| XTC discography | |
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| Studio albums | 14 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 4 |
| Tribute albums | 1 |
| Singles | 40 |
XTC released 12 original albums and over 30 singles for Virgin Records, between 1977 and 1992. They signed to Cooking Vinyl for their final two albums in 1999 and 2000.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||
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| UK [1] | AUS [2] | CAN [3] | NL [4] | NZ [5] | SWE [6] | US [7] | |||
| White Music | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Go 2 |
| 21 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Drums and Wires |
| 34 | 40 | 15 | — | 12 | — | 174 | |
| Black Sea |
| 16 | 27 | 79 | — | 1 | — | 41 | |
| English Settlement |
| 5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 41 | 23 | 48 |
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| Mummer |
| 51 | — | 80 | 29 | — | 28 | 145 | |
| The Big Express |
| 38 | 96 | — | — | — | 31 | 181 | |
| Skylarking |
| 90 | — | 93 | — | — | — | 70 | |
| Oranges & Lemons |
| 28 | 91 | 35 | — | — | 31 | 44 | |
| Nonsuch |
| 28 | 75 | 72 | 72 | — | — | 97 | |
| Apple Venus Volume 1 |
| 42 | 74 | — | — | — | — | 106 | |
| Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2) |
| 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
| Title | Album details |
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| BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
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| UK [1] | AUS [2] | CAN [3] | |||
| Eighties Goldies |
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| Waxworks: Some Singles 1977–1982 |
| 54 | — | — | |
| Beeswax: Some B-Sides 1977–1982 |
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| The Compact XTC |
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| Explode Together: The Dub Experiments 78-80 |
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| Rag and Bone Buffet: Rare Cuts and Leftovers |
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| The Tiny Circus of Life |
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| Drums and Wireless: BBC Radio Sessions 77–89 |
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| Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977–92 |
| 33 | 105 | 64 | |
| Upsy Daisy Assortment |
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| Transistor Blast: The Best of the BBC Sessions |
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| Coat of Many Cupboards |
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| Apple Box |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
| Title | Album details |
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| Take Away / The Lure of Salvage |
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| Homespun |
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| Homegrown |
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| Instruvenus |
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| Waspstrumental |
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| Title | Album details |
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| 3D EP |
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| Go + |
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| Live & More |
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| 5 Senses |
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| Dear God |
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| Gribouillage |
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| Demo Tracks |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Albums | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] [11] | AUS [2] | BEL (FL) [12] | CAN [13] | IRE [14] | NL [4] | NZ [15] | US [16] | US Alt [17] | US Main [18] | |||
| "Science Friction" | 1977 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Statue of Liberty" | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | White Music |
| "This Is Pop?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Are You Receiving Me?" | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Life Begins at the Hop" | 1979 | 54 | 94 | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Making Plans for Nigel" | 17 | 94 | — | 12 | — | 32 | 29 | — | — | — | Drums and Wires | |
| "Ten Feet Tall" (US-only release) | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Generals and Majors" | 32 | 24 | — | 92 | — | — | 16 | 104 | — | 28 | Black Sea | |
| "Towers of London" | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Take This Town" (split release with The Ruts) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Times Square (soundtrack) | |
| "Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)" | 16 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | Black Sea | |
| "Love at First Sight" (Canada-only release) | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Respectable Street" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Senses Working Overtime" | 1982 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 36 | 15 | 22 | 37 | — | — | 38 | English Settlement |
| "Ball and Chain" | 58 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "No Thugs in Our House" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Great Fire" | 1983 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mummer |
| "Wonderland" | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Love on a Farmboy's Wages" | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Thanks for Christmas" (as the Three Wise Men) | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "All You Pretty Girls" | 1984 | 55 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Big Express |
| "This World Over" | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Wake Up" | 1985 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Grass" | 1986 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Skylarking |
| "The Meeting Place" | 1987 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Earn Enough for Us" (Australia and Canada-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Dear God" | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | ||
| "Mayor of Simpleton" | 1989 | 46 | 89 | — | 42 | — | — | — | 72 | 1 | 15 | Oranges & Lemons |
| "King for a Day" | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 38 | ||
| "The Loving" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Disappointed" | 1992 | 33 | 32 | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | Nonsuch |
| "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" | 71 | 132 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 46 | ||
| "Dear Madam Barnum" (airplay) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | ||
| "Wrapped in Grey" (withdrawn) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Easter Theatre" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Apple Venus |
| "I'd Like That" | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I'm the Man Who Murdered Love" | 2000 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wasp Star |
| "Where Did the Ordinary People Go?" | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
| Year | Title | Director [19] |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | "Science Friction" | Unknown |
| 1978 | "Dance Band" | Keith McMillan |
| "Hang on to the Night" | ||
| "She's So Square" | ||
| "Statue of Liberty" | ||
| "This Is Pop?" | Unknown | |
| "Heatwave" | Unknown | |
| "Are You Receiving Me?" | Unknown | |
| "I Am The Audience" | Unknown | |
| 1979 | "Life Begins at the Hop" | Unknown |
| "Making Plans for Nigel" | Russell Mulcahy | |
| 1980 | "Generals and Majors" | Unknown |
| "Towers of London" | Brian Grant | |
| 1981 | "Respectable Street" | Unknown |
| 1982 | "All of a Sudden (It's Too Late)" | Unknown |
| "Senses Working Overtime" | Brian Grant | |
| "Ball and Chain" | ||
| "Beating Of Hearts" | Unknown | |
| 1983 | "Wonderland" | Peter Sinclair |
| "Love on a Farmboy's Wages" | Unknown | |
| "Funk Pop A Roll" | Unknown | |
| 1984 | "All You Pretty Girls" | Roger H. Lyons |
| 1986 | "Grass" | Nick Brandt |
| 1987 | "The Meeting Place" | Unknown |
| "The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul" | Unknown | |
| "Dear God" | Nick Brandt | |
| 1989 | "Mayor of Simpleton" | Ian Absentia |
| "King for a Day" | Tony Kaye | |
| 1992 | "The Disappointed" | Unknown |
| "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" | Unknown | |
| "Wrapped in Grey" | Unknown |
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