Split Enz discography

Split Enz discography
Split Enz discography
Studio albums	10
Live albums	5
Compilation albums	13
Tribute albums	5
Singles	32
B-sides	44
Video albums	7
Music videos	25

This is a complete discography listing for Split Enz, a New Zealand-originated experimental rock-pop group. Their creative output includes several albums, singles, music videos, compilations as well as having albums pay tribute by other artists.

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions					Certifications
Title	Album details	NZ ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	CAN	UK ^[3]	US ^[4]	Certifications
Mental Notes	Released: July 1975 Label: White Cloud (WCL 101)	7	35	—	—	—
Second Thoughts (titled Mental Notes in Europe and North America)	Released: August 1976 Label: Mushroom (L 35981)	18	25	—	—	—
Dizrythmia	Released: August 1977 Label: Mushroom (L 36347)	3	18	—	—	—	AUS: Gold^[5]
Frenzy	Released: February 1979 Label: Mushroom (L 36768)	13	24	49	—	—	RIANZ: Gold^[6] AUS: Gold^{[citation needed]} MC: 40,000 copies^[7]
The Beginning of the Enz (recorded 1973–1974)	Released: November 1979 Label: Mushroom (L 37132)	35	—	—	—	—
True Colours	Released: June 1980 Label: Mushroom (L 37167)	1	1	10	38	40	NZ: Multi Platinum^[8]^[9] AUS: 4× Platinum^[10] MC: 2× Platinum^[5]^[7]
Waiata (titled Corroboree in Australia)	Released: March 1981 Label: Mushroom (RML 53001)	1	1	17	—	45	ARIA: Platinum CAN: Platinum^[7]
Time and Tide	Released: April 1982 Label: Mushroom (RML 53012)	1	1	4	71	58	NZ: 2× Platinum^[7] AUS: Platinum^[11] CAN: Platinum^[7]
Conflicting Emotions	Released: November 1983 Label: Mushroom (RML 53107)	3	13	—	—	137	RIANZ: Platinum^[6]
See Ya 'Round	Released: October 1984 Label: Mushroom (RML 53146)	5	29	—	—	—	RIANZ: Platinum^[6]

Live albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
Title	Album details	NZ ^[1]	AUS ^[2]^[12]	Certifications
The Living Enz	Released: 1985 Label: Mushroom (RML 55007/8)	9	88	RIANZ: Gold^[6]
Anniversary	Released: 1994 Label: Mushroom (D 98010) Recorded in New Zealand during Split Enz's Twentieth Anniversary Tour in March 1993.	—	—
Extravagenza/Greatest Hits Live	Released: 2005 Label: Liberation Blue (BLUE120.5) Reissued and expanded version of Anniversary	—	—
Live in America	Released: 2007 (Europe only) Label: The Store for Music (SFMCD044) Recorded in October 1980	—	—
Live, Alive Oh	Released: July 2017 Label: Liberation Music (LMCD0326) Recorded in New Zealand during Split Enz's Twentieth Anniversary Tour in March 1993 & NZ Farewell Tour Vector Arena 2008	—	91

Compilations

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
Title	Album details	NZ ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	Certifications
Beginning of the Enz	Released: December 1980 (UK only) Label: Chrysalis (CHR 1329) Different album to 1979 album of the same name	—	—
Enz of an Era	Released: November 1982 Label: Mushroom (RML 52027)	1	8	RIANZ: Platinum^[13] AUS: Platinum^[11]
The Split Enz Collection 1973-1984	Released: June 1987 (Australia only) Label: Concept (CC 0050)	—	41
History Never Repeats – The Best of Split Enz	Released: 1987 (US), 1989 (New Zealand & Australia) Label: A&M (SP-3289) Mushroom (L 30222)	9	62	RIANZ: 5× Platinum^[6] ARIA: Gold^[2]
Oddz and Enz	Released: 1992 Label: Mushroom Singles, rarities, demos and live recordings 1975–1979 Exclusive to the box set Split Enz 1972–1979	—	—
Rear Enz	Released: 1992 Label: Mushroom Singles, rarities, demos and live recordings 1980–1984 Exclusive to the box set Split Enz 1980–1984	—	—
The Best of Split Enz	Released: 1993 (UK & US only) Label: Chrysalis (CDP 528409)	—	—
Spellbound	Released: May 1997 Label: Mushroom (MUSH33015.2)	17	5	RIANZ: 2× Platinum^[6] ARIA: Platinum^[2]
Stranger Than Fiction: The Gold Collection	Released: 1997 Label: DISKY (724348828828) Budget release	—	—
Other Enz: Split Enz & Beyond (with various artists)	Released: 1999 Label: Raven Records (RVCD-100) Split Enz & related artists/bands compilation	—	—
History Never Repeats: The Best of Split Enz	Released: 2002 Label: Mushroom (33619-2) Expanded and remastered edition of earlier release of the same name	—	56	ARIA: Gold^[2]^[14]
The Collection – The Best of the Early Years	Released: 2006 (UK only) Label: EMI Gold (09463566862 9) Budget release	—	—
Rootin Tootin Luton Tapes	Released: 10 November 2007 Label: Warner Music Australia (5144241092) A collection of demos made in 1978	—	—

Box sets

List of box sets, with selected details
Title	Details
Split Enz 1972–1979	Released: 1992 Label: Mushroom (D80940) Details: 6×CD (Mental Notes, Second Thoughts, Dizrythmia, Frenzy, The Beginning of the Enz and exclusive Oddz and Enz)
Split Enz 1980–1984	Released: 1992 Label: Mushroom (D80946) Details: 6×CD (True Colours, Corroboree, Time and Tide, Conflicting Emotions, See Ya 'Round and exclusive Rear Enz)
Enz to Enz - The Ultimate Split Enz Box Set	Released: 2007 Label: Mushroom, Warner Music (5144255272) Details: 11×CD (Mental Notes, Second Thoughts, Dizrythmia, Frenzy, The Beginning of the Enz, True Colours, Corroboree, Time and Tide, Conflicting Emotions, See Ya 'Round and Rootin Tootin Luton Tapes, the last of which was initially exclusive to this box set)

Video albums

List of video albums, with selected details and certifications
Title	Details	Certification
Live in Concert	Released: 1980 Label:
History Never Repeats – The Best of Split Enz	Released: 1987 Label: Mushroom
1972–1992	Released: 1993 Label: Mushroom
Split Enz	Released: 2002 Label: Festival Mushroom
One Out of the Bag	Released: 2007 Label: Warner Music Entertainment	ARIA: Gold^[15]

Tribute albums

List of tribute albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
Title	Album details	NZ ^[1]^[16]	AUS ^[2]^[17]	Certifications
ENZSO (by Enzso)	Released: 5 November 1996 Label: Epic (483870.2) Notes: A collection of Split Enz songs as performed by New Zealand artists and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO).	2	4	RIANZ: Platinum^[18] ARIA: Platinum^[19]
ENZSO 2 (by Enzso)	Released: 1999 Label: Epic (492852.2) Notes: A second collection of Split Enz songs with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.	25	—
She Will Have Her Way	Released: 26 September 2005 Label: EMI, Capitol (09463404952 8) Notes: A collection of songs written by Neil and Tim Finn, performed by Australian and New Zealand female artists	4	3	RIANZ: Platinum^[20] ARIA: 2× Platinum^[21] The album has sold over 350,000 copies^[22]
He Will Have His Way	Released: 12 November 2010 Label: EMI, Capitol (9471022) Notes: A collection of songs written by Neil and Tim Finn, performed by Australian and New Zealand male artists.	—	5	ARIA: Gold^[23]
They Will Have Their Way	Released: 28 October 2011 Label: EMI (7305842) Notes: A compilation of She and He with additional tracks	—	31
True Colours, New Colours: The Songs of Split Enz	Released: 12 February 2021^[24] Label: Warner (5419709451) Notes: A compilation of True Colours reimagined and recorded by Australian and New Zealand artists.	39 ^[25]	—
Shades and Echoes (by Forenzics)	Released: 5 February 2022^[24] Label: Warner Notes: Debut album of a new project from Tim Finn & Eddie Rayner, reimagining old songs.	—	—

Singles

Where available, chart positions are given for each country of release.
A mark of " — " indicates the single was released in that country, but did not chart. Cells in dark grey indicate that the single was not released in that country.

List of singles, with selected peak chart positions
Title	Year	Chart positions					Album
Title	Year	NZ ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	CAN	UK ^[3]	US ^[26]	Album
"For You" (released as Split Ends)	1973	—					Non-album releases
"Sweet Talkin' Spoon Song" (released as Split Ends)	1973	—
"No Bother to Me"	1975	—
"Maybe"	1975	—	—				Mental Notes
"Late Last Night"	1976	—	93				Non-album release
"Matinee Idyll"	1976		—				Second Thoughts
"Another Great Divide"	1977	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album release
"My Mistake"		21	15	—	—	—	Dizrythmia
"Bold as Brass"		—	—	—	—	—	Dizrythmia
"I See Red"	1978	43	15	—	—	—	Frenzy
"Give It a Whirl"	1979	—	—				Frenzy
"Things"	1979	—	—				Non-album release
"I Got You"	1980	1	1	13	12	53	True Colours
"I Hope I Never"		33	18	—	—	—
"Nobody Takes Me Seriously"					—	—
"What's the Matter with You"				—
"Poor Boy"					—	—
"One Step Ahead"		6	5	17	—	104	Waiata
"History Never Repeats"	1981	5	4	—	63	—
"I Don't Wanna Dance"		—	65	—	—	—
"Hard Act to Follow"				—
"Iris"						—
"Dirty Creature"	1982	3	6	—	—	—	Time and Tide
"Six Months in a Leaky Boat"		7	2	7	83	104
"Never Ceases to Amaze Me"			50
"Hello Sandy Allen"		—
"Next Exit"	1983		47				Non-album release
"Strait Old Line"	1983	15	42	—	—	—	Conflicting Emotions
"Message to My Girl"	1984	28	12	—	—	—
"I Wake Up Every Night"			—
"I Walk Away"		13	45				See Ya 'Round
"One Mouth Is Fed"		—	—				See Ya 'Round
"I See Red" (re-release)	1989	27	75				History Never Repeats – The Best of Split Enz

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "charts.nz > Split Enz in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h
Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 288. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Split Enz in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
- Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 264.
^ ^a ^b "Official Charts > Split Enz". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
^ "Split Enz Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
^ ^a ^b "Split Enz Bio". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Gold and platinum New Zealand albums to 2013". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Split Enz – Part Two - The Eighties". AudioCulture. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
^ "Split Enz and True Colours". August 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
^ "Great NZ Album: Split Enz True Colours". RNZ. August 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
^ "New Faces to Watch" (PDF). Cash Box. 25 October 1980. p. 10. Retrieved 3 December 2021 – via World Radio History.
^ ^a ^b "Kent Music Report No 453 – 28 February 1983 > Platinum Albums 1982 (Continued)". Retrieved 26 December 2022 – via Imgur.com.
^ "ARIA Chart Watch #429". auspOp. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
^ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 14 April 1983. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
^ "charts.nz – Discography Enzso". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
^
Peaks in Australia:
- Enzso: "australian-charts.com – Discography Enzso". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
^ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 22 December 1996. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1996". ARIA. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
^ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 13 February 2006. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
^ "How She Will Have Her Way Captured The Hearts of Australian Music Lovers". Junkee. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums Charts 2010". Retrieved 13 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b "True Colours, New Colours: The Songs of Split Enz". JBhiFi. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
^ "Split Enz Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-02.

External links

Split Enz discography discography at Discogs

[nz-1] "charts.nz > Split Enz in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-06-02.

[aus-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Australian chart peaks:
Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 288. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.

Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Split Enz in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-06-02.

Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 264.

[3] Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 288. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.

[4] Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Split Enz in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-06-02.

[5] Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 264.

[uk-3] "Official Charts > Split Enz". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2019-06-02.

[us-4] "Split Enz Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-02.

[AM-5] "Split Enz Bio". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

[NZcerts-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Gold and platinum New Zealand albums to 2013". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[AudioCulture-7] "Split Enz – Part Two - The Eighties". AudioCulture. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

[8] "Split Enz and True Colours". August 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

[9] "Great NZ Album: Split Enz True Colours". RNZ. August 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

[aus80-10] "New Faces to Watch" (PDF). Cash Box. 25 October 1980. p. 10. Retrieved 3 December 2021 – via World Radio History.

[Aus_Certs_1982-11] "Kent Music Report No 453 – 28 February 1983 > Platinum Albums 1982 (Continued)". Retrieved 26 December 2022 – via Imgur.com.

[12] "ARIA Chart Watch #429". auspOp. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

[13] "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 14 April 1983. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

[ARIACert10-14] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 December 2021.

[ARIACert08-15] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

[ENZSONA-16] "charts.nz – Discography Enzso". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

[ENZSOAU-17] Peaks in Australia:
Enzso: "australian-charts.com – Discography Enzso". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

[21] Enzso: "australian-charts.com – Discography Enzso". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

[18] "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 22 December 1996. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

[19] "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1996". ARIA. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

[20] "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 13 February 2006. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

[21] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

[22] "How She Will Have Her Way Captured The Hearts of Australian Music Lovers". Junkee. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

[23] "ARIA Top 100 Albums Charts 2010". Retrieved 13 November 2020.

[:0-24] "True Colours, New Colours: The Songs of Split Enz". JBhiFi. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

[25] "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.

[26] "Split Enz Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-02.

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Tim Finn Phil Judd Mike Chunn Miles Golding Mike Howard Div Vercoe Wally Wilkinson Geoff Chunn Robert Gillies Eddie Rayner Emlyn Crowther Noel Crombie Malcolm Green Neil Finn Nigel Griggs Paul Hester
Studio albums	Mental Notes Second Thoughts Dizrythmia Frenzy The Beginning of the Enz True Colours Waiata / Corroboree Time and Tide Conflicting Emotions See Ya 'Round
Live albums	The Living Enz Anniversary Extravagenza
Compilations	Beginning of the Enz Enz of an Era History Never Repeats – The Best of Split Enz Oddz and Enz Rear Enz The Best of Split Enz Spellbound Rootin Tootin Luton Tapes
Tribute albums	She Will Have Her Way He Will Have His Way They Will Have Their Way
Singles	"Late Last Night" "My Mistake" "I See Red" "I Got You" "I Hope I Never" "Poor Boy" "One Step Ahead" "History Never Repeats" "I Don't Wanna Dance" "Dirty Creature" "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" "Never Ceases to Amaze Me" "Next Exit" "Strait Old Line" "Message to My Girl" "I Walk Away"
Videos	Split Enz
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