The Hollies discography
The discography of Manchester pop rock group the Hollies consists of 21 studio albums, 24 compilation albums, two tribute/covers albums, seven extended plays, and 67 singles.
The Hollies discography | |
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Studio albums | 21 |
Compilation albums | 22 |
EPs | 7 |
Singles | 67 |
Tribute albums | 2 |
Since the Hollies released their first single on 17 May 1963,[1] the group has had 30 charting singles on the UK Singles Chart, 21 on the Billboard Hot 100, 21 on RPM magazine's singles chart, 25 on Germany's singles chart, and 11 on the VG-lista singles chart. Many of the Hollies' singles contain three-part vocal harmony, although a few—such as "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress"—do not contain any vocal harmonies.
A total of 15 albums by the Hollies have charted on the UK Albums Chart, 13 have charted on the Billboard 200, five have charted on the VG-lista albums chart, four have charted in the Netherlands, and six have charted on RPM magazine's Top Albums chart.
Albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
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UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
CA [4] |
NZ [5] |
NO [6] |
US [7] | ||
Stay with The Hollies |
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2 | — | — | — | — | — |
In The Hollies Style |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
Hollies |
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8 | — | — | — | — | 145 |
Would You Believe? |
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16 | — | — | — | — | — |
Bus Stop | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | |
For Certain Because |
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23 | — | — | — | 4 | 91 |
Evolution |
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13 | — | — | — | 3 | 43 |
Butterfly |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
Hollies Sing Dylan |
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3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Hollies Sing Hollies |
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— | 20 | 38 | — | — | 32 |
Confessions of the Mind |
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30 | 8 | — | — | — | 183 |
Distant Light |
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— | 28 | 17 | — | 28 | 21 |
Romany |
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— | 57 | 29 | — | — | 84 |
Out on the Road |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
Hollies |
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38 | 53 | 15 | — | — | 28 |
Another Night |
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— | 71 | — | 21 | — | 123 |
Write On |
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— | 63 | — | 9 | — | — |
Russian Roulette |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
Hollies. Live Hits |
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4 | — | — | — | — | — |
A Crazy Steal |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
Five Three One - Double Seven O Four |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
Buddy Holly |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
What Goes Around... |
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— | — | — | — | — | 90 |
Staying Power |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
Then, Now and Always |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||
Compilation albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certification | ||
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UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
US [7] | |||
The Hollies' Greatest Hits |
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— | — | 11 | |
Hollies' Greatest |
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1 | — | — | |
Hollies' Greatest/Vol. 2 |
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— | 32 | — | |
The Hollies' Greatest Hits |
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— | — | 157 |
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The History of The Hollies: 24 Genuine Top Thirty Hits |
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— | — | — | |
Clarke, Hicks, Sylvester, Calvert, Elliott |
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— | — | — | |
20 Golden Greats |
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2 | — | — | |
The Best of The Hollies EPs |
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— | — | — | |
The Other Side of The Hollies |
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— | — | — | |
The Best of The Hollies |
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— | 42 | — | |
Nothing But the Very Best |
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— | 45 | — | |
Their 40 Greatest Hits |
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— | — | — | |
The Hollies Collection |
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— | — | — | |
All the Hits & More – The Definitive Collection |
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51 | — | — | |
Rarities |
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— | — | — | |
Epic Anthology: From the Original Master Tapes |
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— | — | — | |
The Air That I Breathe – The Very Best of The Hollies |
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15 | — | — | |
The Hollies at Abbey Road 1963–1966 |
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— | — | — | |
The Hollies at Abbey Road 1966–1970 |
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— | — | — | |
The Hollies at Abbey Road 1973–1989 |
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— | — | — | |
Orchestral Heaven |
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— | — | — | |
Super Hits |
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— | — | — | |
Greatest Hits |
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21 | — | — | |
The Long Road Home |
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— | — | — | |
Midas Touch: The Very Best of The Hollies |
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23 | — | — |
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Clarke, Hicks & Nash Years: The Complete Hollies April 1963 – October 1968 |
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— | — | — | |
The Hollies - Essential |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
Singles
(Mixed worldwide releases)
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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UK [2] |
AU | AT [10] |
CA [4] |
GE [11] |
NL [12] |
NZ [5] |
NO [6] |
SE [13] |
US [14][15] | |||
1963 | "(Ain't That) Just Like Me" | |||||||||||
"Searchin'" | ||||||||||||
"Stay" | ||||||||||||
1964 | "Just One Look" | |||||||||||
"Here I Go Again" | ||||||||||||
"Lucille" (Not released as a single in the UK) |
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"We're Through" | ||||||||||||
1965 | "Yes I Will" | |||||||||||
"I'm Alive" | ||||||||||||
"Look Through Any Window" | ||||||||||||
"If I Needed Someone" | ||||||||||||
"Very Last Day" (Not released as a single in the UK) |
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1966 | "I Can't Let Go" | |||||||||||
"Bus Stop" | ||||||||||||
"Stop Stop Stop" | ||||||||||||
"What's Wrong with the Way I Live?" (Not released as a single in the UK) |
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1967 | "On a Carousel" | |||||||||||
"Pay You Back with Interest" (Not released as a single in the UK) |
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"Carrie Anne" | ||||||||||||
"King Midas in Reverse" | ||||||||||||
"Just One Look" (U.S. re-release) |
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"Dear Eloise" (Not released as a single in the UK) |
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1968 | "Jennifer Eccles" | |||||||||||
"Do the Best You Can" (Not released as a single in the UK) |
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"Blowin' in the Wind" (Not released as a single in the UK) |
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"Listen to Me" | ||||||||||||
1969 | "Sorry Suzanne" | |||||||||||
"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" | Silver (UK)[9] | |||||||||||
1970 | "I Can't Tell the Bottom from the Top" | |||||||||||
"Too Young to be Married" (Not released as a single in the UK) |
Gold (NZ) | |||||||||||
"Man Without a Heart" | ||||||||||||
"Goodbye Tomorrow" | ||||||||||||
"Gasoline Alley Bred" | ||||||||||||
1971 | "Hey Willy" | |||||||||||
1972 | "The Baby" | |||||||||||
"Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" | Platinum (US)[16] | |||||||||||
"Long Dark Road" (Not released as a single in the UK) |
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"Magic Woman Touch" | Silver (NZ) | |||||||||||
1973 | "Jesus Was a Cross Maker" (Not released as a single in the UK) |
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"Slow Down" (Not released as a single in the UK) |
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"The Day that Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee" | ||||||||||||
1974 | "The Air That I Breathe" | Silver (UK)[9] Gold (US)[16] | ||||||||||
"Son of a Rotten Gambler" | ||||||||||||
"I'm Down" | ||||||||||||
1975 | "Lonely Hobo Lullaby" (Not released as a single in the UK) |
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"Falling Calling" | ||||||||||||
"4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" | ||||||||||||
"Another Night" | ||||||||||||
1976 | "Boulder to Birmingham" | |||||||||||
"Write On" | ||||||||||||
"Star" | ||||||||||||
"Daddy Don't Mind" | ||||||||||||
"Wiggle That Wotsit" | ||||||||||||
1977 | "Hello to Romance" | |||||||||||
"Amnesty" | ||||||||||||
1979 | "Something to Live For" | |||||||||||
1980 | "Soldier's Song" | |||||||||||
"Heartbeat" | ||||||||||||
1981 | "Holliedaze" | |||||||||||
"Take My Love and Run" | ||||||||||||
1983 | "Stop in the Name of Love" | |||||||||||
1984 | "Too Many Hearts Get Broken" | |||||||||||
1987 | "This Is It" | |||||||||||
"Reunion of the Heart" | ||||||||||||
1988 | "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" * | |||||||||||
"The Air That I Breathe" * | ||||||||||||
"Stand by Me" (Not released as a single in the UK) |
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1989 | "Baby Come Back" (Not released as a single in the UK) |
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"Find Me a Family" | ||||||||||||
1990 | "Purple Rain" (sold at concert venues only) | |||||||||||
1993 | "The Woman I Love" | |||||||||||
2005 | "So Damn Beautiful" | |||||||||||
2005 | "Hope" | |||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart, may not have been released in that country, or may still need research. * denotes a re-release. | ||||||||||||
EPs
Title | Album details | UK [17] |
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The Hollies |
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8 |
Just One Look |
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8 |
Here I Go Again |
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We're Through |
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In The Hollies Style |
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I'm Alive |
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5 |
I Can't Let Go |
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9 |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||
Notes
- A.^ Originally peaked at no.3 on first release in 1969 but subsequently reached no.1 when reissued in 1988.
References
- The History of The Hollies: 24 Genuine Top Thirty Hits (Vinyl sleeve). The Hollies. EMI. 1975. Back cover. EMSP 650.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "Artist Chart History: Hollies". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 140. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "RPM Search Engine" (PHP). Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2004.
- "The Hollies" (ASP). New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- "The Hollies". VG-lista. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- "The Hollies: Charts & Awards – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (ASPX) on 17 January 2010. Type in "Hollies" under Search to see search results.
- "The Hollies" (ASP). Austrian Charts (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- "Chartverfolgung / HOLLIES, THE / Single". Music Line (in German). Germany: Media Control. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- "Discografie The Hollies" (ASP). Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- Hallberg, Eric (1993). Kvällstoppen i P3 (1st ed.). Sweden: Drift Musik. ISBN 91-630-2140-4.
- "The Hollies Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- Whitburn, Joel (1992). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Hot 100, 1959–1985. Record Research. ISBN 0-89820-082-2.
- "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original (PHP) on 26 June 2007. Type in "Hollies" under Artist to see search results.
- Warwick, Neil; Kutner, Jon; Brown, Tony (2004). The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles & Albums. Suffolk: Omnibus Press. pp. 514–515. ISBN 1-84449-058-0.
External links
- http://www.capitol6000.com/
- The Hollies discography discography at Discogs