Sky discography

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Sky discography
Studio albums7
Live albums2
Compilation albums10
Singles15
Video albums4
Box sets2

This article is the discography of English/Australian instrumental rock group Sky.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

YearTitleDetailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
GER
[4]
NL
[5]
NOR
[6]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
US
[9]
1979 Sky
  • Released: May 1979
  • Label: Ariola
91038
1980 Sky 2
  • Released: 18 April 1980 [11]
  • Label: Ariola
14578181133125
1981 Sky 3
  • Released: March 1981
  • Label: Ariola
3743931113919181
1982 Sky 4: Forthcoming
  • Released: February 1982
  • Label: Ariola
7241843
1983 Cadmium
  • Released: December 1983
  • Label: Ariola
443045
1985The Great Balloon Race
  • Released: April 1985
  • Label: Epic
63
1987Mozart92
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Live albums

YearTitleDetailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]
AUS
[13]
NOR
[6]
SWE
[8]
1983 Sky Five Live
  • Released: January 1983
  • Label: Ariola
14162343
2002Live in Nottingham
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Classic Rock Productions
  • Also released on DVD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Compilation albums

YearTitleDetailsPeak chart

positions

Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]
AUS
[14]
1984Masterpieces: The Very Best of Sky
  • Released: April 1984
  • Label: Telstar/Ariola
1513
1988Sky Trails
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Arista
  • Australasia-only release
1989Classic Sky
  • Released: 11 December 1989 [16]
  • Label: Ariola
1992The Best of Sky
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Arista/BMG
  • Australia-only release
1994The Best of Sky
  • Released: 8 August 1994 [17]
  • Label: Music Club
Sky Writing (Best Of...)
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Music De Luxe
1998Squared
2004Anthology
2015Toccata – An Anthology
2018Carillon: The Singles Collection 1979–1987
  • Released: 28 September 2018
  • Label: Esoteric Recordings
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Box sets

YearTitleDetails
1992Sky
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Music Club
  • Includes the first three studio albums
2018The Studio Albums 1979–1987
  • Released: 30 March 2018
  • Label: Esoteric Recordings
  • Includes all 7 studio albums, plus a DVD of Live in Nottingham

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
GER
[4]
IRE
[18]
NL
[19]
US
[20]
1979"Cannonball"Sky
"Carillon"
1980"Toccata"52213161683Sky 2
"Hotta" (Australia-only release)
"Dies Irae"Non-album single
1981"Moonroof" (Australia-only release)Sky 3
1982"Masquerade"Sky 4: Forthcoming
"My Giselle"
1983"The Animals (Part One)"Sky Five Live
"Troika"Cadmium
1984"Fool on the Hill"Non-album single
"A Girl in Winter" (UK promo-only release)Masterpieces: The Very Best of Sky
1985"Desperate for Your Love"The Great Balloon Race
"Night Sky"
1987"The Marriage of Figaro: Overture" (UK promo-only release)Mozart
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Videos

Video albums

YearTitleDetails
1982Sky at Westminster Abbey
2001Live in Nottingham
  • Released: Spring 2001
  • Label: Classic Rock Legends
  • Medium: DVD
  • Live material filmed in 1991
2005Sky in Bremen
  • Released: July 2005
  • Label: Quantum Leap
  • Medium: DVD
  • Live material filmed in 1979 (although credited as 1980)
2009Where Opposites Meet
  • Released: 14 April 2009
  • Label: Alpha Centauri Entertainment
  • Medium: DVD
  • Netherlands-only release

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "SKY | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 277. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  3. "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  5. "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  6. 1 2 "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  7. "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  8. 1 2 "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  9. "Sky (Arista)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BPI Certified Awards Search
  11. "Tours" (PDF). Record Mirror . 22 March 1980. p. 5. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  12. "New on the Charts-Sky" (PDF). Billboard . 8 November 1980. p. 26. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  13. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 277. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  14. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 277. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  15. "Masterpieces - The Very Best Of Sky Australian Award".
  16. "New Albums". Music Week . 9 December 1989. p. 30.
  17. "New Releases: Albums". Music Week . 6 August 1994. p. 29.
  18. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  19. "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  20. "Sky (Arista)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 April 2021.