The Beautiful South discography
| The Beautiful South discography | |
|---|---|
 The Beautiful South in concert | |
| Studio albums | 10 |
| Compilation albums | 5 |
| Singles | 34 |
The discography of The Beautiful South, an English pop/rock group, consists of ten studio albums, five greatest-hits compilations, thirty-four singles and a number of other releases.
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
BEL (Fl) [3] |
CAN [4][5] |
FRA [6] |
GER [7] |
IRL [8] |
NZL [9] |
SWE [10] |
SWI [11] | |||
| 1989 | Welcome to the Beautiful South
|
2 | — | — | 36 | 39 | 16 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | Choke
|
2 | 69 | — | — | — | 30 | — | 46 | — | — |
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| 1992 | 0898 Beautiful South
|
4 | — | — | 47 | — | 40 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1994 | Miaow
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6 | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1996 | Blue Is the Colour
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1 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | |
| 1998 | Quench
|
1 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 65 | — | 58 | 28 | |
| 2000 | Painting It Red
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2 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 13 | — | — | — |
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| 2003 | Gaze
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14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2004 | Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs
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11 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
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| 2006 | Superbi
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6 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — |
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Compilation albums
[edit]| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][15] |
CAN [16] |
GER [7] |
IRL [8] | |||
| 1994 | Carry On Up the Charts
|
1 | 50 | 53 | — | |
| 2001 | Solid Bronze
|
10 | — | 77 | 20 |
|
| 2006 | Gold
|
139 | — | — | 81 |
|
| 2007 | The BBC Sessions
|
165 | — | — | — | |
Soup
|
15 | — | — | 65 |
| |
| 2011 | Live at the BBC
|
— | — | — | — | |
Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][15] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [18] |
BEL (Fl) [3] |
CAN [19] |
GER [7] |
IRL [8][20] |
NLD [21] |
SWI [11] |
US Alt [22] | ||||
| 1989 | "Song for Whoever" | 2 | 145 | 30 | 22 | 81 | 21 | 5 | 22 | — | — |
|
Welcome to the Beautiful South |
| "You Keep It All In" | 8 | 155 | — | — | — | 37 | 3 | — | — | 19 |
| ||
| "I'll Sail This Ship Alone" | 31 | — | — | — | — | 74 | 19 | — | — | — | |||
| 1990 | "A Little Time" | 1 | 72 | 20 | 17 | — | 47 | 2 | 18 | — | — |
|
Choke |
| "My Book" | 43 | 172 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | |||
| 1991 | "Let Love Speak Up Itself" | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Old Red Eyes Is Back" | 22 | — | — | — | — | 51 | 21 | — | — | — | 0898 Beautiful South | ||
| 1992 | "We Are Each Other" | 30 | — | — | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | 10 | ||
| "Bell Bottomed Tear" | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "36D" | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1994 | "Good as Gold (Stupid as Mud)" | 23 | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | Miaow | |
| "Everybody's Talkin'" | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | |||
| "Prettiest Eyes" | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "One Last Love Song" | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Carry On Up the Charts | ||
| 1995 | "Dream a Little Dream" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | non-album singles | |
| "Pretenders to the Throne" | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1996 | "Rotterdam (Or Anywhere)" | 5 | — | — | — | — | 72 | 11 | — | — | — |
|
Blue Is the Colour |
| "Don't Marry Her" | 8 | — | — | 50 | — | 89 | 11 | — | — | — |
| ||
| 1997 | "Blackbird on the Wire" | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Liars' Bar" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1998 | "Perfect 10" | 2 | — | — | — | — | 64 | 6 | — | 47 | — |
|
Quench |
| "Dumb" | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1999 | "How Long's a Tear Take to Dry?" | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Table" (featuring The London Community Gospel Choir) | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2000 | "Closer than Most" | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Painting It Red | |
| 2001 | "The River" / "Just Checkin'" (Double A-side) |
59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Root of All Evil" | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Solid Bronze | ||
| 2003 | "Just a Few Things That I Ain't" | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gaze | |
| "Let Go with the Flow" | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2004 | "Livin' Thing" | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs | |
| "This Old Skin" (featuring Chip Taylor) | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2005 | "This Will Be Our Year" | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | "Manchester" | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | Superbi | |
| "The Rose of My Cologne" | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" indicates the single did not chart or was not released in given territory | |||||||||||||
Music videos
[edit]| Year | Single | Director | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | "Song For Whoever" | Jeff Baynes[23] | Welcome to the Beautiful South |
| "You Keep It All In" | Jeff Baynes | ||
| "I’ll Sail This Ship Alone" | Jeff Baynes | ||
| 1990 | "A Little Time" | Nicholas Brandy[23] | Choke |
| "My Book" | Pedro Romhanyi[23] | ||
| 1991 | "Let Love Speak Up Itself" | Pedro Romhanyi | |
| "Old Red Eyes Is Back" | Pedro Romhanyi | 0898 Beautiful South | |
| 1992 | "We Are Each Other" | Pedro Romhanyi | |
| "Bell Bottomed Tear" | Jeff Baynes | ||
| "36D" | David Mould[23] | ||
| 1994 | "Good as Gold" | Tim Pope[23] | Miaow |
| "Everybody’s Talkin" | Willy Smax[23] | ||
| "Prettiest Eyes" | Liam & Grant[23] | ||
| "One Last Love Song" | Liam & Grant | Carry On Up the Charts | |
| 1995 | "Dream a Little Dream" | Pedro Romhanyi | non-album singles |
| "Pretenders to the Throne" | Liam & Grant | ||
| 1996 | "Rotterdam" | Liam & Grant | Blue Is the Colour |
| "Don’t Marry Her" | Liam & Grant | ||
| 1997 | "Blackbird on the Wire" | Pedro Romhanyi | |
| "Liars' Bar" | Liam & Grant | ||
| 1998 | "Perfect 10" | Liam & Grant | Quench |
| "Dumb" | Liam & Grant | ||
| 1999 | "How Long’s a Tear Take to Dry?" | Liam & Grant | |
| "The Table" | Liam & Grant | ||
| 2000 | "Closer Than Most" | Liam & Grant | Painting It Red |
| 2003 | "Just a Few Things That I Ain’t" | TBC | Gaze |
| "Let’s Go with the Flow" | TBC | ||
| 2004 | "Livin' Thing" | Sven Harding[24] | Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs |
| "This Old Skin" | TBC | ||
| 2006 | "Manchester" | Sara Dunlop[25] | Superbi |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "British chart positions". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ a b Peaks in Australia:
- Choke and "A Little Time": Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 27.
- "Song for Whoever": "Week commencing 18 September 1989". Retrieved 2022-02-18.
- "You Keep It All In": "Week commencing 9 July 1990". Retrieved 2022-02-18.
- "My Book": "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 29 July 1991". Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Belgian (Flanders) chart positions". ultratop.be. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ "Canadian Welcome to the Beautiful South position". RPM. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ "Canadian 0898 Beautiful South position". RPM. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ "French album positions". infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
Note: user must select "Beautiful South" from drop-down. - ^ a b c "German chart positions - The Beautiful South". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "Irish chart positions". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ "New Zealand chart positions". charts.nz. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ "Swedish chart positions". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Swiss chart positions". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "British certifications – Beautiful South". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 August 2024. Type Beautiful South in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "European platinum certificates: 1997". ifpi.org. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ "European platinum certificates: 1998". ifpi.org. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ a b "UK Chartlog: Darren B – David Byrne". zobbel.de. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ "Canadian Carry On Up the Charts position". RPM. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ "European platinum certificates: 1996". ifpi.org. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ "Austrian chart positions". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ "Canadian Song for Whoever position". RPM. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ "Irish singles positions". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ "Dutch chart positions". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ "American singles positions". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g "The Beautiful South - Munch - Our Hits". Discogs. 2002.
- ^ "The Beautiful South - Livin' Thing". IMVDB. 2004.
- ^ "The Beautiful South - Manchester". IMVDB. 2006.