XTC released 12 original albums and over 30 singles for Virgin Records, between 1977 and 1992. They signed to Cooking Vinyl for their final two albums in 1999 and 2000.
Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positionsCertifications(sales thresholds) UK AUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988. Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: "Mayor of Simpleton" (ARIA Chart) peak: Oranges & Lemons (ARIA Chart) peak: "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" & Fossil Fuel - The XTC Singles Collection Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: CAN NL NZ SWE US White Music Released: 20 January 1978 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC 38 — — — — — — Go 2 Released: 13 October 1978 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC 21 93 — — — — — Drums and Wires Released: 17 August 1979 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC, 8-track 34 40 15 — 12 — 174 CAN: Gold"Certified Awards Search ". Music Canada. Retrieved on 2011-10-07. Note: User needs to enter "XTC" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history. Black Sea Released: 12 September 1980 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC 16 2779 — 1 — 41 BPI: Silver"Certified Awards Search ". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 2011-10-07. Note: User needs to enter "XTC" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history. English Settlement Released: 12 February 1982 Label: Virgin Formats: 2xLP, LP, 2xMC, MC 5 1415 14 41 23 48 BPI: Silver Mummer Released: 30 August 1983 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC 51 —80 29 — 28 145 The Big Express Released: 15 October 1984 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC 38 96— — — 31 181 Skylarking Released: 27 October 1986 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC 90 —93 — — — 70 Oranges & Lemons Released: 27 February 1989 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC 28 9135 — — 31 44 Nonsuch Released: 27 April 1992 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC 28 7572 72 — — 97 Apple Venus Volume 1 Released: 17 February 1999 Label: Cooking Vinyl Formats: CD, LP, MC 42 74— — — — 106 Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2) Released: 17 May 2000 Label: Cooking Vinyl Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC 40 —— — — — 108
Live albums Title Album details BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert Released: 9 November 1992 Label: Windsong International Formats: CD, MC
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positionsCertifications(sales thresholds) UK AUS CAN Eighties Goldies Released: 1980 Label: Virgin Formats: MC France-only limited release——— Waxworks: Some Singles 1977–1982 Released: 5 November 1982 Label: Virgin, Geffen Formats: LP, MC 54—— Beeswax: Some B-Sides 1977–1982 Released: 5 November 1982 Label: Virgin Formats: LP——— The Compact XTC Released: 1985 Label: Virgin Formats: CD——— Explode Together: The Dub Experiments 78-80 Released: August 1990 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, MC——— Rag and Bone Buffet: Rare Cuts and Leftovers Released: 24 September 1990 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, MC——— The Tiny Circus of Life Released: 1992 Label: Virgin Formats: CD France-only limited release——— Drums and Wireless: BBC Radio Sessions 77–89 Released: October 1994 Label: Nighttracks Formats: CD——— Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977–92 Released: 9 September 1996 Label: Virgin Formats: 2xCD 33 105 64 BPI: Silver"Certified Awards Search Note: User needs to enter "XTC" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Upsy Daisy Assortment Released: 17 June 1997 Label: Geffen Formats: CD——— Transistor Blast: The Best of the BBC Sessions Released: 16 October 1998 Label: Cooking Vinyl Formats: 4xCD——— Coat of Many Cupboards Released: 25 March 2002 Label: Virgin Formats: 4xCD——— Apple Box Released: 31 October 2005 Label: Idea Formats: 4xCD———
Other albums Title Album details Take Away / The Lure of Salvage Released: 29 February 1980 Label: Virgin Formats: LP Homespun Released: 5 October 1999 Label: Cooking Vinyl/Idea Formats: CD, LP Homegrown Released: 21 May 2001 Label: Idea/TVT Formats: CD, 2xLPInstruvenus Released: 17 October 2002 Label: Idea Formats: CD Waspstrumental Released: 17 October 2002 Label: Idea Formats: CD
Extended plays TitleAlbum details3D EP Released: 7 October 1977 Label: Virgin Formats: 12"Go + Released: 13 October 1978 Label: Virgin Formats: 12"Live & More Released: August 1981 Label: Virgin Formats: 12" Japan-only release5 Senses Released: September 1981 Label: Virgin Formats: 12" Canada-only releaseDear God Released: June 1987 Label: Virgin Formats: CDGribouillage Released: April 1992 Label: Virgin Formats: CD France-only limited releaseDemo Tracks Released: 17 July 1992 Label: Virgin Formats: CD Japan-only release
Singles TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbumsUKAUSBEL (FL)CANIRENLNZUSUS AltUS Main"Science Friction"1977—————————— "Statue of Liberty (song)"1978——————————White Music"This Is Pop"1978——————————"Are You Receiving Me?"1978——————————"Life Begins at the Hop"19795494—80——————"Making Plans for Nigel"19791794—12—3229——— BPI: SilverDrums and Wires"Ten Feet Tall" (US-only release)1980——————————"Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down"1980——————————"Generals and Majors"19803224—92——16104—28Black Sea"Towers of London (song)"198031—————————"Take This Town" (split release with The Ruts)1980——————————Times Square (soundtrack) "Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)"198116———20—————Black Sea"Love at First Sight" (Canada-only release)1981——————————"Respectable Street"1981——————————"Senses Working Overtime"198210123136152237——38English Settlement"Ball and Chain (XTC song)"19825897————————"No Thugs in Our House"1982——————————"Great Fire"1983101—————————Mummer"Wonderland (XTC song)"1983104—————————"Love on a Farmboy's Wages"198350—————————"Thanks for Christmas" (as the Three Wise Men)1983126—————————"All You Pretty Girls"19845576————————The Big Express"This World Over"198499—————————"Wake Up (XTC song)"198594—————————"Grass (XTC song)"1986100—————————Skylarking"The Meeting Place (song)"1987100—————————"Earn Enough for Us" (Australia and Canada-only release)1987——————————"Dear God (XTC song)"198799————————37"Mayor of Simpleton"19894689—42———72115Oranges & Lemons"King for a Day (XTC song)"198982———————1138"The Loving"1989——————————"The Disappointed"19923332———68————Nonsuch"The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead"199271132—48————146"Dear Madam Barnum" (airplay)1992————————18—"Wrapped in Grey" (withdrawn)1992——————————"Easter Theatre"1999——————————Apple Venus"I'd Like That"199996—————————"I'm the Man Who Murdered Love"2000144—————————Wasp Star"Where Did the Ordinary People Go?"2005——————————"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Music videos YearTitleDirector1977"Science Friction"Unknown1978"Dance Band"Keith McMillan"Hang on to the Night""She's So Square""Statue of Liberty""This Is Pop?"Unknown"Heatwave"Unknown"Are You Receiving Me?"Unknown"I Am The Audience"Unknown1979"Life Begins at the Hop"Unknown"Making Plans for Nigel"Russell Mulcahy1980"Generals and Majors"Unknown"Towers of London"Brian Grant1981"Respectable Street"Unknown1982"All of a Sudden (It's Too Late)"Unknown"Senses Working Overtime"Brian Grant"Ball and Chain""Beating Of Hearts"Unknown1983"Wonderland"Peter Sinclair"Love on a Farmboy's Wages"Unknown"Funk Pop A Roll"Unknown1984"All You Pretty Girls"Roger H. Lyons1986"Grass"Nick Brandt1987"The Meeting Place"Unknown"The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul"Unknown"Dear God"Nick Brandt1989"Mayor of Simpleton"Ian Absentia "King for a Day"Tony Kaye1992"The Disappointed"Unknown"The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead"Unknown"Wrapped in Grey"Unknown
See also The Dukes of Stratosphear A Testimonial Dinner: The Songs of XTC Left of the Dial: Dispatches from the '80s Underground The Official Fuzzy Warbles Collector's Album — a boxed set of eight albums of demos by Andy Partridge, many of which became XTC songs.
References
External links XTC Discography at chalkhills.org