The Human League discography
The Human League discography consists of nine studio albums, one remix album, one live album, eight compilations, five extended plays and over 30 singles.
| The Human League discography | |
|---|---|
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| Studio albums | 9 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 8 |
| Video albums | 5 |
| Music videos | 22 |
| EPs | 5 |
| Singles | 30 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
FRA [4] |
GER [5] |
ITA [6] |
NLD [7] |
NOR [8] |
NZL [9] |
SWE [10] |
US [11] | |||
| 1979 | Reproduction | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1980 | Travelogue
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16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1981 | Dare
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1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1984 | Hysteria
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3 | 18 | 43 | — | 44 | — | 16 | — | 9 | 6 | 62 |
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| 1986 | Crash
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7 | 32 | 25 | — | 14 | — | 40 | — | 33 | 32 | 35 | |
| 1990 | Romantic?
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24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1995 | Octopus
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6 | — | — | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2001 | Secrets
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44 | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | Credo
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44 | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Live at the Dome
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Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
NZL [9] | ||||||||||||
| 1988 | Greatest Hits
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3 | 48 |
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| 1995 | Greatest Hits
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28 | — | ||||||||||
| 1996 | Soundtrack to a Generation
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— | — | ||||||||||
| 1997 | The Best of the Human League[23]
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— | — |
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| 1998 | The Very Best of The Human League
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— | — | ||||||||||
| 2002 | The Golden Hour of the Future
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— | — | ||||||||||
| 2003 | The Very Best of The Human League
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24 | — |
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| 2005 | Original Remixes & Rarities
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— | — | ||||||||||
| 2012 | Dare / Fascination!
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— | — | ||||||||||
Greatest Hits on CD&DVD
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| 2013 | Gold[26]
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— | — | ||||||||||
| 2016 | A Very British Synthesizer Group[27]
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90 | — | ||||||||||
| 2020 | Essential
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13 | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Remix albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [28] |
AUS[2] | JAP [29] |
NZL [9] |
SWE [10] |
US [11] | ||||||||
| 1982 | Love and Dancing[30] | 3 | 42 | — | 20 | 35 | 135 |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Extended plays
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][32] |
CAN [3] |
JAP [29] |
NZL [9] |
SWE [10] |
US [11] | ||||||||
| 1979 | The Dignity of Labour
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1980 | Holiday '80[33]
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46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1981 | The Sound of the Crowd
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1983 | Fascination!
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— | 38 | — | — | — | 22 | ||||||
| 1993 | YMO Versus The Human League[34]
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— | — | 84 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2002 | Dance Like a Star
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Singles
Commercial singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [35] |
CAN [36] |
GER [37] |
IRE [38] |
NLD [7] |
NZL [9] |
SA [39] |
SWE [10] |
US [11] | ||||
| 1978 | "Being Boiled" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| 1979 | "I Don't Depend on You" (as "The Men") |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Empire State Human" († reissued in 1980) |
62† | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Reproduction | ||
| 1980 | "Only After Dark" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Travelogue | |
| 1981 | "Boys and Girls" | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| "The Sound of the Crowd" | 12 | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | Dare | ||
| "Love Action (I Believe in Love)" | 3 | 12 | — | — | 11 | — | 21 | — | — | — | |||
| "Open Your Heart" | 6 | 33 | — | — | 8 | 20 | 43 | — | — | — |
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| "Don't You Want Me" | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 1982 | "Being Boiled" (reissue) | 6 | — | — | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| "Mirror Man" | 2 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 1 | 31 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 30 |
|
Fascination! | |
| 1983 | "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" | 2 | 8 | 13 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 16 | 18 | 8 | ||
| 1984 | "The Lebanon" | 11 | 23 | 78 | — | 4 | 18 | 13 | — | — | 64 | Hysteria | |
| "Life on Your Own" | 16 | — | — | — | 15 | — | 45 | — | — | — | |||
| "Louise" | 13 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1986 | "Human" | 8 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 9 | — | 1 |
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Crash |
| "I Need Your Loving" | 72 | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | |||
| 1988 | "Love Is All That Matters" | 41 | 113 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | "Heart Like a Wheel" | 29 | 64 | 43 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | Romantic? | |
| "Soundtrack to a Generation" | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1995 | "Tell Me When" | 6 | 110 | 17 | 53 | 9 | — | 47 | — | — | 31 | Octopus | |
| "One Man in My Heart" | 13 | — | — | 90 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Filling Up with Heaven" | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Don't You Want Me" | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits | ||
| 1996 | "Stay with Me Tonight" | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001 | "All I Ever Wanted" | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Secrets | |
| 2003 | "Love Me Madly?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | "The Things That Dreams Are Made Of" (remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dare | |
| 2010 | "Night People" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Credo | |
| 2011 | "Never Let Me Go" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sky" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2014 | "Don't You Want Me" | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dare | |
Promotional singles
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | "Are You Ever Coming Back?" | Crash |
| 1994 | "These Are the Days" | Octopus |
| 2002 | "You'll Be Sorry" | Secrets |
| 2011 | "Egomaniac" | Credo |
Videography
Video and DVD releases
| Year | Title | Format/s | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | The Human League Video Single | VHS/Beta | Contains videos for "Mirror Man", "Love Action" and "Don't You Want Me". |
| 1988 | Human League Greatest Hits | VHS/LD | Tie-in with 1988 Greatest Hits, containing videos for all tracks on that album except "Being Boiled" and "Love Is All That Matters", plus "Circus of Death". |
| 1995 | The Human League Greatest Video Hits | VHS | Tie-in with 1995 Greatest Hits, containing videos for all tracks on that album except "Stay with Me Tonight", "Being Boiled", "Together in Electric Dreams" and the Snap 7" Remix of "Don't You Want Me". Track listing includes "Love Is All That Matters", but video actually used is "Heart Like a Wheel". |
| 2003 | The Very Best of The Human League | DVD | Tie-in with 2003 The Very Best of compilation album. 19 music videos, TV performances on Top of the Pops and Later... with Jools Holland. Bonus interview with Oakey/Gayle/Catherall. |
| 2004 | The Human League Live at the Dome | DVD | Tie-in with album of the same name. |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director[45] |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "Circus of Death" | Russell Mulcahy |
| "Empire State Human" | ||
| 1981 | "Love Action (I Believe in Love)" | Steve Barron |
| "Open Your Heart" | Brian Grant | |
| "Don't You Want Me" | Steve Barron | |
| 1982 | "Mirror Man" | Brian Duffy |
| 1983 | "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" | Steve Barron |
| 1984 | "The Lebanon" | Simon Milne |
| "Life on Your Own" | ||
| "Louise" | Steve Barron | |
| 1986 | "Human" | Andy Morahan |
| "I Need Your Loving" | ||
| 1988 | "Love Is All That Matters" | |
| 1990 | "Heart Like a Wheel" | Andy Morahan |
| "Soundtrack to a Generation" | Pete Cornish | |
| 1995 | "Tell Me When" | Andy Morahan |
| "One Man in My Heart" | ||
| "Filling Up with Heaven" | ||
| 2001 | "All I Ever Wanted" | |
| 2010 | "Night People" | |
| 2011 | "Never Let Me Go" | |
References
- "The Official Charts Company - The Human League". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 175. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste". www.infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- "Chartverfolgung / HUMAN LEAGUE / Longplay". www.musicline.de (in German). Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- "Hit Parade Italia - ALBUM 1982". www.hitparadeitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- "dutchcharts.nl - Discografie The Human League". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- "norwegiancharts.com - Discography The Human League". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
- "charts.nz - Discography The Human League". charts.nz. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- "swedishcharts.com - Discography The Human League". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
- "US Charts > The Human League". Billboard. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- "The Human League: Reproduction". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "The Human League: Travelogue". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "The Human League: Dare". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "CAN Certifications > The Human League". Music Canada. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "Goud/Platina – NVPI Audio" (To access, enter the search parameter "The Human League" and select "Search") (in Dutch). NVPI. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "US Certifications > The Human League". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "New Zealand album certifications – The Human League – Dare". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "The Human League: Hysteria". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "The Human League: Crash". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "The Human League: Octopus". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "The Human League: Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- Re-released in 1999 and 2004. UK certification refers to 2004 re-release.
- "The Human League: The Best of the Human League". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "The Human League: The Very Best of the Human League". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "Human League Gold at Universal Music Discografia". Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- "The Human League / A Very British Synthesizer Group: four-disc anthology". superdeluxeedition.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- "Official Charts Company - Human League". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- "ＹＭＯ，ザ・ヒューマン・リーグのCDアルバムランキング、ＹＭＯ，ザ・ヒューマン・リーグのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". www.oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- Credited to The League Unlimited Orchestra.
- "The Human League: Love and Dancing". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "The Official Charts Company - League Unlimited Orchestra". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- Charted in UK Singles Chart. Reached #56 on its initial release in 1980, then #46 after 1982 re-issue.
- An EP which is a collaboration between The Human League and veteran Japanese electropop band Yellow Magic Orchestra in English and Japanese, released principally in Japan and Asia. Co-written by Philip Oakey.
- Australian peak chart positions:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 143. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
- Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "Love Is All That Matters" and "Tell Me When": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2015-07-15". Imgur. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- "Chartverfolgung / HUMAN LEAGUE / Single". www.musicline.de (in German). Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (H)". www.rock.co.za. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- "The Human League: Love Action (I Believe in Love)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "The Human League: Open Your Heart". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "The Human League: Don't You Want Me". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "The Human League: Mirror Man". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "The Human League: (Keep Feeling) Fascination". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "mvdbase.com - the Human League". www.mvdbase.com. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
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