The Nolans discography

This article is the discography of Irish pop band the Nolans, known as the Nolan Sisters between 1974 and 1979.

The Nolans discography
Studio albums15
EPs4
Compilation albums35
Singles35
Video albums2

Albums

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Studio albums

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Year Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
and sales
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
JPN
[3]
NZ
[4]
SWE
[5]
1972 The Singing Nolans
  • Released: June 1972
  • Label: Nevis
  • Formats: LP
1975 The Nolan Sisters
  • Released: 1975
  • Label: Hanover Grand
  • Formats: LP
1978 20 Giant Hits
  • Released: 7 July 1978
  • Label: Target
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • Released in Japan in February 1981
3 38
1979 Nolan Sisters
  • Released: 19 November 1979
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • Released in Japan as Dancing Sisters
15 3
1980 Making Waves
  • Released: 17 October 1980
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: LP, MC
11 10 1 1 2
1982 Portrait
  • Released: 19 March 1982
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
  • Released in Japan in December 1981 as Don't Love Me Too Hard
7 54 47 39
1984 Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!
  • Released: 1 November 1984
  • Label: Towerbell
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
39
1986 Tenderly
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: Stoic/Spartan
  • Formats: LP
1991 Playback Part 2 77
Rock and Rolling Idol
  • Released: 21 August 1991
  • Label: Teichiku
  • Formats: CD
  • Kyoko Koizumi cover album
  • Japan-only release
88
Tidal Wave
  • Released: 21 September 1991
  • Label: Teichiku
  • Formats: CD
  • J-pop cover album
  • Japan-only release
99
1992 The Hottest Place on Earth
  • Released: 21 May 1992
  • Label: Teichiku
  • Formats: CD
  • Featuring Princess Princess cover songs
  • Japan-only release
Please Don't
  • Released: 23 September 1992
  • Label: Teichiku
  • Formats: CD
  • Kayōkyoku cover album
  • Japan-only release
2005 The Nolans Sing Momoe 2005
  • Released: 19 January 2005
  • Label: SMDR GT Music
  • Formats: CD
  • Japan-only release
  • Re-recording of Playback Part 2
2009 I'm in the Mood Again
  • Released: 28 September 2009
  • Label: Universal
  • Formats: CD
22
2023 The Singing Nolans
  • Released: 27 October 2023
  • Label: Stage Door Records
  • Formats: CD

Re-Release of debut album, featuring brothers and parents.
Limited Edition

Compilation albums

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Year Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
and sales
UK
[1]
JPN
[3]
1979 The Best of the Nolans Vol 1
  • Released: May 1979
  • Label: Pickwick
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • Tracks are mainly from 20 Giant Hits with a few additions
  • The two albums were combined and released as The Nolan Sisters Collection in June 1980
The Best of the Nolans Vol 2
1980 The Nolans
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Boulevard
  • Formats: LP
  • Compilation of tracks of the Singing Nolans remastered and remixed
  • Released in Japan on 21 May 1981 by Nevis
1981 20 Giant Hits
  • Released: 25 February 1981
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: 2×10″
  • Japan-only release
38
Sexy Music
  • Released: 21 March 1981
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: LP
  • Japan-only release
2
  • JPN: 541,930[3]
All About Nolans
  • Released: 21 November 1981
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: 2×LP
  • Japan-only release
30
Every Home Should Have One
  • Released: 1981
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: Picture LP
  • Coca-Cola Japan promotional LP
1982 Altogether
  • Released: 5 November 1982
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: LP
52
1983 Portrait
  • Released: January 1983
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: LP
  • US-only release
  • Despite having the same name and artwork as the studio album, this album has different tracks
Harmony
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: Everest
  • Formats: LP, MC
1991 Christmas Pops in Japan
  • Released: 23 October 1991
  • Label: Teichiku
  • Formats: CD
  • Japan-only release
  • As the Nolans & Friends
Japanese Pops TV CM Hit Collection
  • Released: 21 November 1991
  • Label: Teichiku
  • Formats: CD
  • Japan-only release
  • As the Nolans & Friends
The Nolans Super Best Hits
  • Released: 21 December 1991
  • Label: Teichiku
  • Formats: CD
  • Japan-only release
1992 Valentine Pops in Japan
  • Released: 10 January 1992
  • Label: Teichiku
  • Formats: CD
  • Japan-only release
  • As the Nolans & Friends
Love Ballad Best Hits
TV Memories for You II
  • Released: 22 January 1992
  • Label: Teichiku
  • Formats: CD
  • Japan-only release
  • As the Nolans & Friends
TV CM Hit Collection
New Music Pops in Japan
  • Released: 15 February 1992
  • Label: Teichiku
  • Formats: CD
  • Japan-only release
  • As the Nolans & Friends
Graduation
Colorful Nolans
  • Released: 21 February 1992
  • Label: Teichiku
  • Formats: CD
  • Japan-only release
It's True What They Say
  • Released: 18 March 1992
  • Label: Teichiku
  • Formats: CD
  • Japan-only release
New Music Pops TV CM Hits Collection II
  • Released: 18 March 1992
  • Label: Teichiku
  • Formats: CD
  • Japan-only release
  • As the Nolans & Friends
Days That Used to Be
Lost, Lonely Beaches
  • Released: 21 June 1992
  • Label: Teichiku
  • Formats: CD
  • Japan-only release
TV Memories for You III
  • Released: 22 July 1992
  • Label: Teichiku
  • Formats: CD
  • Japan-only release
  • As the Nolans & Friends
1993 Valentine Pops in Japan '93
  • Released: 21 January 1993
  • Label: Teichiku
  • Formats: CD
  • Japan-only release
  • As the Nolans & Friends
Graduation
  • Released: 21 February 1993
  • Label: Teichiku
  • Formats: CD
  • Japan-only release
  • As the Nolans & Friends
  • Different from the 1992 album
Celebration Royal Wedding
  • Released: 21 March 1993
  • Label: Teichiku
  • Formats: CD
  • Japan-only release
  • As the Nolans & Friends
1996 The Best of the Nolans
  • Released: May 1996
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD
  • Reissued by Camden in May 2009
Very Best of the Nolans
  • Released: 26 July 1996
  • Label: Summit
  • Formats: CD, MC
2005 The Singles Collection
  • Released: 24 March 2005
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD
  • Japan-only release
88
All About the Nolans: 25th Anniversary Box
  • Released: 20 July 2005
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: 3×CD+DVD box set
  • Japan-only release
2017 The Nolans Sings J-Pop
  • Released: 19 July 2017
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
  • Japan-only release
2018 Chemistry: The Ultimate Collection
  • Released: 27 July 2018
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD+DVD
2020 Gold
  • Released: 23 October 2020
  • Label: Crimson
  • Formats: 3×CD
25
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Video albums

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Year Title Details Certifications
and sales
2007 Video Clips
  • Released: 25 April 2007
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: DVD
  • Japan-only release
2009 I'm in the Mood Again Tour – The Nolans Live
  • Released: 9 November 2009
  • Label: Universal
  • Medium: DVD

EPs and mini-albums

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Year Title Details Peak chart
positions
Certifications
and sales
JPN
[3]
1972 The Singing Nolans (Silent Night)
  • Released: December 1972
  • Label: Nevis
  • Formats: 7-inch EP
1980 Dancing Sisters
  • Released: 21 July 1980
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: 10-inch mini-album
  • Japan-only release
12
  • JPN: 56,190
1983 Greatest Original Hits – 4 Track E.P.
  • Released: March 1983
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: 7-inch EP
1984 The Nolans
  • Released: March 1984
  • Label: Scoop 33
  • Formats: 7-inch EP, MC
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Singles

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Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
IRE
[7]
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
BEL
(FL)

[8]
GER
[9]
JPN NL
[10]
NZ
[11]
SA
[12]
SWE
[13]
1972 "Blackpool" (as the Singing Nolans) Non-album singles
1974 "But I Do" (as the Nolan Sisters)
1975 "(Won't You) Make a Little Sunshine Shine" (as Nolan Sisters)
1976 "Rain" (as the Nolan Sisters)
"Thanks for Calling" (as Nolan Sisters)
"When You Are a King" (as the Nolan Sisters)
1977 "Love Transformation" (as Nolan Sisters)
"Love Bandit" (as Nolan Sisters)
1978 "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" (as the Nolan Sisters) 20 Giant Hits
1979 "Harry My Honolulu Lover" (as Nolan Sisters) Non-album single
"Spirit, Body and Soul" (as Nolan Sisters) 34 Nolan Sisters
"I'm in the Mood for Dancing" 2 3 43 4 74 1 3 5 1
1980 "Don't Make Waves" 5 12 30 23 5 Making Waves
"Gotta Pull Myself Together" 8 9 3 9 2 20
"Who's Gonna Rock You" 14 12 21
1981 "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing" (Japan-only release) 20 Giant Hits
"Attention to Me" 5 9 94 6 7 16 Making Waves
"Sexy Music" (Japan-only release) 7
"Chemistry" 11 15 51 23 Portrait
"Don't Love Me Too Hard" 17 14 61 30
1982 "Crashing Down" 86
"Dragonfly" Altogether
1983 "Dressed to Kill" 103[14] Non-album single
1985 "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" (Japan-only release) Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!
"Goodbye Nothin' to Say" Non-album singles
1986 "Let's Spend the Night Together"
1989 "I'm in the Mood for Dancin '89" (re-recording) 99
1991 "Take Me All" (Japan-only release) Playback Part 2
"Rock and Rolling Idol" (Japan-only release) Rock and Rolling Idol
"Tidal Wave" (Japan-only release) Tidal Wave
"Sexy Music" (re-recording; Japan-only release) The Nolans Super Best Hits
1992 "Colourful Nolans" (Japan-only release) Non-album single
"Mother Earth" (Japan-only release) The Hottest Place on Earth
1995 "I'm in the Mood for Dancing" (re-recording) 51 Non-album singles
2006 "Won't Be Long" (Japan-only release)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

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  2. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 219. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
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