# Manfred Mann's Earth Band discography

The discography of British rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band consists of 17 studio albums, 3 live albums, 7 compilation albums, 5 video albums, and 37 singles. Manfred Mann's Earth Band have been releasing albums and singles since 1971.
The Earth Band was formed in 1971 by South African musician Manfred Mann after the break-up of Chapter Three. Mann formed the Earth Band as a progressive rock group to break away from the pop genre.
The band's albums have charted in at least 8 countries and their singles have charted in at least 5. The group is most notable remembered for their cover versions of Bruce Springsteen songs, including "Blinded by the Light", which topped the singles charts in the United States and Canada. The group's albums have been the most successful in Norway, where a total of 7 released peaking in the top 10 of the VG-lista albums chart.

## Studio albums

| Year | 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 | Certification |
| Year | Title | Album details | UK | AUS | AUT | CAN | NL | NZ | NOR | SE | US | GER | Certification |
| 1972 | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | Released: 18 February 1972 Label: Philips (6308 086) Format: LP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 138 | — | Norway: Platinum |
| 1972 | Glorified Magnified | Released: 29 September 1972 Label: Philips (6308 125) Format: LP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1973 | Messin' | Released: 15 June 1973 Label: Vertigo (6360 087) Format: LP US Release: Get Your Rocks Off | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 196 | — | |
| 1973 | Solar Fire | Released: 30 November 1973 Label: Bronze (ILPS 9265) Format: LP | — | — | — | 96 | — | — | — | — | 96 | — | UK: Silver |
| 1974 | The Good Earth | Released: 11 October 1974 Label: Bronze (ILPS 9306) Format: LP | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 157 | — | |
| 1975 | Nightingales & Bombers | Released: 22 August 1975 Label: Bronze (ILPS 9337) Format: LP | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 10 | — | 120 | 49 | |
| 1976 | The Roaring Silence | Released: 27 August 1976 Label: Bronze (ILPS 9357) Format: LP | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 26 | UK: Silver US: Gold |
| 1978 | Watch | Released: 24 February 1978 Label: Bronze (BRON 507) Format: LP | 33 | 40 | 14 | 85 | 18 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 83 | 3 | GER: Platinum NL: Gold |
| 1979 | Angel Station | Released: 9 March 1979 Label: Bronze (BRON 516) Format: LP | 30 | 22 | 6 | — | 19 | — | 3 | 6 | 144 | 4 | AUS: Gold GER: Gold |
| 1980 | Chance | Released: 10 October 1980 Label: Bronze (BRON 529) Format: LP | — | 42 | 12 | 23 | — | — | 6 | 13 | 87 | 11 | |
| 1982 | Somewhere in Afrika | Released: October 1982 (Germany) 18 February 1983 (UK) Label: Bronze (BRON 543) Format: LP | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 14 | 40 | 8 | |
| 1986 | Criminal Tango | Released: 13 June 1986 Label: Virgin (DIX/DIXCD 35) Format: LP/CD | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | 7 | 18 | — | 17 | |
| 1987 | Masque | Released: 16 October 1987 Label: Virgin (DIX/DIXCD 69) Format: LP/CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | |
| 1991 | Plains Music | Released: 17 August 1991 Label: Kaz (KAZ D902) Format: LP/CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1996 | Soft Vengeance | Released: 3 June 1996 Label: Grapevine (GRACD213) Format: CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | 65 | |
| 2004 | 2006 | Released: 25 October 2004 Label: Cohesion (MANN 021) Format: CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. ||||||||||||||

## Live albums

| Year | Title | Album details |
| 1984 | Budapest Live | Released: 17 February 1984 Recorded: 6–7 April 1983 Label: Bronze (BRON/BRONC 550) Format: LP/Cassette |
| 1998 | Mann Alive | Released: May 1998 Label: Cohesion (MANNLIVE 1) Format: CD |
| 2009 | Bootleg Archives: Volumes 1–5 | Released: October 2009 Label: Cohesion (MMARCHIVE1) Format: 5 CD Box |
| 2017 | Bootleg Archives: Volumes 6–10 | Released: January 2017 Label: Cohesion (MMARCHIVE2) Format: 5 CD Box |

## Compilation albums

| Year | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Title | Album details | UK | NL | NO | GE |
| 1975 | 1971-1973 | Released: 1975 Label: Fontana (6438 085) / Vertigo (7299 584) Format: LP/CD | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 20 Years of Manfred Mann's Earth Band | Released: 12 November 1990 Label: Cohesion (BOMME 1/BOMME CD 1) Format: LP/CD | — | — | 17 | — |
| 1992 | Spotlight: 1971–1991 | Released: 1992 Label: Cohesion (COMME-CD13) Format: CD | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | Blinded by the Light: The Very Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band | Released: 1992 Label: Arcade (8800068) Format: CD | 69 | 77 | 1 | 10 |
| 1993 | The Very Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Vol. 2 | Released: 1993 Label: Arcade (8800182) Format: CD | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | The Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band | Released: 1996 (reissued 2007) Label: Warner Bros. Records (Warner Archives 9 46231-2) Format: CD, Cassette | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | The Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band Re-Mastered | Released: 4 October 1999 Label: Cohesion (MANN 018) Format: CD | — | — | — | 82 |
| 2001 | The Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band Re-Mastered Volume II | Released: 2001 Label: Cohesion (MANN 020) Format: CD | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | Odds & Sods – Mis-takes & Out-takes | Released: September 2005 Label: Cohesion (MMBOOK1) Format: CD | — | — | — | — |

## Video albums

| Year | Title | Album details |
| 2004 | Angel Station in Moscow | Released: 30. June 2004 Label: Cohesion (MANNDVD1) Format: DVD |
| 2006 | Unearthed: The Best of 1973–2005 | Released: 11. December 2006 Label: Cohesion (MANNDVD2) Format: DVD |
| 2007 | Budapest Live | Released: September 2007 Label: Cohesion (MANNDVD3) Format: DVD |
| 2008 | Watch the DVD | Released: 03. November 2008 Label: Cohesion (MANNDVD4) Format: DVD |
| 2009 | Then And Now | Released: December 2009 Label: Cohesion (MANNDVD5) Format: DVD |

## 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 | Certification | Album |
| Year | Title | UK | CA | GE | IRE | NL | NZ | SA | US | AU | Certification | Album |
| 1971 | "Living Without You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | | Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
| 1971 | "Mrs. Henry" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | — | | Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
| 1972 | "I'm Up and I'm Leaving" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | — | | Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
| 1972 | "Meat" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Glorified Magnified |
| 1973 | "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Glorified Magnified |
| 1973 | "Get Your Rocks Off" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Messin' |
| 1973 | "Mardi Gras Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Messin' |
| 1973 | "Joybringer" | 9 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 93 | | Non-Album single |
| 1974 | "Father of Day, Father of Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Solar Fire |
| 1974 | "Be Not Too Hard" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Good Earth |
| 1975 | "Spirit in the Night" | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 97 | — | | Nightingales & Bombers |
| 1976 | "Blinded by the Light" | 6 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 8 | — | 1 | 11 | UK: Silver US: Gold | The Roaring Silence |
| 1976 | "Questions" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Roaring Silence |
| 1977 | "Spirit in the Night" (New Version) | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 73 | | Non-album single |
| 1977 | "California" | 54 | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | 96 | | Watch |
| 1978 | "Mighty Quinn" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | | Watch |
| 1978 | "Davy's on the Road Again" | 6 | — | 26 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | 48 | | Watch |
| 1979 | "You Angel You" | 54 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 50 | | Angel Station |
| 1979 | "Don't Kill It Carol" | 45 | — | 23 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | | Angel Station |
| 1980 | "Lies (Through the 80's)" | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | 98 | | Chance |
| 1981 | "For You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | — | | Chance |
| 1981 | "I (Who Have Nothing)" | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| 1983 | "Eyes of Nostradamus" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Somewhere in Afrika *No 2 on 1251am radio station for 1 week.Played in top 5 every night. Major radio station in Auckland |
| 1983 | "Redemption Song" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Somewhere in Afrika *No 2 on 1251am radio station for 1 week.Played in top 5 every night. Major radio station in Auckland |
| 1983 | "Tribal Statistics" | — | — | — | — | — | 2* | — | — | — | | Somewhere in Afrika *No 2 on 1251am radio station for 1 week.Played in top 5 every night. Major radio station in Auckland |
| 1983 | "Demolition Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Somewhere in Afrika *No 2 on 1251am radio station for 1 week.Played in top 5 every night. Major radio station in Auckland |
| 1984 | "Runner" | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 22 | — | | Somewhere in Afrika *No 2 on 1251am radio station for 1 week.Played in top 5 every night. Major radio station in Auckland |
| 1986 | "Do Anything You Wanna Do" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Criminal Tango |
| 1986 | "Going Underground" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Criminal Tango |
| 1987 | "Geronimo's Cadillac" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Masque |
| 1992 | "Blinded by the Light" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Blinded by the Light: The Very Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
| 1996 | "Nothing Ever Happens" | — | — | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Soft Vengeance |
| 1996 | "Tumbling Ball" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Soft Vengeance |
| 1996 | "Pleasure and Pain" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Soft Vengeance |
| 1998 | "Mighty Quinn" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Mann Alive |
| 2004 | "Demons and Dragons" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 2006 |
| 2011 | "(Lick Your) Boots" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |||||||||||