The Divine Comedy discography
| The Divine Comedy discography | |
|---|---|
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| Studio albums | 12 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| EPs | 5 |
| Singles | 26 |
| Box sets | 1 |
The discography of Northern Irish chamber pop band the Divine Comedy consists of twelve studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, five extended plays and twenty-six singles.
Albums[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
UK Indie [2] |
BEL [3] |
EUR [4] |
FRA [5] |
GER [6] |
IRE [7] |
SPA [8] |
SWI [9] |
SCO [10] | |||||
| Fanfare for the Comic Muse |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Liberation |
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— | 39 [A] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Promenade |
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— | 29 [B] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Casanova |
|
48 | 24 [C] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | |||
| A Short Album About Love |
|
13 | 21 [D] |
— | 65 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 22 |
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| Fin de Siècle |
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9 | 1 | — | 38 | 23 | — | 4 | — | — | 16 |
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| Regeneration |
|
14 | 40 [E] |
— | 39 | 21 | — | 15 | — | — | 16 |
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| Absent Friends |
|
23 | 34 [F] |
— | — | 20 | — | 6 | — | — | 23 | |||
| Victory for the Comic Muse |
|
43 | 47 [G] |
— | — | 33 | 83 | 22 | — | 87 | 49 | |||
| Bang Goes the Knighthood |
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20 | 3 | 34 | — | 27 | — | 8 | 83 | — | 31 | |||
| Foreverland |
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7 | 1 | 31 | — | 18 | 41 | 3 | 33 | 36 | 9 | |||
| Office Politics |
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5 | 1 | 159 | — | 42 | 51 | 9 | 33 | 78 | 2 | |||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ Liberation peaked at No. 39 in October 2020 when re-issued on their own label Divine Comedy
- ^ Promenade peaked at No. 29 in October 2020 when re-issued on their own label Divine Comedy
- ^ Casanova peaked at No. 24 in October 2020 when re-issued on their own label Divine Comedy
- ^ A Short Album About Love peaked at No. 21 in October 2020 when re-issued on their own label Divine Comedy
- ^ Regeneration peaked at No. 40 in October 2020 when re-issued on their own label Divine Comedy
- ^ Absent Friends peaked at No. 34 in October 2020 when re-issued on their own label Divine Comedy
- ^ Victory for the Comic Muse peaked at No. 47 in October 2020 when re-issued on their own label Divine Comedy
Live albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Notes | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Indie [12] | ||||||||||||||
| Live at Somerset House |
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— |
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| Loose Canon: Live in Europe 2016–2017 |
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25 |
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| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
UK Indie [13] |
UK Vinyl [14] |
EUR [15] |
IRE [7] |
SCO [16] | |||||||||
| A Secret History... The Best of the Divine Comedy |
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3 | 1 | — | 22 | 2 | 6 |
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| Charmed Life – The Best of the Divine Comedy |
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5 | 1 | — | — | 5 [17] |
— | |||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Box sets[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Indie [13] |
UK Vinyl [14] | ||
| Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time – Thirty Years of the Divine Comedy |
|
6 | 8 |
Extended plays[edit]
| Year | Title | Tracks |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Timewatch |
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| 1992 | Europop |
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| 1993 | Indulgence No. 1 |
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| 1994 | Indulgence No. 2 |
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| 2004 | Bavarian EP |
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Singles[edit]
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
UK Indie [18] |
EUR [19] |
IRE [20] |
SCO [21] | ||||||||||
| 1993 | "Lucy" | — | — | — | — | — | Liberation | |||||||
| 1996 | "Something for the Weekend" | 14 | — | 88 | — | 14 | Casanova | |||||||
| "Becoming More Like Alfie" | 27 | — | — | — | 21 | |||||||||
| "The Frog Princess" | 15 | — | — | — | 14 | |||||||||
| 1997 | "Everybody Knows (Except You)" | 14 | — | 61 | 23 | 10 | A Short Album About Love | |||||||
| 1998 | "I've Been to a Marvellous Party" | 28 | — | — | — | — | Twentieth-Century Blues: The Songs of Noël Coward | |||||||
| "Generation Sex" | 19 | 5 | 80 | 24 | 15 | Fin de Siècle | ||||||||
| "The Certainty of Chance" | 49 | 10 | — | — | 49 | |||||||||
| 1999 | "National Express" | 8 | 2 | 36 | 18 | 7 | ||||||||
| "The Pop Singer's Fear of the Pollen Count" | 17 | 3 | 58 | 24 | 13 | A Secret History... The Best of the Divine Comedy | ||||||||
| "Gin Soaked Boy" | 38 | 15 | — | — | 54 | |||||||||
| 2001 | "Love What You Do" | 26 | — | 90 | 48 | 24 | Regeneration | |||||||
| "Bad Ambassador" | 34 | — | — | — | 33 | |||||||||
| "Perfect Lovesong" | 42 | — | — | — | 46 | |||||||||
| 2004 | "Come Home Billy Bird" | 25 | — | — | 34 | 26 | Absent Friends | |||||||
| "Absent Friends" | 38 | — | — | — | 49 | |||||||||
| 2006 | "Diva Lady" | 52 | — | — | 36 | 37 | Victory for the Comic Muse | |||||||
| "To Die a Virgin" | 67 | — | — | — | 45 | |||||||||
| "A Lady of a Certain Age" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2010 | "At the Indie Disco" | 173 | 17 | — | — | — | Bang Goes the Knighthood | |||||||
| "I Like" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2016 | "Catherine the Great" | — | — | — | — | — | Foreverland | |||||||
| "How Can You Leave Me on My Own" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2017 | "To the Rescue" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2019 | "Queuejumper" | — | — | — | — | — | Office Politics | |||||||
| "Norman and Norma" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Infernal Machines" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Don't Mention the War" | — | — | — | — | — | Modern Love: Season 1 | ||||||||
| 2021 | "The Best Mistakes" | — | — | — | — | — | Charmed Life – The Best of The Divine Comedy | |||||||
| "Home for the Holidays" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
DVDs[edit]
- Live at the Palladium (2004) – with the Millennia Ensemble
Contributions[edit]
Appearing as either the Divine Comedy or Neil Hannon:
- "Life's What You Make It", on the various artists compilation album Volume 9 (1994)
- "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out", on the various artists Smiths tribute album The Smiths Is Dead (1996)
- "All Mine", a duet with Tom Jones, on his album Reload (1999)
- "I've Been to a Marvelous Party", on the various artists Noël Coward tribute album Twentieth-Century Blues: The Songs of Noël Coward (1998)
- "No Regrets" (backing vocals), on the Robbie Williams album I've Been Expecting You (1998)
- "The Dead Only Quickly", on the 6ths' album Hyacinths and Thistles (1999)
- "Life on Mars", with Yann Tiersen, on his album Black Session (1999)
- "The Good Life" and "The Good Life (piano version)", on the Gangster No. 1 soundtrack (2000)
- "Les Jours Tristes", with Yann Tiersen, on his album L'Absente (2001)
- "Jacky", on the various artists Jacques Brel tribute album Next: A Tribute to Jacques Brel (2004)
- "October", on the various artists U2 tribute album Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3 (2005)
- "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish (Reprise)" and "Vote Beeblebrox" (co-vocals), on the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy soundtrack (2005)
- "Home", on the Jane Birkin album Fictions (2006)
- "Three Cheers for Pooh, Cottleston Pie, Piglet Ho", on the various artists charity album Colours Are Brighter (2006)
- "Aliens", on the various artists charity album The Cake Sale (2006)
- "Love Don't Roam" and "Song for Ten", on the Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack (2006)
- "Take Me Away", on Pugwash's album Eleven Modern Antiquities (2008)
- "Our Love Goes Deeper Than This" by Duke Special, on the 2-CD version of Songs from the Deep Forest (2006)
- "Somewhere Between Waking and Sleeping", on Air's album Pocket Symphony (2007)
- "Perfection as a Hipster", by God Help the Girl, from the soundtrack album God Help the Girl (2009)
- "Oscar the Hypno-Dog", on the various artists charity album Oscar the Hypno-Dog and Other Tails (2012)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c UK chart peaks:
- "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 9781904994107.
- "Chart Log UK 1994–2010". zobbel - Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ UK independent studio albums chart peaks:
- "Fin de Siècle". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- "Bang Goes the Knighthood". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- "Foreverland". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- "Divine Comedy". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- "October 2020 peaks for re-issued albums released on The Divine Comedy's own record label". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Belgian (Flanders) chart peaks". ultratop.be/nl. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ European albums chart peaks:
- "A Short Album About Love" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- "Fin de Siècle" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- "Regeneration" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "French chart peaks". lescharts.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ German studio albums chart peaks:
- "Victory for the Comic Muse". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- "Foreverland". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- "Office Politics". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ a b Irish studio albums chart peaks:
- "A Short Album About Love" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- "Fin de Siècle" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- "A Secret History... The Best of the Divine Comedy" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- "Irish chart peaks". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Spanish chart peaks". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Swiss chart peaks". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ Scottish studio albums chart peaks:
- "Casanova". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- "A Short Album About Love". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- "Fin de Siècle". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- "Regeneration". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- "Absent Friends". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- "Victory for the Comic Muse". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- "Bang Goes the Knighthood". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- "Foreverland". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- "Divine Comedy". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 25 September 2020. Note: User needs to enter "Divine Comedy" in the "Search BPI Awards" field and press Enter
- ^ UK independent studio albums chart peaks:
- "Loose Canon - Live in Europe 2016-2017". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ a b UK independent compilation albums chart peaks:
- "A Secret History... The Best of the Divine Comedy". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "Venus, Cupid, Folly & Time". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "Charmed Life – The Best of the Divine Comedy". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ a b UK vinyl compilation albums chart peaks:
- "Venus, Cupid, Folly & Time". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ European compilation albums chart peaks:
- "A Secret History... The Best of the Divine Comedy" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Scottish compilation albums chart peaks:
- "A Secret History... The Best of the Divine Comedy". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 11 February 2022". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ UK independent singles chart peaks:
- "Generation Sex". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "The Certainty of Chance". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "National Express". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "The Pop Singer's Fear of the Pollen Count". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "Gin Soaked Boy". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "At the Indie Disco". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ European singles chart peaks:
- "Something for the Weekend" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "Everybody Knows (Except You)" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "Generation Sex" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "National Express" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "The Pop Singer's Fear of the Pollen Count" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "Love What You Do" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Irish singles chart peaks:
- Note: User needs to click on the "Search Charts" tab. Then enter Divine Comedy into the "Search Artists" field and press "Search". "Irish singles chart peaks up to 1999". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "Irish chart peaks". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Scottish singles chart peaks:
- "Something for the Weekend". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "Becoming More Like Alfie". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "The Frog Princess". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "Everybody Knows (Except You)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "Generation Sex". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "The Certainty of Chance". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "National Express". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "The Pop Singer's Fear of the Pollen Count". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "Gin Soaked Boy". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "Love What You Do". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "Bad Ambassador". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "Perfect Lovesong". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "Come Home Billy Bird". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "Absent Friends". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "Diva Lady". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "To Die a Virgin". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.