The discography of Art of Noise, a British synthpop group, consists of five studio albums, 11 compilation albums, one extended play (EP) and 17 singles.
Albums
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UKPeak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom:
AUSN.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. AUT CAN GER NLD NZ SWI US Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise? Released: 19 June 1984 (UK) Label: ZTT Formats: CD, cassette, LP 27 — — — — 30 35 — 85 BPI: Silver In Visible Silence Released: 14 April 1986 (UK) Label: China, Chrysalis Formats: CD, cassette, LP 18 55 11 16 41 18 27 22 53MC: Gold In No Sense? Nonsense! Released: 28 September 1987 (UK) Label: China, Chrysalis Formats: CD, cassette, LP 55 — — — 48 51 — 27 134 Below the Waste Released: 11 September 1989 (UK) Label: China, Polydor Formats: CD, cassette, LP — 133 — — 33 86 — 24 — The Seduction of Claude Debussy Released: 28 June 1999 (UK) Label: ZTT Formats: CD, cassette, MD, digital download 150 186 — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions UK AUS GER NLD NZ SWI US Daft Released: 15 December 1986 (UK) Label: ZTT Formats: CD, cassette — — — — — — — Re-Works of Art of Noise Released: 25 February 1987 (UK) Label: China, Chrysalis, Toshiba-EMI Formats: CD, cassette, LP — — — — — — — The Best of the Art of Noise Released: 21 November 1988 (UK) Label: China, Polydor Formats: CD, cassette, LP 55 48 34 — 45 27 83 The Ambient Collection Released: 25 June 1990 (UK) Label: China, Polydor Formats: CD, cassette, LP — — — 76 — — — The FON Mixes Released: 25 November 1991 (UK) Label: China Formats: CD, cassette, LP — 180 — — — — — The Drum and Bass Collection Released: 14 October 1996 (UK) Label: China Formats: CD — 178 — — — — — State of the Art Released: 4 August 1997 (UK) Label: China Formats: CD 200 — — — — — — Bashful / Belief System / An Extra Pulse of Beauty Released: 6 July 1999 (US) Label: ZTT Formats: CD — — — — — — — Reduction Released: 20 March 2000 (UK) Label: ZTT Formats: CD — — — — — — — Reconstructed... For Your Listening Pleasure Released: 19 January 2004 (UK) Label: ZTT Formats: SACD — — — — — — — And What Have You Done with My Body, God? Released: 7 August 2006 (UK) Label: ZTT Formats: CD — — — — — — — Influence: Hits, Singles, Moments, Treasures... Released: 19 July 2010 (UK) Label: ZTT, Salvo Formats: CD 172 — — — — — — At The End of a Century Released: 2 February 2015 (UK) Label: ZTT, Salvo Formats: CD + DVD — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Extended plays + List of extended plays Title EP details Into Battle with the Art of Noise Released: 26 September 1983 (UK) Label: ZTT Formats: 12"
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album UKPeak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom: All except "Legacy", "Dragnet (The '88 Mix)" and "Paranoimia '89": "Legacy", "Dragnet (The '88 Mix)" and "Paranoimia '89": AUT BEL(FL) GER IRL NLD NZ SWI US USDance "Beat Box" 1984 92 — — — — — — — — 1 Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise? "Close (to the Edit)" 8 — — — 11 — — — — 4 "Moments in Love" 1985 51 — 17 — — 10 — — — — "Legs" 69 — — — — — — — — 27 In Visible Silence "Peter Gunn"(featuring Duane Eddy) 1986 8 10 — 17 6 — 3 17 50 2 "Paranoimia"(featuring Max Headroom) 12 — 17 33 18 7 6 — 34 14 Re-Works of Art of Noise "Legacy" 95 — — — — — — — — 45 "Dragnet" 1987 60 — — — — 84 25 29 — — In No Sense? Nonsense! "Dragnet (The '88 Mix)" 1988 94 — — — — — — — — — The Best of the Art of Noise "Kiss"(featuring Tom Jones) 5 4 5 16 8 6 1 11 31 18 "Paranoimia '89" 1989 88 — — 41 — — — — — — "Yebo!"(featuring Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens) 63 — — 49 — — — — — — Below the Waste "Art of Love" 1990 67 — — — — — — — — — The Ambient Collection "Instruments of Darkness (All of Us Are One People)" 1991 45 — — — — — — — — 42 The FON Mixes "Shades of Paranoimia" 1992 53 — — — — — — — — — "Metaforce"(featuring Rakim) 1999 53 — — — — — — — — — The Seduction of Claude Debussy "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and directors Title Year Director(s) "Beat Box" 1984 Anton Corbijn "Close (to the Edit)" (version 1) Zbigniew Rybczyński "Close (to the Edit)" (version 2) Matt Forrest "Close (to the Edit)" (version 3) Andy Morahan "Moments in Love" 1985 Tony van den Ende "Legs" (version 1) George Barber, George Snow "Legs" (version 2) "Peter Gunn"(featuring Duane Eddy) 1986 Matt Forrest "Paranoimia"(featuring Max Headroom) "Legacy" George Snow "Dragnet" 1987 Zbigniew Rybczyński "Kiss"(featuring Tom Jones) 1988 Martin Brierly, Stephen Lowe "Paranoimia '89" 1989 rowspan="2" "Yebo!"(featuring Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens) "Instruments of Darkness (All of Us Are One People)" 1991 George Snow "Shades of Paranoimia" "Art of Love" 1997 Stephan Rozmiarek, Stefan Goldby "Metaforce"(featuring Rakim) 1999 John Bland "into vision - the compleat compendium" (DVD) 2002 (performances recorded live in Chicago, the Coachella Festival, the Shepherds Bush Empire, and Fountain Studios)
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References
External links Official website Art of Noise at AllMusic