The following is the complete discography of English pop band Thompson Twins.
Albums Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) UK AUS CAN GER NL NZ NOR SWE SWI US A Product Of... (Participation) Release date: June 1981 Label: T Formats: Vinyl LP, cassette — — — — — — — — — — Set Release date: 26 February 1982 Label: Arista Formats: LP, cassette 48 — — — — — — — — — Quick Step & Side KickSide Kicks (US) Release date: January 1983 (UK) February 1983 (US) Label: Arista Formats: LP, cassette 2 85 26 — 47 7 — 27 — 34 BPI: Platinum RMNZ: Gold Into the Gap Release date: 17 February 1984 Label: Arista Formats: LP, cassette 1 4 3 6 23 1 16 14 7 10 BPI: 2× Platinum MC: 2× Platinum RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Here's to Future Days Release date: 17 September 1985 Label: Arista Formats: LP, cassette 5 8 14 42 42 1 9 7 12 20 BPI: Gold MC: Platinum RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Platinum Close to the Bone Release date: 30 March 1987 Label: Arista Formats: LP, cassette 90 — 71 — — 46 20 26 — 76 Big Trash Release date: 26 September 1989 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP, cassette — — — — — — — — — 143 Queer Release date: 24 September 1991 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, cassette — 193 — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums Title Details Into the Gap Live Release date: 12 April 2025 (vinyl)18 April 2025 (digital) Label: BMG Formats: vinyl, digital
Compilation albums Title Details Peak chartpositions Certifications(sales threshold) UK US In the Name of Love (U.S.) Release date: June 1982 Label: Arista Formats: LP, cassette — 148 The Best of Thompson Twins: Greatest Mixes Release date: 1988 Label: Arista Formats: LP, cassette — 175 Thompson Twins Greatest Hits Release date: 1990 Label: Stylus Music Formats: LP, cassette, CD 23 — BPI: Silver The Greatest Hits Release date: 7 April 2003 Label: BMG Formats: CD — — BPI: Silver "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
The following compilations were released in various territories but did not chart:
The Best of Thompson Twins (1991) The Collection (1993) Singles Collection (1996) Greatest Hits (1996) The Best of Thompson Twins (1998) Master Hits (1999) Hold Me Now (2000) Platinum & Gold Collection (2003) The Greatest Hits (2003) 12 Inch Collection (2004) Love on Your Side – The Best of Thompson Twins (2007) Remixes & Rarities (2014)
Singles Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) Album UK AUS CAN GER NL NZ SWE SWI US US Dan1980"Squares and Triangles"—————————— single only"She's in Love with Mystery"——————————1981"Perfect Game"—————————— A Product Of... (Participation)"Animal Laugh"——————————"Make Believe"——————————"Politics"——————————1982"In the Name of Love"————44————1 Set;In the Name of Love (U.S.)"Runaway"——————————"Lies"672712——6——301 Quick Step and Side Kick;Side Kicks (U.S.)1983"Love on Your Side"9804732279——456"We Are Detective"7————48————"Watching"33—————————"Hold Me Now"4337—4—1831 BPI: Gold MC: Gold Into the Gap1984"Doctor! Doctor!"31411112312—111118 BPI: Silver"You Take Me Up"24728245024——44— BPI: Silver"Sister of Mercy"11—————————"The Gap"———62————69—"Lay Your Hands on Me" 1328—39—1917——— BPI: Silver non-album single1985"Roll Over"—————————— Here's to Future Days"Lay Your Hands on Me" (remix)——8—————646"Don't Mess with Doctor Dream"1517—3034121011——"King for a Day"222012——410—8—"Revolution"56————43————1986"Nothing in Common"——68—————5438 Nothing in Common soundtrack1987"Get That Love"66—75—————31— Close to the Bone"Long Goodbye"89—————————"Bush Baby"——————————1988"In the Name of Love '88"46————————1The Best of Thompson Twins: Greatest Mixes1989"Sugar Daddy"9715536—————282 Big Trash"Bombers in the Sky"—152————————1990"Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?"—————————— Red Hot + Blue1991"Come Inside"56149———————7 Queer1992"The Saint"53—————————"Groove On"——————————"Play with Me (Jane)"85————————— Cool World "—" denotes singles which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
Music videos
"Make Believe" (1981) "Lies" (1982) "Love on Your Side" (1983) "Watching" (1983) "Hold Me Now" (1983) "We are Detective" (1983) "Doctor! Doctor!" (1984) "You Take Me Up" (1984) "Sister of Mercy" (1984) "Lay Your Hands on Me" (1984) "Don't Mess with Doctor Dream" (1985) "King for a Day" (1985) "Revolution" (1985) "Nothing in Common" (1986) "Get That Love" (1987) "Long Goodbye" (1987) "Sugar Daddy" (1989) "Bombers in the Sky" (1990) "Come Inside" (1991) "The Saint" (1992)
Videography +YearTitleFormat1983"Side Kicks" - The Movie Notes: Recorded live 13 May 1983 at the Royal Court, LiverpoolVHS/LaserDisc/DVD1984Into the Gap Live Notes: Recorded live on September 30, 1984, at the Del Mar Racetrack, California. Released by BMG on vinyl 12 April 2025 and on digital 18 April 2025.VHS/LaserDisc1985Single Vision Notes: Collection of 11 promotional video clipsVHS/LaserDisc
Soundtrack appearances Ghostbusters (1984) - "In the Name of Love" Sixteen Candles (1984) - "If You Were Here" Explorers (1985) - "Doctor! Doctor!" Perfect (1985) - "Lay Your Hands on Me" Nothing in Common (1986) - "Nothing in Common" Lucas (1986) - "King For a Day" Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) - "Bombers in the Sky" Cool World (1992) - "Play with Me" and "Industry and Seduction" (Tom Bailey) The Wedding Singer (1997) - "Hold Me Now" Not Another Teen Movie (2001) - "If You Were Here"
Video game The Thompson Twins Adventure (1984) - A video game adaptation of "Doctor! Doctor!"
Notes
References
External links Thompson Twins discography page with track listings and identification of unlabelled song variations