Tears for Fears discography

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Tears for Fears - Curt Smith & Roland Orzabal (circa 1986).
Tears for Fears - Curt Smith & Roland Orzabal (circa 1986).

Tears for Fears discography:

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The Hurting
  • Released: March 25, 1983
  • Chart Positions: #1 UK, #73 U.S., #18 FRA, #- GER, #21 NL, #- SWI
  • U.K. certification: Platinum (300,000)
  • U.S. certification: Gold (500,000)
  • Worldwide sales: 2 million (est)
Songs from the Big Chair
  • Released: February 27, 1985
  • Chart Positions: #2 UK, #1 U.S., #12 FRA, #1 GER, #2 NL, #5 SWI
  • U.K. certification: 3x Platinum (900,000)
  • U.S. certification: 5x Platinum (5 million)
  • Worldwide sales: 10 million (est)
The Seeds of Love
  • Released: September 27, 1989
  • Chart Positions: #1 UK, #8 U.S., #3 FRA, #6 GER, #2 NL, #8 SWI
  • U.K. certification: Platinum (300,000)
  • U.S. certification: Platinum (1 million)
  • Worldwide sales: 4 million (est)
Elemental
  • Released: June 22, 1993
  • Chart Positions: #5 UK, #45 U.S., #5 FRA, #26 GER, #22 NL, #24 SWI
  • U.K. certification: Silver (60,000)
  • U.S. certification: Gold (500,000)
  • Worldwide sales: 1 million (est)
Raoul and the Kings of Spain
  • Released: October 16, 1995
  • Chart Positions: #41 UK, #79 U.S., #5 FRA, #88 GER, #50 NL, #42 SWI
  • U.K. certification: Not certified
  • U.S. certification: Not certified
  • Worldwide sales: 700,000 (est)
Everybody Loves a Happy Ending
  • Released: September 14, 2004 (US), March 7 2005 (UK/Europe)
  • Chart Positions: #45 UK, #46 U.S., #28 FRA, #35 GER, #86 NL, #48 SWI
  • U.K. certification: Not certified
  • U.S. certification: Not certified
  • Worldwide sales: 100,000 (est)

Album cover Album information
Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92)
  • Released: 1992
  • Chart Positions: #2 UK, #53 U.S., #1 FRA, #7 GER, #15 NL, #14 SWI
  • U.K. certification: 2x Platinum (600,000)
  • U.S. certification: Platinum (1 million)
  • Worldwide sales: 3 million (est)
Saturnine Martial & Lunatic - B-sides & rarities
  • Released: August 1, 1996
  • Chart Positions: #- UK, #- U.S., #- FRA, #- GER, #- NL, #-SWI
  • U.K. certification: Not certified
  • U.S. certification: Not certified
  • Worldwide sales: unknown

Year Song UK singles US Hot 100 France Top 75 Germany Top 75 Italy Top 50 Netherlands Top 50 Switzerland Top 50 Album
1981 "Suffer the Children" - - - - - - - The Hurting
1982 "Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love)" 193 - - - - - - The Hurting
1982 "Mad World" 3(1) - - 21(1') - - - The Hurting
1983 "Change" 4 73 - - 27 - - The Hurting
1983 "Pale Shelter" 5 - - 25 - - - The Hurting
1983 "The Way You Are" 24 - - - - - - non-album track
1984 "Mothers Talk" - [released in the US in 1986 as "Mothers Talk (US remix)"] 14 27 - - - - - Songs from the Big Chair
1984 "Shout" 4(2) 1 21 1(2) 2 1 1 Songs from the Big Chair
1985 "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" 2(3) 1 18 11(3) 11 2 13 Songs from the Big Chair
1985 "Head Over Heels" 12 3 - 55 - - - Songs from the Big Chair
1985 "Suffer the Children" - [reissue] 52 - - - - - - The Hurting
1985 "Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love)" - [reissue] 73 - - - - - - The Hurting
1985 "I Believe (A Soulful Re-recording)" 23 - - - - - - Songs from the Big Chair
1986 "Everybody Wants to Run the World" 5 - - - - - - Songs from the Big Chair
1989 "Sowing the Seeds of Love" 5 2 18 11(4) 2 3 11 The Seeds of Love
1989 "Woman in Chains" 26 36 20 45 23 12 - The Seeds of Love
1990 "Advice for the Young at Heart" 36 89 31 51 49 14 - The Seeds of Love
1990 "Famous Last Words" 83 - - - - - - The Seeds of Love
1992 "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" 17 - 15 40 8 26 - Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92)
1992 "Woman in Chains" 57 - - - - - - The Seeds of Love
1993 "Break It Down Again" 20 25 19 66 7 16 - Elemental
1993 "Cold" 72 - - - - - - Elemental
1993 "Goodnight Song" - 125 (Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles) - - - - - Elemental
1994 "Elemental" - - - - - - - Elemental
1995 "Raoul and the Kings of Spain" 31 - 64 - - - - Raoul and the Kings of Spain
1995 "Secrets" - - - - - - - Raoul and the Kings of Spain
1995 (US) - 1996 (UK) "God's Mistake" 61 102 (Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles) - - - - - Raoul and the Kings of Spain
2005 "Closest Thing to Heaven" 40 - 59 - 41 38 - Everybody Loves a Happy Ending
2005 "Everybody Loves a Happy Ending/Call Me Mellow" 102 - - - - - - Everybody Loves a Happy Ending
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