Electric Light Orchestra discography | |
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Studio albums | 13 |
Live albums | 7 |
Compilation albums | 40 |
Video albums | 13 |
Music videos | 33 |
EPs | 1 |
Singles | 50 |
Soundtrack albums | 1 |
Box sets | 8 |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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UK [1] | AUS [2][3] | AUT [4] | GER [5] | ITA [6] | JPN [7][8] | NLD [9] | NOR [10] | NZ [11] | SWE [12] | US [13] | |||
The Electric Light Orchestra No Answer (US) (as The Electric Light Orchestra) |
March 1972 (US)
| 32 | 54 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 196 | |
ELO 2 Electric Light Orchestra II (US) (as The Electric Light Orchestra) |
February 1973 (US)
| 35 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 62 | |
On the Third Day |
| -- | 10 | -- | -- | -- | 289 [A] | -- | -- | -- | -- | 52 |
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Eldorado |
| -- | 40 | -- | -- | -- | 299 [A] | 4 | -- | 30 | -- | 16 |
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Face the Music |
| -- | 30 | -- | -- | 24 | 251 [A] | 11 | -- | -- | 41 | 8 |
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A New World Record |
| 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | -- | 60 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
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Out of the Blue |
| 4 | 3 | -- | 6 | 23 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
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Discovery |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
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Time (as ELO) |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
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Secret Messages |
| 4 | 19 | 11 | 6 | -- | 35 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 36 |
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Balance of Power |
| 9 | 49 | 29 | 18 | -- | 22 | 20 | 4 | -- | 3 | 49 |
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Zoom |
| 34 | -- | 51 | 16 | -- | 36 | 46 | 18 | -- | 35 | 94 [B] | |
Alone in the Universe (as Jeff Lynne's ELO) |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 70 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 23 [C] |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
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UK [1] | AUS [2][3] | AUT [4] | GER [5] | ITA [6] | NOR [10] | SWE [12] | US [13] | |||
Xanadu (with Olivia Newton-John) |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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Year | Details |
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1974 | The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach
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1998 | Live at Wembley '78
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Live at Winterland '76
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1999 | The BBC Sessions
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Live at the BBC
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2013 |
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2017 |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
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UK [1] | AUS [2][3] | AUT [4] | GER [5] | NLD [9] | NOR [10] | NZ [11] | SWE [12] | US [13] | |||
Olé ELO |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32 |
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The Light Shines On |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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Three Light Years |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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ELO's Greatest Hits |
| 7 | 1 | 17 | -- | -- | 13 | 2 | -- | 30 |
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A Perfect World of Music |
| -- | -- | -- | 53 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
All Over the World |
| -- | 50 | -- | -- | 29 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
The Very Best of The Electric Light Orchestra |
| 23 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22 | -- |
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ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | -- | -- | |
The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra |
| 4 | 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
The Very Best of ELO 1 |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | 23 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
The Very Best of ELO 2 |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | 23 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
Light Years, The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra |
| 60 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | -- | 7 | -- |
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The Ultimate Collection |
| 18 | -- | -- | 63 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra |
| 1 | 35 | -- | -- | 71 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 128 [D][21] |
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Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra |
| 8 | -- | -- | -- | 78 | -- | -- | -- | 118 [E][22] |
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Year | Album details | Notes |
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1978 | Three Light Years
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1980 | Four Light Years
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1980 | A Box of Their Best
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1990 | Afterglow
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1990 | 3-PAK
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2000 | Flashback
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2010 | Original Album Classics
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2011 | The Classic Albums Collection
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Year | Title | Album | Chart positions | |||||||||||
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UK [1] | AUS [2][3] | AUT [4] | CAN [25] | FRA [26] | GER [5] | IRE [27] | NLD [9] | NZ [28] | POL [29] | SA [30] | US [31] | |||
1972 | '10538 Overture' | The Electric Light Orchestra/No Answer | 9 | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
1973 | 'Roll Over Beethoven' | ELO 2 | 6 | 53 | – | 19 | – | 22 | – | 19 | – | – | – | 42 |
'Showdown' | On the Third Day(US versions only) | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | 53 | |
1974 | 'Ma-Ma-Ma Belle' | On the Third Day | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
'Daybreaker' | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 87 | ||
'Can't Get It Out of My Head' | Eldorado, A Symphony by The Electric Light Orchestra | – | 59 | – | 25 | 5 | – | – | 20 | – | – | – | 9 | |
1975 | 'Boy Blue' | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
'Evil Woman' | Face the Music | 10 | 23 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | 21 | 8 | – | – | 10 | |
1976 | 'Nightrider' | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
'Strange Magic' | 38 | 85 | – | 20 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | ||
'Showdown' (Reissue) | Olé ELO | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 59 | |
'Livin' Thing' [M] | A New World Record | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | – | 1 | 13 | |
1977 | 'Rockaria!' | 9 | 10 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 23 | – | – | – | – | |
'Do Ya' | – | – | – | 13 | – | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | ||
'Telephone Line' [F] | 8 | 10 | – | 1 | 10 | 32 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 7 | ||
'Turn to Stone' [N] | Out of the Blue | 18 | 17 | – | 9 [32] | 9 | 32 | – | 23 | 21 | – | 17 | 13 | |
1978 | 'Mr. Blue Sky' | 6 | 87 | – | 27 | – | 27 | 28 | 8 | – | – | – | 35 | |
'Wild West Hero' | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
'Sweet Talkin' Woman' | 6 | 38 | 27 | 16 [33] | – | – | 6 | 24 | – | – | – | 17 | ||
'It's Over' | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 75 | ||
The ELO EP | Three Light Years | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | |
1979 | 'Shine a Little Love' | Discovery | 6 | 14 | 23 | 4 [34] | 2 | 30 | 4 | 17 | 17 | – | 16 | 8 |
'The Diary of Horace Wimp' | 8 | 48 | – | – | – | 52 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
'Don't Bring Me Down' [F] | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 [35] | – | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | – | 9 | 4 | ||
'Confusion' [G] | 8 | – | 5 | 20 [36] | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | – | – | 10 | 37 | ||
'Last Train to London' [G] | – | – | 28 [37] | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 39 | ||||
1980 | 'I'm Alive' [F] | Xanadu | 20 | 27 | – | 10 [38] | 9 | 16 | 10 | 38 | – | – | 9 | 16 |
'Xanadu' (featuring Olivia Newton-John) | 1 [39] | 2 | 1 | 9 [40] | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | – | 20 | 8 | ||
'All Over the World' | 11 | 78 | – | 16 [41] | 4 | 27 | 12 | 10 | – | – | – | 13 | ||
'Don't Walk Away' | 21 | – | – | – | – | 52 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1981 | 'Hold On Tight' | Time - ELO | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 [42] | – | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | – | 4 | 10 |
'Twilight' | 30 | 93 | 15 | – | 10 | 17 | 18 | 18 | – | – | – | 38 | ||
1982 | 'Rain Is Falling' | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 101[H] | |
'Here Is the News/Ticket to the Moon' | 24 | – | – | – | 4 | 61 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
'The Way Life's Meant to Be' | 85 | – | – | – | – | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1983 | 'Rock 'n' Roll Is King' | Secret Messages - E.L.O. | 13 | 13 | 16 | 4 | – | 17 | 4 | 8 | – | 2 | 7 | 19 |
'Secret Messages'[K] | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | – | – | 5 | – | – | ||
'Four Little Diamonds' | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 86 | ||
'Train of Gold' | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | – | – | ||
'Stranger'[L] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | 105[H] | ||
'Buildings Have Eyes' | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | ||
1986 | 'Calling America' | Balance of Power | 28 | 47 | 22 | – | 10 | 31 | 16 | – | – | 2 | – | 18 |
'So Serious' | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
'Getting to the Point' | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
'Sorrow About to Fall' | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | ||
1990 | 'Destination Unknown' [I] | Afterglow | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2001 | 'Alright' | Zoom | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 87 | – | 33 | – | – |
'Moment in Paradise' | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 41 | – | – | ||
2006 | 'Surrender' [J] | A New World Record (30th Anniversary Edition) | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2007 | 'Latitude 88 North' [J] | Out of the Blue (30th Anniversary Edition) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2015 | 'When I Was a Boy' [J] | Alone in the Universe - Jeff Lynne's ELO | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Number-one songs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Top-ten hits | 15 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Year | Title | Album | US Mainstream Rock [31] | US Adult Contemporary [31] |
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1976 | 'Strange Magic' | Face the Music | – | 24 |
1977 | 'Livin' Thing' | A New World Record | – | 36 |
1978 | 'Mr Blue Sky' | Out Of The Blue | 12 | – |
1979 | 'Shine a Little Love' | Discovery | – | 40 |
1979 | 'Confusion' | – | 41 | |
1980 | 'I'm Alive' | Xanadu | – | 48 |
'Xanadu' | – | 2 | ||
'All Over the World' | – | 46 | ||
1981 | 'Hold On Tight' | Time - E.L.O | 2 | – |
1983 | 'Rock 'n' Roll Is King' | Secret Messages - E.L.O. | 19 | 36 |
'Stranger' | – | 33 | ||
1986 | 'Calling America' | Balance of Power | 22 | 20 |
US Billboard Top Boxoffice | |||||
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Week | Rank | ARTIST – Promoter, Facility, Dates '*' DENOTES SELLOUT PERFORMANCES | Total ticket sales | Ticket price scale | Gross receipts |
Stadiums and festivals (More than 20,000) | |||||
13 August 1978[43] | 1 | ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA/HEART/TRICKSTER – Brass Ring Productions, Silverdome, Pontiac, Mich., 12 & 13 August (2) | 57,440 | $10–$12.50 | $689,280 |
Arenas (6,000 to 20,000) | |||||
20 August 1978[44] | 3 | ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA – Casablanca Concerts, Civic Center, St. Paul, Minn., 17 August | 17,500 | $6–7 | $132,930* |
4 | ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA/TRICKSTER – Feyline Presents, McNichols Arena, Denver, Colo., 19 August | 13,121 | $6.50–8.50 | $114,999* | |
7 | ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA/TRICKSTER – Star Date Productions, Dane Co. Col., Madison, Wis., 16 August | 10,100 | $8.50–9.50 | $87,151* | |
9 | ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA/TRICKSTER – Sunshine Promotions, Mkt. Sq. Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana, 14 August | 10,290 | $7.50–8.50 | $84,540 | |
13 | ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA/TRICKSTER – Landmark Productions, Arena, Milwaukee, Wis., 15 August | 9,134 | $8.50 | 77,639 | |
27 August 1978[45] | 1 | ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA/TRICKSTER – Bill Graham Presents, Col., Oakland, Calif., 23-24 August (2) | 26,952 | $7.50–9.50 | $237,380* |
Year | Song | Year-end position |
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1975 | 'Can't Get It Out of My Head' | 81 |
1976 | 'Evil Woman' | 70 |
1977 | 'Telephone Line' | 15 |
1977 | 'Livin' Thing' | 77 |
1978 | 'Sweet Talkin' Woman' | 86 |
1978 | 'Turn to Stone' | 94 |
1979 | 'Shine a Little Love' | 71 |
1979 | 'Don't Bring Me Down' | 81 |
1981 | 'Hold On Tight' | 81 |
Year | Song | Director[46] | Album |
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1972 | '10538 Overture' | Unknown | The Electric Light Orchestra/No Answer |
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 |
1976 | 'Tightrope' | Unknown | A New World Record |
'Telephone Line' | Unknown | ||
'Rockaria!' | Unknown | ||
'Livin' Thing' | Unknown | ||
'Do Ya' | Unknown | ||
1977 | 'Turn to Stone' | Mike Mansfield | Out of the Blue |
'It's Over' | Unknown | ||
'Sweet Talkin' Woman' | Mike Mansfield | ||
'Mr. Blue Sky' | Mike Mansfield | ||
'Wild West Hero' | Unknown | ||
1979 | 'Shine a Little Love' | Unknown | 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 | ||
1981 | 'Twilight' | Unknown | Time - ELO |
'Ticket to the Moon' | Unknown | ||
'Here Is the News' | Unknown | ||
'Hold On Tight' | Mike Mansfield | ||
1983 | 'Secret Messages' | Unknown | Secret Messages - E.L.O. |
'Rock 'n' Roll Is King' | Unknown | ||
1986 | 'So Serious' | Peter Christopherson | Balance of Power |
'Calling America' | John Beug & Jane Simpson | ||
2015 | 'When I Was a Boy' | Warren Fu | Alone in the Universe - Jeff Lynne's ELO |
Year | Title | Format(s) |
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1979 | Discovery | UK Betamax/VHS |
1980 | Live at Wembley | Betamax/VHS |
1989 | The 'Out of the Blue' Tour – Live at Wembley | UK VHS |
1990 | Fusion – Live in London | UK VHS |
1991 | 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 |
2005 | Inside the Electric Light Orchestra 1970–1973 | DVD |
2006 | Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley (remastered) | DVD |
ELO – Total Rock Review | DVD | |
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 |
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