Prefab Sprout discography

Prefab Sprout discography
Studio albums10
EPs1
Compilation albums3
Singles28
Video albums2
Box sets4

This is the discography of British pop band Prefab Sprout.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1] 		AUS
[2][3]
 FIN
[4] 		FRA
[5] 		GER
[6]
 NL
[7] 		NOR
[8] 		NZ
[9] 		SPA
[10][11] 		SWE
[12]
 US
[13]
Swoon 22 — — — — — — — — — —
Steve McQueen
  • Released: 10 June 1985
  • Label: Kitchenware, Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
  • Released in the US and Canada as Two Wheels Good
 21 48 — — — 34 — 33 — — 178
From Langley Park to Memphis
  • Released: 14 March 1988
  • Label: Kitchenware, Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 5 58 40 — — 49 — 34 29 18 —
Protest Songs
  • Released: 19 June 1989
  • Label: Kitchenware
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 18 — — — — — — — — — —
Jordan: The Comeback
  • Released: 28 August 1990
  • Label: Kitchenware, Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 7 148 — — — 69 — — — 17 —
Andromeda Heights
  • Released: 2 May 1997
  • Label: Kitchenware
  • Formats: CD, MD, MC
 7 — 37 35 83 — 28 — — 9 —
The Gunman and Other Stories
  • Released: 18 June 2001
  • Label: Liberty EMI
  • Formats: CD, MC
 60 — — — 74 — — — — — —
I Trawl the Megahertz
  • Released: 27 May 2003
  • Label: Liberty EMI
  • Formats: CD
  • Released as a Paddy McAloon solo album; reissued under the band name in 2019
 54 — — — — — — — — — —
Let's Change the World with Music
  • Released: 7 September 2009
  • Label: Kitchenware
  • Formats: CD
 39 — — — 46 — 16 — 92 28 —
Crimson/Red 15 — — 144 42 — 7 — — 10 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
A Life of Surprises: The Best of Prefab Sprout
  • Released: 26 June 1992
  • Label: Kitchenware/Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 3
38 Carat Collection
  • Released: 18 October 1999
  • Label: Kitchenware/Columbia
  • Formats: 2xCD, 2xMD
 95
Kings of Rock & Roll – The Best of Prefab Sprout —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Box sets

Title Album details
Steve McQueen / From Langley Park to Memphis
  • Released: March 1995
  • Label: Kitchenware/Columbia
  • Formats: 2xCD
Swoon / Steve McQueen
  • Released: 17 September 2007
  • Label: Sony BMG/Kitchenware/Columbia
  • Formats: 2xCD
From Langley Park to Memphis / Jordan: The Comeback
  • Released: 24 September 2007
  • Label: Sony BMG/Kitchenware/Columbia
  • Formats: 2xCD
Original Album Classics

Video albums

Title Album details
From Langley Park to Hollywood
The Best of Prefab Sprout: A Life of Surprises – The Video Collection

EPs

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
Jordan: The EP
  • Released: 24 December 1990
  • Label: Kitchenware
  • Formats: 7", 12", CD, MC
 35

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[1][19] 		UK Indie
[20] 		AUS
[2][3] 		GER
[6]
 IRE
[21] 		NL
[22] 		NZ
[23] 		SPA
[10] 		US Dance
[24] 		US Main
[24]
"Lions in My Own Garden (Exit Someone)" 1982 — 16 — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"The Devil Has All the Best Tunes" 1983 — 14 — — — — — — — —
"Don't Sing" 1984 62 — — — — — — — — — Swoon
"Couldn't Bear to Be Special" — — — — — — — — — —
"When Love Breaks Down" 89 — — — — — — — — — Steve McQueen
"When Love Breaks Down" (remix) 1985 25 — 55 — 26 — 38 — — 42
"Faron Young" 74 — — — — — — — — —
"Appetite" 92 — 45 — — — — — — —
"Johnny Johnny" (called "Goodbye Lucille #1" on the album) 1986 64 — — — 28 — — — — —
"Cars and Girls" 1988 44 — 41 — — — — 13 — — From Langley Park to Memphis
"The King of Rock 'n' Roll" 7 — — — 6 — — 38 — —
"Hey Manhattan!" 72 — — — — — — — — —
"Nightingales" 78 — — — — — — — — —
"The Golden Calf" 1989 82 — — — — — — — — —
"Looking for Atlantis" 1990 51 — 145 — — — — — — — Jordan: The Comeback
"We Let the Stars Go" 50 — — — — — — — — —
"The Sound of Crying" 1992 23 — — 79 — — — — — — A Life of Surprises: The Best of Prefab Sprout
"If You Don't Love Me" 33 — — 60 — — — — 3 —
"All the World Loves Lovers" 61 — — — — — — — — —
"Life of Surprises" 24 — — — — — — — — —
"I Remember That" 1993 — — — — — — — — — —
"A Prisoner of the Past" 1997 30 — — 86 — — — — — — Andromeda Heights
"Electric Guitars" 53 — — — — — — — — —
"Where the Heart Is" 2000 151 — — — — — — — — — 38 Carat Collection
"Cowboy Dreams" 2001 — — — — — — — — — — The Gunman and Other Stories
"Wild Card in the Pack" — — — — — 86 — — — —
"Let There Be Music" 2009 — — — — — — — — — — Let's Change the World with Music
"The Best Jewel Thief in the World" 2013 — — — — — — — — — — Crimson/Red
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

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