Thompson Twins discography
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[edit] Early career
- May 1980: first single, "Squares And Triangles" was released on its own independent label (Dirty Discs).
- November 1980: the Independent label "Latent" released "She's In Love With Mystery," (topped the UK independent chart).
[edit] Albums
UK chart positions: Top 100.
U.S. chart positions: Billboard 200.
| Year | Album Cover | Album | UK | U.S. | RIAA certification (when available) | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 |  |
A Product of ... (Participation) | - | - | - | debut album (United Kingdom) |
| 1982 |  |
Set | - | - | - | Thomas Dolby assisted on three tracks; last album with the band's original seven members: Tom Bailey, Chris Bell, Alannah Currie, Peter Dodd, Joe Leeway, John Roog, and Matthew Seligman. |
| 1982 |  |
In The Name Of Love | - | 148 | - | the band's debut album in the United States, it contains eight tracks from Set and two tracks from A Product of ... (Participation) |
| 1983 |  |
Quick Step and Side Kick (UK title) Side Kicks (U.S. title) |
2 | 34 | - | First album with the band's well known three-member line-up: Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway. |
| 1984 |  |
Into The Gap | 1 | 10 | - | - |
| 1985 |  |
Here's To Future Days | 5 | 20 | - | - |
| 1987 |  |
Close To The Bone | 90 | 76 | - | The first Thompson Twins album without Joe Leeway. |
| 1988 |  |
The Best of Thompson Twins: Greatest Mixes | - | 175 | - | - |
| 1989 |  |
Big Trash | - | 143 | - | - |
| 1990 |  |
Thompson Twins - Greatest Hits | 23 | - | - | - |
| 1991 |  |
Queer | - | - | - | The last Thompson Twins album. |
| 1993 |  |
The Stone | - | - | - | Band renamed to "Babble" (Tom Bailey & Alannah Currie only) |
| 1996 |  |
Ether | - | - | - | The last Babble album. |
| 2001 |  |
Seen | - | - | - | "International Observer" (Tom Bailey solo) |
| 2005 |  |
All Played Out | - | - | - | International Observer album. |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | UK singles | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. Dance | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "Squares and Triangles" | - | - | - | — |
| 1980 | "She's in Love With Mystery" | - | - | - | — |
| 1981 | "Perfect Game" | - | - | - | A Product of ... (Participation) |
| 1981 | "Animal Laugh" | - | - | - | A Product of ... (Participation) |
| 1981 | "Make Believe" | - | - | - | A Product of ... (Participation) |
| 1982 | "In the Name of Love" | - | - | 1 | Set |
| 1982 | "Runaway" | - | - | - | Set |
| 1983 | "Lies" (A-Side) | 67 | 30 | 1 | Quick Step and Side Kick / Side Kicks |
| → "Beach Culture" (B-Side) | - | - | 1 | → Non-LP B-Side | |
| 1983 | "Love On Your Side" | 9 | 45 | 6 | Quick Step and Side Kick / Side Kicks |
| 1983 | "We Are Detective" | 7 | - | - | Quick Step and Side Kick / Side Kicks |
| 1983 | "Watching" | 33 | - | - | Quick Step and Side Kick / Side Kicks |
| 1984 | "Hold Me Now" | 4 | 3 | 1 | Into the Gap |
| 1984 | "Doctor! Doctor!" | 3 | 11 | 18 | Into the Gap |
| 1984 | "You Take Me Up" | 2 | 44 | - | Into the Gap |
| 1984 | "Sister of Mercy" | 11 | - | - | Into the Gap |
| 1984 | "The Gap" | - | 69 | - | Into the Gap |
| 1985 | "Lay Your Hands On Me" | 13 | 6 | 46 | Here's To Future Days |
| 1985 | "Don't Mess With Doctor Dream" | 15 | - | - | Here's To Future Days |
| 1985 | "King For a Day" | 22 | 8 | - | Here's To Future Days |
| 1985 | "Revolution" | 56 | - | - | Here's To Future Days |
| 1986 | "Nothing in Common" | - | 54 | 38 | Nothing in Common - Original Soundtrack |
| 1987 | "Get That Love" | 66 | 31 | - | Close To the Bone |
| 1987 | "Long Goodbye" | 89 | - | - | Close To the Bone |
| 1987 | "Bush Baby" | - | - | - | Close To the Bone |
| 1988 | "In The Name Of Love '88" | 46 | - | 1 | The Best of Thompson Twins: Greatest Mixes |
| 1989 | "Bombers in the Sky" | - | - | - | Big Trash |
| 1989 | "Sugar Daddy" | 97 | 28 | - | Big Trash |
| 1991 | "Come Inside" | 56 | - | 7 | Queer |
| 1992 | "The Saint" | 53 | - | - | Queer |
| 1992 | "Groove On" | - | - | - | Queer |
[edit] Soundtrack appearances
- Ghostbusters (1984) — "In the Name of Love"
- Sixteen Candles (1984) — "If You Were Here"
- Explorers (1985) - "Doctor Doctor"
- Perfect (1985) — "Lay Your Hands On Me"
- Nothing in Common (1986) — "Nothing in Common"
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) — "Bombers In The Sky"
- Cool World (1992) — "Play With Me"
- Cool World (1992) — "Industry And Seduction" (Tom Bailey)
- The Wedding Singer (1997) — "Hold Me Now"
- Not Another Teen Movie (2001) - "If You Were Here"
- 50 First Dates (2004) - "Hold Me Now" (not the original recording; sung by Wayne Wonder)
- Sky High (2005) - "Lies"
