Dragon discography
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| Dragon discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 16 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 10 |
| Singles | 33 |
This is the discography of Dragon, a popular rock band formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in January 1972, who relocated to Sydney, Australia in May 1975.[1][2][3][4] They were previously led by singer Marc Hunter,[5][6] and are currently led by his brother, bass player Todd Hunter.[7] They performed and released material under the name Hunter in Europe and United States during 1987.[2][4][7]
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS[8] | NZ[9] | ||||
| Universal Radio |
|
— | — | ||
| Scented Gardens for the Blind |
|
— | — | ||
| Sunshine |
|
24 | — |
| |
| Running Free |
|
6 | 16 |
| |
| O Zambezi |
|
3 | 17 | ||
| Power Play |
|
64 | — | ||
| Body and the Beat |
|
5 | — |
| |
| Dreams of Ordinary Men Released in U.S. / Europe by Hunter in 1987 |
|
18 | — | ||
| Bondi Road |
|
18 | 22 |
| |
| Incarnations |
|
55 | — | ||
| Sunshine to Rain |
|
87 | — | ||
| Remembers |
|
— | — | ||
| Happy I Am |
|
— | — | ||
| It's All Too Beautiful |
|
— | — | ||
| Roses |
|
— | — | ||
| Drago Celebrates Countdown 80s UK Chartbusters |
|
— | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Live albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS[8] | NZ[9] | |||
| Live One |
|
62 | 49 | |
| Live 2008 |
|
— | — | |
| Live in Melbourne 1989 |
|
— | — | |
| Live in the 70s |
|
— | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Compilation albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS[8] | NZ[9] | ||||
| Dragon's Greatest Hits Vol. 1 |
|
8 | — | ||
| Are You Old Enough |
|
— | — | ||
| So Far: Their Classic Collection |
|
26 | — | ||
| The Best of Dragon and Mondo Rock (with Mondo Rock) |
|
47 | — | ||
| Cuts from the Tough Times |
|
— | — | ||
| Snake Eyes on the Paradise Greatest Hits 1976-1989 |
|
70 | — | ||
| Tales from the Dark Side Greatest Hits and Choice Collectables 1974–1997 |
|
186 | — | ||
| The Essential Dragon |
|
— | — | ||
| The Very Best of Dragon |
|
151 | 4 |
| |
| The Dragon Years - 40th Anniversary Collection |
|
150 | 21 | ||
| 50 - The Greatest Hits |
|
—[A] | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ 50 - The Greatest Hits (listed on ARIA asCelebrating 50 Years of Dragon) did not enter the ARIA Top 100 Chart, but peaked at number 19 on the Australian Artists Album Chart.[20]
Extended plays
[edit]| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Chase the Sun |
|
| The Great Divide |
|
Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Album | Label | Peak chart positions | Certification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS[8] | NZ[9] | US[21] | |||||
| 1975 | "Vermillion Cellars" | Scented Gardens for the Blind | Vertigo | — | — | — | |
| "Education" | Single only release | — | — | — | |||
| "Star Kissed" | — | — | — | ||||
| 1976 | "Wait Until Tomorrow" | CBS / Portrait | — | — | — | ||
| "This Time" | Sunshine | 26 | — | — | |||
| 1977 | "Get That Jive" | 13 | — | — | |||
| "Sunshine" | 36 | — | — |
| |||
| "April Sun in Cuba" | Running Free | 2 | 9 | — | |||
| 1978 | "Shooting Stars" | 58 | — | — | |||
| "Konkaroo" | Dragon's Greatest Hits Vol. 1 | 40 | — | — | |||
| "Are You Old Enough?" | O Zambezi | Portrait | 1 | 5 | — | ||
| "Still in Love with You" | 27 | 35 | — | ||||
| 1979 | "Love's Not Enough" | Single only release | CBS | 37 | — | — | |
| "Counting Sheep" | Power Play | — | — | — | |||
| "Motor City Connections" | — | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | "Ramona" | Single only release | EMI Music | 79 | — | — | |
| 1983 | "Rain" | Body and the Beat | Polydor | 2 | — | 88 | |
| "Magic" | 33 | — | — | ||||
| 1984 | "Cry" | 17 | — | — | |||
| "Wilderworld" | 42 | — | — | ||||
| "Body and the Beat" | — | — | — | ||||
| 1985 | "Speak No Evil" | Dreams of Ordinary Men | 19 | — | — | ||
| 1986 | "Dreams of Ordinary Men" | 17 | 43 | — | |||
| "Western Girls" | 58 | 37 | — | ||||
| 1987 | "Nothing to Lose" | — | — | — | |||
| "Celebration" | Bondi Road | RCA | 11 | — | — | ||
| 1988 | "River" | Single only release | 81 | — | — | ||
| 1989 | "Young Years" | Bondi Road | 18 | 13 | — | ||
| "Here Am I" | 77 | — | — | ||||
| "Summer" | 57 | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | "Book of Love" | — | — | — | |||
| 1995 | "Chains of Love" | Incarnations | Roadshow music | 238 | — | — | |
| 2011 | "Chase the Sun"[25] | Chase the Sun | Ozmomusic | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
References
[edit]- ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Dragon'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Archived from the original on 19 April 2004.
- ^ a b "ARIA Hall of Fame - Dragon". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 22 May 2008. Archived from the original on 15 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- ^ "Groups & Solo Artists - Ariel". Milesago. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
- ^ a b "Dragon". Bruce Sergent. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
- ^ "Marc Hunter (1953–1998)". MILESAGO. Retrieved 25 October 2007.
- ^ Simmonds, Jeremy (2006). Number one in heaven - the heroes who died for rock n roll. London: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-102287-1.
- ^ a b "Dragon". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 94. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Dragon in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- "Here Am I" (ARIA) peak: Scott, Gavin. "25 Years Ago This Week: July 16, 1989". blogspot.com.au. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- "Summer" (ARIA) peak: Scott, Gavin. "25 Years Ago This Week: November 12, 1989". blogspot.com.au. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 87.
- All ARIA-era (13 June 1988 onwards) peaks to 23 March 2018: "Dragon chart history, received from ARIA on 23 March 2018". ARIA. Retrieved 23 February 2020 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ a b c d "New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- ^ "Dragon - Power Play (1979) + Bonus Single". Rock on Vinyl. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ Barry Bull, Ritchie Yorke (1 September 2005). A Little Bull Goes a Long Way: Business Notes from the Music Man. Pennon Publishing. p. 42. ISBN 1877029017.
- ^ "Dragon - Power Play". Audio Culture. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "CashBox Magazine" (PDF). Cash Box. 9 December 1978. p. 50. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "DRAGON Body and The Beat 30th Anniversary". The Gov. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Tommy EMMANUEL". Country Music Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Billboard Magazine". Billboard. 15 November 1986. p. 68. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
Dragon Dreams of Ordinary Man platinum.
- ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums Chart – 1989 (61–100)". imgur.com. Retrieved 28 April 2016. N.B. The triangle symbol indicates platinum certification.
- ^ "Drago Celebrates Countdown 80s UK Chartbusters". Apple Music. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Gold and platinum New Zealand albums to 2013". Te Ara. Encyclopedia of NZ. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "ARIA Australian Artist Album Chart" (PDF). ARIA. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Billboard, Allmusic
- ^ "Cash Box Newspaper" (PDF). Cash Box. 11 March 1978. p. 10. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Dragon – April Sun in Cuba". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Cash Box Newspaper" (PDF). Cash Box. 13 May 1978. p. 49. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Chase the Sun - single". amazon. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
