Smokie discography

Smokie discography
Studio albums21
Live albums3
Compilation albums22
Singles54

British rock band Smokie released 21 studio albums and 54 singles between 1975 and 2010.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
UK
[1] 		AUS
[2] 		AUT
[3] 		DEN
[4][5] 		FIN
[6] 		GER
[7] 		NL
[8] 		NOR
[9] 		SWE
[10] 		US
[11]
Pass It Around
  • Released: 14 February 1975
  • Label: RAK
  • Formats: LP, MC
 — 94 — — — — — — — —
Changing All the Time
  • Released: September 1975
  • Label: RAK
  • Formats: LP, MC
 18 — — — — — — — — —
Midnight Café
  • Released: 9 April 1976
  • Label: RAK
  • Formats: LP, MC
 — — — — — 6 — 12 — 173
Bright Lights & Back Alleys
  • Released: 7 October 1977
  • Label: RAK
  • Formats: LP, MC
 — 36 6 — 3 6 — 1 3 —
The Montreux Album
  • Released: October 1978
  • Label: RAK
  • Formats: LP, MC
 52 26 6 — 15 3 29 5 3 —
The Other Side of the Road
  • Released: November 1979
  • Label: RAK
  • Formats: LP, MC
 — 57 7 — — 17 — 7 26 —
Solid Ground
  • Released: 25 September 1981
  • Label: RAK
  • Formats: LP, MC
 — — — — — — — 31 — —
Strangers in Paradise
  • Released: March 1982
  • Label: RAK
  • Formats: LP, MC
 — — — — — — — — — —
Midnight Delight
  • Released: October 1982
  • Label: Repertoire
  • Formats: LP, MC
 — — — — — — — 24 — —
All Fired Up
  • Release date: 1988
  • Label: Wag, Maze Music
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
  • Also released as My Heart Is True
 — — — — — — — 8 — —
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
  • Release date: 1989
  • Label: Wag, Polydor
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 — — — — — — — 1 — —
Whose Are These Boots?
  • Release date: 1990
  • Label: Wag, Polydor
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 — — — — — — — 1 — —
Chasing Shadows
  • Release date: 1992
  • Label: Electrola
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 — — — — — 51 — 6 33 —
Burnin' Ambition
  • Release date: 1993
  • Label: Electrola
  • Formats: CD, MC
 — — — — — — — — — —
The World and Elsewhere
  • Release date: October 1995
  • Label: CMC
  • Formats: CD, MC
 — — — — — 77 — 8 56 —
Light a Candle – The Christmas Album
  • Release date: November 1996
  • Label: CMC
  • Formats: CD, MC
 — — — — — — — 12 — —
Wild Horses – The Nashville Album
  • Release date: March 1998
  • Label: CMC
  • Formats: CD, MC
 — — — — — — — 19 — —
Uncovered
  • Release date: September 2000
  • Label: CMC
  • Formats: CD, MC
 — — — 3 — 84 — 3 5 —
  • IFPI DEN: Platinum[18]
Uncovered Too
  • Release date: October 2001
  • Label: CMC
  • Formats: CD, MC
 — — — 3 — — — 14 4 —
On the Wire
  • Release date: August 2004
  • Label: CMC
  • Formats: CD
 — — — 7 — — — 12 27 —
Take a Minute
  • Release date: 9 August 2010
  • Label: Black Pelican
  • Formats: CD
 — — — 3 — — — 6 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
NOR
[9]
Greatest Hits Live
  • Released: November 1988
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 10
The Concert Live – Essen/Germany 10th March 1978 —
Live
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: CMC
  • Formats: CD
  • Live in Denmark
 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Re-recordings

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
DEN
[5] 		GER
[7] 		NL
[8] 		NOR
[9] 		SWE
[10]
The Best of Smokie
  • Released: October 1990
  • Label: Telstar
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
  • Released in Scandinavia as 18 Carat Gold – The Very Best of Smokie
 — — 23 3 49
From Smokie with Love
  • Released: September 1995
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, MC
 — 49 — — —
Eclipse Acoustic
  • Released: June 2008
  • Label: My Way Music
  • Formats: CD
 13 — — 15 20
The Greatest Hits Rerecorded 2022 — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
UK
[1] 		AUS
[2][22] 		AUT
[3] 		DEN
[4][5] 		FIN
[6] 		GER
[7] 		NL
[8] 		NOR
[9] 		SWE
[10]
Bravo präsentiert Smokie
  • Released: February 1977
  • Label: RAK
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • Germany-only release
 — — — — — 16 — — —
Greatest Hits
  • Released: April 1977
  • Label: RAK
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
 6 — 1 — 1 1 — 1 1
The Very Best of Smokie
  • Released: October 1980
  • Label: RAK
  • Formats: LP, MC
 23 — — — — — — — —
Greatest Hits Volume 2
  • Released: October 1980
  • Label: RAK
  • Formats: LP, MC
 — 77 — — — 37 — — —
The Very Best of Smokie
  • Released: November 1981
  • Label: Arcade
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • Austria and Germany-only release
 — — 5 — — 16 — — —
I'll Meet You at Midnight – The Very Best of Smokie
  • Released: December 1981
  • Label: Arcade
  • Formats: LP
  • Netherlands-only release
 — — — — — — 7 — —
All the Best
  • Released:1981
  • Label: RAK
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • Australasia-only release
 — 2 — — — — — — —
Smokie's Greatest Hits
  • Released: October 1984
  • Label: Fame
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • Released in Australia as 17 Greatest Hits
 — 56 — — — — — — —
Forever
  • Release date: September 1990
  • Label: Ariola
  • Formats: 2xCD, 2xLP, 2xMC
  • Europe-only release
 — — — 3[27] — 15 — 16 —
The Best of Smokie & Suzie Quatro
  • Release date: 1991
  • Label: Hit Bound
  • Formats: CD
  • Australia-only release
 — 66 — — — — — — —
Greatest Hits
  • Release date: 1992
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, MC
  • Australia-only release
 — 9 — — — — — — —
Celebration
  • Release date: November 1994
  • Label: EMICMC
  • Formats: CD, MC
  • Continental Europe and Scandinavia release
 — — — 2[29] 34 85 — — —
Who the F**k Is Alice? Plus 18 Greatest Hits
  • Release date: June 1995
  • Label: CMC
  • Formats: CD, MC
  • Continental Europe release
 — — — — — 33 — — —
Norske hits
  • Release date: March 1997
  • Label: CMC
  • Formats: CD
  • Norway-only release
 — — — — — — — 10 —
Our Swedish Collection
  • Release date: April 1999
  • Label: CMC
  • Formats: 2xCD
  • Released in Denmark as Our Danish Collection
 — — — 3 — — — — 2
  • GLF: Platinum[30]
  • IFPI DEN: Platinum[14]
Uncovered – The Very Best of Smokie 63 — — — — — — — —
The Best Of
  • Release date: 7 April 2003
  • Label: Camden
  • Formats: CD
 — — — — — — — — —
The Hit Box
  • Release date: August 2003
  • Label: CMC
  • Formats: 10xCD
  • Europe-only release
 — — — 5 — — — 9 —
From the Heart
  • Release date: February 2006
  • Label: CMC
  • Formats: 10xCD
  • Scandinavia-only release
 — — — 7 — — — 20 30
Living Next Door to Alice
  • Release date: November 2010
  • Label: Central Station
  • Formats: CD
  • Australia-only release
 — 36 — — — — — — —
Gold 1975–2015
  • Release date: 20 March 2015
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: 2xCD, digital download
 — — 73 — — 36 — — —
Gold
  • Release date: 28 August 2020
  • Label: Crimson/Sony Music
  • Formats: 3xCD
 44 — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1] 		AUS
[2] 		AUT
[3] 		IRE
[31] 		FIN
[6] 		GER
[7] 		NL
[8] 		NOR
[9] 		SWE
[10] 		US
[11]
"Pass It Around" 1975 — — — — — — — — — — Pass It Around
"If You Think You Know How to Love Me" 3 98 — 2 — 8 17 6 — 96 Changing All the Time
"Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me" 8 50 13 7 — 10 22 — — —
"Something's Been Making Me Blue" 1976 17 — — 16 — 21 — — 20 — Midnight Café
"Wild Wild Angels" 54[A] — — — — 15 — — — —
"I'll Meet You at Midnight" 11 — 10 1 10 9 5 6 — — Non-album singles
"Living Next Door to Alice" 5 2 1 1 9 1 1 1 3 25
"Lay Back in the Arms of Someone" 1977 12 11 1 5 15 1 1 3 16 —
"It's Your Life" 5 7 4 6 8 3 7 2 15 — Bright Lights & Back Alleys
"Needles and Pins" 10 7 1 3 27 2 5 4 — 68
"For a Few Dollars More" 1978 17 57 2 12 — 2 14 2 19 — The Montreux Album
"Oh Carol" 5 5 5 3 — 3 23 — — —
"Mexican Girl" 19 19 2 4 17 1 10 — 16 —
"Do to Me" [B] 1979 — 16 6 — — 10 — — — — The Other Side of the Road
"Babe It's Up to You" — 60 5 — — 8 41 — — —
"San Francisco Bay" [C] 1980 — — 10 — — 9 36 — — —
"Take Good Care of My Baby" 34 48 10 15 — 18 — — — — Solid Ground
"Run to Me" — — 13 — — 29 — — — — Non-album singles
"Little Town Flirt" [D] 1981 — — — — — 30 — — — —
"Jet Lagged" [E] 1982 — — — — — — — — — — Solid Ground
"Yesterday's Dreams" [F] — — — — — — — — — — Strangers in Paradise
"Number on My Wall" [G] — — — — — — — — — — Midnight Delight
"Looking Daggers" — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Don't Throw It Away" [H] 1983 — — — — — — — — — — Midnight Delight
"The Book" [I] 1986 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Hold On Tight" [J] 1987 — — — 13 — — — — — — All Fired Up
"Cry in the Night" 184[32] — — 22 — — — — — —
"My Heart Is True" 1988 160[33] — — — — — — — — —
"Young Hearts" [K] 1989 — — — — 24 43 — — — — Boulevard of Broken Dreams
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" 77 — — — — — — — — —
"Falling Apart" [L] 1990 — — — — — — — — — —
"I Feel Love" [M] — — — — — — — — — — Whose Are These Boots?
"In the Middle of a Lonely Dream" [N] — — — — — — — — — —
"Living Next Door to Alice 1990" [O] — — — — — — — — — — The Best of Smokie
"Smoke Forever – It's Medley-Time" [P] 1992 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"You're So Different Tonight" [Q] — — — — — — — — — — Chasing Shadows
"Don't Play That Game with Me" [R] — — — — — 84 — — — —
"I'd Die for You" [S] 1993 — — — — — — — — — —
"Naked Love (Baby Love Me...)" [T] — — — — — 71 — — — — Burnin' Ambition
"Listen to Your Radio" [U] — — — — — — — — — —
"Bang Bang" [V] — — — — — — — — — —
"Who the F**k Is Alice?" 1994 — — — 13 — 18 — — 22 — Who the F**k Is Alice? Plus 18 Greatest Hits
"Can't Cry Hard Enough" [W] — — — — — — — — — — Celebration
"Rose-a-Lee" [X] 1995 — — — — — — — — — — The World and Elsewhere
"Living Next Door to Alice (Who the F**k Is Alice)" (with Roy Chubby Brown) 3 — — 26 — — — — — — Non-album single
"Rock'n'Roll Rodeo" [Y] — — — — — — — — — — The World and Elsewhere
"Have You Ever Seen the Rain" 1996 138[34] — — — — — — — — —
"When the Lightning Strikes" [Z] — — — — — — — — — —
"Light a Candle" [AA] — — — — — — — — — — Light a Candle – The Christmas Album
"It Won't Be Christmas" [AB] — — — — — — — — — —
"Wrong Reasons" (with Maggie Reilly) [AC] 1998 — — — — — — — — — — Wild Horses – The Nashville Album
"And the Night Stood Still" 1999 — — — — — — — — — —
"It Never Rains in Southern California" [AD] — — — — — — — — — — Uncovered
"Be My Baby" [AE] 2001 — — — — — — — — — — Uncovered Too
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ^ Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".
  2. ^ "Do to Me" was set for release in the UK but ended up not being issued there.
  3. ^ "San Francisco Bay" was only released as a single in Continental Europe, Scandinavia, South Africa and Australia.
  4. ^ "Little Town Flirt" was only released as a single in Germany.
  5. ^ "Jet Lagged" was only released as a single in Germany.
  6. ^ "Yesterday's Dreams" was only released as a single in South Africa.
  7. ^ "Number on My Wall" was only released as a single in Germany.
  8. ^ "Don't Throw It Away" was only released as a single in Germany.
  9. ^ "The Book" was only released as a single in Australia.
  10. ^ "Hold On Tight" was only released as a single in Denmark and Ireland.
  11. ^ "Young Hearts" was only released as a single in Germany and Scandinavia.
  12. ^ "Falling Apart" was only released as a single in Norway.
  13. ^ "I Feel Love" was only released as a single in Norway.
  14. ^ "In the Middle of a Lonely Dream" was only released as a single in Continental Europe.
  15. ^ "Living Next Door to Alice 1990" was only released as a single in Norway.
  16. ^ "Smokie Forever – It's Medley-Time" was only released as a single in Germany.
  17. ^ "You're So Different Tonight" was only released as a single in Germany.
  18. ^ "Don't Play That Game with Me" was only released as a single in Continental Europe.
  19. ^ "I'd Die for You" was only released a single in Continental Europe.
  20. ^ "Naked Love (Baby Love Me...)" was only released as a single in Continental Europe.
  21. ^ "Listen to Your Radio" was only released as a single in the Netherlands.
  22. ^ "Bang Bang" was only released as a single in Continental Europe.
  23. ^ "Can't Cry Hard Enough" was only released as a single in Sweden.
  24. ^ "Rose-a-Lee" was only released as a single in Scandinavia.
  25. ^ "Rock'n'Roll Rodeo" was only released a single in Germany and Scandinavia.
  26. ^ "When the Lightning Strikes" was only released as a single in Germany.
  27. ^ "Light a Candle" was only released a single in Austria and Scandinavia.
  28. ^ "It Won't Be Christmas" was only released as a single in the Netherlands.
  29. ^ "Wrong Reasons" was only released as a single in Denmark.
  30. ^ "It Never Rains in Southern California" was only released as a single in Denmark.
  31. ^ "Be My Baby" was only released as a single in Denmark.

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