Electric Light Orchestra discography
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{{Infobox artist discography
| Artist = Electric Light Orchestra
| Image = Elo 27041978 04 800.jpg
| Caption = ELO performing in 1978
| Studio = 15
| Live = 7
| Compilation = 40
| Video = 13
| Music videos = 33
| Tribute =
| EP = 1
| Singles = 50
| Soundtrack = 1
| 1Option = 8
| 1Option name = Box sets
}}
The discography of the English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) consists of 15 studio albums, 7 live albums, 40 compilation albums, 13 video albums, 33 music videos, 1 extended play, 50 singles, 1 soundtrack album and 8 box sets. ELO have also sold over 50 million records worldwide.{{cite web | url=http://www.elo.biz/bandhistory.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100511065413/http://www.elo.biz/bandhistory.html | archive-date=11 May 2010 | title=Electric Light Orchestra :: Band History }}
Albums
=Studio albums=
Below is a table outlining ELO's studio album output.
Notes: The peak chart listings are accurate but incomplete because of the limited availability of past chart information regarding other countries. All of the RIAA and BPI certifications and/or re-certifications listed are out of date, the majority being decades old. The fact that some albums are listed as non-certified does not necessarily mean those albums have not reached certification sales levels. Record companies that own the manufacturing and distribution rights to a particular record have to pay the RIAA, BPI and related bodies to research, audit and certify that record, whether it be an album, single or compilation.
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Notes
- B {{anchor|endnote_B}}^ Also peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard Top Internet Albums chart.
- C {{anchor|endnote_C}}^ Also peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard Top Rock Albums chart.
- D {{anchor|endnote_D}}^ Also peaked at number 6 on the US Billboard Top Rock Albums and Top Album Sales charts.
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=Live albums=
=Compilation albums=
Charted or certified compilations
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Certifications |
scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| UK ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| AUS ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| AUT ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| GER ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| NLD ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| NOR ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| NZ ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| SWE |
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scope="row"| Showdown
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| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
scope="row"| Olé ELO
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| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 32 | |
scope="row"| The Light Shines On
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| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
scope="row"| Three Light Years
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| 38 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
scope="row"| The Light Shines On Vol 2
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| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
scope="row"| ELO's Greatest Hits
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| 7 || 1 || 17 || — || — || 13 || 2 || — || — || 30 | |
scope="row"| A Perfect World of Music
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| — || — || — || 53 || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
scope="row"| All Over the World
|
| — || 50 || — || — || 29 || — || — || — || — || — | |
scope="row"| The Greatest Hits
|
| 23 || — || — || — || — || — || — || 22 || — || — | |
scope="row"| ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2
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| — || — || — || — || — || — || 11 || — || — || — | |
scope="row"| The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra |
| 4 || 15 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
scope="row"| Light Years, The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra |
| 60 || — || — || — || — || 10 || — || 7 || — || — |
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scope="row"| Simply the Best of Electric Light Orchestra
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| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
scope="row"| The Ultimate Collection
|
| 18 || — || — || 63 || — || — || — || — || 92 || — | |
scope="row"| All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra |
| 1 || 35 || — || — || 71 || 29 || 18 || 6 || 89 || 73 |
|
scope="row"| The Collection
|
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
scope="row"| The Essential Electric Light Orchestra
|
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 58 || — | |
scope="row"| Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra |
| 8 || — || — || — || 78 || — || — || — || — || 118 | |
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Notes
- E {{anchor|endnote_E}}^ First charted at #128 week of 1 September 2012 after the London Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies featured "Mr. Blue Sky", peaked at #115 week of 26 May 2017.
- F {{anchor|endnote_F}}^ Charted at #46 on the US Billboard Top Rock Albums{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/301591/electric+light+orchestra/chart?f=408|title=Electric Light Orchestra - Chart history - Billboard|website=www.billboard.com|access-date=22 April 2018}} and at #29 on the US Billboard Top Independent Albums{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/301591/electric+light+orchestra/chart?f=326|title=Electric Light Orchestra - Chart history - Billboard|website=www.billboard.com|access-date=22 April 2018}} charts.
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Complete list
=Box sets=
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scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Album details !Notes |
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scope="row"| Three Light Years
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scope="row"| Four Light Years
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scope="row"| A Box of Their Best
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scope="row"| Afterglow
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scope="row"| 3-Pak
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scope="row"| Flashback
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scope="row"| Original Album Classics
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scope="row"| The Classic Albums Collection
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scope="row"| The UK Singles Volume One 1972–1978
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Extended plays
Singles
Note: Entry boxes containing "—" may pertain to any of the following:
- A single not being released in the territory
- Various charts listed had ceased to exist before particular singles were released
- Accurate but incomplete information
- Failure to chart
class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style=text-align:center; |
rowspan="2"| Title
! rowspan="2"| Year ! colspan="10"| Chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Certifications ! rowspan="2"| Album |
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style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:25px;"| UK ! style="width:25px;"| AUS ! style="width:25px;"| AUT ! style="width:25px;"| CAN ! style="width:25px;"| FRA ! style="width:25px;"| GER ! style="width:25px;"| IRE ! style="width:25px;"| NLD ! style="width:25px;"| NZ ! style="width:25px;"| US |
scope="row"| "10538 Overture"
| 1972 | 9 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |align="left"| The Electric Light Orchestra/No Answer |
scope="row"| "Roll Over Beethoven"
| rowspan="2"| 1973 | 6 | 53 | — | 19 | — | 22 | — | 19 | — | 42 | |align="left"| ELO 2 |
scope="row"| "Showdown"
| 12 | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | 25 | — | 53 | |align="left"| On the Third Day (US versions only) |
scope="row"| "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"
| rowspan="3"| 1974 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| On the Third Day |
scope="row"| "Daybreaker"
| — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | |
scope="row"| "Can't Get It Out of My Head"
| — | 59 | — | 25 | 5 | — | — | 20 | — | 9 | | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Eldorado |
scope="row"| "Boy Blue"
| rowspan="2"| 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
scope="row"| "Evil Woman"
| 10 | 23 | — | 6 | 2 | — | 10 | 21 | 8 | 10 | | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| Face the Music |
scope="row"| "Nightrider"
| rowspan="4"| 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
scope="row"| "Strange Magic"
| 38 | 85 | — | 42 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 14 | |
scope="row"| "Showdown" (reissue)
| — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | |align="left"| Olé ELO |
scope="row"| "Livin' Thing" {{anchor|ref_M}} [M]
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"| A New World Record |
scope="row"| "Rockaria!"
| rowspan="4"| 1977 | 9 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | |
scope="row"| "Do Ya"
| — | — | — | 13 | — | 42 | — | — | — | 24 | |
scope="row"| "Telephone Line"
| 8 | 10 | — | 1 | 10 | 32 | — | — | 1 | 7 | |
scope="row"| "Turn to Stone" {{anchor|ref_N}} [N]
| 18 | 17 | — | 9 Peaked on RPM 100 Singles Chart on 11 February 1978 | 9 | 32 | — | 23 | 21 | 13 | | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="5"| Out of the Blue |
scope="row"| "Mr. Blue Sky"
| rowspan="4"| 1978 | 6 | 87 | — | 26 | — | 27 | 28 | 8 | — | 35 | |
scope="row"| "Wild West Hero"
| 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | |
scope="row"| "Sweet Talkin' Woman"
| 6 | 38 | 27 | 16 Peaked on RPM 100 Singles Chart on 6 May 1978 | — | — | 6 | 24 | — | 17 | |
scope="row"| "It's Over"
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | |
scope="row"| "Shine a Little Love"
| rowspan="5"| 1979 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 4 Peaked on RPM 100 Singles Chart on 11 August 1979 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 8 | | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="5"| Discovery |
scope="row"| "The Diary of Horace Wimp"
| 8 | 48 | — | — | — | 52 | 10 | — | — | — | |
scope="row"| "Don't Bring Me Down"
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 Peaked on RPM 100 Singles Chart on 6 October 1979 | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
scope="row"| "Confusion" {{anchor|ref_G}} [G]
| rowspan="2"|8 | — | 5 | 20 Peaked on RPM 100 Singles Chart on 8 December 1979 | 6 | 6 | rowspan="2"|9 | 5 | — | 37 | |
scope="row"| "Last Train to London" {{anchor|ref_G}} [G]
| — | — | 28 Peaked on RPM 100 Singles Chart on 8 March 1980 | 3 | — | — | — | 39 | |
scope="row"| "I'm Alive"
| rowspan="4"| 1980 | 20 | 27 | — | 10 Peaked on RPM 100 Singles Chart on 26 July 1980 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 38 | — | 16 | | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"| Xanadu |
scope="row"| "Xanadu" (featuring Olivia Newton-John)
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 Peaked on RPM 100 Singles Chart on 8 November 1980 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | |
scope="row"| "All Over the World"
| 11 | 78 | — | 16 Peaked on RPM 100 Singles Chart on 25 October 1980 | 4 | 27 | 12 | 10 | — | 13 | |
scope="row"| "Don't Walk Away"
| 21 | — | — | — | — | 52 | 7 | — | — | — | |
scope="row"| "Hold On Tight"
| rowspan="2"| 1981 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="5"| Time |
scope="row"| "Twilight"
| 30 | 93 | 15 | — | 10 | 17 | 18 | 18 | — | 38 | |
scope="row"| "Rain Is Falling"
| rowspan="3"| 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —{{anchor|ref_H}} [H] | |
scope="row"| "Here Is the News/Ticket to the Moon"
| 24 | — | — | — | 4 | 61 | 17 | — | — | — | |
scope="row"| "The Way Life's Meant to Be"
| 85 | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | |
scope="row"| "Rock 'n' Roll Is King"
| rowspan="6"| 1983 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 6 | — | 17 | 4 | 8 | — | 19 | | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="6"| Secret Messages |
scope="row"| "Secret Messages"{{anchor|ref_K}} [K]
| 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | |
scope="row"| "Four Little Diamonds"
| 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | |
scope="row"| "Train of Gold"
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
scope="row"| "Stranger"{{anchor|ref_L}} [L]
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —{{anchor|ref_H}} [H] | |
scope="row"| "Buildings Have Eyes"
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
scope="row"| "Calling America"
| rowspan="4"| 1986 | 28 | 47 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 31 | 16 | — | — | 18 | | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"| Balance of Power |
scope="row"| "So Serious"
| 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
scope="row"| "Getting to the Point"
| 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
scope="row"| "Sorrow About to Fall"
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
scope="row"| "Destination Unknown" {{anchor|ref_I}} [I]
| 1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | style="text-align:left;"| Promo DJ single |
scope="row"| "Alright"
| rowspan="2"| 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Zoom |
scope="row"| "Moment in Paradise"
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
scope="row"| "Surrender" {{anchor|ref_J}} [J]
| 2006 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |align="left"| A New World Record |
scope="row"| "Latitude 88 North" {{anchor|ref_J}} [J]
| 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |align="left"| Out of the Blue |
scope="row"| "When I Was a Boy" {{anchor|ref_J}} [O]
| rowspan="3"| 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"| Alone in the Universe |
scope="row"| "When the Night Comes" {{anchor|ref_O}} [O]
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
scope="row"| "One Step at a Time" {{anchor|ref_O}} [O]
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
scope="row"| "Ain't It a Drag" {{anchor|ref_O}} [O]
| 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
scope="row"| "From Out of Nowhere" {{anchor|ref_O}} [O]
| rowspan="2"| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| From Out of Nowhere |
scope="row"| "Time of Our Life" {{anchor|ref_O}} [O]
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
style="background:#ccc;"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Number-one songs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | |
style="background:#ccc;"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Top-ten hits | 15 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 7 | | |
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Notes
- G {{anchor|endnote_G}}^ "Confusion" and "Last Train to London" were released as a double A-side in UK and Ireland.
- H {{anchor|endnote_H}}^ Actually charted in the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
- I {{anchor|endnote_I}}^ Promo DJ single.
- J {{anchor|endnote_J}}^ Single available as a digital download and promo 7-inch format.
- M {{anchor|endnote_M}}^ Though released in November 1976, it actually became a charting hit for the year 1977.
- N {{anchor|endnote_N}}^ Though released in November 1977, it actually became a charting hit for the year 1978.
- O {{anchor|endnote_J}}^ Single available as a digital download.
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=Peak positions on other US ''Billboard'' charts=
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width="25"|Year
!Title ! style="width:25px;"|US ! style="width:25px;"|US !Album |
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1976
| style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|24 |
1977
|"Livin' Thing" | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|36 |
1978
|"Mr. Blue Sky" | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— |
1979
| style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|40 |rowspan="2"|Discovery |
1979
|"Confusion" | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|41 |
rowspan="3"|1980
|"I'm Alive" | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|48 |rowspan="3"|Xanadu |
"Xanadu"
| style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|2 |
"All Over the World"
| style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|46 |
1981
| style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"|— |Time |
rowspan="2"|1983
| style="text-align:center;"|19 | style="text-align:center;"|36 |rowspan="2"|Secret Messages |
"Stranger"
| style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|33 |
1986
| style="text-align:center;"|22 | style="text-align:center;"|20 |
=''Billboard'' Year-End performances=
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! Year ! Song ! Year-End |
scope="row"| 1975
| "Can't Get It Out of My Head" | 81 |
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scope="row"| 1976
| "Evil Woman" | 70 |
scope="row" rowspan="2"| 1977
| "Telephone Line" | 15 |
"Livin' Thing"
| 77 |
scope="row" rowspan="2"| 1978
| 86 |
"Turn to Stone"
| 94 |
scope="row" rowspan="2"| 1979
| 71 |
"Don't Bring Me Down"
| 81 |
scope="row"| 1981
| "Hold On Tight" | 81 |
=''American Top 40'' year-end performances=
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! Year ! Song ! Year-end |
scope="row"| 1977
| "Telephone Line" | 22 |
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scope="row"| 1977
| "Livin' Thing" | 79 |
scope="row"| 1980
| "Xanadu" | 93 |
scope="row"| 1981
| "Hold On Tight" | 75 |
=''Opus'' year-end performances=
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! Year ! Song ! Year-end |
scope="row"| 1975
| "Can't Get It Out of My Head" | 72 |
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scope="row"| 1976
| "Evil Woman" | 60 |
scope="row"| 1976
| "Strange Magic" | 97 |
scope="row"| 1977
| "Telephone Line" | 38 |
scope="row"| 1977
| "Livin' Thing" | 90 |
scope="row"| 1978
| 83 |
scope="row"| 1979
| 40 |
scope="row"| 1979
| 42 |
scope="row"| 1980
| "I'm Alive" | 80 |
scope="row"| 1980
| 54 |
scope="row"| 1980
| "Xanadu" | 26 |
scope="row"| 1981
| "Hold On Tight" | 61 |
=''Radio & Records''=
Videos
=Music videos=
class="wikitable" |
Year
! Song ! Album |
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1972
| "10538 Overture" | Unknown |
rowspan=2|1973
| Unknown |
"Showdown"
| Unknown |
1974
| "Can't Get It Out of My Head" | Unknown | Eldorado, A Symphony |
1975
| "Evil Woman" | Unknown |
rowspan=5|1976
| "Livin' Thing" | Unknown |rowspan="5"| A New World Record |
"Rockaria!" |
"Do Ya"
| Unknown |
"Telephone Line"
| Unknown |
"Tightrope"
| Unknown |
rowspan=5|1977
| "Turn to Stone" | Mike Mansfield |rowspan="5"| Out of the Blue |
"Mr. Blue Sky"
| Mike Mansfield |
"Sweet Talkin' Woman"
| Mike Mansfield |
"It's Over"
| Unknown |
"Wild West Hero" (live)
| Unknown |
rowspan=9|1979
| Unknown |rowspan="9"| Discovery |
"Confusion"
| Unknown |
"Need Her Love"
| Unknown |
"The Diary of Horace Wimp"
| Unknown |
"Last Train to London"
| Mike Mansfield |
"Midnight Blue"
| Unknown |
"On the Run"
| Unknown |
"Wishing"
| Unknown |
"Don't Bring Me Down"
| Mike Mansfield |
rowspan=4|1981
| "Twilight" | Unknown |rowspan="4"| Time |
"Ticket to the Moon"
| Unknown |
"Here Is the News"
| Unknown |
"Hold On Tight"
| Mike Mansfield |
rowspan=2|1983
| "Secret Messages" | Unknown |rowspan="2"| Secret Messages |
"Rock 'n' Roll Is King"
| Unknown |
rowspan=2|1986
| "So Serious" |rowspan="2"| Balance of Power |
"Calling America"
| John Beug & Jane Simpson |
2015
| "When I Was a Boy" | Warren Fu{{cite AV media|title=Jeff Lynne's ELO - When I Was A Boy (Official Video)|date=27 October 2015|author=ELO|publisher=Big Trilby Records|time=3:23|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM34A80RTv4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/tM34A80RTv4 |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|access-date=7 January 2021|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} |rowspan=2| Alone in the Universe |
2016
| "Ain't It a Drag" | Unknown |
2019
| "Time of Our Life" | Unknown |
=Video albums/concerts=
class="wikitable" |
Year
!Title !Format(s) |
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1979
| UK Betamax/VHS | |
1980
| Betamax/VHS | |
1989
| The "Out of the Blue" Tour – Live at Wembley | UK VHS | |
rowspan="2"|1991
| UK VHS | |
The Very Best of ELO
| UK VHS | |
1998
| Out of the Blue Tour: Live at Wembley/Discovery | DVD/VHS | |
2001
| DVD/VHS | |
2005
| Inside the Electric Light Orchestra 1970–1973 | DVD | |
rowspan="2"| 2006
| Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley (remastered) | DVD | |
ELO – Total Rock Review
| DVD | |
rowspan="2"| 2010
| In Performance | DVD | |
Live: The Early Years
| DVD | |
2015
| Jeff Lynne's ELO: Live in Hyde Park | DVD/Blu-ray | |
2017
| Jeff Lynne's ELO: Wembley or Bust | CD/DVD/Blu-ray | |
See also
References
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External links
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