Squeeze discography

Squeeze discography
Releases
Studio albums 14
Live albums 3
Compilation albums 14
EPs 1
Singles 51

Squeeze are a British rock group who were active from 1974 to 1982, from 1985 to 1999 and again since 2007, and were originally founded by Glenn Tilbrook (vocals), Chris Difford (guitar), Jools Holland (keyboards) and Paul Gunn (drums). The group have released 14 studio albums, 14 compilation albums, 4 live albums, 1 extended play and 51 singles. All of Squeeze's hits are written by Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]
CAN US
[2]
1978 Squeeze - - -
1979 Cool for Cats 45 - -
1980 Argybargy 32 26 71
1981 East Side Story 19 29 44
1982 Sweets from a Stranger 20 26 32
1984 Difford & Tilbrook: Difford & Tilbrook 47 - 55
1985 Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti 31 - 61
1987 Babylon and On 14 91 36
1989 Frank 58 - 113
1991 Play 41 - -
1993 Some Fantastic Place 26 - 182
1995 Ridiculous 50 - -
1998 Domino 165 - -
2010 Spot the Difference - - -

Live recordings

Year Album UK U.S.
1990 A Round and a Bout 50 163
1999 Live at the Royal Albert Hall - -
2007 Five Live: On Tour in America - -
2012 Live At The Fillmore - -

[5]

Compilations

Year Album UK U.S. Additional information
1979 6 Squeeze Songs Crammed Into One Ten-Inch Record - - US Release (included two Squeeze singles, three remixed Cool For Cats singles, plus "Goodbye Girl" live)
1982 Singles – 45's and Under 3 47 RIAA: Platinum
1987 Classics, Vol. 25 - - -
1992 Greatest Hits 6 - -
1996 Piccadilly Collection - - -
1996 Excess Moderation - - -
1997 Six Of One... - - 6-CD box set
1998 Master Series - - -
2000 Up The Junction - - -
2002 Big Squeeze: The Very Best Of Squeeze 8 - -
2005 Gold - 197 Retitled North American issue of Big Squeeze
2006 The Squeeze Story - - -
2007 Essential Squeeze 25 - -
2008 The Complete BBC Sessions - - -

[5]

EPs

Year EP UK U.S. CAN
1977 Packet of Three - - -

Singles

Note that the three 1984 singles by Difford & Tilbrook are included on this chart. All these singles have been reissued on various Squeeze compilations, and are retroactively credited on these compilations as being by Squeeze.

Year Title Chart positions
(N/R) = Not released as a single in that country
Album
UK[5] AUS CAN IRE[6] US[7] US Mainstream Rock[7] US Modern Rock[7]
1978 "Take Me, I'm Yours" 19 - - - - - - U.K. Squeeze
"Bang Bang" 49 - - - - - -
"Goodbye Girl" 63 - - - - - - Cool for Cats
1979 "Cool for Cats" 2 5 - 8 - - -
"Up the Junction" 2 - - 3 - - -
"Slap and Tickle" 24 - - - - - -
"Christmas Day" - - - - - - - Non-LP
1980 "Another Nail in My Heart" 17 - 56 10 - - - Argybargy
"If I Didn't Love You" (N/R) - - - - - -
"Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)" 44 - - - - - -
"Farfisa Beat" (N/R) - - - - - -
1981 "Is That Love" 35 - - 25 - - - East Side Story
"Tempted" 41 95 45 - 49 8 -
"Labelled With Love" 4 - - 2 - - -
"Messed Around" (N/R) - - - - - -
1982 "Black Coffee in Bed" 51 - - - 103 26 - Sweets From a Stranger
"When the Hangover Strikes" - - - - - - -
"I've Returned" (N/R) - - - - - -
"Annie Get Your Gun" 43 52 - 16 - 40 - Singles – 45's and Under
1984 Difford & Tilbrook:
"Love's Crashing Waves"
57
-
-
-
-
-
-
Difford & Tilbrook
Difford & Tilbrook:
"Hope Fell Down"
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Difford & Tilbrook:
"Picking Up the Pieces"
(N/R)
-
-
-
-
-
-
1985 "Last Time Forever" 45 - - - - - - Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti
"No Place Like Home" 83 - - - - - -
"Hits of the Year" (N/R) - - - - 39 -
"Heartbreaking World" - - - - - - -
"By Your Side" (N/R) - - - - - -
1986 "King George Street" - - - - - - -
1987 "Hourglass" 16 90 23 24 15 22 - Babylon and On
"Trust Me to Open My Mouth" 72 - - - - 50 -
"The Waiting Game" - - - - - - -
1988 "853-5937" 91 - 50 - 32 37 -
"Footprints" - - - - - - -
1989 "If It's Love" - - - - - - 7 Frank
1990 "Love Circles" - - - - - - -
"Annie Get Your Gun (Live)" (N/R) - - - - - - A Round & A Bout
1991 "Sunday Street" - - - - - - - Play
"Satisfied" - - 47 - - 49 3
"Crying in My Sleep" (N/R) - - - - - 14
1992 "Cool for Cats" [UK Re-issue] 62 - - - - - - Greatest Hits
1993 "Third Rail" 39 - - - - - - Some Fantastic Place
"Everything in the World" (N/R) - - - - - 9
"Some Fantastic Place" 73 - - - - - -
"Loving You Tonight" - - - - - - -
1994 "It's Over" 89 - - - - - -
1995 "This Summer" 36 - - - - - - Ridiculous
"Electric Trains" 44 - - - - - -
1996 "Heaven Knows" 27 - - - - - -
"This Summer (Remix)" 32 - - - - - -
1998 "Down in the Valley" - - - - - - - Non-LP

References

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  2. "Chart Stats – Squeeze". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
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  4. "Certified Awards Search". Music Canada. Retrieved on 2011-11-02. Note: User needs to enter "Squeeze" 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.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 522/3. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  6. Irish singles chart
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