Electric Light Orchestra discography

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Below is the complete Electric Light Orchestra discography including rare imports, videos and hit singles. ELO's back catalogue is unusual in that their compilation albums far outweigh their studio output in number, owing to the large number of hit singles primarily written by Jeff Lynne.

Contents

1. The Electric Light Orchestra - 1971,
Harvest Records (UK) / United Artists Records (US as No Answer - 1972); #32 (UK), #196 (US) Billboard's Pop Album charts

2. ELO 2 - 1973,
Harvest Records (UK) / United Artists Records (US as Electric Light Orchestra II/ELO II with different cover); #35 (UK), #62 (US) Billboard's Pop Album charts

3. On the Third Day - 1973, Warner Brothers Records (UK) / United Artists Records (US with different cover); #52 (US) Billboard's Pop Album charts

4. Eldorado, A Symphony - 1974,
Warner Brothers Records (UK) / United Artists Records (US); #16 (US) Billboard's Pop Album charts, Gold Record

5. Face the Music - 1975,
Jet Records (UK) / United Artists Records (US); #8 (US) Billboard's Pop Album charts, Platinum record

6. A New World Record - 1976, Jet Records (UK) / United Artists Records (US); #6 (UK), #5 (US) Billboard's Pop Album charts, Platinum record

7. Out of the Blue - 1977,
Jet Records; #4 (UK), #4 (US) Billboard's Pop Album charts, Platinum record

8. Discovery - 1979,
Jet Records; #1 (UK), #5 (US) Billboard's Pop Album charts, Platinum record

9. Xanadu - 1980,
Jet Records (UK) / MCA Records (US); #2 (UK), #4 (US) Billboard's Pop Album charts, Platinum record
(Soundtrack with Olivia Newton-John)

10. Time - 1981,
Jet Records; #1 (UK), #16 (US) Billboard's Pop Album charts, Gold Record

11. Secret Messages - 1983, Jet Records; #4 (UK), #36 (US) Billboard's Pop Album charts

12. Balance of Power - 1986, Epic Records (UK) / CBS Associated Records (US); #9 (UK), #49 (US) The Billboard 200

13. Zoom - 2001,
Epic Records; #34 (UK), #94 (US) The Billboard 200, #14 Billboard Top Internet Albums

Showdown
(1974)
First Harvest Records compilation UK
Olé ELO
(1976)
US #32 Billboard's Pop Album charts, Gold Record
The Light Shines On
(1977)
UK
The Light Shines On Vol 2
(1979)
UK
ELO's Greatest Hits
(1979)
UK #7, US #30 Billboard's Pop Album charts, Platinum record
A Box of Their Best
(1980)
4 LP Box set US
Afterglow
(1990)
3 CD/cassette Box set
ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2
(1992)
UK
Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra
(1995)
US
Flashback
(2000)
Remastered 3 CD Box set
The Essential Electric Light Orchestra
(2003)
US
All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra
(2005)
UK #6 Gold Record

  • Three Light Years (1978) 3 LP Box set UK
  • Four Light Years (1980) 4 LP Box set UK
  • The Best Of ELO (1981) 2 LP UK
  • A Perfect World Of Music (1985) UK
  • First Movement (1986) UK
  • The Very Best Of The Electric Light Orchestra (1989) Double album UK
  • ELO Classics (1990) US
  • Early ELO: 1971–1973 (1991) UK
  • Burning Bright (1992) US
  • Light Years: The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra (1997) 2 CD UK
  • Friends & Relatives (1999) 2 CD UK
  • Definitive Collection (1999) 2 CD Netherlands
  • World Ballads: Electric Lights Orchestra (1999) Storm Records 17 track Russian import (The spelling of Lights is not a typo).
  • The Ultimate Collection (2001) 2 CD UK, chart #18
  • Early Years (2004) UK
  • Harvest Showdown (2005) UK
  • The Harvest Years 1970–1973 (2006) 3 CD including The Electric Light Orchestra, ELO 2, singles a & b sides, rare session outtakes and the Quadraphonic mix of The Electric Light Orchestra UK

The Night The Light Went On (In Long Beach)
(1974)
import
Live at Winterland '76
(1998)
UK
Live at Wembley '78
(1998)
UK
Live at the BBC
(1999)
UK
The BBC Sessions
(1999)
UK

ELO were early pioneers in the use of coloured vinyl as opposed to the standard black on regular '45 singles. Various coloured singles were the norm for their releases that normal black vinyl singles are sometimes more prized by collectors.

Release Date Single UK US Album
1972, June 10538 Overture #9 - The Electric Light Orchestra
(No Answer US)
1973, January Roll Over Beethoven #6 #42 Billboard Pop Singles ELO 2
(Electric Light Orchestra II/ELO II US)
1973 Showdown #12 #53 Billboard Pop Singles On The Third Day
(Not on UK LP)
1974, April Ma-Ma-Ma Belle #22 not released On the Third Day
1974, May Daybreaker not released #87 Billboard Pop Singles On the Third Day
1974 Day Tripper (live) -Germany, Netherlands not released not released The Night The Light Went On
1974, November Can't Get It Out Of My Head - #9 Billboard Pop Singles Eldorado, A Symphony
1975 Boy Blue not released - Eldorado, A Symphony
1975 Poor Boy (The Greenwood) -Netherlands not released not released Eldorado, A Symphony
1976, January Evil Woman #10 #10 Billboard Pop Singles Face The Music
1976 Nightrider - not released Face The Music
1976, July Strange Magic #38 #14 Billboard Pop Singles Face The Music
1976 Waterfall -France not released not released Face The Music
1976 Showdown (reissue) not released #59 Billboard Pop Singles Olé ELO
1976, November Livin' Thing #4 #13 Billboard Pop Singles A New World Record
1977, February Rockaria! #9 not released A New World Record
1977 Do Ya not released #24 Billboard Pop Singles A New World Record
1977, May Telephone Line #8 #7 Billboard Pop Singles, Gold Record A New World Record
1977, October Turn To Stone #18 #13 Billboard Pop Singles Out of the Blue
1978, January Mr. Blue Sky #6 #35 Billboard Pop Singles Out of the Blue
1978, June Wild West Hero #6 not released Out of the Blue
1978, October Sweet Talkin' Woman #6 #17 Billboard Pop Singles Out of the Blue
1978 It's Over not released #75 Billboard Pop Singles Out of the Blue
1978, December ELO EP #34 not released Three Light Years
1979, May Shine A Little Love #6 #8 Billboard Pop Singles Discovery
1979, July The Diary Of Horace Wimp #8 not released Discovery
1979, September Don't Bring Me Down #3 #4 Billboard Pop Singles, Gold Record Discovery
1979, November Confusion / Last Train to London #8 not released Discovery
1979 Confusion not released #37 Billboard Pop Singles Discovery
1979 Last Train to London not released #39 Billboard Pop Singles Discovery
1980, May I'm Alive #20 #16 Billboard Pop Singles, Gold Record Xanadu
1980, June Xanadu -Feat. Olivia Newton-John #1 #8 Billboard Pop Singles,
#2 Billboard Adult Contemporary		 Xanadu
1980, August All Over The World #11 #13 Billboard Pop Singles Xanadu
1980, November Don't Walk Away #21 not released Xanadu
1981, August Hold On Tight #4 #10 Billboard Pop Singles,
#2 Mainstream Rock Tracks		 Time
1981, October Twilight #30 #38 Billboard Pop Singles Time
1981 21st Century Man -France not released not released Time
1981 Rain Is Falling not released #101 Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Time
1982, January Here Is The News / Ticket To The Moon #24 not released Time
1982 The Way Life's Meant to Be - not released Time
1983, June Rock'n'Roll Is King #13 #19 Billboard Pop Singles,
#19 Mainstream Rock Tracks,
#36 Billboard Adult Contemporary		 Secret Messages
1983 Secret Messages #48 not released Secret Messages
1983 Four Little Diamonds #84 #86 Billboard Pop Singles Secret Messages
1983 Stranger not released #33 Billboard Adult Contemporary,
#105 Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles		 Secret Messages
1986, March Calling America #28 #18 The Billboard Hot 100,
#20 Billboard Adult Contemporary,
#22 Mainstream Rock Tracks		 Balance of Power
1986 So Serious #77 - Balance of Power
1986 Getting To The Point #97 not released Balance of Power
2001 Alright not released promo only Zoom
2001 Moment In Paradise -Austria not released not released Zoom
2006, September Surrender #81 - A New World Record (remaster)
2007, February Latitude 88 North - - Out of the Blue (remaster)

Today many of those songs are famous in Jive competitions, for example Rockaria! and Rock 'n' Roll Is King.

Live at Wembley (Betamax/VHS), (1978)
Discovery (VHS), (1979)
The "Out Of The Blue" Tour - Live At Wembley (VHS), (1989)
Fusion - Live In London (VHS), (1990)
The Very Best Of ELO (VHS), (1991)
Out of the Blue Tour: Live at Wembley/Discovery (VHS/DVD), (1998),
Zoom Tour Live (DVD/VHS), (2001)
Inside The Electric Light Orchestra 1970-1973 (DVD), (2005)
Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley (remastered) (DVD), (2006)

  • The Electric Light Orchestra Story (1980)
  • Unexpected Messages (1996)



Electric Light Orchestra
Founding members: Jeff Lynne | Roy Wood | Bev Bevan
Other members in Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra discography
Studio albums: The Electric Light Orchestra/No Answer | ELO 2 | On the Third Day | Eldorado, A Symphony | Face the Music | A New World Record | Out of the Blue | Discovery | Xanadu | Time | Secret Messages | Balance of Power | Zoom
Live albums: The Night the Light Went On (In Long Beach) | Live at Winterland '76 | Live at Wembley '78
Compilation albums: Showdown | Olé ELO | The Light Shines On | The Light Shines On Vol 2 | ELO's Greatest Hits | A Box of their Best | Afterglow | ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | Strange Magic | Flashback | The Essential Electric Light Orchestra | All Over the World
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