| Prefab Sprout discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 10 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Video albums | 2 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 28 |
| Box sets | 4 |
This is the discography of British pop band Prefab Sprout.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
UK [1] |
AUS [2] [3] |
FIN [4] |
FRA [5] |
GER [6] |
NL [7] |
NOR [8] |
NZ [9] |
SPA [10] [11] |
SWE [12] |
US [13] | |||
| Swoon |
|
22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Steve McQueen |
|
21 | 48 | — | — | — | 34 | — | 33 | — | — | 178 | |
| From Langley Park to Memphis |
|
5 | 58 | 40 | — | — | 49 | — | 34 | 29 | 18 | — |
|
| Protest Songs |
|
18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| Jordan: The Comeback |
|
7 | 148 | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | 17 | — |
|
| Andromeda Heights |
|
7 | — | 37 | 35 | 83 | — | 28 | — | — | 9 | — | |
| The Gunman and Other Stories |
|
60 | — | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| I Trawl the Megahertz |
|
54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Let's Change the World with Music |
|
39 | — | — | — | 46 | — | 16 | — | 92 | 28 | — | |
| Crimson/Red |
|
15 | — | — | 144 | 42 | — | 7 | — | — | 10 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
|
UK [1] | |||
| A Life of Surprises: The Best of Prefab Sprout |
|
3 |
|
| 38 Carat Collection |
|
95 | |
| Kings of Rock & Roll – The Best of Prefab Sprout |
|
— | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
Box sets
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Steve McQueen / From Langley Park to Memphis |
|
| Swoon / Steve McQueen |
|
| From Langley Park to Memphis / Jordan: The Comeback |
|
| Original Album Classics |
|
Video albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| From Langley Park to Hollywood |
|
| The Best of Prefab Sprout: A Life of Surprises – The Video Collection |
|
EPs
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
|
UK [1] | ||
| Jordan: The EP | 35 |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
UK [1] [19] |
UK Indie [20] |
AUS [2] [3] |
GER [6] |
IRE [21] |
NL [22] |
NZ [23] |
SPA [10] |
US Dance [24] |
US Main [24] | |||
| " Lions in My Own Garden (Exit Someone)" | 1982 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| " The Devil Has All the Best Tunes" | 1983 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Don't Sing" | 1984 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Swoon |
| "Couldn't Bear to Be Special" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| " When Love Breaks Down" | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Steve McQueen | |
| "When Love Breaks Down" (remix) | 1985 | 25 | — | 55 | — | 26 | — | 38 | — | — | 42 | |
| "Faron Young" | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| " Appetite" | 92 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| " Johnny Johnny" (called "Goodbye Lucille #1" on the album) | 1986 | 64 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| " Cars and Girls" | 1988 | 44 | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | From Langley Park to Memphis |
| " The King of Rock 'n' Roll" | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 38 | — | — | ||
| "Hey Manhattan!" | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Nightingales" | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Golden Calf" | 1989 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Looking for Atlantis" | 1990 | 51 | — | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Jordan: The Comeback |
| "We Let the Stars Go" | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| " The Sound of Crying" | 1992 | 23 | — | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Life of Surprises: The Best of Prefab Sprout |
| "If You Don't Love Me" | 33 | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | ||
| "All the World Loves Lovers" | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Life of Surprises" | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Remember That" | 1993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| " A Prisoner of the Past" | 1997 | 30 | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Andromeda Heights |
| "Electric Guitars" | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Where the Heart Is" | 2000 | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 Carat Collection |
| "Cowboy Dreams" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Gunman and Other Stories |
| "Wild Card in the Pack" | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Let There Be Music" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Let's Change the World with Music |
| "The Best Jewel Thief in the World" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Crimson/Red |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
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