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The Prelude discography
Studio albums15
EPs3
Live albums4
Compilation albums24
Singles30
Video albums32
Music videos43
Box sets2

This is the official discography by Swedish rock band The Prelude, which consists of fifteen studio albums, four live albums and twentyfour compilation albums.

Core studio albums

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This is the core catalogue of albums, for further studio albums, see 'US Studio Albums'

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds)
UK
JPN
AUT
CAN
FRA
GER
IRE
DEN
NOR
SWE
SWI
US
US

Cash

Box

Record

World

The Prelude 100 10 17 58 4 7 3 20
Next! 6 8 13 7 10 3 5 2 1 1 9 10
Third Time's A Charm
  • Released: 21 February 1966
  • Label: Reaction
2 3 5 8 9 5 3 1 2 1 6 4
The Prelude Sell Out 1 2 1 3 2 2 4 1 1 1 5 4 5 1
  • US: 3× Platinum
  • UK: Gold
  • FRA: Gold
  • ITA: Gold
  • NZ: Gold
Something
  • Released: 16 March 1967
  • Label: Immediate
1 1 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 1
  • US: 5× Platinum
  • UK: Platinum
  • ITA: Gold
Along Came Mr. Claire
  • Released: 4 November 1967
  • Label: Immediate
1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
  • US: Platinum
  • UK: Gold
  • FRA: Gold
Studio
  • Released: 6 June 1968
  • Label: Immediate
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  • US: Platinum
  • UK: Gold
  • CAN: Platinum
Queens And Kings
  • Released: 10 May 1969
  • Label: Immediate
1 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 1
  • US: 4× Platinum
  • UK: Gold
  • CAN: 4× Platinum
Holes In Locked Doors 2 4 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 3 1
  • US: Platinum
  • UK: Gold
The Autumn Stone
  • Released: 20 January 1974
  • Label: Stiff
1 3 5 1 2 1 4 1 1 1 4 2 2 1
  • US: Gold
  • CAN: Platinum
In Memoriam
  • Released: 24 December 1975
  • Label: Stiff
2 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 4 2 1 1
  • US: Gold
  • CAN: Platinum
No Basis
  • Released: 5 May 1977
  • Label: Stiff
1 3 3 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 8 7 1
  • US: Gold
  • CAN: Platinum
Time Flies
  • Released: 16 June 1978
  • Label: Stiff
1 4 2 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 8 7 1
  • US: Gold
  • CAN: Platinum
Farewell
  • Released: 1 June 1979
  • Label: Stiff
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  • US: Gold
  • CAN: Platinum
New Album
  • Released: 21 July 2019
  • Label: Stiff
1 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 4 3 7 1
  • US: Gold
  • CAN: Platinum

US albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds)
US
US

Cash

Box

Introducing: The Prelude! 200
The Second Prelude Album
  • Released: 6 June 1965
  • Label: Columbia
189 178
A Legal Matter
  • Released: 7 November 1965
  • Label: Columbia
53 32
New Music
  • Released: 8 February 1966
  • Label: Columbia
8 10
  • US: Platinum
Extravagance
  • Released: 3 April 1967
  • Label: Columbia
2 1
  • US: 4× Platinum

Live albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds)
UK
JPN
AUT
CAN
FRA
GER
IRE
DEN
NOR
SWE
SWI
US
US

Cash

Box

Record

World

Live At The Marquee Club 1965
  • Released: 4 January 1983
  • Label: Stiff
2 4 5 1 2 10 2 4 7 3 4 2 3 1
Hollywood Bowl 1968
  • Released: 18 June 1989
  • Label: Stiff
6 8 13 7 10 3 5 2 1 1 9 10 5 10
The BBC Sessions
  • Released: 14 October 1998
  • Label: Stiff
1 3 5 8 9 5 3 1 2 1 6 1 2 4
Live Prelude Volume 1
  • Released: 1 September 2018
  • Label: Stiff
1 2 1 3 2 2 4 1 1 1 5 4 5 1
  • US: 3× Platinum
  • UK: Gold


Extended plays

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
SWE JPN US UK GER
Louie Louie
  • Released: 4 October 1964
  • Label: Olga
26
Wings Of A Dove 1 1 1 1 1
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Singles

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Year Song B-side Chart positions Album
SWE JPN US UK GER
1964 "Louie Louie" "Baby, Please Don't Go" A: Louie Louie

B: Louie Louie

"Zoot Suit" "Too Much" 15 A: non-album

B: non-album

"Sha-La-La-La-Lee" "Grow Your Own" 6 12 A: non-album

B: non-album

"Tired Of Waiting For You" "Old Town" 2 93 76 8 A: The Prelude

B: non-album

1965 "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" "Daddy Rolling Stone" 10 88 19 A: The Prelude

B: The Prelude

"I Can't Explain" "Bald Headed Woman" 1 64 20 5 A: non-album

B: The Prelude

"Somebody Help Me" "High Time Baby" 1 77 54 12 6 A: non-album

B: non-album

"It's My Life" "Understanding" 1 20 34 8 3 A: non-album

B: Next!

"Bus Stop" "A Legal Matter" 1 11 20 5 1 A: non-album

B: Next!

1966 "Red Rubber Ball" "L.A, Hollywood" 1 1 12 3 1 A: non-album

B: non-album

"Semi-Detatched, Suburban Mr. James" "In The City" 1 1 2 2 2 A: Third Time's A Charm

B: Third Time's A Charm

"I Can See For Miles" "Someone's Coming" 1 2 4 1 9 A: The Prelude Sell Out

B: non-album

"Here Come The Nice" "Talk To You" 1 3 2 1 2 A: non-album

B: non-album

1967 "See Emily Play" "Chapter 24" 1 1 1 1 1 A: non-album

B: non-album

"Aldwych Station" "Out Of Time" 1 2 1 1 1 A: non-album

B: non-album

1968 "Commotion" "Blackberry Way" 1 1 1 2 4 A: Studio

B: non-album

"Hey Jude" (with the Beatles) "Revolution" (with the Beatles) 1 1 1 1 1 A: non-album

B: non-album

"Small Faces" "How Come (Do Whatever)" 1 1 1 5 3 A: non-album

B: non-album

1969 "Queens And Kings" "2001" 1 1 1 1 1 A: Queens And Kings

B: non-album

"Take It Or Leave It" "Two Men Walked Into A Bar..." 1 1 1 3 2 A: non-album

B: non-album

1971 "Annie" "Diner Blues" 1 1 1 1 1 A: non-album

B: non-album

1973 "The Seeker" "I Don't Even Know Myself" 1 3 1 4 5 A: non-album

B: non-album

1974 "Contact" "If" 1 5 1 4 3 A: non-album

B: non-album

1976 "Under My Thumb" "Sunday" 1 2 1 1 1 A: In Memoriam

B: In Memoriam

"Wish You Were Here" "Cigars" 1 1 1 3 5 A: non-album

B: non-album

1977 "Get Together" "Don't Bother Me (Dinner at Johnathans)" 1 1 1 1 1 A: non-album

B: non-album

1979 "The Eton Rifles" "I Saw" 1 5 1 3 2 A: non-album

B: non-album

"Going Underground" "Dreams Of Children" 1 1 1 1 1 A: Farewell

B: Farewell

1980 "We Love You" "Good Night" 1 2 1 1 2 A: non-album

B: non-album

2019 "Box Trucks" "I'm One" 1 3 2 5 8 A: New Album

B: New Album

  • Note 1: "—" denotes singles that did not chart.