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Inspiral Carpets discography

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Inspiral Carpets discography
Studio albums5
EPs8
Compilation albums6
Singles25
Video albums3
Demo releases3

This is the discography of English rock band Inspiral Carpets.

Albums

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
UK Indie
[2]
AUS
[3]
NZ
[4]
Life
  • Released: 23 April 1990
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
2 1 140 22
The Beast Inside
  • Released: 22 April 1991
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
5 1 157
Revenge of the Goldfish
  • Released: 5 October 1992
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
17 1 123
Devil Hopping
  • Released: 7 March 1994
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
10 2 180
Inspiral Carpets
  • Released: 20 October 2014
  • Label: Cherry Red
  • Formats: CD, LP
63 12
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
UK Indie
[2]
The Singles
  • Released: 18 September 1995
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD, 2×LP, MC
17 5
Radio 1 Sessions
Cool As
  • Released: 5 May 2003
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: 2×CD+DVD
65
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 27 October 2003
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD
Keep the Circle: B-Sides and Udder Stuff
The Complete Singles
  • Released: 17 March 2023
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: 2×LP, 3×CD
74
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Video albums

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Title Album details
21790 Live
  • Released: November 1990
  • Label: Mute Film/BMG Video
  • Formats: VHS
The Singles
  • Released: September 1995
  • Label: Mute Film
  • Formats: VHS
Live at Brixton Academy
  • Released: January 2004
  • Label: Mute/Cow
  • Formats: DVD

EPs

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Title EP details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
UK Indie
[6]
IRE
[7]
Plane Crash
  • Released: July 1988
  • Label: Playtime
  • Formats: 12"
Trainsurfing
  • Released: March 1989
  • Label: Cow
  • Formats: 12"
148 5
The Peel Sessions
  • Released: July 1989
  • Label: Strange Fruit
  • Formats: 12", CD
5
Cool As ****
  • Released: May 1990
  • Label: Cow
  • Formats: 12", CD, MC
  • US-only release
Island Head
  • Released: 5 November 1990
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: 7", 12", CD, MC
21 29
Island Head Live
  • Released: 5 November 1990
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: 12"
Peel Session
  • Released: August 1992
  • Label: Strange Fruit
  • Formats: 10", CD, MC
The Tour Souvenir EP – Australia 1993
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Liberation
  • Formats: CD
  • Australia promo-only release
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Demo releases

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Title Album details
Waiting for Ours
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Inspiral Carpets
  • Formats: MC
Cow
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Inspiral Carpets
  • Formats: MC
Dung 4
  • Released: May 1989
  • Label: Cow
  • Formats: MC

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1]
UK Indie
[6]
AUS
[3]
IRE
[7]
US Alt
[8]
US Dance
[9]
"Keep the Circle Around" 1988 13 Non-album singles
"Joe" 1989 130 5
"Find Out Why" 90 1
"Move" 49 1 Life
"This Is How It Feels" 1990 14 149 22
"She Comes in the Fall" 27
"Commercial Rain" (US-only release) 27 15
"Biggest Mountain" [A] 21 122 29 Non-album single
"Caravan" 1991 30 15 14 The Beast Inside
"Please Be Cruel" 50 187
"Dragging Me Down" 1992 12 197 30 Revenge of the Goldfish
"Two Worlds Collide" 32 177 8
"Generations" 28 199
"Bitches Brew" 36
"How it Should Be" 1993 49 112 Non-album single
"Saturn 5" 1994 20 Devil Hopping
"I Want You" (featuring Mark E. Smith) 18
"Uniform" 51
"Joe" (re-recording) 1995 37 The Singles
"Come Back Tomorrow" 2003 43 Cool As
"You're So Good for Me" 2011 Inspiral Carpets
"Fix Your Smile" 2013 Non-album single
"Spitfire" 2014 Inspiral Carpets
"Let You Down" (featuring John Cooper Clarke) 2015
"Venture" 2021 Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

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  1. ^ In the UK and most countries, "Biggest Mountain" was released on the EP Island Head.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "INSPIRAL CARPETS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Peak positions for Inspiral Carpet's albums on the UK Independent Charts:
  3. ^ a b Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
  4. ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d "British certifications – Inspiral Carpets". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 April 2023. Type Inspiral Carpets in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  6. ^ a b Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
  7. ^ a b "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  8. ^ Whiteburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981–2002. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 214. ISBN 0898201535.
  9. ^ "Inspiral Carpets Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022.