| The Church discography | |
|---|---|
 Peter Koppes, Steve Kilbey, Tim Powles, Marty Willson-Piper of The Church.Park West, Chicago, United States. 18 August 2006. | |
| Studio albums | 25 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 12 |
| Singles | 38 |
| Video albums | 3 |
The Church, an Australian psychedelic rock band, formed in Sydney in 1980. They have released 25 studio albums, numerous singles and other releases and an additional studio album under the name "The Refo:mation". This discography lists their original Australian releases, along with significant overseas compilations and singles.
Four of the albums listed under the studio albums section are outtake collections:
- A Quick Smoke at Spot's: Archives 1986–1990, a collection of otherwise unavailable songs from that period
- Parallel Universe, a 2-CD set with one CD (remixture) consisting of radically remixed versions of tracks from After Everything Now This, while the other (mixture) consists of outtakes from that album
- Beside Yourself consists of outtakes from the sessions for the studio album Forget Yourself.
- Back with Two Beasts consists of outtakes from the Uninvited, Like the Clouds album sessions.
Note in the compilations section: Temperature Drop in Downtown Winterland, a UK-only tour tie-in EP, collects previously released A & B sides; Hindsight features tracks from the band's albums up to 1987, plus hitherto-uncollected B-sides of singles to that date; Tin Mine features one otherwise unavailable studio track, "Leverage".
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Chart peak positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS |
CAN |
NZ |
SWE |
UK Ind. |
US |
US Ind. | ||||
| 1981 | Of Skins and Heart
|
22 | — | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | ||
| 1982 | The Blurred Crusade
|
10 | — | 17 | 24 | — | — | — | ||
| 1983 | Seance
|
18 | — | 35 | 41 | 18 | — | — | ||
| 1985 | Heyday
|
19 | — | — | — | — | 146 | — | ||
| 1988 | Starfish | 11 | 70 | 11 | 45 | — | 41 | — |
| |
| 1990 | Gold Afternoon Fix
|
12 | 79 | 28 | 44 | — | 66 | — | ||
| 1992 | Priest=Aura
|
25 | — | — | — | — | 176 | — | ||
| 1994 | Sometime Anywhere
|
27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996 | Magician Among the Spirits
|
74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 | Hologram of Baal
|
68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999 | A Box of Birds
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002 | After Everything Now This
|
133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Parallel Universe
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2003 | Forget Yourself
|
145 | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | ||
| 2004 | Jammed
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Beside Yourself
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
El Momento Descuidado (The Unguarded Moment)
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2005 | Back with Two Beasts
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | Uninvited, Like the Clouds
|
153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | El Momento Siguiente (The Following Moment)
|
176 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | Shriek: Excerpts from the Soundtrack
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | Untitled #23
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | Further/Deeper
|
50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017 | Man Woman Life Death Infinity
|
64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023 | The Hypnogogue
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024 | Eros Zeta and the Perfumed Guitars
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2014 | A Psychedelic Symphony: Live at Sydney Opera House
|
| 2019 | New York Stories (Live 1988)
|
Compilations
| Year | Album details | Chart peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | |||
| 1982 | Temperature Drop in Downtown Winterland
|
— | |
| 1984 | Remote Luxury
|
— | |
| 1988 | Hindsight 1980-1987 | 36 | |
Life Before Starfish
|
— | ||
Conception
|
— | ||
| 1991 | A Quick Smoke at Spot's (Archives 1986–1990)
|
84 | |
| 1994 | Almost Yesterday 1981–1990
|
124 | |
| 1999 | Under the Milky Way: The Best of the Church
|
190 | |
The Best of the Church
|
— | ||
| 2001 | Sing-Songs//Remote Luxury//Persia
|
— | |
| 2006 | Tin Mine
|
— | |
| 2007 | Deep in the Shallows: The Classic Singles Collection
|
— | |
| 2010 | The Best of the Radio Songs
|
107 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
Extended plays
| Year | Details | Chart peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | |||
| 1981 | Too Fast for You
|
— | |
| 1982 | Sing-Songs
|
58 | |
| 1984 | Remote Luxury
|
32 | |
Persia
|
47 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS |
CAN |
NZ |
UK | US |
US Main. |
US Alt. | |||
| 1980 | "She Never Said" | — | — | — | — | — | x | x | Of Skins and Heart |
| 1981 | "The Unguarded Moment" | 22 | — | 19 | — | — | — | x | |
| "Too Fast for You" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | x | Too Fast for You EP | |
| "Tear It All Away" | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | x | ||
| 1982 | "Almost with You" | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | x | The Blurred Crusade |
| "When You Were Mine" | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | x | ||
| "I Am a Rock" / "A Different Man" NZ / UK release |
— | — | — | — | — | — | x | Sing-Songs EP | |
| 1983 | "It's No Reason" | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | x | Seance |
| "Electric Lash" | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | x | ||
| 1985 | "Already Yesterday" | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | x | Heyday |
| 1986 | "Tantalized" | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | x | |
| "Columbus" | — | — | — | — | — | — | x | ||
| "Disenchanted" UK-only release |
— | — | — | — | — | — | x | ||
| 1988 | "Under the Milky Way" | 22 | 69 | 25 | 90 | 24 | 2 | x | Starfish |
| "Reptile" | 94 | 88 | — | — | — | 27 | x | ||
| "Antenna" Spain-only release |
— | — | — | — | — | — | x | ||
| "Destination" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | "Metropolis" | 19 | — | 41 | — | — | 11 | 1 | Gold Afternoon Fix |
| "Russian Autumn Heart" US-only release |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "You're Still Beautiful" | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | ||
| 1992 | "Ripple" | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | Priest=Aura |
| "Feel" | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "Two Places at Once" | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sometime Anywhere |
| 1996 | "Comedown" | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Magician Among the Spirits |
| 1997 | "White Star Line" / "Gypsy Stomp" Limited edition release: 1000 copies |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album release |
| 1998 | "Louisiana" | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hologram of Baal |
| 2001 | "Numbers" | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | After Everything Now This |
| 2003 | "Song in Space" Limited edition release: 1500 copies |
155 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Forget Yourself |
| 2006 | "Block" | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Uninvited, Like the Clouds |
| "Easy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Under the Milky Way" (vs Craig Obey) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Elektrik Force | |
| 2009 | "The Coffee Song" / "Hounds of Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album release |
| "Pangaea" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Untitled #23 | |
| "Operetta" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "Deadman's Hand" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | "Another Century" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Man Woman Life Death Infinity |
| "Undersea" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Don't Know How I Don't Know Why" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022 | "The Hypnogogue" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Hypnogogue |
| "C'est La Vie" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023 | "No Other You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Realm of Minor Angels" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Hypnogogue Deluxe Edition | |
Video albums
| Year | Details |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Enmore Theatre 1992 Concert
|
| 2013 | Future Past Perfect: Live at the Enmore
|
| 2014 | A Psychedelic Symphony: Live at Sydney Opera House
|
Studio album as The Refo:mation
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Pharmakoi/Distance-Crunching Honchos with Echo Units
|
References
General
- McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 27 September 2010. Note: Archived copy has limited functionality.
- Fulmer, Mike (2000). "The Church Discography". Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- Spencer, Chris; Nowara, Zbig; McHenry, Paul (2002) . The Who's Who of Australian Rock. Notes by Ed Nimmervoll. Noble Park, Vic: Five Mile Press. ISBN 1-86503-891-1.
- Specific
- McFarlane 'The Church' entry. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
- Holmgren, Magnus. "The Church". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 5 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. p. 64. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. ARIA licensed the top 50 portion of the Kent Music Report chart between mid-1983 and 5 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 6 June 1988: "Discography The Church". Australian charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
- 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. 207.
- All ARIA-era peaks to 5 July 2022: "The Church chart history, received from ARIA on 5 July 2022". ARIA. Retrieved 14 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.
- "Search: RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- Gold Afternoon Fix: "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 52, No. 4 – Jun 09, 1990". RPM. Retrieved 4 June 2024 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "Discography The Church". New Zealand charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- "Discography The Church". Swedish charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- "Indie Hits "C"". 5 June 2011. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "The Church - Charts & Awards - Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- "RIAA Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- "RPM100 Singles". RPM. Library and Archives of Canada. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ "The Church > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- "The Church Chart History: Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- "Another Century - Single by The Church | Spotify". Open.spotify.com. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- "Undersea". Spotify. 8 September 2017.
- "I Don't Know How I Don't Know". Spotify. 17 November 2017.
- "The Church are back with new single "The Hypnogogue"". brooklynvegan.com. 29 August 2022.
- Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry. National Library of Australia. 2002. ISBN 9781865038919. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) Note: version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd Archived 29 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition. As from September 2010, the on-line version appears to have an 'Internal Service Error'.
External links
- The Church Discography
- The Church, archived from the original at Australian Rock Database on 6 October 2012. Retrieved on 2 March 2014
- The Church discography at Discogs
- The Church discography at MusicBrainz
- Albums by The Church at Rate Your Music