Erasure discography

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Erasure discography
Erasure, Live at Delamere Forest.jpg
Erasure performing in Delamere Forest in July 2011
Studio albums19
EPs13
Live albums6
Compilation albums9
Singles62
Video albums14
Music videos49

Erasure are an English synth-pop duo who have released 19 studio albums, six live albums, nine compilation albums, seven box sets, 14 extended plays, 62 singles, 14 video albums and 50 music videos. Erasure consists of keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell.

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Erasure made their debut in 1985. Their third studio album, The Innocents (1988), reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the first of four consecutive albums to reach the top position. From 1986 to 2007, the duo achieved 32 consecutive top-40 singles on the UK Singles Chart, while attaining three top-20 singles on the US Billboard Hot 100: "A Little Respect", "Chains of Love", and "Always". By 2009, 34 of their 45 singles and EPs (eight of which were not eligible to chart in England) had made the UK top 40, with 17 climbing into the top 10.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleDetailsChart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
DEN
[4]
GER
[5]
NLD
[6]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
US
[10]
Wonderland
  • Released: 2 June 1986
  • Label: Mute
71892013
The Circus
  • Released: 30 March 1987
  • Label: Mute
6971640129190
The Innocents
  • Released: 18 April 1988
  • Label: Mute
1850131549
  • BPI: 2× Platinum [11]
  • RIAA: Platinum [12]
Wild!
  • Released: 16 October 1989
  • Label: Mute
110716202457
  • BPI: 2× Platinum [11]
Chorus
  • Released: 14 October 1991
  • Label: Mute
193515142129
I Say I Say I Say
  • Released: 17 May 1994
  • Label: Mute
1107268531718
Erasure
  • Released: 23 October 1995
  • Label: Mute
1417533872682
Cowboy
  • Released: 31 March 1997
  • Label: Mute
107427341943
Loveboat
  • Released: 23 October 2000
  • Label: Mute
454857
Other People's Songs
  • Released: 27 January 2003
  • Label: Mute
173117138
Nightbird
  • Released: 25 January 2005
  • Label: Mute
27252234154
Union Street
  • Released: 3 April 2006
  • Label: Mute
102
Light at the End of the World
  • Released: 21 May 2007
  • Label: Mute
2942127
Tomorrow's World
  • Released: 3 October 2011
  • Label: Mute
29203561
Snow Globe
  • Released: 11 November 2013
  • Label: Mute
49100 [A]
The Violet Flame
  • Released: 22 September 2014
  • Label: Mute
205413748
World Be Gone
  • Released: 19 May 2017
  • Label: Mute
6186281569137
The Neon
  • Released: 21 August 2020
  • Label: Mute
44911 [B]
Day-Glo (Based on a True Story)
  • Released: 12 August 2022 [15]
  • Label: Mute [15]
2913100
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleDetailsChart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
CAN
[16]
GER
[5]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
US
[10]
US Dance
[17]
The Two Ring Circus
  • Released: November 1987
  • Label: Mute
186
Pop! The First 20 Hits
  • Released: November 1992
  • Label: Mute
112244012401518112
Hits! The Very Best of Erasure
  • Released: October 2003
  • Label: Rhino, EMI
15547
Total Pop! The First 40 Hits
  • Released: February 2009
  • Label: Mute
21
Pop2! The Second 20 Hits
  • Released: February 2009
  • Label: Mute
Essential
  • Released: March 2012
  • Label: Mute
Always: The Very Best of Erasure
  • Released: October 2015
  • Label: Mute
942
World Beyond
  • Released: 9 March 2018
  • Label: Mute
47 [C]
The Neon Remixed
  • Released: 30 July 2021
  • Label: Mute
33
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleYearChart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUT
[3]
BEL
[20]
GER
[5]
IRE
[21]
NLD
[6]
NZ
[22]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[23]
US
[24]
Crackers International 19882163618249401573
Am I Right? EP (re-mix)199222
Abba-esque 114214421385
I Love Saturday 1994
Rain Plus 1997
Moon and the Sky Plus 2001
Boy EP 2006
Storm Chaser EP 2007
Pop! Remixed 2009 [D]
Erasure.Club
Phantom Bride EP
World Be Gone EP2017
Blue Savannah EP [28] 2020
Ne:EP2021
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

1985–1999

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleYearChart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
BEL (FL)
[20]
GER
[5]
IRE
[21]
NLD
[6]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[23]
US
[29]
"Who Needs Love Like That"1985554823Wonderland
"Heavenly Action"100
"Oh l'amour"198685131615
"Sometimes"245102232203The Circus
"It Doesn't Have to Be"1987121716193419
"Victim of Love"726722
"The Circus"6306
"Ship of Fools"198869612The Innocents
"Chains of Love"11186851612
"A Little Respect"43472814
"Stop!"216182491597Crackers International
"Drama!"1989415712515Wild!
"You Surround Me"153810
"Blue Savannah"1990315912348
"Star"111523311
"Chorus"19913772017472371083Chorus
"Love to Hate You"461519549417
  • IFPI SWE: Gold [26]
"Am I Right?"1518521469
"Am I Right?" (Remix)22Am I Right? EP
"Breath of Life"1992825448Chorus
"Take a Chance on Me"113Abba-esque
"Who Needs Love (Like That)" (Remix)101201827831Pop! The First 20 Hits
"Always"19944782195722320I Say I Say I Say
"Run to the Sun"614639491919
"I Love Saturday"201866934
"Stay with Me"19951517013Erasure
"Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)"2019869
"Rock Me Gently"1996
"In My Arms"1997131214062761255Cowboy
"Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me"238926
"Rain" [E]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

2000–present

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleYearChart positionsAlbum
UK
[30]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[31]
DEN
[4]
FIN
[32]
GER
[5]
IRE
[21]
SWE
[8]
US Dance
[33]
US Dance Sales
[34]
"Freedom"2000271378051Loveboat
"Moon & the Sky"2001
"Solsbury Hill"200310729392Other People's Songs
"Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)"141958
"Oh l'amour" (Remix)1375910Hits! The Very Best of Erasure
"Breathe"20054135303311Nightbird
"Don't Say You Love Me"1581269262
"Here I Go Impossible Again"2569
"All This Time Still Falling Out of Love"
"Boy"200617Union Street
"I Could Fall in Love with You"2007214116971Light at the End of the World
"Sunday Girl"338761
"Always" (2009 Remix)2009Total Pop! The First 40 Hits
"Phantom Bride" (2009 Remaster)The Innocents
"A Little Respect" (HMI Redux)2010Non-album single
"When I Start To (Break It All Down)"201125Tomorrow's World
"Be with You"7
"Fill Us with Fire"2012
"Gaudete"201318Snow Globe
"Make It Wonderful"2014
"Elevation"3The Violet Flame
"Reason"10
"Sacred"20154
"Sometimes" (2015 mix)Always: The Very Best of Erasure
"Love You to the Sky"2017World Be Gone
"World Be Gone"
"Just a Little Love"
"Hey Now (Think I Got a Feeling)"2020The Neon
"Nerves of Steel"
"Fallen Angel"
"Secrets"2021The Neon Remixed, Ne:EP [35]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Video

Video albums

YearTitleDetailsFormat
1987 Live at the Seaside 1987 The Circus TourVHS
1989 Innocents 1988 The Innocents TourVHS
1990 Wild! 1989 Wild! TourVHS/Laser Disc
1992 Abba-esque Music videos from the Abba-esque EPVHS
Pop! The First 20 Hits Compilation of music videos from 1985 to 1992VHS
1993The Tank, the Swan & the Balloon1992 Phantasmagorical TourVHS
1996Erasure 1995–1996Compilation of music videos from 1995 to 1996VHS
1998Tiny Tour1996 Tiny TourVHS
2003Sanctuary – The EIS Christmas Concert 20022002 Fan Club Christmas GigDVD
Hits! the Videos Compilation of music videos from 1985 to 2003DVD
2004The Tank, the Swan & the Balloon1992 Phantasmagorical TourDVD (re-release)
2005 The Erasure Show – Live in Cologne 2005 The Erasure Show TourDVD
2007On the Road to Nashville [19] 2006 Acoustic TourDVD + CD
2008 Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2007 Light at the End of the World TourDVD

Music videos

YearTitleDirector
1985"Who Needs Love (Like That)"John Scarlett-Davies
"Heavenly Action"
1986"Oh l'amour"Peter Hamilton/Alistair Rae
"Sometimes"Gerard de Thame
1987"It Doesn't Have to Be"
"Victim of Love"Peter Scammell
"The Circus"Jerry Chater
1988"Ship of Fools"Phillip Vile
"Chains of Love" Peter Christopherson
"A Little Respect"
"Stop!"
1989"Drama!"The Giblets
"You Surround Me"James Lebon
1990"Blue Savannah" Kevin Godley
"Star" John Maybury
"Too Darn Hot" Adelle Lutz & Sandy McLeod
1991"Chorus" David Mallet
"Love to Hate You"
"Am I Right?" Angela Conway
1992"Breath of Life"
"Lay All Your Love on Me" Jan Kounen
"S.O.S."
"Take a Chance on Me"Philippe Gautier
"Voulez-Vous"Jan Kounen
1994"Always"
"Run to the Sun" Nico Beyer
"I Love Saturday"Caz Gorham & Frances Dickenson
1995"Stay with Me"Mario Cavalli
"Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)"Max Abbiss-Biro
1996"Rock Me Gently"
"Sono Luminus" (Acoustic live)
1997"In My Arms" Dick Carruthers
"In My Arms" (North American version) Geoff Moore
"Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me" Richard Heslop
"Rain"unknown
2000"Freedom"Vince Clarke
2003"Solsbury Hill"
"Solsbury Hill" (Alternative version)unknown
"Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" Jonas Odell
"Oh l'amour" (Remix)Toma & Luc
2005"Breathe"Christian Bevilacqua
"Don't Say You Love Me"Fizzy Eye
"All This Time Still Falling Out of Love" Uwe Flade
2007"I Could Fall in Love with You"Justin Eisner
"I Could Fall in Love with You" (Alternative version)Estelle Rogers
"Sunday Girl"unknown
2013"Gaudete"Martin Meunier & Tonya Hurley [36]
"Make It Wonderful"
2014"Elevation"Tom Oxley [37]
2020"Nerves of Steel"Brad Hammer [38] [39]
"Fallen Angel"

Other appearances

Below is a list of songs recorded by Erasure which are not available on Erasure LPs.

Song titleYearAdditional information
"Pistol"1989Omitted from the US version of Wonderland (1986) but appeared on Just Say Yes Volume III: Just Say Mao (1989).
"Too Darn Hot"1990Cover version of the 1948 Cole Porter song from Kiss Me, Kate , included on the 1990 Porter tribute album Red Hot + Blue .
"Looking Glass Sea"1990Appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dick Tracy .
"Rage"1991Collaboration with Lene Lovich which appeared on the PETA benefit album Tame Yourself . "Rage" was originally a solo LP track for Lovich in 1989.
"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"1993Billed as "k.d. lang & Andy Bell", this is a cover of the 1979 Donna Summer/Barbra Streisand disco duet. The pair had performed a raucous version live at the previous year's BRIT Awards. The somewhat more tame studio version was recorded with Erasure's Vince Clarke and produced by synth-pop super-producer, Stephen Hague. It appears on the 1993 movie soundtrack, Coneheads .
"Magic Moments"1997Cover of a 1957 Burt Bacharach/Hal David song, popularized by Perry Como. The Erasure version first appeared on the soundtrack to the film Lord of Illusions . Released in the US as a promotional single and on the US-only version of Cowboy .
"Amateur Hour"1997Collaboration with Sparks on their 1997 album Plagiarism .
"Baby Love"2000Cover version of the Supremes' song, included on the UK compilation album Motown Mania. Also appears on the Moon & the Sky EP.
"Early Bird"2007Collaboration with Cyndi Lauper, included on True Colors Tour 2007 commemorative album. Also appears on the Storm Chaser EP.

Notes

  1. Snow Globe did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 162 on the Top Current Album Sales chart. [13]
  2. The Neon did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 25 on the Top Album Sales chart and at number 22 on the Top Current Album Sales chart. [13] [14]
  3. World Beyond did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 91 on the Top Album Sales chart and at number 74 on the Top Current Album Sales chart. [13] [14]
  4. Pop! Remixed did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the UK Budget Albums Chart. [27]
  5. "Rain" was ineligible to chart in the United Kingdom due to its track count and length.

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Australian chart peaks:
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