The Alan Parsons Project discography
The Alan Parsons Project discography | |
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Studio albums | 12 |
Compilation albums | 23 |
Music videos | 9 |
Singles | 38 |
The following is the complete discography of the Alan Parsons Project. Over the years they have released 12 studio albums, 14 compilation albums, and 38 singles.
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK [1] | AUS [2] | AUT [3] | CAN [4] | GER [5] | NED [6] | NZ [7] | NOR [8] | SWE [9] | SWI [10] | US [11] | |||
Tales of Mystery and Imagination | 56 | 45 | — | 81 | 11 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 38 | ||
I Robot | 26 | 10 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | 24 | — | 9 | ||
Pyramid |
| 49 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 3 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 22 | — | 26 | |
Eve |
| 74 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 6 | 10 | — | 13 | |
The Turn of a Friendly Card |
| 38 | 24 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 22 | — | 13 | |
Eye in the Sky |
| 27 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | 7 | |
Ammonia Avenue |
| 24 | 16 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 15 | |
Vulture Culture |
| 40 | 32 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 46 | |
Stereotomy |
| — | 50 | 15 | 32 | 15 | 13 | 49 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 43 |
|
Gaudi |
| 66 | 61 | 16 | 53 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 57 |
|
Freudiana |
| — | — | — | — | 83 | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | |
The Sicilian Defence |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Compilation albums
[edit]Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK [1] | AUS [2] | CAN [22] | GER [23] | NED [6] | NZ [7] | NOR [8] | SWI [10] | US [11] | ||||||
The Best of the Alan Parsons Project |
| 99 | 25 | 49 | 19 | — | 20 | — | 16 | 53 | ||||
The Best of the Alan Parsons Project, Vol. 2 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
The Instrumental Works |
| — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Pop Classics |
| — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | ||||
Anthology |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
The Best of the Alan Parsons Project |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | ||||
The Ultimate Collection |
| — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | ||||
The Definitive Collection |
| — | — | — | — | 95 | — | — | — | — | ||||
Gold Collection |
| — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Love Songs |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
The Best of the Alan Parsons Project |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Platinum & Gold Collection |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Ultimate |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Extended Versions: The Encore Collection |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
The Dutch Collection |
| — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | ||||
The Essential |
| — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | ||||
The Collection |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Greatest Hits |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Singles
[edit]Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK [1] | AUS [2] | AUT [3] | BEL [25] | CAN [26] | GER [27] | NED [28] | NZ [7] | US [29] | US Adult [30] | ||||||
1976 | "(The System of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether" | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | 37 | — | Tales of Mystery and Imagination | |||
"The Raven" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | — | |||||
"To One in Paradise" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | — | |||||
1977 | "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | 36 | — | I Robot | |||
"Don't Let It Show" | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | 92 | — | |||||
1978 | "Day After Day (The Show Must Go On)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"I Robot" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Pyramania" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pyramid | ||||
"What Goes Up" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | — | |||||
1979 | "Hyper-Gamma-Spaces" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Lucifer" | — | — | 4 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | Eve | ||||
"Damned If I Do" | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 27 | — | |||||
1980 | "You Won't Be There" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | — | ||||
"You Lie Down with Dogs" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"The Turn of a Friendly Card" | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Turn of a Friendly Card | ||||
"Games People Play" | — | 95 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 16 | — | |||||
"The Gold Bug" | — | — | 15 | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | |||||
1981 | "Time" | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | 15 | 10 | ||||
"Snake Eyes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | |||||
1982 | "Eye in the Sky" | — | 22 | — | — | 1 | 38 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | Eye in the Sky | |||
"Psychobabble" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | |||||
"Old and Wise" | 74 | — | — | 31 | — | — | 19 | — | — | 21 | |||||
1983 | "You Don't Believe" | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | 54 | — | The Best of the Alan Parsons Project | |||
1984 | "Don't Answer Me" | 58 | 43 | — | 8 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 15 | 4 | Ammonia Avenue | |||
"Prime Time" | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | 34 | 10 | |||||
1985 | "Let's Talk About Me" | — | — | — | — | 89 | 32 | 40 | — | 56 | — | Vulture Culture | |||
"Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 11 | |||||
"Vulture Culture" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
1986 | "Limelight" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stereotomy | |||
"Stereotomy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | |||||
1987 | "Standing on Higher Ground" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gaudi | |||
1990 | "Freudiana" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Freudiana | |||
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Music videos
[edit]- "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" (1977)
- "What Goes Up" (1978)
- "Lucifer" (1979)
- "Turn of a Friendly Card" (1980)
- "Games People Play" (1980)
- "Time" (1980)
- "The Gold Bug" (1981)
- "Psychobabble" (1982)
- "Don't Answer Me" (1984)
- "Prime Time" (1984)
- "Sirius/Eye in the Sky" (features clips from Nineteen Eighty-Four) (1984)
- "Let's Talk About Me" (1985)
- "Stereotomy" (1986)
- "Standing on Higher Ground" (1987)
- "Freudiana" (1990)
Live
[edit]- "The Alan Parsons Project at Night of the Proms" (1990)
- "The Alan Parsons Project Live" (1994)
- "Alan Parsons Project : The Very Best Live" (1995)
- "Eye to Eye : Live in Madrid" (2004)
See also
[edit]- Alan Parsons for Alan Parsons solo albums and other works
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ a b c Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 229. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b "Austrian chart peaks". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ Canadian studio albums:
- "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "I Robot" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Pyramid" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Eve" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "The Turn of a Friendly Card" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Eye in the Sky" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Ammonia Avenue" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Vulture Culture" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Stereotomy" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Gaudi" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ German studio albums:
- "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "I Robot" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Pyramid" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Eve" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "The Turn of a Friendly Card" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Eye in the Sky" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Ammonia Avenue" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Vulture Culture" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Stereotomy" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Gaudi" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Dutch chart peaks". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "New Zealand chart peaks". charts.nz. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Norwegian chart peaks". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Swedish chart peaks". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Swiss chart peaks". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ a b "The Alan Parsons Project Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "German Certification" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Canadian Certification". Music Canada. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Great Rock Discography". p. 616.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification - "Pyramid"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification - "Eve"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification - "The Turn of a Friendly Card"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Kent Music Report No 453 – 28 February 1983 > Platinum Albums 1982 (Continued)". Retrieved 26 December 2022 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification - "Eye in the Sky"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ Canadian compilation albums:
- "The Best of the Alan Parsons Project" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ German compilation albums:
- "The Best of the Alan Parsons Project" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "The Instrumental Works" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Gold Collection" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification - "The Best of the Alan Parsons Project"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Belgian (Flanders) chart peaks". ultratop.be. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ Canadian singles:
- "(The System Of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "Don't Let It Show" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "Damned If I Do" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "Games People Play" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "Time" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "Eye in the Sky" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "You Don't Believe" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "Don't Answer Me" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "Let's Talk About Me" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ German singles:
- "Lucifer" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "The Gold Bug" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "Eye in the Sky" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "Don't Answer Me" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "Prime Time" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "Let's Talk About Me" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "The Alan Parsons Project".
- ^ "US Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "US Adult Contemporary Singles". Billboard. Retrieved 1 October 2016.