ABC discography
| ABC discography | |
|---|---|
 ABC performing live, 2024 | |
| Studio albums | 9 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 21 |
| Singles | 28 |
Here is the discography of the English pop band ABC.
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | AUS [2] | CAN [3] | EUR [4] | GER [5] | JAP [6] | NED [7] | NZ [8] | SWE [9] | US [10] | |||||
| The Lexicon of Love |
| 1 | 9 | 3 | — | 23 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 24 | |||
| Beauty Stab |
| 12 | 58 | 36 | — | 50 | 34 | 29 | 42 | 32 | 69 |
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| How to Be a ... Zillionaire! |
| 28 | — | 36 | 48 | 58 | — | — | — | — | 30 | |||
| Alphabet City |
| 7 | 45 | 47 | 22 | 20 | 82 | 19 | 25 | — | 48 |
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| Up |
| 58 | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Abracadabra |
| 50 | — | — | 65 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Skyscraping |
| 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Traffic |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Lexicon of Love II |
| 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Lexicon of Live |
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| The Lexicon of Love Live |
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Compilation albums
Charting compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | UK Sales [16] | EUR [17] | GER [18] | SCO [19] | ||||||||||
| Absolutely |
| 7 | — | 26 | 40 | — |
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| Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC |
| 69 | — | — | — | — |
| |||||||
| Essential ABC |
| 62 | 20 | — | — | 20 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Complete list of compilation albums
- 1988 The Suberbs of Alphabet City (Japan only release)
- 1990 Absolutely
- 1991 Fantastic Compositions (4x CD box set, Japan only release)
- 1992 ABC 1 (UK only release)
- 1992 ABC 2 (UK only release)
- 1993 Tears Are Not Enough (Germany only release)
- 1993 The Remix Collection (UK only release)
- 1996 The Collection (Re-issued in 1998 as The Look of Love)
- 1997 Master Series
- 1999 Classic ABC
- 2000 One Better World (Germany only release)
- 2000 The Best of ABC: 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection (US release only)
- 2000 ABC Best – The Look of Love (Germany only release)
- 2000 Hello! An Introduction To ABC
- 2001 The Look of Love (Re-issued in 2002 as Poison Arrow)
- 2001 Look of Love – The Very Best of ABC
- 2004 The Ultimate Collection
- 2006 ABC Gold
- 2007 Never More Than Now – The ABC Collection (Europe only release)
- 2016 The Box Inside The Box (Vinyl and DVD box set)
- 2020 The Essential ABC
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | AUS [2][20] | BEL [21] | CAN [22] | EUR [23] | GER [24] | IRE [25] | NED [7] | NZ [8] | US [10] | |||||
| 1981 | "Tears Are Not Enough" | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Lexicon of Love | ||
| 1982 | "Poison Arrow" | 6 | 4 | 19 | 36 | — | — | 14 | 18 | 5 | 25 |
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| "The Look of Love" | 4 | 7 | 16 | 1 | — | 36 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 18 |
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| "All of My Heart" | 5 | 21 | 10 | 13 | — | 67 | 3 | 20 | 21 | — | ||||
| 1983 | "That Was Then but This Is Now" | 18 | 63 | — | 28 | — | — | 13 | 38 | — | 89 | Beauty Stab | ||
| 1984 | "S.O.S." | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "(How to Be A) Millionaire" | 49 | — | — | 52 | 99 | — | — | — | — | 20 | How to Be a ... Zillionaire! | |||
| 1985 | "Be Near Me" | 26 | — | — | 22 | 74 | — | 19 | — | — | 9 | |||
| "Vanity Kills" | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | ||||
| 1986 | "Ocean Blue" | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1987 | "When Smokey Sings" | 11 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 52 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 5 | Alphabet City | ||
| "The Night You Murdered Love" | 31 | — | 17 | — | 56 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 20 | — | ||||
| 1988 | "King Without a Crown" | 44 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | |||
| 1989 | "One Better World" | 32 | — | — | — | 95 | 51 | — | — | — | — | Up | ||
| "The Real Thing" | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | "The Look of Love (1990 Mix)" | 68 | 156 | — | — | — | 31 | 30 | — | 44 | — | Absolutely | ||
| 1991 | "Love Conquers All" | 47 | — | — | — | 83 | 36 | — | — | — | — | Abracadabra | ||
| 1992 | "Say It" | 42 | — | 39 | — | 88 | 52 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1997 | "Stranger Things" | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Skyscraping | ||
| "Skyscraping" | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Rolling Sevens" | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2001 | "Peace and Tranquility" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC | ||
| 2008 | "The Very First Time" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Traffic | ||
| "Love Is Strong" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | "Viva Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Lexicon of Love II | ||
| "The Flames of Desire" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Ten Below Zero" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2020 | "Look Good Tonite" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| "Poison Arrow" | 1982 | Julien Temple |
| "The Look of Love" | 1982 | Brian Grant |
| "All of My Heart" | 1982 | Brian Duffy |
| "That Was Then but This Is Now" | 1983 | Duncan Gibbins |
| "S.O.S." | 1984 | |
| "(How to Be A) Millionaire" | 1984 | Alan Best & Ted Hall |
| "Be Near Me" | 1985 | Peter Care |
| "Vanity Kills" (U.K. version) | 1985 | Peter Care |
| "Vanity Kills" (U.S.A. version) | 1985 | Peter Care |
| "Ocean Blue" | 1986 | Peter Care |
| "When Smokey Sings" | 1987 | Vaughan Arnell & Anthea Benton |
| "The Night You Murdered Love" | 1987 | Vaughan Arnell & Anthea Benton |
| "King Without a Crown" | 1987 | Vaughan Arnell & Anthea Benton |
| "One Better World" | 1989 | |
| "Love Conquers All" | 1991 | Mark Romanek |
| "Say It" | 1991 | Marcus Nispel |
| "Stranger Things" | 1997 | |
| "Skyscraping" | 1997 | |
| "Viva Love" | 2016 | Julien Temple |
External links
- ABC discography discography at Discogs
References
- ^ a b c UK chart peaks:
- "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 9781904994107.
- "Chart Log UK 1994–2010". zobbel - Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 10. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Canadian studio albums chart peaks:
- "The Lexicon of Love". RPM. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- "Beauty Stab". RPM. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- "How to Be a ... Zillionaire!". RPM. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- "Alphabet City". RPM. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ European studio albums chart peaks:
- "How to Be a ... Zillionaire!" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- "Alphabet City" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- "Abracadabra" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ German studio albums chart peaks:
- "The Lexicon of Love". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- "Beauty Stab". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- "How to Be a ... Zillionaire!". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- "Alphabet City". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- "Up". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- "Abracadabra". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ a b "Dutch chart peaks". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ a b "New Zealand chart peaks". charts.nz. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Swedish chart peaks". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ a b "US chart peaks". Billboard. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "UK certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 16 September 2024. Note: User needs to enter ABC in the "Search BPI Awards" field and press Enter
- ^ "Kent Music Report No 453 – 28 February 1983 > Platinum Albums 1982 (Continued)". Retrieved 26 December 2022 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ a b c "Canada certified Awards Search". Retrieved on 17 November 2020. Note: User needs to enter "ABC" in the "Searchable Database" field and press Enter.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification - Lexicon of Love". RMNZ. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "US certified Awards Search". Retrieved on 17 November 2020. Note: User needs to enter "ABC" in the "Search..." field and press Enter.
- ^ UK sales compilation albums chart peaks:
- "The Essential ABC". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ European compilation albums chart peaks:
- "Absolutely" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ German compilation albums chart peaks:
- "Absolutely". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ Scottish compilation albums chart peaks:
- "The Essential ABC". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Bubbling Down Under". bubblingdownunder.com. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Belgian (Flanders) chart peaks". ultratop.be. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Canadian singles chart peaks:
- "Poison Arrow". RPM. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "The Look of Love". RPM. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "All of My Heart". RPM. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "That Was Then but This Is Now". RPM. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "(How to Be A) Millionaire". RPM. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "Be Near Me". RPM. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "When Smokey Sings". RPM. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ European singles chart peaks:
- "(How to Be A) Millionaire" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "Be Near Me" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "When Smokey Sings" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "The Night You Murdered Love" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "One Better World" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "Love Conquers All" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "Say It" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ German singles chart peaks:
- "The Look of Love". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "All of My Heart". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "When Smokey Sings". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "The Night You Murdered Love". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "One Better World". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "The Look of Love (1990 Mix)". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "Love Conquers All". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "Say It". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Irish singles chart peaks". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 18 November 2020. Note: User needs to click on the "Search Charts" tab. Then enter ABC into the "Search Artists" field and press "Search".
