The Wonder Stuff discography
| The Wonder Stuff discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 9 |
| EPs | 10 |
| Live albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 4 |
| Singles | 28 |
| Video albums | 7 |
| Other albums | 6 |
This is the discography of British alternative rock band the Wonder Stuff.
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][2] |
UK Indie [3] |
AUS [4][5] | |||
| The Eight Legged Groove Machine | 18 | — | — | ||
| Hup |
|
5 | — | 131 |
|
| Never Loved Elvis |
|
3 | — | 94 |
|
| Construction for the Modern Idiot |
|
4 | — | 133 |
|
| Escape from Rubbish Island |
|
— | 38 | — | |
| Suspended by Stars |
|
— | 33 | — | |
| Oh No It's... The Wonder Stuff |
|
169 | 38 | — | |
| 30 Goes Around the Sun |
|
38 | 6 | — | |
| Better Being Lucky |
|
— | 11 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
Live albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK [1][7] | ||
| Live in Manchester |
|
74 |
| Cursed with Insincerity |
|
122 |
| Welcome to the Cheap Seats – Greatest Hits Live |
|
— |
| The Wonder Stuff Live |
|
— |
| Hup Live |
|
— |
| Never Loved Elvis Live |
|
— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||
Compilation albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [5] | |||
| If The Beatles Had Read Hunter...The Singles |
|
8 | 158 |
|
| Love Bites and Bruises |
|
— | — | |
| Live at the BBC |
|
— | — | |
| Upstaged – A Live Anthology 1987–2016 |
|
— | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
Other albums
[edit]| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Boot Legged Groove Machine |
|
| The Eight Legged Groove Machine – 20th Anniversary Edition |
|
| Hup – 21st Anniversary Edition |
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| The Wonder Stuff Diaries 86–89 – An Audio Teaser |
|
| Never Loved Elvis – The Demos |
|
| Construction for the Modern Idiot – The Demos |
|
Video albums
[edit]| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Eleven Appalling Promos |
|
| Welcome to the Cheap Seats "The Motion Picture" Video |
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| Greatest Hits Finally Live |
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| Construction for the Modern Vidiot |
|
| Welcome to the Cheap Seats |
|
| Hup Live |
|
| Oh No It's... The Wonder Stuff |
|
EPs
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [4][5] |
IRE [8] |
US MR [9] | ||
| The Wonder Stuff |
|
195[10] | — | — | — |
| Cartoon Boyfriend |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Welcome to the Cheap Seats – The Original Soundtrack E.P. |
|
8 | 64 | 9 | 27 |
| On the Ropes E.P. |
|
10 | 114 | 16 | 17 |
| Full of Life (Happy Now) E.P. |
|
28 | — | — | — |
| Hot Love Now! E.P. |
|
19 | — | — | — |
| Idiot 1 |
|
— | — | — | — |
| See the Wonder Stuff on Tour! |
|
— | — | — | — |
| 5 Track EP |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Napster Live Session EP |
|
— | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
Singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][7] |
UK Indie [11][12][13] |
AUS [4][5] |
AUT [14] |
IRE [8] |
NZ [15] |
US MR [9] | |||
| "Unbearable" | 1987 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | The Eight Legged Groove Machine |
| "Give Give Give Me More More More" | 1988 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | |
| "A Wish Away" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "It's Yer Money I'm After Baby" | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Who Wants to Be the Disco King?" | 1989 | 28 | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Don't Let Me Down, Gently" | 19 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 11 | Hup | |
| "Golden Green" | 33 | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | ||
| "Radio Ass Kiss" (US promo-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | ||
| "Circlesquare" | 1990 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "The Size of a Cow" | 1991 | 5 | — | 51 | — | 13 | — | — | Never Loved Elvis |
| "Caught in My Shadow" | 18 | — | 28 | — | 20 | — | 8 | ||
| "Sleep Alone" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Dizzy" (with Vic Reeves) | 1 | — | 3 | 14 | 2 | 28 | — | I Will Cure You (by Reeves) | |
| "Unbearable" (re-release) | 1994 | 16 | — | 163 | — | — | — | — | The Eight Legged Groove Machine |
| "Better Get Ready for a Fist Fight" | 2004 | 95 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | Escape from Rubbish Island |
| "Bile Chant" / "Escape from Rubbish Island" | 2005 | 104 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Blah Blah, Lah Di Dah" | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Suspended by Stars |
| "The Sun Goes Down on Manor Road" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Last Second of the Minute" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Animals & Me" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Eight Legged Groove Machine – 20th Anniversary Edition |
| "Blackberry Way" / "Save It for Later" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Oh 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" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 Goes Around the Sun |
| "Good Deeds & Highs" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "No Thieves Among Us" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Better Being Lucky |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "WONDER STUFF | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Chart Log UK – Weekly Updates Sales 2013". www.zobbel.de. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ Peak positions for the Wonder Stuff on the UK Independent Album Chart:
- Escape from Rubbish Island: "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- Suspended by Stars: "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- Oh No It's... The Wonder Stuff: "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- 30 Goes Around the Sun: "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- Better Being Lucky: "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Peaks in Australia:
- All except noted: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 305.
- "Caught in My Shadow" and "Dizzy": "Discography The Wonder Stuff". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d "The Wonderstuff ARIA Chart history complete to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 28 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ a b c d e "British certifications – Wonder Stuff". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 February 2022. Type Wonder Stuff in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ a b "Chart Log UK: Kristine W - Tammy Wynette". www.zobbel.de. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ a b "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ a b Whiteburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981–2002. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 73. ISBN 0898201535.
- ^ https://www.ukmix.org/forum/chart-discussion/chart-analysis/11092579-uk-singles-charts-1987-including-chart-panel-sales?q=stuff
- ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989'. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
- ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 15 February 2022.