Thompson Twins discography
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The following is the complete discography of English pop band Thompson Twins.
Studio albums8
Live albums1
Compilation albums15
Singles35
| Thompson Twins discography | |
|---|---|
| |
| Studio albums | 8 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 15 |
| Singles | 35 |
| Video albums | 3 |
| Music videos | 20 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2][3] |
CAN [4] |
GER [5] |
NL [6] |
NZ [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [10] |
US [11] | ||||||
| A Product Of... (Participation) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Set |
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48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Quick Step & Side Kick Side Kicks (US) |
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2 | 85 | 26 | — | 47 | 7 | — | 27 | — | 34 | ||||
| Into the Gap |
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1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 10 | ||||
| Here's to Future Days |
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5 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 20 | ||||
| Close to the Bone |
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90 | — | 71 | — | — | 46 | 20 | 26 | — | 76 | ||||
| Big Trash |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 143 | ||||
| Queer |
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— | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Into the Gap Live |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
US [11] | ||||||||||||||
| In the Name of Love (U.S.) |
|
— | 148 | ||||||||||||
| The Best of Thompson Twins: Greatest Mixes |
|
— | 175 | ||||||||||||
| Thompson Twins Greatest Hits |
|
23 | — |
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| The Greatest Hits |
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— | — |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
The following compilations were released in various territories but did not chart:
- The Best of Thompson Twins (1991)
- The Collection (1993)
- Singles Collection (1996)
- Greatest Hits (1996)
- The Best of Thompson Twins (1998)
- Master Hits (1999)
- Hold Me Now (2000)
- Platinum & Gold Collection (2003)
- The Greatest Hits (2003)
- 12 Inch Collection (2004)
- Love on Your Side – The Best of Thompson Twins (2007)
- Remixes & Rarities (2014)
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [4] |
GER [5] |
NL [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [10] |
US [22] |
US Dan [23] | ||||||||
| 1980 | "Squares and Triangles"[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | single only | |||||
| "She's in Love with Mystery"[B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1981 | "Perfect Game" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Product Of... (Participation) | |||||
| "Animal Laugh" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Make Believe" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Politics" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1982 | "In the Name of Love" | —[C] | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | 1 | Set; In the Name of Love (U.S.) | |||||
| "Runaway" | —[D] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Lies" | 67 | 27 | 12 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 30 | 1 | Quick Step and Side Kick; Side Kicks (U.S.) | ||||||
| 1983 | "Love on Your Side" | 9 | 80 | 47 | 32 | 27 | 9 | — | — | 45 | 6 | ||||||
| "We Are Detective" | 7 | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Watching" | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Hold Me Now" | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | 4 | — | 18 | 3 | 1 | Into the Gap | ||||||
| 1984 | "Doctor! Doctor!" | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 12 | — | 11 | 11 | 18 |
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| "You Take Me Up" | 2 | 47 | 28 | 24 | 50 | 24 | — | — | 44 | — |
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| "Sister of Mercy" | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "The Gap" | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | |||||||
| "Lay Your Hands on Me" | 13 | 28 | — | 39 | — | 19 | 17 | — | — | — |
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non-album single | |||||
| 1985 | "Roll Over"[E] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Here's to Future Days | |||||
| "Lay Your Hands on Me" (remix) | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 46 | |||||||
| "Don't Mess with Doctor Dream" | 15 | 17 | — | 30 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 11 | — | — | |||||||
| "King for a Day" | 22 | 20 | 12 | — | — | 4 | 10 | — | 8 | — | |||||||
| "Revolution" | 56 | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1986 | "Nothing in Common" | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 38 | Nothing in Common soundtrack | |||||
| 1987 | "Get That Love" | 66 | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | Close to the Bone | |||||
| "Long Goodbye" | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Bush Baby"[F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1988 | "In the Name of Love '88" | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | The Best of Thompson Twins: Greatest Mixes | |||||
| 1989 | "Sugar Daddy" | 97 | 155[30] | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | Big Trash | |||||
| "Bombers in the Sky" | — | 152[31] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1990 | "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?"[G] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Red Hot + Blue | |||||
| 1991 | "Come Inside" | 56 | 149[3] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | Queer | |||||
| 1992 | "The Saint" | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Groove On" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Play with Me (Jane)" | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cool World | ||||||
| "—" denotes singles which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||||||
Music videos
- "Make Believe" (1981)
- "Lies" (1982)
- "Love on Your Side" (1983)
- "Watching" (1983)
- "Hold Me Now" (1983)
- "We are Detective" (1983)
- "Doctor! Doctor!" (1984)
- "You Take Me Up" (1984)
- "Sister of Mercy" (1984)
- "Lay Your Hands on Me" (1984)
- "Don't Mess with Doctor Dream" (1985)
- "King for a Day" (1985)
- "Revolution" (1985)
- "Nothing in Common" (1986)
- "Get That Love" (1987)
- "Long Goodbye" (1987)
- "Sugar Daddy" (1989)
- "Bombers in the Sky" (1990)
- "Come Inside" (1991)
- "The Saint" (1992)
Videography
| Year | Title | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | "Side Kicks" - The Movie
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VHS/LaserDisc/DVD |
| 1984 | Into the Gap Live
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VHS/LaserDisc |
| 1985 | Single Vision
|
VHS/LaserDisc |
Soundtrack appearances
- Ghostbusters (1984) - "In the Name of Love"
- Sixteen Candles (1984) - "If You Were Here"
- Explorers (1985) - "Doctor! Doctor!"
- Perfect (1985) - "Lay Your Hands on Me"
- Nothing in Common (1986) - "Nothing in Common"
- Lucas (1986) - "King For a Day"
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) - "Bombers in the Sky"
- Cool World (1992) - "Play with Me" and "Industry and Seduction" (Tom Bailey)
- The Wedding Singer (1997) - "Hold Me Now"
- Not Another Teen Movie (2001) - "If You Were Here"
Video game
- The Thompson Twins Adventure (1984) - A video game adaptation of "Doctor! Doctor!"
Notes
- "She's in Love with Mystery" was released in November 1980 through independent label Latent.
- "In the Name of Love" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 90 on the Record Business Top 100 Singles chart.[24]
- This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 83 on the Record Business Top 100 Singles chart.[25]
- "Roll Over", released on 12 April 1985 on 7" & 12" vinyl, was intended to be the first official single from Here's to Future Days. It was withdrawn on the day of release, but some copies were sold and made it to the public. It featured a different version of the song with the 12" extended version titled "Roll Over (Again)". The B-side was a semi-instrumental version of "King for a Day" titled "Fools in Paradise".
- "Bush Baby" was released in 1987 as a promo 7" single with an exclusive 7" single version b/w "Follow Your Heart" on Arista Records.
- "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" was released in December 1990, as the clearly labelled B-side to Deborah Harry & Iggy Pop's "Well Did You Evah?" on 7", 12" vinyl and CD single to promote the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Blue. Only the Harry/Pop A-side charted.