The Psychedelic Furs discography explained

Artist:The Psychedelic Furs
Studio:8
Video:2
Live:2
Compilation:6
Singles:23

The discography of English rock band The Psychedelic Furs consists of eight studio albums, 22 singles, six compilation albums, and two live albums.

The Psychedelic Furs formed in 1977 and released their eponymous debut album in 1980. It reached number 18 on the UK Albums Chart[1] and number 140 on the US Billboard 200.[2] The band's second album, Talk Talk Talk, followed in 1981. It reached the top 10 of the charts in New Zealand and contained the band's first two charting UK singles, "Dumb Waiters" and "Pretty in Pink".The band released its third album, Forever Now, in 1982. It featured the single "Love My Way", which nearly reached the top 40 in both the US and the UK.

Mirror Moves, the band's fourth album, was released in 1984 and peaked at number 15 in the UK and number 43 in the US. It included the charting singles "Heaven", "The Ghost in You", and "Heartbeat". In 1986, the band re-recorded "Pretty in Pink" for the soundtrack to the film of the same name, leaving them poised for their highest-profile release, 1987's Midnight to Midnight, which peaked at number 12 in the UK and number 29 in the US, thus becoming the highest-charting album of the band's career. This was followed the next year with the band's first "hits" compilation, All of This and Nothing, and the single "All That Money Wants".

The Furs released the studio albums: Book of Days in 1989, and World Outside in 1991, then quietly went on hiatus while singer Richard Butler began work on a solo project which evolved into the band Love Spit Love. The Psychedelic Furs reformed in 2000 and have continued to tour and perform ever since. In 2001, they released Beautiful Chaos: Greatest Hits Live, which also featured one new studio recording, "Alive (For Once in My Lifetime)", as well as a DVD version of the performance, titled Live from the House of Blues. The band released Made of Rain, their eighth studio album, and first in 29 years, on 31 July 2020. It was preceded by the single "Don't Believe".

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
AUS
[3] [4]
CAN
[5]
GER
[6]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
SCO
SPA
[9]
SWI
[10]
US
The Psychedelic Furs
  • Released: February 1980
  • Label: Columbia
18 140
Talk Talk Talk
  • Released: May 1981
  • Label: Columbia
30 8 89
Forever Now
  • Released: September 1982
  • Label: Columbia
20 49 83 4 35 61
Mirror Moves
  • Released: May 1984
  • Label: Columbia
15 97 16 5 26 43
Midnight to Midnight
  • Released: February 1987
  • Label: Columbia
12 38 16 20 18 29
Book of Days
  • Released: October 1989
  • Label: Columbia
74 114 138
World Outside
  • Released: July 1991
  • Label: Columbia
68 108
Made of Rain 6 47 6 5 62 41 12
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

TitleDetails
Radio One Sessions
  • Released: June 1999
  • Label: Strange Fruit
  • Recorded: 1979–1981, 1990
Beautiful Chaos: Greatest Hits Live
  • Released: November 2001
  • Label: Sony
  • Recorded: 2001

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
SCO
US
All of This and Nothing
  • Released: August 1988
  • Label: Columbia
67 102
Here Came the Psychedelic Furs: B-Sides and Lost Grooves
  • Released: October 1994
  • Label: Columbia
In the Pink
  • Released: May 1996
  • Label: Sony
  • Released: October 1997
  • Label: Columbia
Greatest Hits
  • Released: January 2001
  • Label: Columbia
Superhits
  • Released: September 2003
  • Label: Sony
The Best of the Psychedelic Furs
  • Released: 2009
  • Label:
97
Playlist: The Very Best of the Psychedelic Furs
  • Released: May 2011
  • Label: Sony Music Entertainment
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Video albums

TitleDetails
All of This and Nothing
  • Released: August 1988
  • Label: Sony
  • Format: VHS
Live from House of Blues
  • Released: October 2001
  • Label: Pioneer
  • Format: DVD, VHS

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
AUS
[14]
CAN
[15]
NZ
US
[16]
US
Alt.

[17]
US Dance
[18]
US
Main.

[19]
"We Love You"197977 The Psychedelic Furs
"Sister Europe"1980100 47
"Mr. Jones"Talk Talk Talk
"Dumb Waiters"198159 27
"Pretty in Pink"43
"Love My Way"198242 23 9 44 40 30Forever Now
"Danger"
"Run and Run"1983
"Heaven"198429 41 Mirror Moves
"The Ghost in You"68 85 32 59 25
"Here Come Cowboys"
"Heartbeat"62 4
"Pretty in Pink"
(re-recorded version)
198618 61 41 Pretty in Pink soundtrack
"Heartbreak Beat"198779 26 78 23 26 14 11Midnight to Midnight
"Angels Don't Cry"85
"Shock"30
"All That Money Wants"198875 1 All of This and Nothing
"Should God Forget"19898 Book of Days
"House"199092 1
"Until She Comes"199189 146 1 World Outside
"Don't Be a Girl"13
"Alive (For Once in My Lifetime)"2001Beautiful Chaos: Greatest Hits Live
"Don't Believe"2020Made of Rain
"You'll Be Mine"
"Wrong Train"2021
"Evergreen"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Music videos

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Psychedelic Furs full Official Chart History . . 7 August 2020.
  2. The Psychedelic Furs Chart History . . 7 August 2020.
  3. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. St. Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. Illustrated. 0-646-11917-6.
  4. Web site: Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 12 August 1991. 12 August 2022.
  5. Peaks in Canada:
    • Forever Now: 22 January 1983. RPM 100 Albums. RPM. 37. 21. 31 January 2010.
    • Mirror Moves: 11 August 1984. RPM 100 Albums. RPM. 40. 23. 31 January 2010.
    • Midnight to Midnight: 11 April 1987. RPM 100 Albums. RPM. 46. 1. 31 January 2010.
  6. Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts. GfK Entertainment. 5 October 2023.
  7. Web site: Discography The Psychedelic Furs . charts.nz . 7 August 2020.
  8. Web site: Discography The Psychedelic Furs . swedishcharts.com . 7 August 2020.
  9. Web site: Discography The Psychedelic Furs. spanishcharts.com . 5 October 2023.
  10. Web site: The Psychedelic Furs in der Schweizer Hitparade. Hit Parade. 5 October 2023.
  11. Web site: RIAA searchable database . Recording Industry Association of America.
  12. Web site: The Psychedelic Furs. Music Canada. 3 June 2019.
  13. Web site: BPI certified awards database. 3 November 2014. BPI.
  14. Web site: Steffen Hung . Forum - CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts) . australian-charts.com . 2022-05-03.
  15. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-01-31 . 2012-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121004071138/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/ . dead .
  16. The Psychedelic Furs Chart History: Hot 100 . . 7 August 2020.
  17. The Psychedelic Furs Chart History: Alternative Songs . . 7 August 2020.
  18. The Psychedelic Furs Chart History: Dance Club Songs . . 7 August 2020.
  19. The Psychedelic Furs Chart History: Mainstream Rock Songs . . 5 October 2023.