This is a partial discography of albums and singles released by Swing Out Sister. To date, the group has released ten studio albums. In addition, they have put out various other live, compilation or remix albums, some of which are only available in certain regions of the world.
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | AUS [2] | GER [3] | IT | NL [4] | NZ [5] | SWE [6] | SWI [7] | US [8] | |||||||
| 1987 | It's Better to Travel
| 1 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 17 | 40 | |||||
| 1989 | Kaleidoscope World
| 9 | 106 | 40 | 12 | 30 | — | — | — | 61 |
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| 1992 | Get in Touch with Yourself
| 27 | 141 | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | 113 | |||||
| 1994 | The Living Return
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| 1997 | Shapes and Patterns
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| 1999 | Filth and Dreams
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| 2001 | Somewhere Deep in the Night
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| 2004 | Where Our Love Grows
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| 2008 | Beautiful Mess
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| 2017 | Almost Persuaded
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Song | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | GER | IRE [12] | IT [13] | NL | NZ | US [14] | US AC [15] | US Dance [16] | |||||
| 1985 | "Blue Mood" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | align=left rowspan="5" | It's Better to Travel | |
| 1986 | "Breakout" | 4 | 12 | 27 | 6 | — | 34 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
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| 1987 | "Surrender" | 7 | 78 | 48 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 13 | — | 37 | 22 | |||
| "Twilight World" | 32 | — | — | 26 | 17 | 39 | — | 31 | 7 | 9 | ||||
| "Fooled by a Smile" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1989 | "You on My Mind" | 28 | 114 | 51 | 26 | 11 | 28 | 32 | — | 23 | — | align=left rowspan="4" | Kaleidoscope World | |
| "Where in the World" | 47 | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Waiting Game" (U.S./Canada only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 6 | 33 | ||||
| "Forever Blue" | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1989 | "The Windmills of Your Mind" (Japan only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Splendid Collection | ||
| 1992 | "Am I the Same Girl?" | 21 | 123 | 53 | — | 8 | 15 | — | 45 | 1 | — | align=left rowspan="2" | Get in Touch with Yourself | |
| "Notgonnachange" | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | ||||
| 1994 | "La La (Means I Love You)" | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Living Return Four Weddings and a Funeral soundtrack | ||
| 1995 | "Better Make It Better" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Living Return | ||
| 1996 | "Now You're Not Here" (Japan only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Shapes and Patterns The Big Elsewhere EP | ||
| "Heaven Only Knows" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of Swing Out Sister | |||
| 1997 | "Somewhere in the World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | align=left rowspan="2" | Shapes and Patterns | |
| "We Could Make It Happen" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1999 | "Who's Been Sleeping" (Japan only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Filth and Dreams | ||
| 2001 | "Through the Sky" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Somewhere Deep in the Night | ||
| 2004 | "Love Won't Let You Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Where Our Love Grows | ||
| 2007 | "Secret Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | align=left rowspan="2" | Beautiful Mess | |
| "Something Every Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. St. Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. Illustrated. 302. 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 12 June 1988.
