The discography of the English rock band the Psychedelic Furs consists of eight studio albums, 22 singles, six compilation albums, and two live albums.
The Psychedelic Furs formed in 1977 and released their eponymous debut studio album in 1980. It reached number 18 on the UK Albums Chart and number 140 on the US Billboard 200. The band's second album, Talk Talk Talk, followed in 1981. It reached the top 10 of the charts in New Zealand and contained the band's first two charting UK singles, "Dumb Waiters" and "Pretty in Pink". The band released its third album, Forever Now, in 1982. It featured the single "Love My Way", which nearly reached the top 40 in both the US and the UK.
Mirror Moves, the band's fourth album, was released in 1984 and peaked at number 15 in the UK and number 43 in the US. It included the charting singles "Heaven", "The Ghost in You", and "Heartbeat". In 1986, the band re-recorded "Pretty in Pink" for the soundtrack to the film of the same name, leaving them poised for their highest-profile release, 1987's Midnight to Midnight, which peaked at number 12 in the UK and number 29 in the US, thus becoming the highest-charting album of the band's career. This was followed the next year with the band's first "hits" compilation, All of This and Nothing, and the single "All That Money Wants".
The Furs released the studio albums: Book of Days in 1989, and World Outside in 1991, then quietly went on hiatus while singer Richard Butler began work on a solo project which evolved into the band Love Spit Love. The Psychedelic Furs reformed in 2000 and have continued to tour and perform ever since. In 2001, they released Beautiful Chaos: Greatest Hits Live, which also featured one new studio recording, "Alive (For Once in My Lifetime)", as well as a DVD version of the performance, titled Live from the House of Blues. The band released Made of Rain, their eighth studio album, and first in 29 years, on 31 July 2020. It was preceded by the single "Don't Believe".
Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUS CANPeaks in Canada: Forever Now: Mirror Moves: Midnight to Midnight: GER NZ SWE SCO SPA SWI US The Psychedelic Furs Released: February 1980 Label: Columbia 18 — — — — — — — — 140 Talk Talk Talk Released: May 1981 Label: Columbia 30 — — — 8 — — — — 89 Forever Now Released: September 1982 Label: Columbia 20 49 83 — 4 35 — — — 61 RIAA: Gold Mirror Moves Released: May 1984 Label: Columbia 15 97 16 — 5 26 — — — 43 MC: Gold RIAA: Gold Midnight to Midnight Released: February 1987 Label: Columbia 12 38 16 — 20 18 — — — 29 BPI: Silver MC: Gold Book of Days Released: October 1989 Label: Columbia 74 114 — — — — — — — 138 World Outside Released: July 1991 Label: Columbia 68 108 — — — — — — — — Made of Rain Released: 31 July 2020 Label: Cooking Vinyl 13 — — 47 — 6 5 62 41 12 "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Live albums Title Details Radio One Sessions Released: June 1999 Label: Strange Fruit Recorded: 1979–1981, 1990 Beautiful Chaos: Greatest Hits Live Released: November 2001 Label: Sony Recorded: 2001
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions UK SCO US All of This and Nothing Released: August 1988 Label: Columbia 67 — 102 Here Came the Psychedelic Furs: B-Sides and Lost Grooves Released: October 1994 Label: Columbia — — — In the Pink Released: May 1996 Label: Sony — — — Should God Forget: A Retrospective Released: October 1997 Label: Columbia — — — Greatest Hits Released: January 2001 Label: Columbia — — — Superhits Released: September 2003 Label: Sony — — — Original Album Classics Released: 2008 Label: Sony/Columbia/Legacy — — — The Best of the Psychedelic Furs Released: 2009 Label: — 97 — Playlist: The Very Best of the Psychedelic Furs Released: May 2011 Label: Sony Music Entertainment — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Video albums Title Details All of This and Nothing Released: August 1988 Label: Sony Format: VHS Live from House of Blues Released: October 2001 Label: Pioneer Format: DVD, VHS
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album UK AUS CAN NZ US USAlt. US Dance USMain. "We Love You" 1979 — — — — — — 77 — The Psychedelic Furs "Sister Europe" 1980 — 100 — 47 — — — — "Mr. Jones" — — — — — — — — Talk Talk Talk "Dumb Waiters" 1981 59 — — — — — 27 — "Pretty in Pink" 43 — — — — — — — "Love My Way" 1982 42 23 — 9 44 — 40 30 Forever Now "Danger" — — — — — — — — "Run and Run" 1983 — — — — — — — — "Heaven" 1984 29 — — 41 — — — — Mirror Moves "The Ghost in You" 68 — 85 32 59 — — 25 "Here Come Cowboys" — — — — — — — — "Heartbeat" 62 — — — — — 4 — "Pretty in Pink" (re-recorded version) 1986 18 — 61 — 41 — — — Pretty in Pink soundtrack "Heartbreak Beat" 1987 79 26 78 23 26 — 14 11 Midnight to Midnight "Angels Don't Cry" 85 — — — — — — — "Shock" — — — — — — 30 — "All That Money Wants" 1988 75 — — — — 1 — — All of This and Nothing "Should God Forget" 1989 — — — — — 8 — — Book of Days "House" 1990 92 — — — — 1 — — "Until She Comes" 1991 89 146 — — — 1 — — World Outside "Don't Be a Girl" — — — — — 13 — — "Alive (For Once in My Lifetime)" 2001 — — — — — — — — Beautiful Chaos: Greatest Hits Live "Don't Believe" 2020 — — — — — — — — Made of Rain "You'll Be Mine" — — — — — — — — "Wrong Train" 2021 — — — — — — — — "Evergreen" — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
Music videos "We Love You" (1980) "Sister Europe" (1980) "Pretty in Pink" (1981) "Dumb Waiters" (1981) "Love My Way" (1982) "Sleep Comes Down" (1982) "Run and Run" (1983) "Danger" (1983) "Heaven" (1984) "The Ghost in You" (1984) "Here Come Cowboys" (1984) "Pretty in Pink" (1986) "Heartbreak Beat" (1987) "Angels Don't Cry" (1987) "All That Money Wants" (1988) "House" (1990) "Until She Comes" (1991) "Don't Be a Girl" (1991) "Alive (For Once in My Lifetime)" (2001) "Come All Ye Faithful" (2020) "Wrong Train" (2021)
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