Erasure discography
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Erasure are an English synth-pop duo who have released 19 studio albums, six live albums, nine compilation albums, seven box sets, 14 extended plays, 62 singles, 14 video albums and 50 music videos. Erasure consists of keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell.
| Erasure discography | |
|---|---|
 Erasure performing in Delamere Forest in July 2011 | |
| Studio albums | 19 |
| EPs | 13 |
| Live albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 9 |
| Singles | 62 |
| Video albums | 14 |
| Music videos | 49 |
Erasure made their debut in 1985. Their third studio album, The Innocents (1988), reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the first of four consecutive albums to reach the top position. From 1986 to 2007, the duo achieved 32 consecutive top-40 singles on the UK Singles Chart, while attaining three top-20 singles on the US Billboard Hot 100: "A Little Respect", "Chains of Love", and "Always". By 2009, 34 of their 45 singles and EPs (eight of which were not eligible to chart in England) had made the UK top 40, with 17 climbing into the top 10.
Albums
Summarize
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Studio albums
| Title | Details | Chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
DEN [4] |
GER [5] |
NLD [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [9] |
US [10] | |||
| Wonderland |
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71 | 89 | — | — | 20 | — | — | 13 | — | — | |
| The Circus |
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6 | 97 | — | — | 16 | — | 40 | 12 | 9 | 190 | |
| The Innocents |
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1 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 50 | 13 | 15 | 49 | |
| Wild! |
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1 | 107 | — | — | 16 | — | — | 20 | 24 | 57 |
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| Chorus |
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1 | 93 | 5 | — | 15 | — | — | 14 | 21 | 29 |
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| I Say I Say I Say |
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1 | 107 | 2 | — | 6 | 85 | — | 3 | 17 | 18 |
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| Erasure |
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14 | 175 | 33 | — | 87 | — | — | 26 | — | 82 |
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| Cowboy |
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10 | 74 | 27 | — | 34 | — | — | 19 | — | 43 | |
| Loveboat |
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45 | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | 57 | — | — | |
| Other People's Songs |
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17 | — | — | 31 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 138 | |
| Nightbird |
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27 | — | — | 25 | 22 | — | — | 34 | — | 154 | |
| Union Street |
|
102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Light at the End of the World |
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29 | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | 127 | |
| Tomorrow's World |
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29 | — | — | 20 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 61 | |
| Snow Globe |
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49 | — | — | — | 100 | — | — | — | — | —[A] | |
| The Violet Flame |
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20 | — | — | 5 | 41 | — | — | 37 | — | 48 | |
| World Be Gone |
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6 | 186 | — | — | 28 | — | — | 15 | 69 | 137 | |
| The Neon |
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4 | — | 49 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | —[B] | |
| Day-Glo (Based on a True Story) | 29 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 100 | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Details | Chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
CAN [16] |
GER [5] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [9] |
US [10] |
US Dance [17] | ||||||||||
| The Two Ring Circus |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 186 | — | ||||||||
| Pop! The First 20 Hits |
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1 | 122 | 4 | 40 | 12 | 40 | 15 | 18 | 112 | — | ||||||||
| Hits! The Very Best of Erasure | 15 | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
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| Total Pop! The First 40 Hits |
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21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Pop2! The Second 20 Hits |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Essential |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Always: The Very Best of Erasure |
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9 | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| World Beyond |
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47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[C] | — | ||||||||
| The Neon Remixed |
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33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Live albums
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Box sets
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Erasure Information Service releases
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Extended plays
| Title | Year | Chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUT [3] |
BEL [20] |
GER [5] |
IRE [21] |
NLD [6] |
NZ [22] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [23] |
US [24] | |||
| Crackers International | 1988 | 2 | 16 | 36 | 18 | 2 | 49 | 40 | — | 15 | 73 | |
| Am I Right? EP (re-mix) | 1992 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Abba-esque | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 85 | ||
| I Love Saturday | 1994 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Rain Plus | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Moon and the Sky Plus | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Boy EP | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Storm Chaser EP | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Pop! Remixed | 2009 | —[D] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Erasure.Club | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Phantom Bride EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| World Be Gone EP | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Blue Savannah EP[28] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ne:EP | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Singles
1985–1999
| Title | Year | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
BEL (FL) [20] |
GER [5] |
IRE [21] |
NLD [6] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [23] |
US [29] | ||||
| "Who Needs Love Like That" | 1985 | 55 | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | 23 | — | Wonderland | |
| "Heavenly Action" | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Oh l'amour" | 1986 | 85 | 13 | — | — | 16 | — | — | 15 | — | — | ||
| "Sometimes" | 2 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 3 | — |
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The Circus | |
| "It Doesn't Have to Be" | 1987 | 12 | — | — | 17 | 16 | 19 | 34 | — | 19 | — | ||
| "Victim of Love" | 7 | — | — | — | 26 | 7 | — | — | 22 | — | |||
| "The Circus" | 6 | — | — | — | 30 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Ship of Fools" | 1988 | 6 | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | — | — | 12 | — | The Innocents | |
| "Chains of Love" | 11 | — | — | — | 18 | 6 | 85 | — | 16 | 12 | |||
| "A Little Respect" | 4 | — | — | — | 34 | 7 | — | — | 28 | 14 |
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| "Stop!" | 2 | — | 16 | — | 18 | 2 | 49 | — | 15 | 97 | Crackers International | ||
| "Drama!" | 1989 | 4 | 157 | — | — | 12 | 5 | — | — | 15 | — | Wild! | |
| "You Surround Me" | 15 | — | — | — | 38 | 10 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Blue Savannah" | 1990 | 3 | 159 | — | — | 12 | 3 | 48 | — | — | — | ||
| "Star" | 11 | 152 | — | — | 33 | 11 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Chorus" | 1991 | 3 | 77 | 20 | — | 17 | 4 | 72 | 37 | 10 | 83 | Chorus | |
| "Love to Hate You" | 4 | — | 6 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 49 | 4 | 17 | — |
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| "Am I Right?" | 15 | 185 | 21 | 46 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Am I Right?" (Remix) | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Am I Right? EP | ||
| "Breath of Life" | 1992 | 8 | — | 25 | — | 44 | 8 | — | — | — | — | Chorus | |
| "Take a Chance on Me" | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Abba-esque | ||
| "Who Needs Love (Like That)" (Remix) | 10 | 120 | 18 | — | 27 | 8 | — | — | 31 | — | Pop! The First 20 Hits | ||
| "Always" | 1994 | 4 | 78 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 7 | — | 2 | 23 | 20 | I Say I Say I Say | |
| "Run to the Sun" | 6 | 146 | — | 39 | 49 | 19 | — | 19 | — | — | |||
| "I Love Saturday" | 20 | 186 | — | — | 69 | — | — | 34 | — | — | |||
| "Stay with Me" | 1995 | 15 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | Erasure | |
| "Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)" | 20 | 198 | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Rock Me Gently" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "In My Arms" | 1997 | 13 | 121 | 40 | 62 | 76 | — | — | 12 | — | 55 | Cowboy | |
| "Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me" | 23 | — | — | — | 89 | — | — | 26 | — | — | |||
| "Rain" | —[E] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
2000–present
| Title | Year | Chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [30] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [31] |
DEN [4] |
FIN [32] |
GER [5] |
IRE [21] |
SWE [8] |
US Dance [33] |
US Dance Sales [34] | |||
| "Freedom" | 2000 | 27 | 137 | — | — | — | 80 | — | 51 | — | — | Loveboat |
| "Moon & the Sky" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Solsbury Hill" | 2003 | 10 | — | — | 7 | — | 29 | — | 39 | — | 2 | Other People's Songs |
| "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" | 14 | — | — | 19 | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Oh l'amour" (Remix) | 13 | — | — | 7 | — | 59 | — | — | — | 10 | Hits! The Very Best of Erasure | |
| "Breathe" | 2005 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 35 | 30 | 33 | 1 | 1 | Nightbird |
| "Don't Say You Love Me" | 15 | — | 8 | 12 | — | 69 | — | 26 | — | 2 | ||
| "Here I Go Impossible Again" | 25 | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "All This Time Still Falling Out of Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Boy" | 2006 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Union Street |
| "I Could Fall in Love with You" | 2007 | 21 | — | — | 4 | 11 | 69 | — | — | 7 | 1 | Light at the End of the World |
| "Sunday Girl" | 33 | — | — | 8 | — | 76 | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| "Always" (2009 Remix) | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Total Pop! The First 40 Hits |
| "Phantom Bride" (2009 Remaster) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Innocents | |
| "A Little Respect" (HMI Redux) | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "When I Start To (Break It All Down)" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | Tomorrow's World |
| "Be with You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | ||
| "Fill Us with Fire" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Gaudete" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | Snow Globe |
| "Make It Wonderful" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Elevation" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | The Violet Flame | |
| "Reason" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | ||
| "Sacred" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | |
| "Sometimes" (2015 mix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Always: The Very Best of Erasure | |
| "Love You to the Sky" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | World Be Gone |
| "World Be Gone" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Just a Little Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hey Now (Think I Got a Feeling)" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Neon |
| "Nerves of Steel" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Fallen Angel" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Secrets" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Neon Remixed, Ne:EP[35] |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Video
Video albums
| Year | Title | Details | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Live at the Seaside | 1987 The Circus Tour | VHS |
| 1989 | Innocents | 1988 The Innocents Tour | VHS |
| 1990 | Wild! | 1989 Wild! Tour | VHS/Laser Disc |
| 1992 | Abba-esque | Music videos from the Abba-esque EP | VHS |
| Pop! The First 20 Hits | Compilation of music videos from 1985 to 1992 | VHS | |
| 1993 | The Tank, the Swan & the Balloon | 1992 Phantasmagorical Tour | VHS |
| 1996 | Erasure 1995–1996 | Compilation of music videos from 1995 to 1996 | VHS |
| 1998 | Tiny Tour | 1996 Tiny Tour | VHS |
| 2003 | Sanctuary – The EIS Christmas Concert 2002 | 2002 Fan Club Christmas Gig | DVD |
| Hits! the Videos | Compilation of music videos from 1985 to 2003 | DVD | |
| 2004 | The Tank, the Swan & the Balloon | 1992 Phantasmagorical Tour | DVD (re-release) |
| 2005 | The Erasure Show – Live in Cologne | 2005 The Erasure Show Tour | DVD |
| 2007 | On the Road to Nashville[19] | 2006 Acoustic Tour | DVD + CD |
| 2008 | Live at the Royal Albert Hall | 2007 Light at the End of the World Tour | DVD |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | "Who Needs Love (Like That)" | John Scarlett-Davies |
| "Heavenly Action" | ||
| 1986 | "Oh l'amour" | Peter Hamilton/Alistair Rae |
| "Sometimes" | Gerard de Thame | |
| 1987 | "It Doesn't Have to Be" | |
| "Victim of Love" | Peter Scammell | |
| "The Circus" | Jerry Chater | |
| 1988 | "Ship of Fools" | Phillip Vile |
| "Chains of Love" | Peter Christopherson | |
| "A Little Respect" | ||
| "Stop!" | ||
| 1989 | "Drama!" | The Giblets |
| "You Surround Me" | James Lebon | |
| 1990 | "Blue Savannah" | Kevin Godley |
| "Star" | John Maybury | |
| "Too Darn Hot" | Adelle Lutz & Sandy McLeod | |
| 1991 | "Chorus" | David Mallet |
| "Love to Hate You" | ||
| "Am I Right?" | Angela Conway | |
| 1992 | "Breath of Life" | |
| "Lay All Your Love on Me" | Jan Kounen | |
| "S.O.S." | ||
| "Take a Chance on Me" | Philippe Gautier | |
| "Voulez-Vous" | Jan Kounen | |
| 1994 | "Always" | |
| "Run to the Sun" | Nico Beyer | |
| "I Love Saturday" | Caz Gorham & Frances Dickenson | |
| 1995 | "Stay with Me" | Mario Cavalli |
| "Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)" | Max Abbiss-Biro | |
| 1996 | "Rock Me Gently" | |
| "Sono Luminus" (Acoustic live) | ||
| 1997 | "In My Arms" | Dick Carruthers |
| "In My Arms" (North American version) | Geoff Moore | |
| "Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me" | Richard Heslop | |
| "Rain" | unknown | |
| 2000 | "Freedom" | Vince Clarke |
| 2003 | "Solsbury Hill" | |
| "Solsbury Hill" (Alternative version) | unknown | |
| "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" | Jonas Odell | |
| "Oh l'amour" (Remix) | Toma & Luc | |
| 2005 | "Breathe" | Christian Bevilacqua |
| "Don't Say You Love Me" | Fizzy Eye | |
| "All This Time Still Falling Out of Love" | Uwe Flade | |
| 2007 | "I Could Fall in Love with You" | Justin Eisner |
| "I Could Fall in Love with You" (Alternative version) | Estelle Rogers | |
| "Sunday Girl" | unknown | |
| 2013 | "Gaudete" | Martin Meunier & Tonya Hurley[36] |
| "Make It Wonderful" | ||
| 2014 | "Elevation" | Tom Oxley[37] |
| 2020 | "Nerves of Steel" | Brad Hammer[38][39] |
| "Fallen Angel" |
Other appearances
Summarize
Perspective
Below is a list of songs recorded by Erasure which are not available on Erasure LPs.
| Song title | Year | Additional information |
|---|---|---|
| "Pistol" | 1989 | Omitted from the US version of Wonderland (1986) but appeared on Just Say Yes Volume III: Just Say Mao (1989). |
| "Too Darn Hot" | 1990 | Cover version of the 1948 Cole Porter song from Kiss Me, Kate, included on the 1990 Porter tribute album Red Hot + Blue. |
| "Looking Glass Sea" | 1990 | Appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dick Tracy. |
| "Rage" | 1991 | Collaboration with Lene Lovich which appeared on the PETA benefit album Tame Yourself. "Rage" was originally a solo LP track for Lovich in 1989. |
| "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" | 1993 | Billed as "k.d. lang & Andy Bell", this is a cover of the 1979 Donna Summer/Barbra Streisand disco duet. The pair had performed a raucous version live at the previous year's BRIT Awards. The somewhat more tame studio version was recorded with Erasure's Vince Clarke and produced by synth-pop super-producer, Stephen Hague. It appears on the 1993 movie soundtrack, Coneheads. |
| "Magic Moments" | 1997 | Cover of a 1957 Burt Bacharach/Hal David song, popularized by Perry Como. The Erasure version first appeared on the soundtrack to the film Lord of Illusions. Released in the US as a promotional single and on the US-only version of Cowboy. |
| "Amateur Hour" | 1997 | Collaboration with Sparks on their 1997 album Plagiarism. |
| "Baby Love" | 2000 | Cover version of the Supremes' song, included on the UK compilation album Motown Mania. Also appears on the Moon & the Sky EP. |
| "Early Bird" | 2007 | Collaboration with Cyndi Lauper, included on True Colors Tour 2007 commemorative album. Also appears on the Storm Chaser EP. |
Notes
- Snow Globe did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 162 on the Top Current Album Sales chart.[13]
- The Neon did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 25 on the Top Album Sales chart and at number 22 on the Top Current Album Sales chart.[13][14]
- Pop! Remixed did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the UK Budget Albums Chart.[27]
References
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