The Hollies discography
Cataloguing of published recordings by The Hollies
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The discography of English rock and pop band the Hollies consists of 23 studio albums, three live albums, 16 compilation albums, seven extended plays, and 67 singles.
Studio albums23
EPs7
Live albums3
Compilation albums16
| The Hollies discography | |
|---|---|
The Hollies in 1968 | |
| Studio albums | 23 |
| EPs | 7 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 16 |
| Singles | 94 |
Since the Hollies released their first single on 17 May 1963,[1] the group has had 30 charting singles on the UK Singles Chart, 21 on the Billboard Hot 100, 21 on RPM magazine's singles chart, 25 on Germany's singles chart, and 11 on the VG-lista singles chart. Many of the Hollies' singles contain three-part vocal harmony, although a few—such as "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress"—do not contain any vocal harmonies.
A total of 15 albums by the Hollies have charted on the UK Albums Chart, 13 have charted on the Billboard 200, five have charted on the VG-lista albums chart, four have charted in the Netherlands, and six have charted on RPM magazine's Top Albums chart.
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
CAN [4] |
NZ [5] |
NOR [6] |
US [7] | ||
| Stay with The Hollies (UK) |
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2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Here I Go Again (US) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| In The Hollies Style (UK) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hollies (UK) |
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8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hear! Here! (US) |
|
— | — | — | — | — | 145 |
| Beat Group! (US) |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Would You Believe? (UK) |
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16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bus Stop (US) |
|
— | — | — | — | — | 75 |
| For Certain Because... (UK) |
|
23 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Stop! Stop! Stop! (US) |
|
— | — | — | — | — | 91 |
| Evolution (UK) |
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13 | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Evolution (US) |
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— | — | — | — | — | 43 |
| Butterfly (UK) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dear Eloise / King Midas in Reverse (US) |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hollies Sing Dylan (UK) |
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3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Words and Music by Bob Dylan (US) |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hollies Sing Hollies (UK) |
|
— | 20 | — | — | — | — |
| He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (US) |
|
— | — | 38 | — | — | 32 |
| Confessions of the Mind (UK) |
|
30 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Moving Finger (US) |
|
— | — | — | — | — | 183 |
| Distant Light |
|
— | 28 | 17 | — | 28 | 21 |
| Romany |
|
— | 57 | 29 | — | — | 84 |
| Out on the Road |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hollies |
|
38 | 53 | 15 | — | — | 28 |
| Another Night |
|
— | 71 | — | 21 | — | 123 |
| Write On (UK) |
|
— | 63 | — | 9 | — | — |
| Russian Roulette (UK) |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clarke, Hicks, Sylvester, Calvert, Elliott (US) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| A Crazy Steal |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Five Three One - Double Seven O Four |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Buddy Holly |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| What Goes Around... | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | |
| Staying Power | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Then, Now, Always |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] | |||||||
| Hollies Live Hits |
|
4 | |||||
| Radio Fun (reissued as Live at the BBC in 2018) |
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— | |||||
| Hollies Live Hits! We Got the Tunes! |
|
— | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
US [7] | |||
| The Hollies' Greatest Hits (US) |
|
— | — | 11 | |
| Hollies' Greatest (UK) |
|
1 | — | — | |
| Hollies' Greatest/Vol. 2 (UK) |
|
— | 32 | — | |
| The Hollies' Greatest Hits (US) |
|
— | — | 157 |
|
| 20 Golden Greats |
|
2 | — | — | |
| The Best of The Hollies (Australia) |
|
— | 42 | — | |
| Nothing But the Very Best (Australia) |
|
— | 45 | — | |
| All the Hits & More |
|
51 | — | — | |
| Rarities |
|
— | — | — | |
| The Air That I Breathe: The Very Best of The Hollies (UK) |
|
15 | — | — | |
| 30th Anniversary Collection 1963–1993 (US) |
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— | — | — | |
| The Hollies at Abbey Road 1963–1966 |
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— | — | — | |
| The Hollies at Abbey Road 1966–1970 |
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— | — | — | |
| The Hollies at Abbey Road 1973–1989 |
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— | — | — | |
| Greatest Hits |
|
21 | — | — | |
| The Long Road Home 1963–2003 |
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— | — | — | |
| Midas Touch: The Very Best of The Hollies |
|
23 | — | — |
|
| Clarke, Hicks & Nash Years: The Complete Hollies April 1963 – October 1968 |
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— | — | — | |
| 50 at Fifty |
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— | — | — | |
| Changin' Times: The Complete Hollies January 1969 – March 1973 |
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— | — | — | |
| Head Out of Dreams: The Complete Hollies August 1973 – May 1988 |
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— | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
EPs
| Title | Album details | UK [12] |
|---|---|---|
| The Hollies |
|
8 |
| Just One Look |
|
8 |
| Here I Go Again |
|
— |
| We're Through |
|
— |
| In The Hollies Style |
|
— |
| I'm Alive |
|
5 |
| I Can't Let Go |
|
9 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2][13][14] |
AUS [15][3] |
CAN [16] |
GER [17] |
IRE [18] |
NL [19] |
NZ [20][21][5] |
SA [22] |
SWE [23][24] |
US [25][26] | |||
| "(Ain't That) Just Like Me" B side: "Hey What's Wrong With Me" |
1963 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Searchin'" B side: "Whole World Over" |
12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Stay" B side: "Now's The Time" |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | ||
| "Just One Look" B side: "Keep Off That Friend Of Mine" |
1964 | 2 | 29 | — | — | 6 | — | 4 | — | 8 | 98 | |
| "Here I Go Again" B side: "Baby That's All" |
4 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 17 | 107 | ||
| "Lucille" [A] B side: "Little Lover" |
— | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "We're Through" B side: "Come On Back" |
7 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Yes I Will" B side: "Nobody" |
1965 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | |
| "I'm Alive" B side: "You Know He Did" |
1 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 103 | ||
| "Look Through Any Window" B side: "So Lonely" |
4 | 14 | 3 | — | 3 | 15 | — | 3 | — | 32 | ||
| "If I Needed Someone" B side: "I've Got A Way Of My Own" |
20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Can't Let Go" B side: "Running Through The Night" |
1966 | 2 | 63 | 44 | 30 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 42 | |
| "Very Last Day" [B] B side: "Too Many People" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | ||
| "Bus Stop" B side: "Don't Run And Hide" |
5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 5 | ||
| "After the Fox" (with Peter Sellers) B side: "The Fox Trot" (Burt Bacharach & His Orchestra) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Stop Stop Stop" B side: "It's You" |
2 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | ||
| "What's Wrong with the Way I Live" [C] B side: "Don't Even Think About Changing" (Scandinavia) or "High Classed" (Germany) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | ||
| "On a Carousel" B side: "All The World Is Love" |
1967 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 11 | |
| "Pay You Back with Interest" [D] B side: "Whatcha Gonna Do 'Bout It" |
— | — | 18 | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 28 | ||
| "Carrie Anne" B side: "Signs That Will Never Change" |
3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||
| "Peculiar Situation" [E] B side: "Pay You Back With Interest" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Kill Me Quick" [F] B side: "We're Alive" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Non Prego Per Me" [G] B side: "Devi Avere Fiducia In Me" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "That's My Desire" [H] B side: "Mickey's Monkey" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||
| "King Midas in Reverse" B side: "Everything Is Sunshine" |
18 | 15 | 31 | 31 | — | 16 | 14 | — | 17 | 51 | ||
| "Just One Look" (re-release) [I] B side: "Running Through The Night" |
— | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | ||
| "Dear Eloise" [J] B side: "When Your Lights Turned On" |
— | 35 | 36 | 8 | — | 6 | 4 | — | 7 | 50 | ||
| "Jennifer Eccles" B side: "Open Up Your Eyes" |
1968 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 40 | |
| "Step Inside" [K] B side: "Postcard" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Do the Best You Can" [L] B side: "Elevated Observations" (America, Australia) or "Like Everytime Before" (Europe) |
— | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | ||
| "Listen to Me" B side: "Do The Best You Can" |
11 | 33 | — | 13 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | — | 129 | ||
| "Sorry Suzanne" B side: "Not That Way At All" |
1969 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 56 | |
| "Blowin' in the Wind" [M] B side: "Wheels On Fire" |
— | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" [N] B side: "I Shall Be Released" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" B side: "'Cos You Like To Love Me" |
3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 1 | — | 7 | ||
| "Goodbye Tomorrow" [O] B side: "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" |
1970 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Why Didn't You Believe?" [P] B side: "Don't Give Up Easily" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Can't Tell the Bottom from the Top" B side: "Mad Professor Blyth" |
7 | — | 48 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | — | 82 | ||
| "Gasoline Alley Bred" B side: "Dandelion Wine" |
14 | 17 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Frightened Lady" [Q] B side: "Too Young To Be Married" |
1971 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Survival of the Fittest" [R] B side: "Man Without A Heart" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Too Young to Be Married" [S] B side: "Man Without A Heart" (Australia) or "I Wanna Shout" (the Netherlands) |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| |
| "Hey Willy" B side: "Row The Boat Together" |
22 | — | — | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | — | — | 110 | ||
| "The Baby" B side: "Oh Granny" |
1972 | 26 | 73 | — | 23 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" B side: "Cable Car" |
32 | 2 | 1 | 15 | — | 21 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 |
| |
| "Man Without a Heart" [T] B side: "Survival Of The Fittest" |
— | — | — | 32 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Long Dark Road" [U] B side: "Indian Girl" (America) or "Promised Land" (Europe) or "Hold On" (South Africa) |
— | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | ||
| "Magic Woman Touch" B side: "Indian Girl" |
— | 33 | 55 | — | — | 9 | 5 | — | — | 60 |
| |
| "Don't Leave the Child Alone" [V] B side: "Blue In The Morning" |
1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Jesus Was a Crossmaker" B side: "I Had A Dream" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Slow Down Go Down" [W] B side: "The Last Wind" |
— | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Slow Down" [X] B side: "Won't We Feel Good" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Day that Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee" B side: "Born A Man" |
24 | 40 | — | 45 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Air That I Breathe" B side: "No More Riders" |
1974 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | |
| "Son of a Rotten Gambler" B side: "Layin' To The Music" |
— | 69 | — | 30 | — | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | ||
| "Don't Let Me Down" [Y] B side: "Lay Into The Music" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I'm Down" B side: "Hello Lady Goodbye" |
— | 26 | — | 23 | — | 18 | 26 | — | — | 104 | ||
| "Out on the Road" [Z] B side: "A Better Place" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" B side: "Second Hand Hang-Ups" |
1975 | — | — | 93 | 22 | — | 9 | 12 | — | — | 85 | |
| "Falling Calling" [AA] B side: "Time Machine Jive" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Lonely Hobo Lullaby" [AB] B side: "Second Hand Hang-Ups" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | ||
| "Another Night" [AC] B side: "Time Machine Jive" (North America) or "Look Out Johnny (There's A Monkey On Your Back)" (South America) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | ||
| "Write On" [AD] B side: "Crocodile Woman (She Bites)" (North America) or "Stranger" (Europe and South Africa) |
— | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | ||
| "Boulder to Birmingham" B side: "Crocodile Woman (She Bites)" |
1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | |
| "Star" B side: "Love Is The Thing" |
— | 90 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | ||
| "Daddy Don't Mind" B side: "C'mon" |
— | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Wiggle That Wotsit" B side: "Corrine" |
— | — | — | — | — | 20 | 11 | — | 19 | — | ||
| "Russian Roulette" [AE] B side: "Thanks For The Memories" |
1977 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Hello to Romance" B side: "48 Hour Parole" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Draggin' My Heels" [AF] B side: "I Won't Move Over" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Amnesty" B side: "Crossfire" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Burn Out" [AG] B side: "Writing On The Wall" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Writing on the Wall" [AH] B side: "Burn Out" |
1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Something to Live For" B side: "Song Of The Sun" |
1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Harlequin" [AI] B side: "What Am I Gonna Do" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Soldier's Song" B side: "Draggin' My Heels" |
1980 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Heartbeat" B side: "Take Your Time" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Holliedaze" B side: "Holliepops" |
1981 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | |
| "Take My Love and Run" B side: "Driver" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Stop in the Name of Love" B side: "Musical Pictures" or "Let Her Go Down" (New Zealand) |
1983 | 110 | 78 | 31 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | |
| "If the Lights Go Out" [AJ] B side: "Someone Else's Eyes" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Casualty" [AK] B side: "Someone Else's Eyes" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Got What I Want" [AL] B side: "Just One Look" (1983 version) |
1984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Too Many Hearts Get Broken" B side: "You're All Woman" and "Laughter Turns To Tears" |
1985 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "This Is It" B side: "You Gave Me Strength" and "You're All Woman" |
1987 | 118[28] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Reunion of the Heart" B side: "Too Many Hearts Get Broken" |
124[29] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Stand by Me" [AM] B side: "For What It's Worth, I'm Sorry" |
1988 | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Shine Silently" [AN] B side: "Your Eyes" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (re-release) B side: "'Cos You Like To Love Me" or "Carrie" |
1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| |
| "The Air That I Breathe" (re-release) B side: "We're Through" and "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" |
60 | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Find Me a Family" B side: "No Rules" |
1989 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Baby Come Back" [AO] B side: "Hillsborough" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Purple Rain" [AP] B side: "Naomi" and "Two Shadows" |
1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "The Woman I Love" B side: "Purple Rain (live version)" |
1993 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Hope" B side: "Shine On Me" |
2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "So Damn Beautiful" B side: "Too Much Too Soon" |
2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Notes
- "Lucille" was only released as a single in Australia and South Africa.
- "Very Last Day" was only released as a single in Continental Europe and Scandinavia.
- "What's Wrong with the Way I Live" was only released as a single in Scandinavia and Germany.
- "Pay You Back with Interest" was only released as a single in North America and New Zealand.
- "Peculiar Situation" was only released as a single in Germany.
- "Kill Me Quick" was only released as a single in Italy.
- "Non Prego Per Me" was only released as a single in Italy.
- "That's My Desire" was only released as a single in South Africa.
- "Just One Look" was only re-released in North America.
- "Dear Eloise" was only released as a single in North America, Australasia, Continental Europe, Scandinavia, Japan and South Africa.
- "Step Inside" was only released as a single in New Zealand.
- "Do the Best You Can" was only released as a single in North America, Australasia, Germany and Sweden.
- "Blowin' in the Wind" was only released as a single in the Netherlands and New Zealand.
- "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" was only released as a single in Germany.
- "Goodbye Tomorrow" was only released as a single in the Netherlands.
- "Why Didn't You Believe?" was only released as a single in New Zealand.
- "Frightened Lady" was only released as a single in Germany.
- "Survival of the Fittest" was only released as a single in North America.
- "Too Young to Be Married" was only released as a single in Australasia and the Netherlands.
- "Man Without a Heart" was only released as a single in the Netherlands.
- "Long Dark Road" was only released as a single in North America, Continental Europe and South Africa.
- "Don't Leave the Child Alone" was only released as a single in Germany and Spain.
- "Slow Down Go Down" was only released as a single in Australasia.
- "Slow Down" was only released as a single in North America. It is a different song to "Slow Down Go Down".
- "Don't Let Me Down" was only released as a single in North America.
- "Out on the Road" was only released as a single in Germany.
- "Falling Calling" was only released as a single in the Netherlands and Belgium.
- "Lonely Hobo Lullaby" was only released as a single in New Zealand.
- "Another Night" was only released as a single in North America and South America.
- "Write On" was only released as a single in North America, Continental Europe and South Africa.
- "Russian Roulette" was only released as a single in New Zealand.
- "Draggin' My Heels" was only released as a single in North America.
- "Burn Out" was only released as a single in Germany.
- "Writing on the Wall" was only released as a single in North America and New Zealand.
- "Harlequin" was only released as a single in Germany.
- "If the Lights Go Out" was only released as a single in Continental Europe.
- "Casualty" was only released as a single in North America.
- "I Got What I Want" was only released as a single in Continental Europe.
- "Stand by Me" was only released as a single in Germany.
- "Shine Silently" was only released as a single in Continental Europe.
- "Baby Come Back" was only released as a single in Germany.
- Only several hundred copies of "Purple Rain" were pressed and were only sold at concerts.
- A.^Originally peaked at no.3 on first release in 1969 but subsequently reached no.1 when reissued in 1988.