The Wonder Stuff discography explained

Artist:The Wonder Stuff
Studio:9
Live:6
Compilation:4
Video:7
Ep:10
Singles:28
1Option:6
1Option Name:Other albums

This is the discography of British alternative rock band the Wonder Stuff.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
[1] [2]
UK Indie
[3]
AUS
[4] [5]
The Eight Legged Groove Machine
  • Released: 15 August 1988
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
18
Hup
  • Released: 2 October 1989
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
5131
  • BPI: Gold
Never Loved Elvis
  • Released: 27 May 1991
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
394
  • BPI: Gold
Construction for the Modern Idiot
  • Released: 4 October 1993
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
4133
  • BPI: Silver
Escape from Rubbish Island 38
Suspended by Stars
  • Released: 20 February 2006
  • Label: IRL
  • Formats: CD, digital download
33
Oh No It's... The Wonder Stuff
  • Released: December 2012
  • Label: IRL
  • Formats: CD, 2xCD, 2xLP, digital download
16938
30 Goes Around the Sun
  • Released: 18 March 2016
  • Label: IRL
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
386
Better Being Lucky
  • Released: 8 November 2019
  • Label: Good Deeds Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
11
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
[7]
Live in Manchester 74
Cursed with Insincerity
  • Released: June 2001
  • Label: Eagle
  • Formats: 2xCD
122
Welcome to the Cheap Seats – Greatest Hits Live
  • Released: June 2004
  • Label: Music Club/Eagle
  • Formats: CD
The Wonder Stuff Live
  • Released: October 2007
  • Label: IRL
  • Formats: 2xCD
Hup Live
  • Released: June 2010
  • Label: Nyquest
  • Formats: CD+DVD
Never Loved Elvis Live
  • Released: 11 May 2012
  • Label: Nyquest
  • Formats: 2xCD+DVD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
AUS
If The Beatles Had Read Hunter...The Singles
  • Released: September 1994
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD, MC
8158
  • BPI: Silver
Love Bites and Bruises
  • Released: November 2000
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: 2xCD
  • Collection of B-sides and unreleased tracks
Live at the BBC
  • Released: June 2007
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: 2xCD
  • Collection of BBC recordings
Upstaged – A Live Anthology 1987–2016
  • Released: March 2018
  • Label: Good Deeds Music
  • Formats: 7xCD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Other albums

TitleAlbum details
The Boot Legged Groove Machine
  • Released: August 1990
  • Label: Self-release
  • Formats: LP
  • Recorded material for the first two albums that was not included on them
The Eight Legged Groove Machine – 20th Anniversary Edition
  • Released: October 2008
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD
  • Re-recording of debut album
Hup – 21st Anniversary Edition
  • Released: March 2010
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD
  • Re-recording of second album
The Wonder Stuff Diaries 86–89 – An Audio Teaser
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD
Never Loved Elvis – The Demos
  • Released: 2017
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD
Construction for the Modern Idiot – The Demos
  • Released: 2017
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD

Video albums

TitleAlbum details
Eleven Appalling Promos
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: VHS
Welcome to the Cheap Seats "The Motion Picture" Video
  • Released: 10 February 1992
  • Label: The Far Out Recording Company
  • Formats: VHS
Greatest Hits Finally Live
Construction for the Modern Vidiot
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Secret Films
  • Formats: DVD
Welcome to the Cheap Seats
  • Released: March 2006
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: DVD
Hup Live
  • Released: June 2010
  • Label: Nyquest
  • Formats: DVD
Oh No It's... The Wonder Stuff
  • Released: January 2014
  • Label: IRL
  • Formats: DVD

EPs

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
AUS
IRE
[8]
US MR
[9]
The Wonder Stuff
  • Released: February 1987
  • Label: The Far Out Recording Company
  • Formats: 7"
195[10]
Cartoon Boyfriend
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: PolyGram
  • Formats: CD
  • US promo-only release
Welcome to the Cheap Seats – The Original Soundtrack E.P.
  • Released: 13 January 1992
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: 7", 12", CD, MC
864927
On the Ropes E.P.
  • Released: 13 September 1993
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: 7", 12", CD, MC
101141617
Full of Life (Happy Now) E.P.
  • Released: 15 November 1993
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: 7", 12", CD, MC
28
Hot Love NowE.P.
  • Released: 14 March 1994
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: 7", CD, MC
19
Idiot 1
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD
  • Promo-only release
See the Wonder Stuff on Tour
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD
  • US promo-only release
5 Track EP
  • Released: December 2001
  • Label: The Far Out Recording Company
  • Formats: CD
  • Limited release
Napster Live Session EP
  • Released: March 2005
  • Label: Self-release
  • Formats: digital download
  • Exclusive Napster release
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
UK Indie
[11] [12] [13]
AUS
AUT
[14]
IRE
NZ
[15]
US MR
"Unbearable"19876The Eight Legged Groove Machine
"Give Give Give Me More More More"19887217
"A Wish Away"43
"It's Yer Money I'm After Baby"40
"Who Wants to Be the Disco King?"19892823
"Don't Let Me Down, Gently"191211Hup
"Golden Green"3327
"Radio Ass Kiss" (US promo-only release)26
"Circlesquare"199020
"The Size of a Cow"199155113Never Loved Elvis
"Caught in My Shadow"1828208
"Sleep Alone"43
"Dizzy" (with Vic Reeves)1314228I Will Cure You (by Reeves)
"Unbearable" (re-release)199416163The Eight Legged Groove Machine
"Better Get Ready for a Fist Fight"20049518Escape from Rubbish Island
"Bile Chant" / "Escape from Rubbish Island"200510439
"Blah Blah, Lah Di Dah"2006Suspended by Stars
"The Sun Goes Down on Manor Road"
"Last Second of the Minute"
"The Animals & Me"2009The Eight Legged Groove Machine – 20th Anniversary Edition
"Blackberry Way" / "Save It for Later"2012Oh No It's... The Wonder Stuff
"Far, Far Away" / "There, There My Dear"
"Planet Earth" / "Get Up!"
"Oh No"2013
"Friendly Company"
"For the Broken Hearted"201630 Goes Around the Sun
"Good Deeds & Highs"
"No Thieves Among Us"2019Better Being Lucky
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WONDER STUFF full Official Chart History Official Charts Company. 2022-02-15. www.officialcharts.com.
  2. Web site: Chart Log UK – Weekly Updates Sales 2013. 2022-02-15. www.zobbel.de.
  3. Peak positions for the Wonder Stuff on the UK Independent Album Chart:
  4. Peaks in Australia:
  5. Web site: The Wonderstuff ARIA Chart history complete to 2024. ARIA. Imgur.com. 28 July 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  6. United Kingdom. Wonder Stuff. 15 February 2022.
  7. Web site: Chart Log UK: Kristine W - Tammy Wynette. 2022-02-15. www.zobbel.de.
  8. Web site: The Irish Charts - All there is to know. 2022-02-15. irishcharts.ie.
  9. Book: Whiteburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981–2002. 2002. Hal Leonard Corporation. 0898201535. 73.
  10. https://www.ukmix.org/forum/chart-discussion/chart-analysis/11092579-uk-singles-charts-1987-including-chart-panel-sales?q=stuff
  11. Book: Lazell, Barry. Indie Hits 1980–1989'. Cherry Red Books. 1997. 0-9517206-9-4.
  12. Web site: Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50 Official Charts Company. 2022-02-15. www.officialcharts.com. en.
  13. Web site: Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50 Official Charts Company. 2022-02-15. www.officialcharts.com. en.
  14. Web site: Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal. 2022-02-15. austriancharts.at.
  15. Web site: charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal. 2022-02-15. charts.nz.