Modern English discography

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Modern English discography
Studio albums8
Live albums3
Compilation albums3
EPs3
Singles18

This is the discography of English new wave/post-punk band Modern English.

Albums[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK Indie
[1]
CAN
[2]
US
[3]
Mesh & Lace
  • Released: 10 April 1981
  • Label: 4AD
  • Formats: LP, MC
5
After the Snow
  • Released: 23 April 1982
  • Label: 4AD, Sire
  • Formats: LP, MC
13 84 70
Ricochet Days
  • Released: 10 February 1984
  • Label: 4AD, Sire
  • Formats: LP, MC
5 93
Stop Start
  • Released: 18 February 1986[5]
  • Label: Sire
  • Formats: LP, MC
154
Pillow Lips
  • Released: May 1990
  • Label: TVT
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
135
Everything's Mad
  • Released: March 1996
  • Label: Imago
  • Formats: CD, MC
Soundtrack
Take Me to the Trees
  • Released: 5 September 2016
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
1 2 3 4
  • Released: 23 February 2024
  • Label: Mesh & Lace
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums[edit]

Title Album details
In Concert
  • Released: 15 January 2008
  • Label: Cleopatra
  • Formats: digital download
Modern English
After the Snow – Live from Indigo at the O2
  • Released: 27 August 2021
  • Label: Mesh & Lace Recordings
  • Formats: CD+DVD, LP, digital download

Compilation albums[edit]

Title Album details
Life in the Gladhouse 1980–1984: Best of Modern English
  • Released: 16 March 2001
  • Label: 4AD
  • Formats: CD
Rarities and the Unreleased
  • Released: 15 June 2014
  • Label: Mi5 Recordings
  • Formats: digital download
Set List
  • Released: 2019
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC

EPs[edit]

Title Album details
Gathering Dust
  • Released: July 1983
  • Label: 4AD
  • Formats: 12"
Blister
  • Released: 31 August 2010
  • Label: Darla
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Daytrotter Session
  • Released: 30 June 2017
  • Label: Daytrotter
  • Formats: digital download

Singles[edit]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK Indie
[1]
US
[6]
US Dance
[7]
US Rock
[8]
"Drowning Man"/"Silent World" 1979 Non-album singles
"Swans on Glass" 1980 46
"Gathering Dust" 36
"Smiles and Laughter" 1981 16
"Life in the Gladhouse" 1982 26 After the Snow
"I Melt with You" 18 78 60 7
"Someone's Calling" 1983 43
"Chapter 12" 1984 15 Ricochet Days
"Hands Across the Sea" 91 47
"Ink and Paper" 1986 Stop Start
"I Melt with You" (re-recording) 1990 76 25 Pillow Lips
"Life's Rich Tapestry"
"Beautiful People" 1991
"Elastic" (promo-only release) 1996 Everything's Mad
"It's OK" 2010 Soundtrack
"Sweet Revenge" 2017 Take Me to the Trees
"I Feel Small"
"I Melt with You" (lockdown version) 2021 Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
  2. ^ "Image : RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Modern English – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  5. ^ "New Releases" (PDF). FMQB Album Report. 14 February 1986. p. 29. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Modern English – Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Modern English – Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Modern English – Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 25 June 2022.