# Modern English discography

This is the discography of English new wave/post-punk band Modern English.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK Indie | CAN | US | Certifications |
| Mesh & Lace | Released: 10 April 1981 Label: 4AD Formats: LP, MC | 5 | — | — | |
| After the Snow | Released: 23 April 1982 Label: 4AD, Sire Formats: LP, MC | 13 | 84 | 70 | US: Gold |
| Ricochet Days | Released: 10 February 1984 Label: 4AD, Sire Formats: LP, MC | 5 | — | 93 | |
| Stop Start | Released: 18 February 1986 Label: Sire Formats: LP, MC | — | — | 154 | |
| Pillow Lips | Released: May 1990 Label: TVT Formats: CD, LP, MC | — | — | 135 | |
| Everything's Mad | Released: March 1996 Label: Imago Formats: CD, MC | — | — | — | |
| Soundtrack | Released: 24 May 2010 Label: Darla Formats: CD, digital download | — | — | — | |
| Take Me to the Trees | Released: 5 September 2016 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — | — | — | |
| 1234 | Released: 23 February 2024 Label: Mesh & Lace Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||||

### Live albums

| Title | Album details |
| In Concert | Released: 15 January 2008 Label: Cleopatra Formats: digital download |
| Modern English | Released: 2009 Label: Madacy Entertainment Formats: CD |
| After the Snow – Live from Indigo at the O2 | Released: 27 August 2021 Label: Mesh & Lace Recordings Formats: CD+DVD, LP, digital download |

### Compilation albums

| Title | Album details |
| Life in the Gladhouse 1980–1984: Best of Modern English | Released: 16 March 2001 Label: 4AD Formats: CD |
| Rarities and the Unreleased | Released: 15 June 2014 Label: Mi5 Recordings Formats: digital download |
| Set List | Released: 2019 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, LP, MC |

## EPs

| Title | Album details |
| Gathering Dust | Released: July 1983 Label: 4AD Formats: 12" |
| Blister | Released: 31 August 2010 Label: Darla Formats: CD, digital download |
| Daytrotter Session | Released: 30 June 2017 Label: Daytrotter Formats: digital download |

## Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | UK Indie | US | US Dance | US Rock | Album |
| "Drowning Man"/"Silent World" | 1979 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Swans on Glass" | 1980 | 46 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Gathering Dust" | 1980 | 36 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Smiles and Laughter" | 1981 | 16 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Life in the Gladhouse" | 1982 | 26 | — | — | — | After the Snow |
| "I Melt with You" | 1982 | 18 | 78 | 60 | 7 | After the Snow |
| "Someone's Calling" | 1983 | 43 | — | — | — | After the Snow |
| "Chapter 12" | 1984 | 15 | — | — | — | Ricochet Days |
| "Hands Across the Sea" | 1984 | — | 91 | — | 47 | Ricochet Days |
| "Ink and Paper" | 1986 | — | — | — | — | Stop Start |
| "I Melt with You" (re-recording) | 1990 | — | 76 | 25 | — | Pillow Lips |
| "Life's Rich Tapestry" | 1990 | — | — | — | — | Pillow Lips |
| "Beautiful People" | 1991 | — | — | — | — | Pillow Lips |
| "Elastic" (promo-only release) | 1996 | — | — | — | — | Everything's Mad |
| "It's OK" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | Soundtrack |
| "Sweet Revenge" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | Take Me to the Trees |
| "I Feel Small" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | Take Me to the Trees |
| "I Melt with You" (lockdown version) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||