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 All of the RIAA and BPI certifications and/or re-certifications listed are out of date, the majority being decades old.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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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| 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
{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/30488/elo/ | title= Electric Light Orchestra| publisher=Official Charts Company | access-date=9 November 2019}}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| AUS
{{cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|title-link=Kent Music Report}} Note: This reference gives Australian albums and singles information. It is used for chart peak positions as the early albums were released before ARIA regulated the Australian charts itself in 1989{{cite web| url=http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=Electric+Light+Orchestra&cat=a |title=australian-charts.com Electric Light Orchestra discography| publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association| access-date=8 August 2011}}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| AUT
{{cite web| url=http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=Electric+Light+Orchestra&cat=a|title=austriancharts.at Suche nach: Electric Light Orchestra| publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association| access-date=8 August 2011}}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| GER
{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artistId=Electric+Light+Orchestra|title=Discographie von Electric Light Orchestra|publisher=GfK Entertainment|access-date=6 November 2019}}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| JPN
{{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005|last=Okamoto|first=Satoshi|publisher=Oricon Entertainment|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9}}{{cite web| url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/49830/rank/album/ |script-title=ja:エレクトリック・ライト・オーケストラのCDアルバムランキング| title=Electric Light Orchestra Album discography| publisher=Oricon| access-date=6 November 2019}} Note: Reference indicates chart positions from 1988 onwards, and part of the information are currently unavailable

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| NLD
{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Electric+Light+Orchestra |title=dutchcharts.nl Electric Light Orchestra discography |publisher=MegaCharts |access-date=26 July 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513215706/http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Electric%2BLight%2BOrchestra |archive-date=13 May 2013 |df=dmy }}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| NOR
{{cite web| url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Electric+Light+Orchestra| title=norwegiancharts.com Electric Light Orchestra discography | publisher=VG-lista|work=Hung Medien| access-date=2 August 2011}}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| SWE
{{cite web| url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Electric+Light+Orchestra| title=swedishcharts.com Electric Light Orchestra discography | work=Hung Medien| access-date=2 August 2011}}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| SWI
{{cite web | url=http://swisscharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Electric+Light+Orchestra | title=Discographie Electric Light Orchestra | publisher=Hung Medien | work=swisscharts.com | access-date=20 July 2010 | format=select "Charts" tab}}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| US
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/electric-light-orchestra/chart-history/tlp/ | title=Electric Light Orchestra Chart History: Billboard 200| magazine=Billboard| access-date=12 November 2019}}

scope="row"| The Electric Light Orchestra
No Answer (US)
(as The Electric Light Orchestra)

|

| 32 || 54 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 196

|

scope="row"| ELO 2
Electric Light Orchestra II (US)
(as The Electric Light Orchestra)

|

  • Released: March 1973
  • Label: Harvest (UK) · United Artists (US)
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD · 8-trk ·
    digital download

| 35 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 62

|

scope="row"| On the Third Day

|

  • Released: November 1973
  • Label: Warner Bros. (UK) · United
    Artists (US)
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD · 8-trk ·
    digital download

| — || 10 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 52

|

scope="row"| Eldorado

|

  • Released: September 1974
  • Label: Warner Bros. (UK) · United
    Artists (US)
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD · 8-trk ·
    digital download

| — || 40 || — || — || — || 4 || — || — || — || 16

|

  • CAN: Platinum{{cite web|url= http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Electric+Light+Orchestra&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist|title= Gold and Platinum Search|access-date= 9 August 2011|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140222065038/http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Electric+Light+Orchestra&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist|archive-date= 22 February 2014|df= dmy-all}}
  • US: Gold{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=electric+light+orchestra#search_section | publisher=RIAA |title=Gold & Platinum (Searching results by artist "Electric Light Orchestra")|access-date=16 October 2019}}
scope="row"| Face the Music

|

  • Released: September 1975
  • Label: Jet (UK) · United Artists (US)
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD · 8-trk ·
    digital download

| — || 30 || — || — || — || 11 || — || 41 || — || 8

|

  • CAN: Gold
  • US: Gold
scope="row"| A New World Record

|

  • Released: 15 October 1976
  • Label: Jet (UK) · United Artists (US)
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD · 8-trk ·
    digital download

| 6 || 1 || 9 || 7 || 60 || 2 || 9 || 1 || — || 5

|

  • UK: Platinum{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|access-date=23 August 2024|artist=Elo}}
  • CAN: 2× Platinum
  • NLD: Gold{{cite web|url=http://ifpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=60461#resultaat |title=NVPI, de branchevereniging van de entertainmentindustrie |access-date=17 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008002332/http://ifpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=60461 |archive-date=8 October 2011 }}Note: User needs to enter "Electric Light Orchestra" in the "Artiest" field and click below "zoek" button.
  • US: Platinum
scope="row"| Out of the Blue

|

  • Released: 24 October 1977
  • Label: Jet (UK and US)
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD · 8-trk ·
    digital download

| 4 || 3 || — || 6 || 32 || 3 || 3 || 2 || — || 4

|

  • UK: Platinum
  • CAN: Platinum
  • GER: Gold{{cite certification|region=Germany|access-date=9 August 2011|artist=Electric Light Orchestra}}
  • NLD: Gold
  • US: Platinum
scope="row"| Discovery

|

  • Released: 1 June 1979
  • Label: Jet (UK and US)
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD · 8-trk ·
    digital download

| 1 || 1 || 3 || 7 || 31 || 6 || 1 || 2 || — || 5

|

  • UK: Platinum
  • AUS: 4× Platinum{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1979/CB-1979-12-29.pdf|title=International Dateline - Australia|magazine=Cash Box|via=World Radio History|page=96|date=29 December 1979|access-date= 1 December 2021}}
  • CAN: 3× Platinum
  • GER: Gold
  • US: 2× Platinum
scope="row"| Xanadu
(with Olivia Newton-John)

|

  • Released: 11 July 1980 {{Cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/|title=BRIT Certified|website=Bpi.co.uk|access-date=22 May 2023}}
  • Label: Jet (UK) · MCA (US)
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD · 8-trk

| 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 || — || 1 || 1 || 1 || — || 4

|

  • UK: Gold{{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/ |title=Certified Awards Search |publisher=British Phonographic Industry |access-date=7 September 2020}} Note: User needs to enter "Xanadu" in the "Search" field.
  • AUS: Platinum{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YSQEAAAAMBAJ&q=abba+venezuela+billboard&pg=PT95|magazine=Billboard|via=Google Books|page=56|title=Magic Moment|date=27 September 1980|access-date=13 May 2020}}
  • CAN: 2× Platinum
  • GER: Gold
  • US: 2× Platinum
scope="row"| Time
(as ELO)

|

  • Released: 31 July 1981 {{cite web|url=https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51287711887_e52fdda508.jpg |format=JPG|title=Photographic image of 'New Release'|website=Live.staticflickr.com|access-date=22 May 2023}}
  • Label: Jet (UK and US)
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD · 8-trk ·
    digital download

| 1 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 36 || 2 || 2 || 1 || — || 16

|

  • UK: Platinum
  • CAN: Gold
  • GER: Gold
  • US: Gold
scope="row"| Secret Messages

|

  • Released: 24 June 1983
  • Label: Jet (UK and US)
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD · digital
    download

| 4 || 19 || 11 || 6 || 35 || 7 || 5 || 11 || — || 36

|

  • UK: Gold
  • CAN: Gold
scope="row"| Balance of Power

|

  • Released: 3 March 1986
  • Label: Jet (various early pressings) · Epic (UK) · CBS Associated (US)
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD · digital
    download

| 9 || 49 || 29 || 18 || 22 || 20 || 4 || 3 || 10 || 49

|

  • UK: Silver
scope="row"| Zoom

|

  • Released: 12 June 2001
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD · digital
    download

| 34 || — || 51 || 16 || 36 || 46 || 18 || 35 || 26 || 94
{{anchor|ref_B}}[B]

|

  • AUS: Platinum{{cite certification|region=Australia|artist=Electric Light Orchestra|type=album|certyear=2003|access-date=27 December 2021}}
scope="row"| Alone in the Universe
(as Jeff Lynne's ELO)

|

  • Released: 13 November 2015
  • Label: RCA (UK) · Columbia (US)
  • Formats: LP · CD · digital download

| 4 || 15 || 14 || 7 || 27 || 5 || 9 || 5 || 7 || 23
{{anchor|ref_C}}[C]

|

  • UK: Platinum
scope="row"| From Out of Nowhere
(as Jeff Lynne's ELO)

|

  • Released: 1 November 2019
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP · CD · digital download

| 1 || 12 || 10 || 14 || 34
{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2019-11-11/|script-title=ja:週間 CDアルバムランキング 2019年11月11日付|trans-title=Weekly CD Album Ranking on November 11, 2019|publisher=Oricon|access-date=6 November 2019|language=ja}} || 29 || 26
{{cite web|url=http://www.vglista.no/topplister/topp-40-album-2019-45/|title=VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 45, 2019|publisher=VG-lista|access-date=9 November 2019}} || 13 || 14 || 47
{{anchor|ref_D}}[D]

|

  • UK: Silver

{{refbegin}}

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.

{{refend}}

=Live albums=

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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;"| Album details

! scope="col" colspan="7"| 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%;"| 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%;"| SWE

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| SWI
{{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/search.asp?search=Traveling+Wilburys&cat=a|title=The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=4 March 2011}}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| US

scope="row"| The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach

|

  • Released: May 1974
  • Label: Warner Bros.

| — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row"| Live at Wembley '78

|

  • Released: 28 March 1998
  • Label: Eagle

| — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row"| Live at Winterland '76

|

  • Released: 30 March 1998
  • Label: Eagle

| — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row"| The BBC Sessions

|

  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Eagle

| — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row"| Live at the BBC

|

  • Released: 28 June 1999
  • Label: Eagle

| — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row"| Electric Light Orchestra Live

|

| — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row"| Wembley or Bust
(as Jeff Lynne's ELO)

|

  • Released: 17 November 2017
  • Label: Big Trilby

| 9 || 20 || 12 || 17 || 21 || 54 || 90

|

  • UK: Silver

=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
{{cite web| url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Electric+Light+Orchestra | title=Electric Light Orchestra discography charts.nz| publisher=RIANZ| access-date=26 July 2007}}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| SWE

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| SWI

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| US

scope="row"| Showdown

|

  • Released: November 1974
  • Label: Harvest (UK)

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row"| Olé ELO

|

  • Released: June 1976
  • Label: Jet (UK)

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 32

|

  • CAN: Platinum
  • US: Gold
scope="row"| The Light Shines On

|

  • Released: April 1977
  • Label: Harvest

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

  • UK: Silver
scope="row"| Three Light Years

|

  • Released: December 1978
  • Label: Jet

| 38 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

  • UK: Gold
scope="row"| The Light Shines On Vol 2

|

  • Released: April 1979
  • Label: Harvest

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row"| ELO's Greatest Hits

|

  • Released: 23 November 1979
  • Label: Jet (UK) · CBS (US)

| 7 || 1 || 17 || — || — || 13 || 2 || — || — || 30

|

  • UK: Platinum
  • AUS: Platinum{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/HmFDCnW.jpg?1|title=Kent Music Report No 341 – 5 January 1981 > Platinum and Gold Albums 1980|publisher=Kent Music Report|via=Imgur.com|access-date=12 November 2021}}
  • CAN: Platinum
  • US: 4× Platinum
scope="row"| A Perfect World of Music

|

  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Jet

| — || — || — || 53 || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row"| All Over the World

|

  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Arcade

| — || 50 || — || — || 29 || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row"| The Greatest Hits

|

| 23 || — || — || — || — || — || — || 22 || — || —

|

  • UK: Gold
scope="row"| ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2

|

  • Released: 5 October 1992
  • Label: Epic

| — || — || — || — || — || — || 11 || — || — || —

|

scope="row"| The Very Best of the Electric
Light Orchestra

|

  • Released: 20 June 1994
  • Label: Dino

| 4 || 15 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

  • UK: Gold
scope="row"| Light Years, The Very Best of
Electric Light Orchestra

|

  • Released: 27 October 1997
  • Label: Epic

| 60 || — || — || — || — || 10 || — || 7 || — || —

|

  • UK: Gold
  • NOR: Gold{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.no/sok/lst_trofeer_sok.asp?type=artist |title=IFPI Norsk platebransje |access-date=9 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930075615/http://www.ifpi.no/sok/lst_trofeer_sok.asp?type=artist |archive-date=30 September 2011 |df=dmy }}
scope="row"| Simply the Best of Electric Light Orchestra

|

  • Released: 1998 (Germany)
  • Label: Epic (450377)

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row"| The Ultimate Collection

|

| 18 || — || — || 63 || — || — || — || — || 92 || —

|

  • UK: Gold
scope="row"| All Over the World: The Very
Best of Electric Light Orchestra

|

  • Released: 6 June 2005
  • Label: Epic

| 1 || 35 || — || — || 71 || 29 || 18 || 6 || 89 || 73
{{anchor|ref_1}}[E]

|

  • UK: 5× Platinum
  • AUS: Platinum{{cite certification|region=Australia|artist=Electric Light Orchestra|type=album|certyear=2014|access-date=28 December 2021}}
  • GER: Gold
  • US: Gold
scope="row"| The Collection

|

  • Released 9 March 2009
  • Label: Camden

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

  • UK: Silver
scope="row"| The Essential Electric Light Orchestra

|

  • Released: 10 October 2011
  • Label: Epic

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 58 || —

|

  • UK: Silver
  • US: Gold
scope="row"| Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best of
Electric Light Orchestra

|

| 8 || — || — || — || 78 || — || — || — || — || 118
{{anchor|ref_1}}[F]{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6776982/trans-siberian-orchestra-jeff-lynnes-elo-top-rock-albums|title=Trans-Siberian Orchestra & Jeff Lynne's ELO Debut on Top Rock Albums Chart|website=billboard.com|access-date=22 April 2018}}

|

  • UK: Gold

{{refbegin}}

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.

{{refend}}

Complete list

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=Box sets=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col"| Title

! scope="col"| Album details

!Notes

scope="row"| Three Light Years

|

  • Released: December 1978
  • Label: Jet
  • Format: 3 LPs

|

scope="row"| Four Light Years

|

  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Jet
  • Format: 4 LPs

|

scope="row"| A Box of Their Best

|

  • Released: 7 August 1980
  • Label: Jet • Epic (PZX 36966)
  • Formats: 4 LPs/1 7-inch single

|

  • The box set compiles A New World Record, Out of the Blue and Discovery in their entirety along with Lynne's first ever solo single "Doin' That Crazy Thing". This single, a single-sided single that was marked as a promo, was not in all releases of the box.
scope="row"| Afterglow

|

  • Released: 15 June 1990
  • Label: Epic (E3K 46090)
  • Formats: 3 CDs and cassettes

|

  • The box set features songs from all Electric Light Orchestra albums with the exception of Xanadu, as well as rare b-sides and unreleased tracks from Time, Secret Messages originally intended double album and Balance of Power.
scope="row"| 3-Pak

|

|

  • The box set compiles Face the Music, A New World Record and Discovery in their entirety.
scope="row"| Flashback

|

  • Released: 21 November 2000
  • Label: Epic/Legacy {{small|(3K 85123)}}
  • Formats: 3 CDs

|

  • The box set features songs from all Electric Light Orchestra albums with previously unreleased tracks.
scope="row"| Original Album Classics

|

  • Released: 25 October 2010
  • Label: Epic/Legacy/Sony Music {{small|(88697787342)}}
  • Formats: 5 CDs
  • US: Gold

|

  • The box set compiles On the Third Day, Face the Music, A New World Record, Discovery, and Time in their entirety, including bonus tracks.
scope="row"| The Classic Albums Collection

|

  • Released: 22 November 2011
  • Label: Sony Music/Epic/Legacy/EMI {{small|(88697873262)}}
  • Formats: 11 CDs

|

  • The box set compiles all Electric Light Orchestra studio albums from The Electric Light Orchestra to Balance of Power (excluding Xanadu) in their entirety, including bonus tracks.
scope="row"| The UK Singles Volume One 1972–1978

|

  • Released: 21 September 2018
  • Label: Sony Music/Epic/Legacy {{small|(88985424617)}}
  • Formats: 16 7-inch

|

  • The box set compiles fifteen Electric Light Orchestra 7-inch singles and one 7-inch EP originally released between 1972 and 1978

Extended plays

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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;"| EP details

! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions

scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| UK

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| IRE
{{cite web|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |title=irishcharts.ie search results |access-date=21 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602061251/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |archive-date=2 June 2009 |df=dmy }}

scope="row"| The ELO EP

|

  • Released: 9 December 1978 (UK)
  • Label: Jet

| 34 || 15

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

style="font-size:smaller;"

! style="width:25px;"| UK

! style="width:25px;"| AUS

! style="width:25px;"| AUT

! style="width:25px;"| CAN
{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/search.aspx |title=Image : RPM Weekly|first=Library and Archives|last=Canada|website=bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/search.aspx|date=17 July 2013 }}

! style="width:25px;"| FRA
{{cite web | url=http://infodisc.fr/Tubes_Artiste_Choisi.php | title=InfoDisc : Les Chansons (Auteur, Compositeur, Classements, Ventes, Certifications, les Tops, les N° 1...)|website=Infodisc.fr }}

! style="width:25px;"| GER

! style="width:25px;"| IRE

! style="width:25px;"| NLD

! style="width:25px;"| NZ

! style="width:25px;"| US
{{cite magazine|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4177|pure_url=yes}} | title=Allmusic - Billboard singles - Electric Light Orchestra| magazine=Billboard| access-date=2 May 2013}}

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

|

  • UK: Silver
  • US: Platinum

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| Face the Music

scope="row"| "Nightrider"

| rowspan="4"| 1976

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

|

scope="row"| "Strange Magic"

| 38

| 85

| —

| 42

| 10

| —

| —

| —

| —

| 14

|

  • US: Gold
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

|

  • UK: Gold
  • US: Gold

| 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

|

  • US: Platinum
  • CAN: Gold
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

|

  • US: Gold

| 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

|

  • UK: 4× Platinum
  • GER: Gold
  • US: 3× Platinum
scope="row"| "Wild West Hero"

| 6

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| 9

| —

| —

| —

|

  • UK: Silver
scope="row"| "Sweet Talkin' Woman"

| 6

| 38

| 27

| 16 Peaked on RPM 100 Singles Chart on 6 May 1978

| —

| —

| 6

| 24

| —

| 17

|

  • UK: Silver
  • US: Gold
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

|

  • UK: Silver

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="5"| Discovery

scope="row"| "The Diary of Horace Wimp"

| 8

| 48

| —

| —

| —

| 52

| 10

| —

| —

| —

|

  • UK: Silver
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

|

  • AUS: Gold
  • UK: Platinum
  • US: 2× Platinum
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

|

  • UK: Silver
scope="row"| "Last Train to London" {{anchor|ref_G}} [G]

| —

| —

| 28 Peaked on RPM 100 Singles Chart on 8 March 1980

| 3

| —

| —

| —

| 39

|

  • UK: Silver
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

|

  • US: Gold

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"| Xanadu

scope="row"| "Xanadu" (featuring Olivia Newton-John)

| 1
{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ | title=The Official Charts Company - Olivia Newton-John And Electric Light Orchestra| publisher=Official Charts Company| access-date=6 August 2010}}

| 2

| 1

| 9 Peaked on RPM 100 Singles Chart on 8 November 1980

| 3

| 1

| 1

| 1

| 8

| 8

|

  • UK: Silver
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

| 6 Peaked on RPM 100 Singles Chart at #6, holding that position from 3 October 1979 to the 17 October 1979

| —

| 2

| 3

| 10

| 7

| 10

|

  • UK: Silver

| 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

|

  • CAN: Gold

| 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
(30th Anniversary Edition)

scope="row"| "Latitude 88 North" {{anchor|ref_J}} [J]

| 2007

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

|

|align="left"| Out of the Blue
(30th Anniversary Edition)

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

|

|

{{refbegin}}

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.

{{refend}}

=Peak positions on other US ''Billboard'' charts=

class="wikitable"
width="25"|Year

!Title

! style="width:25px;"|US
Mainstream Rock

! style="width:25px;"|US
Adult Contemporary

!Album

1976

|"Strange Magic"

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|24

|Face the Music

1977

|"Livin' Thing"

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|36

|A New World Record

1978

|"Mr. Blue Sky"

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

|Out of the Blue

1979

|"Shine a Little Love"

| 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

|"Hold On Tight"

| style="text-align:center;"|2

| style="text-align:center;"|—

|Time

rowspan="2"|1983

|"Rock 'n' Roll Is King"

| 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

|"Calling America"

| style="text-align:center;"|22

| style="text-align:center;"|20

|Balance of Power

=''Billboard'' Year-End performances=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"

! Year

! Song

! Year-End
position

scope="row"| 1975

| "Can't Get It Out of My Head"

| 81

scope="row"| 1976

| "Evil Woman"

| 70

scope="row" rowspan="2"| 1977

| "Telephone Line"

| 15

"Livin' Thing"

| 77

scope="row" rowspan="2"| 1978

| "Sweet Talkin' Woman"

| 86

"Turn to Stone"

| 94

scope="row" rowspan="2"| 1979

| "Shine a Little Love"

| 71

"Don't Bring Me Down"

| 81

scope="row"| 1981

| "Hold On Tight"

| 81

=''American Top 40'' year-end performances=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"

! Year

! Song

! Year-end
position

scope="row"| 1977

| "Telephone Line"

| 22

scope="row"| 1977

| "Livin' Thing"

| 79

scope="row"| 1980

| "Xanadu"

| 93

scope="row"| 1981

| "Hold On Tight"

| 75

=''Opus'' year-end performances=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"

! Year

! Song

! Year-end
position

scope="row"| 1975

| "Can't Get It Out of My Head"

| 72

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

| "Sweet Talkin' Woman"

| 83

scope="row"| 1979

| "Shine a Little Love"

| 40

scope="row"| 1979

| "Don't Bring Me Down"

| 42

scope="row"| 1980

| "I'm Alive"

| 80

scope="row"| 1980

| "All Over the World"

| 54

scope="row"| 1980

| "Xanadu"

| 26

scope="row"| 1981

| "Hold On Tight"

| 61

=''Radio & Records''=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"

! Year

! Song

! Peak
position{{cite web|url=http://wweb.uta.edu/faculty/gghunt/charts/elo.htm|title=ELO|website=Wweb.uta.edu|access-date=23 August 2019|archive-date=7 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607105607/https://wweb.uta.edu/faculty/gghunt/charts/elo.htm|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://wweb.uta.edu/faculty/gghunt/charts/chart.html|title=Charts|website=Wweb.uta.edu|access-date=23 August 2019|archive-date=11 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211080842/http://wweb.uta.edu/faculty/gghunt/charts/chart.html|url-status=dead}}

scope="row"| 1975

| "Can't Get It Out of My Head"

| 27

scope="row"| 1976

| "Evil Woman"

| 5

scope="row"| 1976

| "Strange Magic"

| 17

scope="row"| 1976

| "Livin' Thing"

| 6

scope="row"| 1977

| "Do Ya"

| 27

scope="row"| 1977

| "Telephone Line"

| 4

scope="row"| 1978

| "Turn to Stone"

| 5

scope="row"| 1978

| "Sweet Talkin' Woman"

| 12

scope="row"| 1979

| "Shine a Little Love"

| 1

scope="row"| 1979

| "Don't Bring Me Down"

| 5

scope="row"| 1980

| "I'm Alive"

| 12

scope="row"| 1980

| "All Over the World"

| 8

scope="row"| 1980

| "Xanadu"

| 2

scope="row"| 1981

| "Hold On Tight"

| 6

scope="row"| 1981

| "Twilight"

| 25

scope="row"| 1983

| "Rock 'n' Roll Is King"

| 11

scope="row"| 1986

| "Calling America"

| 20

Videos

=Music videos=

class="wikitable"
Year

! Song

! Director{{cite web|url=http://www.mvdbase.com/artist.php?id=3353|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819112300/http://mvdbase.com/person.php?id=A3353|archive-date=19 August 2016|title=Electric Light Orchestra|publisher=mvdbase.com|access-date=7 January 2021}}

! Album

1972

| "10538 Overture"

| Unknown

| The Electric Light Orchestra/No Answer

rowspan=2|1973

| "Roll Over Beethoven"

| Unknown

| ELO 2/Electric Light Orchestra II

"Showdown"

| Unknown

| On the Third Day

1974

| "Can't Get It Out of My Head"

| Unknown

| Eldorado, A Symphony

1975

| "Evil Woman"

| Unknown

| Face the Music

rowspan=5|1976

| "Livin' Thing"

| Unknown

|rowspan="5"| A New World Record

"Rockaria!"

| Bruce Gowers

"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

| "Shine a Little Love"

| 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"

| Peter Christopherson

|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

| From Out of Nowhere

=Video albums/concerts=

class="wikitable"
Year

!Title

!Format(s)

! Certifications

1979

| Discovery

| UK Betamax/VHS

|

1980

| Live at Wembley

| Betamax/VHS

|

1989

| The "Out of the Blue" Tour – Live at Wembley

| UK VHS

|

rowspan="2"|1991

| Fusion – Live in London

| UK VHS

|

The Very Best of ELO

| UK VHS

|

1998

| Out of the Blue Tour: Live at Wembley/Discovery

| DVD/VHS

|

2001

| Zoom Tour Live

| DVD/VHS

|

  • UK: Platinum
  • AUS: 2× Platinum{{cite certification|region=Australia|artist=Electric Light Orchestra|type=video|certyear=2009|access-date=17 December 2021}}
2005

| Inside the Electric Light Orchestra 1970–1973

| DVD

|

rowspan="2"| 2006

| Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley (remastered)

| DVD

|

  • UK: Gold
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

|

  • UK: Gold
2017

| Jeff Lynne's ELO: Wembley or Bust

| CD/DVD/Blu-ray

|

See also

References

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