# The Waterboys discography

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Discography of releases by The Waterboys and Mike Scott.

## The Waterboys
### 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 | SCO | EUR | GER | IRE | NED | NZ | NOR | SWE | UK | US | Certifications |
| The Waterboys | Released: July 1983 Label: Chrysalis (#CCD1541) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| A Pagan Place | Released: 2 June 1984 Label: Ensign (#ENCL3) | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | 100 | — | |
| This Is the Sea | Released: 16 September 1985 Label: Ensign (#ENCL5) | — | 70 | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | 37 | — | UK: Silver |
| Fisherman's Blues | Released: 17 October 1988 Label: Ensign (#CHEN5) | — | 63 | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 76 | UK: Gold |
| Room to Roam | Released: September 1990 Label: Ensign (#CHEN16) | — | 17 | — | — | 69 | — | 11 | 16 | 5 | 180 | UK: Silver |
| Dream Harder | Released: 25 May 1993 Label: Geffen (#GED24476) | — | 21 | 67 | 7 | 54 | 28 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 171 | UK: Silver |
| A Rock in the Weary Land | Released: 25 September 2000 Label: RCA (#74321783052) | 35 | — | — | 17 | — | — | 27 | 51 | 47 | — | |
| Universal Hall | Released: 9 June 2003 Label: Puck (#74321783052) | 59 | — | — | 54 | — | — | 24 | — | 74 | — | |
| Book of Lightning | Released: 2 April 2007 Label: W14 (#1721305) | 34 | — | — | 19 | 73 | — | 12 | — | 51 | — | |
| An Appointment with Mr Yeats | Released: 19 September 2011 Label: Proper (#PRPCD081) | 17 | — | 82 | 13 | — | — | 23 | — | 30 | — | |
| Modern Blues | Released: 19 January 2015 Label: Harlequin and Clown (#CLOWNE1) | 10 | — | 46 | 10 | 18 | — | 10 | — | 14 | — | |
| Out of All This Blue | Released: 8 September 2017 Label: BMG (#538292480) | 3 | — | 68 | 5 | 107 | — | — | — | 8 | — | |
| Where the Action Is | Released: 24 May 2019 Label: Cooking Vinyl (#COOKCD731) | 6 | — | 65 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | |
| Good Luck, Seeker | Released: 21 August 2020 Label: Cooking Vinyl (#COOKCD768) | 4 | — | 40 | 14 | 53 | — | — | — | 14 | — | |
| All Souls Hill | Released: 6 May 2022 Label: Cooking Vinyl | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | — | |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||||||||

### Collector's edition studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | SCO | IRE | UK |
| Fisherman's Blues | Released: May 2006 Label: EMI (#3576732) | 79 | 67 | 119 |
| Room to Roam | Released: August 2008 Label: Chrysalis (#509992) | — | — | 179 |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||

### Live albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | SCO | UK | UK Indie |
| The Live Adventures of | Released: August 1998 Label: New Millennium (#PILOT40) | 66 | 91 | 10 |
| Karma to Burn | Released: 26 September 2005 Label: Puck (#PUCK4) | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||

### Compilation 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 | SCO | EUR | GER | IRE | NED | NZ | NOR | POR | SWE | UK | Certifications |
| The Best of The Waterboys 81–90 | Released: 30 April 1991 Label: Ensign (#CHEN19) | — | 11 | 52 | 1 | 69 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 2 | UK: Gold |
| The Best of The Waterboys | Released: 25 April 1994 Label: Ensign (#CCD1845) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | |
| The Secret Life of the Waterboys 81–85 | Released: 24 October 1994 Label: Ensign (#CHEN35) | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Whole of the Moon: The Music of Mike Scott and the Waterboys | Released: 6 October 1998 Label: EMI (#CDPP073) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 133 | |
| Too Close to Heaven | Released: 24 September 2001 Label: RCA (#74321881522) | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | |
| The Platinum Collection | Released: 23 October 2006 Label: EMI (#3783462) | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| In a Special Place – The Piano Demos for This Is the Sea | Released: 28 April 2011 Label: Chrysalis (#5099909841024) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 196 | |
| Cloud of Sound | Released: March 2012 Label: Puck (#PUCK6) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Fisherman's Box | Released: 17 November 2013 Label: Parlophone (#2564641330) | 68 | — | — | 67 | 92 | — | — | — | — | 84 | |
| 1985 | Released: 23 February 2024 Label: Chrysalis Records | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||||||||

### Extended plays

| Year | Title | Tracks |
| 2000 | Is She Conscious? | Is She Conscious? Sad Procession The Faeries' Prisoner Is She Conscious? (Acoustic) Savage Earth Heart My Lord, What A Morning |
| 2014 | Puck's Blues | November Tale I Can See Elvis The Girl Who Slept for Scotland Destinies Entwined |
| 2019 | Out of All This Blue | Out Of All This Blue Out Of All This Blue (Demo) London Mick (Live) The Whole Of The Moon (Live) |

### Singles

| Year | Title | 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 | Album |
| Year | Title | SCO | AUS | CAN | EUR | IRE | NED | NZ | POR | UK | Certifications | Album |
| 1983 | "A Girl Called Johnny" | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | 80 | | The Waterboys |
| 1983 | "December" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | | The Waterboys |
| 1984 | "The Big Music" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 124 | | A Pagan Place |
| 1984 | "Church Not Made With Hands" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | A Pagan Place |
| 1984 | "All the Things She Gave Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | A Pagan Place |
| 1985 | "The Whole of the Moon" | — | 12 | 71 | 76 | — | 19 | 19 | — | 26 | | This Is the Sea |
| 1985 | "Don't Bang the Drum" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | This Is the Sea |
| 1986 | "Medicine Bow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | This Is the Sea |
| 1988 | "Fisherman's Blues" | — | 54 | — | 80 | 13 | — | 20 | — | 32 | UK: Silver | Fisherman's Blues |
| 1989 | "And a Bang on the Ear" | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 51 | | Fisherman's Blues |
| 1990 | "How Long Will I Love You?" | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | | Room to Roam |
| 1991 | "A Man Is in Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Room to Roam |
| 1991 | "The Whole of the Moon" (re-issue) | — | 107 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | UK: Platinum | The Best of the Waterboys 81—90 |
| 1991 | "Fisherman's Blues" (re-issue) | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 75 | | The Best of the Waterboys 81—90 |
| 1993 | "The Return of Pan" | — | — | 64 | 89 | 28 | — | — | 10 | 24 | | Dream Harder |
| 1993 | "Glastonbury Song" | — | — | — | 62 | 12 | — | — | 3 | 29 | | Dream Harder |
| 2000 | "My Love Is My Rock in the Weary Land" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | A Rock In the Weary Land |
| 2000 | "We Are Jonah" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | A Rock In the Weary Land |
| 2003 | "This Light Is for the World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Universal Hall |
| 2007 | "Everybody Takes a Tumble" | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | | Book of Lightning |
| 2007 | "The Crash of Angel Wings" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Book of Lightning |
| 2011 | "Sweet Dancer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | An Appointment with Mr Yeats |
| 2012 | "Politics" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | An Appointment with Mr Yeats |
| 2014 | "November Tale" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Modern Blues |
| 2015 | "Beautiful Now" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Modern Blues |
| 2017 | "If the Answer Is Yeah!" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Out of All This Blue |
| 2017 | "Payo Payo Chin" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Out of All This Blue |
| 2020 | "The Soul Singer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Good Luck, Seeker |
| 2022 | "Here We Go Again" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | All Souls Hill |
| 2025 | "Hopper's On Top (Genius)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Life, Death And Dennis Hopper |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||||||||

### Promotional singles

* (1989) "World Party"
* (1990) "A Life of Sundays"
* (1993) "Preparing to Fly"

## Mike Scott
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | SCO | EUR | NOR | SWE | UK |
| Bring 'Em All In | Released: September 1995 Label: Chryslis (#CDCHR6108) | 18 | 44 | 14 | 21 | 23 |
| Still Burning | Released: October 1997 Label: Chryslis (#CDCHR6122) | 24 | 54 | 18 | 39 | 34 |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||

### Singles

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Title | SCO | UK | Album |
| 1995 | "Bring 'Em All In" | 38 | 56 | Bring 'Em All In |
| 1995 | "Building the City of Light" | 46 | 60 | Bring 'Em All In |
| 1997 | "Love Anyway" | 31 | 50 | Still Burning |
| 1998 | "Rare, Precious and Gone" | 47 | 74 | Still Burning |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||

### Promotional singles

* (1998) "Questions"

## Other releases
### DNV singles

* (1979) "Death in Venice"

### Another Pretty Face singles

* (1979) "All the Boys Love Carrie"
* (1980) "Whatever Happened to the West?"
* (1980) "Heaven Gets Closer Everyday"
* (1981) "Soul to Soul"

### Funhouse singles

* (1982) "Out of Control"