Aztec Camera discography
| Aztec Camera discography | |
|---|---|
 Cover of hit single Somewhere in My Heart | |
| Studio albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 6 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 20 |
This is a discography for the Scottish new wave band Aztec Camera.
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] |
CAN [2] |
NED [3] |
NZ [4] |
SCO [5] |
SWE [6] |
US [7] | ||||||||
| High Land, Hard Rain |
|
22 | 97 | — | 47 | — | — | 129 | ||||||
| Knife |
|
14 | — | 44 | — | — | 29 | 188 | ||||||
| Love |
|
10 | — | — | — | — | — | 193 |
| |||||
| Stray |
|
22 | — | — | — | — | 50 | — |
| |||||
| Dreamland |
|
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 [9] | |||||||||||||
| In and Out of Fashion |
|
— | — | |||||||||||
| New, Live and Rare |
|
— | — | |||||||||||
| Red, Hot & Blue |
|
— | — | |||||||||||
| 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 [7] | ||
| Backwards and Forwards |
|
181 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [10] |
AUS [11] |
GER [12] |
IRE [13] |
US Alt. [14] | ||||||||||
| 1981 | "Just Like Gold" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||
| "Mattress of Wire" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1982 | "Pillar to Post" | — | — | — | — | — | High Land, Hard Rain | |||||||
| 1983 | "Oblivious" | 47 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Walk Out to Winter" | 64 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "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-entry) | 55 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1990 | "The Crying Scene" | 70 | — | — | — | 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)[15]
- Blue Orchids: "Bad Education" (released in 1987)[16]
- "The Red Flag" (traditional song released in 1988)[17]
- Edwyn Collins: "Consolation Prize" (released in 1990)[18]
- Cyndi Lauper: "True Colors" (released in 1990)[19]
- Cole Porter: "Do I Love You?" (released in 1990)[20]
- Amen Corner: "(If Paradise Is) Half As Nice" (released in 1992)[21]
References
- 1 2 "UK Albums". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ↑ "Canadian Albums". RPM Albums. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ↑ "Dutch Albums". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ↑ "New Zealand Albums". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ↑ "Scottish Albums". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ↑ "Swedish Albums". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- 1 2 "US Albums". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- 1 2 3 4 "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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
- Official website
- Roddy Frame on AED
- "Killermont Street" – a fan site for Roddy Frame and Aztec Camera
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