Divinyls discography

The discography of Australian rock group, Divinyls, consists of five studio albums, 26 singles, 6 compilation albums and one video release.

Divinyls discography
Studio albums5
Compilation albums6
Video albums1
Music videos4
Singles26
B-sides2
Soundtrack albums1

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
AUS
[1]
NZ
[2]
SWE
[3]
UK
[4]
US
[5]
Desperate
  • Release date: January 1983
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: LP, cassette
5
What a Life!
  • Release date: 28 October 1985[7]
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: LP, cassette
4 42 91
Temperamental
  • Release date: May 1988
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: LP, cassette
11
Divinyls
  • Release date: 29 January 1991
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, cassette
5 25 59 15
Underworld
  • Release date: August 1996
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: CD, cassette
47
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Soundtrack albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[1]
Music from Monkey Grip 25

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[1]
Divinyls Live
  • Release date: March 1994
  • Label: Divinyls
  • Format: CD
  • Note: Limited edition
155

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
AUS
[1]
Essential
  • Release date: 4 November 1991[11]
  • Label: Chrysalis (321846-2)
  • Formats: CD, cassette
17
  • ARIA: Platinum[8]
The Collection
  • Release date: 6 December 1993[12]
  • Label: Virgin (8280782)
  • Formats: CD, cassette
171
Make You Happy 1981-1993
  • Release date: 1997
  • Label: Raven (RVCD-67)
  • Formats: CD, cassette
190
Greatest Hits 50
The Essential
  • Release date: 2008
  • Label: EMI (2430712)
  • Formats: CD, music download
14

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
Album
AUS
[1]
IRE
[13]
NZ
[2]
UK
[4]
US
[14]
US
Alt

[15]
1981 "Boys in Town" 8 Desperate
1982 "Only Lonely" (US and Japan only) Music from Monkey Grip
"Science Fiction" 13 Desperate
1983 "Siren (Never Let You Go)" 45
"Casual Encounter" 91
1984 "Good Die Young" 32 What a Life!
"In My Life" 47
1985 "Pleasure and Pain" 11 8 76
"Sleeping Beauty" 50
1986 "Heart Telegraph" 90
1988 "Back to the Wall" 33 Temperamental
"Hey Little Boy" 23
"Punxsie"
1990 "I Touch Myself" 1 8 17 10 4 2 Divinyls
1991 "Love School" 43
"Make Out Alright" 105 19
"I'm on Your Side" 92
1992 "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" 19 The Collection
1993 "Wild Thing" 39
"Love Is the Drug" 126
1995 "I'm Jealous" 14 Underworld
"Heart of Steel" 130
1996 "Hard On Me" 94
"Human on the Inside" 59
1997 "For a Good Time" 163
2007 "Don't Wanna Do This" 148 N/A
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Videography

Music videos

Year Video Director
1981 "Boys in Town"
"Science Fiction"
1983 "Siren (Never Let You Go)"
"Casual Encounter"
"Only Lonely"
1984 "Good Die Young"
"In My Life"
1985 "Pleasure and Pain"
1986 "Sleeping Beauty"
1988 "Back to the Wall"
"Hey Little Boy"
"Punxsie"
1990 "I Touch Myself" Michael Bay
1991 "Love School" Marcus Nispel
"Make Out Alright" Paul Boyd
"I'm On Your Side"
1992 "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore"
1993 "Wild Thing"
1995 "I'm Jealous"
1996 "Human on the Inside"
1996 "Hard On Me"
2007 "Don't Wanna Do This" Viskatoons Animation

Video albums

References

  1. Australian chart peaks:
  2. "charts.nz > Divinyls in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  3. "swedishcharts > Divinyls in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  4. "Official Charts > Divinyls". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  5. "Divinyls Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  6. {cite web|url=https://collection.maas.museum/object/365018%7Ctitle= Divinyls platinum record|website=MAAS|accessdate=8 November 2020}}
  7. "Kent Music Report No 590 – 28 October 1985 > LP & Tape: New Releases". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 30 September 2020 via Imgur.com.
  8. "Divinyls ARIA chart history, received 16 June 2020 from ARIA". ARIA. Retrieved 16 June 2020 via Imgur.com.
  9. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 83.
  10. "RIAA - Recording Industry Association of America - Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  11. "New Release Summary – Product Available from: 04/11/91 > Albums (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 93)". ARIA. Retrieved 2 June 2016 via Imgur.com.
  12. "New Release Summary – Product Available from: 06/12/93 > Albums (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 200)". ARIA. Retrieved 2 June 2016 via Imgur.com.
  13. "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for Divinyls (from irishcharts.ie)". Fireball Media. Retrieved 2 June 2016 via Imgur.com.
  14. "Divinyls Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  15. "Divinyls Chart History > Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  16. "1991 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  17. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1995". ARIA. Retrieved 16 June 2020 via Imgur.com.
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