# Deacon Blue discography

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The discography of Scottish band Deacon Blue consists of ten studio albums, two live albums, seven compilation albums, and one album that is both a studio and a compilation album. As of 2020, Deacon Blue's total album sales stood at seven million, with twelve UK top 40 singles, along with two number one albums in the UK. Their debut album, Raintown (1987) reached number fourteen in the United Kingdom, and received a Platinum certification. It reached number fifty-four on the Dutch Album Top 100, and spawned the successful singles "Dignity", "Chocolate Girl" and "Loaded". Their follow up album, When the World Knows Your Name (1989), was a major success for the band, peaking at number one in the United Kingdom, achieving a double platinum certification. It charted in other European countries, including Sweden and Germany, and in international markets including Australia and New Zealand. Its lead single, "Real Gone Kid", peaked within the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart, and peaked at number one in Spain and number five in New Zealand.
In 1991, they released their third album, Fellow Hoodlums, together with the singles "Your Swaying Arms", "Twist and Shout", "Closing Time" and "Cover from the Sky". In November 1992, they released the single "Your Town", the lead single from their fourth studio album Whatever You Say, Say Nothing (1993). The following singles to be released from Whatever You Say, Say Nothing – "Will We Be Lovers", "Only Tender Love" and "Hang Your Head" – all peaked within the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart. In 1994, the band released the compilation Our Town – The Greatest Hits, which peaked at number one in both their native Scotland and the United Kingdom, and received a double platinum certification from the BPI. By 1994, the band had split, before reforming to release a new album, Homesick (2001).
A considerable break before the release of their next album, Deacon Blue released their sixth album in 2012. The Hipsters saw the band return to the Top 40 of the UK Albums Chart, their first since 1994, and in Scotland, it peaked at number nine on the Scottish Albums Chart. Its lead single of the same name peaked at number forty on the United Kingdom Independent Singles Chart. Subsequent album releases – A New House (2014), Believers (2016) and City of Love all charted within the top twenty of the UK Albums Chart. Riding on the Tide of Love, described by the band as a "companion piece" to City of Love was released in 2021 and made the Top 10 of the Scottish Albums Chart. Their eleventh studio album, The Great Western Road is scheduled to be released in March 2025.

## 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 | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | SCO | AUS | GER | NED | NZ | SPA | SWE | UK | UK Indie | Certifications |
| Raintown | Released: 26 May 1987 Label: Columbia (#450549) Formats: CD, LP, CS | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | 14 | 41 | UK: Platinum |
| When the World Knows Your Name | Released: 3 April 1989 Label: Columbia (#463321) Formats: CD, LP, CS, MD | — | 39 | 56 | 60 | 12 | — | 45 | 1 | 46 | UK: 2× Platinum |
| Fellow Hoodlums | Released: 3 June 1991 Label: Columbia (#450549) Formats: CD, LP, CS, MD | 10 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | UK: Platinum |
| Whatever You Say, Say Nothing | Released: 1 March 1993 Label: Columbia (#473527) Formats: CD, LP, CS, MD | — | 161 | 91 | 43 | — | — | — | 4 | — | UK: Gold |
| Homesick | Released: 30 April 2001 Label: Papillon (#BTFLY0014) Formats: CD, CS | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 13 | |
| The Hipsters | Released: 24 September 2012 Label: Demon Music Group, Edsel (#DEACON001) Formats: CD, LP | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | |
| A New House | Released: 8 September 2014 Label: Medium Wave (#DBANH001) Formats: CD, LP | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | |
| Believers | Released: 30 September 2016 Label: Earmusic (#211434EMU) Formats: CD, LP, CS | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | |
| City of Love | Released: 6 March 2020 Label: Earmusic (#0214560EMU) Formats: CD, LP, download | 1 | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | 4 | 1 | |
| Riding on the Tide of Love | Released: 5 February 2021 Label: Earmusic Formats: CD, LP, download, streaming | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | |
| The Great Western Road | Released: 21 March 2025 Label: Cooking Vinyl Formats: CD, LP, CS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||||||||||

#### Footnotes

* ↑ Peaked in the UK independent albums chart at 41 on 28 October 2012 when re-released on CD by Edsel
* ↑ Peaked in the UK independent albums chart at 46 on 28 October 2012 when re-released on CD by Edsel

### Part studio part compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | SCO | UK |
| Walking Back Home | Released: 11 October 1999 Label: Columbia (#4963802) Formats: CD, CS, MD | 13 | 39 |

### Live albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | UK Indie |
| Live | Released: 14 May 2008 Label: P3 Music (#P3M022) Formats: CD | — |
| Live at the Glasgow Barrowlands | Released: 31 March 2017 Label: Ear Music (#0211912EMU) Formats: CD, LP | 22 |
| "—" 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 | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | SCO | EUR | IRE | UK | Certifications |
| Riches | Released: February 1988 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, CS | — | — | — | — | |
| Ooh Las Vegas | Released: 22 September 1990 Label: Columbia (#467242) Formats: CD, LP, CS | — | — | — | 3 | UK: Gold |
| Our Town – The Greatest Hits | Released: 4 April 1994 Label: Columbia (#476642) Formats: CD, LP, CS, MD | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | UK: 2× Platinum |
| Riches & More | Released: February 1997 Label: Columbia (#487147) Formats: CD | — | — | — | — | |
| The Very Best of Deacon Blue | Released: 10 November 2001 Label: Columbia (#504978) Formats: CD | 88 | — | — | 148 | UK: Silver |
| Singles | Released: 16 October 2006 Label: Columbia (#82876884872) Formats: CD | 5 | — | 9 | 18 | UK: Silver |
| Dignity - The Best of Deacon Blue | Released: 9 March 2009 Label: Camden (#88697449792) Formats: CD | — | — | — | — | UK: Silver |
| The Rest | Released: 29 October 2012 Label: Edsel (#EDSG8023) Formats: CD | — | — | — | — | |
| All The Old 45s – The Very Best | Released: 1 September 2023 Label: Cooking Vinyl Limited Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming | 2 | — | — | 42 | |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||

### Extended plays

* 1990 Four Bacharach & David Songs

## 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 | SCO | AUS | GER | IRE | ITA | NED | NZ | SPA | UK | UK Indie | Certifications | Album |
| 1987 | "Dignity" | — | — | — | — | 67 | 45 | — | — | 123 | — | UK: Gold | Raintown |
| 1987 | "Loaded" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | — | | Raintown |
| 1987 | "When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | | Raintown |
| 1988 | "Dignity" (1st re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | UK: Gold | Raintown |
| 1988 | "When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring)" (re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | | Raintown |
| 1988 | "Chocolate Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | | Raintown |
| 1988 | "Real Gone Kid" | — | 18 | — | 10 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 8 | — | UK: Gold | When the World Knows Your Name |
| 1989 | "Wages Day" | — | 79 | — | 10 | — | — | 24 | 14 | 18 | — | | When the World Knows Your Name |
| 1989 | "Fergus Sings the Blues" | — | — | 71 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | | When the World Knows Your Name |
| 1989 | "Love and Regret" | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | | When the World Knows Your Name |
| 1989 | "Queen of the New Year" | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | | When the World Knows Your Name |
| 1990 | "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" | — | — | — | 2 | — | 72 | — | — | 2 | — | | Four Bacharach & David Songs EP |
| 1991 | "Your Swaying Arms" | — | 187 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | | Fellow Hoodlums |
| 1991 | "Twist and Shout" | — | 130 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | | Fellow Hoodlums |
| 1991 | "Closing Time" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | | Fellow Hoodlums |
| 1991 | "Cover from the Sky" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | | Fellow Hoodlums |
| 1992 | "Your Town" | — | 158 | — | 28 | — | 20 | — | — | 14 | — | | Whatever You Say, Say Nothing |
| 1993 | "Will We Be Lovers" | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | 31 | — | | Whatever You Say, Say Nothing |
| 1993 | "Only Tender Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | | Whatever You Say, Say Nothing |
| 1993 | "Hang Your Head" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | | Whatever You Say, Say Nothing |
| 1994 | "I Was Right and You Were Wrong" | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | | Our Town – The Greatest Hits |
| 1994 | "Dignity" (2nd re-release) | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | | Our Town – The Greatest Hits |
| 1999 | "Love Hurts" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Walking Back Home |
| 2001 | "Everytime You Sleep" | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 11 | | Homesick |
| 2001 | "A is for Astronaut" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 159 | 41 | | Homesick |
| 2006 | "Bigger Than Dynamite" | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 130 | — | | Singles |
| 2006 | "Real Gone Kid" (Shanghai Surprise Mixes) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Singles |
| 2012 | "The Hipsters" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | | The Hipsters |
| 2012 | "The Outsiders" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Hipsters |
| 2013 | "That's What We Can Do" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Hipsters |
| 2013 | "Turn" (remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Hipsters |
| 2013 | "You'll Know It's Christmas" | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | | Non-album single |
| 2014 | "A New House" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | A New House |
| 2014 | "I Wish I Was a Girl Like You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | A New House |
| 2014 | "Bethlehem Begins" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | A New House |
| 2015 | "Win" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | A New House |
| 2016 | "The Believers" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Believers |
| 2016 | "This is a Love Song" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Believers |
| 2016 | "Gone" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Believers |
| 2017 | "I Will and I Won't" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Believers |
| 2020 | "City of Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | City of Love |
| 2021 | "Riding on the Tide of Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Riding on the Tide of Love |
| 2024 | "Late 88" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Great Western Road |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

## Videography
### Videos

* 1990: The Big Picture (1989 Concert)
* 2006: The Bigger Picture (1989 Concert plus Music Videos up to 2006)
* 2008: Live (2007 Edinburgh Concert)
* 2017: Live at the Glasgow Barrowlands (included three music videos from the Believers album)

### Music videos

* 1987: "Dignity" [Version 1]
* 1987: "Loaded"
* 1987: "When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring)"
* 1988: "Dignity" [Version 2]
* 1988: "Dignity" [Version 3]
* 1988: "Chocolate Girl"
* 1988: "Real Gone Kid" [Version 1]
* 1988: "Dignity" [Version 4]
* 1988: "Real Gone Kid" [Version 2]
* 1989: "Wages Day"
* 1989: "Fergus Sings the Blues"
* 1989: "Love and Regret"
* 1989: "Queen of the New Year"
* 1990: "I'll Never Fall in Love Again"
* 1991: "Your Swaying Arms"
* 1991: "A Brighter Star Than You Will Shine"
* 1991: "Twist and Shout"
* 1991: "Closing Time"
* 1991: "Cover from the Sky"
* 1992: "Your Town"
* 1993: "Will We Be Lovers"
* 1993: "Only Tender Love"
* 1993: "Hang Your Head"
* 1994: "I Was Right and You Were Wrong"
* 1999: "Love Hurts"
* 2001: "Everytime You Sleep"
* 2006: "Bigger Than Dynamite"
* 2012: "The Hipsters"
* 2012: "The Outsiders"
* 2013: "Turn"
* 2013: "You'll Know It's Christmas"
* 2014: "A New House"
* 2016: "The Believers"
* 2016: "This is a Love Song"
* 2017: "Gone"