Status Quo discography

Status Quo discography

Status Quo at the Colston Hall, Bristol on 15 November 2005
Studio albums 32
Live albums 6
Compilation albums 9
Singles 85

This is the discography of the British rock band Status Quo. They have released around 100 singles and have spent over 200 weeks in the UK Singles Chart - longer than The Beatles. They are one of the most successful bands of all time in the UK. Their most recent album, Aquostic II – That's a Fact!, was released in 2016.

For a full list of the band's songs, see List of songs by Status Quo.

Studio albums

Year Album Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]
 AUT SWI GER NLD NOR SWE FRA
[2]
 AUS NZ
1968 Picturesque Matchstickable
Messages from the Status Quo
  • Label: PYE Records
    •
  • Formats: LP
 — — — 8 — — — — — —
1969 Spare Parts
  • Label: PYE Records
    •
  • Formats: LP
 — — — — — — — — — —
1970 Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon
  • Label: PYE Records
    •
  • Formats: LP
 — — — — — — — — — —
1971 Dog of Two Head
  • Label: PYE Records
    •
  • Formats: LP
 — — — — — — — — — —
1972 Piledriver 5 — 12 31 — 23 10 — 15 —
1973 Hello! 1 7 6 37 12 6 5 35 19 38
1974 Quo 2 10 12 21 14 6 8 20 23 25
1975 On the Level 1 4 1 11 1 4 3 1 2 12
1976 Blue for You 1 3 1 15 2 2 3 4 3 9
1977 Rockin' All Over the World 5 24 5 7 9 16 19 8 14 29
1978 If You Can't Stand the Heat... 3 20 8 11 8 18 15 20 21 21
1979 Whatever You Want 3 16 5 9 7 21 18 9 22 40
1980 Just Supposin' 4 6 3 14 6 22 26 10 31 —
1981 Never Too Late 2 9 5 12 15 12 14 20 33 —
1982 1+9+8+2 1 16 5 29 15 7 21 27 60 —
1983 Back to Back 9 25 20 60 26 18 38 56 97 —
1986 In The Army Now 7 12 1 14 50 6 12 16 87 —
1988 Ain't Complaining 12 11 5 33 54 13 19 67 — 15
1989 Perfect Remedy 49 — 26 — — — 40 — — —
1991 Rock 'til You Drop 10 26 18 — — 16 22 — — 39
1994 Thirsty Work 13 — 10 72 87 20 6 94 — —
1996 Don't Stop: The 30th Anniversary Album 2 — 28 42 88 12 14 21 — —
1999 Under The Influence 26 — 28 56 81 — — 76 — —
2000 Famous in the Last Century 19 — 56 46 — 2 20 — — —
2002 Heavy Traffic 15 — 21 35 75 — 30 — 48 —
2003 Riffs
  • Label: Universal Music
    •
  • Formats: CD
 44 — — — — — — — — —
2005 The Party Ain't Over Yet
  • Label: Sanctuary Records
    •
  • Formats: CD
 18 — 21 19 65 — 17 184 — —
2007 In Search of the Fourth Chord
  • Label: Fourth Chord Records
    •
  • Formats: CD, LP
 15 — 18 22 71 — 13 142 — —
2011 Quid Pro Quo
  • Label: earMusic
    •
  • Formats: CD, LP
 10 26 8 13 32 — 32 157 — —
2013 Bula Quo!
  • Label: Fourth Chord Records
    •
  • Formats: CD, LP
 10 27 13 17 41 — 27 121 — —
2014 Aquostic: Stripped Bare
  • Label: Fourth Chord Records
    •
  • Formats: CD, LP
 5 33 4 15 26 — 43 183 — —
2016 Aquostic II: That’s a Fact![4]
  • Formats: CD, LP
 7 37 13 26 50 — — — — —

Compilation albums

Year Album Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK AUT CHE GER NLD NOR SWE FRA AU NZ
1969 Status Quo-Tations — — — — — — — — — —
1976 The Rest of Status Quo[5] — — — — — — — — — —
1980 12 Gold Bars 3 10 4 8 26 22 7 14 14 22
  • UK: Platinum[3]
1982 From the Makers of...
  • Label: Vertigo
    •
  • Formats: 3xLP
 4 — — — — — — — — —
1984 12 Gold Bars Vol. 2 12 — 8 53 — — — — 80 —
1990 Rocking All Over the Years 2 14 12 41 20 14 20 9 10 23
  • UK: 2× Platinum[3]
1997 Whatever You Want - The Very Best of Status Quo 13 — 18 — — — — 8 71 —
2004 XS All Areas – The Greatest Hits
  • Label: Universal Music
    •
  • Formats: 2xCD
 16 — — 33 16 — 5 35 — —
2008 Pictures - 40 Years of Hits
  • Label: Universal Music
    •
  • Formats: 2xCD, USB
 8 — — 29 — — 2 112 — —
2015 Accept No Substitute! The Definitive Hits
  • Label: Universal Music
    •
  • Formats: 3xCD, 2xLP
 21 — — — — — — — — —

    Live albums

    Year Album Peak chart positions Certifications
    (sales thresholds)
    UK AUT CHE GER NLD NOR SWE FRA AU NZ
    1977 Live! 3 20 2 3 7 4 9 10 6 40
    1984 Live At The N.E.C. 83 — — — 43 — 45 — — —
    1993 Live Alive Quo 37 — — — — — — — — —
    2010 Live at the BBC
    • Label: Mercury
      •
    • Formats: CD
    		 176 — — — — — — — — —
    2013 Back 2 SQ.1 -
    The Frantic Four Reunion
    • Label: Abbey Road
      •
    • Formats: CD, LP
    		 37 — 79 22 75 — — 187 — —
    2014 The Frantic Four's Final Fling -
    Live at the Dublin O2 Arena
    • Label: Abbey Road
      •
    • Formats: CD, LP
    		 34 — 58 36 68 — — — — —
    2015 Aquostic! Live at the Roundhouse
    • Label: BBC Records
      •
    • Formats: CD, LP
    		 — — — — — — — — — —

    1977 Tokyo Quo (Japan release only)[6]

    Singles

    Date Single UK CHE NLD SWE AUT GER BEL NOR IRE USA AUS NZ Studio Album
    January 1968 "Pictures of Matchstick Men" 7 5 4 7 18 7 8 6 7 12 16 7 Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo
    April 1968 "Black Veils of Melancholy" — — 18 — — 36 — — — — — — Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo
    September 1968 "Ice in the Sun" 8 — 24 — — 17 18 15 17 70 28 22 Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo
    November 1968 "Technicolour Dreams" — — — — — — — — — — — — Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo
    February 1969 "Make Me Stay a Bit Longer" — — — — — — — — — — — —
    May 1969 "Are You Growing Tired of My Love" 46 — 46 — — 33 — — — — — — Spare Parts
    October 1969 "The Price of Love" — — — — — — — — — — — — Spare Parts
    March 1970 "Down the Dustpipe" 12 — — — — — — — 11 — — 10
    October 1970 "In My Chair" 21 — — — — 38 — — — — — —
    March 1971 "Tune to the Music" — — — — — — — — — — — —
    November 1972 "Paper Plane" 8 — — 10 — 42 — 20 — — — 20 Piledriver
    April 1973 "Mean Girl" 20 — 14 — — 40 — 12 — — — 21 Dog of Two Head
    July 1973 "Gerdundula" — — — — — — — — — — — — Dog of Two Head
    August 1973 "Caroline" 5 — — 5 — 36 9 12 11 — — — Hello!
    April 1974 "Break the Rules" 8 — — — — 18 12 16 — — — — Quo
    November 1974 "Down Down" 1 2 1 3 14 7 1 8 2 — 11 — On the Level
    May 1975 "Roll Over Lay Down" (live) 9 — 2 20 6 15 5 7 — — 2 33
    February 1976 "Rain" 7 8 5 9 — 27 10 12 14 — — 8 Blue for You
    July 1976 "Mystery Song" 11 — 15 13 — — 21 — — — — — Blue for You
    December 1976 "Wild Side of Life" 9 — 18 15 — 15 22 19 12 — 13 —
    September 1977 "Rockin' All Over The World" 3 3 11 3 22 7 18 4 1 — 22 29 Rockin' All Over the World
    November 1977 "Rockers Rollin'" / "Hold You Back"
    (Double A-Side; not released in the UK)     		— — 6 — — 30 15 — — — — 20 Rockin' All Over the World
    August 1978 "Again and Again" 13 8 9 10 18 18 28 — 5 — — — If You Can't Stand the Heat...
    November 1978 "Accident Prone" 36 — 10 — — 19 15 — — — — — If You Can't Stand the Heat...
    September 1979 "Whatever You Want" 4 3 5 4 11 12 4 5 5 — 24 18 Whatever You Want
    November 1979 "Living on an Island" 16 — 25 — — 38 — — 12 — 62 — Whatever You Want
    October 1980 "What You're Proposing" 2 2 4 3 4 3 7 4 2 — 62 10 Just Supposin'
    November 1980 "Lies" / "Don't Drive My Car"
    (Double A-Side in the UK only)     		11 — 24 — 9 38 31 — 10 — — — Just Supposin'
    February 1981 "Something 'Bout You Baby I Like" 9 10 15 — 12 45 — 9 7 — 89 — Never Too Late
    November 1981 "Rock 'n' Roll" 8 — 20 — — — 33 — 3 — — — Just Supposin'
    March 1982 "Dear John" 10 — 24 — 15 — 18 — 10 — — — 1+9+8+2
    June 1982 "She Don't Fool Me" 36 — — — — — — — — — — — 1+9+8+2
    October 1982 "Caroline" (live) 13 — — — — — — — 12 — — —
    September 1983 "Ol' Rag Blues" 9 17 20 18 — 47 31 22 7 — — — Back to Back
    November 1983 "A Mess of Blues" 15 — — — — — — — 12 — — — Back to Back
    December 1983 "Marguerita Time" 3 23 35 — — 52 — — 7 — — — Back to Back
    May 1984 "Going Down Town Tonight" 20 — — — — — — — 14 — — — Back to Back
    October 1984 "The Wanderer" 7 10 4 9 12 7 9 8 3 — 54 —
    May 1986 "Rollin' Home" 9 10 43 9 — — — 9 1 — — — In the Army Now
    July 1986 "Red Sky" 19 29 — — — — — — 5 — — — In the Army Now
    September 1986 "In The Army Now" 2 1 15 6 1 1 15 2 1 — — — In the Army Now
    November 1986 "Dreamin'" 15 17 — 19 — 20 — 15 11 — — — In the Army Now
    March 1988 "Ain't Complaining" 19 21 — 10 5 39 20 15 8 — — — Ain't Complaining
    May 1988 "Who Gets the Love?" 34 — — — — — — — 27 — — — Ain't Complaining
    August 1988 "Running All Over the World" 17 — — — — 48 — — 9 — — —
    December 1988 "Burning Bridges (On and Off and On Again)" 5 — — — — 26 — — 8 — — 13 Ain't Complaining
    October 1989 "Not at All" 50 — — — — — — — — — — — Perfect Remedy
    December 1989 "Little Dreamer" 76 — — — — — — — — — — — Perfect Remedy
    September 1990 "The Anniversary Waltz - Part One" 2 12 5 10 9 17 13 8 3 — — 30
    December 1990 "The Anniversary Waltz - Part Two" 16 — 66 32 — — 33 23 14 — — —
    August 1991 "Can't Give You More" 37 — — 34 — — — — — — — — Rock 'Til You Drop
    January 1992 "Rock 'til You Drop" 38 — — — — — — — — — — — Rock 'Til You Drop
    September 1992 "Roadhouse Medley (Anniversary Waltz - Part 25) " 21 — — — — — — — 27 — — —
    April 1994 "Come on You Reds"
    (Released as Manchester United F.C. with Status Quo)     		1 — — — — — — 7 2 — — —
    July 1994 "I Didn't Mean It" 21 — — 21 — — — — 23 — — — Thirsty Work
    October 1994 "Sherri, Don't Fail Me Now!" 38 — — — — — — — — — — — Thirsty Work
    November 1994 "Restless" 39 — — — — — — — — — — — Thirsty Work
    October 1995 "When You Walk in the Room" 34 — — — — — — — — — — — Don't Stop: The 30th Anniversary Album
    February 1996 "Fun Fun Fun"
    (Released as Status Quo with The Beach Boys)     		24 — — — — 81 — — — — — — Don't Stop: The 30th Anniversary Album
    March 1996 "Don't Stop" 35 — — — — — — — — — — — Don't Stop: The 30th Anniversary Album
    October 1996 "All Around My Hat"
    (Released as Status Quo and Maddy Prior from Steeleye Span)     		47 — — — — — — — — — — — Don't Stop: The 30th Anniversary Album
    March 1999 "The Way It Goes" 39 — 62 — — — — — — — — — Under the Influence
    June 1999 "Little White Lies" 47 — 73 — — — — — — — — — Under the Influence
    September 1999 "Twenty Wild Horses" 53 — 96 — — — — — — — — — Under the Influence
    May 2000 "Mony Mony" 48 — — — — — — — — — — — Famous in the Last Century
    November 2000 "Old Time Rock and Roll" 83 — — — — — — 4 — — — — Famous in the Last Century
    August 2002 "Jam Side Down" 17 — — — — — — — — — — — Heavy Traffic
    October 2002 "All Stand Up (Never Say Never)" 51 — — — — — — — — — — — Heavy Traffic
    September 2004 "You'll Come 'Round" 14 — — — — — — — — — — —
    November 2004 "Thinking of You" 21 — — — — — — — — — — —
    September 2005 "The Party Ain't Over Yet" 11 — — — — 90 — — — — — — The Party Ain't Over Yet
    October 2005 "All That Counts is Love" 29 — — — — — — — — — — — The Party Ain't Over Yet
    September 2007 "Beginning of the End" 48 — — — — — — — — — — — In Search of the Fourth Chord
    December 2008 "It's Christmas Time" 40 — — — — — — — — — — —
    December 2008 "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)"
    (Released as Scooter vs Status Quo)     		57 79 91 — 19 11 12 18 — — 50 — Jumping All Over the World - Whatever You Want
    September 2010 "In The Army Now (2010)"
    (Released as Status Quo with The Corps Of Army Music Choir     		31 — — — — — — — — — — —
    April 2011 "Rock 'n' Roll 'n' You" * — — — — — — — — — — — — Quid Pro Quo
    August 2011 "Two Way Traffic" * — — — — — — — — — — — — Quid Pro Quo
    November 2011 "Better Than That" * — — — — — — — — — — — — Quid Pro Quo
    January 2012 "Movin' On" * — — — — — — — — — — — — Quid Pro Quo
    July 2012 "The Winner" * — — — — — — — — — — — —
    June 2013 "Bula Bula Quo!" * — — — — — — — — — — — — Bula Quo! Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
    August 2013 "Looking Out for Caroline" * — — — — — — 129 — — — — — Bula Quo! Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
    October 2013 "Go Go Go" * — — — — — — — — — — — — Bula Quo! Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
    October 2014 "And It's Better Now" * — — — — — — — — — — — — Aquostic (Stripped Bare)
    December 2014 "Pictures of Matchstick Men" * — — — — — — — — — — — — Aquostic (Stripped Bare)
    February 2015 "Paper Plane" * — — — — — — — — — — — — Aquostic (Stripped Bare)
    May 2015 "Break the Rules" * — — — — — — — — — — — — Aquostic (Stripped Bare)
    September 2016 "That's a Fact" * — — — — — — — — — — — — Aquostic II: That's a Fact!
    November 2016 "Hold You Back" * — — — — — — — — — — — — Aquostic II: That's a Fact!
    — = single that did not chart or was not released in that country
    * = DOWNLOAD ONLY release

    References

    1. ↑ "STATUS QUO | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
    2. ↑ "All Artist Albums of each". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
    4. ↑ ""Aquostic II - That's a Fact!", Status Quo, amazon.co.uk". Amazon UK. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
    5. ↑ "Status Quo - The Rest Of Status Quo (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
    6. ↑ "Status Quo - Tokyo Quo (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
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