Swing Out Sister discography

This is a partial discography of albums and singles released by Swing Out Sister. To date, the group has released ten studio albums. In addition, they have put out various other live, compilation or remix albums, some of which are only available in certain regions of the world.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Title Chart positions Certifications
UK
[1] 		AUS
[2] 		GER
[3] 		IT
[4] 		NL
[5] 		NZ
[6] 		SWE
[7] 		SWI
[8] 		US
[9]
1987 It's Better to Travel
  • Released: 11 May 1987
  • Label: Mercury
 1 23 15 11 3 13 39 17 40
1989 Kaleidoscope World
  • Released: 8 May 1989
  • Label: Fontana
 9 106 40 12 30 — — — 61
1992 Get in Touch with Yourself
  • Released: 4 May 1992
  • Label: Fontana
 27 141 — — 35 — — — 113
1994 The Living Return
  • Released: September 1994
  • Label: Fontana
 — — — — — — — — —
1997 Shapes and Patterns
  • Released: March 1997
  • Label: Fontana/Mercury
 — — — — — — — — —
1999 Filth and Dreams
  • Released: 17 March 1999
  • Label: Mercury
 — — — — — — — — —
2001 Somewhere Deep in the Night — — — — — — — — —
2004 Where Our Love Grows
  • Released: 19 October 2004
  • Label: Universal/Shanachie
 — — — — — — — — —
2008 Beautiful Mess
  • Released: February 2008
  • Label: Avex Trax/Shanachie/Universal
 — — — — — — — — —[a]
2017 Almost Persuaded — — — — — — — — —[b]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
  1. ^ Beautiful Mess peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.[12]
  2. ^ Almost Persuaded peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.[12]

Compilation albums

  • 1990: Swing Out Fever
  • 1991: Splendid Collection
  • 1996: Best of Swing Out Sister
  • 1997: Super Best
  • 2001: Breakout: The Very Best of Swing Out Sister
  • 2001: 20th Century Masters: Swing Out Sister Millennium Collection
  • 2002: Cafe Orange - Swing Out Sister CAFE Best
  • 2003: The Ultimate Collection
  • 2004: The Ultimate Collection (revised track listing)
  • 2009: Best Selection
  • 2010: Private View (rearranged previously released versions)[13]
  • 2014: The Essential Swing Out Sister
  • 2022: Blue Mood, Breakout & Beyond

Other albums

  • 1987: Another Non-Stop Sister
  • 1989: Windmills of Your Mind (EP Japan)
  • 1990: Swing 3
  • 1992: Swing Out Singles
  • 1996: The Big Elsewhere (EP)
  • 2009: les étrangers (soundtrack)
  • 2015: Rushes (work in progress materiel from Pledgemusic for the album Almost Persuaded)
  • 2018: Almost Persuaded (limited edition vinyl edition & mail order/concert sold instrumental CD)

Live albums

  • 1993: Live at the Jazz Café
  • 2005: Live in Tokyo

Singles

Year Song Chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1] 		AUS
[2] 		GER
[3] 		IRE
[14] 		IT
[4] 		NL
[5] 		NZ
[6] 		US
[15] 		US
AC
[16] 		US
Dance
[17]
1985 "Blue Mood" — — — — — — — — — — It's Better to Travel
1986 "Breakout" 4 12 27 6 — 34 4 6 1 12
1987 "Surrender" 7 78 48 3 16 15 13 — 37 22
"Twilight World" 32 — — 26 17 39 — 31 7 9
"Fooled by a Smile" 43 — — — — — — — — —
1989 "You on My Mind" 28 114 51 26 11 28 32 — 23 — Kaleidoscope World
"Where in the World" 47 168 — — — — — — — —
"Waiting Game" (U.S./Canada only) — — — — — — — 86 6 33
"Forever Blue" 80 — — — — — — — — —
1989 "The Windmills of Your Mind" (Japan only) — — — — — — — — — — Splendid Collection
1992 "Am I the Same Girl?" 21 123 53 — 8 15 — 45 1 — Get in Touch with Yourself
"Notgonnachange" 49 — — — — — — — 22 21
1994 "La La (Means I Love You)" 37 — — — — — — — — — The Living Return
Four Weddings and a Funeral soundtrack
1995 "Better Make It Better" — — — — — — — — — — The Living Return
1996 "Now You're Not Here" (Japan only) — — — — — — — — — — Shapes and Patterns
The Big Elsewhere EP
"Heaven Only Knows" — — — — — — — — — — The Best of Swing Out Sister
1997 "Somewhere in the World" — — — — — — — — 30 — Shapes and Patterns
"We Could Make It Happen" — — — — — — — — — —
1999 "Who's Been Sleeping" (Japan only) — — — — — — — — — — Filth and Dreams
2001 "Through the Sky" — — — — — — — — — — Somewhere Deep in the Night
2004 "Love Won't Let You Down" — — — — — — — — — — Where Our Love Grows
2007 "Secret Love" — — — — — — — — — — Beautiful Mess
"Something Every Day" — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. ^ a b "Official Charts > Swing Out Sister". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020. N.B. Select the Albums tab to display albums chart peaks.
  2. ^ a b Australian chart peaks:
  3. ^ a b "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Suchen nach: Kate Bush" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020. N.B. Select the Album tab to display albums chart peaks.
  4. ^ a b "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2022-06-05. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli" or "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Swing Out Sister".
  5. ^ a b "dutchcharts.nl > Swing Out Sister in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  6. ^ a b "charts.org.nz > Swing Out Sister in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  7. ^ "swedishcharts.com > Swing Out Sister in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  8. ^ "hitparade.ch > Suche nach: Swing Out Sister (Alben)" (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Billboard > Chart History > Swing Out Sister > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Swing Out Sister - It's Better to Travel". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Swing Out Sister - Kaleidoscope World". bpi.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Billboard > Chart History > Swing Out Sister > Contemporary Jazz Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Private View - Swing Out Sister | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  14. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know > Search results for Swing Out Sister". Fireball Media. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Billboard > Chart History > Swing Out Sister > Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Billboard > Chart History > Swing Out Sister > Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Billboard > Chart History > Swing Out Sister > Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  18. ^ "Swing Out Sister - Breakout". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2022.