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The Undertones discography

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The Undertones discography
Studio albums6
EPs3
Compilation albums14
Singles20
Video albums2
Box sets2

This is the discography of Northern Irish rock band the Undertones.

Albums

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
NZ
[2]
SWE
[3]
The Undertones 13 41
Hypnotised
  • Released: 18 April 1980
  • Label: Sire
  • Formats: LP, MC
6 33 29
Positive Touch
  • Released: 4 May 1981
  • Label: Ardeck
  • Formats: LP, MC
17
The Sin of Pride
  • Released: 7 March 1983
  • Label: Ardeck
  • Formats: LP, MC
46 33
Get What You Need
  • Released: 30 September 2003
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • Formats: CD
Dig Yourself Deep
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

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Title Album details Peak chart
positions
Certifications
UK
[1][4]
NZ
[2]
All Wrapped Up
  • Released: November 1983
  • Label: Ardeck
  • Formats: 2xLP, LP, MC
67 49
Cher O'Bowlies – The Pick of the Undertones
  • Released: June 1986
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
96
The Peel Sessions Album
The Best Of: The Undertones – Teenage Kicks 45
True Confessions (Singles=A’s+B’s) 121
The Best of the Undertones – Teenage Kicks
  • Released: 1 September 2003
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • Formats: CD
35
Listening In: Radio Sessions 1979–1982
  • Released: March 2004
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • Formats: CD
An Anthology
  • Released: 22 September 2008
  • Label: Salvo/Ardeck
  • Formats: 2xCD
Teenage Kicks – The Very Best of the Undertones
  • Released: October 2010
  • Label: Salvo/Ardeck
  • Formats: CD
Ultimate Undertones
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Salvo/Ardeck
  • Formats: CD
An Introduction to the Undertones
  • Released: 3 June 2013
  • Label: Salvo
  • Formats: CD+DVD
The Very Best Of
  • Released: 4 November 2016
  • Label: Metro Select
  • Formats: 2xCD
Hard to Beat
  • Released: 27 July 2018
  • Label: BMG/Ardeck
  • Formats: 2xCD
West Bank Songs 1978–1983 – A Best Of
  • Released: 28 February 2020
  • Label: BMG/Salvo/Ardeck
  • Formats: LP
Dig What You Need
  • Released: 11 March 2022
  • Label: Dimple Discs
  • Formats: LP, CD, download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Box sets

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Title Album details
The Singles Box Set
  • Released: May 2000
  • Label: Essential/Castle Music
  • Formats: 12xCD
Singles
  • Released: 21 April 2018
  • Label: Ardeck/Union Square Production/BMG
  • Formats: 13x7" vinyl

Video albums

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Title Album details
6 Tracks
The Story of the Undertones: Teenage Kicks
  • Released: 26 January 2004
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • Formats: DVD

EPs

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
UK Indie
[6]
Teenage Kicks 31
The Peel Sessions
  • Released: November 1986
  • Label: Strange Fruit
  • Formats: 12"
6
Teenage Kicks
  • Released: May 1994
  • Label: Dojo Limited
  • Formats: 7"
  • Reissue of 1978 EP
91
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1]
IRE
[7]
NL
[8]
"Teenage Kicks" [A] 1978 31
  • BPI: Platinum[5]
Non-album singles
"Get Over You" 1979 57
"Jimmy Jimmy" 16 The Undertones
"Here Comes the Summer" 34
"You've Got My Number (Why Don't You Use It!)" 32 25 Non-album single
"My Perfect Cousin" 1980 9 9 Hypnotised
"Wednesday Week" 11
"It's Going to Happen!" 1981 18 10 49 Positive Touch
"Julie Ocean" 41 30
"When Saturday Comes" [B]
"Beautiful Friend" 1982 Non-album single
"The Love Parade" 97 The Sin of Pride
"Got to Have You Back" 1983 82
"Chain of Love" 104[9]
"Teenage Kicks" (reissue) 60 All Wrapped Up
"Here Comes the Summer" (reissue)
"My Perfect Cousin" (reissue) 88
"Save Me" 1986 Cher O'Bowlies – The Pick of the Undertones
"Thrill Me" 2003 Get What You Need
"Much Too Late" 2013 Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Teenage Kicks" was released as an EP, as well as a promo single in the UK. It also released in North America and Europe as a single in 1980.
  2. ^ "When Saturday Comes" was only released as a promo single in the UK, but it was released as a single in the Netherlands.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "UNDERTONES | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Chart Log UK: U2 - Utopia". www.zobbel.de. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "British certifications – Undertones". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 October 2024. Type Undertones in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  6. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989'. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  9. ^ "UK Singles Charts: 1983 (including chart panel sales)". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 3 May 2022.