The Boomtown Rats discography
| The Boomtown Rats discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 6 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Video albums | 3 |
| Singles | 20 |
The discography of Irish new wave group The Boomtown Rats consists of six studio albums, five compilation albums, 19 singles and three video albums. The Boomtown Rats' debut release was the 1977 single "Lookin' After No. 1". The group's next single "Mary of the 4th Form" was released in the same year, along with their self-titled debut album.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [1] |
CAN [2] |
GER [3] |
NED [4] |
NZ [5] |
NOR [6] |
SWE [7] |
UK [8] |
US [9] | ||||||
| The Boomtown Rats |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | ||||
| A Tonic for the Troops |
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— | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | 8 | 112 |
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| The Fine Art of Surfacing |
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— | 6 | 35 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 103 | ||||
| Mondo Bongo |
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19 | 22 | 16 | — | 50 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 116 |
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| V Deep |
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— | 37 | — | — | — | 27 | — | 64 | — | ||||
| In the Long Grass |
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— | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 188 | ||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE [12] |
SCO [13] |
UK [8] | ||||||||||||
| Ratrospective |
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— | — | — | ||||||||||
| The Boomtown Rats' Greatest Hits |
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— | — | — | ||||||||||
| Loudmouth |
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— | 33 | 10 | ||||||||||
| The Best of The Boomtown Rats |
|
75 | 41 | 43 |
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| 20th Century Masters: The Best of The Boomtown Rats - Millennium Collection |
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— | — | — | ||||||||||
| Back to Boomtown: Classic Rats Hits |
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35 | — | — | ||||||||||
| So Modern – The Boomtown Rats Collection |
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— | — | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Live in the UK 2013, Dublin |
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| Live in the UK 2013, London |
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| Rewind Festival - Aug 17 2014 |
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| Live Germany 78 |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE [14] |
AUS [15] |
CAN [16] |
GER [17] |
NED [18] |
NZ [19] |
NOR [20] |
SWE [21] |
UK [8] |
US [22] | |||||
| 1977 | "Lookin' After No. 1" | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | The Boomtown Rats | ||
| "Mary of the 4th Form" | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | ||||
| 1978 | "She's So Modern" | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | A Tonic for the Troops | ||
| "Like Clockwork" | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
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| "Rat Trap" | 2 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
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| 1979 | "I Don't Like Mondays" | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 73 | The Fine Art of Surfacing | ||
| "Diamond Smiles" | 3 | 42 | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | 13 | — | ||||
| 1980 | "Someone's Looking at You" | 2 | — | 86 | — | 48 | — | 6 | — | 4 | — | |||
| "Banana Republic" | 3 | 18 | 47 | 3 | 35 | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | — |
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Mondo Bongo | ||
| 1981 | "The Elephants Graveyard (Guilty)" | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | |||
| "Up All Night" | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Go Man Go" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Never in a Million Years" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | V Deep | |||
| 1982 | "House on Fire" | 19 | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | |||
| "Charmed Lives" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1984 | "Tonight" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | In the Long Grass | ||
| "Drag Me Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | ||||
| "Dave" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | — | ||||
| 1985 | "A Hold of Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | |||
| 1994 | "I Don't Like Mondays" (re-issue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | Loudmouth | ||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Videography
Video albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Boomtown Rats on Film 1976–1986: Someone's Looking At You |
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| Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1978 |
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| On a Night Like This |
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| Live in Germany '78 (DVD/CD) |
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Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Rat Trap" | 1978 | David Mallet[23][24] |
| "I Don't Like Mondays" | 1979 | |
| "Diamond Smiles" |
References
- ↑ "Austrian Albums". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ↑ Canadian Albums:
- "The Fine Art of Surfacing" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- "Mondo Bongo" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- "V Deep" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- "In the Long Grass" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ↑ German Albums:
- "The Fine Art of Surfacing" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- "Mondo Bongo" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ↑ "Dutch Albums". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ↑ "New Zealand Albums". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ↑ "Norwegian Albums". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ↑ "Swedish Albums". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- 1 2 3 "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ↑ "US Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- 1 2 "Canadian Certification". Music Canada. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ↑ "Irish Albums". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ↑ Scottish Albums:
- "Loudmouth". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- "The Best of The Boomtown Rats". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ↑ "Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ Canadian singles:
- "I Don't Like Mondays" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- "Someone's Looking at You" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- "Banana Republic" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ↑ German singles:
- "I Don't Like Mondays" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- "Banana Republic" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- "Up All Night" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- "House on Fire" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ↑ "Dutch Singles". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ↑ "New Zealand Singles". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ↑ "Norwegian Singles". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ↑ "Swedish Singles". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ↑ "US Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ↑ "Video Killed the Radio Star". Throng Ltd. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ↑ "Boomtown Rats: Diamond Smile (1979)". Davidmallet.com. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
External links
- The Boomtown Rats at AllMusic
- The Boomtown Rats discography at Discogs
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