Thompson Twins discography

{{Infobox artist discography

| Artist =Thompson Twins

| Image =Thompson Twins 1985.jpg

| Caption =Thompson Twins in 1985, left to right: Joe Leeway, Alannah Currie and Tom Bailey.

| Singles =35

| Studio =8

| Compilation =15

| Music videos =19

| Video =3

}}

The following is the complete discography of English pop band Thompson Twins.

Albums

=Studio albums=

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rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"\| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:19em;"\| Release ! colspan="10" \| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"\| Certifications (sales threshold)
style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:35px;"\| UK {{cite web\|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19863/thompson-twins/\|title=UK Charts > Thompson Twins\|publisher=Official Charts Company\|accessdate=27 June 2018}} ! style="width:35px;"\| AUS {{cite book\|title=Australian Charts Book 1970—1992\|author=David Kent\|isbn=0-646-11917-6\|year=1993\|publisher=Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W.}}{{cite web\|url= https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2022/10/week-commencing-21-october-1991.html \| title=Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 21 October 1991\|website=Bubbling Down Under\|access-date=24 October 2022}} ! style="width:35px;"\| CAN {{cite magazine\|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/list.aspx?OCRText=Thompson+Twins&\|title=CAN Charts > Thompson Twins\|magazine=RPM\|accessdate=23 June 2020}} ! style="width:35px;"\| GER {{cite web\|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artist_search=Thompson%20Twins&do_search=do\|title=GER Charts > Thompson Twins\|publisher=GfK Entertainment\|accessdate=23 June 2020}} ! style="width:35px;"\| NL {{cite web\|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Thompson+Twins\|title=NL Charts > Thompson Twins\|publisher=Dutch Charts\|accessdate=23 June 2020}} ! style="width:35px;"\| NZ {{cite web\|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Thompson+Twinss\|title=NZ Charts > Thompson Twins\|publisher=Official New Zealand Music Chart\|accessdate=23 June 2020}} ! style="width:35px;"\| NOR {{cite web\|url=https://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Thompson+Twins\|title=NOR Charts > Thompson Twins\|publisher=VG-lista\|accessdate=23 June 2020}} ! style="width:35px;"\| SWE {{cite web\|url=https://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Thompson+Twins\|title=SWE Charts > Thompson Twinss\|publisher=Sverigetopplistan\|accessdate=23 June 2020}} ! style="width:35px;"\| SWI {{cite web\|url=https://hitparade.ch/artist/Thompson_Twins\|title=SWI Charts > Thompson Twins\|publisher=Swiss Hitparade\|accessdate=23 June 2020}} ! style="width:35px;"\| US {{cite magazine\|url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=thompson twins\|chart=Billboard 200}}\|title=Thompson Twins Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=27 July 2011}}
scope="row"\| A Product Of... (Participation) \| Release date: June 1981 Label: T Records Formats: Vinyl LP, cassette \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \|
scope="row"\| Set \| Release date: 26 February 1982 Label: Arista Records Formats: LP, cassette \| 48 \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \|
scope="row"\| Quick Step & Side Kick Side Kicks (U.S.) \| Release date: January 1983 (UK) February 1983 (U.S.) Label: Arista Records Formats: LP, cassette \| 2 \| 85 \| 26 \| — \| 47 \| 7 \| — \| 27 \| — \| 34 \| align="left"\| BPI: Platinum{{cite web\|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/5307-480-2\|title=Thompson Twins: Quick Step & Side Kick\|publisher=British Phonographic Industry\|accessdate=23 June 2020}} RMNZ: Gold{{cite certification\|region=New Zealand\|artist=Thompson Twins\|title=Quick Step & Side Kick\|id=1984-06-15\|source=newchart\|access-date=2024-11-20\|type=album}}
scope="row"\| Into the Gap \| Release date: 17 February 1984 Label: Arista Records Formats: LP, cassette \| 1 \| 4 \| 3 \| 6 \| 23 \| 1 \| 16 \| 14 \| 7 \| 10 \| align="left"\| BPI: 2× Platinum{{cite web\|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/3362-480-2\|title=Thompson Twins: Into the Gap\|publisher=British Phonographic Industry\|accessdate=23 June 2020}} MC: 2× Platinum{{cite certification\|region=Canada\|artist=Thompson Twins\|accessdate=23 June 2020}} RIAA: Platinum{{cite certification\|region=United States\|artist=Thompson Twins\|accessdate=23 June 2020}} RMNZ: Platinum{{cite certification\|region=New Zealand\|artist=Thompson Twins\|title=Into the Gap\|id=1985-01-18\|source=newchart\|access-date=2024-11-20\|type=album}}
scope="row"\| Here's to Future Days \| Release date: 17 September 1985 Label: Arista Records Formats: LP, cassette \| 5 \| 8 \| 14 \| 42 \| 42 \| 1 \| 9 \| 7 \| 12 \| 20 \| align="left"\| BPI: Gold{{cite web\|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/2856-480-2\|title=Thompson Twins: Here's to Future Days\|publisher=British Phonographic Industry\|accessdate=23 June 2020}} MC: Platinum RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Platinum{{cite certification\|region=New Zealand\|artist=Thompson Twins\|title=Here's to Future Days\|id=1986-06-06\|source=newchart\|access-date=2024-11-20\|type=album}}
scope="row"\| Close to the Bone \| Release date: 31 March 1987 Label: Arista Records Formats: LP, cassette \| 90 \| — \| 71 \| — \| — \| 46 \| 20 \| 26 \| — \| 76 \|
scope="row"\| Big Trash \| Release date: 26 September 1989 Label: Warner Bros. Records Formats: LP, cassette \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| 143 \|
scope="row"\| Queer \| Release date: 24 September 1991 Label: Warner Bros. Records Formats: CD, cassette \| — \| 193 \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \|
colspan="16" style="font-size:8pt" \| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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! colspan="10" | Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Certifications
(sales threshold)

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! style="width:35px;"| UK
{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19863/thompson-twins/|title=UK Charts > Thompson Twins|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=27 June 2018}}

! style="width:35px;"| AUS
{{cite book|title=Australian Charts Book 1970—1992|author=David Kent|isbn=0-646-11917-6|year=1993|publisher=Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W.}}{{cite web|url= https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2022/10/week-commencing-21-october-1991.html | title=Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 21 October 1991|website=Bubbling Down Under|access-date=24 October 2022}}

! style="width:35px;"| CAN
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/list.aspx?OCRText=Thompson+Twins&|title=CAN Charts > Thompson Twins|magazine=RPM|accessdate=23 June 2020}}

! style="width:35px;"| GER
{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artist_search=Thompson%20Twins&do_search=do|title=GER Charts > Thompson Twins|publisher=GfK Entertainment|accessdate=23 June 2020}}

! style="width:35px;"| NL
{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Thompson+Twins|title=NL Charts > Thompson Twins|publisher=Dutch Charts|accessdate=23 June 2020}}

! style="width:35px;"| NZ
{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Thompson+Twinss|title=NZ Charts > Thompson Twins|publisher=Official New Zealand Music Chart|accessdate=23 June 2020}}

! style="width:35px;"| NOR
{{cite web|url=https://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Thompson+Twins|title=NOR Charts > Thompson Twins|publisher=VG-lista|accessdate=23 June 2020}}

! style="width:35px;"| SWE
{{cite web|url=https://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Thompson+Twins|title=SWE Charts > Thompson Twinss|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|accessdate=23 June 2020}}

! style="width:35px;"| SWI
{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/artist/Thompson_Twins|title=SWI Charts > Thompson Twins|publisher=Swiss Hitparade|accessdate=23 June 2020}}

! style="width:35px;"| US
{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=thompson twins|chart=Billboard 200}}|title=Thompson Twins Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=27 July 2011}}

scope="row"| A Product Of... (Participation)

|

Release date: June 1981
Label: T Records
Formats: Vinyl LP, cassette

| —

|

scope="row"| Set

|

Release date: 26 February 1982
Label: Arista Records
Formats: LP, cassette

| 48

| —

|

scope="row"| Quick Step & Side Kick
Side Kicks (U.S.)

|

Release date: January 1983 (UK)
February 1983 (U.S.)
Label: Arista Records
Formats: LP, cassette

| 2

| 85

| 26

| —

| 47

| 7

| —

| 27

| —

| 34

| align="left"|

BPI: Platinum{{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/5307-480-2|title=Thompson Twins: Quick Step & Side Kick|publisher=British Phonographic Industry|accessdate=23 June 2020}}
RMNZ: Gold{{cite certification|region=New Zealand|artist=Thompson Twins|title=Quick Step & Side Kick|id=1984-06-15|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|type=album}}

scope="row"| Into the Gap

|

Release date: 17 February 1984
Label: Arista Records
Formats: LP, cassette

| 1

| 4

| 3

| 6

| 23

| 1

| 16

| 14

| 7

| 10

| align="left"|

BPI: 2× Platinum{{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/3362-480-2|title=Thompson Twins: Into the Gap|publisher=British Phonographic Industry|accessdate=23 June 2020}}
MC: 2× Platinum{{cite certification|region=Canada|artist=Thompson Twins|accessdate=23 June 2020}}
RIAA: Platinum{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=Thompson Twins|accessdate=23 June 2020}}
RMNZ: Platinum{{cite certification|region=New Zealand|artist=Thompson Twins|title=Into the Gap|id=1985-01-18|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|type=album}}

scope="row"| Here's to Future Days

|

Release date: 17 September 1985
Label: Arista Records
Formats: LP, cassette

| 5

| 8

| 14

| 42

| 1

| 9

| 7

| 12

| 20

| align="left"|

BPI: Gold{{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/2856-480-2|title=Thompson Twins: Here's to Future Days|publisher=British Phonographic Industry|accessdate=23 June 2020}}
MC: Platinum
RIAA: Gold
RMNZ: Platinum{{cite certification|region=New Zealand|artist=Thompson Twins|title=Here's to Future Days|id=1986-06-06|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|type=album}}

scope="row"| Close to the Bone

|

Release date: 31 March 1987
Label: Arista Records
Formats: LP, cassette

| 90

| —

| 71

| —

| 46

| 20

| 26

| —

| 76

|

scope="row"| Big Trash

|

Release date: 26 September 1989
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Formats: LP, cassette

| —

| 143

|

scope="row"| Queer

|

Release date: 24 September 1991
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Formats: CD, cassette

| —

| 193

| —

|

colspan="16" style="font-size:8pt" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

=Live albums=

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scope="row"\| Into the Gap Live \| Release date: April 12, 2025 (vinyl) April 18, 2025 (digital) Label: BMG Formats: vinyl, digital \| — \| —

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positions

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(sales threshold)

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! style="width:35px;"| UK

! style="width:35px;"| US

scope="row"| Into the Gap Live

|

Release date: April 12, 2025 (vinyl)
April 18, 2025 (digital)
Label: BMG
Formats: vinyl, digital

| —

=Compilation albums=

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rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"\| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:19em;"\| Release ! colspan="2"\| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"\| Certifications (sales threshold)
style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:35px;"\| UK ! style="width:35px;"\| US
scope="row"\| In the Name of Love (U.S.) \| Release date: June 1982 Label: Arista Records Formats: LP, cassette \| — \| 148 \|
scope="row"\| The Best of Thompson Twins: Greatest Mixes \| Release date: 1988 Label: Arista Records Formats: LP, cassette \| — \| 175 \|
scope="row"\| Thompson Twins Greatest Hits \| Release date: 1990 Label: Stylus Music Formats: LP, cassette, CD \| 23 \| — \| BPI: Silver<{{cite web\|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/7579-480-2\|title=Thompson Twins: Thompson Twins Greatest Hits\|publisher=British Phonographic Industry\|accessdate=23 June 2020}}
scope="row"\| The Greatest Hits \| Release date: 7 April 2003 Label: BMG Formats: CD \| — \| — \| BPI: Silver{{cite web\|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/6975-480-2\|title=Thompson Twins: The Greatest Hits\|publisher=British Phonographic Industry\|accessdate=23 June 2020}}
colspan="16" style="font-size:8pt" \| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title

! rowspan="2" style="width:19em;"| Release

! colspan="2"| Peak chart
positions

! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Certifications
(sales threshold)

style="font-size:smaller;"

! style="width:35px;"| UK

! style="width:35px;"| US

scope="row"| In the Name of Love (U.S.)

|

Release date: June 1982
Label: Arista Records
Formats: LP, cassette

| —

| 148

|

scope="row"| The Best of Thompson Twins: Greatest Mixes

|

Release date: 1988
Label: Arista Records
Formats: LP, cassette

| —

| 175

|

scope="row"| Thompson Twins Greatest Hits

|

Release date: 1990
Label: Stylus Music
Formats: LP, cassette, CD

| 23

| —

|

BPI: Silver<{{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/7579-480-2|title=Thompson Twins: Thompson Twins Greatest Hits|publisher=British Phonographic Industry|accessdate=23 June 2020}}

scope="row"| The Greatest Hits

|

Release date: 7 April 2003
Label: BMG
Formats: CD

| —

|

BPI: Silver{{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/6975-480-2|title=Thompson Twins: The Greatest Hits|publisher=British Phonographic Industry|accessdate=23 June 2020}}

colspan="16" style="font-size:8pt" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

The following compilations were released in various territories but did not chart:

The Best of Thompson Twins (1991)
The Collection (1993)
Singles Collection (1996)
Greatest Hits (1996)
The Best of Thompson Twins (1998)
Master Hits (1999)
Hold Me Now (2000)
Platinum & Gold Collection (2003)
The Greatest Hits (2003)
12 Inch Collection (2004)
Love on Your Side – The Best of Thompson Twins (2007)
Remixes & Rarities (2014)

Singles

class="wikitable" ! rowspan=2\| Year ! rowspan=2\| Title ! colspan="10"\| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"\| Certifications (sales threshold) ! rowspan=2\| Album
style="width:35px;"\| UK ! style="width:35px;"\| AUS ! style="width:35px;"\| CAN ! style="width:35px;"\| GER ! style="width:35px;"\| NL ! style="width:35px;"\| NZ ! style="width:35px;"\| SWE ! style="width:35px;"\| SWI ! style="width:35px;"\| US {{cite magazine\|url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=Thompson Twins\|chart=Hot 100}}\|title=Thompson Twins Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=27 July 2011}} ! style="width:35px;"\| US Dan {{cite magazine\|url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=Thompson Twins\|chart=DSI}}\|title=Thompson Twins Album & Song Chart History - Dance Club Songs\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=27 July 2011}}
rowspan="2"\|1980 \|"Squares and Triangles"{{Efn\|"Squares and Triangles" was released on its own independent label, Dirty Discs in April 1980, and was re-released as a free single with the album Set on 26 February 1982.\|group=upper-alpha}} \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \| \|rowspan="2"\| single only
"She's in Love with Mystery"{{Efn\|"She's in Love with Mystery" was released in November 1980 through independent label Latent.\|group=upper-alpha}} \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|
rowspan="4"\|1981 \|"Perfect Game" \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \| \|rowspan="4"\| A Product Of... (Participation)
"Animal Laugh" \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|
"Make Believe" \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|
"Politics" \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|
rowspan="3"\|1982 \|"In the Name of Love" \|align="center"\|—{{Efn\|This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 90 on the Record Business Top 100 Singles chart.{{cite magazine \|title=Top 100 Singles \|magazine=Record Business \|volume=4 \|issue=51 \|page=6 \|date=22 March 1982}}\|group=upper-alpha}} \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|44 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|1 \| \|rowspan="2"\| Set; ''In the Name of Love (U.S.)
"Runaway" \|align="center"\|—{{Efn\|This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 83 on the Record Business Top 100 Singles chart.{{cite magazine \|title=Top 100 Singles \|magazine=Record Business \|volume=5 \|issue=9 \|page=6 \|date=14 June 1982}}\|group=upper-alpha}} \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|
"Lies" \|align="center"\|67 \|align="center"\|27 \|align="center"\|12 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|6 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|30 \|align="center"\|1 \| \|rowspan="4"\| Quick Step and Side Kick; Side Kicks (U.S.)
rowspan="4"\|1983 \|"Love on Your Side" \|align="center"\|9 \|align="center"\|80 \|align="center"\|47 \|align="center"\|32 \|align="center"\|27 \|align="center"\|9 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|45 \|align="center"\|6 \|
"We Are Detective" \|align="center"\|7 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|48 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|
"Watching" \|align="center"\|33 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|
"Hold Me Now" \|align="center"\|4 \|align="center"\|3 \|align="center"\|3 \|align="center"\|7 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|4 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|18 \|align="center"\|3 \|align="center"\|1 \| align="left"\| BPI: Gold{{cite web\|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/2948-480-1\|title=Thompson Twins: Hold Me Now\|publisher=British Phonographic Industry\|accessdate=23 June 2020}} MC: Gold \|rowspan="5"\| Into the Gap
rowspan="5"\|1984 \|"Doctor! Doctor!" \|align="center"\|3 \|align="center"\|14 \|align="center"\|11 \|align="center"\|11 \|align="center"\|23 \|align="center"\|12 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|11 \|align="center"\|11 \|align="center"\|18 \| align="left"\| BPI: Silver{{cite web\|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/1862-480-1\|title=Thompson Twins: Doctor! Doctor!\|publisher=British Phonographic Industry\|accessdate=23 June 2020}}
"You Take Me Up" \|align="center"\|2 \|align="center"\|47 \|align="center"\|28 \|align="center"\|24 \|align="center"\|50 \|align="center"\|24 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|44 \|align="center"\|— \| align="left"\| BPI: Silver{{cite web\|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/8425-480-1\|title=Thompson Twins: You Take Me Up\|publisher=British Phonographic Industry\|accessdate=23 June 2020}}
"Sister of Mercy" \|align="center"\|11 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|
"The Gap" \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|62 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|69 \|align="center"\|— \|
"Lay Your Hands on Me" \|align="center"\|13 \|align="center"\|28 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|39 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|19 \|align="center"\|17 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \| align="left"\| BPI: Silver{{cite web\|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/3759-480-1\|title=Thompson Twins: Lay Your Hands on Me\|publisher=British Phonographic Industry\|accessdate=23 June 2020}} \|rowspan="1"\| non-album single
rowspan="5"\|1985 \|"Roll Over"{{Efn\|"Roll Over", released on 12 April 1985 on 7" & 12" vinyl, was intended to be the first official single from Here's to Future Days. It was withdrawn on the day of release, but some copies were sold and made it to the public. It featured a different version of the song with the 12" extended version titled "Roll Over (Again)". The B-side was a semi-instrumental version of "King for a Day" titled "Fools in Paradise".\|group=upper-alpha}} \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \| \|rowspan="5"\| Here's to Future Days
"Lay Your Hands on Me" (remix) \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|8 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|6 \|align="center"\|46 \|
"Don't Mess with Doctor Dream" \|align="center"\|15 \|align="center"\|17 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|30 \|align="center"\|34 \|align="center"\|12 \|align="center"\|10 \|align="center"\|11 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|
"King for a Day" \|align="center"\|22 \|align="center"\|20 \|align="center"\|12 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|4 \|align="center"\|10 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|8 \|align="center"\|— \|
"Revolution" \|align="center"\|56 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|43 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|
1986 \|"Nothing in Common" \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|68 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|54 \|align="center"\|38 \| \| Nothing in Common soundtrack
rowspan="3"\|1987 \|"Get That Love" \|align="center"\|66 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|75 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|31 \|align="center"\|— \| \|rowspan="3"\| Close to the Bone
"Long Goodbye" \|align="center"\|89 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|
"Bush Baby"{{Efn\|"Bush Baby" was released in 1987 as a promo 7" single with an exclusive 7" single version b/w "Follow Your Heart" on Arista Records.\|group=upper-alpha}} \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|
1988 \|"In the Name of Love '88" \|align="center"\|46 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|1 \| \|The Best of Thompson Twins: Greatest Mixes
rowspan="2"\|1989 \|"Sugar Daddy" \|align="center"\|97 \|align="center"\|155{{cite web\|url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2020/10/week-commencing-30-october-1989.html \|title=Week commencing 30 October 1989 \|website=Bubbling Down Under \|date=30 October 2020 \|access-date=26 December 2021}} \|align="center"\|36 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|28 \|align="center"\|2 \| \|rowspan="2"\| Big Trash
"Bombers in the Sky" \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|152{{cite web\|url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2021/02/week-commencing-26-february-1990.html \|title=Week commencing 26 February 1990 \|website=Bubbling Down Under \|date=26 February 2021 \|access-date=26 December 2021}} \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|
rowspan="1"\|1990 \|"Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?"{{Efn\|"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" was released in December 1990, as the clearly labelled B-side to Deborah Harry & Iggy Pop's "Well Did You Evah?" on 7", 12" vinyl and CD single to promote the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Blue. Only the Harry/Pop A-side charted.\|group=upper-alpha}} \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \| \|rowspan="1"\| Red Hot + Blue
1991 \|"Come Inside" \|align="center"\|56 \|align="center"\|149 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|7 \| \|rowspan="3"\| Queer
rowspan="3"\|1992 \|"The Saint" \|align="center"\|53 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|
"Groove On" \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|
"Play with Me (Jane)" \|align="center"\|85 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \| \|rowspan="1"\| Cool World
colspan="18" style="font-size:8pt; text-align:center;"\| "—" denotes singles which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

class="wikitable"

! rowspan=2| Year

! rowspan=2| Title

! colspan="10"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Certifications
(sales threshold)

! rowspan=2| Album

style="width:35px;"| UK

! style="width:35px;"| AUS

! style="width:35px;"| CAN

! style="width:35px;"| GER

! style="width:35px;"| NL

! style="width:35px;"| NZ

! style="width:35px;"| SWE

! style="width:35px;"| SWI

! style="width:35px;"| US
{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Thompson Twins|chart=Hot 100}}|title=Thompson Twins Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=27 July 2011}}

! style="width:35px;"| US Dan
{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Thompson Twins|chart=DSI}}|title=Thompson Twins Album & Song Chart History - Dance Club Songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=27 July 2011}}

rowspan="2"|1980

|"Squares and Triangles"{{Efn|"Squares and Triangles" was released on its own independent label, Dirty Discs in April 1980, and was re-released as a free single with the album Set on 26 February 1982.|group=upper-alpha}}

|align="center"|—

|

|rowspan="2"| single only

"She's in Love with Mystery"{{Efn|"She's in Love with Mystery" was released in November 1980 through independent label Latent.|group=upper-alpha}}

|align="center"|—

|

rowspan="4"|1981

|"Perfect Game"

|align="center"|—

|

|rowspan="4"| A Product Of... (Participation)

"Animal Laugh"

|align="center"|—

|

"Make Believe"

|align="center"|—

|

"Politics"

|align="center"|—

|

rowspan="3"|1982

|"In the Name of Love"

|align="center"|—{{Efn|This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 90 on the Record Business Top 100 Singles chart.{{cite magazine |title=Top 100 Singles |magazine=Record Business |volume=4 |issue=51 |page=6 |date=22 March 1982}}|group=upper-alpha}}

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|44

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|1

|

|rowspan="2"| Set;
''In the Name of Love (U.S.)

"Runaway"

|align="center"|—{{Efn|This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 83 on the Record Business Top 100 Singles chart.{{cite magazine |title=Top 100 Singles |magazine=Record Business |volume=5 |issue=9 |page=6 |date=14 June 1982}}|group=upper-alpha}}

|align="center"|—

|

"Lies"

|align="center"|67

|align="center"|27

|align="center"|12

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|6

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|30

|align="center"|1

|

|rowspan="4"| Quick Step and Side Kick;

Side Kicks (U.S.)

rowspan="4"|1983

|"Love on Your Side"

|align="center"|9

|align="center"|80

|align="center"|47

|align="center"|32

|align="center"|27

|align="center"|9

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|45

|align="center"|6

|

"We Are Detective"

|align="center"|7

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|48

|align="center"|—

|

"Watching"

|align="center"|33

|align="center"|—

|

"Hold Me Now"

|align="center"|4

|align="center"|3

|align="center"|7

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|4

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|18

|align="center"|3

|align="center"|1

| align="left"|

BPI: Gold{{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/2948-480-1|title=Thompson Twins: Hold Me Now|publisher=British Phonographic Industry|accessdate=23 June 2020}}
MC: Gold

|rowspan="5"| Into the Gap

rowspan="5"|1984

|"Doctor! Doctor!"

|align="center"|3

|align="center"|14

|align="center"|11

|align="center"|23

|align="center"|12

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|11

|align="center"|18

| align="left"|

BPI: Silver{{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/1862-480-1|title=Thompson Twins: Doctor! Doctor!|publisher=British Phonographic Industry|accessdate=23 June 2020}}

"You Take Me Up"

|align="center"|2

|align="center"|47

|align="center"|28

|align="center"|24

|align="center"|50

|align="center"|24

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|44

|align="center"|—

| align="left"|

BPI: Silver{{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/8425-480-1|title=Thompson Twins: You Take Me Up|publisher=British Phonographic Industry|accessdate=23 June 2020}}

"Sister of Mercy"

|align="center"|11

|align="center"|—

|

"The Gap"

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|62

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|69

|align="center"|—

|

"Lay Your Hands on Me"

|align="center"|13

|align="center"|28

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|39

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|19

|align="center"|17

|align="center"|—

| align="left"|

BPI: Silver{{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/3759-480-1|title=Thompson Twins: Lay Your Hands on Me|publisher=British Phonographic Industry|accessdate=23 June 2020}}

|rowspan="1"| non-album single

rowspan="5"|1985

|"Roll Over"{{Efn|"Roll Over", released on 12 April 1985 on 7" & 12" vinyl, was intended to be the first official single from Here's to Future Days. It was withdrawn on the day of release, but some copies were sold and made it to the public. It featured a different version of the song with the 12" extended version titled "Roll Over (Again)". The B-side was a semi-instrumental version of "King for a Day" titled "Fools in Paradise".|group=upper-alpha}}

|align="center"|—

|

|rowspan="5"| Here's to Future Days

"Lay Your Hands on Me" (remix)

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|8

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|6

|align="center"|46

|

"Don't Mess with Doctor Dream"

|align="center"|15

|align="center"|17

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|30

|align="center"|34

|align="center"|12

|align="center"|10

|align="center"|11

|align="center"|—

|

"King for a Day"

|align="center"|22

|align="center"|20

|align="center"|12

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|4

|align="center"|10

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|8

|align="center"|—

|

"Revolution"

|align="center"|56

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|43

|align="center"|—

|

1986

|"Nothing in Common"

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|68

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|54

|align="center"|38

|

| Nothing in Common soundtrack

rowspan="3"|1987

|"Get That Love"

|align="center"|66

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|75

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|31

|align="center"|—

|

|rowspan="3"| Close to the Bone

"Long Goodbye"

|align="center"|89

|align="center"|—

|

"Bush Baby"{{Efn|"Bush Baby" was released in 1987 as a promo 7" single with an exclusive 7" single version b/w "Follow Your Heart" on Arista Records.|group=upper-alpha}}

|align="center"|—

|

1988

|"In the Name of Love '88"

|align="center"|46

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|1

|

|The Best of Thompson Twins: Greatest Mixes

rowspan="2"|1989

|"Sugar Daddy"

|align="center"|97

|align="center"|155{{cite web|url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2020/10/week-commencing-30-october-1989.html |title=Week commencing 30 October 1989 |website=Bubbling Down Under |date=30 October 2020 |access-date=26 December 2021}}

|align="center"|36

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|28

|align="center"|2

|

|rowspan="2"| Big Trash

"Bombers in the Sky"

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|152{{cite web|url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2021/02/week-commencing-26-february-1990.html |title=Week commencing 26 February 1990 |website=Bubbling Down Under |date=26 February 2021 |access-date=26 December 2021}}

|align="center"|—

|

rowspan="1"|1990

|"Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?"{{Efn|"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" was released in December 1990, as the clearly labelled B-side to Deborah Harry & Iggy Pop's "Well Did You Evah?" on 7", 12" vinyl and CD single to promote the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Blue. Only the Harry/Pop A-side charted.|group=upper-alpha}}

|align="center"|—

|

|rowspan="1"| Red Hot + Blue

1991

|"Come Inside"

|align="center"|56

|align="center"|149

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|7

|

|rowspan="3"| Queer

rowspan="3"|1992

|"The Saint"

|align="center"|53

|align="center"|—

|

"Groove On"

|align="center"|—

|

"Play with Me (Jane)"

|align="center"|85

|align="center"|—

|

|rowspan="1"| Cool World

colspan="18" style="font-size:8pt; text-align:center;"| "—" denotes singles which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Music videos

"Make Believe" (1981)
"Lies" (1982)
"Love on Your Side" (1983)
"Watching" (1983)
"Hold Me Now" (1983)
"We are Detective" (1983)
"Doctor! Doctor!" (1984)
"You Take Me Up" (1984)
"Sister of Mercy" (1984)
"Lay Your Hands on Me" (1984)
"Don't Mess with Doctor Dream" (1985)
"King for a Day" (1985)
"Revolution" (1985)
"Nothing in Common" (1986)
"Get That Love" (1987)
"Long Goodbye" (1987)
"Sugar Daddy" (1989)
"Bombers in the Sky" (1990)
"Come Inside" (1991)
"The Saint" (1992)

Videography

class="wikitable"

|+

!Year

!Title

!Format

1983

|"Side Kicks" - The Movie

Notes: Recorded live 13 May 1983 at the Royal Court, Liverpool

|VHS/LaserDisc/DVD

1984

|Into the Gap Live

Notes: Recorded live on September 30, 1984, at the Del Mar Racetrack, California. Released by BMG on vinyl 12 April 2025 and on digital 18 April 2025.

|VHS/LaserDisc

1985

|Single Vision

Notes: Collection of 11 promotional video clips

|VHS/LaserDisc

Soundtrack appearances

Ghostbusters (1984) - "In the Name of Love"
Sixteen Candles (1984) - "If You Were Here"
Explorers (1985) - "Doctor! Doctor!"
Perfect (1985) - "Lay Your Hands on Me"
Nothing in Common (1986) - "Nothing in Common"
Lucas (1986) - "King For a Day"
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) - "Bombers in the Sky"
Cool World (1992) - "Play with Me" and "Industry and Seduction" (Tom Bailey)
The Wedding Singer (1997) - "Hold Me Now"
Not Another Teen Movie (2001) - "If You Were Here"

Video game

The Thompson Twins Adventure (1984) - A video game adaptation of "Doctor! Doctor!"

Notes

References

External links

[http://www.ferinfilms.com/twinsdetailed.htm Thompson Twins discography page with track listings and identification of unlabelled song variations]

Discography

Category:Discographies of British artists

Category:Pop music group discographies

Category:New wave discographies