Mondo Rock discography

Mondo Rock discography
Mondo Rock discography
Studio albums	6
EPs	1
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	7
Singles	26

Last updated July 07, 2025

This is the discography of Mondo Rock, an Australian pop rock band that formed in November 1976. The group released six studio albums until their split in 1991. In that time, the group had ten top 40 singles and was one of the most popular acts in Australia during the early 1980s.^[1]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions.
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
Title	Album details	AUS ^[2]	Certifications
Primal Park	Released: October 1979 Label: Avenue. Oz Records, EMI Records (OZS.1014) Formats: LP	40
Chemistry	Released: July 1981 Label: Avenue Records, Atlantic Records (L37592, K 50843) Formats: LP	3	AUS: 2× Platinum^[3]
Nuovo Mondo	Released: July 1982 Label: RCA, Warner Music Group (600124) Formats: LP, MC	7
The Modern Bop	Released: April 1984 Label: RCA, WEA (250391-1, 250391–4) Formats: LP, MC	5
Boom Baby Boom	Released: September 1986 Label: Polydor Records, Columbia Records (TWAD404, BFC 40470) Formats: LP, CD	27
Why Fight It?	Released: November 1990 Label: BMG (VPCD0831) Formats: CD	102
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Details
Summer of '81, Live at the Pier	Released: 8 May 2020^[4] Label: Mondo Rock Formats: Download, streaming
Live At Billboard 1985	Released: 4 March 2022^[5] Label: Mondo Rock Formats: Download, streaming

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions.
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	AUS ^[2]
Up to the Moment	Released: June 1985 Label: Polydor Records (825 597) Formats: LP, MC, CD	8
Mondo Rock	Released: 1985 Label: Columbia Records (US) (BFC 40143) Formats: LP	—
Best of Dragon and Mondo Rock	Released: June 1990 Label: J&B Records (JB 418) Formats: LP, CD (with Dragon)	47
The Essential Mondo Rock	Released: 31 October 2003 Label: Sony Music Australia (5139862000) Formats: 2× CD	70
The Greatest	Released: 15 November 2004 Label: Sony Music Australia (5187502000) Formats: CD	—
Besto Mondo	Released: 1 August 2015 Label: Aztec Records (AVSCD080) Formats: CD, DD	—
The Complete Anthology	Released: 20 October 2017 Label: Bloodlines/ Liberation Records (LMCD0328) Formats: CD, DD	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

List of extended plays.
Title	Album details
Aliens	Released: November 1987 Label: Polydor Records (887 230–1, 887 230–4) Formats: 12" EP, MC, CD

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name.
Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Album
Title	Year	AUS ^[2]	NZ ^[6]	US ^[7]	US Main. ^[8]	Album
"The Fugitive Kind"	1978	49	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Love Shock"	1979	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Searching for My Baby"		—	—	—	—	Primal Park
"Primal Park"		—	—	—	—	Primal Park
"State of the Heart"	1980	6	—	—	—	Chemistry
"Cool World"	1981	8	—	—	—
"Chemistry"		20	—	—	—
"Summer of '81"		31	—	—	—
"No Time"	1982	11	—	—	—	Nuovo Mondo
"The Queen and Me"	1982	40	—	—	—
"In Another Love"	1983	86	—	—	—
"Come Said the Boy"	1983	2	43	—	—	The Modern Bop
"Baby Wants to Rock"	1984	18	—	—	—
"The Modern Bop"		85	—	—	—
"Good Advice"		56	—	—	—	Up to the Moment
"The Moment"	1985	—	—	—	—	Up to the Moment
"Rule of Threes"	1986	58	—	—	—	Boom Baby Boom
"Primitive Love Rites"		34	40	71	31
"Boom Baby Boom"		86	—	—	—
"Aliens Walk Among Us"	1987	—	—	—	—	Aliens (EP)
"Why Fight It?"	1990	96	—	—	—	Why Fight It?
"I Had You in Mind"	1991	94	—	—	—
"Soul Reason"	1991	—	—	—	—
"The First Time" (Damon Boyd vs Mondo Rock) ^[9]	2004	79	—	—	—	non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

↑ "The Greatest Hits by Mondo Rock". JBHiFi. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
1 2 3
Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 205. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Mondo Rock in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- Top 100 (ARIA Charts) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 192.
- Why Fight It & "Soul Reason": "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 17 June 1991" . Retrieved 21 June 2022.
↑ "LANDMARKS". Mark Moffatt. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
↑ "Mondo Rock Release First Ever Live Album". noise11. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
↑ "Live At Billboard 1985". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
↑ "Mondo Rock". New Zealand Charts. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
↑ "Mondo Rock Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
↑ "Mondo Rock Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
↑ "The First Time (single)". iTunes Australia. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2017.

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[1] "The Greatest Hits by Mondo Rock". JBHiFi. Retrieved 25 July 2017.

[Australian_Charts-2] 1 2 3 Australian chart peaks:
Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 205. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Mondo Rock in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
Top 100 (ARIA Charts) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 192.
Why Fight It & "Soul Reason": "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 17 June 1991" . Retrieved 21 June 2022.

[mwAhs] Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 205. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.

[mwAig] Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Mondo Rock in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

[mwAjA] Top 100 (ARIA Charts) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 192.

[mwAjc] Why Fight It & "Soul Reason": "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 17 June 1991" . Retrieved 21 June 2022.

[3] "LANDMARKS". Mark Moffatt. Retrieved 3 December 2017.

[4] "Mondo Rock Release First Ever Live Album". noise11. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

[5] "Live At Billboard 1985". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

[NZ-6] "Mondo Rock". New Zealand Charts. Retrieved 22 July 2017.

[Mondo_Rock_Hot_100-7] "Mondo Rock Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2017.

[Mondo_Rock_Mainstream-8] "Mondo Rock Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2017.

[9] "The First Time (single)". iTunes Australia. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2017.

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Discography
Studio albums	Primal Park Chemistry Nuovo Mondo The Modern Bop Boom Baby Boom Why Fight It?
Compilations	Up to the Moment Mondo Rock The Best of Dragon and Mondo Rock The Essential Mondo Rock The Greatest Besto Mondo The Complete Anthology
EPs	Aliens
Singles	"The Fugitive Kind" "State of the Heart" "Cool World" "Chemistry" "Summer of '81" "No Time" "The Queen and Me" "In Another Love" "Come Said the Boy" "Baby Wants to Rock" "The Modern Bop" "Good Advice" "Rule of Threes "Primitive Love Rites" "The First Time" (Damon Boyd vs Mondo Rock)
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