The Moody Blues discography
| The Moody Blues discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 16 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Live albums | 8 |
| Compilation albums | 27 |
| Singles | 36 |
| Video albums | 7 |
The following is the discography of the English symphonic and progressive rock band the Moody Blues. In the United States, 14 of the group's albums reached Gold or Platinum stutus, according to the Recording Industry Association of America. In Canada, it was 13 albums and in the United Kingdom, it was four.
The Moody Blues scored three top-ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100, with "Nights in White Satin" reaching number 2 in Billboard and number 1 in Cashbox. On the UK singles chart, the group also had three top-ten hits, with "Go Now" reaching number 1.
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Album details | UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
GER [4] |
NLD [5] |
NZ [6] |
NOR [7] |
SWE [8] |
US [9] |
Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Magnificent Moodies (US title: Go Now: The Moody Blues #1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Days of Future Passed
|
27 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | ||
In Search of the Lost Chord
|
5 | — | 37 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 23 | ||
On the Threshold of a Dream
|
1 | — | 26 | 37 | — | — | 12 | — | 20 | ||
To Our Children's Children's Children
|
2 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | ||
A Question of Balance
|
1 | 2 | 3 | — | 8 | — | 5 | — | 3 | ||
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
|
1 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 6 | — | 5 | — | 2 | ||
Seventh Sojourn
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5 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 7 | — | 10 | — | 1 | ||
Octave
|
6 | — | 9 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 13 | ||
Long Distance Voyager
|
7 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 1 | ||
The Present
|
15 | — | 11 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 35 | 26 |
| |
The Other Side of Life
|
24 | 34 | 46 | 56 | 65 | — | — | — | 9 | ||
Sur la Mer
|
21 | 35 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 |
| |
Keys of the Kingdom
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54 | — | 29 | — | 67 | — | — | — | 94 | ||
Strange Times
|
92A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | ||
December
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||
Live albums
[edit]| Recorded | Album details | US [9] |
Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 December 1969 + 5 studio tracks 1967–1968 | Caught Live + 5
|
26 | |
| 9 September 1992 | A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra
|
93 |
|
| 1 May 2000 | Hall of Fame
|
185 | |
| 11 June 2005 | Lovely to See You: Live
|
— | |
| 1967–1970 | Live at the BBC 1967–1970
|
— | |
| 30 August 1970 | Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970
|
— | |
| 6–7 June 2017 | Days of Future Passed Live
|
— | |
| 3 July 1991 | Live at Montreux 1991
|
— | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
Compilation albums
[edit]| Album details | UK [1] |
CAN [3] |
US [9] |
Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
This Is The Moody Blues
|
14 | 2 | 11 | ||
Out of This World
|
15 | — | — |
| |
Voices in the Sky: The Best of The Moody Blues
|
— | 91 | 132 | ||
Prelude
|
— | — | — | ||
Blue
|
— | — | — | ||
Greatest Hits
|
71 | — | 113 |
| |
Legend of a Band: The Story of the Moody Blues
|
— | — | — | ||
Time Traveller
|
— | — | — |
| |
The Very Best of The Moody Blues (US title: The Best of The Moody Blues)
|
13 | — | — |
| |
Anthology
|
— | — | — | ||
Classic Moody Blues
|
— | — | — | ||
The Best of The Moody Blues: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection
|
— | — | — | ||
The Very Best of The Moody Blues / Strange Times
|
19 | — | — | ||
The Singles +
|
— | — | — | ||
The Collection
|
— | — | — | ||
The Very Best of The Moody Blues / Hall of Fame
|
— | — | — | ||
Say It with Love
|
— | — | — | ||
Ballads
|
— | — | — | ||
Ballads / December
|
— | — | — | ||
Gold
|
— | — | — | ||
An Introduction to The Moody Blues
|
— | — | — | ||
The Moody Blues Collected
|
— | — | — | ||
Playlist Plus
|
— | — | — | ||
Icon
|
— | — | — | ||
Timeless Flight
|
— | — | — | ||
The Polydor Years 1986–1992
|
— | — | — | ||
Nights In White Satin: The Essential Moody Blues
|
— | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
Video albums
[edit]| Album details | Certifications |
|---|---|
Legend of a Band: The Story of The Moody Blues
| |
A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra
|
|
Hall of Fame
|
|
Live at Montreux 1991
|
|
Lovely to See You: Live
|
|
Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970
|
|
Days of Future Passed Live
|
EPs
[edit]| EP details | UK |
|---|---|
The Moody Blues
|
12 |
Singles
[edit]| Year | Titles Both sides from same album except where indicated |
UK [1] |
AUS |
CAN [3] |
NLD [5] |
US Hot [15] |
US CB [16] |
US AC [17] |
US MR [18] |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | "Steal Your Heart Away" b/w "Lose Your Money (But Don't Lose Your Mind)" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| "Go Now" b/w "It's Easy Child" |
1 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | — | — | UK: A-side on The Magnificent Moodies/B-side non-album track
US: Go Now: The Moody Blues #1 | |
| 1965 | "Go Now" b/w "Lose Your Money" |
UK: A-side on The Magnificent Moodies/B-side non-album track
US: A-side on Go Now: The Moody Blues #1/B-side non-album track | ||||||||
| "I Don't Want to Go On Without You" b/w "Time Is on My Side" |
33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | UK: Non-album tracks
US: A-side on Go Now: The Moody Blues #1/B-side non-album track | |
| "From the Bottom of My Heart (I Love You)" b/w "And My Baby's Gone" |
22 | — | 23 | — | 93 | 70 | — | — | UK: Non-album tracks
US: Go Now: The Moody Blues #1 | |
| "Everyday" b/w "You Don't" |
44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |
| 1966 | "Stop!" b/w "Bye Bye Bird" |
— | — | 88 | — | 98 | 93 | — | — | UK: The Magnificent Moodies
US: A-side non-album track/B-side on Go Now: The Moody Blues #1 |
| "This Is My House (But Nobody Calls)" b/w "Boulevard de la Madeleine" |
— | — | — | — | 119 | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |
| 1967 | "Life's Not Life" b/w "He Can Win" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Fly Me High" b/w "I Really Haven't Got the Time" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Love and Beauty" b/w "Leave This Man Alone" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Nights in White Satin"A b/w "Cities" |
19 | — | 30 | 1 | 103 | — | — | — | A-side on Days of Future Passed/B-side non-album track | |
| 1968 | "Tuesday Afternoon" b/w "Another Morning" |
— | — | 12 | — | 24 | 26 | — | — | Days of Future Passed |
| "Voices in the Sky" b/w "Dr. Livingstone, I Presume" |
27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | In Search of the Lost Chord | |
| "Ride My See-Saw" b/w "A Simple Game" |
42 | — | 33 | 12 | 61 | 41 | — | — | A-side on In Search of the Lost Chord/B-side non-album track | |
| 1969 | "Never Comes the Day" b/w "So Deep Within You" |
— | — | 74 | — | 91 | 90 | — | — | On the Threshold of a Dream |
| "Watching and Waiting" b/w "Out and In" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | To Our Children's Children's Children | |
| 1970 | "Question" b/w "Candle of Life" |
2 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 19 | — | — | A-side on A Question of Balance/B-side on To Our Children's Children's Children |
| 1971 | "The Story in Your Eyes" b/w "Melancholy Man" |
— | 68 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 14 | — | — | A-side on Every Good Boy Deserves Favour/B-side on A Question of Balance |
| 1972 | "Isn't Life Strange" b/w "After You Came" |
13 | 39 | 9 | — | 29 | 20 | — | — | A-side on Seventh Sojourn/B-side on Every Good Boy Deserves Favour |
| "Nights in White Satin"B b/w "Cities" |
9 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 37 | — | A-side on Days of Future Passed/B-side non-album track | |
| 1973 | "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" b/w "For My Lady" |
36 | 39 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 8 | — | — | Seventh Sojourn |
| 1978 | "Steppin' in a Slide Zone" b/w "I'll Be Level with You" |
— | 78 | 41 | — | 39 | 46 | — | — | Octave |
| "Driftwood" b/w "I'm Your Man" |
— | — | 60 | — | 59 | 68 | 38 | — | ||
| 1981 | "Gemini Dream" b/w "Painted Smile" |
— | 36 | 1 | — | 12 | 13 | — | 13 | Long Distance Voyager |
| "The Voice" b/w "22,000 Days" |
— | 91 | 9 | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 1 | ||
| "Talking Out of Turn" b/w "Veteran Cosmic Rocker" |
— | — | 27 | — | 65 | 60 | — | — | ||
| 1983 | "Blue World" b/w "Going Nowhere" (UK), "Sorry" (US) |
35 | — | 40 | — | 62 | 72 | — | 32 | The Present |
| "Sitting at the Wheel" b/w "Sorry" (UK), "Going Nowhere" (US) |
91 | — | 18 | — | 27 | 30 | — | 3 | ||
| "Running Water" b/w "Under My Feet" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1986 | "Your Wildest Dreams" b/w "Talkin' Talkin'" |
— | 20 | 55 | — | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | The Other Side of Life |
| "The Other Side of Life" b/w "The Spirit" |
— | 80 | — | — | 58 | 76 | 18 | 11 | ||
| 1988 | "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" b/w "Miracle" |
52 | 37 | 15 | — | 30 | 40 | 9 | 2 | Sur la Mer |
| "Here Comes the Weekend" b/w "River of Endless Love" |
— | — | 50 | |||||||
| "No More Lies" b/w "River of Endless Love" |
— | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | |||
| 1991 | "Say It with Love" b/w "Lean on Me (Tonight)" |
— | — | 36 | — | — | 31 | 22 | Keys of the Kingdom | |
| "Bless the Wings (That Bring You Back)" b/w "Once Is Enough" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1999 | "English Sunset" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Strange Times | |
| 2003 | "December Snow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | December | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||
Notes
[edit]A:^ "Nights in White Satin" charted highest in most countries on its 1972 re-release, except in the Netherlands where the original 1967 release charted higher.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Artist Chart History: Moody Blues". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ^ "Go-Set Magazine Charts: Australian Top 40 Singles and Album Charts 1966–1974". Pop Archives. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ a b c "RPM Search Engine" (PHP). Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2004.
- ^ "Moody Blues Search Results" (ASP). Media Control Charts (in German). Retrieved 27 June 2011. [dead link]
- ^ a b "The Moody Blues" (ASP). Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ "The Moody Blues" (ASP). New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Artist Info: The Moody Blues". VG-lista. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ^ "The Moody Blues" (ASP). Swedish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ a b c "The Moody Blues Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Certified Awards". Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Gold & Platinum Database Results". Music Canada. Archived from the original (ASPX) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database" (PHP). Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ a b c d e f "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (ASPX) on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 DVD". ARIA Charts. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "The Moody Blues Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Hoffmann, Frank (1983). The Cash Box Singles Charts, 1950-1981. Metuchen, NJ & London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 407.
- ^ "The Moody Blues Chart History: Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "The Moody Blues Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
External links
[edit]- The Moody Blues discography at Discogs