The Boomtown Rats discography

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The Boomtown Rats discography
Studio albums7
Live albums4
Compilation albums7
Video albums3
EPs1
Singles23

The discography of Irish new wave group The Boomtown Rats consists of seven studio albums, seven compilation albums, 23 singles and three video albums. The Boomtown Rats' debut release was the 1977 single "Lookin' After No. 1" which was originally written by frontman Bob Geldof in 1975 while waiting for his local unemployment office to open in his native Dun Laoghaire then a major port an hour south of central Dublin. The group's next single "Mary of the 4th Form" was released in the same year, along with their self-titled debut album.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[1] 		AUT
[2] 		CAN
[3] 		GER
[4] 		NED
[5] 		NZ
[6] 		NOR
[7] 		SWE
[8] 		UK
[9] 		US
[10]
The Boomtown Rats
  • Released: September 1977
  • Label: Ensign
————————18—
A Tonic for the Troops
  • Released: June 1978
  • Label: Ensign
95————25——8112
The Fine Art of Surfacing
  • Released: October 1979
  • Label: Ensign
11—6353310710773
Mondo Bongo
  • Released: January 1981
  • Label: Mercury
24192216—501756116
V Deep
  • Released: March 1982
  • Label: Mercury
——37———27—64103
In the Long Grass
  • Released: May 1984
  • Label: Mercury
——80——————188
Citizens of Boomtown
  • Released: March 2020
  • Label: BMG
—73—41————48—
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleAlbum details
Live in the UK 2013, Dublin
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Concert Live
Live in the UK 2013, London
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Concert Live
Rewind Festival - Aug 17 2014
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Concert Live
Live Germany 78
  • Released: 2016
  • Label: Let Them Eat Vinyl

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart
positions		 Certifications
IRE
[13] 		SCO
[14] 		UK
[9]
Ratrospective ———
The Boomtown Rats' Greatest Hits
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Columbia
———
Loudmouth
  • Released: 27 June 1994
  • Label: Vertigo
—3310
The Best of
The Boomtown Rats 		754143
20th Century Masters:
The Best of The Boomtown Rats -
Millennium Collection
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Mercury
———
Back to Boomtown:
Classic Rats Hits 		35——
So Modern –
The Boomtown Rats Collection
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Spectrum Audio
———
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

EPs

TitleAlbum details
Ratlife
  • 1. "The Boomtown Rats" (5:14)
  • 2. "Back to Boomtown (The Remix)" (4:05)
  • 3. "Ratlife" (4:49)
  • 4. "Ratified" (4:12)
  • Released: 21 October 2013 [15]
  • Label: Mercury

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positions Certifications Album
IRE
[16] 		AUS
[17] 		CAN
[18] 		GER
[19] 		NED
[20] 		NZ
[21] 		NOR
[22] 		SWE
[23] 		UK
[9] 		US
[24]
1977"Lookin' After No. 1"2———————11—The Boomtown Rats
"Mary of the 4th Form"12———————15—
1978"She's So Modern"10———————12—A Tonic for the Troops
"Like Clockwork"5———————6—
"Rat Trap"294——————1—
1979"I Don't Like Mondays"11462332173The Fine Art of Surfacing
"Diamond Smiles"342——42———13—
1980"Someone's Looking at You"2—86—48—6—4—
"Banana Republic"31847335—373—Mondo Bongo
1981"The Elephants Graveyard (Guilty)"7———————26—
"Up All Night"———38——————
"Go Man Go"——————————
"Never in a Million Years"————————62—V Deep
1982"House on Fire"19——67————24—
"Charmed Lives"——————————
1984"Tonight"————————73—In the Long Grass
"Drag Me Down"————————50—
"Dave"————————81—
1985"A Hold of Me"————————78—
1994"I Don't Like Mondays" (re-issue)————————38—Loudmouth
2020"Trash Glam Baby" [25] ——————————Citizens of Boomtown
"There's No Tomorrow Like Today" [26] ——————————
"Here's a Postcard (Hot Mix)" [27] ——————————
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Videography

Video albums

TitleAlbum details
The Boomtown Rats on Film 1976–1986: Someone's Looking At You
  • Released: 7 February 2005
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: DVD
Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1978
  • Released: 8 March 2005
  • Label: Eagle Vision
  • Format: DVD
On a Night Like This
  • Released: 15 September 2008
  • Label: Cherry Red
  • Formats: DVD
Live in Germany '78 (DVD/CD)
  • Released: 8 June 2015
  • Label: Gonzo
  • Formats: DVD/CD

Music videos

TitleYearDirector(s)
"Rat Trap"1978 David Mallet [28] [29]
"I Don't Like Mondays"1979
"Diamond Smiles"

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  14. ↑ Scottish Albums:
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  19. ↑ German singles:
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