Vika and Linda discography

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Vika and Linda discography
Studio albums8
Live albums4
Compilation albums2
Singles21

Australian vocal duo Vika and Linda have released eight studio albums, two compilation albums, four live albums and twenty-one singles.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[1]
NZ
[2]
Vika and Linda
  • Released: 6 June 1994
  • Label: Mushroom (RMD 53422, TVD 93422, MUSH32450.2) [3]
  • Formats: CD
716
Princess Tabu
  • Released: 5 August 1996
  • Label: Mushroom (TVD 93436, RMD 53436, MUSH33028.2) [3]
  • Formats: LP, MC
3039
Two Wings
  • Released: 16 August 1999
  • Label: Mushroom (RML53205, RMC53205, CD53205) [3]
  • Formats: CD
34
Love Is Mighty Close
  • Released: July 2002
  • Label: Independent/MGM Distribution (VAL005) [3]
  • Formats: CD
Between Two Shores
  • Released: 16 September 2006
  • Label: Liberation Blue (BLUE0932) [3]
  • Formats: CD
  • Note: acoustic album
Sunday (The Gospel According to Iso)
  • Released: 11 September 2020 [5]
  • Label: Bloodlines (BLOOD78)
  • Formats: CD, LP, streaming, digital download
  • Note: gospel album
2
The Wait
  • Released: 17 September 2021 [6]
  • Label: Bloodlines (BLOOD93)
  • Formats: CD, 2×CD, LP, streaming, digital download
2
Gee Whiz, It's Christmas!
  • Released: 4 November 2022 [7]
  • Label: Bloodlines (BLOOD102)
  • Formats: CD, CD, LP, streaming, digital download
42
[8]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected details and chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[1]
Live & Acoustic
  • Released: 6 November 2000
  • Label: Mushroom (MUSH332862) [3]
  • Formats: CD
  • Note: Recorded at The Continental in Melbourne
138
Tell the Angels
  • Released: 10 May 2004
  • Label: Independent/MGM Distribution (VAL007) [3]
  • Formats: CD
  • Note: Recorded at The Cornish Arms in Melbourne, June–August 2003
Vika & Linda: Live 2010 [9]
  • Released: 2010
  • Label: Independent
  • Formats: CD, DD
  • Note: Recorded in Melbourne, September 2010
Vika & Linda: Live 2011 [9]
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Independent
  • Formats: CD, DD
  • Note: Recorded in Melbourne, February 2011
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Soundtrack albums

List of soundtrack albums, with selected details and chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[1]
Seven Deadly Sins
(with Paul Kelly, Renée Geyer and Deborah Conway)
71

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected details and chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[1]
At the Mouth of the River
  • Released: 18 June 1996
  • Compilation album
  • Label: Real World
  • Formats: CD
'Akilotoa (Anthology 1994–2006)
  • Released: 12 June 2020 [10]
  • Greatest hits album
  • Label: Bloodlines
  • Formats: 2×CD, digital download, streaming
1

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
AUS
[1]
NZ
[2]
1993"He Can't Decide"
(with Paul Kelly, Renee Geyer and Deborah Conway)
Seven Deadly Sins
1994"When Will You Fall for Me"51Vika & Linda
"House of Love"9832
"Hard Love"81
1995"We've Started a Fire"/"I Know Where to Go to Feel Good"134
1996"Love Comes Easy"93Princess Tabu
"The Parting Song"146
1997"Grandpa's Song"
1999"Caution"172Two Wings
2015"I Am Woman" (with Judith Lucy)non album single
2020"There Ain't No Grave (Gonna Hold My Body Down)" [11] Sunday (The Gospel According to Iso)
"Strange Things Happening Every Day" [12]
"It Don't Cost Very Much" [13]
"Jesus on the Mainline" [14]
"Memphis Flu" [15]
"Acceptance" (with Davey Lane & Todd Rundgren) [16] [17] Don’t Bank Your Heart On It
2021"Raise Your Hand" [18] The Wait
"My Heart Is In The Wrong Place" [18]
"Like a Landslide" [19]
"Lover Don't Keep Me Waiting" [20]
2023"Heading in the Right Direction" [21] Mushroom: Fifty Years of Making Noise (Reimagined)
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

List of other non-single song appearances
TitleYearAlbum
"Melbourne Girls" (Vika and Linda)1993Moon Over Melbourne
"Silent Night" (Vika and Linda)1995The Spirit of Christmas 1995
"Love Come Easy" (live) (Vika and Linda)1998Mushroom 25 Live
"The Bare Necessities" (Vika and Linda)1999Duets - A Family Celebration
"On the Front Porch" (Vika and Linda)
"Feelin' Alright" (live)
(Kate Ceberano, Vanessa Amorosi and Vika and Linda)
True Romantic – The Best of Kate Ceberano
"The Gods Will Lift You"
(Jimmy Little, Deborah Conway and Vika and Linda)
2000Olympic Record
"Run Rudolph Run" (Vika and Linda)2001The Spirit of Christmas 2001
"Two Wings" (live) (Vika and Linda)2004A Day On the Green Live
"When You Fall For Me" (live) (Vika and Linda)
"God's Little Birds" (live) (Vika and Linda)
"Away in a Manger" (Vika and Linda)2005The Spirit of Christmas 2005
"Private Number"
(Glenn Tilbrook with Linda)
2006 RocKwiz Duets
"If There's a Will, There's a Way"
(Black Joe Lewis with Linda)
2012RocKwiz Duets Volume IV: With a Little Help from My Friends]]
"Smells Like Rain" (Linda)2014 The Merri Soul Sessions (with Paul Kelly)
"What You Want" (Vika)
"Sweet Guy" (Vika)
"Down on the Jetty" (Vika and Linda)
"Hasn't It Rained" (Vika and Linda)
"That’s a Pretty Good Love"
(The Black Sorrows with Vika)
2015 Endless Sleep Chapter 46
"No Ordinary Man"
(Kasey Chambers and Vika and Linda)
2017 Dragonfly
"My Man's Got a Cold"
(Paul Kelly and Vika)
Life is Fine
"Don't Explain"
(Paul Kelly and Linda)
"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Vika)Beautiful: A Tribute to Carole King
"The Loco-Motion" (Vika and Linda)
"I Got the Blues"(Linda)2018Stoned! Celebrating the Music of The Rolling Stones.
"I'm on Your Side"
(Archie Roach with Vika and Linda)
2019 The Concert Collection 2012–2018
"Solid Rock"
(Shane Howard featuring Emma Donovan, Troy Cassar-Daley William Barton and Vika and Linda)
2020 Music from the Home Front
"Don't You Know Yockomo"
(Denis Walter with Vika and Linda)
2021Yesterday Once More
"Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)"
(Paul Kelly with Linda)
Paul Kelly's Christmas Train
"Christmas Train"
(Paul Kelly with Vika)

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    • "Hard Love": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 02 Apr 1995". ARIA. Retrieved 21 February 2016 via Imgur.com.
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