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This page lists albums, singles and compilations by the musician Elvis Costello, release date (UK and U.S.) and label (UK and US).
Contents |
Albums
Studio Albums
| Title | Release date |
Artist Credit | Record label | Chart position | RIAA Certification[1] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.K. | U.S. | |||||
| My Aim Is True | 1977 | Elvis Costello | Stiff / Columbia | 14 | 32 | Platinum |
| This Year's Model | 1978 | Elvis Costello (some reissues credit 'Elvis Costello and The Attractions') |
Radar / Columbia | 4 | 30 | Gold |
| Armed Forces | 1979 | Elvis Costello and The Attractions | 2 | 10 | Gold | |
| Get Happy!! | 1980 | F-Beat / Columbia | 2 | 11 | ||
| Trust | 1981 | 9 | 28 | |||
| Almost Blue | 7 | 50 | ||||
| Imperial Bedroom | 1982 | 6 | 30 | |||
| Punch the Clock | 1983 | 3 | 24 | |||
| Goodbye Cruel World | 1984 | 10 | 35 | |||
| King of America | 1986 | The Costello Show and The Confederates and The Attractions |
Demon / Columbia | 11 | 39 | |
| Blood and Chocolate | Elvis Costello and The Attractions | 16 | ? | |||
| Spike | 1989 | Elvis Costello | Warner Bros. | 5 | 32 | Gold |
| Mighty Like a Rose | 1991 | 5 | 55 | |||
| G.B.H. | Elvis Costello with Richard Harvey | Demon | - | - | ||
| The Juliet Letters | 1993 | Elvis Costello with The Brodsky Quartet | Warner Bros. | 18 | 125 | |
| Live at the El Mocambo | Elvis Costello and The Attractions | Rykodisc | - | - | ||
| Brutal Youth | 1994 | Elvis Costello | Warner Bros. | 2 | 34 | |
| Kojak Variety | 1995 | 21 | 102 | |||
| Deep Dead Blue | Elvis Costello with Bill Frisell | Warner Bros. / Nonesuch | 136 | - | ||
| Jake's Progress | Elvis Costello with Richard Harvey | Demon | - | - | ||
| All This Useless Beauty | 1996 | Elvis Costello and The Attractions | Warner Bros. | 28 | 53 | |
| Costello & Nieve | Elvis Costello with Steve Nieve | - | - | |||
| Terror & Magnificence (UK only) | 1997 | Elvis Costello with John Harle | Argo | - | - | |
| Painted from Memory | 1998 | Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach | Mercury / Polygram | 32 | 78 | |
| The Sweetest Punch | Elvis Costello with Bill Frisell | Universal Music Group | - | - | ||
| For the Stars | 2001 | Elvis Costello with Anne Sofie von Otter | Deutsche Grammophon | 67 | - | |
| When I Was Cruel | 2002 | Elvis Costello and The Imposters | Island | 17 | 20 | |
| Cruel Smile | Universal Music Group | - | 180 | |||
| North | 2003 | Elvis Costello | Deutsche Grammophon | 44 | 57 | |
| The Delivery Man | 2004 | Elvis Costello and The Imposters | Lost Highway | 73 | 40 | |
| Il Sogno | Elvis Costello | Deutsche Grammophon | - | - | ||
| Piano Jazz | 2005 | Elvis Costello with Marian McPartland | Jazz Alliance | - | - | |
| My Flame Burns Blue | 2006 | Elvis Costello | Deutsche Grammophon | - | 188 | |
| The River in Reverse | Elvis Costello with Allen Toussaint | Verve Forecast | 97 | 103 | ||
| Momofuku | 2008 | Elvis Costello and The Imposters | Lost Highway | 112 | 59 | |
Album reissue series
Rykodisc
- October 15, 1993 - My Aim Is True, This Year's Model, Armed Forces, Live At The El Mocambo
- April 29, 1994 - Get Happy!!, Trust
- August 30, 1994 - Almost Blue, Imperial Bedroom
- September 5, 1994 - G.B.H.
- March 7, 1995 - Punch the Clock, Goodbye Cruel World
- July 6, 1995 - King of America
- September 12, 1995 - Blood and Chocolate
Rhino
- August 11, 2001 - My Aim Is True, Spike, All This Useless Beauty
- February 19, 2002 - This Year's Model, Blood and Chocolate, Brutal Youth
- November 19, 2002 - Armed Forces, Imperial Bedroom, Mighty Like a Rose
- September 9, 2003 - Get Happy!!, Trust, Punch the Clock
- August 3, 2004 - Almost Blue, Goodbye Cruel World, Kojak Variety
- April 26, 2005 - King of America
- March 21, 2006 - The Juliet Letters
Hip-O
Note that all albums from My Aim Is True through to Blood and Chocolate were reissued on May 1, 2007 by Hip-O Records as single CDs featuring the original US track listings. The dates listed below refer to the deluxe double CD editions which feature bonus material.
- September 11, 2007 - My Aim Is True
- March 4, 2008 - This Year's Model
Compilations
Compilation albums
| Title | Release date | Record label | Chart position | RIAA Certification[1] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.K. | U.S. | ||||
| A Bunch of Stiff Records | April 1, 1977 | Stiff | - | - | |
| Stiffs Live | 1978 | Stiff / Arista | - | - | |
| Taking Liberties | November, 1980 | Columbia | - | 28 | |
| Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers | November 7, 1980 | F-Beat | - | - | |
| The Man | 1985 | Demon | 8 | - | |
| The Best of Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 1985 | Columbia | - | 116 | Platinum |
| Out of Our Idiot (UK only) | December 4, 1987 | Demon | - | - | |
| Girls Girls Girls | October, 1989 | Demon / Columbia | - | - | |
| The Very Best of Elvis Costello and The Attractions 1977-86 | October 25, 1994 | Rykodisc / Demon | 116 | - | |
| Extreme Honey | October 21, 1997 | Warner Bros. | 162 | - | |
| The Very Best of Elvis Costello | September 21, 1999 | Polygram | 4 | - | |
| The Very Best of Elvis Costello | April 17, 2001 | Rhino | 27 | - | |
| The Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years | May 1, 2007 | Hip-O | - | 110 | |
| Rock and Roll Music | May 1, 2007 | Hip-O | - | - | |
Boxsets
| Title | Release date | Record label |
|---|---|---|
| 2½ Years | October 15, 1993 | Rykodisc |
| Singles, Volume 1 (UK only) | October 27, 2003 | Edsel |
| Singles, Volume 2 (UK only) | October 27, 2003 | Edsel |
| Singles, Volume 3 (UK only) | October 27, 2003 | Edsel |
Singles
The following is a list of all Costello's commercially available singles. The key for the Artist Credit below is as follows:
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| Title | Year | Artist Credit | Chart Positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.K. Singles | Australia | Canada | Ireland | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. MSR | U.S. Modern Rock | ||||
| "Less Than Zero" | 1977 | EC | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | My Aim Is True [A] |
| "Alison" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Watching the Detectives" | 15 | 35 | 60 | - | 108 | - | - | |||
| "(I Don't Want to Go To) Chelsea" | 1978 | EC+ATT | 16 | 93 | - | 12 | - | - | - | This Year's Model [B] |
| "Pump It Up" | 24 | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Radio Radio" | 29 | 93 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Oliver's Army" | 1979 | 2 | 24 | - | 4 | - | - | - | Armed Forces | |
| "Accidents Will Happen" | 28 | - | - | - | 101 | - | - | |||
| "I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down" | 1980 | 4 | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | Get Happy!! | |
| "High Fidelity" | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "New Amsterdam" | EC [C] | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Clubland" | EC+ATT | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Trust | |
| "From a Whisper to a Scream" | 1981 | - | - | - | - | - | 46 | - | ||
| "Watch Your Step" (US release only) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "A Good Year for the Roses" | 6 | 34 | - | 5 | - | - | - | Almost Blue | ||
| "Sweet Dreams" | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "I'm Your Toy" | 1982 | EC+ATT+RPO | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| "You Little Fool" | EC+ATT | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Imperial Bedroom | |
| "Man Out Of Time" | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "From Head to Toe" | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Party Party" | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Party Party Soundtrack | ||
| "Pills and Soap" | 1983 | IMP | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Punch the Clock |
| "Everyday I Write the Book" | EC+ATT | 28 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 36 | 33 | - | ||
| "Let Them All Talk" | 59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Peace In Our Time" | 1984 | IMP | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Goodbye Cruel World |
| "I Wanna Be Loved" / "Turning The Town Red" [D] | EC+ATT | 25 | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | ||
| "The Only Flame in Town" | 71 | - | - | - | 56 | 44 | - | |||
| "Green Shirt" | 1985 | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | - | The Man | |
| "The People's Limousine" | TCB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" | 1986 | TCS | 33 | 81 | - | 22 | - | 38 | - | King of America |
| "Seven Day Weekend" | JC+EC+ATT | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "Lovable" (US release only) | TCS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | King of America | |
| "Tokyo Storm Warning" | EC+ATT | 73 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Blood and Chocolate | |
| "I Want You" | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Blue Chair" | 1987 | EC | 94 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| "A Town Called Big Nothing" | TMG | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "Veronica" | 1989 | EC | 31 | 27 | 64 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 1 | Spike |
| "Baby Plays Around" EP | 65 | - | - | 27 | - | - | - | |||
| "...This Town..." | - | - | - | - | - | 41 | 4 | |||
| "The Other Side of Summer" | 1991 | 43 | - | 72 | - | - | 40 | 1 | Mighty Like a Rose | |
| "So Like Candy" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Jacksons, Monk & Rowe" | 1993 | EC+BQ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | The Juliet Letters |
| "Sulky Girl" | 1994 | EC [E] | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Brutal Youth |
| "13 Steps Lead Down" | 59 | - | - | - | 115 | - | 6 | |||
| "You Tripped at Every Step" | EC+ATT | 83 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "London's Brilliant Parade" | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "It's Time" | 1996 | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | All This Useless Beauty | |
| "Little Atoms" | 95 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "The Other End Of The Telescope" | 96 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Distorted Angel" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "All This Useless Beauty" | 96 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "You Bowed Down" (US release only) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Toledo" | 1999 | EC+BB | 72 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Painted from Memory |
| "She" | EC | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Notting Hill Soundtrack | |
| "Tear Off Your Own Head (It's a Doll Revolution)" | 2002 | EC [F] | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | When I Was Cruel |
| "45" | 92 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Monkey to Man" | 2004 | EC+IMP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | The Delivery Man |
| "Brilliant Mistake" | 2005 | EC [G] | 222 | - | - | - | - | - | - | King of America |
- Notes
- A ^ "Watching the Detectives" was a stand alone single in the U.K. but was subsequently is included on U.S. versions of My Aim Is True.
- B ^ "(I Don't Want to Go To) Chelsea" was not included on U.S. versions of This Years Model. "Radio Radio" was a stand alone single in the U.K. but was subsequently is included on U.S. versions of This Years Model.
- C ^ The Attractions played on almost all of Costello's singles from 1978 to 1984 (and sporadically thereafter), but note that 1980's "New Amsterdam" was a solo single on which Elvis Costello played all instruments. Accordingly, The Attractions were not credited.
- D ^ "I Wanna Be Loved" / "Turning The Town Red" was tracked as a double A-side in the UK, with both sides charting. "Turning The Town Red" did not initially appear on Goodbye Cruel World, although it has been added as a bonus track to some CD reissues of this album.
- E ^ Although the Attractions played on "Sulky Girl" and "13 Steps Lead Down", these tracks were credited simply to Elvis Costello.
- F ^ The backing musicians on "Tear Off Your Own Head" and "45" were Steve Nieve, Davey Faragher, and Pete Thomas, later to be collectively billed as "The Imposters". However, these releases are credited solely to Costello.
- G ^ "Brilliant Mistake" was released as a UK single in 2005, 19 years after the track first appeared on the album King of America. Though the album was credited to The Costello Show, the single release was credited to Elvis Costello.
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