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| Thompson Twins discography | |
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| 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 .
| 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) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Set |
| 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Quick Step & Side Kick Side Kicks (U.S.) |
| 2 | 85 | 26 | — | 47 | 7 | — | 27 | — | 34 | ||||
| Into the Gap |
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 10 | ||||
| Here's to Future Days |
| 5 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 20 | ||||
| Close to the Bone |
| 90 | — | 71 | — | — | 46 | 20 | 26 | — | 76 | ||||
| Big Trash |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 143 | ||||
| Queer |
| — | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
| Title | Release | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | US [11] | ||||||||||||||
| In the Name of Love (U.S.) |
| — | 148 | ||||||||||||
| The Best of Thompson Twins: Greatest Mixes |
| — | 175 | ||||||||||||
| Thompson Twins Greatest Hits |
| 23 | — |
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| The Greatest Hits |
| — | — |
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| "—" 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:
| 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 | Into the Gap | ||||||
| 1984 | "Doctor! Doctor!" | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 12 | — | 11 | 11 | 18 |
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| "You Take Me Up" | 2 | 47 | 28 | 24 | 50 | 24 | — | — | 44 | — |
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| "Sister of Mercy" | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "The Gap" | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | |||||||
| "Lay Your Hands on Me" | 13 | 28 | — | 39 | — | 19 | 17 | — | — | — |
| 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. | |||||||||||||||||
| Year | Title | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | "Side Kicks" - The Movie
| VHS/LaserDisc/DVD |
| 1984 | Into the Gap Live
| VHS/LaserDisc |
| 1985 | Single Vision
| VHS/LaserDisc |
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