Mecano discography

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Mecano discography
Studio albums6
Live albums1
Compilation albums9
Video albums5
Singles41

The Spanish group Mecano released six studio albums, one live album, nine compilation albums, five video albums and more than 40 singles. In their career, it is estimated that Mecano has sold 25 million albums worldwide.[1]

Albums[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications[2][3]
SPA
[4]
FRA
[5]
GER
[6]
NL
[7]
SWI
[8]
Mecano
  • Released: 5 April 1982
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: LP, MC
1
  • SPA: 5× Platinum
¿Dónde está el país de las hadas?
  • Released: 30 May 1983
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: LP, MC
1
Ya viene el sol
  • Released: 16 October 1984
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: LP, MC
9
  • SPA: Gold
Entre el cielo y el suelo
  • Released: 17 June 1986
  • Label: Ariola
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
2
  • SPA: 6× Platinum
Descanso dominical
  • Released: 6 July 1988
  • Label: Ariola
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
  • A French and an Italian edition were also released (with the latter titled Figlio della luna)
1 7 9
  • FRA: Platinum[9]
  • SPA: 13× Platinum
Aidalai
  • Released: 14 June 1991
  • Label: Ariola
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
  • A French and an Italian edition were also released
1 21 93 43 29
  • FRA: 2× Gold[9]
  • SPA: 10× Platinum
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions
SPA
[10]
Mecano: En concierto
  • Released: 29 June 1985
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: LP, MC
61[A]

Compilation albums[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications[2][3][11]
SPA
[4][10]
BEL (WA)
[12]
FRA
[13]
US Latin Albums
[14]
US Latin Pop Albums
[15]
Éxitos de Mecano
  • Released: August 1984
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • Venezuela-only release
Lo último de Mecano
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: LP, MC
15 grandes éxitos
  • Released: April 1988
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
19
20 grandes canciones
  • Released: 21 August 1989
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: 2xCD, 2xLP, 2xMC
2
Ana José Nacho
  • Released: 23 March 1998
  • Label: Ariola/BMG
  • Formats: 2xCD, 2xMC
  • A French edition was also released
1 15 4 28 10
  • FRA: Gold[9]
  • SPA: 3× Platinum
Obras completas
  • Released: 27 September 2005
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: 8xCD box set
5
  • SPA: Gold
Grandes éxitos
  • Released: 18 October 2005
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: 2xCD+DVD
2
  • MEX: 1× Platinum[16]
  • SPA: 3× Platinum
Siglo XXI
  • Released: 17 November 2009
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: 2xCD
4
  • SPA: Gold
Esencial Mecano 49
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Video albums[edit]

Title Album details
En concierto
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: BMG Video
  • Formats: VHS
Los vídeos
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: BMG Video/Ariola
  • Formats: VHS
En directo
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: BMG Video/Ariola
  • Formats: VHS, LaserDisc
Grandes éxitos
  • Released: 18 October 2005
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: DVD (with 2xCD)
Mecanografía (La historia en imágenes)
  • Released: 21 March 2006
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: 4xDVD

Singles[edit]

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SPA
[4][17]
BEL (FL)
[18]
FRA
[19]
GER
[6]
IT
[20]
NL
[21]
"Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar" 1981 4
  • SPA: Platinum
Mecano
"Perdido en mi habitación" 2
  • SPA: Gold
"Me colé en una fiesta" 1982 1
  • SPA: Gold
"Maquillaje" 4
"No me enseñen la lección"
"Barco a Venus" 1983 1 ¿Dónde está el país de las hadas?
"La fiesta nacional" 13
"The Uninvited Guest" [B] Non-album single
"El amante de fuego" 76 ¿Dónde está el país de las hadas?
"Japón" 1984 2 Ya viene el sol
"Busco algo barato" 12
"No pintamos nada"
"Hawaii-Bombay" 1985 11
"Ya viene el sol"
"Ay qué pesado" 1986 22 Entre el cielo y el suelo
"Baila con Mecano" Non-album single
"Cruz de navajas" 7 Entre el cielo y el suelo
"Me cuesta tanto olvidarte" 29
"No es serio este cementerio" 1987 31
"Hijo de la luna" 29 18 45 5
  • SPA: Platinum
"No hay marcha en Nueva York" 1988 17 Descanso dominical
"Los amantes" 34
"Mujer contra mujer"
"Un año más" 19[C]
"Figlio della luna" (Italy-only release) 1989 15 Figlio della luna
"La fuerza del destino" 83 Descanso dominical
"El blues del esclavo"
"Une femme avec une femme" [D] 1990 1 Descanso dominical (French edition)
"Dis-moi lune d'argent" [E] 1991 6 Aidalai (French edition)
"El 7 de septiembre" 1
  • SPA: Gold
Aidalai
"Tú" 47
"Naturaleza muerta"
"Nature morte" [F] 39 Aidalai (French edition)
"Dalai Lama" 3 Aidalai
"Una rosa es una rosa" 1992 10 94 64
"El fallo positivo" 7
"El club de los humildes" 1998 1 Ana José Nacho
"Stereosexual"
"Cuerpo y corazón"
"Otro muerto"
"Canción de los piratas" Disney Presenta: Grandes éxitos en español
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Charted in 2006.
  2. ^ English-language version of "Me colé en una fiesta".
  3. ^ Chart peak is from 2010.
  4. ^ French-language version of "Mujer contra mujer".
  5. ^ French-language version of "Hijo de la luna".
  6. ^ French-language version of "Naturaleza muerta".

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Vuelve Mecano". ABC Español. 24 November 2011.
  2. ^ a b "LPs Best Sellers in Spain". Rate Music.
  3. ^ a b "Certifications from 1979-1990" (PDF). Iberautor Promociones Culturales.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b c Salaverri, Fernando (2015). Sólo éxitos 1959–2012 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 978-84-8048-866-2.
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  11. ^ "Charts". PROMUSICAE.
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  13. ^ "lescharts.com - Les charts français". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  14. ^ "Latin Albums". Billboard.
  15. ^ "Latin Pop Albums". Billboard.
  16. ^ "AMPROFON". amprofon.com.mx. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  17. ^ "spanishcharts.com - Spanish charts portal". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
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  19. ^ "lescharts.com - Les charts français". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  20. ^ Spinetoli, John Joseph. Artisti In Classifica: I Singoli: 1960-1999. Milano: Musica e dischi, 2000
  21. ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  22. ^ a b "InfoDisc : Les Certifications Officielles des 45 T. / Singles / Titres (Depuis 1073)". infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2022-02-07.