Talk Talk discography

Talk Talk were an English band that released five studio albums, one live album, eight compilation albums, 25 singles, and two live video releases. All of their studio albums were released under EMI/Parlophone Records with the exception of their final album, which was released under Verve/Polydor.[1]

Talk Talk discography
Studio albums5
Live albums1
Compilation albums8
Video albums2
Singles25

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[2]
AUS
[3]
GER
[4]
NL
[5]
NZ
[6]
SWE
[7]
SWI
[8]
US
[9]
The Party's Over
  • Released: July 1982
  • Label/Catalog No.: EMI, EMC 3413
21 94 8 47 132
It's My Life
  • Released: February 1984
  • Label/Catalog No.: EMI, EMC 2400021
35 4 3 27 49 2 42
The Colour of Spring
  • Released: 17 February 1986
  • Label/Catalog No.: EMI, EMC 3506
8 71 11 1 7 25 3 58
Spirit of Eden
  • Released: 16 September 1988
  • Label/Catalog No.: Parlophone, PCSD 105
19 16 32 12
Laughing Stock
  • Released: 16 September 1991
  • Label/Catalog No.: Verve, 847 717-1
26 65 60

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[2]
GER
[4]
London 1986
  • Released: 19 February 1999
  • Label/Catalog No.: Pond Life, PLVP001CD
46

Boxsets and compilations

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[2]
GER
[4]
NL
[5]
NZ
[6]
SWI
[8]
Natural History: The Very Best of Talk Talk
  • Released: May 1990
  • Label/Catalog No.: Parlophone, PCSD 109
3 10 16 20 27
  • UK: Gold
The Very Best of Talk Talk
  • Released: 1997
  • Label/Catalog No.: EMI, CDEMC 3763
Asides Besides
  • Released: 20 April 1998
  • Label/Catalog No.: EMI, 7243 8 54807 2 0
The Collection
  • Released: 2000
  • Label/Catalog No.: EMI Gold, 7243 5 28559 2 6
Missing Pieces
  • Released: 2001
  • Label/Catalog No.: Pond Life, PLVP004CD
Introducing... Talk Talk
  • Released: 2003
  • Label/Catalog No.: EMI, INTROCD 8
Essential
  • Released: 2011
  • Label/Catalog No.: EMI, 50999 6 80262 2 6
  • Released under EMI's Essential line
61
Natural Order 1982 - 1991
  • Released: 14 Jan 2013
  • Label/Catalog No.: EMI, 5099972305324

Remix albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[2]
GER
[4]
NL
[5]
It's My Mix[11]
  • Released: 1985 (CAN and IT only)
  • Label/Catalog No.: EMI, 62 2403071
Mini LP[12]
  • Released: 1986 (Greece only)
  • Label/Catalog No.: EMI, 062-2406461
History Revisited: The Remixes
  • Released: March 1991
  • Label/Catalog No.: Parlophone, PCS 7349
27 64
12x12 Original Remixes
  • Released: 2 August 1999
  • Label/Catalog No.: EMI,7243 5 21204 2 0
  • Reissued as Remixed 16 April 2001

Singles

Title Year Chart positions Album
UK
[13]
AUS[3] CAN FRA GER
[4]
NL
[5]
NZ
[6]
IRE ITA SA SWI
[8]
US
[14]
"Mirror Man" b/w "Strike Up the Band" 1982 The Party's Over
"Talk Talk" 52 33
"Today" b/w "It's So Serious" 14 10 16
"Talk Talk" (Reissue), b/w "Mirror Man" 23 1 75
"Another Word" b/w "Candy" (not released in the UK)[15] 1983 25
"My Foolish Friend" b/w "Call in the Night Boy" 57 Non-LP single
"It's My Life" b/w "Does Caroline Know" 1984 46 73 30 25 33 30 32 7 31 It's My Life
"Such a Shame" b/w "Again, A Game...Again" 49 7 2 9 39 4 1 89
"Dum Dum Girl" b/w "Without You" 74 20 31 34 24
"Tomorrow Started (Live)" (Dutch release), b/w "My Foolish Friend (Live)" Non-LP single
"It's My Life" (Reissue), b/w "Such a Shame" 1985 93 33 It's My Life
"Life's What You Make It" b/w "It's Getting Late in the Evening" 1986 16 70 48 49 24 11 11 17 14 17 90 The Colour of Spring
"Living in Another World" b/w "For What It's Worth" 48 44 34 22 26 23
"Give It Up" b/w "Pictures of Bernadette" 59
"I Don't Believe in You" b/w "Does Caroline Know (Live Version)" 96
"I Believe in You (Edit)" b/w "John Cope" 1988 85 65 43 Spirit of Eden
"It's My Life" (2nd Reissue, France only[16]), b/w "Renée (Live From Hammersmith Odeon)" 1990 13 49 23 Natural History: The Very Best of Talk Talk
"Life's What You Make It" (Reissue), b/w "Life's What You Make It (Live From Hammersmith Odeon)" 23 23
"Such a Shame" (Reissue), b/w "Dum Dum Girl (Live)" 78
"Talk Talk" (2nd Reissue), b/w "Today"
"Living in Another World (Edit)" b/w "Living in Another World (Live)" 1991 79 History Revisited: The Remixes
"After the Flood" w/"Myrrhman" Laughing Stock
"New Grass" w/"Stump"
"Ascension Day" w/"5:09"
"It's My Life" (Liquid People vs. Talk Talk) 2003 64 Non-LP remix single

Videos

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[2]
Talk Talk
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: Sony
Live at Montreux 1986
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Eagle Vision
Live in Spain 1986
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Immortal (Unofficial release)

References

  1. Raz, Guy. "Revisiting Talk Talk, A Band Worried About Being A 'Laughing Stock'". OPB. Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. "Talk Talk UK chart history". Official Charts. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 304. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. "Discographie von Talk Talk". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  5. "Discografie Talk Talk". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  6. "Talk Talk Discography". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  7. "Talk Talk Discography". Swedish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  8. "Talk Talk". Swiss Hitparade (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  9. "Talk Talk - Billboard". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  10. "BRIT Certified - bpi". BPI. BPI. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  11. "TALK TALK - IT'S MY MIX". Ultratop. ULTRATOP. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  12. "Talk Talk - Talk Talk Mini LP". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  13. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 547. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  14. "Talk Talk Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  15. "Talk Talk - Another Word". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  16. "Talk Talk - Talk Talk". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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