Here is the discography of the English pop band ABC.
Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UKUK chart peaks:
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JAP NED NZ SWE US The Lexicon of Love Released: 21 June 1982 Label: Neutron (#NTRS1) 1 9 3 — 23 17 16 1 3 24 UK: Platinum"UK certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 16 September 2024. Note: User needs to enter ABC in the "Search BPI Awards" field and press Enter AUS: Gold CAN: Platinum"Canada certified Awards Search". Retrieved on 17 November 2020. Note: User needs to enter "ABC" in the "Searchable Database" field and press Enter. NZ: Platinum US: Gold"US certified Awards Search". Retrieved on 17 November 2020. Note: User needs to enter "ABC" in the "Search..." field and press Enter. Beauty Stab Released: 14 November 1983 Label: Neutron (#NTRL2) 12 58 36 — 50 34 29 42 32 69 UK: Gold How to Be a ... Zillionaire! Released: 4 October 1985 Label: Neutron (#NTRH3) 28 — 36 48 58 — — — — 30 Alphabet City Released: 3 August 1987 Label: Neutron (#NTRH4) 7 45 47 22 20 82 19 25 — 48 UK: Gold CAN: Gold Up Released: 16 October 1989 Label: Neutron (#838646) 58 — — — 38 — — — — — Abracadabra Released: 12 August 1991 Label: Parlophone (#PCS7355) 50 — — 65 22 — — — — — Skyscraping Released: 24 March 1997 Label: Deconstruction (#7432145653) 97 — — — — — — — — — Traffic Released: 28 April 2008 Label: Borough Music (#BOROCD001) — — — — — — — — — — The Lexicon of Love II Released: 27 May 2016 Label: Virgin EMI (#4788215) 5 — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Live albums Title Album details The Lexicon of Live Released: 6 September 1999 Label: Blatant (#BLATCD01) The Lexicon of Love Live Released: 19 May 2023 Label: Live Here Now Recordings
Compilation albums Charting compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK UKSalesUK sales compilation albums chart peaks: EUREuropean compilation albums chart peaks: GERGerman compilation albums chart peaks: SCOScottish compilation albums chart peaks: Absolutely Released: 9 April 1990 Label: Neutron (#8429671) 7 — 26 40 — UK: Gold Look of Love:The Very Best of ABC Released: 6 November 2001 Label: Mercury (#5862372) 69 — — — — UK: Gold Essential ABC Released: 9 October 2020 Label: Spectrum Music (#5392819) 62 20 — — 20 "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Complete list of compilation albums 1988 The Suburbs of Alphabet City (Japan only release) 1990 Absolutely 1991 Fantastic Compositions (4x CD box set, Japan only release) 1992 ABC 1 (UK only release) 1992 ABC 2 (UK only release) 1993 Tears Are Not Enough (Germany only release) 1993 The Remix Collection (UK only release) 1996 The Collection (Re-issued in 1998 as The Look of Love) 1997 Master Series 1999 Classic ABC 2000 One Better World (Germany only release) 2000 The Best of ABC: 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection (US release only) 2000 ABC Best – The Look of Love (Germany only release) 2000 Hello! An Introduction To ABC 2001 The Look of Love (Re-issued in 2002 as Poison Arrow) 2001 Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC 2004 The Ultimate Collection 2006 ABC Gold 2007 Never More Than Now – The ABC Collection (Europe only release) 2016 The Box Inside The Box (Vinyl and DVD box set) 2020 The Essential ABC
Singles Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS BEL CANCanadian singles chart peaks:
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IRE Note: User needs to click on the "Search Charts" tab. Then enter ABC into the "Search Artists" field and press "Search". NED NZ US 1981 "Tears Are Not Enough" 19 — — — — — — — — —The Lexicon of Love1982 "Poison Arrow" 6 4 19 36 — — 14 18 5 25 UK: Silver "The Look of Love" 4 7 16 1 — 36 12 11 5 18 UK: Gold CAN: Gold "All of My Heart" 5 21 10 13 — 67 3 20 21 — 1983 "That Was Then but This Is Now" 18 63 — 28 — — 13 38 — 89Beauty Stab1984 "S.O.S." 39 — — — — — — — — — "(How to Be A) Millionaire" 49 — — 52 99 — — — — 20How to Be a ... Zillionaire!1985 "Be Near Me" 26 — — 22 74 — 19 — — 9 "Vanity Kills" 70 — — — — — — — — 91 1986 "Ocean Blue" 51 — — — — — — — — —1987 "When Smokey Sings" 11 25 12 5 18 52 11 13 9 5Alphabet City "The Night You Murdered Love" 31 — 17 — 56 20 14 9 20 — 1988 "King Without a Crown" 44 — 16 — — — — 25 — —1989 "One Better World" 32 — — — 95 51 — — — —Up "The Real Thing" 68 — — — — — — — — — 1990 "The Look of Love (1990 Mix)" 68 156 — — — 31 30 — 44 — Absolutely 1991 "Love Conquers All" 47 — — — 83 36 — — — —Abracadabra 1992 "Say It" 42 — 39 — 88 52 — — — —1997 "Stranger Things" 57 — — — — — — — — —Skyscraping "Skyscraping" 93 — — — — — — — — — "Rolling Sevens" 130 — — — — — — — — — 2001 "Peace and Tranquility" — — — — — — — — — — Look of Love:The Very Best of ABC2008 "The Very First Time" — — — — — — — — — —Traffic "Love Is Strong" — — — — — — — — — —2016 "Viva Love" — — — — — — — — — —The Lexicon of Love II "The Flames of Desire" — — — — — — — — — — "Ten Below Zero" — — — — — — — — — — 2020 "Look Good Tonite" — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Music videos TitleYearDirector"Poison Arrow"1982Julien Temple"The Look of Love"1982Brian Grant"All of My Heart"1982Brian Duffy"That Was Then but This Is Now"1983Duncan Gibbins"S.O.S."1984"(How to Be A) Millionaire"1984Alan Best & Ted Hall"Be Near Me"1985Peter Care"Vanity Kills" (U.K. version)1985Peter Care"Vanity Kills" (U.S.A. version)1985Peter Care"Ocean Blue"1986Peter Care"When Smokey Sings"1987Vaughan Arnell & Anthea Benton"The Night You Murdered Love"1987Vaughan Arnell & Anthea Benton"King Without a Crown"1987Vaughan Arnell & Anthea Benton"One Better World"1989"Love Conquers All"1991Mark Romanek"Say It"1991Marcus Nispel"Stranger Things"1997"Skyscraping"1997"Viva Love"2016Julien Temple
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