Lloyd Cole discography

Lloyd Cole discography
Lloyd Cole discography
Studio albums	16
Live albums	7
Compilation albums	7
Singles	26

Last updated October 11, 2025

This article included the albums and singles released by both Lloyd Cole as a solo artist and the recordings of his band Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, and with his next band Lloyd Cole and the Negatives.

Lloyd Cole and the Commotions discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions				Certification
Title	Album details	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	CAN	SWE ^[3]	Certification
Rattlesnakes	Released: October 1984 Label: Polydor, Geffen, Capitol	13	28	68	25	BPI: Gold
Easy Pieces	Released: 22 November 1985 Label: Polydor, Geffen, Capitol	5	14	77	25	BPI: Gold
Mainstream	Released: 26 October 1987 Label: Polydor, Capitol	9	54	—	31	BPI: Gold

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certification
Title	Album details	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	Certification
1984–1989	Released: March 1989 Label: Polydor, Capitol	14	85	BPI: Gold
Lloyd Cole. The Commotions. The Singles	Released: 2004 Label: Universal	—	—
Don't Look Back – An Introduction to Lloyd Cole and Lloyd Cole and the Commotions	Released: 2015 Label: Spectrum, Universal	—	—

Live albums

Title	Album details
Live at the Hammersmith Apollo, London (2004)	Released: 14 November 2004 Label: Instant Live, Demon
Live at the BBC, Volume 1 (1984)	Released: August 2007 Label: Universal, Capitol
Live at the BBC, Volume 2 (1985/86)	Released: August 2007 Label: Universal, Capitol
Live at the BBC (1990/95)	Released: August 2007 Label: Universal, Mercury

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions					Album
Title	Year	UK ^[4]	AUS ^[2]	IRE ^[5]	NL ^[6]	US Alt ^[7]	Album
"Perfect Skin"	1984	26	54	—	—	—	Rattlesnakes
"Forest Fire"		41	87	—	—	—
"Rattlesnakes"		65	59	—	31	—
"Brand New Friend"	1985	19	73	11	—	—	Easy Pieces
"Lost Weekend"	1985	17	49	10	—	—
"Cut Me Down" (Remix)	1986	38	—	12	—	—
"Rich" (Europe only)	1986	—	—	—	—	—
"My Bag"	1987	46	—	20	—	13	Mainstream
"Jennifer She Said"	1988	31	—	27	—	—
"From the Hip"	1988	59	—	—	—	—

Solo discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions					Certification
Title	Album details	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[8]^[9]	FRA ^[10]	GER ^[11]	SWE ^[3]	Certification
Lloyd Cole	Released: 19 February 1990 Label: Polydor	11	49	—	38	6	BPI: Silver
Don't Get Weird on Me Babe	Released: 16 September 1991 Label: Polydor	21	108	—	—	7
Bad Vibes	Released: 11 October 1993 Label: Polydor	38	—	—	—	8
Love Story	Released: 25 September 1995 Label: Polydor	27	—	—	—	9
The Negatives	Released: November 2000 Label: Mercury Records Ltd 1998 / XIII Bis Records 2000	-	—	—	—	-
Plastic Wood	Released: June 2001 Label: The Establishment / XIII Bis / One Little Indian	—	—	—	—	—
Music in a Foreign Language	Released: 9 May 2003 Label: Sanctuary	114	—	—	—	—
Antidepressant	Released: August 2006 Label: Sanctuary	156	—	152	—	20
Broken Record	Released: February 2010 Label: Tapete	150	—	—	58	12
Standards	Released: June 2013 Label: Tapete	74	—	—	98	22
1D Electronics 2012–2014	Released: September 2015 Label: Bureau B	—	—	—	—	—
Guesswork	Released: 26 July 2019 Label: Edel AG	75	—	—	93	—
On Pain	Released: 23 June 2023 Label: Edel AG	—	—	—	—	—

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	UK ^[1]	SWE ^[3]	SCO ^{[ citation needed ]}
The Collection	Released: 4 May 1998 Label: Universal	24	56	12
2001 – Collected Recordings 1996–2000	Released: June 2001 Label: various	—	—	—
Etc.	Released: 4 October 2001 Label: The Establishment / XIII Bis / One Little Indian	—	—	—
Cleaning Out the Ashtrays (Collected B-Sides & Rarities 1989–2006)	Released: May 2009 Label: Tapete	—	—

Live albums

Title	Album details
Radio Bremen: Folksinger Volume 1	Released: 30 January 2009 Label: Tapete
The Whelan: Folksinger Volume 2	Released: 30 January 2009 Label: Tapete
My Austere Demeanour: Folksinger Volume 3	Released: 2018 Label: Tapete

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
Title	Year	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[8]^[9]	US Alt ^[7]	Album
"No Blue Skies"	1990	42	86	—	Lloyd Cole
"Don't Look Back"		59	—	—
"Downtown"		—	—	5
"She's a Girl and I'm a Man"	1991	55	149	7	Don't Get Weird on Me Babe
"Weeping Wine"	1991	91	—	—
"Butterfly"	1992	90	—	—
"So You'd Like to Save the World"	1993	72	—	—	Bad Vibes
"Morning Is Broken"	1993	83^[12]	—	—	Bad Vibes
"Like Lovers Do"	1995	24	—	—	Love Story
"Sentimental Fool"	1995	73	—	—
"Baby"	1996	99	—	—
"That Boy"	1998	—	—	—	Collection
"No More Love Songs"	2003	—	—	—	Music in a Foreign Language
"Writers Retreat!"	2010	—	—	—	Broken Record
"Period Piece"	2013	—	—	—	Standards
"Violins"	2019	—	—	—	Guesswork

Other charting songs

"Tell Your Sister" – number 6 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks in 1992.^[13]

Lloyd Cole and the Negatives discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details
The Negatives	Released: 2000 Label: XIII Bis

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"Impossible Girl"	2000	The Negatives

References

1 2 3 4 5 "Lloyd Cole | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 14 May 2022.
1 2 3 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 69. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
1 2 3 "Discography Lloyd Cole". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 114. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
↑ "The Irish Charts – Search by Artist: Lloyd Cole". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
↑ "Lloyd Cole and the Commotions | Top 40 Hitdossier-artiesten".
1 2 "Lloyd Cole Chart History: Alternative Airplay". Billboard . Retrieved 14 May 2022.
1 2 Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 63.
1 2 "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 6 January 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
↑ "Discographie Lloyd Cole". lescharts.com (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2022.
↑ "Discographie von Lloyd Cole". offiziellecharts.de (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2022.
↑ "Hit Singles 2" (PDF). Hit Music!. No. 60. 20 November 1993. p. 4. Retrieved 24 February 2023– via World Radio History.
↑ "Modern Rock Tracks". Billboard . Vol. 104, no. 3. Billboard Publications, Inc. 18 January 1992. p. 74. ISSN 0006-2510.

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[OCC_Lloyd-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Lloyd Cole | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 14 May 2022.

[aus-2] 1 2 3 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 69. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[SWE-3] 1 2 3 "Discography Lloyd Cole". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-4] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 114. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[:0-5] "The Irish Charts – Search by Artist: Lloyd Cole". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

[6] "Lloyd Cole and the Commotions | Top 40 Hitdossier-artiesten".

[US_Mod_Rock-7] 1 2 "Lloyd Cole Chart History: Alternative Airplay". Billboard . Retrieved 14 May 2022.

[Ryan-8] 1 2 Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 63.

[Aus2-9] 1 2 "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 6 January 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 8 January 2023.

[10] "Discographie Lloyd Cole". lescharts.com (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2022.

[11] "Discographie von Lloyd Cole". offiziellecharts.de (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2022.

[12] "Hit Singles 2" (PDF). Hit Music!. No. 60. 20 November 1993. p. 4. Retrieved 24 February 2023– via World Radio History.

[13] "Modern Rock Tracks". Billboard . Vol. 104, no. 3. Billboard Publications, Inc. 18 January 1992. p. 74. ISSN 0006-2510.

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v t e Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
Lloyd Cole Blair Cowan Lawrence Donegan Neil Clark Stephen Irvine
Studio albums	Rattlesnakes (1984) Easy Pieces (1985) Mainstream (1987)
Compilations	1984–1989 (1989)
Songs	"Perfect Skin" "Forest Fire" "Rattlesnakes" "Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?" "Brand New Friend" "Lost Weekend" "Cut Me Down" "My Bag" "Jennifer She Said" "From the Hip"
Related articles	Discography

v t e Lloyd Cole
Discography
Studio albums	Lloyd Cole (1990) Don't Get Weird on Me Babe (1991) Bad Vibes (1993) Love Story (1995) Music in a Foreign Language (2003) Antidepressant (2006) Broken Record (2010) Standards (2013) Guesswork (2019) On Pain (2023)
Singles	"No Blue Skies" "Don't Look Back" "Downtown" "She's a Girl and I'm a Man" "Weeping Wine" "Butterfly" "So You'd Like to Save the World" "Morning Is Broken" "Like Lovers Do" "Sentimental Fool" "Baby"
Related articles	Lloyd Cole and the Commotions

Lloyd Cole discography

Contents

Lloyd Cole and the Commotions discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Live albums

Singles

Solo discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Live albums

Singles

Other charting songs

Lloyd Cole and the Negatives discography

Studio albums

Singles

References