Big Country discography

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Big Country discography
Studio albums9
Live albums18
Compilation albums25
EPs1
Singles29

Scottish rock band Big Country, which formed in 1981, has released nine studio albums, eighteen live albums, twenty-five compilation albums, one extended play (EP), and twenty-nine singles released on Mercury Records, Reprise Records, Vertigo Records and Cherry Red Records.

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Formed by Stuart Adamson following the demise of Skids, the band's classic line-up of Adamson (vocals/guitar), Bruce Watson (guitar), Tony Butler (bass) and Mark Brzezicki (drums) met with critical and commercial success during the 1980s. After signing to Mercury Records, Big Country's debut album The Crossing , released in 1983, reached number three in the UK Albums Chart and their subsequent albums Steeltown (1984), The Seer (1986) and Peace in Our Time (1988) all reached the top ten. By the time of the band's fifth album, No Place Like Home (1991), their commercial success had begun to wane and they released three more albums between 1993 and 1999 before the suicide of Adamson in 2001 led to the band splitting up.

In 2007, Butler, Watson and Brzezicki celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of Big Country by reforming for a UK tour, touring again in 2010, this time with Mike Peters joining the band for vocal duties. 2011 saw the release of a new single, the band's first new music for eleven years, before Butler retired in 2012. In 2013 the line-up of Watson, Brzezicki, Peters, joined by Derek Forbes (bass) and Watson's son Jamie (guitar), released the album, The Journey .

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
SCO
[1] 		CAN
[2] 		FIN
[3] 		GER
[4] 		NED
[5] 		NZ
[6] 		NOR
[7] 		SWE
[8] 		UK
[9] 		US
[10]
The Crossing
  • Released: 29 July 1983
  • Label: Mercury
—4——118—17318
Steeltown
  • Released: 19 October 1984
  • Label: Mercury
—53245333151228170
The Seer
  • Released: 30 June 1986
  • Label: Mercury
—75116871416259
Peace in Our Time
  • Released: 26 September 1988
  • Label: Reprise
——640———259160
No Place Like Home
  • Released: 16 September 1991
  • Label: Vertigo
————————28—
The Buffalo Skinners ————————25—
Why the Long Face 28———————48—
Driving to Damascus
  • Released: 27 September 1999
  • Label: Track
60——96————82—
The Journey 32———————68—
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Compilation albums

Other albums

Extended plays

TitleYearPeak chart positions
UK
[9] 		US
Wonderland
  • Released: January 1984
  • Label: Mercury}}
—65
Non!
  • Released: November 1995
  • Label: Transatlantic
77—

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[17] 		CAN IRE
[18] 		NL
[19] 		NZ
[20] 		SWI
[21] 		US US Alt US Main
"Harvest Home"198282——————x—The Crossing
"Fields of Fire (400 Miles)"198310—9—26—52x—
"In a Big Country"17322—34—17x3
"Chance"9—1218———x—
"Wonderland"19848—4———86x48Wonderland
"East of Eden"17———49——x—Steeltown
"Where the Rose Is Sown"29—25————x—
"Just a Shadow"198526—11————x—
"Look Away"19867—1141118—x5The Seer
"The Teacher"28—14————x—
"One Great Thing"19—12————x—
"Hold the Heart"55——————x—
"King of Emotion"1988166811—24——1120Peace in Our Time
"Broken Heart (Thirteen Valleys)"47————————
"Peace in Our Time"198939—16——————
"Save Me"199041————————Through a Big Country
(Greatest Hits)
"Heart of the World"50————————Non-album song
"Republican Party Reptile"199137————————No Place Like Home
"Beautiful People"72————————
"Alone"199324————————The Buffalo Skinners
"Ships (Where Were You)"2954 [22] ———————
"The One I Love"———————1734
"I'm Not Ashamed"199569————————Why the Long Face
"You Dreamer"68————————
"Fragile Thing" (with Eddi Reader)199969————————Driving to Damascus
"See You/Perfect World" (double A-side)77————————
"Somebody Else"2000126 [23] ————————
"Another Country"2011—————————The Journey
"Hurt"2013—————————
"In a Broken Promise Land"—————————
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. "x" denotes when that chart did not exist.

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References

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    • "Why the Long Face". OCC . Retrieved 11 August 2016.
    • "Driving to Damascus". OCC . Retrieved 11 August 2016.
    • "The Journey". OCC . Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Canadian Albums:
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  4. ↑ German Albums:
  5. ↑ "Dutch Albums". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "New Zealand Albums". charts.nz. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Norwegian Albums". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Swedish Albums". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  9. 1 2 "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "US Albums". Billboard . Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Canadian Certification". Music Canada . Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 11 August 2016.
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  16. ↑ "Big Country / Essential 3CD set – SuperDeluxeEdition".
  17. ↑ "BIG COUNTRY - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  18. ↑ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010.
  19. ↑ "Discografie Big Country". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  20. ↑ "Discography Big Country". charts.nz. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
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  22. ↑ "RPM Magazine" (PDF). 12 June 1993.
  23. ↑ "Chart Log UK: Darren B - David Byrne". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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