# The Blow Monkeys discography

This article is the discography of British pop band The Blow Monkeys. Also included is the solo discography of frontman Dr. Robert.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Year | Title | 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 |
| Year | Title | Details | UK | AUS | CAN | GER | NL | NZ | SWE | US |
| 1984 | Limping for a Generation | Released: October 1984 Label: RCA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | Animal Magic | Released: 7 April 1986 Label: RCA | 21 | 54 | 72 | 50 | 47 | 23 | 25 | 35 |
| 1987 | She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter | Released: 5 January 1987 Label: RCA | 20 | — | 65 | 30 | 65 | 15 | 29 | 134 |
| 1989 | Whoops! There Goes the Neighbourhood | Released: 6 February 1989 Label: RCA | 46 | — | — | 64 | — | 49 | — | — |
| 1990 | Springtime for the World | Released: 25 June 1990 Label: RCA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Devil's Tavern | Released: 8 September 2008 Label: Blow Monkey Music | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | Staring at the Sea | Released: 14 February 2011 Label: Blow Monkey Music | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | Feels Like a New Morning | Released: 7 May 2013 Label: Blow Monkey Music | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | If Not Now, When? | Released: 6 April 2015 Label: Blow Monkey Music | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | The Wild River | Released: 6 October 2017 Label: Monks Road | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | Journey to You | Released: 24 September 2021 Label: Blow Monkey Music | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released |||||||||||

### Live albums

| Year | Title | Details |
| 2009 | Travelin' Souls – Live! at the Legendary 100 Club | Released: 2009 Label: Blow Monkey Music Limited edition CD & DVD |

### Compilation albums

| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Title | Details | UK |
| 1989 | Choices – The Singles Collection | Released: 7 August 1989 Label: RCA | 5 |
| 1994 | The Best of Blow Monkeys | Released: 1994 Label: BMG | — |
| 1996 | For the Record... | Released: 1996 Label: Camden | — |
| 1997 | The Masters | Released: 1997 Label: Eagle | — |
| 1999 | Atomic Lullabies – Very Best of The Blow Monkeys | Released: September 1999 Label: Camden | — |
| 2000 | Complete Singles | Released: 21 April 2000 Label: BMG Japan-only release | — |
| 2000 | Rare & Unreleased | Released: 21 April 2000 Label: BMG Japan-only release | — |
| 2000 | Digging Your Scene | Released: November 2000 Label: Armoury | — |
| 2008 | Digging Your Scene: The Best of The Blow Monkeys | Released: 4 February 2008 Label: Music Club | — |
| 2013 | Halfway to Heaven: The Best of The Blow Monkeys and Dr Robert | Released: 14 June 2013 Label: Sony Music | — |
| 2016 | The Very Best of The Blow Monkeys | Released: 8 April 2016 Label: Metro Select | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released ||||

## Singles

| Year | Single | 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 | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Single | UK | AUS | BE | CAN | FIN | GER | IRE | NL | NZ | US | US Dance | Album |
| 1982 | "Live Today Love Tomorrow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1984 | "Go Public!" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Limping for a Generation |
| 1984 | "The Man from Russia" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Limping for a Generation |
| 1984 | Atomic Lullaby" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Limping for a Generation |
| 1985 | "Wildflower" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | Limping for a Generation |
| 1985 | "Forbidden Fruit" | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Animal Magic |
| 1985 | "Sweet Murder (The Smile on Her Face)" (US-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Animal Magic |
| 1986 | "Digging Your Scene" | 12 | 16 | 23 | 19 | — | 25 | 9 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 7 | Animal Magic |
| 1986 | "Wicked Ways" | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | Animal Magic |
| 1986 | "Don't Be Scared of Me" | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Animal Magic |
| 1987 | "It Doesn't Have to Be This Way" | 5 | 82 | — | 92 | 18 | — | 6 | 30 | 6 | — | — | She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter |
| 1987 | "Out with Her" | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter |
| 1987 | "(Celebrate) The Day After You" (with Curtis Mayfield) | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter |
| 1987 | "Some Kind of Wonderful" | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter |
| 1988 | "This Is Your Life" | 70 | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Whoops! There Goes the Neighbourhood |
| 1988 | "It Pays to Belong" | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Whoops! There Goes the Neighbourhood |
| 1989 | "This Is Your Life" (remix) | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Choices – The Singles Collection |
| 1989 | "Choice?" (featuring Sylvia Tella) | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | Choices – The Singles Collection |
| 1989 | "Slaves No More" (featuring Sylvia Tella) | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Choices – The Singles Collection |
| 1990 | "Springtime for the World" | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Springtime for the World |
| 1990 | "La Passionara" (featuring Quan-T & Berzerk) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Springtime for the World |
| 1990 | "If You Love Somebody" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Springtime for the World |
| 2008 | "The Bullet Train" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Devil's Tavern |
| 2008 | "Travelin' Soul" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Devil's Tavern |
| 2011 | "Steppin' Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Staring at the Sea |
| 2011 | "Hangin' On to the Hurt (Let It Go Now)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Staring at the Sea |
| 2013 | "Oh My" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Feels Like a New Morning |
| 2013 | "Feels Like a New Morning" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Feels Like a New Morning |
| 2013 | "Shake It Off" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Feels Like a New Morning |
| 2014 | "Chained" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Feels Like a New Morning |
| 2015 | "OK! Have It Your Way" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | If Not Now, When? |
| 2015 | "The Sound of Your Laughter" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | If Not Now, When? |
| 2017 | "Crying for the Moon" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Wild River |
| 2017 | "What in the World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Wild River |
| 2017 | "The Wild River" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Wild River |
| 2020 | "Time Storm" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Journey to You |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released ||||||||||||||

### Other appearances

* Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol – "It Doesn't Have to Be This Way" (1987)
* Dirty Dancing – "You Don't Own Me" (1987)
* The Last Temptation of Elvis – "Follow That Dream" (1990)

## Videos
### Video albums

| Year | Title | Details |
| 1986 | Video Magic | Released: August 1986 Label: Hendring Medium: VHS Released in the US by Sony as Live from London Live material filmed at Camden Palace in May 1985 |
| 1986 | Digging Your Video | Released: 1986 Label: RCA Medium: VHS Collection of promo videos from Animal Magic US-only release |
| 1989 | Choices: The Video Collection | Released: August 1989 Label: Hansa, BMG Medium: VHS, LaserDisc Accompaniment to the compilation album |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Director |
| 1985 | "Forbidden Fruit" | John Scarlett-Davis |
| 1986 | "Digging Your Scene" | Andy Morahan |
| 1986 | "Wicked Ways" | Andy Morahan |
| 1986 | "Don't Be Scared of Me" | |
| 1987 | "It Doesn't Have to Be This Way" | |
| 1987 | "Out with Her | |
| 1987 | "(Celebrate) The Day After You" | |
| 1987 | "Some Kind of Wonderful" | |
| 1988 | "This Is Your Life" | Mark Cecere |
| 1988 | "It Pays to Belong" | Julien Temple |
| 1989 | "Slaves No More" | |
| 1990 | "Springtime for the World" | |

## Dr. Robert
### Albums
#### Solo albums

* Realms of Gold (1994)
* Bethesda Part One (1995)
* Other Folk (1996)
* Flatlands (1999)
* Birds Gotta Fly (2001)
* Flutes and Bones (2012)
* Out There (2016)

#### Collaboration albums

* Five in the Afternoon (with P. P. Arnold) (2007)
* The Instant Garden (with Matt Deighton) (2023)

#### Live albums

* Live in Tokyo (2004)
* Acoustic Blow Monkeys (2012)

#### Compilation albums

* Keep on Digging for the Gold (2002)
* The Coming of Grace: An Introduction to Dr Robert (2009)

### Singles

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Single | UK | BE | GER | IRE | NL |
| 1989 | "Wait!" (with Kym Mazelle) | 7 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 32 |
| 1991 | "I've Learnt to Live with Love" | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | "A Simpler Place and Time" | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | "Circular Quay" | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | "The Coming of Grace" | 76 | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | "Pond Life" | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | "Halfway to Heaven" | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | "Staring Down the Bird" | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | "Full Moon Fever" (Germany-only release) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | A Single Summer" | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | "The Nearly Room" | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | "Blue Skies" | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | "I Saw Something" (with P.P. Arnold; promo-only release) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | "Heavenly Thing" (Germany-only release) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | "Lost in Rasa" (Monks Road Social featuring Dr. Robert) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | "The Coming of Grace" (Monks Road Social featuring Dr. Robert & Stone Foundation) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | "Get Yourself Together" (with Youth) | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released |||||||