A Flock of Seagulls discography

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A Flock of Seagulls discography
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Studio albums7
EPs1
Live albums1
Compilation albums16
Singles25
Video albums5
Music videos14
Remix albums1

The following is a complete list of recordings by the English new wave band A Flock of Seagulls.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
UK Indie
[2]
AUS
[3]
CAN
[4]
GER
[5]
NL
[6]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
US
[9]
A Flock of Seagulls 321952563210
Listen
  • Released: 29 April 1983
  • Label: Jive, Arista
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
169012144754416
The Story of a Young Heart
  • Released: 20 August 1984
  • Label: Jive, Arista
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
303231173266
Dream Come True
  • Released: 10 March 1986
  • Label: Jive, Arista
  • Formats: LP, MC
The Light at the End of the World
  • Released: 14 March 1995
  • Label: Big Shot
  • Formats: CD, MC
Ascension
(with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra)
29 [A]
String Theory
(with the Slovenian Symphonic Film Orchestra)
  • Released: 20 August 2021
  • Label: August Day
  • Formats: CD, digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleAlbum details
I Ran
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Brilliant
  • Formats: CD

Remix albums

TitleAlbum details
Greatest Hits Remixed
  • Released: 14 September 1999
  • Label: Cleopatra
  • Formats: CD

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum details
The Singles
  • Released: June 1985
  • Label: Jive
  • Formats: 10x7"
  • Also released as 10x12" as The 12" Singles
The Best of A Flock of Seagulls
  • Released: October 1986
  • Label: Jive
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
Telecommunications
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Old Gold
  • Formats: CD
The Best Of
20 Classics of the '80s
  • Released: February 1995
  • Label: Emporio
  • Formats: CD, MC
Wishing
  • Released: October 1996
  • Label: Disky
  • Formats: CD
Platinum & Gold Collection
  • Released: 19 August 2003
  • Label: Jive/BMG Heritage
  • Formats: CD
Essential New Wave
  • Released: October 2003
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: CD, MC
I Ran: The Best of A Flock of Seagulls
  • Released: January 2004
  • Label: Anagram, Cleopatra
  • Formats: CD
  • Consists of re-recordings
A Flock of Seagulls
Playlist: The Very Best of A Flock of Seagulls
  • Released: 19 August 2008
  • Label: Legacy
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Wishing: The Very Best
Remixes & Rarities
  • Released: 24 March 2017
  • Label: Cherry Pop
  • Formats: 2xCD
Aurora Borealis – The Greatest Hits
  • Released: 5 July 2018
  • Label: August Day
  • Formats: digital download
  • Consists of re-recordings
Inflight – The Extended Essentials
  • Released: 12 July 2019
  • Label: August Day
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Consists of re-recordings
I Ran (So Far Away)
  • Released: 24 September 2021
  • Label: Cleopatra
  • Formats: LP

EPs

TitleEP details
Modern Love Is Automatic
  • Released: November 1981
  • Label: Jive
  • Formats: 7", 12"

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
[1]
UK Indie
[14]
AUS
[3]
CAN
[15]
GER
[5]
IRE
[16]
NL
[17]
NZ
[18]
US
[19]
US Dance
[20]
US Main
[21]
"(It's Not Me) Talking"198145Non-album single
"Telecommunication"19A Flock of Seagulls
"Modern Love Is Automatic"1982
"I Ran (So Far Away)"4312631467983
"Space Age Love Song"3468313059
"Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)"104610376443326623Listen
"(It's Not Me) Talking" (remix)198312822Non-album single
"Nightmares"5362Listen
"Transfer Affection"382243
"(It's Not Me) Talking" (re-recording)78
"The More You Live, the More You Love"19842645371632565210The Story of a Young Heart
"Never Again (The Dancer)"101
"Remember David" (Continental Europe-only release)1985
"Who's That Girl (She's Got It)"66Dream Come True
"Heartbeat Like a Drum"1986119
"Magic" (US-only release)1989The Light at the End of the World
"Burnin' Up" (US-only release)1995
"Rainfall" (US-only release)1996
"I Ran" (Die Krupps remix; US-only release)1999Greatest Hits Remixed
"I Ran (So Far Away)" (vs the Angry Kids; US-only release)2007Non-album single
"Space Age Love Song" (with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra)2018Ascension
"I Ran (So Far Away)" (with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra)
"Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)"2019Inflight – The Extended Essentials
"Say You Love Me" (with the Slovenian Symphonic Film Orchestra)2021String Theory
"Messages" (with the Slovenian Symphonic Film Orchestra)2022
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other appearances

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US Dance
[23] [24]
"This Used to Be My Playground"2000Virgin Voices: A Tribute to Madonna – Volume Two
"Ageless Prince" (with Jimmy D. Robinson)201725Non-album singles
"Pedro" (with Jimmy D. Robinson)33
"Things Change" (with Jimmy D. Robinson)
"Lips Like Sugar" (with David Hasselhoff)2019Open Your Eyes
"Over the Moon" (remix of the Robert Calvert song)2020Over the Moon Remixes
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Videos

Video albums

TitleAlbum details
A Flock of Seagulls
Through the Looking Glass
  • Released: November 1984
  • Label: Peppermint Video Music, Zomba
  • Formats: VHS
The Best of A Flock of Seagulls
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: BMG Video, Zomba
  • Formats: VHS
Rainfall
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Savant
  • Formats: VHS
Messages – Live

Music videos

TitleYearDirector
"I Ran (So Far Away)"1982Tony van den Ende
"Space Age Love Song"
"Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)"
"Nightmares"1983Mike Brady
"Transfer Affection"
"(It's Not Me) Talking"
"The More You Live, the More You Love"1984Unknown
"Never Again (The Dancer)"
"Who's That Girl (She's Got It)"1985
"Heartbeat Like a Drum"1986Michael Geoghegan
"Magic"1989Unknown
"Burnin' Up"1995
"Rainfall"1996
"Space Age Love Song" (with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra)2018Armando at Kinetic Image
"Say You Love Me" (with the Slovenian Symphonic Film Orchestra)2021

Notes

  1. Ascension peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Top Classical Albums.

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References

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    • "(It's Not Me) Talking)" (1983 remix): "UK Singles Charts: 1983 (including chart panel sales)". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
    • "Never Again (The Dancer)": "UK Singles Charts: 1984 (including chart panel sales)". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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