The Flying Pickets discography

This is the discography of the British a cappella vocal group The Flying Pickets.

The Flying Pickets discography
Studio albums10
Live albums3
Compilation albums2
Singles9

The group had a Christmas number one hit in 1983 in the UK Singles Chart with their cover of Yazoo's track "Only You".

The Flying Pickets have had very limited commercial success since their breakthrough hit, but continue to release various compilation albums globally up to present day.

Albums

Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications Singers
UK
[1]		 AUT
[2]		 BEL
[3]		 GER
[4]		 SWE
[5]
Lost Boys 11 — — 44 19
Blue Money
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Hey-U
 — 17 — — —
The Warning
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: PMF
 — — — — —
The Original Flying Pickets: Volume 1 — — — — —
Politics of Need
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Alora Music
 — — — — —
Vox Pop
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Alora Music
 — — 49 — — Gary Howard, Hereward Kaye, Paul Kissaun, Henrik Wager, Fraser Collins
Everyday
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: In-Akustik
 — — — — — Michael Henry, Andrea Figallo, Andy Laycock, Simon Foster, Dylan Foster
Big Mouth
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: In-Akustik
 — — — — — Michael Henry, Andrea Figallo, Andy Laycock, Simon Foster, Damion Scarcella
Only Yule
  • Released: 2010
  • Label: In-Akustik
 — — — — — Michael Henry, Andrea Figallo, Andy Laycock, Simon Foster, Damion Scarcella
Strike Again
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: The Company Presents
 — — — — — Chris Brooker, Simon Foster, Martin George, Michael Henry, Andy Laycock .

Compilation albums
Title Album details
Only You: The Best of The Flying Pickets
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Virgin VIP

Live albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications Singers
UK
[1]
Live at the Albany Empire
  • Released: 1982
  • Label: AVM
 48
Live
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Virgin EMI
 —
Next Generation: Live in Hamburg
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: FP Records
 — Michael Henry, Dylan Foster, Andy Laycock, Henrik Wager, Andrea Figallo
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Post Brian & Stripe albums
  • Waiting for Trains (1988)
  • At Work (1989)

Other albums featuring The Flying Pickets

The last Alan Parsons Project album, which was released simply as a solo album by Eric Woolfson.
It was soon after adapted into Eric Woolfson's first musical of the same name.
The Flying Pickets sing all the vocals on two tracks, (6) "Funny You Should Say That" and (8) "Far Away From Home."

Singles
Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[7]		 AUT
[8]		 BEL
[9]		 CAN
[10]		 GER
[11]		 IRE
[12]		 NED
[13]		 NZ
[14]		 SWE
[15]		 SWI
[16]
1983 "Only You" 1 3 3 17 1 1 5 9 3 2 Lost Boys
1984 "When You're Young and in Love" 7 — — — — 5 — — — —
"So Close" 88 — — — — — — — — —
"Who's That Girl?" 71 — — — — — — — — —
1985 "Only the Lonely" 79 — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Sealed with a Kiss" — — — — — — — — — —
1986 "Take My Breath Away" — — — — — — — — — —
1991 "Englishman in New York"/"Purple Rain" — — — — — — — — — — Blue Money
1992 "Tainted Love"/"The Warning" — — — — — — — — — — The Warning
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References
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  2. "Austrian Albums". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  3. "Belgian Albums". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  4. "German Albums". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  5. "Swedish Albums". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  6. "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  7. "UK Singles". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  8. "Austrian Singles". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  9. "Belgian Singles". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  10. "Canadian Singles". RPM Magazine. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  11. "German Singles". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  12. "Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  13. "Netherlands Singles". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  14. "New Zealand Singles". charts.nz. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  15. "Swedish Singles". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  16. "Swiss Singles". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  17. "UK Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
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