# The Human League discography

The Human League has released 9 studio albums, a live album (later reissued in an expanded edition), a remix album, 13 compilations, 6 extended plays and 29 singles.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | CAN | GER | ITA | NLD | NOR | NZL | SWE | US | Certifications |
| Reproduction | Released: 5 October 1979 Label: Virgin Format: LP, MC | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | BPI: Gold |
| Travelogue | Released: 16 May 1980 Label: Virgin Format: LP, MC | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | BPI: Gold |
| Dare | Released: 16 October 1981 Label: Virgin, A&M Format: LP, MC, 8-track | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | BPI: 3× Platinum ARIA: Platinum MC: Platinum NVPI: Gold RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Platinum |
| Hysteria | Released: 7 May 1984 Label: Virgin, A&M Format: CD, LP, MC | 3 | 18 | 43 | 44 | — | 16 | — | 9 | 6 | 62 | BPI: Gold |
| Crash | Released: 8 September 1986 Label: Virgin, A&M Format: CD, LP, MC | 7 | 32 | 25 | 14 | — | 40 | — | 33 | 32 | 24 | BPI: Gold MC: Gold |
| Romantic? | Released: 17 September 1990 Label: Virgin, A&M Format: CD, LP, MC | 24 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Octopus | Released: 23 January 1995 Label: East West Format: CD, LP, MC | 6 | — | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | BPI: Gold |
| Secrets | Released: 6 July 2001 Label: Papillon, Roadrunner Arcade Music, Ark 21 Format: CD, MC | 44 | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Credo | Released: 21 March 2011 Label: Wall of Sound, MB3 Format: CD, 2×LP, digital download | 44 | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||||||||

### Live albums

| Title | Album details | Additional information |
| Live at the Dome | Released: 18 July 2005 Label: Secrets Format: CD+DVD | |
| The Sound of the Crowd - Greatest Hits In Concert | Released: 10 November 2017 Label: Secrets Format: Vinyl+DVD, 2×CD+DVD | Reissue of Live at the Dome |

### Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | NZL | Certifications |
| Greatest Hits | Released: 31 October 1988 Label: Virgin, A&M Format: CD, LP, MC | 3 | 48 | BPI: 2× Platinum |
| Greatest Hits | Released: 30 October 1995 Label: Virgin Format: CD, MC | 28 | — | |
| Soundtrack to a Generation | Released: 30 July 1996 Label: Disky Format: CD | — | — | |
| The Best of the Human League | Released: 16 December 1997 Label: Virgin Format: CD, MC | — | — | BPI: Silver |
| The Very Best of The Human League | Released: 14 July 1998 Label: Ark 21 Format: CD | — | — | |
| The Golden Hour of the Future | Released: 20 October 2002 Label: Black Melody Format: CD | — | — | |
| The Very Best of The Human League | Released: 15 September 2003 Label: Virgin, Caroline Format: CD+DVD | 24 | — | BPI: Silver |
| Original Remixes & Rarities | Released: 7 November 2005 Label: Virgin Format: CD | — | — | |
| Dare / Fascination! | Released: 6 April 2012 Label: Virgin Format: 2×CD, digital download | — | — | |
| Greatest Hits on CD&DVD | Released: 24 August 2012 Label: EMI Gold Format: CD+DVD | — | — | |
| Gold / All The Best (UK) | Released: 28 November 2013 Label: Universal Format: CD | — | — | BPI: Silver |
| A Very British Synthesizer Group | Released: 18 November 2016 Label: Virgin, UM$^e$ Format: 2×CD, 3×LP, digital download | 90 | — | |
| Essential | Released: 5 June 2020 Label: UMC, Spectrum Format: 3×CD | 13 | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||

### Box set

| Title | Album details |
| The Virgin Years | Released: 11 November 2022 Label: UMC / EMI Format: 5×LP |

### Remix albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | NZL | SWE | US | Certifications |
| Love and Dancing | Released: 2 July 1982 Label: Virgin, A&M Format: LP, MC | 3 | 42 | 20 | 35 | 135 | BPI: Platinum |

## Extended plays

| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | EP details | UK | CAN | JPN | US |
| The Dignity of Labour | Released: April 1979 Label: Fast Product, Virgin Format: 12" | — | — | — | — |
| Holiday '80 | Released: 18 April 1980 Label: Virgin Format: 7", 2x7", 12" | 46 | — | — | — |
| The Sound of the Crowd | Released: 1981 Label: Virgin Format: 12", MC | — | — | — | — |
| Fascination! | Released: 24 May 1983 Label: Virgin Format: LP, MC, 8-track | — | 38 | — | 22 |
| YMO Versus The Human League | Released: 21 April 1993 Label: Spin, Alfa Format: CD | — | — | 84 | — |
| Dance Like a Star | Released: September 2002 Label: Black Melody Format: 12" | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||

## Singles
### Commercial singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | Album |
| Title | Year | UK | AUS | CAN | GER | IRE | NLD | NZL | SA | SWE | US | Certifications (sales thresholds) | Album |
| "Being Boiled" | 1978 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "I Don't Depend on You" (as "The Men") | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Empire State Human" | 1979 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Reproduction |
| "Only After Dark" | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Travelogue |
| "Rock 'n' Roll" (Australia-only release) | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Holiday '80 (EP) |
| "Boys and Girls" | 1981 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "The Sound of the Crowd" | 1981 | 12 | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | | Dare |
| "Love Action (I Believe in Love)" | 1981 | 3 | 12 | — | — | 11 | — | 21 | — | — | — | BPI: Silver MC: Gold | Dare |
| "Open Your Heart" | 1981 | 6 | 33 | — | — | 8 | 20 | 43 | — | — | — | BPI: Silver | Dare |
| "Don't You Want Me" | 1981 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | BPI: 2× Platinum MC: Platinum RIAA: Gold | Dare |
| "The Things That Dreams Are Made Of" (South Africa-only release) | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Dare |
| "Mirror Man" | 1982 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 1 | 31 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 30 | BPI: Silver | Fascination! (EP) |
| "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" | 1983 | 2 | 8 | 13 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 16 | 18 | 8 | BPI: Silver MC: Gold | Fascination! (EP) |
| "The Lebanon" | 1984 | 11 | 23 | 78 | — | 4 | 18 | 13 | — | — | 64 | | Hysteria |
| "Life on Your Own" | 1984 | 16 | — | — | — | 15 | — | 45 | — | — | — | | Hysteria |
| "Louise" | 1984 | 13 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | | Hysteria |
| "Human" | 1986 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 9 | — | 1 | MC: Gold | Crash |
| "I Need Your Loving" | 1986 | 72 | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | | Crash |
| "Are You Ever Coming Back?" (US and Canada-only release) | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Crash |
| "Love Is All That Matters" | 1988 | 41 | 113 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | | Crash |
| "Heart Like a Wheel" | 1990 | 29 | 64 | 43 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | | Romantic? |
| "Soundtrack to a Generation" | 1990 | 77 | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Romantic? |
| "Tell Me When" | 1994 | 6 | 110 | 17 | 53 | 9 | — | 47 | — | — | 31 | | Octopus |
| "One Man in My Heart" | 1995 | 13 | — | — | 90 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | | Octopus |
| "Filling Up with Heaven" | 1995 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Octopus |
| "Don't You Want Me" (remixes) | 1995 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Greatest Hits |
| "Stay with Me Tonight" | 1996 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Greatest Hits |
| "All I Ever Wanted" | 2001 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Secrets |
| "Love Me Madly?" | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Secrets |
| "The Things That Dreams Are Made Of" (remix) | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Dare |
| "Night People" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Credo |
| "Never Let Me Go" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Credo |
| "Egomaniac" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Credo |
| "Sky" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Credo |
| "Don't You Want Me" (re-entry) | 2014 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Dare |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

### Promotional singles

| Year | Title | Album |
| 1984 | "I'm Coming Back" (Canada-only release) | Hysteria |
| 1994 | "These Are the Days" | Octopus |
| 2002 | "You'll Be Sorry" (Canada-only release) | Secrets |

## Videography
### Video and DVD releases

| Year | Title | Format/s | Additional information |
| 1983 | The Human League Video Single | VHS, Beta | Contains videos for "Mirror Man", "Love Action" and "Don't You Want Me". |
| 1988 | Human League Greatest Hits | VHS, LD | Tie-in with 1988 Greatest Hits, containing videos for all tracks on that album except "Being Boiled" and "Love Is All That Matters", plus "Circus of Death". |
| 1995 | The Human League Greatest Video Hits | VHS | Tie-in with 1995 Greatest Hits, containing videos for all tracks on that album except "Stay with Me Tonight", "Being Boiled", "Together in Electric Dreams" and the Snap 7" Remix of "Don't You Want Me". Track listing includes "Love Is All That Matters", but video actually used is "Heart Like a Wheel". |
| 2003 | The Very Best of The Human League | DVD | Tie-in with 2003 The Very Best of compilation album. 19 music videos, TV performances on Top of the Pops and Later... with Jools Holland. Bonus interview with Oakey/Gayle/Catherall. |
| 2004 | The Human League Live at the Dome | DVD | Tie-in with album of the same name. |
| 2016 | A Very British Synthesiser Group | DVD | Updated video collection as part of the boxset. |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Director |
| 1979 | "Circus of Death" | Russell Mulcahy |
| 1979 | "Empire State Human" | Russell Mulcahy |
| 1981 | "Open Your Heart" | Brian Grant |
| 1981 | "Don't You Want Me" | Steve Barron |
| 1982 | "Love Action (I Believe in Love)" | Steve Barron |
| 1982 | "Mirror Man" | Brian Duffy |
| 1983 | "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" | Steve Barron |
| 1984 | "The Lebanon" | Simon Milne |
| 1984 | "Life on Your Own" | Simon Milne |
| 1984 | "Louise" | Steve Barron |
| 1986 | "Human" | Andy Morahan |
| 1986 | "I Need Your Loving" | Andy Morahan |
| 1988 | "Love Is All That Matters" | |
| 1990 | "Heart Like a Wheel" | Andy Morahan |
| 1990 | "Soundtrack to a Generation" | Pete Cornish |
| 1995 | "Tell Me When" | Andy Morahan |
| 1995 | "One Man in My Heart" | Andy Morahan |
| 1995 | "Filling Up with Heaven" | Turi Meyer |
| 2001 | "All I Ever Wanted" | |
| 2010 | "Night People" | |
| 2011 | "Never Let Me Go" | |