Electric Light Orchestra discography | |
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Studio albums | 15 |
Live albums | 7 |
Compilation albums | 40 |
Video albums | 13 |
Music videos | 33 |
EPs | 1 |
Singles | 50 |
Soundtrack albums | 1 |
Box sets | 8 |
The discography of the English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) consists of 15 studio albums, 7 live albums, 40 compilation albums, 13 video albums, 33 music videos, 1 extended play, 50 singles, 1 soundtrack album and 8 box sets. ELO have also sold over 50 million records worldwide. [1]
Below is a table outlining ELO's studio album output.
Notes: The peak chart listings are accurate but incomplete because of the limited availability of past chart information regarding other countries. All of the RIAA and BPI certifications and/or re-certifications listed are out of date, the majority being decades old. The fact that some albums are listed as non-certified does not necessarily mean those albums have not reached certification sales levels. Record companies that own the manufacturing and distribution rights to a particular record have to pay the RIAA, BPI and related bodies to research, audit and certify that record, whether it be an album, single or compilation.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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UK [2] | AUS [3] [4] | AUT [5] | GER [6] | JPN [7] [8] | NLD [9] | NOR [10] | SWE [11] | SWI [12] | US [13] | |||
The Electric Light Orchestra No Answer (US) (as The Electric Light Orchestra) |
| 32 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 196 | |
ELO 2 Electric Light Orchestra II (US) (as The Electric Light Orchestra) |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | |
On the Third Day |
| — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | |
Eldorado |
| — | 40 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 16 | |
Face the Music |
| — | 30 | — | — | — | 11 | — | 41 | — | 8 | |
A New World Record |
| 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 60 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 5 | |
Out of the Blue |
| 4 | 3 | — | 6 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | |
Discovery |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | |
Xanadu (with Olivia Newton-John) |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | |
Time (as ELO) |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 16 | |
Secret Messages |
| 4 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 11 | — | 36 | |
Balance of Power |
| 9 | 49 | 29 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 49 |
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Zoom |
| 34 | — | 51 | 16 | 36 | 46 | 18 | 35 | 26 | 94 [B] |
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Alone in the Universe (as Jeff Lynne's ELO) |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 23 [C] |
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From Out of Nowhere (as Jeff Lynne's ELO) |
| 1 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 34 [25] | 29 | 26 [26] | 13 | 14 | 47 [D] |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
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UK [2] | AUT [5] | GER [6] | NLD [9] | SWE [11] | SWI [27] | US [13] | |||
The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Live at Wembley '78 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Live at Winterland '76 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The BBC Sessions |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Live at the BBC |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Electric Light Orchestra Live |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wembley or Bust (as Jeff Lynne's ELO) |
| 9 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 54 | 90 |
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Charted or certified compilations
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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UK [2] | AUS [3] [4] | AUT [5] | GER [6] | NLD [9] | NOR [10] | NZ [28] | SWE [11] | SWI [27] | US [13] | |||
Showdown |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Olé ELO |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | |
The Light Shines On |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Three Light Years |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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The Light Shines On Vol 2 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
ELO's Greatest Hits |
| 7 | 1 | 17 | — | — | 13 | 2 | — | — | 30 | |
A Perfect World of Music |
| — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
All Over the World |
| — | 50 | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Greatest Hits |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — |
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ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | |
The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra |
| 4 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Light Years, The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra |
| 60 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 7 | — | — | |
Simply the Best of Electric Light Orchestra |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Ultimate Collection |
| 18 | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | 92 | — |
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All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra |
| 1 | 35 | — | — | 71 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 89 | 73 [E] | |
The Collection |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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The Essential Electric Light Orchestra |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | |
Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra |
| 8 | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | 118 [F] [32] |
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Notes
Complete list
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Four Light Years |
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A Box of Their Best |
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Afterglow |
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3-Pak |
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Flashback |
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Original Album Classics |
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The Classic Albums Collection |
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The UK Singles Volume One 1972–1978 |
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Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | |
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UK [2] | IRE [35] | ||
The ELO EP |
| 34 | 15 |
Note: Entry boxes containing "—" may pertain to any of the following:
Title | Year | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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UK [2] | AUS [3] [4] | AUT [5] | CAN [36] | FRA [37] | GER [6] | IRE [35] | NLD [9] | NZ [28] | US [38] | ||||
"10538 Overture" | 1972 | 9 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | The Electric Light Orchestra/No Answer | |
"Roll Over Beethoven" | 1973 | 6 | 53 | — | 19 | — | 22 | — | 19 | — | 42 | ELO 2 | |
"Showdown" | 12 | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | 25 | — | 53 | On the Third Day(US versions only) | ||
"Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" | 1974 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | On the Third Day | |
"Daybreaker" | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | |||
"Can't Get It Out of My Head" | — | 59 | — | 25 | 5 | — | — | 20 | — | 9 | Eldorado | ||
"Boy Blue" | 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Evil Woman" | 10 | 23 | — | 6 | 2 | — | 10 | 21 | 8 | 10 | Face the Music | ||
"Nightrider" | 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Strange Magic" | 38 | 85 | — | 42 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 14 |
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"Showdown" (reissue) | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | Olé ELO | ||
"Livin' Thing" [M] | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | A New World Record | ||
"Rockaria!" | 1977 | 9 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | ||
"Do Ya" | — | — | — | 13 | — | 42 | — | — | — | 24 | |||
"Telephone Line" | 8 | 10 | — | 1 | 10 | 32 | — | — | 1 | 7 | |||
"Turn to Stone" [N] | 18 | 17 | — | 9 [39] | 9 | 32 | — | 23 | 21 | 13 |
| Out of the Blue | |
"Mr. Blue Sky" | 1978 | 6 | 87 | — | 26 | — | 27 | 28 | 8 | — | 35 | ||
"Wild West Hero" | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — |
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"Sweet Talkin' Woman" | 6 | 38 | 27 | 16 [40] | — | — | 6 | 24 | — | 17 | |||
"It's Over" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | |||
"Shine a Little Love" | 1979 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 4 [41] | 2 | 30 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 8 |
| Discovery |
"The Diary of Horace Wimp" | 8 | 48 | — | — | — | 52 | 10 | — | — | — |
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"Don't Bring Me Down" | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 [42] | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |||
"Confusion" [G] | 8 | — | 5 | 20 [43] | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | — | 37 |
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"Last Train to London" [G] | — | — | 28 [44] | 3 | — | — | — | 39 |
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"I'm Alive" | 1980 | 20 | 27 | — | 10 [45] | 9 | 16 | 10 | 38 | — | 16 |
| Xanadu |
"Xanadu" (featuring Olivia Newton-John) | 1 [46] | 2 | 1 | 9 [47] | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
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"All Over the World" | 11 | 78 | — | 16 [48] | 4 | 27 | 12 | 10 | — | 13 | |||
"Don't Walk Away" | 21 | — | — | — | — | 52 | 7 | — | — | — | |||
"Hold On Tight" | 1981 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 [49] | — | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
| Time |
"Twilight" | 30 | 93 | 15 | — | 10 | 17 | 18 | 18 | — | 38 | |||
"Rain Is Falling" | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — [H] | ||
"Here Is the News/Ticket to the Moon" | 24 | — | — | — | 4 | 61 | 17 | — | — | — | |||
"The Way Life's Meant to Be" | 85 | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | |||
"Rock 'n' Roll Is King" | 1983 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 6 | — | 17 | 4 | 8 | — | 19 |
| Secret Messages |
"Secret Messages" [K] | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | |||
"Four Little Diamonds" | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | |||
"Train of Gold" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Stranger" [L] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — [H] | |||
"Buildings Have Eyes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Calling America" | 1986 | 28 | 47 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 31 | 16 | — | — | 18 | Balance of Power | |
"So Serious" | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Getting to the Point" | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Sorrow About to Fall" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Destination Unknown" [I] | 1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Promo DJ single | |
"Alright" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | Zoom | |
"Moment in Paradise" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Surrender" [J] | 2006 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A New World Record (30th Anniversary Edition) | |
"Latitude 88 North" [J] | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Out of the Blue (30th Anniversary Edition) | |
"When I Was a Boy" [O] | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Alone in the Universe | |
"When the Night Comes" [O] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"One Step at a Time" [O] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Ain't It a Drag" [O] | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"From Out of Nowhere" [O] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | From Out of Nowhere | |
"Time of Our Life" [O] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Number-one songs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
Top-ten hits | 15 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
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Year | Title | US Mainstream Rock [38] | US Adult Contemporary [38] | Album |
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1976 | "Strange Magic" | — | 24 | Face the Music |
1977 | "Livin' Thing" | — | 36 | A New World Record |
1978 | "Mr. Blue Sky" | — | — | Out of the Blue |
1979 | "Shine a Little Love" | — | 40 | Discovery |
1979 | "Confusion" | — | 41 | |
1980 | "I'm Alive" | — | 48 | Xanadu |
"Xanadu" | — | 2 | ||
"All Over the World" | — | 46 | ||
1981 | "Hold On Tight" | 2 | — | Time |
1983 | "Rock 'n' Roll Is King" | 19 | 36 | Secret Messages |
"Stranger" | — | 33 | ||
1986 | "Calling America" | 22 | 20 | Balance of Power |
Year | Song | Year-End position |
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1975 | "Can't Get It Out of My Head" | 81 |
1976 | "Evil Woman" | 70 |
1977 | "Telephone Line" | 15 |
"Livin' Thing" | 77 | |
1978 | "Sweet Talkin' Woman" | 86 |
"Turn to Stone" | 94 | |
1979 | "Shine a Little Love" | 71 |
"Don't Bring Me Down" | 81 | |
1981 | "Hold On Tight" | 81 |
Year | Song | Year-end position |
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1977 | "Telephone Line" | 22 |
1977 | "Livin' Thing" | 79 |
1980 | "Xanadu" | 93 |
1981 | "Hold On Tight" | 75 |
Year | Song | Year-end position |
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1975 | "Can't Get It Out of My Head" | 72 |
1976 | "Evil Woman" | 60 |
1976 | "Strange Magic" | 97 |
1977 | "Telephone Line" | 38 |
1977 | "Livin' Thing" | 90 |
1978 | "Sweet Talkin' Woman" | 83 |
1979 | "Shine a Little Love" | 40 |
1979 | "Don't Bring Me Down" | 42 |
1980 | "I'm Alive" | 80 |
1980 | "All Over the World" | 54 |
1980 | "Xanadu" | 26 |
1981 | "Hold On Tight" | 61 |
Year | Song | Peak position [50] [51] |
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1975 | "Can't Get It Out of My Head" | 27 |
1976 | "Evil Woman" | 5 |
1976 | "Strange Magic" | 17 |
1976 | "Livin' Thing" | 6 |
1977 | "Do Ya" | 27 |
1977 | "Telephone Line" | 4 |
1978 | "Turn to Stone" | 5 |
1978 | "Sweet Talkin' Woman" | 12 |
1979 | "Shine a Little Love" | 1 |
1979 | "Don't Bring Me Down" | 5 |
1980 | "I'm Alive" | 12 |
1980 | "All Over the World" | 8 |
1980 | "Xanadu" | 2 |
1981 | "Hold On Tight" | 6 |
1981 | "Twilight" | 25 |
1983 | "Rock 'n' Roll Is King" | 11 |
1986 | "Calling America" | 20 |
Year | Title | Format(s) | Certifications |
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1979 | Discovery | UK Betamax/VHS | |
1980 | Live at Wembley | Betamax/VHS | |
1989 | The "Out of the Blue" Tour – Live at Wembley | UK VHS | |
1990 | Fusion – Live in London | UK VHS | |
1991 | The Very Best of ELO | UK VHS | |
1998 | Out of the Blue Tour: Live at Wembley/Discovery | DVD/VHS | |
2001 | Zoom Tour Live | DVD/VHS | |
2005 | Inside the Electric Light Orchestra 1970–1973 | DVD | |
2006 | Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley (remastered) | DVD |
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ELO – Total Rock Review | DVD | ||
2010 | In Performance | DVD | |
Live: The Early Years | DVD | ||
2015 | Jeff Lynne's ELO: Live in Hyde Park | DVD/Blu-ray |
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2017 | Jeff Lynne's ELO: Wembley or Bust | CD/DVD/Blu-ray |
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