The Wedding Present discography | |
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![]() The Wedding Present performing at Cultura Quente in Caldas de Reis, Spain, July 2009. | |
Studio albums | 9 |
Live albums | 24 |
Compilation albums | 21 |
Video albums | 3 |
EPs | 17 |
Singles | 54 |
Box sets | 3 |
Other albums | 5 |
The Wedding Present's discography consists of 54 singles, 17 extended plays, 9 studio albums, 24 live albums and 21 compilation albums. The band were formed in 1985 in Leeds, England by David Gedge, Peter Solowka and Keith Gregory. At the height of their popularity the band had a run of twelve top-30 singles in twelve months, equalling a record set by Elvis Presley. [1]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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UK [2] [3] | UK Indie [4] | SCO | ||
George Best | 47 | 1 | — | |
Bizarro |
| 22 | — | — |
Seamonsters |
| 13 | — | — |
Watusi |
| 47 | — | 82 [5] |
Saturnalia |
| 36 | — | 67 [6] |
Take Fountain |
| 68 | 7 [7] | 70 [8] |
El Rey |
| 102 | 12 [9] | — |
Valentina |
| 77 | 9 [10] | 88 [11] |
Going, Going... |
| 35 | 9 [12] | 19 [13] |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
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Leicester Poly 5th May 1987 |
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Munchen Alabama-Halle 22/11/87 |
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Rotterdam 30 March 1988 |
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Valencia 18 November 1988 |
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Middleton 30 April 1989 |
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Frankfurt 3 November 1989 |
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Hoboken 10th June 1990 |
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Kilburn 20th November 1990 |
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Wakefield 28 August 1991 |
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Uppsala 13 November 1991 |
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Den Haag 30 October 1992 |
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Windsor 28 October 1993 |
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Strasbourg 16 December 1994 |
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L'exo Rouen France 17 March 1995 |
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Portsmouth 22 November 1995 |
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Detroit 21 March 1996 |
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Munich 21 December 1996 |
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Shepherd's Bush Welcomes the Wedding Present |
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Live in Leeds |
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Bizarro : Live in Tokyo, 2010 |
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Live 2007 |
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Live 2017 [Part 2] |
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Live 2010 |
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Live 2012 |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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UK [2] | UK Indie [4] | ||
Tommy |
| 42 | 1 |
The BBC Sessions |
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Ukrainian John Peel Sessions |
| 22 | — |
Hit Parade 1 |
| 22 | — |
Hit Parade 2 |
| 19 | — |
John Peel Sessions 1987–1990 |
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Evening Sessions 1986–1994 |
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John Peel Sessions 1992–1995 |
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Singles 1989–1991 |
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Singles 1995–97 |
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Search for Paradise: Singles 2004–5 |
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Live 1987 |
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Yé Yé – The Best of the RCA Years |
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Live 1988 |
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Live 1989 |
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Live 1990 |
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Live 1991 |
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Live 1992 |
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Live 1993 |
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Marc Riley Sessions Volume 1 |
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Marc Riley Sessions Volume 2 |
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Marc Riley Sessions Volume 3 |
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Marc Riley Sessions Volume 4 |
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24 Songs |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
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Registry |
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The Complete Peel Sessions |
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How the West Was Won |
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*Punk |
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Dick York's Wardrobe – The Hit Parade Videos |
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An Evening With The Wedding Present |
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Drive |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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UK Indie | ||
George Best 30 |
| 27 [14] |
Tommy 30 |
| 17 [15] |
Not from Where I'm Standing |
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Locked Down and Stripped Back |
| 24 [16] |
Locked Down and Stripped Back – Volume Two |
| 9 [17] |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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UK [2] | UK Indie [4] | ||
'Don't Try and Stop Me, Mother' |
| — | — |
The Peel Sessions |
| 123 [18] | 7 |
Radio 1 Session The Evening Show |
| — | 6 |
3 Songs EP |
| 25 | — |
Hit Parade 3 |
| — | — |
Mini |
| 92 | — |
The Thing I Like Best About Him Is His Girlfriend |
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Holly Jolly Hollywood |
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4 Chansons EP |
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4 Songs EP |
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4 Lieder EP |
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EP 4 Cân |
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Hove Sessions EP 1 |
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Hove Sessions EP 2 |
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The Home Internationals E.P. |
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Huw Stephens Session |
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Shaun Keaveny Session |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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UK [2] [3] | UK Indie [4] | IRE [19] | SCO | |||
"Go Out and Get 'Em Boy" | 1985 | — | 14 | — | — | Non-album singles |
"Once More" | 1986 | 161 [18] | 4 | — | — | |
"You Should Always Keep in Touch with Your Friends"/"This Boy Can Wait" | 172 [20] | 3 | — | — | ||
"My Favourite Dress" | 1987 | 95 | 4 | — | — | George Best |
"Anyone Can Make a Mistake" | — | 3 | — | — | ||
"Nobody's Twisting Your Arm" | 1988 | 46 | 2 | — | — | Non-album singles |
"Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now?" | 42 | 1 | — | — | ||
"Davni Chasȳ" (withdrawn) | — | — | — | — | Ukrainian John Peel Sessions | |
"Kennedy" | 1989 | 33 | — | — | — | Bizarro |
"Brassneck" | 1990 | 24 | — | — | — | |
"Dalliance" | 1991 | 29 | — | — | — | Seamonsters |
"Lovenest" | 58 | — | — | — | ||
"Blue Eyes" | 1992 | 26 | — | 20 | — | Non-album singles |
"Go-Go Dancer" | 20 | — | 14 | — | ||
"Three" | 14 | — | 17 | — | ||
"Silver Shorts" | 14 | — | 13 | — | ||
"Come Play with Me" | 10 | — | 17 | — | ||
"California" | 16 | — | 20 | — | ||
"Flying Saucer" | 22 | — | 26 | — | ||
"Boing!" | 19 | — | 25 | — | ||
"Loveslave" | 17 | — | 24 | — | ||
"Sticky" | 17 | — | 29 | — | ||
"The Queen of Outer Space" | 23 | — | 23 | — | ||
"No Christmas" | 25 | — | 30 | — | ||
"Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah" | 1994 | 51 | — | — | 54 [21] | Watusi |
"It's a Gas" | 71 | — | — | 88 [22] | ||
"Sucker" | 1995 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"2, 3, Go" | 1996 | 67 | — | — | 76 [23] | Saturnalia |
"Montreal" | 1997 | 40 | — | — | 47 [24] | |
"Interstate 5" | 2004 | 62 | — | — | 76 [25] | Take Fountain |
"I'm from Further North Than You" | 2005 | 34 | 6 [26] | — | 42 [27] | |
"Ringway to SeaTac" | 157 | 18 [28] | — | — | ||
"You Jane" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | Valentina |
"Metal Men" (limited release) | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Two Bridges" (limited release) | 2013 | — | — | — | — | |
"Metal Men" (French version; limited release) | — | — | — | — | 4 Chansons EP | |
"Meet Cute" (Welsh version; limited release) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | EP 4 Cân |
"Bear" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | Going, Going... |
"White Riot" (limited release) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
"Jump In, the Water's Fine" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Crawl" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | Locked Down and Stripped Back |
"We Should Be Together" | — | — | — | — | ||
"My Favourite Dress" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | |
"We Should Be Together" (featuring Louise Wener) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
"I Am Not Going to Fall in Love with You" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Go Go Go" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Monochrome" | — | — | — | — | ||
"X Marks the Spot" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Once Bitten" | — | — | — | — | ||
"We Interrupt Our Programme" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Each Time You Open Your Eyes" | — | — | — | — | ||
"We All Came from the Sea" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Astronomic" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Science Fiction" | — | — | — | — | ||
"The Loneliest Time of Year" | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
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