Thomas Dolby discography
| Thomas Dolby discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 5 |
| EPs | 6 |
| Soundtrack albums | 5 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 9 |
| Singles | 25 |
| Video albums | 6 |
This is the discography of British singer-songwriter and musician Thomas Dolby.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][2] |
AUS [3][4] |
CAN [5] |
FIN [6] |
NL [7] |
NZ [8] |
SWE [9] |
US [10] |
US R&B [11] | ||
| The Golden Age of Wireless | 65 | 72 | 8 | — | — | 21 | — | 13 | 45 | |
| The Flat Earth |
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14 | 71 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 28 | 50 | 35 | — |
| Aliens Ate My Buick |
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30 | 76 | 76 | — | 72 | 43 | — | 70 | — |
| Astronauts & Heretics |
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35 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A Map of the Floating City |
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171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Forty |
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| The Sole Inhabitant |
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| Live at SXSW |
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| Live in Tokyo 2012 |
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Soundtrack albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Howard the Duck |
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| Gothic |
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| The Gate to the Mind's Eye | |
| The Invisible Lighthouse |
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| Double Switch – 25 Anniversary Edition |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Retrospectacle – The Best of Thomas Dolby |
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| Premium Gold Collection |
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| Hyperactive |
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| Hyperactive! |
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| 12x12 Original Remixes |
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| Blinded with Science |
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| The Singular Thomas Dolby |
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| Original Album Series |
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| Hyperactive |
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Video albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| "Live Wireless" |
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| Thomas Dolby |
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| The Golden Age of Video – 12 of His Best Videos |
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| The Gate to the Mind's Eye |
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| The Sole Inhabitant |
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| Live in Chicago |
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EPs
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [12] |
US [10] | ||
| Blinded by Science |
|
3 | 20 |
| One of Our Submarines |
|
— | — |
| Amerikana |
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— | — |
| Oceanea |
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— | — |
| Return to Oceanea – Remix EP |
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— | — |
| Halloween: A Thomas Dolby Creation |
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— | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][13] |
AUS [3][4] |
CAN [14] |
FIN [6] |
GER [15] |
NL [16] |
NZ [17] |
US [18] |
US Dance [19] |
US Main [20] | |||
| "Urges" | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Originally a non-album release[A] |
| "Europa and the Pirate Twins" | 48 | — | 45[B] | — | — | — | — | 67[B] | — | 37 | The Golden Ages of Wireless | |
| "Airwaves" | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Radio Silence" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Windpower" | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "She Blinded Me with Science" (b/w "One of Our Submarines") | 49 | 19 | 1 | — | 52 | — | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 17 |
Originally a non-album release[C] | |
| "Get Out of My Mix" (as Dolby's Cube) | 1983 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album release |
| "Hyperactive!" | 1984 | 17 | 26 | 16 | 21 | — | — | 41 | 62 | 37 | 39 | The Flat Earth |
| "I Scare Myself" | 46 | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Dissidents" | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | ||
| "Field Work" (Ryuichi Sakamoto featuring Thomas Dolby) | 1985 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Originally a non-album release[D] |
| "May the Cube Be with You" (as Dolby's Cube) | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Originally a non-album release[E] | |
| "Howard the Duck" (as Dolby's Cube featuring Cherry Bomb) | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Howard the Duck soundtrack |
| "The Devil Is an Englishman" (Screamin' Lord Byron featuring Thomas Dolby and Timothy Spall) | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gothic soundtrack |
| "Airhead" | 1988 | 53 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | Aliens Ate My Buick |
| "Hot Sauce" | 1989 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "My Brain Is Like a Sieve" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Close but No Cigar" | 1992 | 22 | 107 | — | — | 88 | — | 14 | — | — | — | Astronauts & Heretics |
| "I Love You Goodbye" | 36 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Silk Pyjamas" | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hyperactive!" (re-release) | 1994 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Retrospectacle |
| "Quantum Mechanic" (Germany-only release) | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Gate to the Mind's Eye soundtrack |
| "Blinded by Chemicals" (vs. James Doman) | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album release |
| "Spice Train" (promo-only release) | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Map of the Floating City |
| "I'm Thomas Dolby" (with JG and the Robots) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album release |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Contributions
| Year | Title | Artist | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | English Garden | Bruce Woolley and the Camera Club | Keyboards |
| 1980 | Drip Dry Zone | Local Heroes SW9 | |
| 1981 | "New Toy" | Lene Lovich | Wrote, keyboards |
| "Dream Soldiers" | The Fallout Club | Wrote, synthesiser, backing vocals, producer | |
| Black Snake Diamond Röle | Robyn Hitchcock | Keyboards only on "Love" | |
| "Ghost Train" | Bruce Woolley | Co-wrote, keyboards | |
| 4 | Foreigner | Main synthesiser | |
| "Year 2000" | Jane Kennaway | Wrote, producer | |
| "Jungle Line" | Low Noise | Vocals, electronics, producer | |
| Walk Under Ladders | Joan Armatrading | Synthesiser on 6 tracks | |
| "Wonderlust" | The Fallout Club | Wrote, synthesiser, producer | |
| Pleasure | Girls at Our Best! | Synthesiser | |
| 1982 | "I Got You Babe" | Holly & Joey | |
| Set | Thompson Twins | Additional synthesiser on 3 tracks | |
| Famous Last Words | M | Synthesiser | |
| No Man's Land | Lene Lovich | Synthesiser only on "Rocky Road" | |
| "Sex Machine" | Jack Heard | Synthesiser | |
| 1983 | Pyromania | Def Leppard | Keyboards (credited as Booker T. Boffin) |
| Duck Rock | Malcolm McLaren | Keyboards | |
| "Build Me a Bridge" | Adele Bertei | Producer | |
| Beauty Life | Trevor Herion | Arrangement only of "Kiss of No Return" | |
| Whodini | Whodini | Synthesiser, co-wrote and produced 2 tracks | |
| 1984 | I Hear I See I Learn | The Group | Co-producer of "Technology" |
| 1985 | Steve McQueen | Prefab Sprout | Instruments, producer, mixing |
| Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends | George Clinton | Keyboards, synthesiser, producer and lead vocals on 2 tracks | |
| Dog Eat Dog | Joni Mitchell | Keyboards, synthesiser, programming, vocals, co-producer | |
| 1987 | Heaven on Earth | Belinda Carlisle | Additional keyboards |
| 1988 | From Langley Park to Memphis | Prefab Sprout | Keyboards and producer of 4 tracks |
| Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm | Joni Mitchell | Keyboards only on "Dancin' Clown" | |
| Descanso dominical | Mecano | Engineer | |
| Álex & Christina | Álex & Christina | ||
| Vivir al este del Edén | La Unión | ||
| 1989 | Desert Wind | Ofra Haza | Keyboards, backing vocals, programming, producer, mixing, producer, writing |
| 1990 | The Wall – Live in Berlin | Roger Waters | Keytar, vocals |
| Jordan: The Comeback | Prefab Sprout | Producer | |
| 1991 | Aidalai | Mecano | Engineer |
| 1992 | Mirmama | Eddi Reader | Remix only of "What You Do with What You've Got" |
| "Funny Five Minutes" | Chris Braide | Producer | |
| El cielo lo sabe | Distrito 14 | Engineer | |
| 1993 | We're Back: A Dinosaur's Story | James Horner | Keyboard, writing and producer of 2 tracks |
| 1999 | Headspace Music Library V1: Reverie | Headspace | Composer of all tracks except 2 |
| Headspace Music Library V6: Backyard Sunset | Co-composer of "Sunlane" | ||
| 2002 | Side Three | The Soft Boys | Keyboards only on "Evil Guy" |
| 2007 | Live from New York at Studio 54 | Lene Lovich | Keyboards; archive material |
| 2010 | Electro Pioneers | Space Cowboy | Remix only of "My Egyptian Lover" |
| 2017 | Dangerous Friends | The Fallout Club | Keyboards; composer of 2 tracks, producer of 4 tracks; archive material |
| 2022 | "I'm Not Your Dog" | Todd Rundgren | Co-writer |
Notes
- ^ Later included on original US pressings of The Golden Age of Wireless.
- ^ a b "Europa and the Pirate Twins" did not chart in the US and Canada until 1983, after the success of "She Blinded Me with Science".
- ^ Both tracks were included on the EP Blinded by Science and were also later added to all reissues of The Golden Age of Wireless.
- ^ Later included on Sakamoto's album Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia, which was the international release of Ongaku Zukan.
- ^ Included on the CD release of Aliens Ate My Buick.
References
- ^ a b "THOMAS DOLBY | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Chart Log UK – Weekly Updates Sales 2011". www.zobbel.de. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ a b Australian chart peaks:
- Kent Music Report peaks to June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 91. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B ARIA licensed the top 50 portion of this chart between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
- ARIA peaks from June 1988: "Thomas Dolby chart history received from ARIA". Imgur.com. Retrieved 16 June 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ a b "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 15 June 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ Peak positions for the Thomas Dolby's albums in Canada:
- The Golden Age of Wireless: "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 38, no. 11. 14 May 1983. Retrieved 13 April 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- The Flat Earth: "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 40, no. 5. 7 April 1984. Retrieved 13 April 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- Aliens Ate My Buick: "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 48, no. 15. 30 July 1988. Retrieved 13 April 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ a b "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit DOG - DZE". Sisältää hitin. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Thomas Dolby". Billboard. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Thomas Dolby". Billboard. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 38, no. 7. 16 April 1983. Retrieved 13 April 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "DOLBY'S CUBE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ Peak positions for Thomas Dolby's singles in Canada:
- "She Blinded Me with Science": "RPM 50 Singles". RPM. Vol. 38, no. 8. 23 April 1983. Retrieved 13 April 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Europa and the Pirate Twins": "RPM 50 Singles". RPM. Vol. 38, no. 18. 2 July 1983. Retrieved 13 April 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Hyperactive!": "RPM 50 Singles". RPM. Vol. 40, no. 5. 7 April 1984. Retrieved 13 April 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Thomas Dolby". Billboard. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Thomas Dolby". Billboard. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Thomas Dolby". Billboard. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
External links
- Thomas Dolby discography discography at Discogs