Manic Street Preachers discography

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Manic Street Preachers discography
Releases
Studio albums 8
Compilation albums 2
Extended plays 2
Singles 36
B-sides 185
Video albums 4
Music videos 51
Box Sets 1

This is a discography of Manic Street Preachers, an alternative rock band from Blackwood, Wales. Manic Street Preachers are James Dean Bradfield (vocals, guitars), Nicky Wire (bass, occasional vocals) and Sean Moore (drums, backing vocals, occasional trumpet). The band were originally a quartet: lyricist and rhythm guitarist Richey Edwards disappeared in February 1995. His whereabouts are unknown.




Contents

[edit] Albums

[edit] Studio albums

Year Title Chart positions UK Cert.[1]
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1992 Generation Terrorists 13 60 Gold
1993 Gold Against the Soul 8 32 Silver
1994 The Holy Bible 6 50 -
1996 Everything Must Go 2 29 63 21 55 29 48 50 2x Platinum
1998 This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours 1 1 24 5 1 47 13 11 27 20 3x Platinum
2001 Know Your Enemy 2 3 39 8 7 40 20 21 26 42 147 -
2004 Lifeblood 13 15 65 81 47 -
2007 Send Away the Tigers 2 10 35 38 21 43 33 39 65 Gold

[edit] Compilation albums

Year Title Chart positions UK Cert.[2]
Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Finland Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Norway Flag of Sweden Flag of Switzerland Flag of Australia Flag of New Zealand Flag of Japan Flag of Austria Flag of France
2002 Forever Delayed 4 7 32 43 83 68 Platinum
2003 Lipstick Traces (A Secret History of Manic Street Preachers) 11 28 243 -

[edit] Singles and EPs

Year Title Album Chart positions
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1989 "Suicide Alley"
1990 "New Art Riot EP" 136
1991 "Motown Junk" 94
"You Love Us (Heavenly Version)" 64
"Feminine Is Beautiful"
"Stay Beautiful" Generation Terrorists 40
"Love's Sweet Exile/Repeat" 26
"You Love Us" 16
1992 "Slash 'N' Burn" 20
"Motorcycle Emptiness" 17
"Little Baby Nothing" 29
"Theme From M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless)" 7 12 21
1993 "From Despair To Where" Gold Against the Soul 25
"La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh)" 22
"Roses in the Hospital" 15
1994 "Life Becoming A Landslide EP" 36
"Faster/P.C.P." The Holy Bible 16
"Revol" 22
"She Is Suffering" 25
1996 "A Design for Life" Everything Must Go 2 17 50 48
"Everything Must Go" 5 18
"Kevin Carter" 9
"Australia" 7
1998 "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours 1 3 62 19 21 49 44
"The Everlasting" 11 22 47
1999 "You Stole the Sun from My Heart" 5 20 94 97
"Tsunami" 11 24 13
2000 "The Masses Against The Classes" 1 7 4 12
2001 "Found That Soul" Know Your Enemy 9 17
"So Why So Sad" 8 16 4 88 26
"Ocean Spray" 15 28
"Let Robeson Sing" 19
2002 "There By The Grace Of God" Forever Delayed 6 16 9
2004 "The Love of Richard Nixon" Lifeblood 2 17
2005 "Empty Souls" 2 18
2007 "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" Send Away The Tigers 2 7 78 5 48 66 20
"Autumnsong" 10
"Indian Summer" 22

[edit] Promos

Year Title Album Format
1990 UK Channel Boredom Free 7" flexi-disc
2005 God Save the Manics Free download & CD
2007 Underdogs Send Away The Tigers Free download & Limited edition one-sided 7" vinyl
Ghost of Christmas Free download

[edit] B-sides

Main article: Manic Street Preachers B-sides

[edit] Other releases

Year Title Album UK Chart
Position
1995 "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head"
Donated to charity album (on CD and download)
The Help Album
Various artists
2001 "Know Our B-Sides"
EP released in Japan only (on CD)
2002 "Out of Time"
Donated to charity album (on CD and download)
NME In Association With War Child Presents 1 Love
Various artists
2005 "Leviathan"
Donated to charity album (on CD and download)
Help!: A Day In The Life
Various artists
2006 "The Instrumental"
Featured on June Brides tribute album (on CD)
Still Unravished: A Tribute to the June Brides
Various artists
2008 " Umbrella"
Featured on free NME CD.
Also available as purchasable three-track EP download
NME Awards 2008
Various artists
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[edit] Box Set

Year Title
1997 Six Singles from Generation Terrorists

[edit] Videos

Year Title Venue Format
1997 Everything Live NYNEX Arena, Manchester, England VHS
2000 Leaving The 20th Century Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales VHS and DVD
2001 Louder Than War Karl Marx Theatre, Havana, Cuba DVD
2002 Forever Delayed DVD

[edit] Music videos

Year Title Director
1990 Strip It Down
Song from the EP New Art Riot
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1991 Motown Junk
Stand-alone single
Snub TV
You Love Us (Heavenly Version)
Stand-alone single
Tony Van De Ende
Stay Beautiful
Single from the album Generation Terrorists
Walter Stern
Love's Sweet Exile
Single from the album Generation Terrorists
W.I.Z
You Love Us
Single from the album Generation Terrorists
1992 Slash n' Burn
Single from the album Generation Terrorists
Tony Van De Ende
Motorcycle Emptiness
Single from the album Generation Terrorists
Martin Hall
Little Baby Nothing
Single from the album Generation Terrorists
Small & B Swell
Theme From M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless)
Stand-alone single
Matthew Amos
1993 From Despair To Where
Single from the album Gold Against the Soul
Peter Scammel
La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh)
Single from the album Gold Against the Soul
Josh Taft
Roses in the Hospital
Single from the album Gold Against the Soul
Erik Zimmerman
1994 Life Becoming A Landslide
Single from the album Gold Against the Soul
Martin Hall
Faster
Single from the album The Holy Bible
Tony Van De Ende
Revol
Single from the album The Holy Bible
Chris D'Adda
She Is Suffering
Single from the album The Holy Bible
Adolfo Doring
1996 A Design For Life
Single from the album Everything Must Go
Pedro Romhanyi
Everything Must Go
Single from the album Everything Must Go
W.I.Z.
Kevin Carter
Single from the album Everything Must Go
John Hillcoat
Australia
Single from the album Everything Must Go
1998 If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Single from the album This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours
W.I.Z
The Everlasting
Single from the album This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours
Mike Lipscombe
1999 You Stole The Sun From My Heart
Single from the album This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours
Sophie Muller
Tsunami
Single from the album This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours
Pedro Romhanyi
2000 The Masses Against The Classes
Stand-alone single
Chris D'Adda
2001 Found That Soul
Single from the album Know Your Enemy
Jeremy Deller
So Why So Sad
Single from the album Know Your Enemy
Jamie Thraves
Ocean Spray
Single from the album Know Your Enemy
James Frost & Alex Smith
Let Robeson Sing
Single from the album Know Your Enemy
Andrew Dosunmu
2002 There by the Grace of God
Stand-alone single
John Hillcoat
2003 Judge Yr'self
Song from the album Lipstick Traces (A Secret History of Manic Street Preachers)
Patrick Jones
2004 Yes (New Film)
Song from the album The Holy Bible (Tenth Anniversary Edition)
The Love of Richard Nixon
Single from the album Lifeblood
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Quarantine (In My Place Of)
B-side of The Love of Richard Nixon
Patrick Jones
2005 Empty Souls
Single from the album Lifeblood
Alex Smith
Dying Breeds
B-side of Empty Souls
Patrick Jones
1985
Song from the album Lifeblood
A Song for Departure
Song from the album Lifeblood
Cardiff Afterlife
Song from the album Lifeblood
Emily
Song from the album Lifeblood
Fragments
Song from the album Lifeblood
Solitude Sometimes Is
Song from the album Lifeblood
Firefight
Song from the EP God Save the Manics
2006 Further Away (New Film)
Song from the album Everything Must Go (Tenth Anniversary Edition)
2007 Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
Single from the album Send Away the Tigers
John Hardwick
Autumnsong (TV Version)
Single from the album Send Away the Tigers
Indica/PTE
Autumnsong (Alternative Version)
Single from the album Send Away the Tigers
Valerie Philips
Indian Summer
Single from the album Send Away the Tigers
Patrick Jones
Send Away The Tigers
Song from the album Send Away the Tigers
2008 Umbrella
Song from the download-only EP Umbrella
Dave Eringa

[edit] Official book

Year Title Format
2002 Forever Delayed Official photo book by Mitch Ikeda, with an introduction by Jon Savage.