Boyzone discography explained

Artist:Boyzone
Studio:7
Compilation:9
Video:10
Music Videos:26
Singles:30

The discography of Irish boy band Boyzone contains seven studio albums, nine compilation albums, one singles box set, thirty singles and ten video albums.

Boyzone released their debut single, a cover version of the Four Seasons' hit "Working My Way Back to You", in 1994 and it reached number three on the Irish Singles Chart. The release of their second single and cover version of the classic Osmonds' hit, "Love Me for a Reason", was their debut elsewhere. It peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and was included on their 1995 debut album Said and Done. The album reached number one in Ireland and the UK. Boyzone's second album, A Different Beat, was released in 1996 and contained the band's first UK number one single, a cover of the Bee Gees' hit "Words". The album also contained the singles "A Different Beat" and "Isn't It a Wonder". Their third album, Where We Belong, was released in 1998 and it contained the singles "All That I Need", "Baby Can I Hold You" and "No Matter What". In 1999, Boyzone released a greatest hits compilation, By Request. The band then went on hiatus whilst all the members pursued solo projects.

In September 2008, the band returned with "Love You Anyway", which peaked at number five in the UK, making it their seventeenth consecutive top five single. Their second single of 2008, "Better", peaked at number 22 in the UK. In 2010, "Gave It All Away", the lead single from their fourth studio album Brother, peaked at number 9 in the UK and number 1 in Ireland; "Love Is a Hurricane" was also released as a single from the album, but was less successful. In 2013, to celebrate 20 years of the band, their fifth studio album BZ20 was released, along with the single "Love Will Save the Day". In 2018, Boyzone released their seventh studio album Thank You & Goodnight, which spawned four singles.

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsSales
IRE
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
FRA
[4]
GER
[5]
NLD
[6]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
UK
[10]
Said and Done
  • Released: 21 August 1995
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
1 49 68 41 44 1

3× Platinum[11]

A Different Beat
  • Released: 28 October 1996
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
2 74 40 11 47 78 44 21 1
  • BPI: 3× Platinum
Where We Belong
  • Released: 25 May 1998
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
1 31 40 35 14 1 1 8 8 1

Gold[12]

  • BPI: 5× Platinum
  • BVMI

Gold[13]

Gold[14]

Gold[15]

Platinum[16]

Brother 1 34 55 50 7 88 1

Platinum[17]

  • BPI: Platinum
BZ20
  • Released: 22 November 2013
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: CD, digital download
7 85 35 6
  • BPI: Gold
  • WW: 250,000[20]
  • UK: 199,854
Dublin to Detroit
  • Released: 21 November 2014
  • Label: East West
  • Formats: CD, digital download
12 43 14 14
  • BPI: Silver
Thank You & Goodnight 10 6
  • BPI: Silver
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsSales
IRE
AUS
AUT
GER
NLD
NZ
SWE
SWI
UK
By Request
  • Released: 31 May 1999
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
1 3 4 4 3 1 4 5 1
  • ARIA: Platinum
  • BPI: 6× Platinum
  • BVMI: Gold
  • IFPI SWI: Gold
  • NVPI: Platinum
  • UK: 1,814,966
The Singles Collection '94–'99
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD
129
Ballads – The Love Song Collection
  • Released: 17 March 2003
  • Label: Polydor, Universal
  • Formats: CD, digital download
50 88 63 6
  • BPI: Gold
  • Released: 30 January 2006
  • Label: Spectrum
  • Formats: CD, digital download
54
  • BPI: Silver
The Silver Collection
  • Released: 31 May 2007
  • Label: Spectrum, Universal Music Catalogue
  • Formats: CD, digital download
94
Back Again...
No Matter What
  • Released: 13 October 2008
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD, digital download
3 30 68 48 92 4
  • IRMA: 2× Platinum[21]
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
B-Sides & Rarities
  • Released: 13 October 2008
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: Digital download
34
Love Me for a Reason – The Collection
  • Released: 17 February 2014
  • Label: Spectrum, Polydor, UMC
  • Formats: CD, digital download
No Matter What – The Essential
  • Released: 14 April 2017
  • Label: Spectrum, Polydor, UMC
  • Formats: CD, digital download
95
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Singles

Single! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
IRE
[22]
AUS
AUT
FRA
GER
[23]
NLD
[24]
NZ
SWE
SWI
UK
"Working My Way Back to You"19943 Non-album single
"Love Me for a Reason"1 48 28 47 7 28 15 2
  • BPI: Gold
Said and Done
"Key to My Life"19951 167 64 12 3
  • BPI: Silver
"So Good"1 179 69 3
"Father and Son"1 2 18 11 15 7 25 28 2
  • ARIA: Gold[25]
  • BPI: Platinum
"Coming Home Now"19962 4
  • BPI: Silver
"Words"1 96 2 31 7 15 4 2 1
  • BPI: Platinum
  • BVMI: Gold
  • IFPI AUT: Gold
A Different Beat
"A Different Beat"2 42 37 31 78 1
  • BPI: Silver
"Isn't It a Wonder"19973 113 49 65 59 2
  • BPI: Silver
"Mystical Experience"
"Picture of You"2 39 23 15 32 27 22 23 2
  • BPI: Platinum
Where We Belong
"Baby Can I Hold You"/"Shooting Star"2 56 39 26 80 43 11 12 17 2
  • BPI: Platinum
"Te Garder Près De Moi"
(featuring Alliage)
3 90Non-album single
"All That I Need"19981 102 91 51 38 7 36 1
  • BPI: Silver
Where We Belong
"No Matter What"1 5 3 43 2 1 1 2 2 1
  • ARIA: Platinum[26]
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
  • BVMI: Platinum
  • IFPI AUT: Gold
  • IFPI SWI: Gold
  • NVPI: 2× Platinum
"All the Time in the World"
"I Love the Way You Love Me"2 50 39 1 17 43 2
  • BPI: Gold
"When the Going Gets Tough"19992 71 1
  • BPI: Platinum
By Request
"You Needed Me"2 38 36 16 1 21 29 1
  • BPI: Silver
"Every Day I Love You"1 41 34 24 13 56 3
  • BPI: Silver
The Singles Collection 1994–1999
"Love You Anyway"20083 111 30 5Back Again...No Matter What
"Better"26 22
"Gave It All Away"20101 42 21 9Brother
"Love Is a Hurricane"39 44
"Love Will Save the Day"201342 156 59 39BZ20
"Light Up the Night"[27] 2014
"Dream"2018Thank You & Goodnight
"Because"
"Love"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Video albums

TitleDetailsNotes
Said and Done
  • Released: 16 October 1995
  • Label: Polygram International
  • Format: VHS
Live at Wembley
  • Released: 23 September 1996
  • Label: Polygram International
  • Format: VHS
  • Features live concert from Wembley Arena.
Something Else
  • Released: 29 September 1997
  • Label: Polygram International
  • Format: VHS
Live - Where We Belong
  • Released: 16 November 1998
  • Label: Polygram International
  • Format: VHS
  • Features live concert from the Manchester Arena.
By Request
  • Released: 31 May 1999
  • Label: Polygram International
  • Format: VHS
  • Features interview about the time of the band and videos so far in the history of the band.
Dublin - Live by Request
  • Released: 20 November 1999
  • Label: Polygram International
  • Format: VHS, DVD
  • Features live concert from the RDS Arena in Ireland.
Boyzone 2000 - Live at the Point
  • Released: 17 April 2000
  • Label: Polygram International
  • Format: VHS, DVD
  • Features the last concert before break from the point theatre, Dublin on 10 January 2000.
Live and Behind the Scenes
  • Released: 26 May 2008
  • Label: Polygram International
  • Format: DVD
Back Again... No Matter What - Live 2008
  • Released: 13 October 2008
  • Label: Universal
  • Format: DVD
  • Features the live concert from the Manchester Arena.
Back Again... No Matter What
  • Released: 13 October 2008
  • Studio: Universal
  • Format: DVD
  • Features 16 music videos, including all the number one hits, as well as live performances and behind-the-scenes film footage and photos.
Brother Tour - Live
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Universal
  • Format: DVD
  • Features the live concert from the Brother Tour from the O2 Arena in London and the CD from the BZ20 Tour.

Music videos

YearVideo
1994"Working My Way Back to You"
"Love Me for a Reason"
1995"Key to My Life"
"So Good"
"Father and Son"
1996"Coming Home Now"
"Words"
"A Different Beat"
1997"Isn't It a Wonder"
"Mystical Experience" (featuring Enrique Iglesias)
"Picture of You"
(From the motion picture Bean)
"Baby Can I Hold You"
"Te Garder Pres De Moi" (featuring Alliage)
1998"All That I Need"
"No Matter What"
"All the Time in the World"
"I Love the Way You Love Me"
"Sweetest Thing" (with U2)
Cameo appearance
1999"When the Going Gets Tough"
"You Needed Me"
"Every Day I Love You"
2008"Love You Anyway"
"Better"
2010"Gave It All Away"
"Love Is a Hurricane"
2013"Love Will Save the Day"
2014"Light Up the Night"
"Reach Out (I'll Be There)"
2018"Because"
"Love"

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Irish Album Charts > Boyzone. irish-charts.com Hung Medien. 2 February 2011.
  2. Web site: Australian Charts > Boyzone. australian-charts.com Hung Medien. 2 February 2011.
  3. Web site: Austrian Charts > Boyzone . German . austriancharts.at Hung Medien . 2 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110531203853/http://www.austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Boyzone . 31 May 2011 .
  4. Web site: French Charts > Boyzone. French. lescharts.com Hung Medien. 2 February 2011.
  5. Web site: Chartverfolgung / Boyzone / Longplay. German. musicline.de PhonoNet. 2 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20171014183629/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Boyzone/?type=longplay. 14 October 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: Dutch Album Charts > Boyzone. Dutch. dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien . 2 February 2011.
  7. Web site: New Zealand Charts > Boyzone . charts.nz Hung Medien . 2 February 2011 .
  8. Web site: Swedish Charts > Boyzone. swedishcharts.com Hung Medien. 2 February 2011.
  9. Web site: Swiss Charts > Boyzone. swisscharts.com Hung Medien. 2 February 2011.
  10. Web site: UK Charts > Boyzone. Official Charts Company. 24 November 2018.
  11. Web site: BPI Certified Awards . . 3 February 2024 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090924015932/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx . 24 September 2009 . dmy .
  12. Web site: ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 1999 Albums . . 2 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110611210517/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-1999.htm . 11 June 2011 . dmy .
  13. Germany. Boyzone . 6 February 2011.
  14. Web site: IFPI Austria > Goud & Platin . German . . 28 August 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090608024513/http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin . 8 June 2009 . dmy .
  15. Web site: IFPI Switzerland > Edelmetall. German. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Hung Medien. 28 August 2011.
  16. Web site: NVPI Goud/Platina . Dutch . . 28 August 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130602174107/http://ifpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=60461 . 2 June 2013 .
  17. Web site: IRMA > 2010 Certification Awards > Platinum. Irish Recorded Music Association. 28 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120523091024/http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/platinum10.htm. 23 May 2012. dead.
  18. Web site: Listen to Boyzone's new single Love Will Save The Day from upcoming BZ20 album. Lydia. Smith. 11 October 2013. Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror.
  19. Jones. Alan. Official Charts analysis: Olly Murs becomes second X Factor graduate to score three No.1s. Music Week. 1 December 2014. 1 December 2014.
  20. Web site: Boyzone to release new Motown album. TV3. 7 November 2014. 7 October 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141107175128/http://www.tv3.ie/entertainment_article.php?locID=1.803.874&article=147496. 7 November 2014. dmy-all.
  21. Web site: IRMA > 2008 Certification Awards > Multi-Platinum. Irish Recorded Music Association. 2 February 2011.
  22. Web site: Irish Singles Charts > Boyzone . . 28 August 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721125301/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=4 . 21 July 2011 .
  23. Web site: Chartverfolgung/Boyzone/Single. German. musicline.de PhonoNet. 1 December 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20120401104223/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Boyzone/?type=single. 1 April 2012. dead.
  24. Web site: Dutch Top 40 > Boyzone. Stichting Nederlands Top 40. 24 November 2009.
  25. Web site: 1996 Annual Charts. ARIA. 1997. 23 February 2020.
  26. Web site: ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 1999 Singles . . 9 April 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090312041639/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-1999.htm . 12 March 2009 . dmy .
  27. News: Boyzone Debut Latest Single 'Light Up The Night' From BZ20 Album, Marking 20th Anniversary. The Huffington Post. 8 February 2014. 16 February 2020.