The Go-Go's discography

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The Go-Go's discography
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Studio albums4
Compilation albums3
Video albums5
Music videos11
Singles16

This is the discography of the American new wave group The Go-Go's . They have released 4 studio albums, 3 compilation albums, and 16 singles.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
NL
[4]
SWE
[5]
UK
[6]
Beauty and the Beat 127220
Vacation
  • Released: July 20, 1982
  • Label: I.R.S.
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
87124441875
Talk Show
  • Released: March 19, 1984
  • Label: I.R.S.
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC, 8-track
1864
God Bless the Go-Go's
  • Released: May 15, 2001
  • Label: Beyond
  • Formats: CD, HDCD, MC
57
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[1]
UK
[6]
Greatest
  • Released: October 5, 1990
  • Label: I.R.S.
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
127
Return to the Valley of the Go-Go's
  • Released: October 18, 1994
  • Label: I.R.S.
  • Formats: CD, 2xCD, MC
52
VH1 Behind the Music: Go-Go's Collection
  • Released: May 23, 2000
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[1]
US Main
[1]
US Dance
[1]
US AAA
[9]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[10]
NL
[4]
NZ
[11]
SWE
[5]
UK
[6]
"We Got the Beat"/"How Much More" [upper-alpha 1] 198035Non-album single
"Our Lips Are Sealed"198120151023231447Beauty and the Beat
"We Got the Beat" (re-recording)27293
"Automatic" [upper-alpha 2] 1982
"Vacation"8131743233218Vacation
"Get Up and Go"/"Speeding" [upper-alpha 3] 5046
"Girl of 100 Lists" [upper-alpha 2]
"This Old Feeling"
"Head over Heels"198411336035Talk Show
"Turn to You"3295
"Yes or No"84
"Cool Jerk"199160Greatest
"The Whole World Lost Its Head"1994108 [upper-alpha 4] [upper-alpha 5] 29Return to the Valley of the Go-Go's
"Good Girl"
"Unforgiven"2001 [upper-alpha 6] God Bless the Go-Go's
"Club Zero"2020 [upper-alpha 7] 38Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Videos

Video albums

TitleAlbum details
Totally Go-Go's
  • Released: September 1982
  • Label: Thorn EMI Video
  • Formats: VHS, Beta
  • Recorded live on December 4, 1981, Palos Verdes High School, Los Angeles, CA
Prime Time
Wild at the Greek
  • Released: August 1985
  • Label: RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video/I.R.S. Video/VAP Japan
  • Formats: VHS, LD, DVD
  • Recorded live on August 8, 1984, Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Live at Central Park
The Go-Go's

Music videos

TitleYearDirector
"Our Lips Are Sealed"1981Derek Burbidge
"We Got the Beat" Mick Haggerty, C.D. Taylor
"Vacation"1982
"Get Up and Go"Douglas Martin
"Head over Heels"1984
"Turn to You" Mary Lambert
"Yes or No"
"Cool Jerk"1991Martin Coppen, Sid Bartholomen
"The Whole World Lost Its Head"1994 Roger Avary
"Unforgiven"2001Troy Smith
"Club Zero"2020

Notes

  1. "We Got the Beat" was originally recorded for Stiff Records as released as a single in the UK and Portugal. It was re-recorded for I.R.S. Records in 1981 and this version was subsequently released as a single becoming a hit.
  2. 1 2 Only released as a single in the UK.
  3. The B-side for "Get Up and Go" is "Speeding", from the soundtrack of Fast Times at Ridgemont High .
  4. "The Whole World Lost Its Head" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number eight on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. [13]
  5. "The Whole World Lost Its Head" did not chart on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, but peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
  6. "Unforgiven" did not chart on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, but peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Adult Top 40.
  7. "Club Zero" did not chart on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, but peaked at number 7 on the Rock Digital Song Sales chart. [14]

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