Modern English discography

Studio albums8

EPs3

Live albums3

Compilation albums3

This is the discography of English new wave/post-punk band Modern English.

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
Title	Album details	UK Indie ^[1]	CAN ^[2]	US ^[3]	Certifications
Mesh & Lace	Released: 10 April 1981 Label: 4AD Formats: LP, MC	5	—	—
After the Snow	Released: 23 April 1982 Label: 4AD, Sire Formats: LP, MC	13	84	70	US: Gold^[4]
Ricochet Days	Released: 10 February 1984 Label: 4AD, Sire Formats: LP, MC	5	—	93
Stop Start	Released: 18 February 1986^[5] Label: Sire Formats: LP, MC	—	—	154
Pillow Lips	Released: May 1990 Label: TVT Formats: CD, LP, MC	—	—	135
Everything's Mad	Released: March 1996 Label: Imago Formats: CD, MC	—	—	—
Soundtrack	Released: 24 May 2010 Label: Darla Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—
Take Me to the Trees	Released: 5 September 2016 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, LP, digital download	—	—	—
1234	Released: 23 February 2024 Label: Mesh & Lace Formats: CD, LP, digital download	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Title	Album details
In Concert	Released: 15 January 2008 Label: Cleopatra Formats: digital download
Modern English	Released: 2009 Label: Madacy Entertainment Formats: CD
After the Snow – Live from Indigo at the O2	Released: 27 August 2021 Label: Mesh & Lace Recordings Formats: CD+DVD, LP, digital download

Title	Album details
Life in the Gladhouse 1980–1984: Best of Modern English	Released: 16 March 2001 Label: 4AD Formats: CD
Rarities and the Unreleased	Released: 15 June 2014 Label: Mi5 Recordings Formats: digital download
Set List	Released: 2019 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, LP, MC

Title	Album details
Gathering Dust	Released: July 1983 Label: 4AD Formats: 12"
Blister	Released: 31 August 2010 Label: Darla Formats: CD, digital download
Daytrotter Session	Released: 30 June 2017 Label: Daytrotter Formats: digital download

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Album
Title	Year	UK Indie ^[1]	US ^[6]	US Dance ^[7]	US Rock ^[8]	Album
"Drowning Man"/"Silent World"	1979	—	—	—	—	Non-album singles
"Swans on Glass"	1980	46	—	—	—
"Gathering Dust"	1980	36	—	—	—
"Smiles and Laughter"	1981	16	—	—	—
"Life in the Gladhouse"	1982	26	—	—	—	After the Snow
"I Melt with You"	1982	18	78	60	7
"Someone's Calling"	1983	43	—	—	—
"Chapter 12"	1984	15	—	—	—	Ricochet Days
"Hands Across the Sea"	1984	—	91	—	47	Ricochet Days
"Ink and Paper"	1986	—	—	—	—	Stop Start
"I Melt with You" (re-recording)	1990	—	76	25	—	Pillow Lips
"Life's Rich Tapestry"	1990	—	—	—	—
"Beautiful People"	1991	—	—	—	—
"Elastic" (promo-only release)	1996	—	—	—	—	Everything's Mad
"It's OK"	2010	—	—	—	—	Soundtrack
"Sweet Revenge"	2017	—	—	—	—	Take Me to the Trees
"I Feel Small"	2017	—	—	—	—	Take Me to the Trees
"I Melt with You" (lockdown version)	2021	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Studio albums

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Robbie Grey Gary McDowell Michael Conroy Stephen Walker (keyboardist) Roy Martin Richard Brown Aaron Davidson Steven Walker (guitarist) Matthew Shipley Ric Chandler Jon Solomon
Studio albums	Mesh & Lace (1981) After the Snow (1982) Ricochet Days (1984) Stop Start (1986) Pillow Lips (1990) Soundtrack (2010)
Singles	"I Melt with You" "Hands Across the Sea"