The Wildhearts discography

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The Wildhearts discography
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The Wildhearts performing live in 2007.
Studio albums10
Live albums9
Compilation albums11
Video albums4
Music videos17
EPs7
Singles25

The Wildhearts are a British rock band from Newcastle upon Tyne. Since their formation in 1989, the band have released ten studio albums, nine live albums, 11 compilation albums, seven extended plays (EPs), 25 singles, four video albums and 17 music videos.

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After debuting in 1992 with the EPs Mondo Akimbo a-Go-Go and Don't Be Happy... Just Worry , the Wildhearts released their full-length debut Earth vs the Wildhearts in 1993 on East West and Bronze Records, reaching number 46 on the UK Albums Chart. [1] The album was reissued in 1994 with the addition of "Caffeine Bomb", the band's first UK Singles Chart top 40 release. [1] The next year saw the group break the top 20 on both charts for the first time, with the release of P.H.U.Q. and lead single "I Wanna Go Where the People Go", which charted at number 6 and 16 on their respective charts. [1] Fishing for Luckies , which originally received a limited release in 1994, was reissued in 1996 and reached number 16 on the UK Albums Chart, with lead single "Sick of Drugs" reaching number 14. [1]

The Wildhearts released Endless, Nameless on Mushroom Records in 1997, which peaked at number 46 in the UK; both singles from the album made the top 30 of the UK Singles Chart. [1] The band subsequently went on hiatus, before returning in 2003 with Gut Records release The Wildhearts Must Be Destroyed , which charted at number 54 in the UK and number 38 in Japan – their only release to break the country's albums chart top 40. [1] [2] The same year, the group reached the UK Singles Chart top 20 for the third and final time with "Stormy in the North, Karma in the South". [1] In 2007, the Wildhearts issued their self-titled sixth studio album on Round Records, which peaked at number 55 on the UK Albums Chart. [1] The 2008 follow-up Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before, Vol 1. , an album of cover versions, failed to register on the main UK chart but reached the top 20 of both the UK Independent Albums and the UK Rock & Metal Albums Charts. [1]

2009 saw the band release eighth album ¡Chutzpah! on Backstage Alliance, which charted in the UK at number 53 and topped the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart. [1] The Wildhearts did not release another album until ten years later, when 2019's Renaissance Men peaked at number 11 on the UK Albums Chart – the band's highest position since 1995. [1] Diagnosis , an EP/mini album issued later that year, reached number 25. [1] 21st Century Love Songs , released in 2021, gave the group their second UK top 10 album when it peaked at number 9. [1] All three aforementioned releases reached the top ten in Scotland, with 21st Century Love Songs peaking at number 2. [1]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
[1]
UK
Down.

[1]
UK
Indie

[1]
UK
Phys.

[1]
UK
Rock

[1]
UK
Sales

[1]
UK
Vinyl

[1]
JPN
[2]
SCO
[1]
Earth vs the Wildhearts 462239
Fishing for Luckies 1616230
P.H.U.Q.
  • Released: 22 May 1995
  • Label: East West
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
66114
Endless, Nameless
  • Released: 27 October 1997
  • Label: Mushroom
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
4144114658
The Wildhearts Must Be Destroyed
  • Released: 25 August 2003
  • Label: Gut
  • Formats: CD, LP
5475443851
The Wildhearts
  • Released: 23 April 2007
  • Label: Round
  • Formats: CD, 2LP
5545267
Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before, Vol 1.
  • Released: 19 May 2008
  • Label: Round
  • Format: CD
481620
¡Chutzpah!
  • Released: 31 August 2009
  • Label: Backstage Alliance
  • Format: CD
5352762165
Renaissance Men
  • Released: 3 May 2019
  • Label: Graphite
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital
116242434
21st Century Love Songs
  • Released: 3 September 2021
  • Label: Graphite
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital
92432332
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
[1]
UK
Indie

[1]
UK
Phys.

[1]
UK
Rock

[1]
UK
Sales

[1]
UK
Vinyl

[1]
JPN
[2]
SCO
[1]
Anarchic Airwaves: The Wildhearts at the BBC
  • Released: 16 March 1998
  • Label: Kuro Neko
  • Formats: CD, 2CD, 2LP
31
Tokyo Suits Me
(released in Japan only)
  • Released: 27 January 1999
  • Label: Mercury
  • Format: 2CD
18
The Wildhearts Strike Back
  • Released: 25 October 2004
  • Label: Gut
  • Formats: 2CD, 2LP
15818
Geordie in Wonderland
  • Released: 24 July 2006
  • Label: Secret
  • Format: CD
34
Rock City vs The Wildhearts
  • Released: 8 April 2014
  • Label: Round
  • Format: 2CD
Never Outdrunk, Never Outsung: PHUQ Live
  • Released: 1 July 2016
  • Label: Round
  • Formats: 2CD, 2LP, digital
Live in the Studio Remastered
  • Released: 25 January 2019
  • Label: Round
  • Formats: CD, digital
30 Year Itch
  • Released: 25 September 2020
  • Label: Round
  • Formats: 2CD, 2LP, digital
518332332024
Dÿnämizer
(split with Ginger Wildheart)
  • Released: March 2022
  • Label: Round
  • Formats: 2CD, 2LP, digital
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Compilations

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
[1]
UK
Indie

[1]
UK
Rock

[1]
JPN
[2]
SCO
[1]
The Best of The Wildhearts
  • Released: 25 November 1996
  • Label: East West
  • Formats: CD, cassette
48
Moodswings and Roundabouts
(released in Japan only)
  • Released: 25 January 1998
  • Label: East West
  • Format: 4CD
Anthem: The Single Tracks
(released in Japan only)
  • Released: 21 March 1998
  • Label: BMG
  • Format: CD
Landmines and Pantomimes
  • Released: 28 September 1998
  • Label: Kuro Neko
  • Format: CD
Riff After Riff After Motherfucking Riff
(released in Japan only)
Coupled With
  • Released: 29 March 2004
  • Label: Gut
  • Formats: CD, LP
11091381
The Works
  • Released: 31 March 2008
  • Label: Rhino
  • Format: 3CD
Acoustic Albums Are Shit
  • Released: 3 March 2023
  • Label: Round
  • Format: digital
Acoustic Albums Are Shit, Vol. 2
  • Released: 7 April 2023
  • Label: Round
  • Format: digital
Acoustic Albums Are Shit, Vol. 3
  • Released: 5 May 2023
  • Label: Round
  • Format: digital
Acoustic Albums Are Shit, Vol. 4
  • Released: 4 August 2023
  • Label: Round
  • Format: digital
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
[1]
UK
Down.

[1]
UK
Indie

[1]
UK
Phys.

[1]
UK
Rock

[1]
UK
Sales

[1]
UK
Vinyl

[1]
SCO
[1]
Mondo Akimbo a-Go-Go
  • Released: 20 April 1992
  • Label: East West/Bronze
  • Formats: CD, 12" vinyl
Don't Be Happy... Just Worry
  • Released: 23 November 1992
  • Label: East West/Bronze
  • Formats: CD, 12" vinyl
91
¡Chutzpah! Jnr.
  • Released: 2 December 2009
  • Label: Backstage Alliance
  • Format: CD
Diagnosis
  • Released: 4 October 2019
  • Label: Graphite
  • Formats: CD, 10" vinyl, digital
2511492969
30 Year Itch Bonus Tracks
  • Released: 25 September 2020
  • Label: Round
  • Formats: CD, digital
Cuts So Deep
  • Released: 17 July 2021
  • Label: Round
  • Format: 12" vinyl
18578643550
AD/HD Rock
  • Released: 23 April 2022
  • Label: Graphite
  • Format: 10" vinyl
21
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64
[lower-alpha 3]
20
[lower-alpha 3]
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak positionsAlbum
UK
[1]
UK
Indie

[1]
UK
Rock

[1]
"Greetings from Shitsville"1993Earth vs the Wildhearts
"TV Tan"53
"Caffeine Bomb"199431
"Suckerpunch"38
"If Life Is Like a Lovebank I Want an Overdraft"
"Geordie in Wonderland"
199531Fishing for Luckies
"I Wanna Go Where the People Go"161P.H.U.Q.
"Just in Lust"28
"Sick of Drugs"1996143Fishing for Luckies(1996 reissue)
"Red Light – Green Light"302
"Anthem"1997211Endless, Nameless
"Urge"262
"Vanilla Radio"2002263The Wildhearts Must Be Destroyed
"Stormy in the North, Karma in the South"20031751Non-album single
"So into You"2233The Wildhearts Must Be Destroyed
"Top of the World"2623
"The Sweetest Song"2007The Wildhearts
"The New Flesh"5
"Borderline"2008Non-album single
"The Only One"2009¡Chutzpah!
"The Snake, the Lion, the Monkey and the Spider"¡Chutzpah! Jnr.
"Zeen Requiem"
"Dislocated"2019Renaissance Man
"Remember These Days"202121st Century Love Songs
"Sort Your Fucking Shit Out"
"Sleepaway"
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Videos

Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak
UK
[1]
The Best of The Wildhearts: Video
Collection
(released in Japan only)
Live at Scarborough Castle
  • Released: 23 October 2006
  • Label: Secret
  • Format: DVD
42
Live in the Studio
  • Released: 20 October 2008
  • Label: Round
  • Format: DVD
16
Earth versus The Wildhearts: Live 2014
  • Released: 2016
  • Label: Round
  • Format: DVD
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released, director(s) and album name
TitleYearAlbumDirector(s)Ref.
"Nothing Ever Changes But the Shoes"1992Mondo Akimbo a-Go-GoJohn Mills [4]
"TV Tan"1993Earth vs. The Wildhearts Run Wrake, Nick Burgess-Jones [5]
"Caffeine Bomb"1994Stephen Wells, Nick Small [6]
"Suckerpunch" Peter Christopherson [7]
"If Life Is Like a Lovebank, I Want an Overdraft"1995Fishing for LuckiesPhilip Richardson [8]
"I Wanna Go Where the People Go"P.H.U.Q.Pamela Birkhead [9]
"Just in Lust"Tim Searle [10]
"Sick of Drugs"1996Fishing for Luckies(1996 reissue)Philip Richardson [11]
"Red Light – Green Light" [12]
"Anthem"1997Endless, Namelessunknown
"Urge"
"Vanilla Radio"2002The Wildhearts Must Be Destroyed
"So into You"2003
"Top of the World"
"The Sweetest Song"2007The Wildhearts
"The New Flesh"Nick Small [13]
"Sleepaway"202121st Century Love SongsJustin Griffiths [14]

Footnotes

  1. Fishing for Luckies originally received a limited edition mail order-only release. It was later reissued by Round Records in 1996 with more tracks, which was the version that charted. [3]
  2. Riff After Riff After Motherfucking Riff was issued in the United States by Gearhead Records in 2004, under the title Riff After Riff and with more tracks. [3]
  3. 1 2 3 AD/HD Rock charted on the UK Physical Singles, Singles Sales, and Vinyl Singles Charts, rather than their album equivalents. [1]

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