This is the discography of British singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl.
| Kirsty MacColl discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 12 |
| Singles | 32 |
| Box sets | 3 |
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
NL [3] |
SWE [4] | |||
| Desperate Character | — | — | 44 | — | ||
| Kite | 34 | 110 | — | 48 | ||
| Electric Landlady |
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17 | 86 | — | — | |
| Titanic Days | 47 | 187 | — | — | ||
| Tropical Brainstorm |
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39 | — | — | — |
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| Real |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | |||
| Kirsty MacColl |
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| The Essential Collection |
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| Galore – The Best of Kirsty MacColl |
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6 |
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| What Do Pretty Girls Do? |
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| The One and Only |
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— | |
| The Best of Kirsty MacColl |
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12 |
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| The Stiff Singles |
|
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| The Stiff Singles Collection |
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| The Collection |
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| A New England: The Very Best of Kirsty MacColl |
|
41 | |
| All I Ever Wanted: The Anthology |
|
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| Other People's Hearts (B.Sides 1988-1989) |
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| Free World: The Best Of 1979-2000 |
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—[A] | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
Box sets
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | ||
| From Croydon to Cuba: An Anthology |
|
98 |
| Days (1989–1991) |
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| See That Girl 1979–2000 |
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—[B] |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
BEL (FL) [6] |
GER [7] |
IRE [8] |
NL [9] |
NZ [10] |
SWE [11] |
US Alt [12] | ||||
| "They Don't Know" | 1979 | —[C] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "You Caught Me Out" (unreleased) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby" | 1981 | —[D] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" | 14 | — | 37 | — | 9 | 31 | — | 13 | — | Desperate Character | ||
| "See That Girl" | —[E] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "You Still Believe in Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "I Want Out" (Matchbox featuring MacColl) | 1983 | 137[16] | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | Crossed Line (Matchbox album) | |
| "Berlin" (unreleased) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Real | ||
| "Terry" | 82 | — | 34 | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "A New England" | 1984 | 7 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 18 | — | ||
| "He's on the Beach" | 1985 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Greetings to the New Brunette" (with Billy Bragg and Johnny Marr) | 1986 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | Talking with the Taxman About Poetry (Billy Bragg album) | |
| "Fairytale of New York" (The Pogues featuring MacColl) | 1987 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | If I Should Fall from Grace with God (Pogues album) | |
| "Free World" | 1989 | 43 | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kite | |
| "Days" | 12 | — | 45 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Innocence" | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Don't Come the Cowboy with Me Sonny Jim!" | 1990 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Miss Otis Regrets"/"Just One of Those Things" (with the Pogues) | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Red Hot + Blue | ||
| "Walking Down Madison" | 1991 | 23 | 58 | — | — | 12 | 85 | — | — | 4 | Electric Landlady | |
| "My Affair" | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "All I Ever Wanted" | 91[18] | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Fairytale of New York" (The Pogues featuring MacColl; reissue) | 36 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | The Best of the Pogues | ||
| "Titanic Days" (US-only release) | 1993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Titanic Days | |
| "Can't Stop Killing You" (Australia and US-only release) | — | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | |||
| "Angel" | 87[19] | 228 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | |||
| "Caroline" | 1995 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Galore – The Best of Kirsty MacColl | |
| "Perfect Day" (with Evan Dando) | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Days" (reissue) | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single[F] | ||
| "Mambo de la Luna" | 1999 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tropical Brainstorm | |
| "In These Shoes?" | 2000 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sun on the Water" | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of Kirsty MacColl | |
| "Fairytale of New York" (The Pogues featuring MacColl; 2nd reissue) | 3 | 45 | — | 62 | 3 | 74 | — | 14 | — |
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| "Fairytale of New York" (The Pogues featuring MacColl; 3rd reissue) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "You Caught Me Out" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | See That Girl 1979–2000 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ Reached #9 in UK Vinyl Albums chart, #11 in UK Independent Albums chart, #21 in UK Physical Albums Chart, #23 in UK Album Sales chart and #25 in Scottish Albums Chart
- ^ Charted at number 49 on the UK Physical Albums chart and number 51 on the UK Album Sales chart
- ^ This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 62 on the Record Business Singles Chart.[13]
- ^ This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 123 on the Record Business Singles Chart.[14]
- ^ This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 45 on the Record Business Airplay Guide.[15]
- ^ "Days" was reissued after its use in a TV advert for the Sony Handycam.
- "Fairytale of New York" has subsequently reached the UK top 20 every year since 2005, including peaking at number 4 five times (in 2007, and every year 2018-2021) number 5 in 2017, plus number 6 in 2006.[20]
References
edit- ^ a b c d UK chart peaks:
- Top 100 peaks, other than "Fairytale of New York": "Official Charts > Kirsty MacColl". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2016. N.B. This site displays 'compressed' chart peaks, with exclusion rules applied, for positions 76–100.
- "Fairytale of New York": "Official Charts > Pogues". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- Top 200 peaks from 1995: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > M – My Vitriol". zobbel.de. Retrieved 4 September 2016. N.B. This site displays 'uncompressed' (no exclusion rules applied) peaks for releases peaking between 76–200 from January 1995 to May 2001.
- ^ a b Australian (ARIA) peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Kirsty MacColl in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- Top 100 peaks: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 173.
- "Free World": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 14 July 2015". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- All ARIA-era (June 1988 onwards) peaks to 17 March 2020: "Kirsty MacColl ARIA chart history, received from ARIA on 17 March 2020". Imgur.com. Retrieved 17 March 2020. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "British certifications – Kirsty MacColl". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 December 2022. Type Kirsty MacColl in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". Charts.nz. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Kirsty Maccoll". Billboard. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "The Singles Chart 61-100". Record Business. Vol. 2, no. 19. 23 July 1979. p. 23. ISSN 0144-0691.
- ^ "The Singles Chart - Ones to Watch". Record Business. Vol. 3, no. 46. 16 February 1981. p. 11. ISSN 0144-0691.
- ^ "Airplay Guide". Record Business. Vol. 4, no. 29. 5 October 1981. p. 18. ISSN 0144-0691.
- ^ "UK Singles Charts: 1983 (including chart panel sales)". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Singles - Positions 76 to 200". Charts Plus. Spotlight Publications. 19 October 1991. p. 2.
- ^ "Hit Singles 2" (PDF). Hit Music!. No. 64. 18 December 1993. p. 4. Retrieved 23 February 2023 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "fairytale of new york | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
