Swing Out Sister discography
The discography of British group Swing Out Sister includes ten studio albums, two live albums, ten compilations, three multi-album box sets, five remix albums, and 23 singles, as well as a film soundtrack, an album of re-recordings, and five video albums.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
GER [3] |
IT [4] |
NL [5] |
NZ [6] |
SWE [7] |
SWI [8] |
US [9] | ||||||
| 1987 | It's Better to Travel
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1 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 17 | 40 | ||||
| 1989 | Kaleidoscope World
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9 | 106 | 40 | 12 | 30 | — | — | — | 61 |
| |||
| 1992 | Get in Touch with Yourself
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27 | 141 | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | 113 | ||||
| 1994 | The Living Return
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1997 | Shapes and Patterns
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1999 | Filth and Dreams[a]
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2001 | Somewhere Deep in the Night | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2004 | Where Our Love Grows
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | Beautiful Mess
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[b] | ||||
| 2017 | Almost Persuaded
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[c] | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
- 1990: Swing Out Fever[a]
- 1996: Best of Swing Out Sister
- 2001: Breakout: The Very Best of Swing Out Sister
- 2001: 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Swing Out Sister[b]
- 2002: Cafe Orange: Swing Out Sister CAFE Best[c]
- 2003: The Ultimate Collection (3CD version)[d]
- 2004: The Ultimate Collection (2CD version)[a]
- 2008: Best Selection[e]
- 2010: Super Best[c]
- 2014: The Essential Swing Out Sister
Live albums
- 1993: Live at the Jazz Cafe[c]
- 2005: Live in Tokyo[f]
Box sets
- 1991: Splendid Collection[g]
- 2022: Blue Mood, Breakout & Beyond[h]
- 2025: Certain Shades of Limelight[i]
Remix albums
- 1987: Another Non-Stop Sister[c]
- 1990: Swing³[j]
- 1992: Swing Out Singles[c]
- 1996: The Big Elsewhere[k]
- 2018: Almost Persuaded (instrumental version)
Other albums
- 2009: Les Étrangers (soundtrack)
- 2010: Private View (re-recordings of previously released songs)[13]
- 2015: Rushes (work-in-progress material from Almost Persuaded, released to PledgeMusic backers)
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
GER [3] |
IRE [14] |
IT [4] |
NL [5] |
NZ [6] |
US [15] |
US AC [16] |
US Dance [17] | ||||
| 1985 | "Blue Mood" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | It's Better to Travel | |
| 1986 | "Breakout" | 4 | 12 | 27 | 6 | — | 34 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| |
| 1987 | "Surrender" | 7 | 78 | 48 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 13 | — | 37 | 22 | ||
| "Twilight World" | 32 | — | — | 26 | 17 | 39 | — | 31 | 7 | 9 | |||
| "Fooled by a Smile" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1989 | "You on My Mind" | 28 | 114 | 51 | 26 | 11 | 28 | 32 | — | 23 | — | Kaleidoscope World | |
| "Where in the World" | 47 | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Waiting Game" (U.S./Canada only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 6 | 33 | |||
| "Forever Blue" | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Windmills of Your Mind" (Japan only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Splendid Collection | ||
| 1992 | "Am I the Same Girl?" | 21 | 123 | 53 | — | 8 | 15 | — | 45 | 1 | — | Get in Touch with Yourself | |
| "Notgonnachange" | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | |||
| 1994 | "La La (Means I Love You)" | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1995 | "Better Make It Better" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Living Return | |
| 1996 | "Now You're Not Here" (Japan only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Big Elsewhere | |
| "Heaven Only Knows" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of Swing Out Sister | ||
| 1997 | "Somewhere in the World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | Shapes and Patterns | |
| "We Could Make It Happen" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1999 | "Who's Been Sleeping" (Japan only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Filth and Dreams | |
| 2001 | "Through the Sky" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Somewhere Deep in the Night | |
| 2004 | "Love Won't Let You Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Where Our Love Grows | |
| 2007 | "Secret Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beautiful Mess | |
| "Something Every Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Video albums
| Year | Title | Album details |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | And Why Not | |
| 1989 | Kaleidoscope World |
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| 1992 | It's Better to Watch |
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| 2012 | Travelogue: The Swing Out Sister Video Collection |
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| Tokyo Stories |
Notes
- ^ a b Released only in the Philippines.
- ^ Released only in the United States.
- ^ a b c d e Released only in Japan.
- ^ Released only in the Netherlands and Germany.
- ^ Released only in Japan. Released in 2009 with a different track listing.
- ^ Released in the United States as simply Live.
- ^ Released only in Japan. Includes It's Better to Travel, Kaleidoscope World, Get in Touch with Yourself and a remix disc.
- ^ Includes It's Better to Travel, Kaleidoscope World, Get in Touch with Yourself, Live at the Jazz Café and four remix discs.
- ^ Includes The Big Elsewhere, Shapes and Patterns, Filth and Dreams, Somewhere Deep in the Night, Where Our Love Grows and two remix discs.
- ^ Released only in Japan. Title transliterated into Japanese as Swing, Swing, Swing.
- ^ Released only in Japan. Consists solely of remixes of "Now You're Not Here".
References
- ^ a b "Official Charts > Swing Out Sister". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020. N.B. Select the Albums tab to display albums chart peaks.
- ^ a b Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 302. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 12 June 1988.
- "You on My Mind" (ARIA Chart) peak: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- "Where in the World": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 14 June 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- All ARIA-era (13 June 1988 onwards) peaks to 30 June 2020: "Swing Out Sister ARIA chart history, received from ARIA on 30 June 2020". ARIA. Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2020 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ a b "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Suchen nach: Swing Out Sister" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 1 July 2020. N.B. Select the Album tab to display albums chart peaks.
- ^ a b "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2022-06-05. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli" or "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Swing Out Sister".
- ^ a b "dutchcharts.nl > Swing Out Sister in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ a b "charts.org.nz > Swing Out Sister in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com > Swing Out Sister in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "hitparade.ch > Suche nach: Swing Out Sister (Alben)" (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Billboard > Chart History > Swing Out Sister > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Swing Out Sister - It's Better to Travel". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Swing Out Sister - Kaleidoscope World". bpi.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Billboard > Chart History > Swing Out Sister > Contemporary Jazz Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Private View - Swing Out Sister | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know > Search results for Swing Out Sister". Fireball Media. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Billboard > Chart History > Swing Out Sister > Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Billboard > Chart History > Swing Out Sister > Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Billboard > Chart History > Swing Out Sister > Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Swing Out Sister - Breakout". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
