ABC discography

This is the discography of the English new wave band ABC.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
AUS AUT
[1]		 CAN FIN JPN NOR
[2]		 NZ
[3]		 SWE
[4]		 SWI
[5]		 UK
[6]		 US
[7]
1982 The Lexicon of Love
  • First studio album
  • Release date: 25 June 1982
    •
  • Label: Neutron Records
 9 — 3 1 17 13 1 3 — 1 24
1983 Beauty Stab
  • Second studio album
  • Release date: 1983
    •
  • Label: Neutron Records
 58 — 36 22 34 — 42 32 — 12 69
1985 How to Be a ... Zillionaire!
  • Third studio album
  • Release date: 1985
    •
  • Label: Neutron Records
 — — 36 — — — — — — 28 30
1987 Alphabet City
  • Fourth studio album
  • Release date: 1987
    •
  • Label: Neutron Records
 45 — 47 — 82 — 25 — 26 7 48
1989 Up
  • Fifth studio album
  • Release date: 1989
    •
  • Label: PolyGram Records
 — — — — — — — — — 58 —
1991 Abracadabra — 39 — — — — — — — 50 —
1997 Skyscraping
  • Seventh studio album
  • Release date: 1997
    •
  • Label: EMI
 — — — — — — — — — 97 —
2008 Traffic
  • Eighth studio album
  • Release date: 28 April 2008
    •
  • Label: EMI
 — — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

Year Album details
1999 The Lexicon of Live
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Blantant
  • Format: CD

Compilation albums

Year Album UK[12] Certifications
1988 The Suberbs Of Alphabet City [Japan-only release] —
1990 Absolutely 7
1991 Fantastic Compositions
(4CD Box) [Japan-only release]		 —
Remixes and Others [Japan-only release] —
1992 ABC 1 [UK-only release] —
ABC 2 [UK-only release] —
1993 Tears Are Not Enough [Germany-only release] —
The Remix Collection [UK-only release] —
1996 The Collection / The Look of Love —
1997 Master Series —
1999 Classic ABC —
2000 One Better World [Germany-only release] —
The Best of ABC: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection [US-only release] —
ABC Best - The Look of Love [Germany-only release] —
Hello! An Introduction To ABC —
2001 Look of Love – The Very Best of ABC 69
2002 Poison Arrow [UK-only release] —
2004 The Ultimate Collection —
2006 Gold —
2007 Never More Than Now - The ABC Collection [Europe-only release] —

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
AUS BEL CAN FIN GER IRE NLD NZ SPA SWE SWI UK[12] US US AC US Dance
1981 "Tears Are Not Enough" — — — — — — — — — — — 19 — — —
1982 "Poison Arrow" 4 19 36 — — 14 18 5 — — — 6 25 — 39
"The Look of Love" 7 16 1 4 36 12 11 5 13 8 — 4 18 — 1
"All of My Heart" 21 10 13 10 67 3 20 21 — — — 5 — — —
"Valentine's Day" [Japan-only release] — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 "That Was Then but This Is Now" 63 — 26 — — 13 38 — — — — 18 89 — —
1984 "S.O.S." — — — — — — — — — — — 39 — — —
"(How to Be A) Millionaire" — — 52 — — — — — — — — 49 20 — 4
1985 "Be Near Me" — — 22 — — 19 — — — — — 26 9 11 1
"Vanity Kills" — — — — — — — — — — — 70 91 — 5
1986 "Ocean Blue" — — — — — — — — — — — 51 — — —
1987 "When Smokey Sings" 25 12 5 — 52 11 13 9 — — — 11 5 2 1
"The Night You Murdered Love" — 17 — — 20 14 9 20 — — — 31 — — 3
1988 "King Without a Crown" — 16 — — — — 25 — — — — 44 — — 17
1989 "One Better World" — — — — 51 — — — — — — 32 — — —
"The Real Thing" — — — — — — — — — — — 68 — — —
1990 "The Look of Love (1990 Mix)" — — — 15 31 30 — 44 — — — 68 — — —
1991 "Love Conquers All" — — — — 36 — — — — — 22 47 — — —
1992 "Say It" — 39 — — 52 — — — — — — 42 — — 3
1997 "Stranger Things" — — — — — — — — — — — 57 — — —
"Skyscraping" — — — — — — — — — — — 122 — — —
"Rolling Sevens" — — — — — — — — — — — 130 — — —
2001 "Peace and Tranquility" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2008 "The Very First Time" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
"Love Is Strong" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

External links

References

  1. ↑ http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=ABC&cat=a
  2. ↑ http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=ABC&titel=The+Lexicon+Of+Love&cat=a
  3. ↑ http://charts.org.nz/search.asp?search=ABC&cat=a
  4. ↑ http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=ABC&cat=a
  5. ↑ http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=ABC&cat=a
  6. ↑ http://www.everyhit.com/searchsec.php
  7. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p3494/charts-awards
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 2012-01-24. Note: User needs to enter "ABC" 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.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Certified Awards Search". Music Canada. Retrieved on 2012-01-24. Note: User needs to enter "ABC" 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". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved on 2012-01-24.
  11. ↑ "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2012-01-25. Note: User must define 'Artist' search parameter as "ABC".
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 11. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.