# The Icicle Works discography

This is the discography of English new wave band the Icicle Works.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | UK | CAN | US |
| The Icicle Works | Released: 23 March 1984 Label: Beggars Banquet, Arista Formats: LP, MC | 24 | 20 | 40 |
| The Small Price of a Bicycle | Released: September 1985 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: LP, MC | 55 | — | — |
| If You Want to Defeat Your Enemy Sing His Song | Released: 9 March 1987 Label: Beggars Banquet, RCA Formats: CD, LP, MC | 28 | — | — |
| Blind | Released: 2 May 1988 Label: Beggars Banquet, RCA Formats: CD, LP, MC | 40 | — | — |
| Permanent Damage | Released: May 1990 Label: Epic Formats: CD, LP, MC | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||

### Live albums

| Title | Album details |
| BBC Live in Concert | Released: March 1994 Label: Windsong International Formats: CD Recorded on 5 January 1987 at the Golders Green Hippodrome |
| Live at the Town and Country Club, 1986 | Released: 11 April 2011 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: digital download Recorded on 23 July 1986 at the Town and Country Club |

### Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | UK |
| Seven Singles Deep | Released: February 1986 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: LP, MC An expanded CD version was released in June 1986 as The Icicle Works | 52 |
| The Best of the Icicle Works | Released: 24 August 1992 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: CD, 2xCD, MC | 60 |
| Lost Icicles Volume 1 | Released: 17 November 2008 Label: Self-released Formats: digital download | — |
| Lost Icicles Volume 2 | Released: 17 November 2008 Label: Self-released Formats: digital download | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |||

### Box sets

| Title | Album details |
| 5 Albums | Released: 19 August 2013 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: 5xCD |

### Video albums

| Title | Album details |
| Seven Horses Deep | Released: 1 August 1985 Label: Channel 5 Formats: VHS, LaserDisc |

## EPs

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | UK |
| Ascending | Released: March 1981 Label: Self-released Formats: MC Promo-only mini-album | — |
| Numb | Released: February 1988 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: 12", CD, MC Essentially a 12" single release of "The Kiss Off" with the same artwork as the 7" single | 76 |
| Radio 1 Sessions – The Evening Show | Released: October 1988 Label: Strange Fruit/Nighttracks Formats: 12" Recorded at the BBC on 14 November 1982 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |||

## 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 | Album |
| Title | Year | UK | UK Indie | CAN | IRE | NL | US | US Alt | US Dance | Album |
| "Nirvana" | 1982 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)" | 1983 | 90 | 2 | 19 | — | — | 37 | — | 13 | The Icicle Works |
| "Love Is a Wonderful Colour" | 1983 | 15 | — | — | 25 | 49 | — | — | — | The Icicle Works |
| "Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)"/"In the Cauldron of Love" (double A-side) | 1984 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Icicle Works |
| "Hollow Horse" | 1984 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Small Price of a Bicycle |
| "All the Daughters (Of Her Father's House)" | 1985 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Small Price of a Bicycle |
| "Seven Horses" | 1985 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Small Price of a Bicycle |
| "When It All Comes Down" | 1985 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Understanding Jane" | 1986 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | If You Want to Defeat Your Enemy Sing His Song |
| "Who Do You Want for Your Love?" | 1986 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | If You Want to Defeat Your Enemy Sing His Song |
| "Up Here in the North of England" (12" single only) | 1986 | 167 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | If You Want to Defeat Your Enemy Sing His Song |
| "Evangeline" | 1987 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | If You Want to Defeat Your Enemy Sing His Song |
| "Travelling Chest" (Europe-only release) | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | If You Want to Defeat Your Enemy Sing His Song |
| "High Time" | 1987 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | Blind |
| "The Kiss Off" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blind |
| "Little Girl Lost" | 1988 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blind |
| "Here Comes Trouble" | 1988 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blind |
| "Motorcycle Rider" | 1990 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Permanent Damage |
| "Melanie Still Hurts" | 1990 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Permanent Damage |
| "I Still Want You" | 1990 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Permanent Damage |
| "Understanding Jane" ('92 version) | 1992 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of the Icicle Works |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||||||

### Promotional singles

| Title | Year | Album |
| "In the Cauldron of Love" (US 12" single only) | 1984 | The Icicle Works |
| "It Makes No Difference" (as Melting Bear; withdrawn release) | 1985 | Non-album single |
| "Rapids" (with Jacques Loussier) | 1986 | Seven Singles Deep |
| Live at the Albert Lark Lane (live free single with initial copies of "Understanding Jane") | 1986 | Non-album single |