The Undertones discography

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The Undertones discography
Studio albums6
Compilation albums14
Video albums2
EPs3
Singles20
Box sets2

This is the discography of Northern Irish rock band the Undertones.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
[1]
NZ
[2]
SWE
[3]
The Undertones 1341
Hypnotised
  • Released: 18 April 1980
  • Label: Sire
  • Formats: LP, MC
63329
Positive Touch
  • Released: 4 May 1981
  • Label: Ardeck
  • Formats: LP, MC
17
The Sin of Pride
  • Released: 7 March 1983
  • Label: Ardeck
  • Formats: LP, MC
4633
Get What You Need
  • Released: 30 September 2003
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • Formats: CD
Dig Yourself Deep
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart
positions
Certifications
UK
[1] [4]
NZ
[2]
All Wrapped Up
  • Released: November 1983
  • Label: Ardeck
  • Formats: 2xLP, LP, MC
6749
Cher O'Bowlies – The Pick of the Undertones
  • Released: June 1986
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
96
The Peel Sessions Album
The Best Of: The Undertones – Teenage Kicks45
True Confessions (Singles=A’s+B’s)121
The Best of the Undertones – Teenage Kicks
  • Released: 1 September 2003
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • Formats: CD
35
Listening In: Radio Sessions 1979–1982
  • Released: March 2004
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • Formats: CD
An Anthology
  • Released: 22 September 2008
  • Label: Salvo/Ardeck
  • Formats: 2xCD
Teenage Kicks – The Very Best of the Undertones
  • Released: October 2010
  • Label: Salvo/Ardeck
  • Formats: CD
  • BPI: Silver [5]
Ultimate Undertones
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Salvo/Ardeck
  • Formats: CD
An Introduction to the Undertones
  • Released: 3 June 2013
  • Label: Salvo
  • Formats: CD+DVD
The Very Best Of
  • Released: 4 November 2016
  • Label: Metro Select
  • Formats: 2xCD
Hard to Beat
  • Released: 27 July 2018
  • Label: BMG/Ardeck
  • Formats: 2xCD
West Bank Songs 1978–1983 – A Best Of
  • Released: 28 February 2020
  • Label: BMG/Salvo/Ardeck
  • Formats: LP
Dig What You Need
  • Released: 11 March 2022
  • Label: Dimple Discs
  • Formats: LP, CD, download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Box sets

TitleAlbum details
The Singles Box Set
  • Released: May 2000
  • Label: Essential/Castle Music
  • Formats: 12xCD
Singles
  • Released: 21 April 2018
  • Label: Ardeck/Union Square Production/BMG
  • Formats: 13x7" vinyl

Video albums

TitleAlbum details
6 Tracks
The Story of the Undertones: Teenage Kicks
  • Released: 26 January 2004
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • Formats: DVD

EPs

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
[1]
UK Indie
[6]
Teenage Kicks 31
The Peel Sessions
  • Released: November 1986
  • Label: Strange Fruit
  • Formats: 12"
6
Teenage Kicks
  • Released: May 1994
  • Label: Dojo Limited
  • Formats: 7"
  • Reissue of 1978 EP
91
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
[1]
IRE
[7]
NL
[8]
"Teenage Kicks" [upper-alpha 1] 1978Non-album singles
"Get Over You"197957
"Jimmy Jimmy"16The Undertones
"Here Comes the Summer"34
"You've Got My Number (Why Don't You Use It!)"3225Non-album single
"My Perfect Cousin"198099Hypnotised
"Wednesday Week"11
"It's Going to Happen!"1981181049Positive Touch
"Julie Ocean"4130
"When Saturday Comes" [upper-alpha 2]
"Beautiful Friend"1982Non-album single
"The Love Parade"97The Sin of Pride
"Got to Have You Back"198382
"Chain of Love"104 [9]
"Teenage Kicks" (reissue)60All Wrapped Up
"Here Comes the Summer" (reissue)
"My Perfect Cousin" (reissue)88
"Save Me"1986Cher O'Bowlies – The Pick of the Undertones
"Thrill Me"2003Get What You Need
"Much Too Late"2013Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. "Teenage Kicks" was released as an EP, as well as a promo single in the UK. It also released in North America and Europe as a single in 1980.
  2. "When Saturday Comes" was only released as a promo single in the UK, but it was released as a single in the Netherlands.

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