Happy Mondays discography explained

English rock band Happy Mondays have released five studio albums and three live albums.

Studio albums

YearTitleChart positionsCertification
UK
[1]
UK Indie
[2]
AUS
NZSWEAUTUS
1987Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out)
  • Released: April 1987
  • Label: Factory (FAC 170)
  • Format: CD, CS, DL, LP
4
1988Bummed
  • Released: November 1988
  • Label: Factory (FAC 220)
  • Format: CD, CS, DAT, DL, LP
592
1990Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches
  • Released: 5 November 1990
  • Label: Factory (FAC 320)
  • Format: CD, CS, DL, LP
49827413089
1992Yes Please!
  • Released: 22 September 1992
  • Label: Factory (FAC 420)
  • Format: CD, CS, DL, LP
1499
2007Uncle Dysfunktional
  • Released: 2 July 2007
  • Label: Sequel (SEQ012)
  • Format: CD, DL, LP
73
"–" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

YearTitleChart positions
UK
1991Live
  • Released: November 1991
  • Label: Factory (FACT 322)
  • Format: CD, CS, DL, LP
21
2005Step On – Live in Barcelona
  • Released: 22 August 2005
  • Label: Snapper Music (SMA905)
  • Format: CD, DL, DVD-V
2012Live At Brixton Academy 10.05.2012
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Concert Live (CLCD427)
  • Format: 2CDR, LP (released on Record Store Day 2015)
"–" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

YearTitleChart positions
UK
1993Double Easy – The U.S. Singles
  • Released: 22 September 1993
  • Label: Elektra (61543)
  • Format: CD, CS, DL
1995Loads
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: Factory Once/London (520 036)
  • Format: CD, CS, DL
41
1999Greatest Hits
  • Released: 19 June 1999
  • Label: London (556 105)
  • Format: CD, CS, DL
11
  • BPI: Gold
2005The Platinum Collection
  • Released: 5 December 2005
  • Label: WEA (5101-11729)
  • Format: CD, DL
19
2012Double Double Good: The Best of Happy Mondays
  • Released: 29 June 2012
  • Label: Rhino UK (2564658951)
  • Format: CD, DL
2019The Early EP's[4]
  • Released: 25 October 2019
  • Label: London Record
  • Format: LP
"–" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Extended plays

YearTitleChart position
UKUK Indie
1985Forty Five
1989Madchester Rave On191
Hallelujah
1990The Peel Sessions 198979
1991The Peel Sessions 1991
"–" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

YearTitleChart positions[5] CertificationAlbum
UK
UK Indie
AUS
[6]
NLDNZUS Hot 100US Mod RockUS Dance
1986"Freaky Dancin'"
1987"Tart Tart"13Squirrel and G-Man...
"24 Hour Party People"10
1988"Wrote for Luck"1287Bummed
1989"Lazyitis"856
"W.F.L. (Wrote for Luck)" (re-mix)683
1990"Lazyitis (One-Armed Boxer)" (with Karl Denver)46
"Step On"51574657913
  • BPI: Platinum
Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches
"Kinky Afro"563341
  • BPI: Silver
1991"Loose Fit"1711771
"Bob's Yer Uncle" (US promo only)2325
"Judge Fudge"24181
1992"Stinkin' Thinkin'"31211Yes Please
"Sunshine and Love"625
1999"The Boys Are Back in Town"24Greatest Hits
2002"24 Hour Party People" (Jon Carter mix)9724 Hour Party People soundtrack
2005"Playground Superstar"51Goal! soundtrack
2007"Jellybean"Uncle Dysfunktional
"Dysfunktional Uncle"
2015"Ooo La La to Panama"
(with Emberá people)
"–" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Roberts, David. 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited. London. 1-904994-10-5. 242–243.
  2. Web site: Indie Hits "H". Cherry Red Records. 9 November 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080212053702/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/h.htm. 12 February 2008. dmy-all.
  3. United Kingdom. Happy Mondays. 19 July 2024.
  4. Web site: Happy Mondays for The Early EPs release . 2022-10-24 . Radio X . en.
  5. Book: Strong, Martin C.. 2000. The Great Rock Discography. 5th. Mojo Books. Edinburgh. 421–422. 1-84195-017-3.
  6. Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks: