This is the discography of Mondo Rock, an Australian pop rock band that formed in November 1976. The group released six studio albums until their split in 1991. In that time, the group had ten top 40 singles and was one of the most popular acts in Australia during the early 1980s.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions. Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications AUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988. Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: Top 100 (ARIA Charts) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Why Fight It & "Soul Reason": All ARIA: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. Primal Park Released: October 1979 Label: Avenue. Oz Records, EMI Records (OZS.1014) Formats: LP 40 Chemistry Released: July 1981 Label: Avenue Records, Atlantic Records (L37592, K 50843) Formats: LP 3 AUS: 2× Platinum Nuovo Mondo Released: July 1982 Label: RCA, Warner Music Group (600124) Formats: LP, MC 7 The Modern Bop Released: April 1984 Label: RCA, WEA (250391-1, 250391–4) Formats: LP, MC 5 Boom Baby Boom Released: September 1986 Label: Polydor Records, Columbia Records (TWAD404, BFC 40470) Formats: LP, CD 27 Why Fight It? Released: November 1990 Label: BMG (VPCD0831) Formats: CD 102 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums + List of live albums, with selected chart positions. Title Album details Peak chart positions AUS Summer of '81, Live at the Pier Released: 8 May 2020 Label: Mondo Rock Formats: Download, streaming 104 Live At Billboard 1985 Released: 4 March 2022 Label: Mondo Rock Formats: Download, streaming -
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions. Title Album details Peak chart positions AUS Up to the Moment Released: June 1985 Label: Polydor Records (825 597) Formats: LP, MC, CD 8 Mondo Rock Released: 1985 Label: Columbia Records (US) (BFC 40143) Formats: LP Best of Dragon and Mondo Rock Released: June 1990 Label: J&B Records (JB 418) Formats: LP, CD (with Dragon) 47 The Essential Mondo Rock Released: 31 October 2003 Label: Sony Music Australia (5139862000) Formats: 2× CD 70 The Greatest Released: 15 November 2004 Label: Sony Music Australia (5187502000) Formats: CD — Besto Mondo Released: 1 August 2015 Label: Aztec Records (AVSCD080) Formats: CD, DD — The Complete Anthology Released: 20 October 2017 Label: Bloodlines/ Liberation Records (LMCD0328) Formats: CD, DD 163 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Extended plays + List of extended plays. Title Album details Aliens Released: November 1987 Label: Polydor Records (887 230–1, 887 230–4) Formats: 12" EP, MC, CD
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name. Title Year Peak chart positions Album AUS NZ US USMain. "The Fugitive Kind" 1978 49 — — —Non-album single "Love Shock" 1979 — — — — "Searching for My Baby" — — — —Primal Park "Primal Park" — — — — "State of the Heart" 1980 6 — — —Chemistry "Cool World" 1981 8 — — — "Chemistry" 20 — — — "Summer of '81" 31 — — — "No Time" 1982 11 — — —Nuovo Mondo "The Queen and Me" 40 — — — "In Another Love" 1983 86 — — — "Come Said the Boy" 2 43 — —The Modern Bop "Baby Wants to Rock"1984 18 — — — "The Modern Bop" 85 — — — "Good Advice" 56 — — — Up to the Moment "The Moment" 1985 — — — — "Rule of Threes" 1986 58 — — — Boom Baby Boom "Primitive Love Rites" 34 40 71 31 "Boom Baby Boom" 86 — — — "Aliens Walk Among Us" 1987 — — — — Aliens (EP) "Why Fight It?" 1990 96 — — — Why Fight It? "I Had You in Mind" 1991 94 — — — "Soul Reason" 140 — — —"The First Time" (Damon Boyd vs Mondo Rock) 2004 79 — — — non-album single "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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