The Psychedelic Furs discography

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Studio albums8
Live albums2
Compilation albums6
Singles23
The Psychedelic Furs discography
The Psychedelic Furs performing at Pacific Amphitheatre in 2008
Studio albums8
Live albums2
Compilation albums6
Singles23
Video albums2

The discography of the English rock band the Psychedelic Furs consists of eight studio albums, 22 singles, six compilation albums, and two live albums.

The Psychedelic Furs formed in 1977 and released their eponymous debut studio album in 1980. It reached number 18 on the UK Albums Chart[1] and number 140 on the US Billboard 200.[2] The band's second album, Talk Talk Talk, followed in 1981. It reached the top 10 of the charts in New Zealand and contained the band's first two charting UK singles, "Dumb Waiters" and "Pretty in Pink".[1] The band released its third album, Forever Now, in 1982. It featured the single "Love My Way", which nearly reached the top 40 in both the US and the UK.[1]

Mirror Moves, the band's fourth album, was released in 1984 and peaked at number 15 in the UK and number 43 in the US.[1][2] It included the charting singles "Heaven", "The Ghost in You", and "Heartbeat".[1] In 1986, the band re-recorded "Pretty in Pink" for the soundtrack to the film of the same name, leaving them poised for their highest-profile release, 1987's Midnight to Midnight, which peaked at number 12 in the UK and number 29 in the US, thus becoming the highest-charting album of the band's career. This was followed the next year with the band's first "hits" compilation, All of This and Nothing, and the single "All That Money Wants".

The Furs released the studio albums: Book of Days in 1989, and World Outside in 1991, then quietly went on hiatus while singer Richard Butler began work on a solo project which evolved into the band Love Spit Love. The Psychedelic Furs reformed in 2000 and have continued to tour and perform ever since. In 2001, they released Beautiful Chaos: Greatest Hits Live, which also featured one new studio recording, "Alive (For Once in My Lifetime)", as well as a DVD version of the performance, titled Live from the House of Blues. The band released Made of Rain, their eighth studio album, and first in 29 years, on 31 July 2020. It was preceded by the single "Don't Believe".

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[3][4]
CAN
[5]
GER
[6]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
SCO
[1]
SPA
[9]
SWI
[10]
US
[2]
The Psychedelic Furs 18140
Talk Talk Talk
  • Released: May 1981
  • Label: Columbia
30889
Forever Now
  • Released: September 1982
  • Label: Columbia
20498343561
Mirror Moves
  • Released: May 1984
  • Label: Columbia
15971652643
Midnight to Midnight
  • Released: February 1987
  • Label: Columbia
123816201829
Book of Days
  • Released: October 1989
  • Label: Columbia
74114138
World Outside
  • Released: July 1991
  • Label: Columbia
68108
Made of Rain 13476[A]5624112[B]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

Title Details
Radio One Sessions
  • Released: June 1999
  • Label: Strange Fruit
  • Recorded: 1979–1981, 1990
Beautiful Chaos: Greatest Hits Live
  • Released: November 2001
  • Label: Sony
  • Recorded: 2001

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
SCO
[1]
US
[2]
All of This and Nothing
  • Released: August 1988
  • Label: Columbia
67102
Here Came the Psychedelic Furs: B-Sides and Lost Grooves
  • Released: October 1994
  • Label: Columbia
In the Pink
  • Released: May 1996
  • Label: Sony
Should God Forget: A Retrospective
  • Released: October 1997
  • Label: Columbia
Greatest Hits
  • Released: January 2001
  • Label: Columbia
Superhits
  • Released: September 2003
  • Label: Sony
The Best of the Psychedelic Furs
  • Released: 2009
  • Label:
[C]97
Playlist: The Very Best of the Psychedelic Furs
  • Released: May 2011
  • Label: Sony Music Entertainment
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Video albums

Title Details
All of This and Nothing
  • Released: August 1988
  • Label: Sony
  • Format: VHS
Live from House of Blues
  • Released: October 2001
  • Label: Pioneer
  • Format: DVD, VHS

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[1]
AUS
[17][4]
CAN
[18]
NZ
[7]
US
[19]
US
Alt.

[20]
US Dance
[21]
US
Main.

[22]
"We Love You" 1979 [D]77 The Psychedelic Furs
"Sister Europe" 1980 10047
"Mr. Jones" Talk Talk Talk
"Dumb Waiters" 1981 5927
"Pretty in Pink" 43
"Love My Way" 1982 42239444030 Forever Now
"Danger"
"Run and Run" 1983
"Heaven" 1984 2941 Mirror Moves
"The Ghost in You" 6885325925
"Here Come Cowboys"
"Heartbeat" 624
"Pretty in Pink"[E]
(re-recorded version)
1986 186141 Pretty in Pink soundtrack
"Heartbreak Beat" 1987 79267823261411 Midnight to Midnight
"Angels Don't Cry" 85
"Shock" 30
"All That Money Wants" 1988 751 All of This and Nothing
"Should God Forget" 1989 8 Book of Days
"House" 1990 921
"Until She Comes" 1991 891461 World Outside
"Don't Be a Girl" 13
"Alive (For Once in My Lifetime)" 2001 Beautiful Chaos: Greatest Hits Live
"Don't Believe" 2020 Made of Rain
"You'll Be Mine"
"Wrong Train" 2021
"Evergreen" Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Music videos

  • "We Love You" (1980)
  • "Sister Europe" (1980)
  • "Pretty in Pink" (1981)
  • "Dumb Waiters" (1981)
  • "Love My Way" (1982)
  • "Sleep Comes Down" (1982)
  • "Run and Run" (1983)
  • "Danger" (1983)
  • "Heaven" (1984)
  • "The Ghost in You" (1984)
  • "Here Come Cowboys" (1984)
  • "Pretty in Pink" (1986)
  • "Heartbreak Beat" (1987)
  • "Angels Don't Cry" (1987)
  • "All That Money Wants" (1988)
  • "House" (1990)
  • "Until She Comes" (1991)
  • "Don't Be a Girl" (1991)
  • "Alive (For Once in My Lifetime)" (2001)
  • "Come All Ye Faithful" (2020)
  • "Wrong Train" (2021)

Notes

References

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