Tracey Ullman discography explained

Artist:Tracey Ullman
Studio:2
Compilation:7
Singles:8
Music Videos:9
Soundtrack:2
1Option:1
1Option Name:Comedy albums
2Option:3
2Option Name:Audiobooks

This is the discography of British-American actress/singer Tracey Ullman. Known mainly for her work in television and film, she had a brief career as a successful pop singer. She was signed to Stiff Records in 1983 after label owner Dave Robinson heard some of the song parodies she had done in the TV comedy sketch show Three of a Kind. Her albums consisted mainly of cover versions of songs from the 1950s through the early 1980s.[1]

Her cover of the Kirsty Maccoll song "They Don't Know" would go on to become her most successful single, reaching #2 in the UK,[2] #8 in the United States,[3] and #35 in Germany.[4] In less than two years, she had seven singles in the UK Top 100, five of them Top 30 hits.[2] After the release of her second album, You Caught Me Out in 1984, she decided to leave her music career behind and focus on acting.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
[5]
FIN
[6]
CAN
[7]
NL
[8]
NOR
[9]
SWE
[10]
US
[11]
You Broke My Heart in 17 Places
  • Released: 25 November 1983
  • Label: Stiff
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
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You Caught Me Out
  • Released: November 1984
  • Label: Stiff
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

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Album details
Forever – The Best of Tracey Ullman
  • Released: 4 November 1985[13]
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
  • Label: Stiff
The Best of Tracey Ullman: You Broke My Heart in 17 Places
  • Released: 12 May 1992
  • Formats: CD
  • Label: Rhino
Breakaway: The Very Best of...
  • Released: 1992
  • Formats: CD
  • Label: BR Music
The Very Best of Tracey Ullman
  • Released: 1993
  • Formats: CD
  • Label: Stiff
The Best of... Tracey Ullman
  • Released: 26 February 2002
  • Formats: CD
  • Label: Metro Music
Tracey Ullman Takes on the Hits
Tracey Ullman - Move Over Darling: The Complete Stiff Recordings
  • Released: 14 September 2010
  • Formats: CD
  • Label: Salvo

Soundtrack albums

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Album detailsPeak chart positions
USSNEP
Corpse Bride
  • Released: 20 September 2005
  • Formats: CD
  • Label: Warner Bros.
8 105
Into the Woods 13 8 2
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Comedy albums

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Album details
Three of a Kind (with Lenny Henry and David Copperfield)

Audiobooks

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Album details
Puss in Boots
Wise Children
  • Released: 1 March 2018
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Label: Audible Studios
A Carnival of Snackeries: Diaries: Volume Two
  • Released: 5 October 2021
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Label: Hachette Audio

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
AUS
[14]
BE (FL)
[15]
CAN
[16]
GER
[17]
IRE
[18]
NL
[19]
NOR
[20]
NZ
[21]
US
[22]
"Breakaway"1983438521570
  • BPI: Silver
You Broke My Heart in 17 Places
"They Don't Know"25665351818
  • BPI: Silver
"Move Over Darling"815513
"Bobby's Girl" (Germany and US-only release)198445
"My Guy's Mad at Me"2327719You Caught Me Out
"Sunglasses"1825521829
"Helpless"61
"Terry"198581
"Shattered"Forever – The Best of Tracey Ullman
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Music videos

YearSingleDirector
1983"Breakaway"Dave Robinson
"They Don't Know"Dave Robinson
"Move Over Darling"
1984"My Guy"
"Sunglasses"
"Helpless"
1985"Terry"
1991"Monster in the Mirror" (Sesame Street)Laura Di Trapani
2013"Queenie Eye" (Paul McCartney)Simon Aboud

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Legendary London Label, Stiff Records, to Re-Release Five Thatcher-Era Classics. https://web.archive.org/web/20220311005254/https://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/03/prweb510635.htm. dead. 11 March 2022. PR Web. Prweb.com. 11 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Tracey Ullman. Official Charts Company. Officialchartscompany.com. 8 December 2015.
  3. Tracey Ullman, "They Don't Know" - 100 Singles of 1984: Pop's Greatest Year. Rolling Stone. 17 September 2014. Rollingstone.com. 8 December 2015.
  4. Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts.
  5. Web site: TRACEY ULLMAN full Official Chart History Official Charts Company . 2022-07-10 . www.officialcharts.com.
  6. Web site: 12 August 2015 . Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit U . 2022-07-10 . Sisältää hitin.
  7. Web site: 2013-07-17 . Image : RPM Weekly . 2022-07-13 . www.bac-lac.gc.ca.
  8. Web site: Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl . 2022-07-10 . dutchcharts.nl.
  9. Web site: norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal . 2022-07-10 . norwegiancharts.com.
  10. Web site: swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal . 2022-07-10 . swedishcharts.com.
  11. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955–1996 . Record Research . 1996 . 0898201179 . 803.
  12. United Kingdom. Tracey Ullman. 13 July 2022.
  13. Smith . Robin . 9 November 1985 . News Digest . . 39 . 0144-5804.
  14. Book: Kent, David . Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . Australian Chart Book . 1993 . 0-646-11917-6 . illustrated . St Ives, N.S.W. . 317 . David Kent (historian).
  15. Web site: ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS . 2022-07-10 . www.ultratop.be.
  16. Web site: 2013-07-17 . Image : RPM Weekly . 2022-07-13 . www.bac-lac.gc.ca.
  17. Web site: Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts . 2022-07-10 . www.offiziellecharts.de.
  18. Web site: The Irish Charts - All there is to know . 2022-07-10 . irishcharts.ie.
  19. Web site: Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl . 2022-07-10 . dutchcharts.nl.
  20. Web site: norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal . 2022-07-10 . norwegiancharts.com.
  21. Web site: charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal . 2022-07-10 . charts.nz.
  22. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1993 . Record Research . 1994 . 9780898201048 . 617.