Swing Out Sister discography

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This is a partial discography of albums and singles released by Swing Out Sister. To date, the group has released ten studio albums. In addition, they have put out various other live, compilation or remix albums, some of which are only available in certain regions of the world.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

YearTitleChart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
GER
[3]
IT
[4]
NL
[5]
NZ
[6]
SWE
[7]
SWI
[8]
US
[9]
1987 It's Better to Travel
  • Released: 11 May 1987
  • Label: Mercury
1231511313391740
1989 Kaleidoscope World
  • Released: 8 May 1989
  • Label: Fontana
910640123061
1992 Get in Touch with Yourself
  • Released: 4 May 1992
  • Label: Fontana
2714135113
1994 The Living Return
  • Released: September 1994
  • Label: Fontana
1997 Shapes and Patterns
  • Released: March 1997
  • Label: Fontana/Mercury
1999 Filth and Dreams
  • Released: 17 March 1999
  • Label: Mercury
2001 Somewhere Deep in the Night
2004 Where Our Love Grows
  • Released: 19 October 2004
  • Label: Universal/Shanachie
2008 Beautiful Mess
  • Released: February 2008
  • Label: Avex Trax/Shanachie/Universal
[a]
2017 Almost Persuaded [b]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
  1. Beautiful Mess peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. [12]
  2. Almost Persuaded peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. [12]

Compilation albums

Other albums

Live albums

Singles

YearSongChart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
GER
[3]
IRE
[14]
IT
[4]
NL
[5]
NZ
[6]
US
[15]
US
AC

[16]
US
Dance

[17]
1985"Blue Mood"It's Better to Travel
1986"Breakout"4122763446112
1987"Surrender"7784831615133722
"Twilight World"322617393179
"Fooled by a Smile"43
1989"You on My Mind"28114512611283223Kaleidoscope World
"Where in the World"47168
"Waiting Game" (U.S./Canada only)86633
"Forever Blue"80
1989"The Windmills of Your Mind" (Japan only)Splendid Collection
1992"Am I the Same Girl?"2112353815451Get in Touch with Yourself
"Notgonnachange"492221
1994"La La (Means I Love You)"37The Living Return
Four Weddings and a Funeral soundtrack
1995"Better Make It Better"The Living Return
1996"Now You're Not Here" (Japan only)Shapes and Patterns
The Big Elsewhere EP
"Heaven Only Knows"The Best of Swing Out Sister
1997"Somewhere in the World"30Shapes and Patterns
"We Could Make It Happen"
1999"Who's Been Sleeping" (Japan only)Filth and Dreams
2001"Through the Sky"Somewhere Deep in the Night
2004"Love Won't Let You Down"Where Our Love Grows
2007"Secret Love"Beautiful Mess
"Something Every Day"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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  2. 1 2 Australian chart peaks:
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