Cocteau Twins discography

Cocteau Twins were a Scottish gothic rock and dream pop band whose discography contains nine studio albums, seven compilations, and numerous EPs and singles.

Cocteau Twins discography
Studio albums9
Compilation albums7
Singles19

Albums

Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart position Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]		 UK Indie
 AUS
[2]		 BEL
[3]		 CAN
[4]		 NZ
[5]		 SWE
[6]		 US
[7]
Garlands
  • Released: 1 September 1982
  • Label: 4AD (CAD211)
 — 4 — — — — — —
Head over Heels
  • Released: 31 October 1983
  • Label: 4AD (CAD313)
 51 1 — — — — — —
Treasure
  • Released: 1 November 1984
  • Label: 4AD (CAD412)
 29 2 — — — 34 32 —
Victorialand
  • Released: April 1986
  • Label: 4AD (CAD602)
 10 1 — — — — — —
Blue Bell Knoll
  • Released: 19 September 1988
  • Label: 4AD (CAD807)
 15 1 — — — — — 109
Heaven or Las Vegas
  • Released: 17 September 1990
  • Label: 4AD (00102)
 7 — — — — — — 99
Four-Calendar Café
  • Released: 18 October 1993
  • Label: Fontana (518 259-2)
 13 — — — — 22 — 78
Milk & Kisses
  • Released: 15 March 1996
  • Label: Fontana (514 501-2)
 17 — 64 48 53 — — 99

Collaborative albums
Title Album details Peak chart position
UK
[1]		 UK Indie
The Moon and the Melodies (with Harold Budd)
  • Released: November 1986
  • Label: 4AD
 46 1


Compilation albums
Title Album details Additional information
The Pink Opaque
  • Released: 30 December 1985
 compilation album, joint release by 4AD (UK) and Relativity Records (US)
The Box Set
  • Released: 4 November 1991
 ten-disc box set consisting of all EPs up to that point and one disc of bonus material
BBC Sessions
  • Released: 27 September 1999
 compilation album of 8 BBC sessions recorded between 1982 and 1996
Stars and Topsoil
  • Released: 16 October 2000
 compilation album (1982–1990)
Lullabies to Violaine: Singles and Extended Plays 1982-1996
  • Released: 21 November 2005
 limited edition (10,000 units worldwide), four-disc box set of single and EP tracks
Lullabies to Violaine, Volume 1: Singles and Extended Plays 1982-1990
  • Released: 20 March 2006
 first two of the four discs in box set shown above
Lullabies to Violaine, Volume 2: Singles and Extended Plays 1993-1996
  • Released: 20 March 2006
 last two of the four discs in box set shown above
Treasure Hiding: The Fontana Years
  • Released: 19 October 2018
 four-disc box set that includes Four-Calendar Café, Milk & Kisses, EPs, B-sides, and more[12]

Extended plays
Title EP details Peak chart position
UK
[1]		 UK Indie
 NZ
[13]
Lullabies
  • Released: October 1982
 — 11 —
Peppermint Pig
  • Released: April 1983
 — 2 —
Sunburst and Snowblind
  • Released: 7 November 1983
 86 2 —
The Spangle Maker
  • Released: 2 April 1984
 29 2 —
Aikea-Guinea
  • Released: 4 March 1985
 41 1 38
Tiny Dynamine
  • Released: 15 November 1985
 52 1 —
Echoes in a Shallow Bay
  • Released: 29 November 1985
 65 1 48
Love's Easy Tears
  • Released: October 1986
 53 1 —
Snow
  • Released: December 1993
 58 — —
Twinlights
  • Released: September 1995
 59 — —
Otherness
  • Released: October 1995
 59 — —

    Singles
    Title Year Peak chart positions Album
    UK
    [1]    		 UK Indie
    		 IRE
    [14]    		 US Alt
    [15]
    "Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops"[upper-alpha 1] 1984 29 1 — — The Spangle Maker
    "Carolyn's Fingers" 1988 — — — 2 Blue Bell Knoll
    "Iceblink Luck" 1990 38 — 22 4 Heaven or Las Vegas
    "Heaven or Las Vegas" — — — 9
    "Evangeline" 1993 34 — — — Four-Calendar Café
    "Bluebeard" 1994 33 — —
    "Tishbite" 1996 34 — — — Milk and Kisses
    "Violaine" 56 — — —

    Notes

    1. "Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops" has the same charting position as The Spangle Maker EP.

      Music Videos
      • "Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops" (1984)
      • "Carolyn's Fingers" (1988)
      • "Iceblink Luck" (1990)
      • "Heaven or Las Vegas" (1990)
      • "Evangeline" (1993)
      • "Bluebeard" (1993)
      • "Tishbite" (1996)[16]

      References
      1. "Cocteau Twins - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
      2. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
      3. "Belgium — Album positions". ultratop.be. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
      4. "Canada — Album positions". RPM. Archived from the original on 18 March 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
      5. "NZ — Album positions". charts.nz. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
      6. "Sweden — Album positions". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
      7. "Cocteau Twins Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
      8. "Garlands British sales certification". BPI. Archived from the original on 17 March 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
      9. "Head over Heels British sales certification". BPI. Archived from the original on 17 March 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
      10. "Treasure British sales certification". BPI. Archived from the original on 17 March 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
      11. "Heaven or Las Vegas British sales certification". BPI. Archived from the original on 17 March 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
      12. Bonner, Michael. "Cocteau Twins announce new 4-CD set, Treasure Hiding – The Fontana Years". Uncut.co.uk. Uncut. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
      13. "NZ — Singles positions". charts.nz. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
      14. "Ireland — Singles positions". www.irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
      15. "US — Singles positions". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
      16. https://www.youtube.com/4AD/videos
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