October 2011.

[Music_Canada-8] "Certified Awards Search Archived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine". Music Canada. Retrieved on 2011-10-07. Note: User needs to enter "XTC" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.

[bpi_certs-9] "Certified Awards Search Archived September 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 2011-10-07. Note: User needs to enter "XTC" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.

[10] "Certified Awards Search Note: User needs to enter "XTC" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button.

[11] "UK Singles Charts: 1983 (including chart panel sales)". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

[12] "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

[13] "RPM Magazine - Canadian single chart positions". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 18 October 2009.

[14] "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 16 April 2022.

[15] Steffen Hung. "New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 12 January 2012.

[16] "XTC – Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

[17] "XTC – Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

[18] "XTC – Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

[19] "XTC – artist videography". mvdbase.com. Alex S. Garcia. Archived from the original on 11 January 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

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XTC discography

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Other albums

Extended plays

Singles

Music videos

See also

References

External links