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Matchbox discography

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Matchbox discography
Studio albums11
Live albums4
Compilation albums9
Singles23

This is the discography of British rockabilly band Matchbox.

Albums

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
FIN
[3]
GER
[4]
NZ
[5]
Riders in the Sky
Settin' the Woods on Fire
  • Released: May 1978
  • Label: Charly
  • Formats: LP, MC
20
Matchbox
  • Released: 12 October 1979[6]
  • Label: Magnet
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • Released in North America as Rockabilly Rebel
44 32 2 26
Midnite Dynamos
  • Released: 26 September 1980
  • Label: Magnet
  • Formats: LP, MC
23 4 28
Flying Colours
  • Released: 25 September 1981[9]
  • Label: Magnet
  • Formats: LP, MC
20
Crossed Line
  • Released: November 1982
  • Label: Magnet
  • Formats: LP, MC
Going Down Town
  • Released: October 1985
  • Label: Magnum Force
  • Formats: LP
Rock the Box
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Welcome, Musidisc
  • Formats: CD, LP
  • As Graham Fenton's Matchbox
I'm Coming Home
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Welcome, Musidisc
  • Formats: CD, LP
  • As Graham Fenton's Matchbox
Shades of Gene
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: Pollytone
  • Formats: CD
  • As Graham Fenton's Matchbox
Comin' Home
  • Released: February 2006
  • Label: Vampirette
  • Formats: CD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

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Title Album details
'Live'
  • Released: September 1990
  • Label: Pollytone
  • Formats: CD, MC
  • As Graham Fenton's Matchbox
Live – Rockin' Bristol in 1978
  • Released: 7 December 2010
  • Label: Jungle
  • Formats: CD
  • Finland-only release
Access All Areas
  • Released: 29 June 2015
  • Label: Edsel
  • Formats: CD+DVD
Live – Rockin' Bristol in 2018 40 Years On
  • Released: 2019
  • Label: Killer Tone
  • Formats: CD+DVD

Compilation albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
ICE
[10]
Rokkað með Matchbox
  • Released: February 1982
  • Label: Magnet/Spor
  • Formats: LP
  • Iceland-only release
3
Rockabilly Rebels
  • Released: January 1993
  • Label: Magnet
  • Formats: LP, MC
All Time Hits
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: New Star
  • Canada-only release
Rockabilly Rebels
  • Released: April 2000
  • Label: Raucous
  • Collection of previously unreleased recordings
  • As Graham Fenton's Matchbox
Four Greatest Hits
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Magnet
  • Formats: CD
  • Mini-album
26 Original Hits
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Mach
  • Formats: CD
The Platinum Collection
  • Released: 5 December 2005
  • Label: Warner
  • Formats: CD
The Magnet Records Singles Collection
  • Released: 16 June 2014
  • Label: 7T's
  • Formats: 2xCD
The Albums 1979–82
  • Released: 31 January 2020
  • Label: Cherry Red
  • Formats: 4xCD box set
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[11]
BEL (FL)
[12]
FIN
[3]
GER
[4]
IRE
[13]
NL
[14]
NZ
[15]
SWI
[16]
"Rock 'n' Roll Band" 1975 Non-album singles
"Rock Rollin' Boogie" 1978
"Black Slacks" 1979 Matchbox
"Rockabilly Rebel" 18 12 12 3 17 21 1 9
"Buzz Buzz a Diddle It" 22 17 7 17 45 6 37
"Palisades Park" (released under the name 'Cyclone') Non-album single
"Matchbox" (Germany-only release) 1980 Riders in the Sky
"Midnite Dynamos" / 14 57 15 8 7 8 9 3 4 Midnite Dynamos
"Love Is Going Out of Fashion" (France A-side-only release) Matchbox
"When You Ask About Love" 4 55 16 22 29 3 18 Midnite Dynamos
"Back Here in Boston" (France-only release)
"Over the Rainbow/You Belong to Me" (medley) 15 42 23 Non-album single
"Babe's in the Wood" 1981 46 25 44 41 Flying Colours
"Please Don't Touch" Riders in the Sky
"Only Wanna Rock" (Germany-only release)
"I'm a Lover Man" (Japan-only release) Midnite Dynamos (Japan release)
"Love's Made a Fool of You" 63 13 66 40 Flying Colours
"Little Lonely Girl" (Japan-only release) Matchbox (Japan release)
"Angels on Sunday" 86 Flying Colours
"24 Hours" (Germany-only release) 1982
"One More Saturday Night" 63 Crossed Line
"Riding the Night"
"I Want Out" (featuring Kirsty MacColl) 1983 137[17] 58
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

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  1. ^ a b "MATCHBOX | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 190. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ a b "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit MARM - MAT". Sisältää hitin. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  5. ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Broadcasting" (PDF). Music Week. 13 October 1979. p. 14. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  7. ^ "International Certifications" (PDF). Cash Box. 23 May 1981. p. 35. Retrieved 3 December 2021 – via World Radio History.
  8. ^ "British certifications – Matchbox". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 February 2022. Type Matchbox in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  9. ^ "Dealer tour supplement" (PDF). Music Week. 12 September 1981. p. 4. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Vísir - 65. Tölublað (19.03.1982) - Tímarit.is". timarit.is. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  12. ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  13. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  15. ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  17. ^ "UK Singles Charts: 1983 (including chart panel sales)". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 24 March 2022.