Aztec Camera discography | |
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Studio albums | 6 |
Compilation albums | 5 |
EPs | 2 |
Singles | 19 |
Box sets | 2 |
This is a discography for the Scottish new wave band Aztec Camera.
Aztec Camera had success during the 1980s and 1990s with six hit studio albums. They are most recognised internationally for their hit single "Somewhere in My Heart".
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
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UK [1] | UK Indie [2] | AUS [3] | CAN [4] | NL [5] | NZ [6] | SCO [7] | SWE [8] | US [9] | |||
High Land, Hard Rain |
| 22 | 1 | — | 97 | — | 47 | — | — | 129 | |
Knife | 14 | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | 29 | 175 | ||
Love |
| 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 193 |
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Stray |
| 22 | — | 107 | — | — | — | — | 50 | — |
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Dreamland |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Frestonia |
| 100 | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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UK [1] | SCO [11] | |||
New Live and Rare |
| — | — | |
Covers & Rare |
| — | — | |
The Best of Aztec Camera |
| 36 | 26 |
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Deep and Wide and Tall |
| — | — | |
Walk Out to Winter: The Best of Aztec Camera |
| — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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UK Indie [12] | ||
Original Album Series |
| — |
Backwards and Forwards: The WEA Recordings 1984–1995 |
| 27 |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
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US [9] | ||
Backwards and Forwards |
| 181 |
AED EP |
| — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
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UK [1] | UK Indie [2] | AUS [3] | GER [13] | IRE [14] | US Alt [15] | |||
"Just Like Gold" | 1981 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
"Mattress of Wire" | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Pillar to Post" | 1982 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | High Land, Hard Rain |
"Oblivious" | 1983 | 47 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"Walk Out to Winter" | 64 | 3 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Oblivious" (re-release) | 18 | — | — | — | 25 | — | ||
"All I Need Is Everything" | 1984 | 36 | — | — | — | 24 | — | Knife |
"Still on Fire" | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Deep & Wide & Tall" | 1987 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | Love |
"How Men Are" | 1988 | 25 | — | — | — | 24 | — | |
"Somewhere in My Heart" | 3 | — | 34 | 45 | 6 | — | ||
"Working in a Goldmine" | 31 | — | — | — | 30 | — | ||
"Deep & Wide & Tall" (re-release) | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"The Crying Scene" | 1990 | 70 | — | 123 | — | — | 3 | Stray |
"Good Morning Britain" (with Mick Jones) | 19 | — | 65 | — | — | 12 | ||
"Spanish Horses" | 1992 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | Dreamland |
"Dream Sweet Dreams" | 1993 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Birds" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Sun" | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Frestonia |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
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