Marc Almond discography

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Marc Almond discography
Studio albums27
EPs6
Live albums8
Compilation albums13
Singles50
Video albums10

The discography of the English singer, songwriter and recording artist Marc Almond consists of music recorded since the late 1970s. He has recorded as a solo artist and with several other groups, these include Soft Cell, Marc & the Mambas, The Willing Sinners and Flesh Volcano. He has also worked with Michael Cashmore, and has contributed to numerous one-off releases with a variety of artists.

Contents

Soft Cell

Marc and the Mambas

Solo

Studio albums

YearAlbum informationChart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1] [2]
AUT
[3]
GER
[4]
NLD
[5]
SWI
[6]
US
[7]
1984 Vermin in Ermine 36
[8]
1985 Stories of Johnny 22
1987 Mother Fist and Her Five Daughters
  • Released: April 1987
  • Labels: Some Bizzare, Virgin Records
41
[8]
1988 The Stars We Are 41159265144
1989 Jacques
1990 Enchanted
  • Released: June 1990
  • Labels: Parlophone, Capitol Records
527381
1991 Tenement Symphony 39
1993 Absinthe
1996 Fantastic Star 54
1999 Open All Night -
[10]
2001 Stranger Things -
[10]
2003 Heart on Snow
  • Released: November 2003
  • Labels: XIII BIS Records, Blue Star Music, Psychobaby Records
2007 Stardom Road
  • Released: 4 June 2007
  • Labels: Sequel Records, Sanctuary Records, BMG Direct Marketing
53
2009 Orpheus in Exile (as Marc Almond with Alexei Fedorov)
  • Released: 7 September 2009
  • Labels: Strike Force Entertainment / Cherry Red
2010 Varieté
  • Released: 7 June 2010
  • Labels: Strike Force Entertainment, Cherry Red
-
[10]
2011 Feasting with Panthers (as Marc Almond/Michael Cashmore)
  • Released: 13 June 2011
  • Labels: Strike Force Entertainment, Cherry Red
2014 The Tyburn Tree (Dark London) (as John Harle & Marc Almond)
  • Released: 24 February 2014
  • Labels: Sospiro Noir
The Dancing Marquis
  • Released: 16 June 2014
  • Labels: Strike Force Entertainment, Cherry Red Records
Ten Plagues – A Song Cycle
  • Released: 7 July 2014
  • Labels: Strike Force Entertainment, Cherry Red
2015 The Velvet Trail
  • Released: 9 March 2015
  • Labels: Strike Force Entertainment, Cherry Red
62
Against Nature
  • Released: November 2015
  • Labels: self-released
2016Silver City Ride(as Starcluster & Marc Almond)
  • Released: 19 June 2016
  • Labels: Closing The Circle
2017Shadows and Reflections
  • Released: September 2017
  • Labels: BMG
14
2018How To Destroy Angels(as Coil + Zos Kia + Marc Almond)
A Lovely Life to Live(as Jools Holland, Marc Almond with The Rhythm & Blues Orchestra)
  • Released: November 2018
  • Labels: Rhino
61
2020Chaos and a Dancing Star
  • Released: 31 January 2020
  • Labels: BMG
35
2024I'm Not Anyone
  • Released: 12 July 2024 [11]
  • Labels: BMG
92

Live albums

YearAlbumNotes
199312 Years of Tears – Live at the Royal Albert Hall
  • Release date: April 1993
  • Label: WEA
Selections of his Royal Albert Hall concert in September 1992. Also available on VHS and DVD
1998Live in Concert
  • Release date: November 1998
  • Label: Some Bizarre
Selections of his first concerts with La Magia (his backing band back then) in London's Astoria Theatre, 13/14 December 1987. La Magia appears wrongly credited as Le Magia. A video of this was released in 1992
2000Live at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, 1992
  • Release date: December 2000
  • Label: Blue Star Music
Official website exclusive release. Live on 12 June 1992
2001Live at the Union Chapel
  • Release date: December 2001
  • Label: Blue Star Music
Official website exclusive release. Live on 12 December 2000. Also available on DVD
2003The Willing Sinner – Live at the Passion Church, Berlin
  • Release date: 23 June 2003
  • Label: Cherry Red
Live on 15 September 1991. Also available on DVD
2008In 'Bluegate Fields' – Live at Wilton's Music Hall
  • Release date: October 2008
  • Label: Strike Force Entertainment Cherry Red
Recorded at a series of concerts Wilton's Music Hall, London 28 April – 4 May 2008. Comes with a DVD of the show. There's another edition that comes in a DVD box format with exactly the same thing
2009Marc in Soho – Live at the London Palladium Soho Jazz Festival 1986
  • Release date: October 2009
  • Label: no label
Official website exclusive release. Live on 12 October 1986. This production is an 'official bootleg' and not of high audio quality
2012Live in Barcelona at the Apollo 2007 – A Blue Star Official Bootleg
  • Release date: January 2012
  • Label: Blue Star Music
Official website exclusive release. Comes with a DVD of the same show. This production is an 'official bootleg' and not of high audio quality
2023Chaos And More (Live At The Royal Festival Hall 10th February, '20)
  • Release date: 2023
  • Label: Strike Force Entertainment
Concert With Chris Braide, previously released as 2 bonus cd's together with 'Things We Lost' EP

Compilation albums

Extended plays

Singles

YearTitleChart positionsAlbum
UK
[2]
AUS
[14] [15] [16]
AUT
[3]
GER
[4]
IRL
[17]
NLD
[5]
NZL
[18]
SWE
[19]
SWI
[6]
US
[20]
1984"The Boy Who Came Back"52 Vermin in Ermine
"You Have"57
"Tenderness is a Weakness"88
1985"Stories of Johnny"2317 Stories of Johnny
"Love Letter"68
1986"The House is Haunted by the Echo of Your Last Goodbye"55
"A Woman's Story"41A Woman's Story
"Ruby Red"47 Mother Fist and Her Five Daughters
1987"Melancholy Rose"71
"Mother Fist"93
1988"Tears Run Rings"2612832867 The Stars We Are
"Bitter Sweet"40
1989"Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" (featuring Gene Pitney)1242115471
"Only the Moment"456026
1990"A Lover Spurned"296146 Enchanted
"The Desperate Hours"45
"Waifs and Strays"88
1991"Jacky"171457 Tenement Symphony
1992"My Hand Over My Heart"3356
"The Days of Pearly Spencer"4193162184431
1993"What Makes a Man" (Live)6012 Years of Tears
1995"Adored and Explored"25 Fantastic Star
"The Idol"44
"Child Star"41
1996"Out There" / "Brilliant Creatures"76
1998"Black Kiss"97 Open All Night
1999"Tragedy (Take a Look and See)"144
[10]
"My Love" / "Threat of Love" (with The Creatures)
2001"Glorious" Stranger Things
2003"Gone But Not Forgotten" Heart on Snow
2007"I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten" (with Sarah Cracknell) Stardom Road
2008"Gabriel & the Lunatic Lover" (with Michael Cashmore) Feasting with Panthers
2010"Nijinsky Heart" Varieté
2013"Burn Bright" / "The Dancing Marquis" The Dancing Marquis
2015"Scars" The Velvet Trail
"Pleasure's Wherever You Are"
"Bad to Me"
"Demon Lover"
2017"A Kind of Love"Hits and Pieces
"How Can I Be Sure"Shadows and Reflections
2022"Things We Lost"Non-album singles
2023"My Death" (with Mike Garson) [A]
2024"Marc Sings The Shangri-Las" [B]
"Elusive Butterfly"I'm Not Anyone

Other releases

Exclusive / fan club releases

YearAlbumNotes
1984My Death
  • Release date: August 1984
  • Label: Gutter Hearts
Fan-club exclusive release. Different version than the one that appeared on Jacques album. Later released in the official website Brel Extras EP release
1986Your Aura
  • Release date: April 1986
  • Label: Gutter Hearts
Fan-club exclusive release. Originally by Marc and the Mambas, a Black Heart single b-side. This different version is live from a solo concert in 1985 or 1986
1992Christmas in Vegas
  • Release date: December 1992
  • Label: no label
Fan-club exclusive release. Different version than the one that was later released in the "Child Star" CD-single
1995When I Was A Young Man
  • Release date: December 1995
  • Label: no label
Fan-club exclusive release. Live at Liverpool Philharmonic 12 June 1992. Later released in the Liverpool Philharmonic, 1992 official website release
1996Marie Et Marc
  • Release date: January 1996
  • Label: Freedom
Fan-club exclusive release. Collaboration EP with Marie France. It includes two self-penned tracks from Marc, sung by Marie, The Flame and Sheherazade. And two duets, A Quoi Ca Sert L'Amour and Autumn Leaves. The Flame has been performed live by Marc since 1992, a Marc version of Sheherazade was released in 2004 in a 7" available through his official site and then in his Almeida Theatre shows
2004Sheherezade
  • Release date: 20 July 2004
  • Label: Blue Star Music
Official website exclusive release. Released in a dark pink 7" vinyl available through his official site and then in his Almeida Theatre shows. Limited to 500 copies
2005Delirious / Theatre of Dreams
  • Release date: May 2005
  • Label: Blue Star Music
Official website exclusive release. Released in a blue 7" vinyl, 500 limited, and later in a CD5" with an extra track. Delirious and Theatre of Dreams were produced by Mekon and were intended as b-sides for the unreleased Come Out EP (taken from Stranger Things), supposed to be out in February 2002.
2008Brel Extras
  • Release date: September 2008
  • Label: Sin Songs
Official website exclusive release. Jacques Brel covers, it includes live cuts, a new version, a reissue and two new covers, The Desperate Ones and Amsterdam
2009Marc Mix
  • Release date: October 2009
  • Label: Sin Songs
Official website exclusive release. • A one-hour Marc mix of underground dance & electro tracks including excerpts from Loverush UK, Replicant, Punx Soundcheck, T-Total, Mekon, System F, Starcluster, King Roc & MAD Drivers
2010Soho Songs for Piccadilly Bongo
  • Release date: August 2010
  • Publisher: Enitharmon Press
Seven song CD only available with Piccadilly Bongo, a collection of poetry by Jeremy Reed. The songs are Eros & Eye, Fun City, Brewer Street Blues, Seedy Films, Sleaze, Twilights and Lowlifes & Soho So Long. All songs are newly recorded for the CD and feature Neal X on guitar, loops and harmonica.
2015Dead Eyed Child / Black Satin
  • Release date: June 2015
  • Publisher: First Third Books
7" only available with the deluxe edition of "Marc Almond", a photobiography book. Limited to 1000 copies.

Guest appearances and contributions (singles)

YearTitleArtistChart positions
UK GER IRL NLD SWI
1985"I Feel Love (Medley)" Bronski Beat and Marc Almond3
[23]
16
[24]
3
[17]
11
[5]
23
[6]
1987"This House Is a House of Trouble" Sally Timms and The Drifting Cowgirls feat. Marc Almond
1996"Yesterday Has Gone" P.J. Proby & Marc Almond featuring The My Life Story Orchestra 58
[25]
2000"Please Stay" Mekon featuring Marc Almond91
[26]
2001"Total Eclipse" Rosenstolz + Marc Almond22
[27]
"Soul on Soul" System F featuring Marc Almond
2004Fuck The DJ EPPunx Soundcheck featuring Marc Almond
Face Control EPReplicant featuring Marc Almond
2005"Delirious" (limited edition)Mekon featuring Marc Almond
"Perfect Honey" (limited dance release)Loverush UK! featuring Marc Almond154
[28]
"Baby's on Fire" (limited dance release)T–Total featuring Marc Almond
"Prime Evil" (limited dance release)King Roc featuring Marc Almond
Berlin Moon EPPunx Soundcheck featuring Marc Almond
2008"Smoke & Mirrors"Starcluster featuring Marc Almond

Guest appearances and contributions (album tracks)

YearTitleArtistCredits
1982 Force the Hand of Chance Psychic TV Lead vocals on "Guiltless" and backing vocals on "Stolen Kisses"
1983The WhipVarious artistsDuet on "The Hungry Years" with Andi of Sex Gang Children. Written by both. He also played the drum machine and piano. Mixed by both and Flood
1985Kickabye Anni Hogan Lead vocals on "Burning Boats". Marc Almond is credited as Raoul Revére. Released later as a b-side for "The House Is Haunted" single by Marc Almond, 1985
If You Can't Please Yourself You Can't, Please Your SoulVarious artistsLead vocals on "Love Amongst The Ruined". Later released in the Flesh Volcano•Slut compilation, 1997
Skin The Burmoe Brothers Lead vocals on "Skin"
Devastate to LiberateVarious artistsGuitar on "Restless Day". Marc Almond is credited as Raoul Revére. A track by Coil, later released in the Scatology album reissued first in 1988, and subsequent reissues
1986MM Vinyl Conflict 1Various artistsLead vocals on "Oily Black Limousine". Later released in the Violent Silence / A Woman's Story compilation, 1997
Fruitcakes & Furry CollarsVarious artistsLead vocals on "Indigo Blue". Later released in the Violent Silence / A Woman's Story compilation, 1997
Horse Rotorvator Coil Backing vocals on "Who by Fire" (Leonard Cohen cover) and "Slur". Marc Almond is credited as Raoul Revére
1988'Til Things Are Brighter...A Tribute to Johnny CashVarious artistsLead vocals on "Man in Black"
Provoke N° 3Various artistsReading two self penned poems, "The Angel of Death in the Adonis Lounge" and "Pushin' Ink (For Spring)" both featured in his first poems book The Angel of Death in the Adonis Lounge, 1988
1991 Love's Secret Domain Coil Lead vocals on "Titan Arch"
1992The Law of the DreamMelinda MielBacking vocals on "Shivers in Red". "Rouge and Perfume" was written by Marc Almond
Ruby Trax Various artistsLead vocals on "Like a Prayer" (Madonna cover)
1997Legend P.J. Proby Duet on "Yesterday Has Gone" and on "Child of Clay". Marc produced this and also wrote "I'm Coming Back", "Devil in Red Velvet" and "Suburban Opera", the last one was later released in a demo form in the official website compilation Little Rough Rhinestones Volume 1
1998 Philharmania – Vol. 1 Mike Batt & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Lead vocals on "Paint It Black" (Rolling Stones cover)
Mojo – Original SoundtrackVarious artistsLead vocals on "Sequins and Stars" and "One Night of Sin" (Elvis Presley cover). "Sequins and Stars" was later released in the Marc Almond album Open All Night reissue, 2010
1999Hommage to À PolnareffVarious artistsLead vocals on "Ame Câline". Sangin French. Later released in the Marc Almond album Stranger Things reissue, 2010
2000Relax with Mekon Mekon Lead vocals on "Out of My Soul" and "Please Stay". Featured vocals on "Out of My Soul (Reprise)"
Hyacinths and Thistles The 6ths Lead vocals on "Volcana!"
Eurorock Sonic Seducer Festival 2000Various artistsLead vocals on "Erotic Shopping". The song belong to an unreleased soundtrack album for Rhythm & Blues, a British comedy. Later released in the Marc Almond official website exclusive compilation Little Rough Rhinestones – Volume 1, 2002
2001Electro-Fiction – Les Belles Promesses électroniquesVarious artistsLead vocals on "Hell". The song belong to an unreleased soundtrack album for Rhythm & Blues, a British comedy. Later released with a different name "Tale of a Tart (Hell)", on the Marc Almond album Open All Night reissue, 2010
Small World, Big BandJools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues OrchestraLead vocals on "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" (cover of own song)
2002A Tribute to Johnny Thunders: I Only Wrote This Song for YouVarious artistsLead vocals on "Hurt"
SongsBetjeman & ReadLead vocals on "Narcissus". The song featured in a 1998 withdrawn album by them called Words and Music, that exists as a promo. Not the same song recorded by Marc and the Mambas on Torment and Toreros
2003Happy in the City of Fools Pyx Lax Lead vocals on "All My Angels Falling"
2006Monsieur Gainsbourg RevisitedVarious artistsLead vocals on "Boy Toy (I'm the Boy)". Tribute to Serge Gainsbourg. Collaboration with Trash Palace. Later released in the Marc Almond album Stranger Things reissue, 2010
Not AloneVarious artistsLead vocals on "Our Love My Love" (Charles Aznavour cover). Later released in the Marc Almond album Stranger Things reissue, 2010
Moving Out to the Country Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra Lead vocals on "Games People Play" (Joe South cover)
Black Ships Ate the Sky Current 93 Lead vocals on "Idumea". There's a different version released on Current 93's Black Ships Eat the Sky
01SoDuet on "Way You Walk". There's a different version included on the EP called "Way You Walk (Alone with Him Remix)"
2008Black & GoldPunx SoundcheckLead vocals on "Exibitionist", "Saint Now" and backing vocals on "Flowerpower". A different version of "Exibitionist" was later released on Marc's album Varieté, 2010
Starcluster EPStarclusterLead vocals on "Smoke & Mirrors"
Digital Angel OTHON Lead vocals on "The Epitaph of God", "Tonight" and "Tango Song" (lyrics by Aleister Crowley) [29]
2009Mr & Mrs Smith in Bed with... Volume OneVarious artistsLead vocals on "That Dress (Keen K Remix)", although this is credited as a remix there's no original version released anywhere. Soundtrack to the movie Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2010The Madcap Laughs Again!Various artistsLead vocals on "Late Night", a tribute to Syd Barrett
PeaceVarious artistsLead vocals on "Dead Eyed Child". Downloadable compilation, bit rate quality of 320 kbit/s
2011Impermanence OTHON Lead vocals on "Impermanence +" and "Last Night I Paid to Close My Eyes"
2012Desertshore/The Final Report X-TG Lead vocals on "The Falconer". Featured vocals on "Desertshores". Desertshore is complete cover of a Nico album. X-TG are Throbbing Gristle without Genesis P-Orridge
2013 Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys Various artistsLead vocals on "Ship in Distress"
Art Music John Harle Lead vocals on "In the Wood", "Angel Eyes" and features vocals on "The Arrival of Spring", all songs are poems by William Blake
2014Pineal OTHON Lead vocals on "Cobra Coral". Sung in Portuguese
2015Windowpane Coil Lead vocals on "The Dark Age of Love". Originally available as an MP3 (128kbs) download through Coil's website at Brainwashed.com in 1999, part of a collection of songs called Songs of the Week . "The Dark Age of Love" was one of the working titles for Coil's Love's Secret Domain album [30]
Born to Rock'n'RollThe MontecristosLead vocals on "Brand New Cadillac"
The Man Who Sold the World Live in London Holy Holy Lead vocals on "After All". Duet with Glenn Gregory on "Watch That Man". Live tribute to David Bowie at O2 Shepherds's Bush Empire – London, 22 September 2014
2016Hannibal Season 3 – Volume 1 (Original Television Soundtrack) Brian Reitzell Lead vocals on "Snake Charmer"
Fly (Songs Inspired by the Film Eddie the Eagle) Gary Barlow & Various ArtistsLead vocals on "Out of the Sky"
2017Skyscraper Souls Downes Braide AssociationVocals on "Skin Deep"
2023 Echoes: Ancient & Modern Trevor Horn Vocals on "Love Is A Battlefield"

Videos

Video albums

YearAlbumNotes
1987Videos 1984 – 1987
  • Release date: November 1987
  • Label: Virgin
Video compilation of his first 10 solo singles, from "The Boy Who Came Back" until "Mother Fist"
1991Memorabilia – The Video Singles
  • Release date: August 1991
  • Label: 4 Front Video
Video compilation of some Soft Cell videos including two 1991 versions plus some solo videos
1992Live in Concert
  • Release date: 1992
  • Label: Winsong
A selection of the two Astoria concerts in 13/14 December 1987. This was reissued on DVD in 2002, under the name of A Lover Spurned – Live at the Astoria London and with a different front cover
199312 Years of Tears – Live at the Royal Albert Hall
  • Release date: April 1993
  • Label: WEA
Live on 30 September 1992. This was reissued on DVD in 2007
2002The Willing Sinner
  • Release date: June 2002
  • Label: Cherry Red
Live at the Passionkirche in Berlin, 15 September 1991
2003Live at the Union Chapel
  • Release date: 17 November 2003
  • Label: Cherry Red
Live in London, 12 December 2000
2004Live at the Lokerse Feesten 2000
  • Release date: November 2004
  • Label: SPV
Live in a Belgium festival, on 7 August 2000. This edition is unauthorized by Marc Almond. The authorized edition was released in 2005 with extras
2005Sin Songs, Torch and Romance – Live at the Almeida Theatre 2004
  • Release date: January 2005
  • Label: Demon Vision
Live in London, 22 July 2004
2008In 'Bluegate Fields' – Live at Wilton's Music Hall
  • Release date: October 2008
  • Label: Strike Force Entertainment, Cherry Red
Recorded at a series of concerts Wilton's Music Hall, London 28 April – 4 May 2008. Comes with a CD of the show. There's another edition that comes in a CD box format with exactly the same thing

Music videos

YearTitleDirector
1984"The Boy Who Came Back" Tim Pope
"You Have"
"Tenderness is a Weakness"Derek Jarman
1985"Stories of Johnny" Peter Christopherson
"Love Letter"
1986"The House is Haunted by the Echo of Your Last Goodbye"
"A Woman's Story"
"Ruby Red"
1987"Melancholy Rose"
"Mother Fist"
1988"Tears Run Rings" Tim Broad
"Tears Run Rings" (US version)Peter Christopherson
"Bitter Sweet"Tim Pope
1989"The Stars We Are"
"Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart"
"Only the Moment"
1990"A Lover Spurned" Pierre et Gilles
"The Desperate Hours" John Maybury [31]
"Waifs and Strays"
1991"Jacky"Philippe Gaultier
1992"My Hand Over My Heart"
"The Days of Pearly Spencer"
1995"Adored and Explored"Zana
"The Idol"
"Child Star"Zana
1996"Out There"
1999"Tragedy (Take a Look and See)"
"My Love"
2001"Glorious"
2003"So Long the Path"
"The Storks"
2009"Friendship"Jamie McLeod
"I Love So Much to Look into Your Eyes"
2010"Variety"
"The Exhibitionist"Jamie McLeod, Marc Almond
"Lavender"
2012"Lonely Go Go Dancer"Jamie McLeod
"Please Stay"
2013"Be Still"
"Burn Bright"
"The Dancing Marquis"
2014"Worship Me Now"
2015"Scar"
"The Pain of Never"
"Life in My Own Way"
"The Velvet Trail"
2017"A Kind of Love"Tim Pope
"How Can I Be Sure"
"Embers"
2019"Lord of Misrule"
"Hollywood Forever"Charlie Max
2020"Slow Burn Love"
"Chaos"
2021"Black Raven (Chiorny Voron)"Jamie McLeod, Gerry McNee
2022"Dancer"Jamie McLeod

Film / soundtrack appearances

YearTitleArtistCredits
2005Rhythm & BluesStephen LennhoffFilm released on DVD. Soundtrack by Marc Almond. Lead vocals on "Rhythm & Blues", "Thrill of the Kill", "Hell", "Porn Star" and "Erotic Shopping". It includes an audio section with "Rhythm & Blues" and "Thrill of the Kill". All tracks were released somewhere but "Thrill of the Kill" which remains exclusive to this release.
2007Marc Bolan – The Celebration ConcertVarious artistsTribute released on DVD. All tracks are originally by Marc Bolan / T-Rex. Lead vocals on "Brokenhearted Blues", "The Visit", "The Perfumed Garden of Gulliver Smith", "Change", "Life's a Gas", "Dandy in the Underworld" and "Teenage Dream". Duets with Gloria Jones on "Tainted Love". All tracks are exclusive to this release.

Books

Notes

  1. "My Death" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number four on the UK Physical Singles Chart. [21]
  2. "Marc Sings The Shangri-Las" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number two on the UK Physical Singles Chart. [22]

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English musician Birdy has released five studio albums, four extended plays, fifteen singles and six music videos in MP3 format. She began her career at the age of 12 when she won the Open Mic UK music competition, singing "So Be Free", a song she composed herself. The competition brought Birdy to the attention of 14th Floor Records, which signed her in 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Metric discography</span> Discograpgy of Canadian rock band Metric

Canadian indie rock and new wave band Metric have released nine studio albums, seven extended plays, 25 singles, two video albums, 29 music videos and three soundtrack albums.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Drums discography</span>

The discography of American indie pop band The Drums consists of six studio albums, one compilation album, two extended plays, 26 singles, and 14 music videos.

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