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 Roland Orzabal (left) and Curt Smith (right) performing in Hanover, 2008 | |
| Studio albums | 6 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Singles | 30 |
The Discography of Tears for Fears, a British Synth Pop group, consists of six studio albums, two compilation albums, one live albums, and thirty singles. Consisting of Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, the duo were signed to Polygram/Mercury records in 1982.
The group's debut album, The Hurting was released the following year. While the second single, "Mad World" reached #3 on the UK Singles Chart, however it was their third single, "Change" that became their first charting single in the United States. Songs from the Big Chair was released in February 1985. The single, "Shout" became the group's first major hit in North America, peaking at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the next single, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" followed similar suit. Their third studio album, The Seeds of Love was released on Fontana Records in 1989. Its lead single, "Sowing the Seeds of Love" reached the Top 5 in the United Kingdom and also followed similar success in the United States. "Woman in Chains," a collaboration with Oleta Adams was a minor international hit, as was, "Advice for the Young at Heart" and "Famous Last Words."
The band's first compilation, Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92) was issued in March 1992, and spawned one major hit in the United Kingdom. In 1993, Elemental became Tears for Fear's first studio album in four years. Although it certified gold in the United States, the lead single, "Break It Down Again" only reached #25 on the Billboard Hot 100. Raoul and the Kings of Spain was released in 1995, and their most recent album, Everybody Loves a Happy Ending was released in 2004.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||||||||||||
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| UK |
US |
FRA |
NL |
SWI |
AUT |
SWE |
NOR |
AUS | |||||||||||
| 1983 | The Hurting
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1 | 73 | 16 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1985 | Songs from the Big Chair
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2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 17 | — |
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| 1989 | The Seeds of Love
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1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 18 |
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| 1993 | Elemental
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5 | 45 | 5 | 31 | 24 | — | 26 | — | — |
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| 1995 | Raoul and the Kings of Spain
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41 | 79 | 5 | 70 | 42 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2004 | Everybody Loves a Happy Ending
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45 | 46 | 28 | 86 | 48 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||||||||||||
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| UK |
US |
FRA |
NL |
SWI |
AUT |
SWE |
SPA | ||||||||||||
| 1992 | Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92)
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2 | 53 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 41 | 99 |
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| 1996 | Saturnine Martial & Lunatic
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album details | FRA |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Secret World - Live in Paris
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106 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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| UK |
US |
US Main |
US Mod |
US AC |
US Dan |
AUS |
FRA |
IRE |
NL | |||||
| 1981 | "Suffer the Children" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Hurting | ||
| 1982 | "Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love)" | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Mad World" | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 6 | — | ||||
| 1983 | "Change" | 4 | 73 | 22 | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | 32 | |||
| "Pale Shelter" (re-issue) | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | ||||
| "The Way You Are" | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album song | |||
| 1984 | "Mothers Talk" | 14 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | Songs from the Big Chair | ||
| "Shout" | 4 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 1985 | "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | |||
| "Head over Heels" | 12 | 3 | 7 | — | 5 | — | 21 | 57 | 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 | 4 | 1 | 29 | — | 13 | 18 | 4 | 3 | The Seeds of Love | ||
| "Woman in Chains" (with Oleta Adams) | 26 | 36 | — | 27 | — | — | 39 | 20 | 21 | 16 | ||||
| 1990 | "Advice for the Young at Heart" | 36 | 89 | — | — | 24 | — | — | 31 | 15 | 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 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 15 | — | 27 | Greatest Hits 82-92 | ||
| "Woman in Chains" (re-issue) | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Seeds of Love | |||
| 1993 | "Break It Down Again" | 20 | 25 | — | 1 | 24 | — | — | 19 | — | 27 | Elemental | ||
| "Cold" | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Goodnight Song" | — | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1994 | "Elemental" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1995 | "Roaul and the Kings of Spain" | 31 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | Raoul and the Kings of Spain | ||
| "God's Mistake" | 61 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1996 | "Secrets" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Falling Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2005 | "Closest Thing to Heaven" | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | 70 | Everybody Loves a Happy Ending | ||
| "Everybody Loves a Happy Ending" | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2006 | "Secret World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
References
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Tears for Fears > Biography". allmusic. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ^ "Tears for Fears UK Chart Positions". chartstats.com. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- ^ Allmusic staff. "( Tears for Fears > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Tears for Fears: French Albums". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- ^ "Tears for Fears: NL Albums". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- ^ "Tears for Fears: Swiss Albums". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- ^ "Tears for Fears: AUT Albums". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- ^ "Tears for Fears: SWE Albums". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- "Tears for Fears: NOR Albums". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- "Tears for Fears: Australian Albums". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- "Tears for Fears: SPA Albums". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- ^ Allmusic staff. "( Tears for Fears > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - "Tears for Fears: Australian Singles". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- "Tears for Fears: French Singles". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- "Tears for Fears: Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- "Tears for Fears: NL Singles". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
External links
- British Phonographic Industry
- Recording Industry Association of America
- Lescharts.com
- charts-surfer
- hitparadeitalia
- Irish charts
- South African Rock Lists
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