Crowded House discography explained

Artist:Crowded House
Studio:8
Singles:36
Ep:1
Compilation:7
Live:6
Video:7
Tribute:1
Soundtrack:1

This is a discography for the rock band Crowded House. As of 2021 Crowded House have sold over 15 million albums worldwide.

Albums

Studio albums

Year!scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:240px;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
CANGER
[1]
JPNNED
[2]
NOR
[3]
NZ
[4]
SWI
[5]
UK
[6]
US
[7]
1986Crowded House
  • Released: August 1986[8]
  • Label: Capitol
1844462039912
1988Temple of Low Men
  • Released: 5 July 1988
  • Label: Capitol
110577549213840
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
  • MC: Platinum
  • RMNZ: Platinum[13]
1991Woodface
  • Released: 2 July 1991
  • Label: Capitol
220261213112683
  • ARIA: Platinum
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
  • MC: Gold
  • RMNZ: Platinum
1993Together Alone
  • Released: 11 October 1993
  • Label: Capitol
218558919141473
  • ARIA: Platinum[14]
  • BPI: Platinum
  • MC: Gold
2007Time on Earth
  • Released: 29 June 2007
  • Label: Parlophone/ EMI
138951227289346
  • ARIA: Platinum[15]
  • BPI: Silver
  • RMNZ: Gold
2010Intriguer
  • Released: 11 June 2010
  • Label: Fantasy / Universal
179313231250
2021Dreamers Are Waiting
  • Released: 4 June 2021[16]
  • Label: EMI, Universal, BMG
216122276
2024Gravity Stairs
  • Released: 31 May 2024[17]
  • Label: Lester, BMG
3
[18]
4
[19]
8

Live albums

Year!rowspan="2" style="width:240px;"
Album detailsPeak chart positions
AUS
UK
2006Farewell to the World
  • Released: November 2006
  • Label: Capitol
43120
2007Live On Earth[A]
  • Released: December 2007 (UK only)
  • Label: Concert Live, Parlophone
2011North America Travelogue 2010[B]
  • Released: April 2011 (US only)
  • Label: KUFALA Recordings
colspan="2"
2011Intriguer Live – Start to Finish[C]
  • Released: November 2011 (US only)
  • Label: KUFALA Recordings
colspan="2"
2020Live 92–94: Part 1
  • Released: December 2020[20] [21]
  • Label: The Desk Tape Series
2021Live 92–94: Part 2
  • Released: January 2021[22]
  • Label: The Desk Tape Series

Notes:

In addition the above, KUFALA Recordings released numerous limited edition Crowded House recordings on CDr, recorded across USA and Canada in 2007 and 2010.

Compilation albums

Year!rowspan="2" style="width:240px;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
BEL
(FL)

[23]
CANGER
IRE
NED
NOR
NZ
SWI
UK
1996Recurring Dream: The Very Best of Crowded House
  • Released: 24 June 1996
  • Label: Capitol
141257521051171
  • ARIA: 13× Platinum[24]
  • BPI: 4× Platinum
  • IFPI: 2× Platinum[25]
  • MC: Gold
  • RMNZ: Platinum
1999Afterglow
  • Released: May 1999
  • Label: Capitol
3698233018
2003Classic Masters
  • Released: June 2003 (US only)
  • Label: Capitol
2003The Essential / Essential
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: EMI / Capitol
  • Re-issued in 2011
2007Platinum Crowded House
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: EMI / Capitol
2010The Very Very Best of Crowded House
  • Released: 22 October 2010
  • Label: Capitol / EMI
51249
  • ARIA: 4× Platinum[27]
  • BPI: Gold
2012All the Best / Gold
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: EMI / Universal

Limited live / self-released albums

Between 1996 and 2002, Crowded House self-released limited number of live albums.[28]

List of limited, live, self released albums
1996Marcia, Marcia, MarciaLive, Los Angeles 06/04/89
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Frenz of the Enz
  • Recorded on 6 April 1989 at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, US
1996Bent in Gent 18/10/91
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Frenz of the Enz
  • Recorded on 18 October 1991 at Vooruit, Gent, Belgium
1996Newcastle Jam
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Frenz of the Enz
  • Note: Recorded 20 March 1992, Civic Theatre, Newcastle, Australia
1996Paul Is Dead
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Frenz of the Enz
  • Note: Recorded 14 April 1994, at Roxy Theatre, Atlanta, US
1997Live on the Roof Top
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Frenz of the Enz
  • Note: Recorded 22 January 1987, Live on the Roof Top Melbourne, Australia
1997State of Mind
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Frenz of the Enz
  • Note: Recorded 25 August 1988 at Sydney State Theatre, Australia
1997Detroit Rock City
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Frenz of the Enz
  • Note: Recorded 20 September 1991 at Detroit State Theatre, US
1997Nick's Birthday Party
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Frenz of the Enz
  • Note: Recorded 9 December 1991 at New Daisy Theatre, Memphis, US
1997In the Raw
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Frenz of the Enz
  • Note: Recorded: 12 December 1991 at Back Alley, Houston, US
1997Graduation (Leeds University)
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Frenz of the Enz
  • Note: Recorded 28 February 1992, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
1997Hometown
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Frenz of the Enz
  • Note: Recorded 26 March 1992, the Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
1997Nick the Stripper
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Frenz of the Enz
  • Note: Recorded 20 June 1992 at Royal Court Theatre Liverpool, United Kingdom
1997One Night Stand
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Frenz of the Enz
  • Note: Recorded 24 June 1992 at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom
1997Foreplay
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Frenz of the Enz
  • Note: Recorded 17 July 1992 at National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
1997Dutch Treat
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Frenz of the Enz
  • Note: Recorded 2 December 1992 at Utrecht, Muziekcentrum, Netherlands
1997Manchester Split
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Frenz of the Enz
  • Note: Recorded 21 and 22 November 1993 at Apollo-Manchester, UK
1997Worst Kept Secret
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Frenz of the Enz
  • Note: Recorded 20 November 1996 at Corner Hotel, Melbourne, Australia
1997Spooky Vibrations
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Frenz of the Enz
  • Note: Recorded between 1991 and 1997 at various places
1998Homebrew
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Frenz of the Enz
  • Note: Recorded between 1991 and 1994 at various places
1998Exit Stage Left
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Frenz of the Enz
  • Note: Recorded 21 November 1996 at The Corner Hotel Melbourne, Australia
1999Back On the Bus
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Frenz of the Enz
  • Note: Recorded between 1992 and 1993 at various places
1999Live At CBGB
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Frenz of the Enz
  • Note: Recorded 22 November 1986 at CBCG, New York, US
1999Acoustically Live
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Frenz of the Enz
  • Note: Recorded between 1990 and 1994 in Australia and US
2000Ghost Cars
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Frenz of the Enz
  • Note: Recorded between 1991 and 1994 at various places
2000Ghost Cars
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Frenz of the Enz
  • Note: Recorded between 1991 and 1994 at various places
2002Taxi
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Frenz of the Enz
  • Note: Recorded 25 September 1991 at St. Dennis Theatre, Montreal, Canada
2002Buffalo '91
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Frenz of the Enz
  • Note: Recorded December 1991 at Buffalo, US
2002Live in Berlin
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Frenz of the Enz
  • Note: Recorded 8 December 1993 at Huxleys, Berlin, Germany
2002Live At the Warfield
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Frenz of the Enz
  • Note: Recorded 23 March 1994 at The Warfield Theatre, San Francisco

Video albums

Year!rowspan="2" style="width:240px;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
DVD

1987Spring Break '87
  • Released: July 1987
  • Label:
1992I Like to Watch
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Picture Music International
1996Farewell to the World[#]
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Polygram Video
1
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum
2002
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Capitol Records
1
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[29]
2003Live at the Corner
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Friends of the Enz
2007Woodface (The Story Behind The Album)
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Madman

Notes:

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
AUS
[30]
CANGER
IRE
[31]
NED
NZ
UK
US
[32] [33]
US
Alt

[34]
US
Main Rock

[35]
1986"Mean to Me"26Crowded House
"World Where You Live"437665
"Now We're Getting Somewhere"[D]6333
"Don't Dream It's Over"8113197127211
  • BPI: Platinum
  • RMNZ: 4× Platinum[36]
1987"Something So Strong"1810395710
1988"Better Be Home Soon"2859312422918Temple of Low Men
"When You Come"27
"Into Temptation"59642038
"Never Be the Same"[E]45
1989"Sister Madly"669226
1990"I Feel Possessed"9349
1991"Chocolate Cake"209277692Woodface
"Fall at Your Feet"31242141241775
  • BPI: Silver
"It's Only Natural"1555595531245
1992"Weather with You"273423191097
  • BPI: Gold
"Four Seasons in One Day"4768503326
1993"Distant Sun"2347051911326Together Alone
1994"Nails in My Feet"341122
"Locked Out"7981121208
"Fingers of Love"27
"Pineapple Head"5027
"Private Universe"46
1995"Together Alone"37
1996"Everything Is Good for You"10Recurring Dream
"Instinct"90681712
"Not the Girl You Think You Are"374120
"Don't Dream It's Over" (re-release)25
2007"Don't Stop Now"3441Time on Earth
"She Called Up"156
"Pour Le Monde"51
2010"Saturday Sun"Intriguer
"Either Side of the World"
2016"Better Be Home Soon/Fall at Your Feet/Distant Sun (Medley)"
(with Missy Higgins and Bernard Fanning)
53
2020"Whatever You Want"[37] Dreamers Are Waiting
2021"To the Island"[F]
2022"Sweet Tooth"[38]
2024"Oh Hi"[39] Gravity Stairs
"Teenage Summer"[40]
"The Howl"[41] [G]
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Notes:

Other charted songs

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
NZ
Hot

UK
2015"Help Is Coming"88Afterglow
2024"Magic Piano"40 Gravity Stairs

Other appearances

Title! scope="col"
YearAlbum
"Many Rivers to Cross" (live) (with Jimmy Barnes)1989"Last Frontier" (single)
"Tall Trees" (live)1992Triple J - Live at The Wireless Volume 2
"Fall At Your Feet" & "It's Only Natural (unplugged)1993Triple M Cordless
"Christmas Message"Santa Claus, Schmanta Claus (Kevin and Bean)
"World Where You Live" (live)1994KFOG 104.5 "Live from the Archives"
"Hope Is Coming"1999Liberdade - Viva East Timor
"Mr. Tambourine Man" (with Roger McGuinn) (live),
"Eight Miles High" (with Roger McGuinn) (live),
"Throw Your Arms Around Me") (live),
"One Step Ahead" (live),
"History Never Repeats" (with Pearl Jam) (live)
Other Enz: Split Enz & Beyond
"It's Only Natural"2000Top of the Pops 2
"My Legs Are Gone"2001I Like It Rare
"Weather with You" (acoustic)2006The Acoustic Album
"Better Be Home Soon" (live)2007Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate in Crisis
"Everybody's Talkin'" (Like a Version)2008Triple J Like a Version 4
"Don’t Dream It’s Over" (live)2020Music from the Home Front

Crowded House song covers

Covers performed by Crowded House

Crowded House themselves frequently perform a version of the Hunters and Collectors' "Throw Your Arms Around Me" and Paul Kelly's "Leaps and Bounds" during their live sets (including at the ARIA Music Awards of 1997 ceremony, inducting Kelly into the Hall of Fame). Their version of The Zombies' "She's Not There" was used on the soundtrack of The Crossing, a 1990 film starring Russell Crowe.[44] In addition to these, the group often would perform The Beatles' "Rocky Raccoon", among many other Beatles songs. The group would also often perform Irish folk traditional piece "The Parting Glass". As the group rose from the ashes of Split Enz, they often performed various Split Enz songs, in particular "This Is Massive" because it was written by Paul Hester for Split Enz's last album, the only studio album he performed on.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Suchen nach: Crowded House. German. GfK Entertainment. 11 July 2020. N.B. Select the Album tab to display albums chart peaks.
  2. Web site: dutchcharts.nl > Crowded House in Dutch Charts. Dutch. Hung Medien. 11 July 2020.
  3. Web site: norwegiancharts.com > Crowded House in Norwegian Charts. Hung Medien. 11 July 2020.
  4. Web site: charts.nz > Crowded House in New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. 2016-12-15.
  5. Swiss chart peaks:
  6. UK chart peaks:
    • Top 100 peaks: Web site: Official Charts > Crowded House. Official Charts Company. 2016-12-16. N.B. This site displays 'compressed' chart peaks (exclusion rules applied) for singles charting between 76–100.
    • Top 200 peaks from November 1994 to December 2010: Web site: Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > Chris C. – CZR. zobbel.de. 2016-12-15. N.B. This site displays 'uncompressed' chart peaks (no exclusion rules applied) for singles charting between 76–200, between November 1994 and May 2001.
  7. Crowded House Chart History: Billboard 200. Billboard. 2021-01-03.
  8. Web site: Crowded House at ARIAs. ARIA Charts. 26 May 2020. 21 August 2022.
  9. "Web site: ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2005 Albums . 24 July 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081221131234/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2005.htm . 21 December 2008 . ". Retrieved on 2011-10-09.
  10. United Kingdom. Crowded House. 2 June 2024.
  11. "Certified Awards Search ". Music Canada. Retrieved on 2011-10-09. Note: User needs to enter "Crowded House" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
  12. Web site: Searchable Database . . 2011-10-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070626050454/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH . 26 June 2007 . Note: User must define 'Artist' search parameter as "Crowded House".
  13. Web site: Gold and platinum New Zealand albums to 2013. Te Ara. Encyclopedia of NZ. 19 July 2015.
  14. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia. PDF. 69–70.
  15. Web site: Archived copy . 17 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110515024321/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2007Albums.htm . 15 May 2011 .
  16. Crowded House Preview First New Album Since 2010 With 'To the Island'. Legaspi. Althea. 17 February 2021. Rolling Stone. 17 February 2021.
  17. Crowded House Announce New Album 'Gravity Stairs' . The Music. 16 February 2024. 18 February 2024.
  18. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 10 June 2024. 7 June 2024.
  19. Web site: NZ Top 40 Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 10 June 2024. 7 June 2024.
  20. Web site: Live 92–94: Part 1. Apple Music. 1 December 2020.
  21. Web site: ARCA Desk Tape Series. Support Act. 9 May 2021.
  22. Web site: Live 92–94: Part 2. Apple Music. 1 January 2021.
  23. Web site: Ultratop Vlaanderen > Zoeken naar: Crowded House (album). Dutch. Hung Medien. 2016-12-15.
  24. Web site: Archived copy . 24 December 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120212185011/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2010Albums.htm . 12 February 2012 .
  25. "http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat2000.html ". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 2011-10-09.
  26. Web site: ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1999 Albums . 1 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110611210517/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-1999.htm . 11 June 2011 .
  27. Australia. Crowded House. album. 2022. 5 September 2022.
  28. Web site: Crowded House Discography. 19 October 2023.
  29. Australia. Crowded House. video. 2006. 18 December 2021.
  30. Australian chart peaks:

    . David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W . 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 78. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.

  31. Irish chart peaks:
  32. Billboard > Artists / Crowded House > Chart History > The Hot 100. Billboard. 2016-12-15.
  33. Web site: US Billboard Bubbling Under peaks (from ukmix.org). Imgur. 2016-12-15.
  34. Crowded House Chart History: Alternative Airplay. Billboard. 2021-01-03.
  35. Crowded House Chart History: Mainstream Rock Songs. Billboard. 2021-01-03.
  36. New Zealand. Crowded House. Don't Dream It's Over. single. 5632. true. 4 January 2024.
  37. Web site: Neil Finn tells us all about Crowded House's first new music in a decade. ABC. 29 October 2020. 29 October 2020.
  38. Web site: 28 January 2022 . Crowded House Premiere "Sweet Tooth" Video . Noise11.
  39. Web site: New Music Friday 9 February 2024 – New releases from The Dead South to Faye Webster. Happy Mag. 9 February 2024. 9 February 2024.
  40. Web site: Crowded House Continue Album Rollout with ‘Teenage Summer. Rolling Stone. 11 April 2024. 15 April 2024.
  41. Web site: Crowded House Share 'The Howl' Video As New Album Arrives. Tanga Media Rock. 3 June 2024. 4 June 2024.
  42. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 31 May 2021. 29 May 2021.
  43. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 10 June 2024. 7 June 2024.
  44. Web site: The Crossing Press kit . Beyond Films . 1990 . 2008-03-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070901014015/http://beyond.com.au/pdfs/crossing.pdf . 1 September 2007 .