| Men at Work discography | |
|---|---|
 Men at Work in 1983 | |
| Studio albums | 3 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | numerous |
| Video albums | 1 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Singles | 14 |
This article presents the discography of all albums and singles released by the Australian pop rock group Men at Work. [1] [2] [3] [4] It includes three studio albums, three live albums, numerous compilation albums, three extended plays, two video albums, and 14 singles.
| Title | Album details | Chart peak positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [4] | NZ [5] | NOR [6] | SWE [7] | UK [8] | US [9] | |||||
| Business as Usual | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cargo |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | |||
| Two Hearts |
| 16 | — | — | 37 | — | 50 |
| ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Brazil |
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| Hard Labour |
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| Live in Christchurch 1982 |
| Title | Album details | Chart peak positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [4] | NZ [5] | |||
| '81–'85 |
| 42 | - |
|
| Contraband: The Best of Men at Work |
| - | 36 | |
| The Essential Men at Work |
| - | - | |
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Overtime | |
| Solid Gold | |
| Still Life EP |
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| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [4] | CAN | GER [17] | IRE [18] | NED [5] | NOR [5] | NZ [5] | UK [8] | US [19] | US Rock [19] | |||||
| 1980 | "Keypunch Operator" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| 1981 | "Who Can It Be Now?" | 2 | 8 | 71 | 18 | 49 | — | 45 | 45 | 1 | 46 | Business as Usual | ||
| "Down Under" | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1982 | "Be Good Johnny" | 8 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 78 | — | 3 | |||
| "Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive" | 6 | 26 | — | 25 | — | — | 16 | 31 | 28 | 12 | Cargo | |||
| 1983 | "Overkill" | 5 | 6 | 30 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 3 |
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| "It's a Mistake" | 34 | 26 | 19 | 11 | — | — | 43 | 33 | 6 | 27 | ||||
| "High Wire" | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | ||||
| 1985 | "Everything I Need" | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 174 | 47 | 28 | Two Hearts | ||
| "Maria" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Hard Luck Story" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Sail to You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1998 | "The Longest Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Brazil | ||
| 2000 | "Down Under" (re-issue) | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Business as Usual | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
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