The Sports discography

The Sports discography
Studio albums4
EPs3
Live albums2
Compilation albums3
Singles14

This is the discography of The Sports, a popular Australian rock group which performed and released four studio albums between 1976 and 1981.

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart
positions 		Certifications
AUS
[1] 		USA
[2]
Reckless 43 -
Don't Throw Stones
  • Released: February 1979
  • Label: Mushroom Records (L 36844)
 9 194 AUS: Gold[3]
Suddenly
  • Released: March 1980
  • Label: Mushroom Records (L 37131)
 13 -
Sondra
  • Released: May 1981
  • Label: Mushroom Records (L37552)
 20 -

Live albums

Title Album details
Missin' Your Kissin'
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Raven Records (RVLP-28)
  • Recorded in Melbourne in 1978
The Sports Live At Billboard 1981
  • Released: 2 August 2024[4]
  • Label: The Sports / ACRA Desk
  • Recorded in Melbourne in 1981

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
AUS
[1]
All Sports
  • Released: December 1982
  • Label: Mushroom Records (RML 53027)
 35
This Is Really Something: The Complete Anthology
  • Released: August 1997
  • 2-CD set
  • Label: Mushroom Records (MUSH33011)
 -
The Definitive Collection (The Sports album) -

Extended plays

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title EP details Peak chart
positions
AUS
[1]
Fair Game
  • Released: 1977
  • Limited to 500 copies
  • Label: Zac Records (ZR 001)
 -
O.K, U.K!
  • Released: August 1979
  • Label: Mushroom Records (X 13052)
 -
The Sports Play Dylan (and Donovan)
  • Released: November 1981
  • Label: Mushroom Records (L-20007)
 70

Singles

Year Title Peak chart
positions 		Album
AUS
[1]
1978 "Boys! (What Did the Detective Say?)" 55 Reckless
"When You Walk in the Room" 42
"Who Listens to the Radio" 35 Don't Throw Stones
1979 "Don't Throw Stones" 26
"Suspicious Minds" 74
"Wedding Ring" 40 O.K, U.K!
1980 "Strangers on a Train" 22 Suddenly!
"Perhaps" -
"Stop the Baby Talking" - non album single
"No Mama No" (US only) - Suddenly!
1981 "How Come" 21 Sondra
"When We Go Out Tonight" -
"Sunshine Superman" 72 The Sports Play Dylan (and Donovan)
1982 "Black Stockings (For Chelsea)" - All Sports

References

  1. ^ a b c d Australian chart peaks:
    • Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 288. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
  2. ^ "The Sports Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  3. ^ "The Sports". Mushroom Music. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  4. ^ "'Sports Live At Billboard 1981' Is The Next Release In ARCA's Desk Tape Series". noise11. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.