UFO discography

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UFO discography
Studio albums22
EPs1
Live albums17
Compilation albums16
Singles12
Video albums2
UFO, live at the Wacken Open Air festival in 2009 UFOWacken.JPG
UFO, live at the Wacken Open Air festival in 2009

The following is a comprehensive discography of UFO, an English hard rock band formed in 1968. The band became a transitional band between early hard rock and heavy metal and the new wave of British heavy metal. UFO's influence was strongly felt in the 1980s heavy metal scene and they have been cited as a primary influence of Steve Harris of Iron Maiden, Kirk Hammett of Metallica, Dave Mustaine of Megadeth, Joey Tempest of Europe, Frank Hannon of Tesla, and Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, among others.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
CAN
[1]
US
[2]
GER
[3]
SWE
[4]
SWI
[5]
UK
[6]
UK Rock
[6]
AUS
[7]
UFO 1
  • Released: October 1970
  • Label: Beacon
UFO 2: Flying
  • Released: October 1971
  • Label: Beacon
Phenomenon 20276
Force It
  • Released: July 1975
  • Label: Chrysalis
7135
No Heavy Petting
  • Released: May 1976
  • Label: Chrysalis
16938
Lights Out
  • Released: May 1977
  • Label: Chrysalis
233123
Obsession
  • Released: June 1978
  • Label: Chrysalis
6841312689
No Place to Run
  • Released:January 1980
  • Label: Chrysalis
91514411
The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent
  • Released: January 16, 1981
  • Label: Chrysalis
772719
Mechanix
  • Released: February 1982
  • Label: Chrysalis
82388
Making Contact
  • Released: January 1983
  • Label: Chrysalis
971533532
Misdemeanor
  • Released: November 5, 1985
  • Label: Chrysalis
10674
High Stakes & Dangerous Men
  • Released: February 1992
  • Label: Castle
Walk on Water
  • Released: April 14, 1995
  • Label: Zero Corporation
16
Covenant 5320
Sharks
  • Released: September 3, 2002
  • Label: Shrapnel
75
You Are Here
The Monkey Puzzle
  • Released: September 25, 2006
  • Label: SPV/Steamhammer
20
The Visitor
  • Released: June 3, 2011
  • Label: SPV/Steamhammer
86994
Seven Deadly
  • Released: February 27, 2012
  • Label: SPV/Steamhammer
5559631
A Conspiracy of Stars
  • Released: February 25, 2015
  • Label: SPV/Steamhammer
2872506
The Salentino Cuts
  • Released: September 29, 2017
  • Label: Cleopatra
32
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

YearTitleDetailsPeak chart positions Certifications
[8]
US
[9]
UK
[10]
GER

[11]

CAN

[12]

1971 Live September 25, 1971 in Tokyo, Japan23
1979 Strangers in the Night Amphitheatre, Chicago and The Gardens, Louisville4276948UK:Silver
1986Misdemeanor TourOxford, September 1985
1992Lights Out in TokyoClub Citta Kawasaki Japan June 20, 1992
BBC Radio 1 - Live in ConcertRecorded in 1974 and 1980
1993Heaven's GateOxford, September 1985
1994T.N.T. Contains Live in Texas and Lights Out in Tokyo releases
1996On With the ActionLondon Roundhouse Sunday 25 April 1976
1998Werewolves of LondonWolverhampton Civic Hall 10 February 1998
1998 Live on Earth Vienna, Austria on 28 January 1998. (Released in 2003)
1999In Session and Live in Concert (BBC Music - The Archive Series)BBC recordings from 28/10/74, 27/6/77, 6/6/74 and 11/12/75
2000Live in TexasMidland TX 21 March 1979
2001 Regenerator – Live 1982 Hammersmith Odeon, London, January 1982
2005 Showtime Pumpwerk, Wilhelshaven Germany 13 May 2005
2005Classic Airwaves - The Best of UFO Broadcasting LiveReissue of Record Plant Los Angeles 1975[ clarification needed ]
2008Impact Live3-disc box set containing Werewolves of London and Live at the Record Plant NYC 1975[ clarification needed ]
2009Official Bootleg Box Set 1975-19826-disc box set of various concerts from 1975 to 1982
2009Headstone Live at Hammersmith 1983Hammersmith Odeon 15 April 1983
2010Hardrock Legends Vol. 1Westfalenhalle Dortmund Germany 29 November 1980
2013UFO at the BBC ON AIR 1974-1985CD and DVD box set of various BBC broadcasts from 1974 to 1985
2013Hot 'N' Live - The Chrysalis Live Anthology 1974-19832-disc compilation of live recordings from 1974 to 1983
2015Live at RockpalastCD and DVD combo Westfalenhalle Dortmund Germany 29 November 1980
2016Live SightingsDeluxe 4-CD box set of early 1980s performances
2020Strangers in the Night (Deluxe Edition) Box SetDeluxe 8-CD box set includes all 6 complete original concerts of that Tour
2020Live In Youngstown 19782 x Vinyl LP Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition. Tomorrow Club, Youngstown, Ohio, October 15, 1978
2022Werewolves of London2-CD set recorded at Wolverhampton Civic Hall February 10, 1998
2022Cleveland 1982Recorded at The Agoura Ballroom Cleveland June 9, 1982
2023Hollywood '76Recorded at the Starwood, Los Angeles, California May 3, 1976
2023Lights Out In Babenhausen 93CD release and 2 x Coloured Vinyl LP Album, recorded at the Stadhalle, Babenhausen, Hesse December 12, 1993
2023Live At The Oxford Apollo 1985CD release and 1 x Green Vinyl LP Album, recorded at the Apollo, Oxford, England, on November 28, 1985

Compilation albums

YearTitle
1976 Space Metal
1981UFO C'Mon Everybody (Telefunken / Teldec)
1983UFO Headstone - The Best of UFO 1983
1985The Collection
1986 Anthology
1988 The Best of the Rest
1992 The Essential UFO
1993 The Decca Years
1996 The Best of UFO: Gold Collection
1997X-Factor: Out There & Back
1998Time To Rock - Best Of Singles A's & B's
2002 The Best of UFO album: Ten Best Series
2003Then and Now
2004 Flying: The Early Years 1970–1973
2006An Introduction to UFO (2006)
2006One of Those Nights The Collection
2007 Live Throughout the Years (Live)
2007Classic Studio Recordings and Essential Live Hits
2008 The Best of UFO (1974–1983)
2010The Best of a Decade
2011All the Hits & More - The Early Days
2011 The Chrysalis Years: 1973–1979
2012Too Hot to Handle: The Very Best of UFO
2012The Chrysalis Years: 1980–1986
2012The Decca Years - Best of 1970-1973
2014The Complete Studio Albums 1974-1986
2019Will the Last Man Standing [Turn Out the Light] - The Best Of UFO

Extended plays

YearAlbum details
1988 Ain't Misbehavin'
  • Released: 28 March 1988 [13]
  • Label: FM/Revolver

Singles

YearTitle UK
[14]
AUS
[15]
GER
[16]
US
Rock

[17]
Album
1970"Shake It About" [a] xUFO 1
"Come Away Melinda"x
"Boogie For George"30x
"C'mon Everybody"x
1971"Prince Kajuku"26xUFO 2
1972"Galactic Love" [b] x
1974 "Doctor Doctor" 97xPhenomenon
"Give Her the Gun" [b] x
1975"Shoot, Shoot" [c] xForce It
1976"Can You Roll Her" [d] xNo Heavy Petting
"Highway Lady" [d] x
1977"Alone Again Or"xLights Out
"Too Hot to Handle"x
"Try Me" [e] x
1978"Cherry"xObsession
"Only You Can Rock Me"50x
"Born to Lose" [f] x
1979 "Doctor Doctor" (Live)35xStrangers in the Night
"Shoot Shoot" (Live)48x
1980"Young Blood"36xNo Place to Run
"Couldn't Get It Right" [a] xThe Wild, the Willing and the Innocent
1981"Lonely Heart"41
1982"Let It Rain"62Mechanix
"The Writer" [airplay]23
"Back Into My Life"
1983"When It's Time to Rock"70Making Contact
1985"This Time"47Misdemeanor
1986"Night Run" (US Remix) [a] 94
1991"One of Those Nights"High Stakes & Dangerous Men
2013Live 'N' Ready EP
"Wonderland" [c] Seven Deadly
2024"Ain't Misbehavin"
"—" denotes releases that failed to chart | "x" denotes that the chart did not exist at the time.
  1. 1 2 3 Released in the UK only
  2. 1 2 Released in Germany
  3. 1 2 Released in EU
  4. 1 2 Released in Japan
  5. Released in the US/Canada
  6. Released in the Netherlands

Videos

1985The Misdemeanour Tour - Live
  • Format: VHS
1992Too Hot to Handle - The Story of UFO
  • Format: VHS
2005Showtime
  • Format: DVD
2010Live at Rockpalast
  • Format: DVD

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