Stiff Little Fingers discography explained

Artist:Stiff Little Fingers
Studio:10
Live:17
Compilation:11
Ep:4
Singles:19

This is the discography of Northern Irish punk rock band Stiff Little Fingers.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
[1] [2]
UK Indie
[3]
NZ
[4]
SWE
[5]
Inflammable Material 14225
Nobody's Heroes
  • Released: 7 March 1980
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: LP, MC
826
Go for It
  • Released: 17 April 1981
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: LP, MC
1418
Now Then...
  • Released: September 1982
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: LP, MC
2443
Flags and Emblems
Get a Life
  • Released: 21 February 1994[7]
  • Label: Chrysalis, Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD, MC
89
Tinderbox
  • Released: 30 June 1997[8]
  • Label: Abstract Sounds
  • Formats: CD, MC
Hope Street
  • Released: 15 February 1999
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD
127
Guitar and Drum
  • Released: 11 August 2003
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD
No Going Back
  • Released: 15 March 2014
  • Label: Rigid Digits
  • Formats: CD, 2xCD, LP, digital download
284
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
UK Indie
Hanx!
  • Released: 12 September 1980
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: LP, MC
9
Live and Loud!!!
  • Released: March 1988
  • Label: Link
  • Formats: 2xLP
6
No Sleep 'til Belfast
  • Released: 16 May 1988[9]
  • Label: Kaz
  • Formats: CD, 2xMC
See You Up There
  • Released: 28 March 1989[10]
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC
Live in Sweden
  • Released: October 1989
  • Label: Limited Edition
  • Formats: CD, LP
The Peel Sessions Album
Greatest Hits Live
  • Released: 3 February 1992[12]
  • Label: Streetlink
  • Formats: CD
Fly the Flags
  • Released: 16 November 1992[13]
  • Label: Dojo
  • Formats: CD
BBC Radio 1: Live In Concert
Pure Fingers
  • Released: 27 March 1995[15]
  • Label: Dojo
  • Formats: CD
Live
  • Released: 9 February 1998[16]
  • Label: E2
  • Formats: CD
Live In Aberdeen (1979)
  • Released: 17 November 2003
  • Label: EMI Gold
  • Formats: CD
Rockers
  • Released: 14 October 2016
  • Label: Secret
  • Formats: CD+DVD
Best Served Loud
  • Released: November 2016
  • Label: An Approved Recordings
  • Formats: CD, 2xLP
Suspect Device
  • Released: 6 October 2017
  • Label: Secret
  • Formats: CD+DVD
49
Live at Rockpalast 1980 & 1989
  • Released: 23 July 2021
  • Label: MIG
  • Formats: 2xCD+DVD
22
Hope Street Live
  • Released: 28 June 2024
  • Label: Secret
  • Formats: CD+DVD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
All the Best
  • Released: February 1983
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: 2xLP, MC
19
B's, Live, Unplugged & Demos
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: Dojo
  • Formats: CD
Stand Up and Shout
  • Released: 12 October 1998[17]
  • Label: Catfish
  • Formats: CD
  • Compilation of live tracks
Tin Soldiers
  • Released: May 1999
  • Label: Harry May
  • Formats: CD
Live Inspiration
  • Released: March 2000
  • Label: Recall 2cd
  • Formats: 2xCD
Back Against the Wall – The Essential Fingers Collection
  • Released: 16 April 2001
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD
The Complete John Peel Sessions
  • Released: 26 August 2002
  • Label: Strange Fruit
  • Formats: CD
The Radio 1 Sessions
  • Released: December 2002
  • Label: Strange Fruit
  • Formats: CD
Wasted Life – Live
  • Released: April 2004
  • Label: Shakedown
  • Formats: 2xCD+DVD
The Story So Far
  • Released: 26 March 2007
  • Label: EMI Gold
  • Formats: 2xCD
Assume Nothing. Question Everything. The Very Best of Stiff Little Fingers
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

EPs

TitleEP detailsPeak chart positions
UK
[18]
UK Indie
IRE[19] NZ
Gotta Gettaway
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Celluloid
  • Formats: 12"
  • France-only release
£1.10 or Less
  • Released: January 1982
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: 7", 12"
332434
The Peel Sessions
  • Released: September 1986
  • Label: Strange Fruit
  • Formats: 12"
10716
The Wild Rovers E.P.
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 12", CD
83
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbums
UK[20] UK Indie
"Suspect Device"197817Inflammable Material
"Alternative Ulster"11
"Gotta Gettaway"197938Nobody's Heroes
"Straw Dogs"44Non-album single
"At the Edge"198015Nobody's Heroes
"Nobody's Hero" / "Tin Soldiers"36
"Back to Front" / "Mr. Coal Fire Man"49Non-album single
"Just Fade Away"198147Go for It
"Silver Lining"68
"Talkback"1982Now Then...
"Bits of Kids"73
"The Price of Admission"198395
"No Sleep 'til Belfast"1988181Live and Loud!
"The Last Time"1989Non-album single
"Beirut Moon"1991Flags and Emblems
"Can't Believe in You"199497Get a Life
"Harp"
"Get a Life" (US-only release)
"Guitar and Drum"2003Guitar and Drum
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1979-09-29 . STIFF LITTLE FINGERS . 2024-07-08 . Official Charts . en.
  2. Web site: The Official Zobbel Homepage . 2024-07-08 . zobbel.de.
  3. Book: Lazell, Barry . Indie Hits 1980–1989 . Cherry Red Books . 1997 . 0-9517206-9-4 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110605084555/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/a.htm . 5 June 2011 . dead.
  4. Web site: charts.org.nz - Discography Stiff Little Fingers . 2024-07-08 . charts.nz.
  5. Web site: swedishcharts.com - Discography Stiff Little Fingers . 2024-07-08 . swedishcharts.com.
  6. 28 September 1991 . New Releases: Albums . 30 June 2024 . . 14.
  7. 19 February 1994 . Album Releases . 30 June 2024 . . 20.
  8. 28 June 1997 . New Releases: Albums . 30 June 2024 . . 24.
  9. 14 May 1988 . New Albums . 1 July 2024 . . 35.
  10. 25 March 1989 . New Albums . 4 July 2024 . . 26.
  11. 2 December 1989 . New Albums . 4 July 2024 . . 44.
  12. 1 February 1992 . New Releases: Albums . 4 July 2024 . . 10.
  13. 14 November 1992 . New Releases: Albums . 4 July 2024 . . 16.
  14. 21 August 1993 . Album Releases . 8 July 2024 . . 22.
  15. 25 March 1995 . New Releases: Albums . 8 July 2024 . . 34.
  16. 7 February 1998 . New Releases: Albums . 8 July 2024 . . 30.
  17. 10 October 1998 . New Releases: Albums . 8 July 2024 . . 28.
  18. Web site: UK Singles Charts: 1987 (including chart panel sales) . 9 July 2024 . UKMIX.
  19. Web site: The Irish Charts - All there is to know . 2022-08-22 . irishcharts.ie.
  20. Web site: UK Singles Charts: 1988 (including chart panel sales) . 9 July 2024 . UKMIX.