# ABC discography

Here is the discography of the English pop band ABC.

## 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 | EUR | GER | JAP | NED | NZ | SWE | US | Certifications |
| The Lexicon of Love | Released: 21 June 1982 Label: Neutron (#NTRS1) | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | 23 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 24 | UK: Platinum AUS: Gold CAN: Platinum NZ: Platinum US: Gold |
| Beauty Stab | Released: 14 November 1983 Label: Neutron (#NTRL2) | 12 | 58 | 36 | — | 50 | 34 | 29 | 42 | 32 | 69 | UK: Gold |
| How to Be a ... Zillionaire! | Released: 4 October 1985 Label: Neutron (#NTRH3) | 28 | — | 36 | 48 | 58 | — | — | — | — | 30 | |
| Alphabet City | Released: 3 August 1987 Label: Neutron (#NTRH4) | 7 | 45 | 47 | 22 | 20 | 82 | 19 | 25 | — | 48 | UK: Gold CAN: Gold |
| Up | Released: 16 October 1989 Label: Neutron (#838646) | 58 | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Abracadabra | Released: 12 August 1991 Label: Parlophone (#PCS7355) | 50 | — | — | 65 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Skyscraping | Released: 24 March 1997 Label: Deconstruction (#7432145653) | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Traffic | Released: 28 April 2008 Label: Borough Music (#BOROCD001) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Lexicon of Love II | Released: 27 May 2016 Label: Virgin EMI (#4788215) | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||||||||

## Live albums

| Title | Album details |
| The Lexicon of Live | Released: 6 September 1999 Label: Blatant (#BLATCD01) |
| The Lexicon of Love Live | Released: 19 May 2023 Label: Live Here Now Recordings |

## Compilation albums
### Charting compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | UK Sales | EUR | GER | SCO | Certifications |
| Absolutely | Released: 9 April 1990 Label: Neutron (#8429671) | 7 | — | 26 | 40 | — | UK: Gold |
| Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC | Released: 6 November 2001 Label: Mercury (#5862372) | 69 | — | — | — | — | UK: Gold |
| Essential ABC | Released: 9 October 2020 Label: Spectrum Music (#5392819) | 62 | 20 | — | — | 20 | |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||||||

### Complete list of compilation albums

* 1988 The Suberbs of Alphabet City (Japan only release)
* 1990 Absolutely
* 1991 Fantastic Compositions (4x CD box set, Japan only release)
* 1992 ABC 1 (UK only release)
* 1992 ABC 2 (UK only release)
* 1993 Tears Are Not Enough (Germany only release)
* 1993 The Remix Collection (UK only release)
* 1996 The Collection (Re-issued in 1998 as The Look of Love)
* 1997 Master Series
* 1999 Classic ABC
* 2000 One Better World (Germany only release)
* 2000 The Best of ABC: 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection (US release only)
* 2000 ABC Best – The Look of Love (Germany only release)
* 2000 Hello! An Introduction To ABC
* 2001 The Look of Love (Re-issued in 2002 as Poison Arrow)
* 2001 Look of Love – The Very Best of ABC
* 2004 The Ultimate Collection
* 2006 ABC Gold
* 2007 Never More Than Now – The ABC Collection (Europe only release)
* 2016 The Box Inside The Box (Vinyl and DVD box set)
* 2020 The Essential ABC

## 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 | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Year | Title | UK | AUS | BEL | CAN | EUR | GER | IRE | NED | NZ | US | Certifications | Album |
| 1981 | "Tears Are Not Enough" | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Lexicon of Love |
| 1982 | "Poison Arrow" | 6 | 4 | 19 | 36 | — | — | 14 | 18 | 5 | 25 | UK: Silver | The Lexicon of Love |
| 1982 | "The Look of Love" | 4 | 7 | 16 | 1 | — | 36 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 18 | UK: Gold CAN: Gold | The Lexicon of Love |
| 1982 | "All of My Heart" | 5 | 21 | 10 | 13 | — | 67 | 3 | 20 | 21 | — | | The Lexicon of Love |
| 1983 | "That Was Then but This Is Now" | 18 | 63 | — | 28 | — | — | 13 | 38 | — | 89 | | Beauty Stab |
| 1984 | "S.O.S." | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Beauty Stab |
| 1984 | "(How to Be A) Millionaire" | 49 | — | — | 52 | 99 | — | — | — | — | 20 | | How to Be a ... Zillionaire! |
| 1985 | "Be Near Me" | 26 | — | — | 22 | 74 | — | 19 | — | — | 9 | | How to Be a ... Zillionaire! |
| 1985 | "Vanity Kills" | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | | How to Be a ... Zillionaire! |
| 1986 | "Ocean Blue" | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | How to Be a ... Zillionaire! |
| 1987 | "When Smokey Sings" | 11 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 52 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 5 | | Alphabet City |
| 1987 | "The Night You Murdered Love" | 31 | — | 17 | — | 56 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 20 | — | | Alphabet City |
| 1988 | "King Without a Crown" | 44 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | | Alphabet City |
| 1989 | "One Better World" | 32 | — | — | — | 95 | 51 | — | — | — | — | | Up |
| 1989 | "The Real Thing" | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Up |
| 1990 | "The Look of Love (1990 Mix)" | 68 | 156 | — | — | — | 31 | 30 | — | 44 | — | | Absolutely |
| 1991 | "Love Conquers All" | 47 | — | — | — | 83 | 36 | — | — | — | — | | Abracadabra |
| 1992 | "Say It" | 42 | — | 39 | — | 88 | 52 | — | — | — | — | | Abracadabra |
| 1997 | "Stranger Things" | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Skyscraping |
| 1997 | "Skyscraping" | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Skyscraping |
| 1997 | "Rolling Sevens" | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Skyscraping |
| 2001 | "Peace and Tranquility" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC |
| 2008 | "The Very First Time" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Traffic |
| 2008 | "Love Is Strong" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Traffic |
| 2016 | "Viva Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Lexicon of Love II |
| 2016 | "The Flames of Desire" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Lexicon of Love II |
| 2016 | "Ten Below Zero" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Lexicon of Love II |
| 2020 | "Look Good Tonite" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

## Music videos

| Title | Year | Director |
| "Poison Arrow" | 1982 | Julien Temple |
| "The Look of Love" | 1982 | Brian Grant |
| "All of My Heart" | 1982 | Brian Duffy |
| "That Was Then but This Is Now" | 1983 | Duncan Gibbins |
| "S.O.S." | 1984 | |
| "(How to Be A) Millionaire" | 1984 | Alan Best & Ted Hall |
| "Be Near Me" | 1985 | Peter Care |
| "Vanity Kills" (U.K. version) | 1985 | Peter Care |
| "Vanity Kills" (U.S.A. version) | 1985 | Peter Care |
| "Ocean Blue" | 1986 | Peter Care |
| "When Smokey Sings" | 1987 | Vaughan Arnell & Anthea Benton |
| "The Night You Murdered Love" | 1987 | Vaughan Arnell & Anthea Benton |
| "King Without a Crown" | 1987 | Vaughan Arnell & Anthea Benton |
| "One Better World" | 1989 | |
| "Love Conquers All" | 1991 | Mark Romanek |
| "Say It" | 1991 | Marcus Nispel |
| "Stranger Things" | 1997 | |
| "Skyscraping" | 1997 | |
| "Viva Love" | 2016 | Julien Temple |