Matchbox discography explained

Artist:Matchbox
Studio:11
Live:4
Compilation:9
Singles:23

This is the discography of British rockabilly band Matchbox.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
FIN
[3]
GER
[4]
NZ
[5]
Riders in the Sky
  • Released: 1976
  • Label: Charly
  • Formats: LP, MC
Settin' the Woods on Fire
  • Released: May 1978
  • Label: Charly
  • Formats: LP, MC
20
Matchbox
  • Released: 12 October 1979[6]
  • Label: Magnet
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • Released in North America as Rockabilly Rebel
4432226
Midnite Dynamos
  • Released: 26 September 1980
  • Label: Magnet
  • Formats: LP, MC
23428
Flying Colours
  • Released: 25 September 1981[9]
  • Label: Magnet
  • Formats: LP, MC
20
Crossed Line
  • Released: November 1982
  • Label: Magnet
  • Formats: LP, MC
Going Down Town
  • Released: October 1985
  • Label: Magnum Force
  • Formats: LP
Rock the Box
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Welcome, Musidisc
  • Formats: CD, LP
  • As Graham Fenton's Matchbox
I'm Coming Home
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Welcome, Musidisc
  • Formats: CD, LP
  • As Graham Fenton's Matchbox
Shades of Gene
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: Pollytone
  • Formats: CD
  • As Graham Fenton's Matchbox
Comin' Home
  • Released: February 2006
  • Label: Vampirette
  • Formats: CD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleAlbum details
'Live
  • Released: September 1990
  • Label: Pollytone
  • Formats: CD, MC
  • As Graham Fenton's Matchbox
Live – Rockin' Bristol in 1978
  • Released: 7 December 2010
  • Label: Jungle
  • Formats: CD
  • Finland-only release
Access All Areas
  • Released: 29 June 2015
  • Label: Edsel
  • Formats: CD+DVD
Live – Rockin' Bristol in 2018 40 Years On
  • Released: 2019
  • Label: Killer Tone
  • Formats: CD+DVD

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
ICE
[10]
Rokkað með Matchbox
  • Released: February 1982
  • Label: Magnet/Spor
  • Formats: LP
  • Iceland-only release
3
Rockabilly Rebels
  • Released: January 1993
  • Label: Magnet
  • Formats: LP, MC
All Time Hits
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: New Star
  • Canada-only release
Rockabilly Rebels
  • Released: April 2000
  • Label: Raucous
  • Collection of previously unreleased recordings
  • As Graham Fenton's Matchbox
Four Greatest Hits
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Magnet
  • Formats: CD
  • Mini-album
26 Original Hits
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Mach
  • Formats: CD
The Platinum Collection
  • Released: 5 December 2005
  • Label: Warner
  • Formats: CD
The Magnet Records Singles Collection
  • Released: 16 June 2014
  • Label: 7T's
  • Formats: 2xCD
The Albums 1979–82
  • Released: 31 January 2020
  • Label: Cherry Red
  • Formats: 4xCD box set
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
AUS
AUT
[11]
BEL (FL)
[12]
FIN
GER
IRE
[13]
NL
[14]
NZ
[15]
SWI
[16]
"Rock 'n' Roll Band"1975rowspan="2"
"Rock Rollin' Boogie"1978
"Black Slacks"1979Matchbox
"Rockabilly Rebel"1812123172119
"Buzz Buzz a Diddle It"221771745637
"Palisades Park" (released under the name 'Cyclone')
"Matchbox" (Germany-only release)1980Riders in the Sky
"Midnite Dynamos" /145715878934Midnite Dynamos
"Love Is Going Out of Fashion" (France A-side-only release)Matchbox
"When You Ask About Love"455162229318Midnite Dynamos
"Back Here in Boston" (France-only release)
"Over the Rainbow/You Belong to Me" (medley)154223
"Babe's in the Wood"198146254441Flying Colours
"Please Don't Touch"Riders in the Sky
"Only Wanna Rock" (Germany-only release)
"I'm a Lover Man" (Japan-only release)Midnite Dynamos (Japan release)
"Love's Made a Fool of You"63136640Flying Colours
"Little Lonely Girl" (Japan-only release)Matchbox (Japan release)
"Angels on Sunday"86Flying Colours
"24 Hours" (Germany-only release)1982
"One More Saturday Night"63Crossed Line
"Riding the Night"
"I Want Out" (featuring Kirsty MacColl)1983137[17] 58
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MATCHBOX full Official Chart History Official Charts Company. 2022-02-06. www.officialcharts.com.
  2. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian)

    . Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. illustrated. St Ives, N.S.W.. 190. David Kent (historian).

  3. Web site: 12 August 2015. Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit MARM - MAT. 2022-02-06. Sisältää hitin.
  4. Web site: Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts. 2022-02-06. www.offiziellecharts.de.
  5. Web site: charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal. 2022-02-06. charts.nz.
  6. 13 October 1979. Broadcasting. Music Week. 14. 5 February 2022.
  7. 23 May 1981. International Certifications. Cash Box. 35. 3 December 2021. World Radio History.
  8. United Kingdom. Matchbox. 6 February 2022.
  9. 12 September 1981. Dealer tour supplement. Music Week. 4. 6 February 2022.
  10. Web site: Vísir - 65. Tölublað (19.03.1982) - Tímarit.is. 2022-02-06. timarit.is.
  11. Web site: Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal. 2022-02-06. austriancharts.at.
  12. Web site: ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS. 2022-02-06. www.ultratop.be.
  13. Web site: The Irish Charts - All there is to know. 2022-02-06. irishcharts.ie.
  14. Web site: Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl. 2022-02-06. dutchcharts.nl.
  15. Web site: charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal. 2022-02-06. charts.nz.
  16. Web site: Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch. 2022-02-06. swisscharts.com.
  17. Web site: UK Singles Charts: 1983 (including chart panel sales) . 2022-03-24 . UKMIX Forums . en.