# Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark discography

The discography of English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) includes 14 studio albums and 46 singles, among other releases. The group issued their debut single, "Electricity", in 1979, and achieved several international top 10 hits during the 1980s and 1990s, including their signature songs "Enola Gay" (1980) and "If You Leave" (1986). OMD's albums Architecture & Morality (1981), The Best of OMD (1988) and Sugar Tax (1991) were certified platinum or higher in the UK; the gold-certified Dazzle Ships (1983) became one of the band's more influential works.
OMD disbanded in 1996 but reformed in 2006, and have since re-established themselves as a top 10 presence on international album charts. The group's overall record sales stand in excess of 40 million, with sales of 15 million albums and 25 million singles as of 2019.

## 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 | NL | NZ | SPA | SWE | SWI | US | Certifications |
| Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Released: 22 February 1980 Label: Dindisc Formats: LP, MC | 27 | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | UK: Gold |
| Organisation | Released: 24 October 1980 Label: Dindisc Formats: LP, MC | 6 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 15 | — | — | — | UK: Gold FRA: Gold |
| Architecture & Morality | Released: 6 November 1981 Label: Dindisc Formats: LP, MC | 3 | 62 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 28 | — | 144 | UK: Platinum NL: Gold SPA: Platinum |
| Dazzle Ships | Released: 4 March 1983 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC | 5 | 100 | 25 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 38 | — | 162 | UK: Gold |
| Junk Culture | Released: 30 April 1984 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC | 9 | 54 | 74 | 32 | 12 | — | 27 | 32 | 28 | 182 | UK: Gold |
| Crush | Released: 17 June 1985 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC | 13 | — | 36 | 23 | 15 | 23 | — | 38 | — | 38 | UK: Silver CAN: Gold |
| The Pacific Age | Released: 29 September 1986 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC | 15 | 36 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 14 | — | — | 20 | 47 | UK: Silver CAN: Platinum |
| Sugar Tax | Released: 6 May 1991 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC | 3 | 96 | 76 | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | — | UK: Platinum GER: Platinum |
| Liberator | Released: 14 June 1993 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC | 14 | — | — | 17 | 59 | — | — | 20 | 32 | 169 | |
| Universal | Released: 2 September 1996 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC | 24 | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | 34 | 28 | — | |
| History of Modern | Released: 20 September 2010 Label: 100%, Bright Antenna Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download | 28 | — | — | 5 | 97 | — | — | — | 63 | — | |
| English Electric | Released: 8 April 2013 Label: 100%/BMG Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 12 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 60 | — | 46 | — | |
| The Punishment of Luxury | Released: 1 September 2017 Label: 100%/White Noise Formats: CD, LP, MC, digital download | 4 | — | — | 9 | 95 | — | — | — | 44 | — | |
| Bauhaus Staircase | Released: 27 October 2023 Label: White Noise Formats: CD, LP, MC, digital download | 2 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||||||||

### Live albums

| Title | Album details |
| Peel Sessions 1979–1983 | Released: 24 April 2000 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, MC |
| OMD Live: Architecture & Morality & More | Released: 7 April 2008 Label: Eagle Formats: CD |
| The History of Modern Tour – Live in Berlin | Released: 9 September 2011 Label: 100%/bluenoise Formats: CD |
| Dazzle Ships at the Museum of Liverpool | Released: 25 September 2015 Label: White Noise Formats: CD+DVD, digital download |
| Access All Areas | Released: 25 September 2015 Label: Edsel Formats: CD+DVD, digital download |
| Architecture & Morality/Dazzle Ships – Live at the Royal Albert Hall | Released: 9 May 2016 Label: Live Here Now Formats: 2×CD, 3×LP, digital download |
| Live with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra 06/10/18 | Released: 6 October 2018 Label: Live Here Now Formats: 2×CD, digital download |
| Live with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra 07/10/18 | Released: 7 October 2018 Label: Live Here Now Formats: 2×CD, digital download |
| Live at the Liverpool Empire | Released: 4 November 2019 Label: Live Here Now Formats: 2×CD, digital download |
| Live at Eventim Hammersmith Apollo | Released: 20 November 2019 Label: Live Here Now Formats: 2×CD, digital download |

### 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 | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | CAN | GER | NL | NZ | SPA | SWI | US | Certifications |
| O.M.D. | Released: July 1981 Label: Epic/Virgin/Dindisc Formats: LP, MC US-only release | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Best of OMD | Released: 29 February 1988 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC | 2 | 48 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 46 | UK: 3× Platinum CAN: Gold GER: Gold NL: Gold NZ: Platinum US: Gold |
| The OMD Singles | Released: 28 September 1998 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, MC, MD | 16 | — | — | 30 | 50 | — | — | — | — | UK: Gold |
| Navigation: The OMD B-Sides | Released: 14 May 2001 Label: Virgin Formats: CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Messages: Greatest Hits | Released: 29 September 2008 Label: EMI/Virgin Formats: CD+DVD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| So80s (Soeighties) Present OMD – Curated by Blank & Jones | Released: 7 February 2011 Label: EMI/Soundcolours Formats: CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Punishment of Luxury: B Sides & Bonus Material | Released: 15 December 2017 Label: 100%/White Noise Formats: CD, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Souvenir – The Singles 1979–2019 | Released: 4 October 2019 Label: UMC/Virgin EMI Formats: 2×CD, 5×CD+2×DVD, 3×LP, digital download | 18 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | 70 | — | |
| Architecture & Morality – The Singles | Released: 15 October 2021 Label: UMC/EMI Formats: CD, 3x12", digital download | 45 | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||||||||||

## EPs

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | UK |
| The Unreleased '78 Tapes | Released: 24 October 1980 Label: Dindisc Formats: 7" Limited release with initial copies of Organisation | — |
| The OMD Remixes | Released: 14 September 1998 Label: Virgin Formats: CDS, 12" | 35 |
| History of Modern (Part I) | Released: 2 September 2011 Label: 100%/bluenoise Formats: CDS, 10", digital download | — |
| The Future Will Be Silent | Released: 20 April 2013 Label: 100%/BMG Formats: 10" | — |
| Dazzle Ships at the Museum of Liverpool | Released: 11 December 2015 Label: PledgeMusic Formats: 12" | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |||

## Singles
### 1970s–1980s

| 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 | Album |
| Title | Year | UK | AUS | BEL (FL) | GER | IRE | NL | NZ | SPA | US | US Dance | Certifications | Album |
| "Electricity" (released twice) | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Red Frame/White Light" | 1980 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark |
| "Electricity" (third release) | 1980 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark |
| "Messages" | 1980 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark |
| "Enola Gay" | 1980 | 8 | 47 | — | — | 14 | — | 31 | 1 | — | 34 | UK: Platinum IT: Gold | Organisation |
| "Souvenir" | 1981 | 3 | 57 | 16 | 39 | 9 | 38 | — | 1 | — | — | UK: Silver SPA: Gold | Architecture & Morality |
| "Joan of Arc" | 1981 | 5 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | UK: Silver | Architecture & Morality |
| "Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)" | 1982 | 4 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | UK: Silver GER: Gold NL: Gold SPA: Gold | Architecture & Morality |
| "She's Leaving" (Benelux-only release) | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Architecture & Morality |
| "Genetic Engineering" | 1983 | 20 | — | 18 | 20 | 11 | — | — | 6 | — | — | | Dazzle Ships |
| "Telegraph" | 1983 | 42 | — | — | 39 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | | Dazzle Ships |
| "Locomotion" | 1984 | 5 | 30 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 32 | — | — | 61 | | Junk Culture |
| "Talking Loud and Clear" | 1984 | 11 | — | 6 | 18 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | | Junk Culture |
| "Tesla Girls" | 1984 | 21 | — | 32 | — | 21 | 33 | — | — | — | — | | Junk Culture |
| "Never Turn Away" | 1984 | 70 | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | | Junk Culture |
| "So in Love" | 1985 | 27 | 56 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 12 | — | — | 26 | 16 | | Crush |
| "Secret" | 1985 | 34 | — | — | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | 63 | — | | Crush |
| "La Femme Accident" | 1985 | 42 | — | 17 | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | | Crush |
| "If You Leave" | 1986 | 48 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | CAN: Gold | Pretty in Pink soundtrack |
| "(Forever) Live and Die" | 1986 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 14 | — | 19 | — | | The Pacific Age |
| "We Love You" | 1986 | 54 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 16 | | The Pacific Age |
| "Shame" | 1987 | 52 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Pacific Age |
| "Dreaming" | 1988 | 50 | 33 | 26 | 26 | — | — | 37 | — | 16 | 6 | | The Best of OMD |
| "Brides of Frankenstein" (US and Canada-only release) | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

### 1990s–present

| 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 | Album |
| Title | Year | UK | UK Indie | AUS | BEL (FL) | GER | IRE | NL | NZ | SWE | US Dance | Album |
| "Sailing on the Seven Seas" | 1991 | 3 | — | 77 | 39 | 9 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 9 | Sugar Tax |
| "Pandora's Box" | 1991 | 7 | — | 53 | 19 | 11 | 19 | — | — | 7 | 11 | Sugar Tax |
| "Then You Turn Away" | 1991 | 50 | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | Sugar Tax |
| "Call My Name" | 1991 | 50 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | Sugar Tax |
| "Stand Above Me" | 1993 | 21 | — | — | 29 | 33 | — | — | 39 | 28 | 6 | Liberator |
| "Dream of Me (Based on Love's Theme)" | 1993 | 24 | — | — | — | 53 | — | 22 | — | — | — | Liberator |
| "Everyday" | 1993 | 59 | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | Liberator |
| "Walking on the Milky Way" | 1996 | 17 | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | 49 | — | Universal |
| "Universal" | 1996 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Universal |
| "If You Want It" | 2010 | 176 | 21 | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | History of Modern |
| "Sister Marie Says" | 2010 | 169 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | History of Modern |
| "Metroland" | 2013 | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | English Electric |
| "Dresden" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | English Electric |
| "Night Café" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | English Electric |
| "Julia's Song" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Junk Culture (deluxe edition) |
| "Isotype" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Punishment of Luxury |
| "The Punishment of Luxury" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Punishment of Luxury |
| "What Have We Done" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Punishment of Luxury |
| "One More Time" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Punishment of Luxury |
| "Don't Go" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Souvenir – The Singles 1979–2019 |
| "Electricity" (fourth release) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Bauhaus Staircase" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bauhaus Staircase |
| "Slow Train" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bauhaus Staircase | "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |

## Videography
### Video albums

| Title | Album details | Additional information |
| Live at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane | Released: July 1982 Label: Virgin Video Formats: VHS, Beta | Live concert. A DVD of this concert came with the 2007 reissue of Architecture & Morality. |
| Crush – The Movie | Released: June 1985 Label: Virgin Video Formats: VHS, Beta, LD | Documentary on the band during the recording of Crush, with promo videos of the album's singles. |
| The Best of OMD | Released: March 1988 Label: Virgin Video Formats: VHS | Promo videos |
| Souvenir | Released: 1 October 2007 Label: Aspect Television Formats: DVD | Documentary on the history of the band, including the reformation in 2006/2007. |
| OMD Live: Architecture & Morality & More | Released: 28 April 2008 Label: Aspect Television Formats: DVD | Live concert |
| Messages: Greatest Hits | Released: 29 September 2008 Label: EMI/Virgin Formats: CD+DVD | Promo videos |
| Electricity: OMD with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra | Released: 14 December 2009 Label: FACT Films Formats: 2xDVD | Live concerts |
| Architecture & Morality/Dazzle Ships – Live at the Royal Albert Hall | Released: 25 September 2015 Label: White Noise Formats: CD+DVD, digital download | Live concert |
| Access All Areas | Released: 25 September 2015 Label: Edsel Formats: CD+DVD, digital download | Live concert |

### Music videos

| Title | Year | Director |
| "Electricity" | 1979 | Unknown |
| "Red Frame/White Light" | 1980 | Russell Mulcahy |
| "Messages" | 1980 | Russell Mulcahy |
| "Enola Gay" (version 1) | 1980 | Unknown |
| "Enola Gay" (version 2) | 1980 | Unknown |
| "Souvenir" | 1981 | Peter Saville |
| "Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)" | 1982 | Steve Barron |
| "Genetic Engineering" | 1983 | Steve Barron |
| "Telegraph" | 1983 | Peter Sinclair |
| "Locomotion" | 1984 | Jean-Pierre Berckmans |
| "Talking Loud and Clear" (version 1) | 1984 | Simon Milne |
| "Talking Loud and Clear" (version 2) | 1984 | Unknown |
| "Tesla Girls" | 1984 | Simon Milne |
| "Never Turn Away" | 1984 | Simon Milne |
| "So in Love" | 1985 | Andy Morahan |
| "Secret" | 1985 | Andy Morahan |
| "La Femme Accident" | 1985 | Andy Morahan |
| "Hold You" | 1985 | Andy Morahan |
| "If You Leave" | 1986 | Ian Fletcher |
| "(Forever) Live and Die" | 1986 | Leslie Libman & Larry Williams |
| "We Love You" | 1986 | Unknown |
| "Shame" (version 1) | 1987 | Leslie Libman & Larry Williams |
| "Shame" (version 2) | 1987 | Unknown |
| "Dreaming" | 1988 | Unknown |
| "Sailing on the Seven Seas" (UK version) | 1991 | Martha Fiennes |
| "Sailing on the Seven Seas" (US version) | 1991 | Unknown |
| "Pandora's Box" (UK version) | 1991 | Andrew Doucette |
| "Pandora's Box (It's a Long, Long, Way)" (US version) | 1991 | Unknown |
| "Then You Turn Away" | 1991 | Unknown |
| "Call My Name" | 1991 | Andrew Doucette |
| "Stand Above Me" (Smoking version) | 1993 | Marcus Nispel |
| "Stand Above Me" (Non-smoking version) | 1993 | Marcus Nispel |
| "Dream of Me (Based on Love's Theme)" | 1993 | Pedro Romhanyi |
| "Everyday" | 1993 | Mr. Reindherr |
| "Walking on the Milky Way" | 1996 | Howard Greenhalgh |
| "Universal" | 1996 | Howard Greenhalgh |
| "Enola Gay" (Sash! remix) | 1998 | Unknown |
| "If You Want It" | 2010 | Lilah Vandenburgh |
| "Sister Marie Says" | 2010 | Lilah Vandenburgh |
| "History of Modern (Part 1)" | 2010 | Danilo Giannini, Bo Nordin, Björn Skallström |
| "Please Remain Seated" | 2013 | Henning M. Lederer |
| "Decimal" | 2013 | Henning M. Lederer |
| "Atomic Ranch" | 2013 | Henning M. Lederer |
| "Metroland" | 2013 | David O'Byrne |
| "Dresden" | 2013 | ROBisROB |
| "Night Café" | 2013 | Unknown |
| "Isotype" | 2017 | Henning M. Lederer |
| "The Punishment of Luxury" | 2017 | Luca Monterosso Wittmann |
| "What Have We Done" | 2017 | Unknown |

### Soundtracks

| Song | Year | Soundtrack |
| "Enola Gay" | 1981 | Urgh! A Music War |
| "Enola Gay" | 1983 | Party Party |
| "Tesla Girls" | 1985 | Weird Science |
| "Sealand" | 1985 | Static |
| "If You Leave" | 1986 | Pretty in Pink |
| "We Love You" | 1986 | Playing for Keeps |
| "Secret" | 1988 | Arthur 2: On the Rocks |
| Film score (unreleased) | 1991 | For the Greater Good (TV) |
| "Locomotion" | 1997 | Thank God He Met Lizzie |
| "Enola Gay" | 2008 | Waltz with Bashir |
| "Enola Gay" | 2009 | 1981 |
| "Electricity" | 2010 | Worried About the Boy |
| "If You Leave" | 2014 | Back in the Day |
| "Secret" | 2014 | The Skeleton Twins |
| "So in Love" | 2014 | The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them |
| "If You Leave" | 2014 | Horrible Bosses 2 |
| "Enola Gay" | 2014 | Ex Machina |
| "So in Love" | 2015 | The D Train |
| "Souvenir" | 2015 | Mistress America |
| "Thrill Me" | 2015 | Eddie the Eagle |
| "Enola Gay" | 2017 | Rock'n Roll |
| "Electricity", "Enola Gay" | 2021 | Happily |