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The ] of ], a British ] group, consists of six ], two ], one ], and thirty ]. Consisting of ] and ], the duo were signed to ]/] records in 1982.<ref name="allmusicbio">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0ifpxqr5ldse~T1|title=Tears for Fears > Biography|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|publisher=]|accessdate=21 December 2009}}</ref>


This is the discography for the ] rock band ].
The group's debut album, '']'' was released the following year. While the second single, "]" reached #3 on the ], however it was their third single, "]" that became their first charting single in the United States. '']'' was released in February 1985. The single, "]" became the group's first major hit in North America, peaking at #1 on the ] and the next single, "]" followed similar suit. Their third studio album, '']'' was released on ] in 1989. Its lead single, "]" reached the Top 5 in the United Kingdom and also followed similar success in the United States. "]," a collaboration with ] was a minor international hit, as was, "]" and "]."


==Discography==
The band's first compilation, '']'' was issued in March 1992, and spawned one major hit in the United Kingdom. In 1993, '']'' became Tears for Fear's first studio album in four years. Although it certified gold in the United States, the lead single, "]" only reached #25 on the Billboard Hot 100. '']'' was released in 1995, and their most recent album, '']'' was released in 2004.

==Albums==
===Studio albums=== ===Studio albums===
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! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album details ! rowspan="2"| Album details
! colspan="9"| Peak chart positions ! colspan="10"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"| ]<br/><small>(])</small> ! rowspan="2"| ]<br /><small>(])</small>
|- style="font-size:smaller;" |- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="25"| ]<br><ref name="UK">{{cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=520|title=Tears for Fears UK Chart Positions|publisher=chartstats.com|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref> ! width="30"| ]<ref name="UK">{{cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=520|title=Tears for Fears UK Chart Positions|publisher=chartstats.com|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref>
! width="25"| ]<br><ref name="Allmusic albums">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0ifpxqr5ldse~T5|title=((( Tears for Fears > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))|publisher=]|author=Allmusic staff|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref> ! width="30"| ]<br><ref name="Allmusic albums">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0ifpxqr5ldse~T5|title=Tears for Fears - U.S. Billboard Albums|publisher=]|author=|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref>
! width="25"| ]<br><ref name="FRA albums">{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Tears+for+Fears&cat=s|title=Tears for Fears: French Albums|publisher=lescharts.com|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref> ! width="30"| ]<br><ref name="FRA albums">{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Tears+for+Fears&cat=a|title=Tears for Fears: French Charts|publisher=lescharts.com|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref>
! width="30"| ]
! width="25"| ]<br><ref name="NL albums">{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=Tears+for+Fears&cat=a|title=Tears for Fears: NL Albums|publisher=dutchcharts.nl|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref>
! width="25"| ]<br><ref name="SWI albums">{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=Tears+for+Fears&cat=a|title=Tears for Fears: Swiss Albums|publisher=hitparade.ch|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref> ! width="30"| ]<br><ref name="NL albums">{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=Tears+for+Fears&cat=a|title=Tears for Fears: Dutch Charts|publisher=dutchcharts.nl|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref>
! width="25"| ]<br><ref name="AUT albums">{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=Tears+for+Fears&cat=a|title=Tears for Fears: AUT Albums|publisher=austriancharts.at|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref> ! width="30"| ]<br><ref name="SWI albums">{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=Tears+for+Fears&cat=a|title=Tears for Fears: Swiss Charts|publisher=hitparade.ch|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref>
! width="25"| ]<br><ref name="SWE albums">{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Tears+for+Fears&cat=a|title=Tears for Fears: SWE Albums|publisher=swedishcharts.com|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref> ! width="30"| ]<br><ref name="AUT albums">{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=Tears+for+Fears&cat=a|title=Tears for Fears: Austrian Charts|publisher=austriancharts.at|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref>
! width="25"| ]<br><ref name="NOR albums">{{cite web|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=Tears+for+Fears&cat=a|title=Tears for Fears: NOR Albums|publisher=norwegiancharts.com|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref> ! width="30"| ]<br><ref name="SWE albums">{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Tears+for+Fears&cat=a|title=Tears for Fears: Swedish Charts|publisher=swedishcharts.com|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref>
! width="25"| ]<br><ref name="AUS albums">{{cite web|url=http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=Tears+for+Fears&cat=a|title=Tears for Fears: Australian Albums|publisher=australian-charts.com|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref> ! width="30"| ]<br><ref name="NOR albums">{{cite web|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=Tears+for+Fears&cat=a|title=Tears for Fears: Norway Charts|publisher=norwegiancharts.com|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref>
! width="30"| ]<br><ref name="AUS albums">{{cite web|url=http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=Tears+for+Fears&cat=a|title=Tears for Fears: Australian Charts (albums)|publisher=australian-charts.com|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref>
|- |-
| 1983 | 1983
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<small> <small>
* First studio album * First studio album
* Release date: March 7, 1983 * Release date: 7 March 1983
* Label: ]/]</small> * Label: Phonogram/Mercury</small>
| 1 | 1
| 73 | 73
| 16 | 16
| 15
| 21 | 21
| — | 1
| — | —
| — | —
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<small> <small>
* Second studio album * Second studio album
* Release date: February 25, 1985 * Release date: 25 February 1985
* Label: Phonogram/Mercury Records</small> * Label: Phonogram/Mercury</small>
| 2 | 2
| 1 | 1
| 12 | 12
| 1
| 2 | 2
| 5 | 5
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| align="left"| <small> | align="left"| <small>
* UK: 3&times; Platinum * UK: 3&times; Platinum
* US: 5&times; Multi-Platinum * US: 5&times; Platinum
* CAN: 7&times; Platinum * CAN: 7&times; Platinum
* FRA: Platinum * FRA: Platinum
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<small> <small>
* Third studio album * Third studio album
* Release date: September 25, 1989 * Release date: 25 September 1989
* Label: ]</small> * Label: Fontana (Phonogram/Mercury)</small>
| 1 | 1
| 8 | 8
| 3 | 3
| 5
| 2 | 2
| 8 | 8
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<small> <small>
* Fourth studio album * Fourth studio album
* Release date: June 7, 1993 * Release date: 7 June 1993
* Label: Phonogram/Mercury Records</small> * Label: Phonogram/Mercury</small>
| 5 | 5
| 45 | 45
| 5 | 5
| 26
| 31 | 31
| 24 | 24
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<small> <small>
* Fifth studio album * Fifth studio album
* Release date: October 16, 1995 * Release date: 16 October 1995
* Label: ]</small></small> * Label: Sony/Epic</small>
| 41 | 41
| 79 | 79
| 5 | 5
| 88
| 70 | 70
| 42 | 42
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<small> <small>
* Sixth studio album * Sixth studio album
* Release date: September 14, 2004 * Release dates: 14 September 2004 (US)<br>7 March 2005 (UK/EUR)
* Label: ]</small> * Label: New Door (US)/Gut (UK)</small>
| 45 | 45
| 46 | 46
| 28 | 28
| 35
| 86 | 86
| 48 | 48
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! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album details ! rowspan="2"| Album details
! colspan="8"| Peak chart positions ! colspan="9"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"| Certifications<br /><small>(sales threshold)</small> ! rowspan="2"| Certifications<br /><small>(sales threshold)</small>
|- style="font-size:smaller;" |- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="30"| UK<ref name="UK">{{cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=520|title=Tears for Fears UK Chart Positions|publisher=chartstats.com|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref>
! width="25"| UK<br><ref name="UK" />
! width="30"| US<br><ref name="Allmusic albums">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0ifpxqr5ldse~T5|title=((( Tears for Fears > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))|publisher=]|author=Allmusic staff|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref>
! width="25"| US<br><ref name="Allmusic albums" />
! width="25"| FRA<br><ref name="FRA albums" /> ! width="30"| FRA
! width="25"| NL<br><ref name="NL albums" /> ! width="30"| GER
! width="25"| SWI<br><ref name="SWI albums" /> ! width="30"| NL
! width="30"| SWI<br><ref name="SWI albums">{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=Tears+for+Fears&cat=a|title=Tears for Fears: Swiss Albums|publisher=hitparade.ch|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref>
! width="25"| AUT<br><ref name="AUT albums" />
! width="30"| AUT<br><ref name="AUT albums">{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=Tears+for+Fears&cat=a|title=Tears for Fears: Austrian Charts|publisher=austriancharts.at|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref>
! width="25"| SWE<br><ref name="SWE albums" />
! width="25"| SPA<br><ref name="SPA albums">{{cite web|url=http://spanishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Tears+for+Fears|title=Tears for Fears: SPA Albums|publisher=spanishcharts.com|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref> ! width="30"| SWE<br><ref name="SWE albums">{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Tears+for+Fears&cat=a|title=Tears for Fears: Swedish Charts|publisher=swedishcharts.com|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref>
! width="30"| SPA<br><ref name="SPA albums">{{cite web|url=http://spanishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Tears+for+Fears|title=Tears for Fears: Spanish Charts|publisher=spanishcharts.com|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref>
|- |-
| 1992 | 1992
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<small> <small>
* First compilation album * First compilation album
* Release date: March 17, 1992 * Release date: 17 March 1992
* Label: ]/Fontana Records</small> * Label: Polygram (Phonogram/Mercury)</small>
| 2 | 2
| 53 | 53
| 2 | 2
| 7
| 15 | 15
| 14 | 14
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| align="left"| ''''']''''' | align="left"| ''''']'''''
<small> <small>
* B-sides and Rarities compilation
* Second compilation album
* Release date: August 1, 1996 * Release date: 1 August 1996
* Label: Fontana/Mercury Records</small> * Label: Phonogram/Mercury</small>
| —
| — | —
| — | —
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! Year ! Year
! Album details ! Album details
! width="35"| <small>FRA</small><br><ref name="FRA albums" /> ! width="40"| <small>FRA<br><ref name="FRA albums">{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Tears+for+Fears&cat=a|title=Tears for Fears: French Chart Peaks|publisher=lescharts.com|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref></small>
|- |-
| 2006 | 2006
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<small> <small>
* First live album * First live album
* Release date: February 27, 2006 * Release date: 27 February 2006
* Label: ]</small> * Label: XIII Bis (France)</small>
| 106 | 106
|- |-
|} |}

===Other compilations===
* 1986 ''Everybody Wants to Mix the World'' (Remixes compilation released only in ])
* 1991 ''Flip'' (B-sides compilation only released in ])
* 2000 ''The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tears for Fears''
* 2001 ''Classic Tears for Fears''
* 2001 ''The Working Hour: An Introduction to Tears for Fears''
* 2001 ''Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears''
* 2003 ''Tears for Fears: The Collection''
* 2006 ''Sowing the Seeds of Love: The Best of Tears for Fears''
* 2006 ''Gold''
* 2007 ''Famous Last Words - The Collection''

===Videos/DVDs===
* 1983 ''] (Mad World, Change, Pale Shelter)''
* 1984 ''] (Live at the London Hammersmith Odeon)''
* 1985 '']''
* 1990 ''] (The Seeds of Love videosingles)''
* 1990 ''Tears for Fears: Live at Knebworth '90 (Change, Badman's Song, Everybody Wants to Rule the World)''
* 1990 '']''
* 1992 '']''
* 2003/5 ''Tears for Fears - 20th century/Universal Masters'' (two minor video collections that include some post-1992 promos not available on the "Tears Roll Down" compilation)
* 2006 '']'' (CD & DVD)


==Singles== ==Singles==
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! rowspan="2"| Album ! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;" |- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="25"| ]<br><ref name="UK" /> ! width="30"| ]<ref name="UK">{{cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=520|title=Tears for Fears UK Chart Positions|publisher=chartstats.com|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref>
! width="25"| ]<br><ref name="Allmusic singles">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0ifpxqr5ldse~T51|title=((( Tears for Fears > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))|publisher=]|author=Allmusic staff|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref> ! width="30"| ]<br><ref name="Allmusic albums">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0ifpxqr5ldse~T51|title=((( Tears for Fears > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))|publisher=]|author=Allmusic staff|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref>
! width="30"| ]<br><ref name="AUS singles">{{cite web|url=http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=Tears+for+Fears|title=Tears for Fears: Australian Charts (singles)|publisher=australian-charts.com|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref>
! width="25"| ]<br><ref name="Allmusic singles" />
! width="30"| ]<br><ref name="FRA albums">{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Tears+for+Fears&cat=s|title=Tears for Fears: French Chart Peaks|publisher=lescharts.com|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref>
! width="25"| ]<br><ref name="Allmusic singles" />
! width="25"| ]<br><ref name="Allmusic singles" /> ! width="30"| ]
! width="30"| ]<br><ref name="IRE singles">{{cite web|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement|title=Tears for Fears: Irish Singles|publisher=irishcharts.ie|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref>
! width="25"| ]<br><ref name="Allmusic singles" />
! width="25"| ]<br><ref name="AUS singles">{{cite web|url=http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=Tears+for+Fears|title=Tears for Fears: Australian Singles|publisher=australian-charts.com|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref> ! width="30"| ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_interprete/at.htm|title=Tears For Fears: Italian Charts (singles)|publisher=hitparadeitalia.it|accessdate=2009-12-25}}</ref>
! width="25"| ]<br><ref name="FRA singles">{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Tears+for+Fears&cat=s|title=Tears for Fears: French Singles|publisher=lescharts.com|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref> ! width="30"| ]<br><ref name="NL singles">{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=Tears+for+Fears&cat=s|title=Tears for Fears: Dutch Single Peaks|publisher=dutchcharts.nl|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref>
! width="25"| ]<br><ref name="IRE singles">{{cite web|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement|title=Tears for Fears: Irish Singles|publisher=irishcharts.ie|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref> ! width="30"| ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(T).html|title=Tears For Fears: South African Charts (singles)|publisher=rock.co.za (Springbok)|accessdate=2009-12-25}}</ref>
! width="25"| ]<br><ref name="NL singles">{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?cat=s&cat2=s&search=Tears+for+Fears|title=Tears for Fears: NL Singles|publisher=dutchcharts.nl|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref> ! width="30"| ]<br><ref name="SWI albums">{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=Tears+for+Fears&cat=s|title=Tears for Fears: Swiss Singles|publisher=hitparade.ch|accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref>
|- |-
| 1981 | 1981
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| align="left"| "]" | align="left"| "]"
| 3 | 3
| —
| —
| —
| —
| — | —
| 12 | 12
| — | —
| 21
| 6 | 6
| —
| —
| 2
| — | —
|- |-
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| 4 | 4
| 73 | 73
| 22
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| —
| —
| 29 | 29
| — | —
| — | —
| 8
| 27
| 32 | 32
| 5
| —
|- |-
| align="left"| "Pale Shelter" <small>(re-issue)</small> | align="left"| "Pale Shelter" <small>(re-issue)</small>
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| — | —
| 25
| 5
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| align="left" rowspan="5"| ''Songs from the Big Chair'' | align="left" rowspan="5"| ''Songs from the Big Chair''
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| align="left"| "]" | align="left"| "]"
| 4 | 4
| 1
| 6
| —
| —
| 1 | 1
| 1 | 1
| 21 | 21
| 1
| 5 | 5
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 1 | 1
|- |-
| rowspan="3"| 1985 | rowspan="3"| 1985
| align="left"| "]" | align="left"| "]"
| 2
| 1
| —
| —
| 2 | 2
| 1 | 1
| 2 | 2
| 18 | 18
| 11
| 2 | 2
| 11
| 2 | 2
| 14
| 13
|- |-
| align="left"| "]" | align="left"| "]"
| 12 | 12
| 3 | 3
| 7
| —
| 5
| —
| 21 | 21
| 57 | 57
| 55
| 5 | 5
| —
| 29 | 29
| —
| —
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| align="left"| "]" | align="left"| "]"
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| — | —
| 10
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| 10
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| 4
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| align="left"| Non-album song | align="left"| Non-album song
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| 2 | 2
| 4
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| 29
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| 18 | 18
| 11
| 4 | 4
| 2
| 3 | 3
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| 11
| align="left" rowspan="4"| ''The Seeds of Love'' | align="left" rowspan="4"| ''The Seeds of Love''
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| 36 | 36
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| 20 | 20
| 45
| 21 | 21
| 23
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| rowspan="2"| 1990 | rowspan="2"| 1990
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| 89 | 89
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| 51
| 15 | 15
| 49
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| align="left"| "]" | align="left"| "]"
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| 1991 | 1991
| align="left"| "]" | align="left"| "]"†
| 70 | 70
| — | —
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| align="left"| "]" | align="left"| "]"
| 17 | 17
| —<small><sup>1</sup></small>
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| 40
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| 27
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| —
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| 27
| align="left"| ''Greatest Hits 82-92'' | align="left"| ''Greatest Hits 82-92''
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| — | —
| 1 | 19
| 24 | 66
| — | —
| 7
| 27
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| 19
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| 27
| align="left" rowspan="4"| ''Elemental'' | align="left" rowspan="4"| ''Elemental''
|- |-
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| 70
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| align="left" rowspan="3"| ''Everybody Loves<br>a Happy Ending''
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| —
| 70
| align="left" rowspan="3"| ''Everybody Loves a Happy Ending''
|- |-
| align="left"| "]" | align="left"| "]"
| 102 | 102
| —<small><sup>2</sup></small>
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| colspan="15" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | colspan="15" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory
|- |-
|} |}
† <small>Though not formally released by Tears for Fears, this was originally the B-side to "Advice for the Young at Heart" which was then remixed by Fluke and released as a single by TFF's record company in the UK and simply credited as "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams".</small><br>
<sup>1</sup><small> "Laid So Low" charted at #10 on Billboard Modern Rock Tracks</small><br>
<sup>2</sup><small> "Call Me Mellow" charted at #28 on Billboard Adult Top 40</small>


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Revision as of 23:30, 27 December 2009

Tears for Fears discography
Roland Orzabal (left) and Curt Smith (right) performing in Hanover, 2008
Studio albums6
Live albums1
Compilation albums2
Singles30

This is the discography for the British rock band Tears for Fears.

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
UK US
 FRA
 GER NL
 SWI
 AUT
 SWE
 NOR
 AUS
1983 The Hurting

  • First studio album
  • Release date: 7 March 1983
  • Label: Phonogram/Mercury
 1 73 16 15 21 1 — — — —
  • UK: Platinum
  • US: Gold
  • CAN: Platinum
  • FRA: Gold
1985 Songs from the Big Chair

  • Second studio album
  • Release date: 25 February 1985
  • Label: Phonogram/Mercury
 2 1 12 1 2 5 22 25 17 —
  • UK: 3× Platinum
  • US: 5× Platinum
  • CAN: 7× Platinum
  • FRA: Platinum
  • GER: Gold
1989 The Seeds of Love

  • Third studio album
  • Release date: 25 September 1989
  • Label: Fontana (Phonogram/Mercury)
 1 8 3 5 2 8 13 5 14 18
  • UK: Platinum
  • US: Platinum
  • CAN: 2× Platinum
  • FRA: Platinum
  • GER: Gold
  • SWI: Gold
1993 Elemental

  • Fourth studio album
  • Release date: 7 June 1993
  • Label: Phonogram/Mercury
 5 45 5 26 31 24 — 26 — —
  • UK: Silver
  • US: Gold
  • CAN: Gold
  • FRA: Platinum
1995 Raoul and the Kings of Spain

  • Fifth studio album
  • Release date: 16 October 1995
  • Label: Sony/Epic
 41 79 5 88 70 42 — — — —
2004 Everybody Loves a Happy Ending

  • Sixth studio album
  • Release dates: 14 September 2004 (US)
    7 March 2005 (UK/EUR)
  • Label: New Door (US)/Gut (UK)
 45 46 28 35 86 48 — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
UK US
 FRA GER NL SWI
 AUT
 SWE
 SPA
1992 Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92)

  • First compilation album
  • Release date: 17 March 1992
  • Label: Polygram (Phonogram/Mercury)
 2 53 2 7 15 14 34 41 99
  • UK: 2× Platinum
  • US: Platinum
  • CAN: Gold
  • FRA: Gold
  • GER: Gold
  • SWI: Gold
1996 Saturnine Martial & Lunatic

  • B-sides and Rarities compilation
  • Release date: 1 August 1996
  • Label: Phonogram/Mercury
 — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

Year Album details FRA
2006 Secret World - Live in Paris

  • First live album
  • Release date: 27 February 2006
  • Label: XIII Bis (France)
 106

Other compilations

  • 1986 Everybody Wants to Mix the World (Remixes compilation released only in Argentina)
  • 1991 Flip (B-sides compilation only released in Japan)
  • 2000 The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tears for Fears
  • 2001 Classic Tears for Fears
  • 2001 The Working Hour: An Introduction to Tears for Fears
  • 2001 Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears
  • 2003 Tears for Fears: The Collection
  • 2006 Sowing the Seeds of Love: The Best of Tears for Fears
  • 2006 Gold
  • 2007 Famous Last Words - The Collection

Videos/DVDs

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK US
 AUS
 FRA
 GER IRE
 ITA NL
 SA SWI
1981 "Suffer the Children" — — — — — — — — — — The Hurting
1982 "Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love)" 193 — — — — — — — — —
"Mad World" 3 — 12 — 21 6 — — 2 —
1983 "Change" 4 73 29 — — 8 27 32 5 —
"Pale Shelter" (re-issue) 5 — — — 25 5 — — — —
"The Way You Are" 24 — — — — — — — — — Non-album song
1984 "Mothers Talk" 14 27 — — — 23 — — — — Songs from the Big Chair
"Shout" 4 1 1 21 1 5 2 1 2 1
1985 "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" 2 1 2 18 11 2 11 2 14 13
"Head over Heels" 12 3 21 57 55 5 — 29 — —
"I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)" 23 — — — — 10 — — — —
1986 "Everybody Wants to Run the World" 5 — — — — 4 — — — — Non-album song
1989 "Sowing the Seeds of Love" 5 2 13 18 11 4 2 3 — 11 The Seeds of Love
"Woman in Chains" (with Oleta Adams) 26 36 39 20 45 21 23 16 — —
1990 "Advice for the Young at Heart" 36 89 — 31 51 15 49 22 — —
"Famous Last Words" 83 — — — — — — — — —
1991 "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams"† 70 — — — — — — — — — Saturnine Martial & Lunatic
1992 "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" 17 — — 15 40 — 8 27 — — Greatest Hits 82-92
"Woman in Chains" (re-issue) 57 — — — — — — — — — The Seeds of Love
1993 "Break It Down Again" 20 25 — 19 66 — 7 27 — — Elemental
"Cold" 72 — — — — — — — — —
"Goodnight Song" — 125 — — — — — — — —
1994 "Elemental" — — — — — — — — — —
1995 "Roaul and the Kings of Spain" 31 98 — 64 — — 60 — — — Raoul and the Kings of Spain
"God's Mistake" 61 94 — — — — — — — —
1996 "Secrets" — — — — — — — — — —
"Falling Down" — — — — — — — — — —
2005 "Closest Thing to Heaven" 40 — — 59 — — 41 70 — — Everybody Loves
a Happy Ending
"Everybody Loves a Happy Ending /
Call Me Mellow" 		102 — — — — — 37 — — —
2006 "Secret World" — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory

† Though not formally released by Tears for Fears, this was originally the B-side to "Advice for the Young at Heart" which was then remixed by Fluke and released as a single by TFF's record company in the UK and simply credited as "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams".
"Laid So Low" charted at #10 on Billboard Modern Rock Tracks
"Call Me Mellow" charted at #28 on Billboard Adult Top 40

References and sources

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