The Alarm discography
Catalogue of published recordings by the Alarm
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This is the discography of Welsh rock band the Alarm.
Studio albums21
EPs8
Soundtrack albums2
Live albums29
| The Alarm discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 21 |
| EPs | 8 |
| Soundtrack albums | 2 |
| Live albums | 29 |
| Compilation albums | 8 |
| Singles | 35 |
| Video albums | 10 |
| Box sets | 5 |
| Other albums | 23 |
The band released 5 studio albums in their initial 10 year run, and then released 16 more in a second run starting as the Alarm MM++ from 2002 to 2025 when Mike Peters died.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][2] |
UK Indie [3] |
CAN [4] |
NL [5] |
NOR [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
US [9] |
US Indie [10] | |||
| Declaration | 6 | — | 35 | — | 14 | 38 | 22 | 50 | — | ||
| Strength |
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18 | — | 66 | 74 | 12 | — | 19 | 39 | — |
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| Eye of the Hurricane |
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23 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | 77 | — |
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| Change |
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13 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | 75 | — |
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| Raw |
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33 | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | 161 | — | |
| Close [A] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Normal Rules Do Not Apply [A] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Trafficking [A] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Edward Henry Street [A] |
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| Coming Home [A] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| In the Poppy Fields [B] |
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107 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Under Attack [C] |
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138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Guerilla Tactics [D] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Direct Action [E] |
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| Blood Red [F] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Viral Black [F] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Equals |
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72 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | |
| Sigma |
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— | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| WAЯ |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
US [9] | ||
| Electric Folklore Live |
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62 | 167 |
| Live on the King Biscuit Flower Hour |
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| Shepherds Bush Empire London 15.12.2000 |
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| Greatest Hits Live |
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| The Garage Glasgow 4.12.2000 |
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| Live at Hammersmith Palais 1984 |
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| The Garage Glasgow 01.02.2003 [G] |
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| Masque Theatre Liverpool 06.02.2003 [G] |
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| London Mean Fiddler 07.02.03 [G] |
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| The Alarm MMIII in Session [G] |
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| Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall 7th February 2004 |
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| Liverpool Academy 8th February 2004 |
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| Pontypridd Muni Arts Centre 26th February 2004 |
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| The Garage Glasgow 7th March 2004 |
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| Live in the Poppy Fields [B] |
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| The Saturday Gigs [C] |
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| Spirit of '86 |
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| The Gathering Live 2011 |
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| The Music Must and Shall Be Preserved – The Gathering Live 2012 |
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| Abide With Us – The Gathering 2013 |
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| No Barriers – The Gathering 2014 |
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| Hands Held High – Live at the Gathering 2015 |
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| Declaration – Live at the Deaf Institute |
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| Strength – Live at the Globe 2015 |
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| In Session 2016 |
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| 'Orchestrated' – Live at Wales Millennium Centre [F] |
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| Strength Live '85 |
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| Celtic Folklore Live |
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| Music Will Keep Us Strong |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
Soundtrack albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Vinyl – Free Rock and Roll [E] |
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| Man in the Camo Jacket... A Story of Love Hope Strength |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
CAN [4] |
US [9] | |||
| Standards |
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47 | 78 | 177 |
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| The Best of the Alarm and Mike Peters |
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| Eponymous 1981–1983 |
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| The Collection |
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| BBC Radio Sessions 1983–1991 |
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| 21 |
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| Best of Live |
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| History Repeating 1981–2021 |
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— | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
Box sets
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Alarm 2000 Collection |
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| The Sound & the Fury – Live 1981 to 1991 |
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| The Gathering Collection |
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| Counter Attack |
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| Poppies Falling from the Sky |
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Video albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Spirit of '86 | |
| Change. E.P. |
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| Standards |
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| Blaze Of Glory – Live in Concert from the Brixton Academy |
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| Greatest Hits Live |
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| VH-1 Bands Reunited Uncut |
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| The Story of the Alarm |
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| Rock and Roll Circus – Live at the Marquee Club, London, England |
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| The Alarm MMVII Live from the Gathering 2007 |
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| Tactical Response from the Gathering 2008 |
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Other albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Newid |
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| Tân |
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| Declaration 1984–1985 |
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| Strength 1985–1986 |
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| Eye of the Hurricane 1987–1988 |
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| Electric Folklore Live 1987–1988 |
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| Change 1989–1990 |
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| Raw 1990–1991 |
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| Three Sevens Clash [H] |
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| Fightback [H] |
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| This Is Not a Test [H] |
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| Situation Under Control [H] |
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| Call to Action [H] |
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| 1983/84 Revisited [H] |
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| Counter Attack [H] |
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| The Sound and the Fury |
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| Declaration [30th Anniversary] |
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| Peace Train |
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| Strength [30th Anniversary] |
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| Majority |
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| Eye of the Hurricane [2019 Edition] |
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| Change [2019 Edition] |
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| Sun Studio Sessions 2019 |
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EPs
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [9] | ||
| The Alarm |
|
126 |
| Spirit of '76 |
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| Compact Hits |
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| Save It for Later |
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| Unbreak the Promise |
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| Where the Two Rivers Meet |
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| The Red Wall of Cymru |
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| Spirit of '58 EP |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Albums | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][16] |
UK Indie [17] |
CAN [18] |
IRE [19][20] |
NZ [21] |
US [22] |
US Alt [23] |
US Main [24] | |||
| "Unsafe Building" | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Marching On" | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Declaration |
| "The Stand" | 1983 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Sixty Eight Guns" | 17 | — | — | 16 | — | 106 | — | 39 | ||
| "Where Were You Hiding When the Storm Broke?" | 1984 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "The Deceiver" | 51 | — | — | — | — | 104 | — | — | ||
| "The Chant Has Just Began" | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Absolute Reality" | 1985 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Strength |
| "Strength" | 40 | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | 12 | ||
| "Spirit of '76" | 1986 | 22 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | 29 | |
| "Knife Edge" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Rain in the Summertime" | 1987 | 18 | — | 44 | 30 | 48 | 71 | — | 6 | Eye of the Hurricane |
| "Rescue Me" | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | ||
| "Presence of Love" | 1988 | 44 | — | — | — | — | 77 | — | 16 | |
| "Sold Me Down the River" | 1989 | 43 | — | 19 | — | — | 50 | 3 | 2 | Change |
| "A New South Wales" [I] | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hwylio Dros y Mor" [J] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Newid | |
| "Devolution Workin' Man Blues" | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | 11 | 9 | Change | |
| "Love Don't Come Easy" | 1990 | 48 | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | 33 | |
| "Unsafe Building 1990" | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Standards | |
| "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)" [K] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Road" | 1991 | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | 7 | 16 | |
| "Raw" | 51 | — | 54 | — | — | — | 15 | 29 | Raw | |
| "45 R.P.M." [L] | 2004 | 28 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | In the Poppy Fields |
| "New Home New Life" [B] | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Close" [B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Superchannel" [C] | 2006 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Under Attack |
| "Raindown" [C] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Free Rock and Roll" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Vinyl – Free Rock and Roll |
| "In the Poppy Fields" [F] | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Poppies Falling from the Sky |
| "There Must Be a Way" [F] | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blood Red |
| "Heroine" [F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Viral Black | |
| "Beautiful" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Equals |
| "Two Rivers" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Time to Start Over!" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Notes
- Part of the "In the Poppyfields" bond, exclusively available via the Alarm's website, in which one album was released every month for four months. A bonus fifth album, Edward Henry Street, was given away to those who bought the bond in advance.
- Released as the Alarm MMIV.
- Released as the Alarm MMVI.
- Released as the Alarm MMVIII.
- Released as the Alarm MMX.
- Released as Mike Peters & the Alarm.
- Released as the Alarm MMIII.
- Part of Counter Attack Collective, released as the Alarm MMVII and the Alarm MMVIII.
- Features the Morriston Orpheus Male Voice Choir.
- Welsh-language version of "A New South Wales".
- Only released as a single in Japan and as a promo-only single in the US.
- Released as the Poppy Fields.