Little River Band discography

Little River Band discography
Studio albums18
EPs1
Live albums5
Compilation albumsnumerous
Singles39
Music videos3

This is the discography of Australian rock music group Little River Band. To the present they have released 18 studio albums, four live albums, and numerous compilation albums.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[1] 		GER
[2] 		NLD
[3] 		NZL
[4] 		SWI
[5] 		US
[6]
Little River Band
  • Released November 1975
  • Label: EMI (EMA 318)
 17 — — — — 80
After Hours
  • Released April 1976
  • Label: EMI (EMC 2546)
 5 — — — — —
Diamantina Cocktail
  • Released: April 1977
  • Label: EMI (EMC 2575)
 2 — 5 30 — 49
Sleeper Catcher
  • Released: May 1978
  • Label: EMI (EMC 2660)
 4 — — 12 — 16
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[9]
  • RIAA: Platinum[8]
First Under the Wire
  • Released: July 1979
  • Label: Capitol (11954)
 2 — — 19 — 10
  • RIAA: Platinum[8]
Time Exposure
  • Released: August 1981
  • Label: Capitol (12163)
 9 38 41 — — 21
The Net
  • Released: May 1983
  • Label: Capitol (12273)
 11 31 23 14 — 61
Playing to Win
  • Released: January 1985
  • Label: Capitol (240252)
 38 — — 18 — 75
No Reins
  • Released: May 1986
  • Label: Capitol (240554)
 85 — — — — —
Monsoon
  • Released: June 1988
  • Label: MCA (42147-1)
 9 — — — — —
Get Lucky
  • Released: March 1990
  • Label: MCA (6369-1)
 54 — — — 35 —
Where We Started From
  • Released: November 2000
  • Label: Scream Marketing (SCR-5)
 — — — — — —
Test of Time
  • Released: June 2004[10]
  • Label: Little River Band
 — — — — — —
Re-arranged
  • Released: June 2006[11]
  • Label: Little River Band
 — — — — — —
We Call It Christmas
  • Released: November 2007
  • Label: Little River Band
  • Re-released in 2011 as A Little River Band Christmas
 — — — — — —
Cuts Like a Diamond
  • Released: 23 August 2013[12]
  • Label: Frontiers Records (FR CD 612)
 — — — — — —
The Hits...Revisited
  • Released: 1 October 2016[13]
  • Label: Little River Band
 — — — — — —
Black Tie
  • Released: May 2020[14][15]
  • Label: Euterpe Records
 — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart


Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certification
AUS
[1] 		NZL
[4] 		US
[6]
Backstage Pass
  • Released October 1979
  • Label: EMI (EMC 2701)
 18 50 44
Live in America
  • Released April 1980
  • Label: Capitol (25517)
 35 — —
Live Classics
  • Released 1992
  • Label: Blue Martin (BLM 330052–2)
  • Recorded on their 1992 world tour
 — — —
One Night in Mississippi
  • Released July 2002
  • Recorded live in the 1980s
 — — —
Standing Room Only
  • Released February 2007
  • Label: Sony BMG Music (A 703555)
  • Recorded: 2006 on North American Tour.
 — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

  • The Little River Band have released numerous compilations; both official and unofficial. Below is a list of those that have charted on a national chart.
List of charting compilations
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[1] 		GER
[2] 		NLD
[3] 		NZL
[4] 		SWI
[5] 		US
[6]
It's a Long Way There (Greatest Hits)
  • Released: September 1978
  • Label: EMI (EMA 328)
 4 — — 12 — —
Greatest Hits
[Greatest Hits Vol II in Australia]
  • Released: November 1982
  • Label: Capitol (Play 1023)
 13 54 — 1 — 33
Too Late to Load
  • Released: April 1989
  • Label: MCA (6369-1)
 — — — — — —
Worldwide Love
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Curb Records (D2-77468)
 — — — — 40 —
The Classic Collection
  • Released: November 1992
  • Label: EMI (814075-2)
 8 — — 1 — —
  • ARIA: Platinum[1]
Forever Blue: The Very Best of
  • Released: June 1995 (Netherlands only)
  • Label: Capitol (72438340092 8)
 — — 14 — — —
The Definitive Collection
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: EMI (7243540765 2 7)
 31 — — — — —
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[18]
Ultimate Hits
  • Released: 14 October 2022
  • Label: EMI (5396742)
 29
[19] 		— — — — —
Masterpieces
  • Released: 14 October 2022
  • Label: EMI (5396749)
 75 — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[1] 		NLD
[3] 		NZL
[4] 		US
[20] 		US A/C
[21] 		US CB
[22]
1975 "Curiosity (Killed the Cat)" 15 — — — — — Little River Band
"Emma" 20 — — — — —
1976 "Everyday of My Life" 29 — — — — — After Hours
"It's a Long Way There" 35 14 32 28 — 31 Little River Band
1977 "I'll Always Call Your Name" — — — 62 — 71
"Help Is on Its Way" 1 21 — 14 — 14 Diamantina Cocktail
"Witchery" 33 — — — — —
"Home on Monday" 73 12 — — — —
"Happy Anniversary" — — — 16 — 22
1978 "Shut Down Turn Off" 16 — — — — — Sleeper Catcher
"Reminiscing" 35 — 17 3 10 3
"Lady" 46 — 28 10 7 10
1979 "Lonesome Loser" 19 — 31 6 15 7 First Under the Wire
"Cool Change" — — 25 10 8 13
"It's Not a Wonder" (live) — — — 51 — 62 Live in America
1980 "Red Shoes" (live) — — — — — —
1981 "Long Jumping Jeweller" 32 — — — — — Time Exposure
"The Night Owls" 18 — 46 6 33 7
"Take It Easy on Me" — — — 10 14 13
1982 "Ballerina" — — — — — —
"Man on Your Mind" — — — 14 26 13
"Down on the Border" 7 — — — — — Greatest Hits
"St. Louis" 43 — — — — —
1983 "The Other Guy" 18 — 2 11 6 8
"We Two" 49 — 32 22 17 26 The Net
"You're Driving Me Out of My Mind" — 49 — 35 — 42
1985 "Playing to Win" 59 — — 60 — 49 Playing to Win
"Blind Eyes" — — — — — —
1986 "No Reins on Me" 73 — — — — — No Reins
"Time for Us" — — — — — —
"Face in the Crowd" — — — 60 — —
"When the War Is Over" — — — — — —
1988 "Love Is a Bridge" 6 — — — 18 — Monsoon
"Son of a Famous Man" — — — — — —
"Soul Searching" — — — — — —
"It's Cold Out Tonight"
(North America only) 		— — — — — —
1989 "When Will I Be Loved" 169 — — — — — Too Late to Load
"Listen to Your Heart"
(North America, Europe, Japan) 		— — — — — — The Karate Kid Part III (soundtrack)
1990 "If I Get Lucky" 75 — — — 22 — Get Lucky
"Every Time I Turn Around" 134 — — — 27 —
1991 "Worldwide Love"
(Europe only) 		— — — — — — Worldwide Love
1995 "Forever Blue" — 12 — — — — Forever Blue: The Very Best Of
"—" denotes releases that did not chart / n/a denotes was not released in this territory

VHS and DVD releases

Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[1]
Live Exposure
  • Released: September 2009
  • Label: Capitol (243866-9)
  • Recorded: Concert in Houston, Texas (1981)
 23
LRB Live
  • Released: November 2020
  • Label: Possum/Fanfare Classics (FANFARE384)
  • Recorded: Concert in Baden-Baden, Germany (1991)
 41

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    • For Australian top 50 positions from 1988: "Discography Little River Band". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
    • For Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 168.
    • For "When Will I Be Loved": "Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 19 June 1989". 19 June 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
    • For "Every Time I Turn Around": "Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 16 July 1990". 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
    • For Masterpieces: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 24 October 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1703. Australian Recording Industry Association. 24 October 2022. p. 6.
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