Kate Bush discography

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Kate Bush discography
Kate Bush (1982 EMI publicity photo) 01.jpg
Bush in 1982
Studio albums10
Live albums2
Compilation albums2
Video albums6
Music videos39
EPs5
Singles36
Box sets4
Promotional singles7

The discography of English singer-songwriter Kate Bush consists of 10 studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, six video albums, four box sets, five extended plays, 36 singles, seven promotional singles, and 39 music videos.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
GER
[4]
FRA
[5]
NL
[6]
NZ
[7]
NOR
[8]
SWE
[9]
US
[10]
The Kick Inside 33952131248
Lionheart
  • Released: 13 November 1978
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: LP, cassette, 8-track, CD, digital download, streaming
6122555516 [upper-alpha 1]
Never for Ever
  • Released: 8 September 1980
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download, streaming
174451431216
The Dreaming
  • Released: 13 September 1982
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download, streaming
3222923851245157
Hounds of Love
  • Released: 16 September 1985
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download, streaming
1672911712912
The Sensual World
  • Released: 16 October 1989
  • Label: EMI / Columbia (US)
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD, CD+cassette, MiniDisc, DCC, digital download, streaming
230171038162771743
The Red Shoes
  • Released: 1 November 1993
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: LP, cassette, MiniDisc, CD, CD+VHS, digital download, streaming, 2×LP
21713181423301628
Aerial
  • Released: 7 November 2005
  • Label: EMI / Columbia (US)
  • Formats: 2×CD, cassette, 2×LP, digital download, streaming
3253127224748
Director's Cut
  • Released: 16 May 2011
  • Label: Fish People / EMI
  • Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download, streaming
241661131638212 [upper-alpha 2]
50 Words for Snow
  • Released: 21 November 2011
  • Label: Fish People / EMI
  • Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download, streaming
522397211039131383
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
FRA
[22]
GER
[4]
NL
[6]
SWE
[9]
US
[10]
US
Alt

[23]
US
Rock

[24]
Live at Hammersmith Odeon
Before the Dawn
  • Released: 25 November 2016
  • Label: Fish People, Concord, Noble & Brite
  • Formats: 3×CD, 4×LP, digital download, streaming
4358952141145121511

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
GER
[4]
JPN
[25]
NL
[6]
NZ
[7]
NOR
[8]
SWE
[9]
US
[10]
Kate Bush Not released in these countries.
The Whole Story
  • Released: 10 November 1986
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
128271138224104876
The Other Sides
  • Released: 8 March 2019
  • Label: Fish People, Rhino Records
  • Formats: 4×CD
1856

Box sets

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
The Single File 1978~1983
  • Released: January 1984
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: 12x7-inch
This Woman's Work: Anthology 1978–1990
  • Released: 22 October 1990
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: 9×LP, 8×CD, 7×Cassette
143
Remastered Part I
(Remastered Parts I-II in Vinyl)
  • Released: 16 November 2018
  • Label: Fish People, Parlophone, Rhino
  • Formats: 7×CD, 8×LP, digital download, streaming
51
Remastered Part II
(Remastered Parts III-IV in Vinyl)
  • Released: 30 November 2018
  • Label: Fish People, Parlophone, Rhino, Novercia Overseas
  • Formats: 11×CD, 10×LP, digital download, streaming
81

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
UK
[1]
IRE
[26]
NLD
[6]
US
[10]
4 Sucessos [27]
(two-part release)
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: EMI (Brazil)
  • Formats: 7-inch vinyl
Kate Bush On Stage
  • Released: September 1979
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: 7-inch vinyl, 12-inch vinyl, cassette, 2x7-inch vinyl
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Kate Bush
  • Released: 15 June 1983
  • Label: EMI (US & Can)
  • Formats: 12-inch vinyl, cassette
148
Aspects of the Sensual World
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Columbia (US) / Capitol (Canada)
  • Formats: CD
Hounds of Love [28]
(Record Store Day limited release)
  • Released: 16 April 2011
  • Label: Audio Fidelity
  • Format: 10-inch vinyl
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1] [29]
AUS
[2]
BEL
[30]
CAN
[31]
FRA
[22] [32]
GER
[4]
IRE
[26]
NLD
[6]
NZL
[7]
US
[33]
"Wuthering Heights"19781161411131The Kick Inside
"Moving"
"Them Heavy People"
"The Man with the Child in His Eyes"6223233685
"Hammer Horror"4417102521Lionheart
"Wow"19791417
"Symphony in Blue"
"Strange Phenomena"The Kick Inside
"Breathing"19801644Never for Ever
"Babooshka"524145248
"Army Dreamers"161425
"December Will Be Magic Again"295513Non-album single
"Sat in Your Lap"19811193721832The Dreaming
"The Dreaming"19824891
"There Goes a Tenner"93
"Suspended in Gaffa"3350
"Ne t'enfuis pas"1983Non-album single
"Night of the Swallow"The Dreaming
"Running Up That Hill"198536616243462630
  • BPI: 3× Platinum [11]
Hounds of Love
"Cloudbusting"201630201313
"Hounds of Love"198618846812
"The Big Sky"3715
"Don't Give Up" (with Peter Gabriel)959403627451672 So
"Experiment IV"235012The Whole Story
"The Sensual World"1989124431588129620The Sensual World
"This Woman's Work"258920 [upper-alpha 3]
"Love and Anger"199038145
"Rocket Man"199112245361727 Two Rooms
"Rubberband Girl"1993123947506517373488The Red Shoes
"Moments of Pleasure"26119
"The Red Shoes"199421
"Eat the Music"133
"The Man I Love" (with Larry Adler)27199 The Glory of Gershwin
"And So Is Love"26The Red Shoes
"King of the Mountain"200545421313Aerial
"Lyra"2007187 The Golden Compass soundtrack
"Deeper Understanding"20118792Director's Cut
"Wild Man"7350 Words for Snow
"Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" (2012 Remix)2012622 A Symphony of British Music
"Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)"
chart re-entry and radio re-release [37]
20221112331313 Stranger Things: Music from the Netflix Original Series, Season 4
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of singles
TitleYearAlbum
"Be Kind to My Mistakes"1987 Castaway soundtrack
"π"2005Aerial
"Lake Tahoe"201250 Words for Snow
"And Dream of Sheep" (live)2016Before the Dawn
"King of the Mountain" (live)
"Cloudbusting" (The Organon Remix) [39] (promo re-release)2019The Other Sides
"Ne t'enfuis pas" / "Un baiser d'enfant" [40] (promo re-release)

Videography

Video albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertification
UK
Music
Videos

[41]

Live at Hammersmith Odeon
The Single File
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: Picture Music International
  • Formats: VHS, Betamax
The Hair of the Hound
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: Picture Music International
  • Formats: VHS, Betamax, Laserdisc
The Whole Story
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Picture Music International
  • Formats: VHS, Laserdisc, Video CD
The Sensual World – The Videos
The Red Shoes [42]
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: Box-set, VHS, CD
23
The Line, the Cross and the Curve [43] [44]
  • Released: October 25, 1994
  • Label: Picture Music International / EMI, Sony Legacy
  • Formats: VHS, Laserdisc

Music videos

YearTitleDirector
1978"Wuthering Heights" (Version 1) Keith "Keef" MacMillan
"Wuthering Heights" (Version 2)Rockflix
"The Man with the Child in His Eyes"Keith "Keef" MacMillan
"Hammer Horror"
1979"Wow" (Version 1)
"Wow" (Version 2)
"Them Heavy People"
1980"Breathing"
"Babooshka"
"Delius"
"Army Dreamers"
1981"Sat in Your Lap"Brian Wiseman
1982"The Dreaming"Paul Henry
"There Goes a Tenner"
"Suspended in Gaffa"Brian Wiseman
1985"Running Up That Hill"David Garfath
"Cloudbusting" Julian Doyle
1986"Hounds of Love"Kate Bush
"The Big Sky"
"Don't Give Up" (Version 1) Godley & Creme
"Don't Give Up" (Version 2) Jim Blashfield
"Experiment IV"Kate Bush
"Wow" (Version 3)n/a
1989"The Sensual World" Peter Richardson & Kate Bush
"This Woman's Work"Kate Bush
1990"Love and Anger"
1991"Rocket Man"
1993"Rubberband Girl"
"Eat the Music"
"Moments of Pleasure"
"Rubberband Girl" (US version)n/a
1994"The Red Shoes"Kate Bush
"The Man I Love"Kevin Godley
"And So Is Love"Kate Bush
2005"King of the Mountain" Jimmy Murakami
2011"Deeper Understanding"Kate Bush
"Wild Man"
"Misty"
2012"Lake Tahoe"
2016"And Dream of Sheep"

Other contributions

This is a list of original contributions that Bush has made to soundtracks, tribute albums and to other musicians' albums.

Notes

  1. Lionheart reached number 201 on Billboard 's Album chart in 1984 [15]
  2. Director's Cut reached number 186 on Billboard 's United States Top Current Albums chart [21] and never entered the Billboard 200, which ranks catalog LPs along with recent albums.
  3. "This Woman's Work" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 upon initial release, but peaked at number 24 on the Digital Song Sales chart in 2023. [36]

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  3. 1 2 3 Peaks in Canada:
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