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Erasure discography
Erasure performing in Delamere Forest in July 2011
Studio albums19
EPs13
Live albums6
Compilation albums9
Singles62
Video albums14
Music videos49

Erasure are an English synth-pop duo who have released 19 studio albums, six live albums, nine compilation albums, seven box sets, 14 extended plays, 62 singles, 14 video albums and 50 music videos. Erasure consists of keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell.

Erasure made their debut in 1985. Their third studio album, The Innocents (1988), reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the first of four consecutive albums to reach the top position. From 1986 to 2007, the duo achieved 32 consecutive top-40 singles on the UK Singles Chart, while attaining three top-20 singles on the US Billboard Hot 100: "A Little Respect", "Chains of Love", and "Always". By 2009, 34 of their 45 singles and EPs (eight of which were not eligible to chart in England) had made the UK top 40, with 17 climbing into the top 10.

Albums

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Details Chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
DEN
[4]
GER
[5]
NLD
[6]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
US
[10]
Wonderland
  • Released: 2 June 1986
  • Label: Mute
71 89 20 13
The Circus
  • Released: 30 March 1987
  • Label: Mute
6 97 16 40 12 9 190
The Innocents
  • Released: 18 April 1988
  • Label: Mute
1 8 50 13 15 49
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[11]
  • RIAA: Platinum[12]
Wild!
  • Released: 16 October 1989
  • Label: Mute
1 107 16 20 24 57
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[11]
Chorus
  • Released: 14 October 1991
  • Label: Mute
1 93 5 15 14 21 29
I Say I Say I Say
  • Released: 17 May 1994
  • Label: Mute
1 107 2 6 85 3 17 18
Erasure
  • Released: 24 October 1995
  • Label: Mute
14 175 33 87 26 82
Cowboy
  • Released: 31 March 1997
  • Label: Mute
10 74 27 34 19 43
Loveboat
  • Released: 23 October 2000
  • Label: Mute
45 48 57
Other People's Songs
  • Released: 27 January 2003
  • Label: Mute
17 31 17 138
Nightbird
  • Released: 25 January 2005
  • Label: Mute
27 25 22 34 154
Union Street
  • Released: 3 April 2006
  • Label: Mute
102
Light at the End of the World
  • Released: 21 May 2007
  • Label: Mute
29 42 127
Tomorrow's World
  • Released: 3 October 2011
  • Label: Mute
29 20 35 61
Snow Globe
  • Released: 11 November 2013
  • Label: Mute
49 100 [A]
The Violet Flame
  • Released: 22 September 2014
  • Label: Mute
20 5 41 37 48
World Be Gone
  • Released: 19 May 2017
  • Label: Mute
6 186 28 15 69 137
The Neon
  • Released: 21 August 2020
  • Label: Mute
4 49 11 [B]
Day-Glo (Based on a True Story)
  • Released: 12 August 2022[15]
  • Label: Mute[15]
29 13 100
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

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List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Details Chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
CAN
[16]
GER
[5]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
US
[10]
US Dance
[17]
The Two Ring Circus
  • Released: November 1987
  • Label: Mute
186
Pop! The First 20 Hits
  • Released: November 1992
  • Label: Mute
1 122 4 40 12 40 15 18 112
Hits! The Very Best of Erasure
  • Released: October 2003
  • Label: Rhino, EMI
15 54 7
Total Pop! The First 40 Hits
  • Released: February 2009
  • Label: Mute
21
Pop2! The Second 20 Hits
  • Released: February 2009
  • Label: Mute
Essential
  • Released: March 2012
  • Label: Mute
Always: The Very Best of Erasure
  • Released: October 2015
  • Label: Mute
9 42
World Beyond
  • Released: 9 March 2018
  • Label: Mute
47 [C]
The Neon Remixed
  • Released: 30 July 2021
  • Label: Mute
33
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

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List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUT
[3]
BEL
[20]
GER
[5]
IRE
[21]
NLD
[6]
NZ
[22]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[23]
US
[24]
Crackers International 1988 2 16 36 18 2 49 40 15 73
Am I Right? EP (re-mix) 1992 22
Abba-esque 1 1 4 2 1 4 42 1 3 85
I Love Saturday 1994
Rain Plus 1997
Moon and the Sky Plus 2001
Boy EP 2006
Storm Chaser EP 2007
Pop! Remixed 2009 [D]
Erasure.Club
Phantom Bride EP
World Be Gone EP 2017
Blue Savannah EP[28] 2020
Ne:EP 2021
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

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1985–1999

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List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
BEL (FL)
[20]
GER
[5]
IRE
[21]
NLD
[6]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[23]
US
[29]
"Who Needs Love Like That" 1985 55 48 23 Wonderland
"Heavenly Action" 100
"Oh l'amour" 1986 85 13 16 15
"Sometimes" 2 45 10 2 2 3 2 20 3 The Circus
"It Doesn't Have to Be" 1987 12 17 16 19 34 19
"Victim of Love" 7 26 7 22
"The Circus" 6 30 6
"Ship of Fools" 1988 6 9 6 12 The Innocents
"Chains of Love" 11 18 6 85 16 12
"A Little Respect" 4 34 7 28 14
"Stop!" 2 16 18 2 49 15 97 Crackers International
"Drama!" 1989 4 157 12 5 15 Wild!
"You Surround Me" 15 38 10
"Blue Savannah" 1990 3 159 12 3 48
"Star" 11 152 33 11
"Chorus" 1991 3 77 20 17 4 72 37 10 83 Chorus
"Love to Hate You" 4 6 15 19 5 49 4 17
"Am I Right?" 15 185 21 46 9
"Am I Right?" (Remix) 22 Am I Right? EP
"Breath of Life" 1992 8 25 44 8 Chorus
"Take a Chance on Me" 13 Abba-esque
"Who Needs Love (Like That)" (Remix) 10 120 18 27 8 31 Pop! The First 20 Hits
"Always" 1994 4 78 2 19 5 7 2 23 20 I Say I Say I Say
"Run to the Sun" 6 146 39 49 19 19
"I Love Saturday" 20 186 69 34
"Stay with Me" 1995 15 170 13 Erasure
"Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)" 20 198 69
"Rock Me Gently" 1996
"In My Arms" 1997 13 121 40 62 76 12 55 Cowboy
"Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me" 23 89 26
"Rain" [E]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

2000–present

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List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Chart positions Album
UK
[30]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[31]
DEN
[4]
FIN
[32]
GER
[5]
IRE
[21]
SWE
[8]
US Dance
[33]
US Dance Sales
[34]
"Freedom" 2000 27 137 80 51 Loveboat
"Moon & the Sky" 2001
"Solsbury Hill" 2003 10 7 29 39 2 Other People's Songs
"Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" 14 19 58
"Oh l'amour" (Remix) 13 7 59 10 Hits! The Very Best of Erasure
"Breathe" 2005 4 1 35 30 33 1 1 Nightbird
"Don't Say You Love Me" 15 8 12 69 26 2
"Here I Go Impossible Again" 25 69
"All This Time Still Falling Out of Love"
"Boy" 2006 17 Union Street
"I Could Fall in Love with You" 2007 21 4 11 69 7 1 Light at the End of the World
"Sunday Girl" 33 8 76 1
"Always" (2009 Remix) 2009 Total Pop! The First 40 Hits
"Phantom Bride" (2009 Remaster) The Innocents
"A Little Respect" (HMI Redux) 2010 Non-album single
"When I Start To (Break It All Down)" 2011 25 Tomorrow's World
"Be with You" 7
"Fill Us with Fire" 2012
"Gaudete" 2013 18 Snow Globe
"Make It Wonderful" 2014
"Elevation" 3 The Violet Flame
"Reason" 10
"Sacred" 2015 4
"Sometimes" (2015 mix) Always: The Very Best of Erasure
"Love You to the Sky" 2017 World Be Gone
"World Be Gone"
"Just a Little Love"
"Hey Now (Think I Got a Feeling)" 2020 The Neon
"Nerves of Steel"
"Fallen Angel"
"Secrets" 2021 The Neon Remixed, Ne:EP[35]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Video

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Video albums

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Year Title Details Format
1987 Live at the Seaside 1987 The Circus Tour VHS
1989 Innocents 1988 The Innocents Tour VHS
1990 Wild! 1989 Wild! Tour VHS/Laser Disc
1992 Abba-esque Music videos from the Abba-esque EP VHS
Pop! The First 20 Hits Compilation of music videos from 1985 to 1992 VHS
1993 The Tank, the Swan & the Balloon 1992 Phantasmagorical Tour VHS
1996 Erasure 1995–1996 Compilation of music videos from 1995 to 1996 VHS
1998 Tiny Tour 1996 Tiny Tour VHS
2003 Sanctuary – The EIS Christmas Concert 2002 2002 Fan Club Christmas Gig DVD
Hits! the Videos Compilation of music videos from 1985 to 2003 DVD
2004 The Tank, the Swan & the Balloon 1992 Phantasmagorical Tour DVD (re-release)
2005 The Erasure Show – Live in Cologne 2005 The Erasure Show Tour DVD
2007 On the Road to Nashville[19] 2006 Acoustic Tour DVD + CD
2008 Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2007 Light at the End of the World Tour DVD

Music videos

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Year Title Director
1985 "Who Needs Love (Like That)" John Scarlett-Davies
"Heavenly Action"
1986 "Oh l'amour" Peter Hamilton/Alistair Rae
"Sometimes" Gerard de Thame
1987 "It Doesn't Have to Be"
"Victim of Love" Peter Scammell
"The Circus" Jerry Chater
1988 "Ship of Fools" Phillip Vile
"Chains of Love" Peter Christopherson
"A Little Respect"
"Stop!"
1989 "Drama!" The Giblets
"You Surround Me" James Lebon
1990 "Blue Savannah" Kevin Godley
"Star" John Maybury
1991 "Chorus" David Mallet
"Love to Hate You"
"Am I Right?" Angela Conway
1992 "Breath of Life"
"Lay All Your Love on Me" Jan Kounen
"S.O.S."
"Take a Chance on Me" Philippe Gautier
"Voulez-Vous" Jan Kounen
1994 "Always"
"Run to the Sun" Nico Beyer
"I Love Saturday" Caz Gorham & Frances Dickenson
1995 "Stay with Me" Mario Cavalli
"Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)" Max Abbiss-Biro
1996 "Rock Me Gently"
"Sono Luminus" (Acoustic live)
1997 "In My Arms" Dick Carruthers
"In My Arms" (North American version) Geoff Moore
"Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me" Richard Heslop
"Rain" unknown
2000 "Freedom" Vince Clarke
2003 "Solsbury Hill"
"Solsbury Hill" (Alternative version) unknown
"Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" Jonas Odell
"Oh l'amour" (Remix) Toma & Luc
2005 "Breathe" Christian Bevilacqua
"Don't Say You Love Me" Fizzy Eye
"All This Time Still Falling Out of Love" Uwe Flade
2007 "I Could Fall in Love with You" Justin Eisner
"I Could Fall in Love with You" (Alternative version) Estelle Rogers
"Sunday Girl" unknown
2013 "Gaudete" Martin Meunier & Tonya Hurley[36]
"Make It Wonderful"
2014 "Elevation" Tom Oxley[37]
2020 "Nerves of Steel" Brad Hammer[38][39]
"Fallen Angel"

Other appearances

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Below is a list of songs recorded by Erasure which are not available on Erasure LPs.

Song title Year Additional information
"Pistol" 1989 Omitted from the US version of Wonderland (1986) but appeared on Just Say Yes Volume III: Just Say Mao (1989).
"Too Darn Hot" 1990 Cover version of the 1948 Cole Porter song from Kiss Me, Kate, included on the 1990 Porter tribute album Red Hot + Blue.
"Looking Glass Sea" 1990 Appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dick Tracy.
"Rage" 1991 Collaboration with Lene Lovich which appeared on the PETA benefit album Tame Yourself. "Rage" was originally a solo LP track for Lovich in 1989.
"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" 1993 Billed as "k.d. lang & Andy Bell", this is a cover of the 1979 Donna Summer/Barbra Streisand disco duet. The pair had performed a raucous version live at the previous year's BRIT Awards. The somewhat more tame studio version was recorded with Erasure's Vince Clarke and produced by synth-pop super-producer, Stephen Hague. It appears on the 1993 movie soundtrack, Coneheads.
"Magic Moments" 1997 Cover of a 1957 Burt Bacharach/Hal David song, popularized by Perry Como. The Erasure version first appeared on the soundtrack to the film Lord of Illusions. Released in the US as a promotional single and on the US-only version of Cowboy.
"Amateur Hour" 1997 Collaboration with Sparks on their 1997 album Plagiarism.
"Baby Love" 2000 Cover version of the Supremes' song, included on the UK compilation album Motown Mania. Also appears on the Moon & the Sky EP.
"Early Bird" 2007 Collaboration with Cyndi Lauper, included on True Colors Tour 2007 commemorative album. Also appears on the Storm Chaser EP.

Notes

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  1. ^ Snow Globe did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 162 on the Top Current Album Sales chart.[13]
  2. ^ The Neon did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 25 on the Top Album Sales chart and at number 22 on the Top Current Album Sales chart.[13][14]
  3. ^ World Beyond did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 91 on the Top Album Sales chart and at number 74 on the Top Current Album Sales chart.[13][14]
  4. ^ Pop! Remixed did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the UK Budget Albums Chart.[27]
  5. ^ "Rain" was ineligible to chart in the United Kingdom due to its track count and length.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Peak chart positions in the United Kingdom:
    • All except noted: "Erasure | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
    • Union Street and Storm Chaser: "Chart Log UK (1994–2010): E-40 – E-Z Rollers". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d Australian chart peaks:
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  14. ^ a b "Erasure Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Erasure Announce New album Day-Glo (Based On A True Story)". 14 June 2022.
  16. ^ "Canadian Albums". RPM Canada. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  17. ^ "Erasure Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
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  20. ^ a b "Belian Chart". Belgium Charts Portal. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  21. ^ a b c "Search the charts". The Irish Charts. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  22. ^ "New Zealand Chart". charts.nz. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  23. ^ a b "Swiss Charts" (in German). Charts.de Media Control. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
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  25. ^ "Austrian certifications – Erasure" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
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  27. ^ "Chart Log UK (1994–2010): E-40 – E-Z Rollers". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  28. ^ "ERASURE - BLUE SAVANNAH 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - (12" BLUE VINYL EP)". Lexer Music Limited. Archived from the original on 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  29. ^ "Erasure Chart History (The Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  30. ^ "UK Charts". The Official Charts Company UK. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  31. ^ "Canadian Chart". Allmusic. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  32. ^ "Finnish Chart". Finland Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  33. ^ "Erasure Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  34. ^ "Erasure Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  35. ^ "Neues vom Musikmarkt: ERASURE Ne:EP "Time (Hearts Full Of Love)"". RADIOSZENE (in German). 25 October 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  36. ^ "ERASURE Reveals New Video for 'Make It Wonderful' From Holiday Album". BroadwayWorld. 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  37. ^ Towle, Andy (16 September 2014). "Erasure Streams 16th Album 'The Violet Flame', Releases Video for First Single 'Elevation': WATCH". Towleroad. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
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