Erasure discography
This is the discography of British synthpop duo Erasure, consisting of keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell.
| Erasure discography | |
|---|---|
 Erasure performing live in Delamere Forest in July 2011 | |
| Studio albums | 18 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 8 |
| Video albums | 13 |
| Music videos | 43 |
| EPs | 7 |
| Singles | 54 |
| Tribute albums | 2 |
Discography
Albums
Erasure made their debut in 1985; they entered Number 1 in the United Kingdom with their third album The Innocents, in 1988, which became the first of 4 consecutive albums to reach the top position.
Singles
From 1986 to 2007, Erasure achieved 32 consecutive Top 40 hits in the UK, while having 3 Top 20 hits in the US (on the Billboard Hot 100): "A Little Respect", "Chains of Love", and "Always".
By 2009, 34 of their 45 singles and EPs (of which 8 out of the 45 were not chart eligible in the UK) had made the UK Top 40, with 17 climbing into the Top 10.
Erasure continues to release singles up to the present, with the latest single "Nerves of Steel" released in 2020, though their last single to chart in the UK top 75 was "Sunday Girl" in 2007.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||
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| UK [1][2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
DEN [5] |
GER [6] |
NED [7] |
NZ [8] |
NOR [9] |
SWE [10] |
SWI [11] |
US [12][13] | |||
| Wonderland |
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71 | 89 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | |
| The Circus |
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6 | 97 | — | — | 16 | — | 40 | — | 12 | 9 | 190 |
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| The Innocents |
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1 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 50 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 49 | |
| Wild! |
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1 | 107 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 20 | 24 | 57 |
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| Chorus |
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1 | 93 | 5 | — | 15 | — | — | — | 14 | 21 | 29 |
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| I Say I Say I Say |
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1 | 107 | 2 | — | 6 | 85 | — | — | 3 | 17 | 18 |
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| Erasure |
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14 | 175 | 33 | — | 87 | — | — | — | 26 | — | 82 | |
| Cowboy |
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10 | 74 | 27 | — | 34 | — | — | — | 19 | — | 43 | |
| Loveboat |
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45 | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | |
| Other People's Songs |
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17 | — | — | 31 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 138 | |
| Nightbird |
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27 | — | — | 25 | 22 | — | — | — | 34 | — | 154 | |
| Union Street |
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102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Light at the End of the World |
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29 | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | |
| Tomorrow's World |
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29 | — | — | 20 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | |
| Snow Globe |
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49 | — | — | — | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Violet Flame |
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20 | — | — | 5 | 41 | — | — | — | 37 | — | 48 | |
| World Be Gone |
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6 | 186 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | 15 [16] |
69 | 137 | |
| The Neon |
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4 | — | 49 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
CAN [17] |
GER [18] |
NZ [8] |
SWE [10] |
SWI [11] |
US [12] |
US Dance [19] | ||||||||||
| The Two Ring Circus |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 186 | — | ||||||||
| Pop! The First 20 Hits |
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1 | 122 | 4 | 40 | 12 | 40 | 15 | 18 | 112 | — | ||||||||
| Hits! The Very Best of Erasure | 15 | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
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| Total Pop! The First 40 Hits |
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21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Pop2! The Second 20 Hits |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Essential |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Always: The Very Best of Erasure |
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9 | — | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| World Beyond |
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47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Live albums
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Box sets
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Erasure Information Service releases
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Extended plays
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [22] |
BEL [23] |
GER [24] |
IRE [25] |
NED [26] |
NZ [27] |
SWE [28] |
SWI [29] |
US [30] | |||
| 1988 | Crackers International | 2 | — | 16 | 36 | 18 | 2 | 49 | 40 | — | 15 | 73 | |
| 1992 | Am I Right? EP (re-mix) | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Abba-esque | 1 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 85 | ||
| 1994 | I Love Saturday | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1997 | Rain: Plus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | Moon and the Sky: Plus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | Boy EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | Storm Chaser EP | 172[2] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | Pop! Remixed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Erasure.Club | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Phantom Bride EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017 | World Be Gone EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Singles
1985–1999
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [22] |
BEL [23] |
FRA [34] |
GER [24] |
IRE [25] |
NED [26] |
NZ [27] |
SWE [28] |
SWI [29] |
US [35] | ||||||||
| 1985 | "Who Needs Love Like That" | 55 | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | Wonderland | |||||
| "Heavenly Action" | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1986 | "Oh L'amour" | 85 | 13 | — | — | 14 | 16 | — | — | 25 | 15 | — | — | ||||||
| "Sometimes" | 2 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 3 | — |
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The Circus | |||||
| 1987 | "It Doesn't Have to Be" | 12 | — | — | 17 | — | 16 | 19 | 34 | — | — | 19 | — | ||||||
| "Victim of Love" | 7 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 7 | — | — | — | 22 | — | |||||||
| "The Circus" | 6 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1988 | "Ship of Fools" | 6 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | 12 | — | The Innocents | |||||
| "Chains of Love" | 11 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 6 | 85 | 31 | — | 16 | 12 | |||||||
| "A Little Respect" | 4 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 7 | — | 24 | — | 28 | 14 |
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| "Stop!" A | 2 | — | 16 | — | — | 18 | 2 | 49 | 40 | — | 15 | 97 | Crackers International | ||||||
| 1989 | "Drama!" | 4 | 157 | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | — | 35 | — | 15 | — | Wild! | |||||
| "You Surround Me" | 15 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1990 | "Blue Savannah" | 3 | 159 | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | 48 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Star" | 11 | 152 | — | — | — | 33 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1991 | "Chorus" | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1992 | "Breath of Life" | 8 | — | 25 | — | — | 44 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Who Needs Love (Like That)" (Remix) | 10 | 120 | 18 | — | — | 27 | 8 | — | — | — | 31 | — | Pop! The First 20 Hits | ||||||
| 1994 | "Always" | 4 | 78 | 2 | 19 | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 23 | 20 |
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I Say I Say I Say | ||||
| "Run to the Sun" | 6 | 146 | — | 39 | — | 49 | 19 | — | — | 19 | — | — | |||||||
| "I Love Saturday" | 20 | 186 | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | |||||||
| 1995 | "Stay with Me" | 15 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | Erasure | |||||
| "Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)" | 20 | 198 | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1996 | "Rock Me Gently" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1997 | "In My Arms" | 13 | 121 | 40 | 62 | — | 76 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 55 | Cowboy | |||||
| "Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me" | 23 | — | — | — | — | 89 | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | |||||||
| "Rain Plus" B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
- A "Stop!", part of Crackers International EP, charted on its own in The US.
- B "Rain Plus" was ineligible to chart in The UK due to its track count and length.
2000–present
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [36] |
AUS [3] |
CAN [37] |
DEN [38] |
FIN [39] |
GER [24] |
IRE [25] |
ROM [40] |
SWE [28] |
US Club Play [41] |
US Dance Sales [42] | |||||||||
| 2000 | "Freedom" | 27 | 137 | — | — | — | 80 | — | — | 51 | — | — | Loveboat | ||||||
| 2001 | "Moon & the Sky" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2003 | "Solsbury Hill" | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | Hits! The Very Best Of Erasure | |||||||
| 2005 | "Breathe" | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 35 | 30 | 43 | 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" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2006 | "Boy" | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Union Street | ||||||
| 2007 | "I Could Fall in Love with You" | 21 | — | — | 4 | 11 | 69 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | Light at the End of the World | ||||||
| "Sunday Girl" | 33 | — | — | 8 | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||||||||
| 2009 | "Always" (2009 Remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Total Pop! - The First 40 Hits | ||||||
| "Phantom Bride" (2009 Remaster) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Innocents | |||||||
| 2010 | "A Little Respect" (HMI Redux) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (digital only charity single) | ||||||
| 2011 | "When I Start To (Break It All Down)" | 172[43] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | Tomorrow's World | ||||||
| "Be with You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | ||||||||
| 2012 | "Fill Us with Fire" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2013 | "Gaudete" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | Snow Globe | ||||||
| 2014 | "Make It Wonderful" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Elevation" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | The Violet Flame | |||||||
| "Reason" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | ||||||||
| 2015 | "Sacred" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | |||||||
| "Sometimes" (2015 mix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Always: The Very Best of Erasure | |||||||
| 2017 | "Love You to the Sky" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | World Be Gone | ||||||
| "World Be Gone" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Just a Little Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2020 | "Hey Now (I Think I Got A Feeling)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Neon | ||||||
| "Nerves of Steel" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| “Fallen Angel” | |||||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Video
Video albums
| Year | Title | Details | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Live at the Seaside | 1987 The Circus Tour | VHS |
| 1989 | Innocents Live | 1988 The Innocents Tour | VHS |
| 1990 | Wild! Live | 1989 Wild! Tour | VHS/Laser Disc |
| 1992 | ABBA-esque | Music videos from ABBA-esque EP | VHS |
| Pop! The First 20 Hits | Compilation of music videos from 1985–1992 | VHS | |
| 1993 | The Tank, the Swan & the Balloon | 1992 Phantasmagorical Tour | VHS |
| 1996 | Erasure 1995-1996 | Compilation of music videos from 1995–1996 | 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 1985–2003 | 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[21] | 2006 Acoustic Tour | DVD + CD |
| 2008 | Live at the Royal Albert Hall | 2007 Light at the End of the World Tour | DVD |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 Le Bon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Gaudete" | unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Elevation" | unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Nerves of Steel" | unknown
Other appearancesBelow is a list of songs recorded by Erasure which are not available on Erasure LPs. "Pistol" by Erasure, omitted from the US version of the Wonderland album, appeared on Just Say Mao: Volume III of Just Say Yes (CD, Sire)
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