The Associates discography
| The Associates discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 10 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Singles | 22 |
| Remix albums | 1 |
This is the discography of Scottish post-punk/new wave band the Associates.
Albums[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
NL [2] |
NZ [3] | ||
| The Affectionate Punch | — | — | 48 | |
| Sulk |
|
10 | — | 23 |
| Perhaps |
|
23 | 29 | — |
| The Glamour Chase[4][5][6][7] |
|
— | — | — |
| Wild and Lonely |
|
71 | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||
Compilation albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK Indie [9] | ||
| Fourth Drawer Down |
|
5 |
| Popera – The Singles Collection |
|
— |
| The Radio 1 Sessions |
|
— |
| Double Hipness |
|
— |
| The Glamour Chase & Perhaps |
|
— |
| The Radio One Sessions Volume One 1981–1983 |
|
— |
| The Radio One Sessions Vol.2 1984–1985 |
|
— |
| Singles |
|
— |
| Sulk : Fourth Drawer Down |
|
— |
| The Very Best Of |
|
— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||
Remix albums[edit]
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Affectionate Punch |
|
EPs[edit]
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Peel Sessions |
|
| Poperetta EP |
|
Singles[edit]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
UK Indie [9] |
IRE [10] |
NL [11] |
US Dance [12] | |||
| "Boys Keep Swinging" | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "The Affectionate Punch" | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | The Affectionate Punch |
| "Tell Me Easter's on Friday" | 1981 | — | 8 | — | — | — | Fourth Drawer Down |
| "Kites" (as 39 Lyon Street) | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Q Quarters" | — | 5 | — | — | — | Fourth Drawer Down | |
| "Kitchen Person" | — | 9 | — | — | — | ||
| "A" | — | — | — | — | — | The Affectionate Punch | |
| "Message Oblique Speech" | — | 22 | — | — | — | Fourth Drawer Down | |
| "White Car in Germany" | — | 11 | — | — | — | ||
| "Party Fears Two" | 1982 | 9 | — | 16 | — | — | Sulk |
| "Club Country" | 13 | — | 22 | — | — | ||
| "18 Carat Love Affair"/"Love Hangover" | 21 | — | 21 | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "A Matter of Gender" | — | — | — | — | — | The Affectionate Punch (remix) | |
| "Those First Impressions" | 1984 | 43 | — | — | — | — | Perhaps |
| "Waiting for the Loveboat" | 53 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Breakfast" | 1985 | 49 | — | — | 36 | — | |
| "Take Me to the Girl" | 95 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Heart of Glass" | 1988 | 56 | — | — | — | — | The Glamour Chase |
| "Country Boy'" (withdrawn) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Fever" | 1990 | 81 | — | — | — | — | Wild and Lonely |
| "Fire to Ice" | 92 | — | — | — | 30 | ||
| "Just Can't Say Goodbye" | 1991 | 79 | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||
Selected compilation appearances[edit]
- "Aggressive and Ninety Pounds" (as 'the Associates featuring Billy Mackenzie') on Mad Mix II cassette (1983), NME[13]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "ASSOCIATES | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Random Jukebox: the Associates cover Blondie's Heart of Glass". Stevepafford.com. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "A Beginner's Guide To BILLY MACKENZIE". Electricityclub.co.uk. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Associates, The". Nostalgiacentral.com. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ The Glamour Chase: The Maverick Life of Billy Mackenzie by Tom Doyle (published by Birlinn General ISBN 9781846972096)
- ^ The Associates - The Glamour Chase, 15 September 1988, retrieved 10 March 2022
- ^ a b Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989'. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Adam Ant – Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "NME 008 – Mad Mix II (1983) | NME Cassettes Redux". Nmecassettes.wordpress.com. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2017.