English jazz-funk band Level 42 has released 11 studio albums. The group has one Top 10 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart ("Something About You") and six top 10s on the British UK Singles Chart ("The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)", "Something About You", "Lessons in Love", "Running in the Family", "To Be with You Again", and "It's Over"). In Canada, it achieved two platinum albums and two gold singles ("Something About You" and "Lessons in Love"). Level 42 has sold 31 million units worldwide.
Level 42 discography | |
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Studio albums | 11 |
Live albums | 12 |
Compilation albums | 6 |
Video albums | 14 |
Music videos | 22 |
EPs | 2 |
Singles | 37 |
Box sets | 7 |
Albums
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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UK [1] |
AUT [2] |
CAN [3] |
GER [4] |
NL [5] |
NOR [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [9] |
US [10] | |||
Level 42 | 20 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 43 | — | — | ||
Strategy / The Early Tapes (July/Aug 1980) |
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70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Pursuit of Accidents |
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17 | — | — | — | 24 | 31 | — | — | — | — |
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Standing in the Light |
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9 | — | — | 27 | 34 | — | — | 25 | — | — |
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True Colours |
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14 | — | — | 23 | 9 | — | 17 | 29 | 14 | — |
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World Machine |
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3 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 39 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 18 | |
Running in the Family |
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2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | |
Staring at the Sun |
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2 | 21 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 5 | — | 10 | 6 | 128 | |
Guaranteed |
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3 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 39 | 31 | — |
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Forever Now |
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8 | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Retroglide |
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78 | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Live albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
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UK [1] |
GER [4] |
NL [5] |
SWI [9] | ||
A Physical Presence |
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28 | 45 | 32 | 21 |
Live at Wembley |
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Live 2001 Reading UK |
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Live at the Apollo, London |
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Greatest Hits Live Tour |
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The River Sessions |
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— | — | — | — |
The Retroglide Tour |
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Live in Holland 2009 |
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Live from Metropolis Studio | — | — | — | — | |
Live – 30th Anniversary Concert |
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Sirens Tour Live |
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Another Level |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Compilation albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
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UK [1] |
CAN [3] |
GER [4] |
NL [5] | |||
The Family Edition |
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On the Level |
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Level Best |
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5 | 88 | 44 | 5 | |
The Remixes |
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On a Level |
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Turn It On |
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The Remix Collection |
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The Very Best of Level 42 |
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41 | — | — | — |
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Classic Level 42 |
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The Ultimate Collection |
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The Collection |
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Gold |
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The Definitive Collection |
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20 | — | — | — |
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Weave Your Spell: The Collection |
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Past Lives – The Best of the RCA Years |
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The Silver Collection |
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The Acoustic Album |
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Lessons in Love – The Collection |
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Something About You – The Collection |
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Collected |
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— | — | — | 56 | |
Lessons in Love – The Essential Collection |
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Essential |
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53 | — | — | — | |
B-Sides |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Box sets
Title | Album details |
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Collectors CD Set |
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1980–1989 Complete |
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Living It Up |
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5 Classic Albums |
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The Complete Polydor Years 1980–1984 |
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The Complete Polydor Years 1985–1989 |
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The Later Years 1991–1998 |
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EPs
Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
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UK [1] | ||
A Physical Presence |
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87 |
Sirens |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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UK [1] |
BEL (FL) [17] |
CAN [18] |
GER [4] |
IRE [19] |
IT [20] |
NL [21] |
NZ [22] |
US [23] |
US Dance [24] | ||||
"Sandstorm"[upper-alpha 1] | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Early Tapes | |
"Love Meeting Love" | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"(Flying on the) Wings of Love" | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Love Games" | 1981 | 38 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | Level 42 | |
"Turn It On" | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Starchild" | 47 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 57 | |||
"Are You Hearing (What I Hear)?" | 1982 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Pursuit of Accidents | |
"Weave Your Spell" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"The Chinese Way" | 1983 | 24 | 35 | — | — | 27 | — | 45 | — | — | — | ||
"Out of Sight, Out of Mind" | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Standing in the Light | ||
"The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)" | 10 | 34 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Micro-Kid" | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | |||
"Hot Water" | 1984 | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 87[upper-alpha 2] | — | True Colours | |
"The Chant Has Begun" | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | |||
"Something About You"[upper-alpha 3] | 1985 | 6 | — | 13 | — | 7 | 12 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 4 | World Machine | |
"Leaving Me Now"[upper-alpha 3] | 15 | 40 | — | — | 19 | — | 27 | 35 | — | — | |||
"Lessons in Love" | 1986 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 12 | Running in the Family | |
"World Machine" (Shep Pettibone remix; US-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | World Machine | ||
"Running in the Family" | 1987 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 83 | — | Running in the Family | |
"To Be with You Again" | 10 | 14 | — | 39 | 6 | — | 10 | 20 | — | — | |||
"It's Over" | 10 | 12 | — | — | 3 | — | 8 | — | — | — | |||
"Children Say" | 22 | 16 | — | — | 25 | — | 8 | — | — | — | |||
"Heaven in My Hands" | 1988 | 12 | 6 | 75 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | Staring at the Sun | |
"Take a Look" | 32 | 24 | — | — | 13 | — | 15 | — | — | — | |||
"Tracie" | 1989 | 25 | 24 | — | — | 19 | — | 16 | — | — | — | ||
"Take Care of Yourself" | 39 | 30 | — | — | — | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | Level Best | ||
"Guaranteed" | 1991 | 17 | 30 | 60 | 51 | 25 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | Guaranteed | |
"Overtime" | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | |||
"My Father's Shoes" | 1992 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Forever Now" | 1994 | 19 | — | — | 51 | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | Forever Now | |
"All Over You" | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Love in a Peaceful World" | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up) '98 Mix" | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Very Best of Level 42 | |
"The Way Back Home" | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Retroglide | |
"Love Games" (live) | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Hot Water" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"My Independence Day" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Videography
Video albums
Title | Album details |
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Videosingles | |
Live at Wembley | |
Family of Five |
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Fait Accompli |
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Level Best |
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Guaranteed Live |
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Classic Level 42 |
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At Rockpalast |
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The Retroglide Tour |
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Essential Videos |
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Live in Holland 2009 |
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Turn It On |
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1980–2010 – 30th Anniversary World Tour |
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Eternity |
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Music videos
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"Are You Hearing (What I Hear)?" | 1982 | David G. Hillier |
"Weave Your Spell" | ||
"Out of Sight, Out of Mind" | 1983 | M.D. Phillips |
"Micro-Kid" | David G. Hillier | |
"The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)" | ||
"Hot Water" | 1984 | |
"The Chant Has Begun" | 1985 | |
"Something About You" | Stuart Orme | |
"Leaving Me Now" | Nigel Dick | |
"Lessons in Love" | 1986 | Stuart Orme |
"Running in the Family" | 1987 | |
"To Be with You Again" | Peter Christopherson | |
"It's Over" | The Molotov Brothers | |
"Children Say" | ||
"Heaven in My Hands" | 1988 | Steve Barron |
"Take a Look" | David Hogan | |
"Tracie" | ||
"Take Care of Yourself" | 1989 | |
"Guaranteed" (version 1) | 1991 | The Mill |
"Guaranteed" (version 2) | ||
"Overtime" | Steve Graham | |
"My Father's Shoes" | 1992 | |
"Forever Now" | 1994 | Nigel Simpkiss |
"All Over You" | ||
"Love in a Peaceful World" | Jeff Baynes |
Notes
References
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