Kate Bush discography

The discography of English singer-songwriter Kate Bush consists of 10 studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, six video albums, four box sets, five extended plays, 40 singles, seven promotional singles, and 39 music videos.

Kate Bush discography
Bush in 1982
Studio albums	10
EPs	5
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	2
Singles	40
Video albums	6
Music videos	39
Box sets	4
Promotional singles	7

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		UK [1]	AUS [2]	CAN [3]	GER [4]	FRA [5]	NL [6]	NZ [7]	NOR [8]	SWE [9]	US [10]
The Kick Inside	Released: 17 February 1978 Label: EMI Formats: LP, cassette, 8-track, CD, digital download, streaming	3	3	95	21	3	1	2	4	8	—	BPI: Platinum[11] ARIA: Platinum[12] MC: Platinum[13] NVPI: Platinum[14] RMNZ: Platinum[12]
Lionheart	Released: 10 November 1978[15] Label: EMI Formats: LP, cassette, 8-track, CD, digital download, streaming	6	12	—	25	—	5	5	5	16	—[A]	BPI: Platinum[11] ARIA: Platinum[17] MC: Platinum[13] NVPI: Gold[14] RMNZ: Gold[18]
Never for Ever	Released: 8 September 1980 Label: EMI Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download, streaming	1	7	44	5	1	4	31	2	16	—	BPI: Gold[11] BVMI: Gold[19] MC: Platinum[13] NVPI: Gold[14] FRA: Gold[20]
The Dreaming	Released: 13 September 1982 Label: EMI Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download, streaming	3	22	29	23	8	5	—	12	45	157	BPI: Silver[11]
Hounds of Love	Released: 16 September 1985 Label: EMI Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download, streaming	1	6	7	2	9	1	17	12	9	12[B]	BPI: 2× Platinum[11] BVMI: Platinum[19] MC: Platinum[13] NVPI: Gold[14] FRA: Gold[20]
The Sensual World	Released: 16 October 1989 Label: EMI / Columbia (US) Formats: LP, cassette, CD, CD+cassette, MiniDisc, DCC, digital download, streaming	2	30	17	10	38	16	27	7	17	43	BPI: Platinum[11] MC: Gold[13] RIAA: Gold[21] FRA: Gold[20]
The Red Shoes	Released: 1 November 1993 Label: EMI Formats: LP, cassette, MiniDisc, CD, CD+VHS, digital download, streaming, 2×LP	2	17	13	18	14	23	30	—	16	28	BPI: Platinum[11] MC: Gold[13]
Aerial	Released: 7 November 2005 Label: EMI / Columbia (US) Formats: 2×CD, cassette, 2×LP, digital download, streaming	3	25	—	3	12	7	22	4	7	48	BPI: Platinum[11] BVMI: Gold[19] MC: Platinum[13] FRA: Gold[20]
Director's Cut	Released: 16 May 2011 Label: Fish People / EMI Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download, streaming	2	41	66	11	31	6	38	2	12	—[C]	BPI: Gold[11]
50 Words for Snow	Released: 21 November 2011 Label: Fish People / EMI Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download, streaming	5	22	39	7	21	10	39	13	13	83	BPI: Gold[11]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		UK [1]	AUS [2]	CAN [3]	FRA [23]	GER [4]	NL [6]	SWE [9]	US [10]	US Alt [24]	US Rock [25]
Live at Hammersmith Odeon	Released: 1994 Label: EMI Formats: VHS, betamax, laserdisc, CD+VHS	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Before the Dawn	Released: 25 November 2016 Label: Fish People, Concord, Noble & Brite Formats: 3×CD, 4×LP, digital download, streaming	4	35	89	52	14	11	45	121	5	11	BPI: Gold[11]

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		UK [1]	AUS [2]	CAN [3]	GER [4]	JPN [26]	NL [6]	NZ [7]	NOR [8]	SWE [9]	US [10]
Kate Bush	Released: 1984 Label: Amiga (East Germany) Formats: LP, cassette	Not released in these countries.
The Whole Story	Released: 10 November 1986 Label: EMI Formats: LP, CD, cassette	1	28	27	11	38	22	4	10	48	76	BPI: 4× Platinum[11] BVMI: Gold[19] MC: Gold[13]
The Other Sides	Released: 8 March 2019 Label: Fish People, Rhino Records Formats: 4×CD	18	—	—	56	—	—	—	—	—	—

Box sets

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK [1]	AUS [2]
The Single File 1978~1983	Released: 23 January 1984 Label: EMI Formats: 12x7-inch	—	—
This Woman's Work: Anthology 1978–1990	Released: 22 October 1990 Label: EMI Formats: 9×LP, 8×CD, 7×Cassette	—	143
Remastered Part I (Remastered Parts I-II in Vinyl)	Released: 16 November 2018 Label: Fish People, Parlophone, Rhino Formats: 7×CD, 8×LP, digital download, streaming	51	—
Remastered Part II (Remastered Parts III-IV in Vinyl)	Released: 30 November 2018 Label: Fish People, Parlophone, Rhino, Novercia Overseas Formats: 11×CD, 10×LP, digital download, streaming	81	—

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		UK [1]	IRE [27]	NLD [6]	US [10]
4 Sucessos[28] (two-part release)	Released: 1978 Label: EMI (Brazil) Formats: 7-inch vinyl	—	—	—	—
Kate Bush On Stage	Released: 31 August 1979 Label: EMI Formats: 7-inch vinyl, 12-inch vinyl, cassette, 2x7-inch vinyl	10	15	17	—
Kate Bush	Released: 15 June 1983 Label: EMI (US & Can) Formats: 12-inch vinyl, cassette	—	—	—	148
Aspects of the Sensual World	Released: 1990 Label: Columbia (US) / Capitol (Canada) Formats: CD	—	—	—	—
Hounds of Love[29] (Record Store Day limited release)	Released: 16 April 2011 Label: Audio Fidelity Format: 10-inch vinyl	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [1][30]	AUS [2]	BEL [31]	CAN [32]	FRA [23][33]	GER [4]	IRE [27]	NLD [6]	NZL [7]	US [34]
"Wuthering Heights"	1978	1	1	6	—	14	11	1	3	1	—	BPI: Platinum[11] RMNZ: Platinum[35] ARIA: Gold[36]	The Kick Inside
"Moving"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Them Heavy People"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	—	—
"The Man with the Child in His Eyes"		6	22	—	—	—	—	3	23	36	85	BPI: Silver[11]
"Hammer Horror"		44	17	—	—	—	—	10	25	21	—		Lionheart
"Wow"	1979	14	—	—	—[D]	—	—	17	—	—	—
"Symphony in Blue"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Strange Phenomena"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Kick Inside
"Breathing"	1980	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	44	—	—		Never for Ever
"Babooshka"		5	2	—	—	4	14	5	24	8	—	BPI: Gold[11]
"Army Dreamers"		16	—	—	—	—	—	14	25	—	—	BPI: Silver[11]
"December Will Be Magic Again"		29	—	—	—	—	55	13	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Sat in Your Lap"	1981	11	93	—	—	72	—	18	32	—	—		The Dreaming
"The Dreaming"	1982	48	91	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"There Goes a Tenner"		93	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Suspended in Gaffa"		—	—	—	—	33	—	—	50	—	—
"Ne t'enfuis pas"	1983	—[E]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Night of the Swallow"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Dreaming
"Running Up That Hill"	1985	3	6	6	16	24	3	4	6	26	30	BPI: Silver[11]	Hounds of Love
"Cloudbusting"		20	—	16	—	30	20	13	13	—	—	BPI: Silver[11]
"Hounds of Love"	1986	18	—	—	84	—	68	12	—	—	—	BPI: Silver[11]
"The Big Sky"		37	—	—	—	—	—	15	—	—	—
"Don't Give Up" (with Peter Gabriel)		9	5	9	40	36	27	4	5	16	72		So
"Experiment IV"		23	—	—	—	—	50	12	—	—	—		The Whole Story
"The Sensual World"	1989	12	44	31	58	81	29	6	20	—	—		The Sensual World
"This Woman's Work"		25	89	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	—[F]	BPI: Gold[11]
"Love and Anger"	1990	38	145	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Rocket Man"	1991	12	2	—	—	45	36	17	27	—	—		Two Rooms
"Rubberband Girl"	1993	12	39	47	50	—	65	17	37	34	88		The Red Shoes
"Moments of Pleasure"		26	119	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"The Red Shoes"	1994	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Eat the Music"		—[G]	133	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—[H]
"The Man I Love" (with Larry Adler)		27	199	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Glory of Gershwin
"And So Is Love"		26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Red Shoes
"King of the Mountain"	2005	4	—	—	5	—	42	13	13	—	—		Aerial
"Lyra"	2007	187	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Golden Compass soundtrack
"Deeper Understanding"	2011	87	—	—	—	92	—	—	—	—	—		Director's Cut
"Wild Man"		73	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		50 Words for Snow
"Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" (2012 remix)	2012	6	—	—	—	—	—	22	—	—	—		A Symphony of British Music
"Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" (2022 re-release)[42]	2022	1	1	1	2	3	3	1	3	1	3	BPI: 3× Platinum[11] BVMI: Gold[19] MC: 2× Platinum[13] RMNZ: Platinum[43]	Stranger Things: Music from the Netflix Original Series, Season 4
"Snowflake"	2024	—[I]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		50 Words for Snow
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of singles

Title	Year	Album
"Be Kind to My Mistakes"	1987	Castaway soundtrack
"π"	2005	Aerial
"Lake Tahoe"	2012	50 Words for Snow
"And Dream of Sheep" (live)	2016	Before the Dawn
"King of the Mountain" (live)
"Cloudbusting" (The Organon Remix)[45] (promo re-release)	2019	The Other Sides
"Ne t'enfuis pas" / "Un baiser d'enfant"[46] (promo re-release)

Videography

Video albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certification
		UK Music Videos [47]
Live at Hammersmith Odeon	Released: 1981 Label: EMI / Picture Music International Formats: VHS, Betamax, Laserdisc	—
The Single File	Released: 1983 Label: Picture Music International Formats: VHS, Betamax	—
The Hair of the Hound	Released: 1986 Label: Picture Music International Formats: VHS, Betamax, Laserdisc	—
The Whole Story	Released: 1987 Label: Picture Music International Formats: VHS, Laserdisc, Video CD	—
The Sensual World – The Videos	Released: 1990 Label: Columbia Music Video Formats: VHS, Laserdisc	—
The Red Shoes[48]	Released: 1993 Label: EMI Formats: Box-set, VHS, CD	23
The Line, the Cross and the Curve[49][50]	Released: October 25, 1994 Label: Picture Music International / EMI, Sony Legacy Formats: VHS, Laserdisc

Music videos

Year	Title	Director
1978	"Wuthering Heights" (Version 1)	Keith "Keef" MacMillan
	"Wuthering Heights" (Version 2)	Rockflix
	"The Man with the Child in His Eyes"	Keith "Keef" MacMillan
	"Hammer Horror"
1979	"Wow" (Version 1)
	"Wow" (Version 2)
	"Them Heavy People"
1980	"Breathing"
	"Babooshka"
	"Delius"
	"Army Dreamers"
1981	"Sat in Your Lap"	Brian Wiseman
1982	"The Dreaming"	Paul Henry
	"There Goes a Tenner"
	"Suspended in Gaffa"	Brian Wiseman
1985	"Running Up That Hill"	David Garfath
	"Cloudbusting"	Julian Doyle
1986	"Hounds of Love"	Kate Bush
	"The Big Sky"
	"Don't Give Up" (Version 1)	Godley & Creme
	"Don't Give Up" (Version 2)	Jim Blashfield
	"Experiment IV"	Kate Bush
	"Wow" (Version 3)	n/a
1989	"The Sensual World"	Peter Richardson & Kate Bush
	"This Woman's Work"	Kate Bush
1990	"Love and Anger"
1991	"Rocket Man"
1993	"Rubberband Girl"
	"Eat the Music"
	"Moments of Pleasure"
	"Rubberband Girl" (US version)	n/a
1994	"The Red Shoes"	Kate Bush
	"The Man I Love"	Kevin Godley
	"And So Is Love"	Kate Bush
2005	"King of the Mountain"	Jimmy Murakami
2011	"Deeper Understanding"	Kate Bush
	"Wild Man"
	"Misty"
2012	"Lake Tahoe"
2016	"And Dream of Sheep"

Other contributions

This is a list of original contributions that Bush has made to soundtracks, tribute albums and to other musicians' albums.

• The Unknown Soldier (1980, Harvest) – "You (The Game Part II)" (lead vocals with Roy Harper)
• Peter Gabriel (1980, Charisma) – "Games Without Frontiers" and "No Self Control" (backing vocals with Peter Gabriel)
• Figvres (1982, Polydor) - "Flowers" (backing vocals with Zaine Griff)
• The Seer (1986, Mercury) – "The Seer" (Big Country featuring Kate Bush)
• Ferry Aid - "Let It Be" (1987, CBS) (charity single)
• Dancing On The Couch (1987, Chrysalis) – "The King Is Dead" (Go West featuring Kate Bush)
• The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball – The Music (1987, Virgin Records) (charity concert for Amnesty International: "Running Up That Hill" performed with David Gilmour; comedy song "Do Bears..." performed in duet with Rowan Atkinson)
• Answers to Nothing (1988, Chrysalis) – "Sister and Brother" (co-lead vocals with Midge Ure)
• She's Having a Baby (1988, I.R.S.) – "This Woman's Work"
• The Comic Strip Presents...: "GLC: The Carnage Continues..." (1990) – "Ken", "The Confrontation" and "One Last Look Around the House Before We Go..."
• Once (1990, IRS Records) - "Once" (backing vocals with Roy Harper)
• Brazil (1992, Milan) – "Sam Lowry's 1st Dream/"Brazil"" (vocals with Michael Kamen and The National Philharmonic Orchestra of London)
• Again (1993, Sony Music) – "Kimiad" (keyboards and backing vocals with Alan Stivell)
• The Glory of Gershwin (1994, Mercury) – "The Man I Love" (vocals, with Larry Adler on harmonica)
• Common Ground – Voices of Modern Irish Music (1996, EMI) – "Women of Ireland"
• Emancipation (1996, NPG/EMI) – "My Computer" (backing vocals with Prince)
• The Golden Compass (2007, New Line) – "Lyra"

Notes

1. Lionheart reached number 201 on Billboard's Album chart in 1984 ^[16]
2. Hounds of Love reached a peak of number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 200 when the album was originally released in 1985. After renewed interest in the album in 2022, Hounds of Love reached a new peak of number 12.
3. Director's Cut reached number 186 on Billboard's United States Top Current Albums chart^[22] and never entered the Billboard 200, which ranks catalog LPs along with recent albums.
4. "Wow" peaked at number 28 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart.^[37]
5. "Ne t'enfuis pas" peaked at number 1 on the UK Vinyl Singles and UK Physical Singles charts, respectively, upon re-release in 2019.^[38]
6. "This Woman's Work" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 upon initial release, but peaked at number 24 on the Digital Song Sales chart in 2023.^[39]
7. "Eat the Music" was not originally released as a single in the United Kingdom. It was release a 12" vinyl single in 2024, which saw "Eat the Music" debut and peak at number 2 on the UK Singles Sales, UK Physical Singles and UK Vinyl Singles charts, respectively.^[40]
8. "Eat the Music" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 10 on the US Alternative Airplay Chart and at number 31 on the US Dance Singles Sales Chart.^[41]
9. "Snowflake" did not enter the UK Singles Charts, but debuted and peaked at number 91 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart on 1 November 2024.^[44]