The Hoosiers discography explained

Artist:The Hoosiers
Studio:5
Live:2
Compilation:1
Ep:3
Singles:15
1Option Name:Reissues
1Option:4
2Option Name:Box sets
2Option:1
Music Videos:16

The discography of The Hoosiers, a British pop rock band, contains five studio albums, four reissues, two live albums, one compilation album, three extended plays, fifteen singles, sixteen music videos and one box set.

The Hoosiers' debut album, The Trick to Life, was released by RCA Records in the United Kingdom in October 2007. The album peaked at number one on the UK Album Chart and has been certified two times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. The Trick of Life produced the singles "Worried About Ray", "Goodbye Mr A", "Worst Case Scenario" and "Cops and Robbers". "Worried About Ray" and "Goodbye Mr A" both managing to peak within the top five on the UK Singles Chart at numbers five and four respectively.

Albums

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]
BEL (WAL)
[2]
FRA
[3]
GER
[4]
IRE
[5]
SWI
[6]
EU
2007The Trick to Life 176829147658

2× Platinum[7]

2010The Illusion of Safety
  • Released: 16 August 2010
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
1017299
2014The News from Nowhere
  • Released: 14 April 2014
  • Label: Crab Race
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
96
2015The Secret Service
  • Released: 9 October 2015
  • Label: Crab Race
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
2023Confidence
  • Released: 15 September 2023
  • Label: Crab Race
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP

Whilst Confidence did not appear in the UK Albums Chart, it did appear in several other OCC rankings, including a peak of 17 in the Independent Chart.[8]

Reissues

YearAlbum informationNotes
2011Bumpy Ride
  • Released: 11 April 2011
  • Label: Angelic Union, ABSOLUTE
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Rerelease of The Illusion of Safety
2017The Trick to Life (10th Anniversary Edition)
  • Released: 17 July 2017[9]
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
Anniversary reissue of The Trick to Life
2022The Trick to Life (15th Anniversary Edition)
  • Released: 25 November 2022[10]
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
2024Overconfidence
  • Released: 19 January 2024[11]
  • Label: Crab Race
  • Formats: Digital download
Deluxe edition of Confidence

Live albums

YearAlbum information
2015Acoustic Songs in a Church
  • Released: 26 October 2015
  • Label: Crab Race
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Live in London
  • Released: 26 October 2015
  • Label: Crab Race
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Extended plays

YearAlbum information
2007iTunes Festival London:
The Hoosiers Live EP
2008iTunes Live: Berlin Festival EP
  • Released: 2 May 2008[13]
  • Label: Sony BMG
2009iTunes Live: London Festival EP
  • Released: 11 August 2009[14]
  • Label: Sony BMG
2015The Wheels Fell Off EP
  • Released: 17 July 2015[15]
  • Label: Crab Race
Up to No Good EP
  • Released: 28 August 2015[16]
  • Label: Crab Race

Box sets

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
BEL
GER
[17]
IRE
SWI
2007"Worried About Ray"5 64 94 38 85 The Trick to Life
"Goodbye Mr. A"4 23
2008"Worst Case Scenario"76
"Cops and Robbers"24
2010"Choices"11 76 33 The Illusion of Safety
2011"Bumpy Ride"150
2013"Somewhere in the Distance"The News from Nowhere
2014"Make or Break (You Gotta Know)"
2015"The Wheels Fell Off"The Secret Service
"Up to No Good"
2023"Hello Sunshine"Confidence
"Snowflake"
"Idaho"
"Making a Monster"
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released

with Woody & Kleiny

Music videos

YearSongDirector
2007"Worried About Ray"Diamond Dogs
"Goodbye Mr. A"
2008"Worst Case Scenario"Rupert Jones
"Cops and Robbers"Diamond Dogs
2010"Choices"
"Unlikely Hero"
2011"Bumpy Ride"Craig Young
2014"Make or Break (You Gotta Know)"Daniel Broadley
"Somewhere in the Distance"
2015"The Wheels Fell Off"Reon Viljoen
"Up to No Good"Adam Scoffield
2021"Route 66" (with Woody and Kleiny)Henry Oliver
2023"Hello Sunshine"Will Hutchinson
"Snowflake"
"Idaho"
"Making a Monster"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HOOSIERS songs and albums - full Official Chart history. Official Charts Company. 2023-09-23.
  2. Web site: Belgian Charts (Wallonia) > The Hoosiers. French. ultratop.be/fr Hung Medien. 2010-07-07.
  3. Web site: French Charts > The Hoosiers. French. lescharts.com Hung Medien. 2010-07-07.
  4. Web site: Chartverfolgung / Hoosiers, The / Longplay. German. musicline.de PhonoNet. 2010-07-07.
  5. Web site: Irish Charts > The Hoosiers. irish-charts.com Hung Medien. 2010-07-07.
  6. Web site: Swiss Charts > The Hoosiers. swisscharts.com Hung Medien. 2010-07-07.
  7. Web site: BPI Certified Awards . . 2009-07-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130115055129/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx . 2013-01-15 .
  8. Web site: CONFIDENCE – HOOSIERS - Official Charts . . 23 September 2023.
  9. Web site: The Trick To Life (10th Anniversary Edition) - The Hoosiers . . 17 July 2017 . 5 October 2023.
  10. Web site: The Trick to Life (15th Anniversary Edition) - Album by The Hoosiers - Apple Music . . 25 November 2022 . 5 October 2023.
  11. Web site: Overconfidence - Album by The Hoosiers - Apple Music . . 2023-12-18 . 2023-12-18.
  12. Web site: iTunes Festival London: The Hoosiers Live EP > iTunes Preview. 16 November 2007 . iTunes. 2010-07-07.
  13. Web site: iTunes Live: Berlin Festival EP > iTunes Preview. 16 May 2008 . iTunes. 2010-07-07.
  14. Web site: iTunes Live: London Festival EP > iTunes Preview. 11 August 2009 . iTunes. 2010-07-07.
  15. Web site: Stream The Wheels Fell Off by thehoosiers - Listen online for free on SoundCloud . . 2015-07-15 . 2023-09-22 .
  16. Web site: Up To No Good - EP by The Hoosiers - Spotify . . 2015-08-28 . 2023-09-22 .
  17. Web site: Chartverfolgung / Hoosiers, The / Single. German. musicline.de PhonoNet. 2010-07-07.
  18. United Kingdom. single. Hoosiers. Worried About Ray. 8992-722-1. 12 June 2023.
  19. https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/8991-722-1"BPI Award"
  20. Web site: Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company. www.officialcharts.com.