Thompson Twins discography

Thompson Twins discography
Thompson Twins in 1985, left to right: Joe Leeway, Alannah Currie and Tom Bailey.
Studio albums	8
Compilation albums	15
Singles	35
Video albums	3
Music videos	19

The following is the complete discography of English pop band Thompson Twins .

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Release	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales threshold)
		UK [1]	AUS [2] [3]	CAN [4]	GER [5]	NL [6]	NZ [7]	NOR [8]	SWE [9]	SWI [10]	US [11]
A Product Of... (Participation)	Release date: June 1981 Label: T Records Formats: Vinyl LP, cassette	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Set	Release date: 26 February 1982 Label: Arista Records Formats: LP, cassette	48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Quick Step & Side Kick Side Kicks (U.S.)	Release date: January 1983 (UK) February 1983 (U.S.) Label: Arista Records Formats: LP, cassette	2	85	26	—	47	7	—	27	—	34	BPI: Platinum [12] RMNZ: Gold [13]
Into the Gap	Release date: 17 February 1984 Label: Arista Records Formats: LP, cassette	1	4	3	6	23	1	16	14	7	10	BPI: 2× Platinum [14] MC: 2× Platinum [15] RIAA: Platinum [16] RMNZ: Platinum [17]
Here's to Future Days	Release date: 17 September 1985 Label: Arista Records Formats: LP, cassette	5	8	14	42	42	1	9	7	12	20	BPI: Gold [18] MC: Platinum [15] RIAA: Gold [16] RMNZ: Platinum [19]
Close to the Bone	Release date: 30 March 1987 Label: Arista Records Formats: LP, cassette	90	—	71	—	—	46	20	26	—	76
Big Trash	Release date: 26 September 1989 Label: Warner Bros. Records Formats: LP, cassette	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	143
Queer	Release date: 24 September 1991 Label: Warner Bros. Records Formats: CD, cassette	—	193	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Release	Peak chart positions		Certifications (sales threshold)
		UK [1]	US [11]
Into the Gap Live	Release date: April 12, 2025 (vinyl) April 18, 2025 (digital) Label: BMG Formats: vinyl, digital	—	—

Compilation albums

Title	Release	Peak chart positions		Certifications (sales threshold)
		UK [1]	US [11]
In the Name of Love (U.S.)	Release date: June 1982 Label: Arista Records Formats: LP, cassette	—	148
The Best of Thompson Twins: Greatest Mixes	Release date: 1988 Label: Arista Records Formats: LP, cassette	—	175
Thompson Twins Greatest Hits	Release date: 1990 Label: Stylus Music Formats: LP, cassette, CD	23	—	BPI: Silver< [20]
The Greatest Hits	Release date: 7 April 2003 Label: BMG Formats: CD	—	—	BPI: Silver [21]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

The following compilations were released in various territories but did not chart:

• The Best of Thompson Twins (1991)
• The Collection (1993)
• Singles Collection (1996)
• Greatest Hits (1996)
• The Best of Thompson Twins (1998)
• Master Hits (1999)
• Hold Me Now (2000)
• Platinum & Gold Collection (2003)
• The Greatest Hits (2003)
• 12 Inch Collection (2004)
• Love on Your Side – The Best of Thompson Twins (2007)
• Remixes & Rarities (2014)

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales threshold)	Album
		UK [1]	AUS [2]	CAN [4]	GER [5]	NL [6]	NZ [7]	SWE [9]	SWI [10]	US [22]	US Dan [23]
1980	"Squares and Triangles" [A]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		single only
	"She's in Love with Mystery" [B]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1981	"Perfect Game"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		A Product Of... (Participation)
	"Animal Laugh"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Make Believe"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Politics"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1982	"In the Name of Love"	— [C]	—	—	—	44	—	—	—	—	1		Set ; In the Name of Love (U.S.)
	"Runaway"	— [D]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Lies"	67	27	12	—	—	6	—	—	30	1		Quick Step and Side Kick ; Side Kicks (U.S.)
1983	"Love on Your Side"	9	80	47	32	27	9	—	—	45	6
	"We Are Detective"	7	—	—	—	—	48	—	—	—	—
	"Watching"	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Hold Me Now"	4	3	3	7	—	4	—	18	3	1	BPI: Gold [26] MC: Gold [15]	Into the Gap
1984	"Doctor! Doctor!"	3	14	11	11	23	12	—	11	11	18	BPI: Silver [27]
	"You Take Me Up"	2	47	28	24	50	24	—	—	44	—	BPI: Silver [28]
	"Sister of Mercy"	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"The Gap"	—	—	—	62	—	—	—	—	69	—
	"Lay Your Hands on Me"	13	28	—	39	—	19	17	—	—	—	BPI: Silver [29]	non-album single
1985	"Roll Over" [E]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Here's to Future Days
	"Lay Your Hands on Me" (remix)	—	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	6	46
	"Don't Mess with Doctor Dream"	15	17	—	30	34	12	10	11	—	—
	"King for a Day"	22	20	12	—	—	4	10	—	8	—
	"Revolution"	56	—	—	—	—	43	—	—	—	—
1986	"Nothing in Common"	—	—	68	—	—	—	—	—	54	38		Nothing in Common soundtrack
1987	"Get That Love"	66	—	75	—	—	—	—	—	31	—		Close to the Bone
	"Long Goodbye"	89	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Bush Baby" [F]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	"In the Name of Love '88"	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1		The Best of Thompson Twins: Greatest Mixes
1989	"Sugar Daddy"	97	155 [30]	36	—	—	—	—	—	28	2		Big Trash
	"Bombers in the Sky"	—	152 [31]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	"Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" [G]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Red Hot + Blue
1991	"Come Inside"	56	149 [3]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7		Queer
1992	"The Saint"	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Groove On"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Play with Me (Jane)"	85	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Cool World
"—" denotes singles which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Music videos

• "Make Believe" (1981)
• "Lies" (1982)
• "Love on Your Side" (1983)
• "Watching" (1983)
• "Hold Me Now" (1983)
• "We are Detective" (1983)
• "Doctor! Doctor!" (1984)
• "You Take Me Up" (1984)
• "Sister of Mercy" (1984)
• "Lay Your Hands on Me" (1984)
• "Don't Mess with Doctor Dream" (1985)
• "King for a Day" (1985)
• "Revolution" (1985)
• "Nothing in Common" (1986)
• "Get That Love" (1987)
• "Long Goodbye" (1987)
• "Sugar Daddy" (1989)
• "Bombers in the Sky" (1990)
• "Come Inside" (1991)
• "The Saint" (1992)

Videography

Year	Title	Format
1983	"Side Kicks" - The Movie Notes: Recorded live 13 May 1983 at the Royal Court, Liverpool	VHS/LaserDisc/DVD
1984	Into the Gap Live Notes: Recorded live on September 30, 1984, at the Del Mar Racetrack, California. Released by BMG on vinyl 12 April 2025 and on digital 18 April 2025.	VHS/LaserDisc
1985	Single Vision Notes: Collection of 11 promotional video clips	VHS/LaserDisc

Soundtrack appearances

• Ghostbusters (1984) - "In the Name of Love"
• Sixteen Candles (1984) - "If You Were Here"
• Explorers (1985) - "Doctor! Doctor!"
• Perfect (1985) - "Lay Your Hands on Me"
• Nothing in Common (1986) - "Nothing in Common"
• Lucas (1986) - "King For a Day"
• Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) - "Bombers in the Sky"
• Cool World (1992) - "Play with Me" and "Industry and Seduction" (Tom Bailey)
• The Wedding Singer (1997) - "Hold Me Now"
• Not Another Teen Movie (2001) - "If You Were Here"

Video game

• The Thompson Twins Adventure (1984) - A video game adaptation of "Doctor! Doctor!"

Notes

1. "Squares and Triangles" was released on its own independent label, Dirty Discs in April 1980, and was re-released as a free single with the album Set on 26 February 1982.
2. "She's in Love with Mystery" was released in November 1980 through independent label Latent.
3. This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 90 on the Record Business Top 100 Singles chart. ^[24]
4. This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 83 on the Record Business Top 100 Singles chart. ^[25]
5. "Roll Over", released on 12 April 1985 on 7" & 12" vinyl, was intended to be the first official single from Here's to Future Days . It was withdrawn on the day of release, but some copies were sold and made it to the public. It featured a different version of the song with the 12" extended version titled "Roll Over (Again)". The B-side was a semi-instrumental version of "King for a Day" titled "Fools in Paradise".
6. "Bush Baby" was released in 1987 as a promo 7" single with an exclusive 7" single version b/w "Follow Your Heart" on Arista Records.
7. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" was released in December 1990, as the clearly labelled B-side to Deborah Harry & Iggy Pop's "Well Did You Evah?" on 7", 12" vinyl and CD single to promote the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Blue . Only the Harry/Pop A-side charted.

References

1. "UK Charts > Thompson Twins". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 27 June 2018.
2. David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
3. "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 21 October 1991". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
4. "CAN Charts > Thompson Twins". RPM . Retrieved 23 June 2020.
5. "GER Charts > Thompson Twins". GfK Entertainment . Retrieved 23 June 2020.
6. "NL Charts > Thompson Twins". Dutch Charts . Retrieved 23 June 2020.
7. "NZ Charts > Thompson Twins". Official New Zealand Music Chart . Retrieved 23 June 2020.
8. "NOR Charts > Thompson Twins". VG-lista . Retrieved 23 June 2020.
9. "SWE Charts > Thompson Twinss". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 23 June 2020.
10. "SWI Charts > Thompson Twins". Swiss Hitparade . Retrieved 23 June 2020.
11. "Thompson Twins Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard . Retrieved 27 July 2011.
12. "Thompson Twins: Quick Step & Side Kick". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 23 June 2020.
13. "New Zealand album certifications – Thompson Twins – Quick Step & Side Kick". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
14. "Thompson Twins: Into the Gap". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 23 June 2020.
15. "Canadian certifications – Thompson Twins". Music Canada . Retrieved 23 June 2020.
16. "American certifications – Thompson Twins". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 23 June 2020.
17. "New Zealand album certifications – Thompson Twins – Into the Gap". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
18. "Thompson Twins: Here's to Future Days". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 23 June 2020.
19. "New Zealand album certifications – Thompson Twins – Here's to Future Days". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
20. "Thompson Twins: Thompson Twins Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 23 June 2020.
21. "Thompson Twins: The Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 23 June 2020.
22. "Thompson Twins Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard . Retrieved 27 July 2011.
23. "Thompson Twins Album & Song Chart History - Dance Club Songs". Billboard . Retrieved 27 July 2011.
24. "Top 100 Singles". Record Business . Vol. 4, no. 51. 22 March 1982. p. 6.
25. "Top 100 Singles". Record Business . Vol. 5, no. 9. 14 June 1982. p. 6.
26. "Thompson Twins: Hold Me Now". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 23 June 2020.
27. "Thompson Twins: Doctor! Doctor!". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 23 June 2020.
28. "Thompson Twins: You Take Me Up". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 23 June 2020.
29. "Thompson Twins: Lay Your Hands on Me". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 23 June 2020.
30. "Week commencing 30 October 1989". Bubbling Down Under. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
31. "Week commencing 26 February 1990". Bubbling Down Under. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

External links

• Thompson Twins discography page with track listings and identification of unlabelled song variations