Bob Geldof discography
This is the discography of solo recordings by the singer-songwriter Bob Geldof who is also known as the lead vocalist of the Irish new wave band Boomtown Rats which performed from 1977 to 1985 and reformed in 2013. [1]
Solo albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [3] |
GER [4] |
IRE [5] |
NL [3] |
NOR [6] |
SWE [3] |
SWI [7] |
US [8] | |||
| 1986 | Deep in the Heart of Nowhere | 79 | — | — | 27 | — | — | 3 | 18 | 15 | 130 | |
| 1990 | The Vegetarians of Love
|
21 | 43 | 27 | 15 | — | 37 | — | — | 20 | — | |
| 1993 | The Happy Club
|
— | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | |
| 2001 | Sex, Age & Death
|
134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | How to Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell
|
89 | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] | ||||||||||||
| 1994 | Loudmouth – The Best of Bob Geldof & The Boomtown Rats
|
10 | ||||||||||
| 2005 | Great Songs of Indifference: The Anthology 1986-2001
|
— | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
GER [9] |
IRE [10] |
NL [11] |
NOR [6] |
SWE [3] |
SWI [12] |
US [13] | |||
| 1986 | "This Is the World Calling" | 25 | — | 28 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 82 [A] |
Deep in the Heart of Nowhere |
| 1987 | "Love Like a Rocket" | 61 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Heartless Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Cry Too" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "In the Pouring Rain" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | "The Great Song of Indifference" | 15 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | Vegetarians of Love |
| "Love or Something" | 86 | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — [B] | ||
| "A Gospel Song" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992 | "Room 19 (Sha La La La Lee)" | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Happy Club |
| "My Hippy Angel" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1993 | "The Happy Club" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Yeah, Definitely" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "Crazy" | 65 | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Loudmouth – The Best of Bob Geldof & The Boomtown Rats |
| 1996 | "Rat Trap" (Dustin & Geldof) |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | "Pale White Girls" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sex Age & Death |
| 2011 | "Silly Pretty Thing" | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | How To Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell |
| "Here's To You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Notes
- A^ "This Is the World Calling" also charted at #23 on Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart.[13]
- B^ "Love or Something" charted at #24 on Billboard Modern Rock Tracks Chart.[14]
References
- Jonze, Tim (28 January 2013). "Boomtown Rats re-form for Isle of Wight festival". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- Bob Geldof in UK Charts
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- "Chart Log UK 1994–2008: Gina G – GZA". zobbel.de. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
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