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{{Infobox Artist Discography
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{{Infobox artist discography
| Artist = ] | Artist = ]
| Image = Tears for Fears 2008.jpg | Image = Tears for Fears 2008.jpg
| Caption = Roland Orzabal (left) and Curt Smith (right) performing in ], 2008 | Caption = Roland Orzabal (left) and Curt Smith (right) performing in ], 2008
| Studio = 6 | Alt =
| Compilation = 2 | Studio = 7
| Live = 1 | Compilation = 3
| Music videos = | Live = 3
| EP = | Video = 11
| Singles = 30 | Music videos = 30
| EP = 1
| Singles = 39
|1Option = 4
|1Option name = Box sets
|2Option = 22
|2Option name = Other compilation albums
}} }}


The English ]/] band ] have released seven studio albums, along with numerous singles, compilations and videos. Formed in 1981 by ] and ], the duo signed to ] in the UK and released their first single the same year. It was not until Tears for Fears' third single, "]" (1982), that they scored their first hit, and their platinum-selling debut album '']'' (1983) was a UK number one.
This is the discography for the ] rock band ].


Their second album, '']'', was released in 1985 and became a worldwide hit, establishing the band in the US. After a third platinum-selling studio album, '']'' (1989), Smith and Orzabal parted company. The band's first ] album was released in 1992 and went double platinum in the UK. Subsequent Tears for Fears studio albums '']'' (1993) and '']'' (1995) were effectively solo albums by Orzabal. However, the duo reformed in 2000 for a new studio album, '']'', which was released in 2004/05. Although continuing to tour regularly across the world, the band's recording output slowed down for several years. A new compilation album, '']'', was released in 2017, giving the band their sixth UK Top 20 album. After a lengthy development, the band's seventh studio album, '']'', was released in February 2022.
==Discography==

==Albums==
===Studio albums=== ===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Details
! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| ]
|- |-
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br/><ref name="UK">{{cite web |title=Official Charts > Tears for Fears |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/25022/tears-for-fears/ |publisher=] |accessdate=2024-11-05}}</ref>
! rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br/><ref name="aus2">Australian chart peaks:
! rowspan="2"| Album details
* Top 100 (]) peaks to 12 June 1988: {{cite book |last=Kent |first=David |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |publisher=Australian Chart Book |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6 |edition=Illustrated |location=St. Ives, N.S.W. |page=306 |authorlink=David Kent (historian)}} N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ] between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
! colspan="10"| Peak chart positions
* Top 50 (]) peaks from 13 June 1988: {{cite web |title=australian-charts.com > Tears for Fears in Australian Charts |url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Tears+For+Fears |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=2019-05-28}}
! rowspan="2"| ]<br /><small>(])</small>
* Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: {{cite book |last=Ryan |first=Gavin |title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 |publisher=Moonlight Publishing |year=2011 |edition=pdf |location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia |page=276}}
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! 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> * "Advice for the Young at Heart" (ARIA) peak: {{cite web |title=ARIA Singles Chart w/c 4-6-1990 |url=https://i.imgur.com/CChlJsS.jpg |publisher=Imgur.com |accessdate=2019-05-28}}
* "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams": {{Cite web |title=Week commencing 6 May 1991 |url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2022/05/week-commencing-6-may-1991.html |access-date=2022-07-19 |language=en-GB}}</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>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br/><ref name="CAN">{{cite web |title=Tears for Fears in Canadian Charts |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=fogdngtcg31omoqp6o1c7hof62&q1=tears+for+fears+&q2=&interval=20 |url-status=dead |publisher=RPM Magazine |accessdate=2016-06-10 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304155154/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=fogdngtcg31omoqp6o1c7hof62&q1=tears+for+fears+&q2=&interval=20 |archivedate=2016-03-04}}
! 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>
* ''The Tipping Point'': {{cite web |title=Tears for Fears Chart History: Canadian Albums |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tears-for-fears/chart-history/cna/ |access-date=8 March 2022 |magazine=]}}</ref>
! width="30"| ]
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br/><ref name=":0">Album chart peaks in France:
! 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>
*''The Hurting'' and ''Songs from the Big Chair'': {{Cite web |title=InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste |url=https://infodisc.fr/Album_Liste_Selection2.php?Lettre=T |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=infodisc.fr}}. Note that these are unofficial peaks produced retrospectively due to the lack of an official album chart in France at the time.
! 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>
*''The Seeds of Love'': {{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-11-11.pdf |title=European Top 100 Albums |magazine=] |volume=6 |issue=45 |date=11 November 1989 |page=VIII}}
! 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>
*''Elemental'': {{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-07-10.pdf |title=Top 10 Sales in Europe |magazine=] |volume=10 |issue=28 |date=10 July 1993 |page=20}}
! 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>
*''Raoul and the Kings of Spain'': {{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1995/BB-1995-10-28.pdf |title=Hits of the World|magazine=] |volume=107 |issue=43 |date=28 October 1995 |page=58}}
! 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> *Albums since 1996: {{Cite web |title=lescharts.com - Les charts français |url=https://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=tears+for+fears&cat=a |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=lescharts.com}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br/><ref name="GER">{{cite web |title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Suchen nach "Tears for Fears" |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artist_search=Tears+For+Fears&do_search=do |publisher=GfK Entertainment |language=German |accessdate=2019-05-28}} N.B. Select 'Album' tab to display album chart peaks.</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br/><ref name=":12">{{cite web |title=Classifiche |url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php |work=] |language=it}} Set "Tipo" on "Album" or "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Tears For Fears".</ref><ref name="ITA">{{Cite web |title=italiancharts.com - Italian charts portal |url=https://italiancharts.com/search.asp?search=tears+for+fears&cat=a |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=italiancharts.com}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br/><ref name="NL">{{cite web |title=dutchcharts.nl > Tears for Fears in Dutch Charts |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Tears+For+Fears |publisher=Hung Medien |language=Dutch |accessdate=2024-11-02}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br/><ref name="NZ">{{cite web |title=charts.nz > Tears for Fears in New Zealand Charts |url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Tears+For+Fears |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=2019-05-28}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br/><ref name="SWI">{{cite web |title=Tears for Fears in Swiss Charts |url=https://hitparade.ch/song/Tears-For-Fears/Shout-1210 |publisher=Hung Medien |language=German |accessdate=2019-05-28}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br/><ref name="billboard200">{{cite magazine |title=Tears for Fears Chart History > Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tears-for-fears/chart-history/tlp/ |magazine=] |accessdate=2024-11-05}}</ref>
|- |-
! scope="row"| '']''
| 1983
|
| align="left"| ''''']'''''
* Released: 7 March 1983
<small>
* Label: ]/]
* First studio album
* Formats: ], ]
* Release date: 7 March 1983
|1
* Label: Phonogram/Mercury</small>
| 1 |15
| 73 |7
| 16 |16
| 15 |15
| 21 |—
| 1 |30
|16
| —
| — |—
|73
| —
|
| —
* ]: Platinum<ref name="bpi">{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Tears for Fears|access-date=23 October 2024}}</ref>
| align="left"| <small>
* ]: Platinum<ref name="BPI2">{{cite certification|region=Canada|artist=Tears for Fears|access-date=19 July 2022}}</ref>
* UK: Platinum
* ]: Gold<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=InfoDisc : Les Certifications Officielles des Formats Longs ((33 T. / CD / Albums / Téléchargements depuis 1973 |url=https://infodisc.fr/Album_Certifications.php |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=infodisc.fr}}</ref>
* US: Gold
* ]: Gold<ref name="BPI">{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=Tears for Fears|access-date=19 July 2022}}</ref>
* CAN: Platinum
* FRA: Gold</small>
|- |-
! scope="row"| '']''
| 1985
|
| align="left"| ''''']'''''
* Released: 25 February 1985
<small>
* Label: Mercury/Phonogram
* Second studio album
* Formats: ], LP, MC
* Release date: 25 February 1985
|2
* Label: Phonogram/Mercury</small>
| 2 |5
| 1 |1
| 12 |12
| 1 |1
| 2 |6
| 5 |1
| 22 |2
| 25 |5
| 17 |1
|
| —
* UK: 3× Platinum<ref name="bpi" />
| align="left"| <small>
* UK: 3&times; Platinum * CAN: 7× Platinum<ref name="BPI2" />
* FRA: Gold<ref name=":1" />
* US: 5&times; Platinum
* ]: Gold<ref name="BPI3">{{cite certification|region=Germany|artist=Tears for Fears|access-date=19 July 2022}}</ref>
* CAN: 7&times; Platinum
* ]: Platinum<ref name="BPI4">{{cite certification|region=Netherlands|artist=Tears for Fears|access-date=19 July 2022}}</ref>
* FRA: Platinum
* ]: 2× Platinum<ref name="Scapolo">{{cite book |last=Scapolo |first=Dean |title=The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966&ndash;2006 |publisher=Dean Scapolo and Maurienne House |year=2007 |isbn=978-1877443-00-8 |location=Wellington}}</ref>
* GER: Gold</small>
* US: 5× Platinum<ref name="BPI" />
|- |-
! scope="row"| '']''
| 1989
|
| align="left"| ''''']'''''
* Released: 25 September 1989
<small>
* Label: ]
* Third studio album
* Formats: CD, LP, MC
* Release date: 25 September 1989
|1
* Label: Fontana (Phonogram/Mercury)</small>
| 1 |18
| 8 |5
| 3 |3
| 5 |5
| 2 |5
| 8 |7
| 13 |4
| 5 |8
| 14 |8
| 18 |
* UK: Platinum<ref name="bpi" />
| align="left"| <small>
* ]: Gold<ref>{{cite book |title=The ARIA Report |date=1 April 1990 |publisher=] |volume=12 |page=6}}</ref>
* UK: Platinum
* US: Platinum * CAN: 2× Platinum<ref name="BPI2" />
* CAN: 2&times; Platinum * FRA: Platinum<ref name=":1" />
* GER: Gold<ref name="BPI3" />
* FRA: Platinum
* GER: Gold * NL: Gold<ref name="BPI4" />
* SWI: Gold</small> * NZ: Gold<ref name="Scapolo" />
* ]: Gold<ref name="BPI5">{{cite certification|region=Switzerland|artist=Tears for Fears|access-date=19 July 2022}}</ref>
* US: Platinum<ref name="BPI" />
|- |-
! scope="row"| '']''
| 1993
|
| align="left"| ''''']'''''
* Released: 7 June 1993
<small>
* Label: Mercury/Phonogram
* Fourth studio album
* Formats: CD, LP, MC, ]
* Release date: 7 June 1993
|5
* Label: Phonogram/Mercury</small>
| 5 |56
| 45 |18
| 5 |5
| 26 |26
| 31 |10
| 24 |31
| — |—
| 26 |24
|45
| —
|
| —
* UK: Silver<ref name="bpi" />
| align="left"| <small>
* CAN: Gold<ref name="BPI2" />
* UK: Silver
* US: Gold * FRA: Gold<ref name=":1" />
* CAN: Gold * US: Gold<ref name="BPI" />
* FRA: Platinum</small>
|- |-
! scope="row"| '']''
| 1995
|
| align="left"| ''''']'''''
* Released: 16 October 1995
<small>
* Label: ]
* Fifth studio album
* Formats: CD, MC, ]
* Release date: 16 October 1995
|41
* Label: Sony/Epic</small>
| 41 |—
| 79 |62
| 5 |5
| 88 |88
| 70 |23
| 42 |70
| — |—
|42
| —
|79
| —
|
| —
|
|- |-
! scope="row"| '']''
| 2004
|
| align="left"| ''''']'''''
* Released: 14 September 2004 (US)/7 March 2005 (UK)
<small>
* Label: ], ]
* Sixth studio album
* Formats: CD
* Release dates: 14 September 2004 (US)<br>7 March 2005 (UK/EUR)
|45
* Label: New Door (US)/Gut (UK)</small>
| 45 |—
| 46 |—
| 28 |28
| 35 |35
| 86 |68
| 48 |86
| — |—
|48
| —
|46
| —
|
| —
|
|- |-
! scope="row"| '']''
| colspan="20" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
|
* Released: 25 February 2022
* Label: ]
* Formats: CD, LP, MC, ], ]
|2 {{efn|group=upper-alpha|''The Tipping Point'' reached No. 1 on the UK Official Albums Sales Chart, the UK Official Physical Albums Sales Chart, the UK Official Downloads Albums Chart, and the UK Official Vinyl Albums Chart.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/tears-for-fears-the-tipping-point/ |title=UK Official Charts (OCC) - Tears For Fears: The Tipping Point (UK Album Charts summary) |website=] |access-date=2023-08-11}}</ref>}}
|7
|20
|10
|3
|14
|5
|—
|4
|8 {{efn|group=upper-alpha|''The Tipping Point'' reached No. 1 on the US Billboard ] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tears-for-fears/chart-history/tsl/
|title=Tears For Fears - Chart History - Top Album Sales|magazine=] |access-date=2023-08-11}}</ref>}}
|
|- |-
| colspan="13" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}
'''Notes'''
{{Reflist|group=upper-alpha}}

===Live albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Details
! scope="col" colspan="5"| Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br/><ref name="UK"/>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br /><ref name=":0" />
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br /><ref name="ITA"/>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br/><ref name="NL"/>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br/><ref name="billboard200"/>
|-
! scope="row"| '']''
|
* Released: 27 February 2006
* Label: ]
* Formats: CD+]
* France-only release
| — || 106 || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| ''Live at Massey Hall Toronto, Canada / 1985''
|
* Released: 12 June 2021
* Label: ]/Mercury
* Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| ''Songs for a Nervous Planet''<ref></ref>
|
* Released: 25 October 2024<ref>{{cite web |last=Sinclair |first=Paul |date=12 September 2024 |title=Tears For Fears / Songs For A Nervous Planet |url=https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/tears-for-fears-songs-for-a-nervous-planet/ |website=SuperDeluxeEdition |access-date=13 September 2024}}</ref>
* Label: Concord
* Formats: 2×CD, 2×LP, ], digital download
| 6 || — || 72<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/1/2024/44|title=Album – Classifica settimanale WK 44 (dal 25.10.2024 al 31.10.2024)|publisher=]|language=it|access-date=5 November 2024}}</ref> || 58 || 104<br /><ref></ref>
|-
| colspan="7" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|} |}


===Compilation albums=== ===Compilation albums===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Details
! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| ]
|- |-
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br /><ref name="UK" />
! rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br/><ref name="bubble 6 April 1992">{{cite web|url= https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2023/04/week-commencing-6-april-1992.html | title=Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 6 April 1992 |website=Bubbling Down Under|access-date=4 May 2023}}</ref>
! rowspan="2"| Album details
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br /><ref name="CAN" />
! colspan="9"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br /><ref name=":0" />
! rowspan="2"| Certifications<br /><small>(sales threshold)</small>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br /><ref name="GER" />
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br /><ref name=":12" />
! 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>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br /><ref name="NL" />
! 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>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br /><ref name="NZ" />
! width="30"| FRA
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br /><ref name="SWI" />
! width="30"| GER
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br /><ref name="billboard200" />
! 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="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="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>
|- |-
! scope="row"| '']''
| 1992
|
| align="left"| ''''']'''''
* Released: 2 March 1992
<small>
* Label: Fontana, Mercury
* First compilation album
* Formats: CD, LP, MC, DCC
* Release date: 17 March 1992
|2
* Label: Polygram (Phonogram/Mercury)</small>
| 2 |101
| 53 |19
|2{{Efn|Peak position on the Compilations Chart|group=upper-alpha}}
| 2
| 7 |7
| 15 |1
| 14 |22
| 34 |9
| 41 |14
| 99 |53
|
| align="left"| <small>
* UK: 2&times; Platinum * UK: 2× Platinum<ref name="bpi" />
* CAN: Gold<ref name="BPI2" />
* US: Platinum
* CAN: Gold * FRA: Gold<ref name=":1" />
* FRA: Gold * GER: Gold<ref name="BPI3" />
* ]: Gold<ref name="FIMI">{{cite certification|region=Italy|artist=Tears for Fears|access-date=19 July 2022}}</ref>
* GER: Gold
* NZ: Platinum<ref name="Scapolo" />
* SWI: Gold</small>
* SWI: Gold<ref name="BPI5" />
* US: Platinum<ref name="BPI" />
|- |-
! scope="row"| '']''
| 1996
|
| align="left"| ''''']'''''
* Released: 3 June 1996
<small>
* Label: Fontana
* B-sides and Rarities compilation
* Formats: CD, MC, 2×LP
* Release date: 1 August 1996
|—
* Label: Phonogram/Mercury</small>
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| |
|- |-
! scope="row"| '']''
| colspan="20" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
|
* Released: 10 November 2017
* Label: ]
* Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download
|12
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|87
|—
|
* UK: Gold<ref name="bpi" />
|- |-
| colspan="12" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|} |}


===Live albums=== ====Other compilations====
'''(The following compilations tended to be regional releases, issued without the band's involvement and often on "budget price" labels)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Details
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| ]
|- |-
! scope="row"| ''Everybody Wants to Mix the World''
! Year
|
! Album details
* Released: 1986
! 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>
* Label: Mercury/]
* Formats: LP, MC
* Argentina-only collection of remixes
|
|- |-
! scope="row"| ''Tears Laid Low (A Tears for Fears Alter Collection)''
| 2006
|
| align="left"| ''''']'''''
* Released: 1992
<small>
* Label: Fontana
* First live album
* Formats: CD
* Release date: 27 February 2006
* Canada limited promo-only release of B-sides
* Label: XIII Bis (France)</small>
|
| 106
|-
! scope="row"| '']''
|
* Released: 27 June 2000
* Label: Mercury
* Formats: CD
* US and Canada-only release
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''Media Markt Präsentiert Tears for Fears''
|
* Released: October 2000
* Label: Mercury
* Formats: CD
* Germany-only release
|
|-
! scope="row"| '']''
|
* Released: November 2000
* Label: Mercury
* Formats: CD
* Reissued in Japan in 2001 as ''The Best of Tears for Fears – Superstar Collection'', in Germany as ''Millennium Edition'' and 2004 in Germany again as ''Popstars of the 20th Century''
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''Shout''
|
* Released: January 2001
* Label: Mercury/]
* Formats: CD
* Germany-only release
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''The Working Hour: An Introduction to Tears for Fears''
|
* Released: 26 March 2001
* Label: Mercury
* Formats: CD
|
|-
! scope="row"| '']''
|
* Released: 25 September 2001
* Label: Mercury
* Formats: CD
* US-only release
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''Gold''
|
* Released: 2001
* Label: Mercury
* Formats: CD
* Brazil-only release
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''The Best of Remixes''
|
* Released: 5 June 2002
* Label: Mercury
* Formats: CD
* Japan-only release
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''The Ultimate Collection''
|
* Released: February 2003
* Label: Universal
* Formats: 3×CD
|
|-
! scope="row"| '']''
|
* Released: 13 October 2003
* Label: ]
* Formats: CD
|
* UK: Silver<ref name="bpi" />
|-
! scope="row"| '']''
|
* Released: August 2006
* Label: ]/Mercury
* Formats: 2×CD
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''The Collection''
|
* Released: November 2006
* Label: Brunswick News/Universal Music
* Formats: CD
* Europe-only release
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''Sowing the Seeds of Love: The Best of Tears for Fears''
|
* Released: 2006
* Label: Brunswick News/Universal Music
* Formats: 2×CD
* Germany-only release
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''Famous Last Words: The Collection''
|
* Released: 14 May 2007
* Label: Spectrum Music
* Formats: 2×CD
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''The Silver Collection''
|
* Released: June 2007
* Label: Spectrum Music
* Formats: CD
* Europe-only release
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''The Essential Collection''
|
* Released: 2008
* Label: Spectrum Music/]
* Formats: CD
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''Die Grössten Hits''
|
* Released: 2008
* Label: Mercury/Universal Music
* Formats: CD
* Germany-only release
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''Mad World: The Collection''
|
* Released: 18 October 2010
* Label: Spectrum Music/Universal
* Formats: 2×CD
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''Everybody Wants to Rule the World: The Collection''
|
* Released: 26 August 2013
* Label: Spectrum Music
* Formats: CD
|
|- |-
! scope="row"| ''Icon''
|
* Released: 5 August 2014
* Label: Mercury
* Formats: CD
|
|} |}


===Other compilations=== ===Box sets===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
* 1986 ''Everybody Wants to Mix the World'' (Remixes compilation released only in ])
! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Title
* 1991 ''Flip'' (B-sides compilation only released in ])
! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Details
* 2000 ''The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tears for Fears''
|-
* 2001 ''Classic Tears for Fears''
! scope="row"| ''Collusion''
* 2001 ''The Working Hour: An Introduction to Tears for Fears''
|
* 2001 ''Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears''
* Released: 25 June 1991
* 2003 ''Tears for Fears: The Collection''
* Label: Fontana
* 2006 ''Sowing the Seeds of Love: The Best of Tears for Fears''
* Formats: 4×CD
* 2006 ''Gold''
* Japan-only release
* 2007 ''Famous Last Words - The Collection''
|-
! scope="row"| ''Songs from the Big Chair / The Hurting''
|
* Released: 1997
* Label: Mercury
* Formats: 2×CD
|-
! scope="row"| ''The Hurting / Sowing the Seeds of Love''
|
* Released: 2000
* Label: Mercury
* Formats: 2×CD
|-
! scope="row"| ''3 Original CDs''
|
* Released: 2003
* Label: Mercury
* Formats: 3×CD
|}


===Videos/DVDs=== ==Extended plays==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
* 1983 ''] (Mad World, Change, Pale Shelter)''
! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Title
* 1984 ''] (Live at the London Hammersmith Odeon)''
! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Details
* 1985 '']''
|-
* 1990 ''] (The Seeds of Love videosingles)''
! scope="row"| '']''
* 1990 ''Tears for Fears: Live at Knebworth '90 (Change, Badman's Song, Everybody Wants to Rule the World)''
|
* 1990 '']''
* Released: 19 April 2014
* 1992 '']''
* Label: ]
* 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)
* Formats: 10″
* 2006 '']'' (CD & DVD)
* ] release
|}


==Singles== ==Singles==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="11"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| ]
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Album
|- |-
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br/><ref name="UK" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Official Charts > Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/26749/johnny-panic-and-the-bible-of-dreams/ |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=2019-05-28}}</ref><ref>UK peak for "Everybody Loves a Happy Ending/Call Me Mellow": {{cite web |title=Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > DJ T – Tzant |url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_T.HTM |publisher=Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz |accessdate=2016-02-21}}</ref>
! rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br/><ref name="aus2" /><ref name="bubble 6 April 1992"/>
! rowspan="2"| Single
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br/><ref>{{cite web |title=Ultratop > Tears for Fears in Ultratop Vlaanderen |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Tears+For+Fears |publisher=Hung Medien |language=Dutch |accessdate=2019-05-28}}</ref>
! colspan="10"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br/><ref name="CAN2">{{cite web |title=Tears for Fears in Canadian Charts |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=fogdngtcg31omoqp6o1c7hof62&q1=tears+for+fears+&q2=&interval=20 |url-status=dead |publisher=RPM Magazine |accessdate=2011-01-16 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021061810/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=fogdngtcg31omoqp6o1c7hof62&q1=tears+for+fears+&q2=&interval=20 |archivedate=2012-10-21}}</ref>
! rowspan="2"| Album
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br/><ref>{{Cite web |title=lescharts.com - Les charts français |url=https://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=tears+for+fears&cat=s |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=lescharts.com}}</ref>
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br/><ref name="GER" />
! 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="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> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br/><ref name="IRE">{{cite web |title=Tears for Fears: Irish Singles |url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |publisher=irishcharts.ie |accessdate=2010-08-22}}</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> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br/><ref name=":12" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=italiancharts.com - Italian charts portal |url=https://italiancharts.com/search.asp?search=tears+for+fears&cat=s |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=italiancharts.com}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br /><ref name="NL" />
! 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>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br /><ref name="NZ" />
! 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> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br/><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Tears for Fears Chart History > Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tears-for-fears/chart-history/hsi/ |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=2019-05-28}}</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="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="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="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>
|- |-
! scope="row"| "]"
| 1981 | 1981
|—
| align="left"| "]"
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
|
| align="left" rowspan="5"| ''The Hurting''
| rowspan="5"| ''The Hurting''
|- |-
! scope="row"| "]"{{efn|name=fn1|The 1982 ]-produced version of "Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love)" was eventually issued as a single in Canada in 1983, and peaked at #12.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.4385.pdf| title=RPM Top 50 Singles - November 5, 1983}}</ref> In other territories, the hit single was the 1983 version of "Pale Shelter". This version was a wholly new recording produced by ] and ], and it did not include the parenthetical subtitle.|group=upper-alpha}}
| rowspan="2"| 1982 | rowspan="2"| 1982
|—
| align="left"| "]"
|—
| 193
| — |—
|12
| —
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
|
|- |-
| align="left"| "]" ! scope="row"| "]"
| 3 |3
|12
| —
| 12 |—
| — |—
|73{{Efn|Chart position is from 2013.|group=upper-alpha}}
| 21
| 6 |21
|6
| —
| — |—
| 2 |—
|25
| —
|—
|
* UK: Gold<ref name="bpi" />
|- |-
! scope="row"| "]"
| rowspan="3"| 1983 | rowspan="3"| 1983
|4
| align="left"| "]"
| 4 |29
| 73 |30
| 29 |23
| — |—
| — |—
| 8 |8
| 27 |14
| 32 |32
| 5 |36
|73
| —
|
* UK: Silver<ref name="bpi" />
|- |-
| align="left"| "Pale Shelter" <small>(re-issue)</small> ! scope="row"| "]" {{small|(1983 version)}}{{efn|name=fn1|group=upper-alpha}}
| 5 |5
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| 25 |—
| 5 |25
|5
| —
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
|—
|
|- |-
| align="left"| "]" ! scope="row"| "]"
| 24 |24
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
|—
| align="left"| Non-album song
|
| {{Non-album single}}
|- |-
! scope="row"| "]"
| rowspan="2"| 1984 | rowspan="2"| 1984
|14
| align="left"| "]"
| 14 |—
| 27 |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| 23 |23
| — |—
| — |—
|50
| —
| — |—
|
| align="left" rowspan="5"| ''Songs from the Big Chair''
| rowspan="4"| ''Songs from the Big Chair''
|- |-
| align="left"| "]" ! scope="row"| "]"
| 4 |4
| 1 |1
| 1 |1
| 21 |1
| 1 |21
| 5 |1
| 2 |5
| 1 |2
| 2 |1
| 1 |1
|1{{efn|In the US, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" was the first single release from ''Songs from the Big Chair'' followed by "Shout".|name=fn2|group=upper-alpha}}
|
* UK: Gold<ref name="bpi" />
* CAN: Platinum<ref name="BPI2" />
* GER: Gold<ref>{{cite certification|region=Germany|artist=Tears for Fears|access-date=16 May 2023}}</ref>
* NZ: Gold<ref name="Scapolo" />
* US: Gold<ref name="BPI" />
* US: Gold (digital)<ref name="BPI" />
|- |-
! scope="row"| "]"
| rowspan="3"| 1985
| rowspan="5"| 1985
| align="left"| "]"
| 2 |2
| 1 |2
| 2 |3
| 18 |1
| 11 |18
| 2 |11
| 11 |2
| 2 |12
| 14 |2
| 13 |1
|1{{efn|name=fn2|group=upper-alpha}}
|
* UK: 4× Platinum<ref name="bpi" />
* AUS: 5× Platinum<ref name=ARIA22s>{{cite certification|region=Australia|type=single|certyear=2022|access-date=5 September 2022}}</ref>
* CAN: Gold<ref name="BPI2" />
* IT: Platinum<ref name="FIMI" />
* NZ: Gold<ref name="Scapolo" />
|- |-
| align="left"| "]" ! scope="row"| "]"
| 12 |12
| 3 |21
| 21 |18
| 57 |8
| 55 |—
| 5 |55
|5
| —
| 29 |—
|29
| —
|12
| —
|3
|
* UK: Silver<ref name="bpi" />
|- |-
! scope="row"| "]" {{small|(reissue)}}
| align="left"| "]"
| 23 |52
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| 10 |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
|—
|
| rowspan="2"| ''The Hurting''
|- |-
! scope="row"| "]" {{small|(reissue)}}
| 1986
|73
| align="left"| "]"
| 5 |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| 4 |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
|
| align="left"| Non-album song
|- |-
! scope="row"| "]"
|23
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|10
|—
|—
|28
|—
|
| rowspan="2"| ''Songs from the Big Chair''
|-
! scope="row"| "]" {{small|(US remix)}}
| rowspan="2"| 1986
|—
|—
|—
|87
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|27
|
|-
! scope="row"| "]"
|5
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|4
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
| {{Non-album single}}
|-
! scope="row"| "]"
| rowspan="2"| 1989 | rowspan="2"| 1989
|5
| align="left"| "]"
| 5 |13
| 2 |11
| 13 |1
| 18 |18
| 11 |11
| 4 |4
| 2 |2
| 3 |3
|4
| —
| 11 |2
|
| align="left" rowspan="4"| ''The Seeds of Love''
| rowspan="4"| ''The Seeds of Love''
|- |-
| align="left"| "]" <small>(with ])</small> ! scope="row"| "]"<br />{{small|(featuring ])}}
| 26 |26
| 36 |39
| 39 |32
| 20 |11
| 45 |20
| 21 |45
| 23 |21
| 16 |14
|16
| —
|34
| —
|36
|
|- |-
! scope="row"| "]"
| rowspan="2"| 1990 | rowspan="2"| 1990
|36
| align="left"| "]"
| 36 |116
| 89 |34
|25
| —
| 31 |31
| 51 |51
| 15 |15
| 49 |—
| 22 |22
| — |—
|89
| —
|
|- |-
| align="left"| "]" ! scope="row"| "]"
| 83 |83
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
|—
|
|- |-
! scope="row"| "]"{{efn|Though not formally credited to Tears for Fears, "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams" was originally the B-side to "Advice for the Young at Heart". It was then remixed by ] and released as a single by Tears for Fears' record company in the UK and simply credited to 'Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams'. The single also reached number 1 on the ].|group=upper-alpha}}
| 1991 | 1991
|70
| align="left"| "]"†
| 70 |152
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
|
| align="left"| ''Saturnine Martial & Lunatic''
| {{Non-album single}}
|- |-
! scope="row"| "]"
| rowspan="2"| 1992 | rowspan="2"| 1992
|17
| align="left"| "]"
| 17 |130
|49
| —<small><sup>1</sup></small>
|28
| —
| 15 |15
| 40 |40
| — |—
| 8 |6
| 27 |27
| — |—
|—{{efn|"Laid So Low" reached number 10 on the ] chart.|name=|group=upper-alpha}}
| —
|
| align="left"| ''Greatest Hits 82-92''
| rowspan="2"| ''Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92)''
|- |-
| align="left"| "Woman in Chains" <small>(re-issue)</small> ! scope="row"| "]" {{small|(reissue)}}
| 57 |57
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
|—
| align="left"| ''The Seeds of Love''
|
|- |-
! scope="row"| "]"
| rowspan="3"| 1993 | rowspan="3"| 1993
|20
| align="left"| "]"
| 20 |82
| 25 |49
|4
| —
| 19 |19
| 66 |66
| — |—
| 7 |10
| 27 |27
| — |—
|25
| —
|
| align="left" rowspan="4"| ''Elemental''
| rowspan="4"| ''Elemental''
|- |-
| align="left"| "]" ! scope="row"| "]"
| 72 |72
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
|—
|
|- |-
! scope="row"| "]"{{Efn|"Goodnight Song" was released as a single in North America and some European countries. It was also released as a promo-only single in the UK.|group=upper-alpha}}
| align="left"| "]"
| — |—
|—
| 125
| — |—
|44
| —
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
|125
|
|- |-
! scope="row"| "Elemental"{{Efn|"Elemental" was only released as a single in France and the US.|group=upper-alpha}}
| 1994 | 1994
|—
| align="left"| "]"
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
|
|- |-
! scope="row"| "]"
| rowspan="2"| 1995 | rowspan="2"| 1995
|31
| align="left"| "]"
| 31 |—
| 98 |39
| — |—
| 64 |—
|80
| —
| — |—
| 60 |—
| — |—
| — |—
| — |—
|
| align="left" rowspan="4"| ''Raoul and the Kings of Spain''
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|- |-
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| 61 |61
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! scope="row"| "]"{{Efn|Whilst "Secrets" was released as a single elsewhere, it was withdrawn from release in the UK.|group=upper-alpha}}
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| align="left"| "]" ! scope="row"| "]"{{Efn|"Falling Down" was released as a promo-only single in the US, Brazil, Mexico, and some European countries.|group=upper-alpha}}
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! scope="row"| "]"{{Efn|"Call Me Mellow" was released as a promo-only single in North America in 2004 and in the UK and Germany in 2005. However, it did get a commercial release in a Italy in early 2005.|group=upper-alpha}}
| 2004
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|—{{efn|"Call Me Mellow" reached #28 on the ] chart.|name=|group=upper-alpha}}
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| rowspan="3"| ''Everybody Loves a Happy Ending''
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! scope="row"| "]"
| rowspan="2"| 2005 | rowspan="2"| 2005
|40
| align="left"| "]"
| 40 |—
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| align="left" rowspan="3"| ''Everybody Loves<br>a Happy Ending''
|- |-
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|102{{efn|"Everybody Loves A Happy Ending/Call Me Mellow" reached #79 on the ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/physical-singles-chart/20050619/1/|title=The Official Charts Company (Physical Singles) - 26 June 2005 |date=1 November 2024 |publisher=The Official Charts Company }}</ref> and #13 on the UK Independent Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-singles-chart/20050619/130/|title=The Official Charts Company (Independent Singles Chart) - 19 June 2005|date=1 November 2024 |publisher=The Official Charts Company }}</ref> in June 2005.|name=|group=upper-alpha}}
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! scope="row"| "Secret World"{{efn|name=|"Secret World" was released as a promo-only single in France.|group=upper-alpha}}
| 2006 | 2006
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|''Secret World – Live in Paris''
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| 2017
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| ''Rule the World: The Greatest Hits''
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|—{{efn|"The Tipping Point" reached #36 on the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-downloads-chart/ |title=The Official Charts Company (Singles Downloads) - 15 October 2021 |date=15 October 2021 |publisher=The Official Charts Company }}</ref> and #37 on the UK Singles Sales Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-sales-chart/|title=The Official Charts Company (Singles Sales) - 15 October 2021|date=15 Oct 2021 |publisher=The Official Charts Company }}</ref> in October 2021.|name=|group=upper-alpha}}
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|—{{efn|"The Tipping Point" reached #17 on the US ''Billboard'' Adult Alternative Songs Chart, #17 on the US ''Billboard'' Alternative Digital Song Sales Chart and #19 on the US ''Billboard'' Rock Digital Song Sales Chart.<ref></ref> between October 2021 and January 2022.|name=|group=upper-alpha}}
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| rowspan="6"| ''The Tipping Point''
|-
! scope="row"| "No Small Thing"
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! scope="row"| "Break the Man"<ref>{{cite magazine |date=13 January 2022 |title=Tears for Fears Rail Against the Patriarchy in New Single "Break the Man" |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tears-for-fears-break-the-man-single-1283887/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=15 January 2022}}</ref>
| rowspan="3"| 2022
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! scope="row"| "My Demons"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-01 |title=Tears For Fears share striking video for latest single 'My Demons' |url=https://retropopmagazine.com/tears-for-fears-music-video-single-my-demons/ |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=Retro Pop |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|—
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! scope="row"| "Long, Long, Long Time"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-18 |title=Tears For Fears share music video for latest single 'Long, Long, Long, Time' |url=https://retropopmagazine.com/tears-for-fears-share-music-video-for-latest-single-long-long-long-time/ |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=Retro Pop |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| "Rivers of Mercy"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-14 |title=Tears For Fears announce three special UK shows for September |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/tears-for-fears-announce-three-special-uk-shows-for-september |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=Retro Pop |language=en-GB}}</ref>
| 2023
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! scope="row"| "The Girl That I Call Home"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-12 |title=THE GIRL THAT I CALL HOME Watch now. |url=https://x.com/tearsforfears/status/1834158196493353372 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=X |language=en-US}}</ref>
| rowspan="3"| 2024
|—{{efn|"The Girl That I Call Home" reached #93 on the ] in November 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-downloads-chart/20241101/7000/|title=The Official Charts Company (Singles Downloads) - 7 November 2024 |date=1 November 2024 |publisher=The Official Charts Company }}</ref>.|name=|group=upper-alpha}}
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| rowspan="3"| ''Songs for a Nervous Planet''
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! scope="row"| "Astronaut"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-04 |title=Tears For Fears Share New Song "Astronaut": Listen |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2283045/tears-for-fears-astronaut/music/ |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| "Say Goodbye to Mum and Dad"<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.aumreport.com/Singles-To-Radio!.html|title=Singles to Radio|website=AUM Report|date=29 November 2024|access-date=4 December 2024}}</ref>
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| colspan="15" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was 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>


==References and sources== == Videos ==

{{reflist}}
=== Video albums ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Details
|-
! scope="row"| '']''
|
* Released: May 1983
* Label: ]
* Formats: ], ], ]
|-
! scope="row"| '']''
|
* Released: 12 October 1984
* Label: PolyGram Music Video
* Formats: VHS, Beta, LD
|-
! scope="row"| '']''
|
* Released: November 1985
* Label: PolyGram Music Video
* Formats: VHS, Beta, LD
|-
! scope="row"| '']''
|
* Released: March 1990
* Label: ]/PolyGram Music Video
* Formats: VHS, LD
|-
! scope="row"| '']''
|
* Released: 8 October 1990
* Label: PolyGram Music Video
* Formats: VHS, LD
|-
! scope="row"| ''Knebworth '90''
|
* Released: 1991
* Label: ]
* Formats: VHS
|-
! scope="row"| '']''
|
* Released: March 1992
* Label: PolyGram Music Video
* Formats: VHS, LD
|-
! scope="row"| '']''
|
* Released: 24 February 2004
* Label: Mercury
* Formats: ]
|-
! scope="row"| ''Classic – The Universal Masters DVD Collection''
|
* Released: 2005
* Label: Mercury/Universal
* Formats: DVD
|-
! scope="row"| '']''
|
* Released: May 2007
* Label: Universal
* Formats: DVD
|}

===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" style="width:17em;"| Title
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Director(s)
|-
! scope="row"| "Mad World"
| 1982
| rowspan="2"| Clive Richardson
|-
! scope="row"| "Change"
| rowspan="3"| 1983
|-
! scope="row"| "Pale Shelter"
| ]
|-
! scope="row"| "The Way You Are"
| {{unknown}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Mothers Talk" (version 1)
| rowspan="3"| 1984
| Laurie Lewis
|-
! scope="row"| "Mothers Talk" (version 2)
| rowspan="6"| ]
|-
! scope="row"| "Shout"
|-
! scope="row"| "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
| rowspan="3"| 1985
|-
! scope="row"| "Head over Heels"
|-
! scope="row"| "I Believe"
|-
! scope="row"| "Mothers Talk" (US remix)
| 1986
|-
! scope="row"| "Sowing the Seeds of Love"
| rowspan="2"| 1989
| ]
|-
! scope="row"| "Woman in Chains"
| rowspan="2"| ]
|-
! scope="row"| "Advice for the Young at Heart"
| rowspan="2"| 1990
|-
! scope="row"| "Famous Last Words"
| Nigel Dick
|-
! scope="row"| "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)"
| 1992
| Paul Donnellon
|-
! scope="row"| "Break It Down Again"
| rowspan="3"| 1993
| ]
|-
! scope="row"| "Cold"
| {{unknown}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Goodnight Song"
| Dani Jacobs
|-
! scope="row"| "Elemental"
| 1994
| ]
|-
! scope="row"| "Raoul and the Kings of Spain"
| rowspan="2"| 1995
| rowspan="3"| Cameron Casey
|-
! scope="row"| "God's Mistake"
|-
! scope="row"| "Secrets" (version 1)
| rowspan="3"| 1996
|-
! scope="row"| "Secrets" (version 2)
| rowspan="2"| Roland Orzabal
|-
! scope="row"| "Falling Down"
|-
! scope="row"| "Closest Thing to Heaven"
| 2005
| Michael Palmieri
|-
! scope="row"| "I Love You but I'm Lost"
| 2017
| Morgan Freed<ref>{{Cite web |last=Polcaro |first=Rafael |date=2017-12-27 |title=Watch Tears For Fears video for they new song "I Love You But I'm Lost" |url=https://rockandrollgarage.com/watch-tears-for-fears-video-for-they-new-song-i-love-you-but-im-lost/ |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=Rock And Roll Garage |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "The Tipping Point"
| rowspan="2"| 2021
| ]
|-
! scope="row"| "No Small Thing"
| Vern Moen
|-
! scope="row"| "Break the Man"
| rowspan="3"| 2022
| WeWereMonkeys
|-
! scope="row"| "My Demons"
| Heather Gildroy
|-
! scope="row"| "Long, Long, Long Time"
|Heather Gildroy and Justin Daashuur Hopkins
|-
! scope="row"| "The Girl That I Call Home"
| rowspan="2"| 2024
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Astronaut"
|
|}
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==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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Tears for Fears discography
Roland Orzabal (left) and Curt Smith (right) performing in Hanover, 2008
Studio albums7
EPs1
Live albums3
Compilation albums3
Singles39
Video albums11
Music videos30
Box sets4
Other compilation albums22

The English new wave/pop rock band Tears for Fears have released seven studio albums, along with numerous singles, compilations and videos. Formed in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, the duo signed to Phonogram Records in the UK and released their first single the same year. It was not until Tears for Fears' third single, "Mad World" (1982), that they scored their first hit, and their platinum-selling debut album The Hurting (1983) was a UK number one.

Their second album, Songs from the Big Chair, was released in 1985 and became a worldwide hit, establishing the band in the US. After a third platinum-selling studio album, The Seeds of Love (1989), Smith and Orzabal parted company. The band's first greatest hits album was released in 1992 and went double platinum in the UK. Subsequent Tears for Fears studio albums Elemental (1993) and Raoul and the Kings of Spain (1995) were effectively solo albums by Orzabal. However, the duo reformed in 2000 for a new studio album, Everybody Loves a Happy Ending, which was released in 2004/05. Although continuing to tour regularly across the world, the band's recording output slowed down for several years. A new compilation album, Rule the World: The Greatest Hits, was released in 2017, giving the band their sixth UK Top 20 album. After a lengthy development, the band's seventh studio album, The Tipping Point, was released in February 2022.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
 AUS
 CAN
 FRA
 GER
 ITA
 NL
 NZ
 SWI
 US
The Hurting 1 15 7 16 15 — 30 16 — 73
Songs from the Big Chair
  • Released: 25 February 1985
  • Label: Mercury/Phonogram
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 2 5 1 12 1 6 1 2 5 1
  • UK: 3× Platinum
  • CAN: 7× Platinum
  • FRA: Gold
  • GER: Gold
  • NL: Platinum
  • NZ: 2× Platinum
  • US: 5× Platinum
The Seeds of Love
  • Released: 25 September 1989
  • Label: Fontana
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 1 18 5 3 5 5 7 4 8 8
  • UK: Platinum
  • AUS: Gold
  • CAN: 2× Platinum
  • FRA: Platinum
  • GER: Gold
  • NL: Gold
  • NZ: Gold
  • SWI: Gold
  • US: Platinum
Elemental
  • Released: 7 June 1993
  • Label: Mercury/Phonogram
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC, DCC
 5 56 18 5 26 10 31 — 24 45
  • UK: Silver
  • CAN: Gold
  • FRA: Gold
  • US: Gold
Raoul and the Kings of Spain
  • Released: 16 October 1995
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, MC, MD
 41 — 62 5 88 23 70 — 42 79
Everybody Loves a Happy Ending
  • Released: 14 September 2004 (US)/7 March 2005 (UK)
  • Label: New Door, Gut
  • Formats: CD
 45 — — 28 35 68 86 — 48 46
The Tipping Point 2 7 20 10 3 14 5 — 4 8
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. The Tipping Point reached No. 1 on the UK Official Albums Sales Chart, the UK Official Physical Albums Sales Chart, the UK Official Downloads Albums Chart, and the UK Official Vinyl Albums Chart.
  2. The Tipping Point reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Top Album Sales chart.

Live albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
 FRA
 ITA
 NL
 US
Secret World – Live in Paris
  • Released: 27 February 2006
  • Label: XIII Bis
  • Formats: CD+DVD
  • France-only release
 — 106 — — —
Live at Massey Hall Toronto, Canada / 1985
  • Released: 12 June 2021
  • Label: UMC/Mercury
  • Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download
 — — — — —
Songs for a Nervous Planet
  • Released: 25 October 2024
  • Label: Concord
  • Formats: 2×CD, 2×LP, Blu-ray, digital download
 6 — 72
 58 104
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
 AUS
 CAN
 FRA
 GER
 ITA
 NL
 NZ
 SWI
 US
Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92)
  • Released: 2 March 1992
  • Label: Fontana, Mercury
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC, DCC
 2 101 19 2 7 1 22 9 14 53
  • UK: 2× Platinum
  • CAN: Gold
  • FRA: Gold
  • GER: Gold
  • ITA: Gold
  • NZ: Platinum
  • SWI: Gold
  • US: Platinum
Saturnine Martial & Lunatic
  • Released: 3 June 1996
  • Label: Fontana
  • Formats: CD, MC, 2×LP
 — — — — — — — — — —
Rule the World: The Greatest Hits
  • Released: 10 November 2017
  • Label: Virgin EMI
  • Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download
 12 — — — — — — — 87 —
  • UK: Gold
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other compilations

(The following compilations tended to be regional releases, issued without the band's involvement and often on "budget price" labels)

Title Details Certifications
Everybody Wants to Mix the World
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: Mercury/PolyGram
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • Argentina-only collection of remixes
Tears Laid Low (A Tears for Fears Alter Collection)
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Fontana
  • Formats: CD
  • Canada limited promo-only release of B-sides
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tears for Fears
  • Released: 27 June 2000
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD
  • US and Canada-only release
Media Markt Präsentiert Tears for Fears
  • Released: October 2000
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD
  • Germany-only release
Classic Tears for Fears: The Universal Masters Collection
  • Released: November 2000
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD
  • Reissued in Japan in 2001 as The Best of Tears for Fears – Superstar Collection, in Germany as Millennium Edition and 2004 in Germany again as Popstars of the 20th Century
Shout
  • Released: January 2001
  • Label: Mercury/Universal
  • Formats: CD
  • Germany-only release
The Working Hour: An Introduction to Tears for Fears
  • Released: 26 March 2001
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD
Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears
  • Released: 25 September 2001
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD
  • US-only release
Gold
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD
  • Brazil-only release
The Best of Remixes
  • Released: 5 June 2002
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD
  • Japan-only release
The Ultimate Collection
  • Released: February 2003
  • Label: Universal
  • Formats: 3×CD
The Collection
  • UK: Silver
Gold
  • Released: August 2006
  • Label: Hip-O/Mercury
  • Formats: 2×CD
The Collection
  • Released: November 2006
  • Label: Brunswick News/Universal Music
  • Formats: CD
  • Europe-only release
Sowing the Seeds of Love: The Best of Tears for Fears
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Brunswick News/Universal Music
  • Formats: 2×CD
  • Germany-only release
Famous Last Words: The Collection
  • Released: 14 May 2007
  • Label: Spectrum Music
  • Formats: 2×CD
The Silver Collection
  • Released: June 2007
  • Label: Spectrum Music
  • Formats: CD
  • Europe-only release
The Essential Collection
Die Grössten Hits
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Mercury/Universal Music
  • Formats: CD
  • Germany-only release
Mad World: The Collection
  • Released: 18 October 2010
  • Label: Spectrum Music/Universal
  • Formats: 2×CD
Everybody Wants to Rule the World: The Collection
  • Released: 26 August 2013
  • Label: Spectrum Music
  • Formats: CD
Icon
  • Released: 5 August 2014
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD

Box sets

Title Details
Collusion
  • Released: 25 June 1991
  • Label: Fontana
  • Formats: 4×CD
  • Japan-only release
Songs from the Big Chair / The Hurting
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: 2×CD
The Hurting / Sowing the Seeds of Love
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: 2×CD
3 Original CDs
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: 3×CD

Extended plays

Title Details
Ready Boy & Girls?

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
 AUS
 BEL
(FL)
 CAN
 FRA
 GER
 IRE
 ITA
 NL
 NZ
 US
"Suffer the Children" 1981 — — — — — — — — — — — The Hurting
"Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love)" 1982 — — — 12 — — — — — — —
"Mad World" 3 12 — — 73 21 6 — — 25 —
  • UK: Gold
"Change" 1983 4 29 30 23 — — 8 14 32 36 73
  • UK: Silver
"Pale Shelter" (1983 version) 5 — — — — 25 5 — — — —
"The Way You Are" 24 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Mothers Talk" 1984 14 — — — — — 23 — — 50 — Songs from the Big Chair
"Shout" 4 1 1 1 21 1 5 2 1 1 1
  • UK: Gold
  • CAN: Platinum
  • GER: Gold
  • NZ: Gold
  • US: Gold
  • US: Gold (digital)
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" 1985 2 2 3 1 18 11 2 12 2 1 1
  • UK: 4× Platinum
  • AUS: 5× Platinum
  • CAN: Gold
  • IT: Platinum
  • NZ: Gold
"Head over Heels" 12 21 18 8 — 55 5 — 29 12 3
  • UK: Silver
"Suffer the Children" (reissue) 52 — — — — — — — — — — The Hurting
"Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love)" (reissue) 73 — — — — — — — — — —
"I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)" 23 — — — — — 10 — — 28 — Songs from the Big Chair
"Mothers Talk" (US remix) 1986 — — — 87 — — — — — — 27
"Everybody Wants to Run the World" 5 — — — — — 4 — — — — Non-album single
"Sowing the Seeds of Love" 1989 5 13 11 1 18 11 4 2 3 4 2 The Seeds of Love
"Woman in Chains"
(featuring Oleta Adams) 		26 39 32 11 20 45 21 14 16 34 36
"Advice for the Young at Heart" 1990 36 116 34 25 31 51 15 — 22 — 89
"Famous Last Words" 83 — — — — — — — — — —
"Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams" 1991 70 152 — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" 1992 17 130 49 28 15 40 — 6 27 — — Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92)
"Woman in Chains" (reissue) 57 — — — — — — — — — —
"Break It Down Again" 1993 20 82 49 4 19 66 — 10 27 — 25 Elemental
"Cold" 72 — — — — — — — — — —
"Goodnight Song" — — — 44 — — — — — — 125
"Elemental" 1994 — — — — — — — — — — —
"Raoul and the Kings of Spain" 1995 31 — 39 — — 80 — — — — — Raoul and the Kings of Spain
"God's Mistake" 61 — — 48 — — — — — — 102
"Secrets" 1996 — — — — — — — — — — —
"Falling Down" — — — — — — — — — — —
"Call Me Mellow" 2004 — — — — — — — 45 — — — Everybody Loves a Happy Ending
"Closest Thing to Heaven" 2005 40 — 64 — — — — — 70 — —
"Everybody Loves a Happy Ending" / "Call Me Mellow" 102 — — — — — — — — — —
"Secret World" 2006 — — — — — — — — — — — Secret World – Live in Paris
"I Love You but I'm Lost" 2017 — — — — — — — — — — — Rule the World: The Greatest Hits
"The Tipping Point" 2021 — — — — — — — — — — — The Tipping Point
"No Small Thing" — — — — — — — — — — —
"Break the Man" 2022 — — — — — — — — — — —
"My Demons" — — — — — — — — — — —
"Long, Long, Long Time" — — — — — — — — — — —
"Rivers of Mercy" 2023 — — — — — — — — — — —
"The Girl That I Call Home" 2024 — — — — — — — — — — — Songs for a Nervous Planet
"Astronaut" — — — — — — — — — — —
"Say Goodbye to Mum and Dad" — — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Videos

Video albums

Title Details
The Videosingles
In My Mind's Eye
  • Released: 12 October 1984
  • Label: PolyGram Music Video
  • Formats: VHS, Beta, LD
Scenes from the Big Chair
  • Released: November 1985
  • Label: PolyGram Music Video
  • Formats: VHS, Beta, LD
Sowing the Seeds
  • Released: March 1990
  • Label: Channel 5/PolyGram Music Video
  • Formats: VHS, LD
Going to California
  • Released: 8 October 1990
  • Label: PolyGram Music Video
  • Formats: VHS, LD
Knebworth '90
Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92)
  • Released: March 1992
  • Label: PolyGram Music Video
  • Formats: VHS, LD
20th Century Masters: The DVD Collection – The Best of Tears for Fears
  • Released: 24 February 2004
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: DVD
Classic – The Universal Masters DVD Collection
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Mercury/Universal
  • Formats: DVD
Gold: The Videos
  • Released: May 2007
  • Label: Universal
  • Formats: DVD

Music videos

Title Year Director(s)
"Mad World" 1982 Clive Richardson
"Change" 1983
"Pale Shelter" Steve Barron
"The Way You Are" Un­known
"Mothers Talk" (version 1) 1984 Laurie Lewis
"Mothers Talk" (version 2) Nigel Dick
"Shout"
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" 1985
"Head over Heels"
"I Believe"
"Mothers Talk" (US remix) 1986
"Sowing the Seeds of Love" 1989 Jim Blashfield
"Woman in Chains" Andy Morahan
"Advice for the Young at Heart" 1990
"Famous Last Words" Nigel Dick
"Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" 1992 Paul Donnellon
"Break It Down Again" 1993 Dani Jacobs
"Cold" Un­known
"Goodnight Song" Dani Jacobs
"Elemental" 1994 Samuel Bayer
"Raoul and the Kings of Spain" 1995 Cameron Casey
"God's Mistake"
"Secrets" (version 1) 1996
"Secrets" (version 2) Roland Orzabal
"Falling Down"
"Closest Thing to Heaven" 2005 Michael Palmieri
"I Love You but I'm Lost" 2017 Morgan Freed
"The Tipping Point" 2021 Matt Mahurin
"No Small Thing" Vern Moen
"Break the Man" 2022 WeWereMonkeys
"My Demons" Heather Gildroy
"Long, Long, Long Time" Heather Gildroy and Justin Daashuur Hopkins
"The Girl That I Call Home" 2024
"Astronaut"

Notes

  1. Peak position on the Compilations Chart
  2. ^ The 1982 Mike Howlett-produced version of "Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love)" was eventually issued as a single in Canada in 1983, and peaked at #12. In other territories, the hit single was the 1983 version of "Pale Shelter". This version was a wholly new recording produced by Chris Hughes and Ross Cullum, and it did not include the parenthetical subtitle.
  3. Chart position is from 2013.
  4. ^ In the US, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" was the first single release from Songs from the Big Chair followed by "Shout".
  5. Though not formally credited to Tears for Fears, "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams" was originally the B-side to "Advice for the Young at Heart". It was then remixed by Fluke and released as a single by Tears for Fears' record company in the UK and simply credited to 'Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams'. The single also reached number 1 on the UK Dance Chart.
  6. "Laid So Low" reached number 10 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
  7. "Goodnight Song" was released as a single in North America and some European countries. It was also released as a promo-only single in the UK.
  8. "Elemental" was only released as a single in France and the US.
  9. Whilst "Secrets" was released as a single elsewhere, it was withdrawn from release in the UK.
  10. "Falling Down" was released as a promo-only single in the US, Brazil, Mexico, and some European countries.
  11. "Call Me Mellow" was released as a promo-only single in North America in 2004 and in the UK and Germany in 2005. However, it did get a commercial release in a Italy in early 2005.
  12. "Call Me Mellow" reached #28 on the US Billboard Adult Top 40 chart.
  13. "Everybody Loves A Happy Ending/Call Me Mellow" reached #79 on the UK Physical Singles Chart and #13 on the UK Independent Singles Chart in June 2005.
  14. "Secret World" was released as a promo-only single in France.
  15. "The Tipping Point" reached #36 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart. and #37 on the UK Singles Sales Chart in October 2021.
  16. "The Tipping Point" reached #17 on the US Billboard Adult Alternative Songs Chart, #17 on the US Billboard Alternative Digital Song Sales Chart and #19 on the US Billboard Rock Digital Song Sales Chart. between October 2021 and January 2022.
  17. "The Girl That I Call Home" reached #93 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart in November 2024..

References

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  2. ^ Australian chart peaks:
  3. ^ "Tears for Fears in Canadian Charts". RPM Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  4. ^ Album chart peaks in France:
  5. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Suchen nach "Tears for Fears"" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 28 May 2019. N.B. Select 'Album' tab to display album chart peaks.
  6. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Set "Tipo" on "Album" or "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Tears For Fears".
  7. ^ "italiancharts.com - Italian charts portal". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  8. ^ "dutchcharts.nl > Tears for Fears in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
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  11. ^ "Tears for Fears Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  12. ^ "British certifications – Tears for Fears". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 October 2024. Type Tears for Fears in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  13. ^ "Canadian certifications – Tears for Fears". Music Canada. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  14. ^ "InfoDisc : Les Certifications Officielles des Formats Longs ((33 T. / CD / Albums / Téléchargements depuis 1973". infodisc.fr. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  15. ^ "American certifications – Tears for Fears". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Tears for Fears)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Dutch certifications – Tears for Fears" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 19 July 2022. Enter Tears for Fears in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  18. ^ Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966–2006. Wellington: Dean Scapolo and Maurienne House. ISBN 978-1877443-00-8.
  19. The ARIA Report. Vol. 12. ARIA. 1 April 1990. p. 6.
  20. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Tears for Fears)". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  21. "UK Official Charts (OCC) - Tears For Fears: The Tipping Point (UK Album Charts summary)". Official Charts. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  22. "Tears For Fears - Chart History - Top Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  23. This album also contains four (or five in some limited editions) new studio tracks.
  24. Sinclair, Paul (12 September 2024). "Tears For Fears / Songs For A Nervous Planet". SuperDeluxeEdition. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  25. "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 44 (dal 25.10.2024 al 31.10.2024)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  26. Songs For A Nervous Planet reached the Top 20 on the US Billboard's Top Album Sales, Top Rock Albums, Top Alternative Albums, Top Current Album Sales, Independent Albums, Indie Store Album Sales and Vinyl Albums charts.
  27. ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 6 April 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  28. ^ "Italian certifications – Tears for Fears" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 19 July 2022. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Tears for Fears" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Tutte le sezioni" under "Sezione".
  29. "Official Charts > Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  30. UK peak for "Everybody Loves a Happy Ending/Call Me Mellow": "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > DJ T – Tzant". Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  31. "Ultratop > Tears for Fears in Ultratop Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  32. "Tears for Fears in Canadian Charts". RPM Magazine. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  33. "lescharts.com - Les charts français". lescharts.com. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  34. "Tears for Fears: Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  35. "italiancharts.com - Italian charts portal". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  36. "Tears for Fears Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  37. "RPM Top 50 Singles - November 5, 1983" (PDF).
  38. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Tears for Fears)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  39. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  40. "The Official Charts Company (Physical Singles) - 26 June 2005". The Official Charts Company. 1 November 2024.
  41. "The Official Charts Company (Independent Singles Chart) - 19 June 2005". The Official Charts Company. 1 November 2024.
  42. "The Official Charts Company (Singles Downloads) - 15 October 2021". The Official Charts Company. 15 October 2021.
  43. "The Official Charts Company (Singles Sales) - 15 October 2021". The Official Charts Company. 15 October 2021.
  44. Select the right category
  45. "Tears for Fears Rail Against the Patriarchy in New Single "Break the Man"". Rolling Stone. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  46. "Tears For Fears share striking video for latest single 'My Demons'". Retro Pop. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  47. "Tears For Fears share music video for latest single 'Long, Long, Long, Time'". Retro Pop. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  48. "Tears For Fears announce three special UK shows for September". Retro Pop. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  49. "THE GIRL THAT I CALL HOME Watch now". X. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  50. "The Official Charts Company (Singles Downloads) - 7 November 2024". The Official Charts Company. 1 November 2024.
  51. "Tears For Fears Share New Song "Astronaut": Listen". Stereogum. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  52. "Singles to Radio". AUM Report. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  53. Polcaro, Rafael (27 December 2017). "Watch Tears For Fears video for they new song "I Love You But I'm Lost"". Rock And Roll Garage. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

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