The Blow Monkeys discography
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Studio albums12
Live albums1
Compilation albums11
Singles36
| the Blow Monkeys discography | |
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| Studio albums | 12 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 11 |
| Singles | 36 |
| Video albums | 3 |
| Music videos | 12 |
This article is the discography of British pop band the Blow Monkeys. Also included is the solo discography of frontman Dr. Robert.
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
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| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3][4] |
GER [5] |
NL [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
US [9][10] | |||
| 1984 | Limping for a Generation |
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| 1986 | Animal Magic |
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21 | 54 | 72 | 50 | 47 | 23 | 25 | 35 |
| 1987 | She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter |
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20 | — | 65 | 30 | 65 | 15 | 29 | 134 |
| 1989 | Whoops! There Goes the Neighbourhood |
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| 1990 | Springtime for the World |
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| 2008 | Devil's Tavern |
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| 2011 | Staring at the Sea |
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| 2013 | Feels Like a New Morning |
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| 2015 | If Not Now, When? |
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| 2017 | The Wild River |
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| 2021 | Journey to You |
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| 2025 | Birdsong |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released | ||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Title | Details |
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| 2009 | Travelin' Souls – Live! at the Legendary 100 Club |
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Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| UK [1] | |||
| 1989 | Choices – The Singles Collection |
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| 1994 | The Best of Blow Monkeys |
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| 1996 | For the Record... |
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| 1997 | The Masters |
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| 1999 | Atomic Lullabies – Very Best of The Blow Monkeys |
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| 2000 | Complete Singles |
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| Digging Your Scene |
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| 2008 | Digging Your Scene: The Best of The Blow Monkeys |
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| 2013 | Halfway to Heaven: The Best of The Blow Monkeys and Dr Robert |
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| 2016 | The Very Best of The Blow Monkeys |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released | |||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
BE [15] |
CAN [16][17] |
FIN [18] |
GER [5] |
IRE [19] |
NL [20] |
NZ [21] |
US [22] |
US Dance [22] | |||
| 1982 | "Live Today Love Tomorrow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1984 | "Go Public!" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Limping for a Generation |
| "The Man from Russia" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Atomic Lullaby" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985 | "Wildflower" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | |
| "Forbidden Fruit" | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Animal Magic | |
| "Sweet Murder (The Smile on Her Face)" (US-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986 | "Digging Your Scene" | 12 | 16 | 23 | 19 | — | 25 | 9 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 7 | |
| "Wicked Ways" | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | ||
| "Don't Be Scared of Me" | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | "It Doesn't Have to Be This Way" | 5 | 82 | — | 92 | 18 | — | 6 | 30 | 6 | — | — | She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter |
| "Out with Her" | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "(Celebrate) The Day After You" (with Curtis Mayfield) | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | ||
| "Some Kind of Wonderful" | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | "This Is Your Life" | 70 | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Whoops! There Goes the Neighbourhood |
| "It Pays to Belong" | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989 | "This Is Your Life" (remix) | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Choices – The Singles Collection |
| "Choice?" (featuring Sylvia Tella) | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Slaves No More" (featuring Sylvia Tella) | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | "Springtime for the World" | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Springtime for the World |
| "La Passionara" (featuring Quan-T & Berzerk) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "If You Love Somebody" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | "The Bullet Train" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Devil's Tavern |
| "Travelin' Soul" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | "Steppin' Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Staring at the Sea |
| "Hangin' On to the Hurt (Let It Go Now)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013 | "Oh My" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Feels Like a New Morning |
| "Feels Like a New Morning" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Shake It Off" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | "Chained" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | "OK! Have It Your Way" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | If Not Now, When? |
| "The Sound of Your Laughter" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017 | "Crying for the Moon" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Wild River |
| "What in the World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Wild River" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020 | "Time Storm" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Journey to You |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released | |||||||||||||
Other appearances
- Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol – "It Doesn't Have to Be This Way" (1987)
- Dirty Dancing – "You Don't Own Me" (1987)
- The Last Temptation of Elvis – "Follow That Dream" (1990)