The Moody Blues discography

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The Moody Blues discography
Studio albums16
Live albums8
Compilation albums25
Video albums7
EPs1
Singles36

The following is the discography of the English symphonic and progressive rock band the Moody Blues.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

Album details UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
GER
[4]
NLD
[5]
NZ
[6]
NOR
[7]
SWE
[8]
US
[9]
Certifications
The Magnificent Moodies (US title: Go Now: The Moody Blues #1)
Days of Future Passed
  • Released: 10 November 1967
  • Label: Deram
  • Format: LP
271033Canada: Platinum [10]
US: Platinum [11]
UK: Silver [12]
In Search of the Lost Chord
  • Released: 26 July 1968
  • Label: Deram
  • Format: LP
5373023Canada: Platinum [10]
US: Gold [11]
UK: Silver [13]
On the Threshold of a Dream
  • Released: 25 April 1969
  • Label: Deram
  • Format: LP
126371220Canada: Platinum [10]
US: Platinum [11]
UK: Silver [12]
To Our Children's Children's Children
  • Released: 21 November 1969
  • Label: Threshold
  • Format: LP
21114Canada: Platinum [10]
US: Gold [11]
A Question of Balance
  • Released: 7 August 1970
  • Label: Threshold
  • Format: LP
123853Canada: Platinum [10]
US: Platinum [11]
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
  • Released: 23 July 1971
  • Label: Threshold
  • Format: LP
15244652Canada: Platinum [10]
US: Gold [11]
Seventh Sojourn
  • Released: 23 October 1972
  • Label: Threshold
  • Format: LP
521387101Canada: Platinum [10]
US: Gold [11]
Octave
  • Released: 9 June 1978
  • Label: Decca (UK), London (US)
  • Format: LP
691571491213UK: Gold [13]
Canada: Platinum [10]
US: Platinum [11]
Long Distance Voyager
  • Released: 15 May 1981
  • Label: Threshold
  • Format: LP
7712816812461UK: Silver [13]
Canada: 3x Multi-Platinum [10]
US: Platinum [11]
The Present
  • Released: 28 August 1983
  • Label: Threshold
  • Format: LP, CD
1511332626143526Canada: Gold [10]
The Other Side of Life
  • Released: 6 April 1986
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: LP, CD
24344656659Canada: Platinum [10]
US: Platinum [11]
Sur la Mer
  • Released: 6 June 1988
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: LP, CD
21353538Canada: Gold [10]
Keys of the Kingdom
  • Released: 25 June 1991
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: LP, CD
54296794
Strange Times
  • Released: 17 August 1999
  • Label: Universal
  • Format: CD
92 A 93
December
  • Released: 28 October 2003
  • Label: Universal
  • Format: CD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

RecordedAlbum detailsUS
[9]
Certifications
12 December 1969 + 5 studio tracks 1967–1968 Caught Live + 5
  • Released: 30 April 1977
  • Label: Decca (UK), London (US)
  • Format: double LP
26
9 September 1992 A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra
  • Released: 9 March 1993
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: CD
93US: Gold [11]
1 May 2000 Hall of Fame
  • Released: 8 August 2000
  • Label: Universal (UK), Ark 21 (US)
  • Format: CD
185
11 June 2005 Lovely to See You: Live
1967–1970 Live at the BBC 1967–1970
  • Released: 26 March 2007
  • Label: Universal
  • Format: double CD
30 August 1970 Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970
  • Released: 6 July 2008
  • Label: Eagle
  • Format: double LP, CD
6–7 June 2017 Days of Future Passed Live
  • Released: 23 March 2018
  • Label: Eagle
  • Format: double LP, double CD
3 July 1991Live at Montreux 1991
  • Released: 21 June 2021
  • Label: Eagle
  • Format: CD + DVD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Album detailsUK
[1]
CAN
[3]
US
[9]
Certifications
This Is The Moody Blues
  • Released: 8 October 1974
  • Label: Threshold
  • Format: double LP
14211US: Gold [11]
UK: Gold [13]
Canada: Platinum [10]
Out of This World
  • Released: 22 October 1979
  • Label: K-tel
  • Format: LP
15UK: Gold [13]
Voices in the Sky: The Best of The Moody Blues
  • Released: 21 November 1984
  • Label: Threshold
  • Format: LP, CD
91132
Prelude
  • Released: 26 October 1987
  • Label: London
  • Format: CD
Blue
  • Released: 22 July 1989
  • Label: Pickwick
  • Format: LP, CD
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 21 November 1989
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: LP, CD
71113US: Gold [11]
Legend of a Band: The Story of the Moody Blues
  • Released: 21 November 1990
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: CD
Time Traveller
  • Released: 27 September 1994
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: CD box set
US: Gold [11]
The Best of The Moody Blues
  • Released: 23 September 1996
  • Label: Deram (UK), Polydor (US)
  • Format: CD
13
The Very Best of The Moody Blues
  • Released: 28 January 1997
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: CD
27UK: Platinum [13]
Anthology
  • Released: 20 October 1998
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: double CD
Classic Moody Blues
  • Released: 27 December 1999
  • Label: Universal
  • Format: CD
The Best of The Moody Blues: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection
  • Released: 7 March 2000
  • Label: PolyGram
  • Format: CD
The Singles +
  • Released: 17 November 2000
  • Label: BR Music
  • Format: double CD
The Collection
  • Released: 13 April 2001
  • Label: Universal
  • Format: double CD
Say It with Love
  • Released: 14 January 2003
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: CD
Ballads
  • Released: 28 October 2003
  • Label: Universal
  • Format: CD
Gold
  • Released: 1 March 2005
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: double CD
An Introduction to The Moody Blues
  • Released: 29 August 2006
  • Label: Fuel
  • Format: CD
The Moody Blues Collected
  • Released: 27 February 2007
  • Label: Universal
  • Format: triple CD
Playlist Plus
  • Released: 29 April 2008
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: triple CD
Icon
  • Released 11 August 2011
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: double CD
Timeless Flight
  • Released: 3 June 2013
  • Label: Universal
  • Format: double CD, CD + DVD box set
The Polydor Years 1986–1992
  • Released: 24 November 2014
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: CD + DVD box set
Nights In White Satin: The Essential Moody Blues
  • Released: 26 May 2017
  • Label: Spectrum
  • Format: triple CD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Video albums

Album details Certifications
Legend of a Band: The Story of The Moody Blues
  • Released: 21 November 1990
  • Label: PolyGram Video
  • Format: VHS
A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra
  • Released: 16 March 1993
  • Label: PolyGram Video
  • Format: VHS
US: Gold [11]
Hall of Fame
  • Released: 14 November 2000
  • Label: Image Entertainment
  • Format: VHS, DVD
AUS: Platinum [14]
Live at Montreux 1991
  • Released: 31 May 2005
  • Label: Eagle
  • Format: DVD
US: Gold [11]
Lovely to See You: Live
  • Released: 15 November 2005
  • Label: Image Entertainment
  • Format: DVD
Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970
  • Released: 6 July 2008
  • Label: Eagle
  • Format: DVD
Days of Future Passed Live
  • Released: 23 March 2018
  • Label: Eagle
  • Format: DVD

EPs

EP detailsUK
The Moody Blues
  • Released: April 1965
  • Label: Decca
  • Format: EP
12

Singles

YearTitles
Both sides from same album except where indicated
UK
[1]
AUS
CAN
[3]
NLD
[5]
US
Hot

[15]
US
CB

[16]
US
AC

[17]
US
MR

[18]
Album
1964"Steal Your Heart Away"
b/w "Lose Your Money (But Don't Lose Your Mind)"
Non-album tracks
"Go Now"
b/w "It's Easy Child"
112210106UK: A-side on The Magnificent Moodies/B-side non-album track

US: Go Now: The Moody Blues #1

1965"Go Now"
b/w "Lose Your Money"
UK: A-side on The Magnificent Moodies/B-side non-album track

US: A-side on Go Now: The Moody Blues #1/B-side non-album track

"I Don't Want to Go On Without You"
b/w "Time Is on My Side"
33UK: Non-album tracks

US: A-side on Go Now: The Moody Blues #1/B-side non-album track

"From the Bottom of My Heart (I Love You)"
b/w "And My Baby's Gone"
22239370UK: Non-album tracks

US: Go Now: The Moody Blues #1

"Everyday"
b/w "You Don't"
44Non-album tracks
1966"Stop!"
b/w "Bye Bye Bird"
889893UK: The Magnificent Moodies

US: A-side non-album track/B-side on Go Now: The Moody Blues #1

"This Is My House (But Nobody Calls)"
b/w "Boulevard de la Madeleine"
119Non-album tracks
1967"Life's Not Life"
b/w "He Can Win"
"Fly Me High"
b/w "I Really Haven't Got the Time"
"Love and Beauty"
b/w "Leave This Man Alone"
"Nights in White Satin" B
b/w "Cities"
19301103A-side on Days of Future Passed/B-side non-album track
1968"Tuesday Afternoon"
b/w "Another Morning"
122426Days of Future Passed
"Voices in the Sky"
b/w "Dr. Livingstone, I Presume"
27In Search of the Lost Chord
"Ride My See-Saw"
b/w "A Simple Game"
4233126141A-side on In Search of the Lost Chord/B-side non-album track
1969"Never Comes the Day"
b/w "So Deep Within You"
749190On the Threshold of a Dream
"Watching and Waiting"
b/w "Out and In"
To Our Children's Children's Children
1970"Question"
b/w "Candle of Life"
236812119A-side on A Question of Balance/B-side on To Our Children's Children's Children
1971"The Story in Your Eyes"
b/w "Melancholy Man"
687112314A-side on Every Good Boy Deserves Favour/B-side on A Question of Balance
1972"Isn't Life Strange"
b/w "After You Came"
133992920A-side on Seventh Sojourn/B-side on Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
"Nights in White Satin" B
b/w "Cities"
9812137A-side on Days of Future Passed/B-side non-album track
1973"I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)"
b/w "For My Lady"
3639164128Seventh Sojourn
1978"Steppin' in a Slide Zone"
b/w "I'll Be Level with You"
78413946Octave
"Driftwood"
b/w "I'm Your Man"
60596838
1981"Gemini Dream"
b/w "Painted Smile"
361121313Long Distance Voyager
"The Voice"
b/w "22,000 Days"
919461515161
"Talking Out of Turn"
b/w "Veteran Cosmic Rocker"
276560
1983"Blue World"
b/w "Going Nowhere" (UK), "Sorry" (US)
3540627232The Present
"Sitting at the Wheel"
b/w "Sorry" (UK), "Going Nowhere" (US)
911827303
"Running Water"
b/w "Under My Feet"
1986"Your Wildest Dreams"
b/w "Talkin' Talkin'"
205591012The Other Side of Life
"The Other Side of Life"
b/w "The Spirit"
8058761811
1988"I Know You're Out There Somewhere"
b/w "Miracle"
523715304092Sur la Mer
"Here Comes the Weekend"
b/w "River of Endless Love"
50
"No More Lies"
b/w "River of Endless Love"
15
1991"Say It with Love"
b/w "Lean on Me (Tonight)"
363122Keys of the Kingdom
"Bless the Wings (That Bring You Back)"
b/w "Once Is Enough"
1999"English Sunset"Strange Times
2003"December Snow"December
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Notes

A. ^ In 2000 Strange Times and The Very Best of The Moody Blues were re-released as a double set in the UK, reaching No. 19.
B. ^ "Nights in White Satin" charted highest in most countries on its 1972 re-release, except in the Netherlands where the original 1967 release charted higher.

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