Aztec Camera discography
This is a discography for the Scottish new wave band Aztec Camera.
| Aztec Camera discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 6 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 20 |
Aztec Camera had success during the 1980s and 1990s with six hit studio albums and are most recognised internationally for their hit single "Somewhere in My Heart".
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
UK Indie | AUS [3] |
CAN [4] |
NED [5] |
NZ [6] |
SCO [7] |
SWE [8] |
US [9] | |||||||
| High Land, Hard Rain |
|
22 | 1 | — | 97 | — | 47 | — | — | 129 | |||||
| Knife |
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14 | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | 29 | 175 | |||||
| Love |
|
10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 193 |
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| Stray |
|
22 | — | 107 | — | — | — | — | 50 | — |
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| Dreamland |
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21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Frestonia |
|
100 | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
SCO [11] | |||||||||||||
| In and Out of Fashion |
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— | — | |||||||||||
| New, Live and Rare |
|
— | — | |||||||||||
| Red, Hot & Blue |
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— | — | |||||||||||
| The Best of Aztec Camera |
|
36 | 26 |
| ||||||||||
| Deep and Wide and Tall |
|
— | — | |||||||||||
| Walk Out to Winter: The Best of Aztec Camera |
|
— | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
EPs
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [9] | ||
| Backwards and Forwards |
|
181 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [12] |
UK Indie [2] |
AUS [3] |
GER [13] |
IRE [14] |
US Alt. [15] | ||||||||||
| 1981 | "Just Like Gold" | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||
| "Mattress of Wire" | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1982 | "Pillar to Post" | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | High Land, Hard Rain | |||||||
| 1983 | "Oblivious" | 47 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Walk Out to Winter" | 64 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Oblivious" (re-release) | 18 | — | — | — | 25 | — | |||||||||
| 1984 | "All I Need Is Everything" | 36 | — | — | — | 24 | — | Knife | |||||||
| "Still on Fire" | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1987 | "Deep & Wide & Tall" | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | Love | |||||||
| 1988 | "How Men Are" | 25 | — | — | — | 24 | — | ||||||||
| "Somewhere in My Heart" | 3 | — | 34 | 45 | 6 | — | |||||||||
| "Working in a Goldmine" | 31 | — | — | — | 30 | — | |||||||||
| "Deep & Wide & Tall" (re-issue) | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1990 | "The Crying Scene" | 70 | — | 123 | — | — | 3 | Stray | |||||||
| "Good Morning Britain" | 19 | — | 65 | — | — | 12 | |||||||||
| "Miss Otis Regrets"/"Do I Love You?" (with Kirsty MacColl & The Pogues) |
85 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||
| 1992 | "Spanish Horses" | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | Dreamland | |||||||
| 1993 | "Dream Sweet Dreams" | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Birds" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1995 | "Sun" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Frestonia | |||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
Cover versions
- Van Halen: "Jump" (released in 1985)[16]
- Blue Orchids: "Bad Education" (released in 1987)[17]
- "The Red Flag" (traditional song released in 1988)[18]
- Edwyn Collins: "Consolation Prize" (released in 1990)[19]
- Cyndi Lauper: "True Colors" (released in 1990)[20]
- Cole Porter: "Do I Love You?" (released in 1990)[21]
- Amen Corner: "(If Paradise Is) Half As Nice" (released in 1992)[22]
References
- "UK Albums". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989'. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
- Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Discography Aztec Camera". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- Top 100 peaks: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- for Stray & "The Crying Scene": "Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 30 July 1990". bubblingdownunder. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- "Canadian Albums". RPM Albums. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- "Dutch Albums". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- "New Zealand Albums". charts.nz. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- "Scottish Albums". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- "Swedish Albums". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- "US Albums". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
- "Scottish Albums". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- "UK Singles". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- "German Singles". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- "Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- "US Modern Rock Singles". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- "Aztec Camera – Backwards And Forwards". Discogs. Discogs. 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- "Recording: Bad Education". Second Hand Songs. secondhandsongs.com. 2003–2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- "Aztec Camera – How Men Are". Discogs. Discogs. 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- "Aztec Camera and Mick Jones – Good Morning Britain". Discogs. Discogs. 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- "Aztec Camera – The Crying Scene". Discogs. Discogs. 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- "Various – Red Hot + Blue". Discogs. Discogs. 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- "Various – Ruby Trax The NME's Roaring Forty". Discogs. Discogs. 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
External links
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