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The Shadows discography

The Shadows discography

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The following is a discography of The Shadows
The Shadows
The Shadows are Britain's most successful instrumental and vocal group with a grand total of 69 UK hit singles: 35 as 'The Shadows' and 34 as 'Cliff Richard and The Shadows', from the 1950s to the 2000s...

, an English rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the 1960s. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, rhythm and blues, country music and also drew on folk music, jazz and classical music....

 band.
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The following is a discography of The Shadows
The Shadows
The Shadows are Britain's most successful instrumental and vocal group with a grand total of 69 UK hit singles: 35 as 'The Shadows' and 34 as 'Cliff Richard and The Shadows', from the 1950s to the 2000s...

, an English rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the 1960s. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, rhythm and blues, country music and also drew on folk music, jazz and classical music....

 band.

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales & certifications
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped a certain number of copies.Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories, which are named after the precious materials gold, platinum and diamond...

UK
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website ; the full Top 200 is published exclusively in ChartsPlus.To qualify for the UK albums...


AUS
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...


AUT
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.3 million people in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west...


BEL
Belgium
The Kingdom of Belgium is a country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters, as well as those of other major international organizations, including NATO...


CAN
Canada
Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...


DEN
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries; southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and it is bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark borders both the Baltic and the North Sea...


GER
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...


FRA
France
France , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...


NLD
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a country in Northwestern Europe, constituting the major portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east...


NZ
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. The indigenous Māori named New Zealand Aotearoa, commonly translated as The Land of the Long White Cloud...


NOR
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a country in Northern Europe occupying the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, as well as Jan Mayen and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard under the Spitsbergen Treaty...


SWE
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe...


SWI
Switzerland
Switzerland , officially the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 states named cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities...


1961 The Shadows
The Shadows (album)
The Shadows, a 1961 pop album by British group The Shadows, was the first instrumental LP by a British group to reach #1 in the UK charts.-Track listing:Side 1#"Shadoogie" #"Blue Star"...

  • Released: 09/1961
  • Label: Columbia
    Columbia Records
    Columbia Records is an American record label founded in 1888.Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in pre-recorded sound, being the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. Columbia Records went on to release records by an array of notable singers,...

1 3 Fr: Gold
1962 Out of the Shadows
Out of the Shadows
Out Of The Shadows is a 1962 rock album by British group The Shadows. It was their second album.-Track listing:Side 1#"The Rumble" #"The Bandit" #"Cosy"...

  • Released: 10/1962
  • Label: Columbia
  • 1
    1964 Dance with The Shadows
  • Released: 05/1964
  • Label: Columbia
  • 2
    1965 The sound of The Shadows
  • Released: 07/1965
  • Label: Columbia
  • 4
    1966 Shadows Music
  • Released: 05/1966
  • Label: Columbia
  • 5
    1967 Jigsaw
  • Released: 07/1967
  • Label: Columbia
    Columbia Records
    Columbia Records is an American record label founded in 1888.Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in pre-recorded sound, being the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. Columbia Records went on to release records by an array of notable singers,...

  • 8
    1967 From Hank, Bruce, Brian and John
  • Released: 12/1967
  • Label: Columbia
  • 1970 Shades of rock
  • Released: 10/1970
  • Label: Columbia
  • 30
    1973 Rockin’ with curly leads
  • Released: 11/1973
  • Label: EMI
  • 45
    1975 Specs appeal
  • Released: 03/1975
  • Label: EMI
  • 30
    1977 Tasty
    Tasty
    Tasty is the third studio album by American R&B singer–songwriter Kelis, released on December 9, 2003 by Star Trak Entertainment and Arista Records. Considered the breakthrough of Kelis' career, she was able to expand her success across Europe reaching new markets in Australia, New Zealand, and...

  • Released: 08/1977
  • Label: EMI
    EMI
    The EMI Group is a British music company. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major publishing arm- EMI Music Publishing- based in New York City...

  • 1979 String of hits
  • Released: 08/1979
  • Label: EMI
    EMI
    The EMI Group is a British music company. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major publishing arm- EMI Music Publishing- based in New York City...

  • 1 UK: Gold
    1980 Change of address
    Change of Address
    Change of Address is Krokus' ninth album, and is largely seen to be their least successful. It has been described as "plainly one of the worst efforts" from Krokus, and the band's website claims that they and their musical style were put under too much pressure from their record company...

  • Released: 09/1980
  • Label: Polydor
  • 17
    1981 Hits Right Up Your Street
  • Released: 09/1981
  • Label: Polydor
  • 15
    1982 Life in the jungle
  • Released: 09/1982
  • Label: Polydor
  • 24
    1983 XXV
  • Released: 03/1983
  • Label: Polydor
  • 34
    1984 Guardian angel
  • Released: 11/1984
  • Label: Polydor
  • 98 6
    1986 Moonlight Shadows
  • Released: 05/1986
  • Label: Polydor
  • 6 3 UK: Platinum
    1987 Simply Shadows
  • Released: 10/1987
  • Label: Polydor
  • 7 31 UK: Platinum + Gold
    1989 Steppin’ to the Shadows
  • Released: 06/1989
  • Label: Polydor
  • 8 31 UK: Gold
    1989 At their very best
  • Released: 12/1989
  • Label: Polydor
  • 12 37
    1990 Reflection
  • Released: 09/1990
  • Label: Polydor
  • 5 UK: Platinum

    Live albums

    Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales & certifications
    Music recording sales certification
    Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped a certain number of copies.Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories, which are named after the precious materials gold, platinum and diamond...

    UK
    UK Albums Chart
    The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website ; the full Top 200 is published exclusively in ChartsPlus.To qualify for the UK albums...


    AUS
    ARIA Charts
    The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...


    AUT
    Austria
    Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.3 million people in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west...


    BEL
    Belgium
    The Kingdom of Belgium is a country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters, as well as those of other major international organizations, including NATO...


    CAN
    Canada
    Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...


    DEN
    Denmark
    Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries; southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and it is bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark borders both the Baltic and the North Sea...


    GER
    Germany
    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...


    FRA
    France
    France , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...


    NLD
    Netherlands
    The Netherlands is a country in Northwestern Europe, constituting the major portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east...


    NZ
    New Zealand
    New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. The indigenous Māori named New Zealand Aotearoa, commonly translated as The Land of the Long White Cloud...


    NOR
    Norway
    Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a country in Northern Europe occupying the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, as well as Jan Mayen and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard under the Spitsbergen Treaty...


    SWE
    Sweden
    Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe...


    SWI
    Switzerland
    Switzerland , officially the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 states named cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities...


    1975 Live at the Olympia
    Live at The Olympia
    Live at The Olympia is an upcoming live album by American alternative rock band R.E.M.. It is a recording of five-night residency the band held at Dublin, Ireland's Olympia Theatre between June 30 and July 5, 2007, and will be released on October 27, 2009. In this series of "working rehearsals"...

    • Released: 11/1975
    • Label: Atlantic Records
    1982 Live at Abbey Road
  • Released: 09/1982
  • Label: Atlantic
  • 2002 Live at the ABC Kingston 1962
  • Released: 04/2002
  • Label: Atlantic
  • 2005 The final tour
  • Released: 10/2004
  • Label: Atlantic
  • 5

    Compilations

    Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales & certifications
    Music recording sales certification
    Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped a certain number of copies.Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories, which are named after the precious materials gold, platinum and diamond...

    UK
    UK Albums Chart
    The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website ; the full Top 200 is published exclusively in ChartsPlus.To qualify for the UK albums...


    AUS
    ARIA Charts
    The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...


    AUT
    Austria
    Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.3 million people in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west...


    BEL
    Belgium
    The Kingdom of Belgium is a country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters, as well as those of other major international organizations, including NATO...


    CAN
    Canada
    Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...


    DEN
    Denmark
    Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries; southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and it is bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark borders both the Baltic and the North Sea...


    GER
    Germany
    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...


    FRA
    France
    France , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...


    NLD
    Netherlands
    The Netherlands is a country in Northwestern Europe, constituting the major portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east...


    NZ
    New Zealand
    New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. The indigenous Māori named New Zealand Aotearoa, commonly translated as The Land of the Long White Cloud...


    NOR
    Norway
    Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a country in Northern Europe occupying the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, as well as Jan Mayen and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard under the Spitsbergen Treaty...


    SWE
    Sweden
    Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe...


    SWI
    Switzerland
    Switzerland , officially the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 states named cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities...


    1963 Greatest hits
    Greatest hits
    A greatest hits album is a compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular music artist or band...

    • Released: 06/1963
    • Label: Columbia
    2 9
    1965 More hits
  • Released: 12/1965
  • Label: Columbia
  • 1977 20 Golden Greats
    20 Golden Greats
    20 Golden Greats is a 1978 compilation album by Buddy Holly and The Crickets. In 2003, the album was ranked number 92 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.-Side one:...

  • Released: 02/1977
  • Label: Atlantic
  • 1 26 UK: Gold
    1980 Another string if hits
  • Released: 06/1980
  • Label: Columbia
  • 16
    2004 Life story
  • Released: 04/26/2004
  • Label: Columbia
  • 7 UK: Gold

    Single

    Year Single Peak chart positions
    UK
    AUS
    ARIA Charts
    The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...


    FRA
    France
    France , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...


    IR
    Ireland
    Ireland is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islets. To the east of Ireland, separated by the Irish Sea, is the island of Great Britain...


    NLD
    Netherlands
    The Netherlands is a country in Northwestern Europe, constituting the major portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east...


    NZ
    New Zealand
    New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. The indigenous Māori named New Zealand Aotearoa, commonly translated as The Land of the Long White Cloud...


    NOR
    Norway
    Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a country in Northern Europe occupying the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, as well as Jan Mayen and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard under the Spitsbergen Treaty...


    ITA
    Italy
    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...


    SA
    South Africa
    The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of Africa, with a coastline on the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. To the north lie Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland, while Lesotho is an independent country surrounded by South Africa.Modern...


    SP
    Spain
    Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...


    1959 "Feelin’ fine"
    "Jet Black
    Jet Black
    Jet Black is an English drummer and one of the founder members of punk rock / new wave band The Stranglers.-Early years:...

    "
    "Saturday Dance"
    1960 "Apache" 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
    "Man of Mystery/The Stranger" 5
    1961 "FBI" 6 7 18
    "The frightened city
    The Frightened City
    The Frightened City is a 1961 British film about extortion rackets and gang warfare in the West End of London. It stars Sean Connery, who plays a burglar called Paddy Damion. He is lured into a protection racket by oily mobster Harry Foulcher , in order to support his partner in crime , who is...

    "
    3 11
    "Kon-tiki
    Kon-Tiki (song)
    Kon-Tiki is an instrumental-only song by The Shadows. It became a #1 single in the United Kingdom .-References:...

    "
    1 14 7
    "The savage
    The Savage
    The Savage is a 1952 Western film directed by George Marshall and starring Charlton Heston. Much of the film was shot in the Black Hills of South Dakota.-Plot synopsis:...

    "
    9
    1962 "Wonderful Land
    Wonderful Land
    "Wonderful Land" is UK #1 single by The Shadows. The song was released on the Atlantic Records label in the U.S., but did not reach the Billboard Top 100. This single stayed more weeks at #1 in the UK than any other single during the 60's - including those by The Beatles.- Mike Oldfield version...

    "
    1 4 1 2 12
    "Guitar Tango" 4 10 13
    "Dance On !
    Dance On
    Dance On! is an instrumental by the British guitar group, The Shadows. It went to number 1 in the UK. It was also recorded in a vocal version by British female soloist Kathy Kirby, whose version reached number 11 in the UK chart in September 1963....

    "
    1 1 2 8
    1963 "Foot tapper
    Foot Tapper
    "Foot Tapper" is an instrumental by the British guitar group, The Shadows. It went to number one in the UK and was the Shadows' last UK number-one hit . The tune is now used as the signature tune and closing tune for the Radio 2 programme Sounds of the 60s....

    "
    1 2
    "Atlantis" 2 27 3 4
    "Shindig
    Shindig
    Shindig may refer to:*Shindig!, a '60s American music variety television show*"Shindig" , an episode of the television series Firefly*Shindig , an open-source project*"Shindig", a song by The Shadows...

    "
    6 7 5
    "Geronimo
    Geronimo
    Geronimo was a prominent Native American leader and medicine man of the Chiricahua Apache who fought against Mexico and the United States and their expansion into Apache tribal lands for several decades.-Biography:Goyahkla was...

    "
    10 10 1
    1964 "Theme for young lovers" 12
    "The rise and fall of Flingel Bunt
    The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt
    The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt is an instrumental by the British guitar group, The Shadows. It went to number 5 in the UK. The character Flingel Bunt is an imaginary character invented by the actor Richard O'Sullivan, a friend of The Shadows. The full title was given to the tune after the group...

    "
    5 5
    "Rhythm and greens" 22
    "Genie With the Light Brown Lamp" 17
    1965 "Mary Anne
    Mary Anne
    Daphne du Maurier's novel Mary Anne is a fictionalised account of the real-life story of her great-great-grandmother, Mary Anne Clarke née Thompson . Mary Anne Clarke from 1803 to 1808 was mistress of Frederick Augustus, the Duke of York and Albany...

    "
    17
    "Stingray
    Stingray
    The stingrays are a family—Dasyatidae—of rays, cartilaginous fishes related to sharks. They are common in coastal tropical and subtropical marine waters throughout the world, but the family also includes species found in warmer temperate oceans such as Dasyatis thetidis, and species entirely...

    "
    19
    "Don’t make my baby blue" 10
    "The Warlord
    The Warlord
    The Warlord can refer to:*Terry Szopinski, a professional wrestler known as The Warlord*Warlord *The Warlord an indie band created by Tim the drummer from *The Warlord , a novel by Jason Frost...

    "
    18
    1966 "I met a girl" 22
    "A Place in the Sun" 24
    "The dreams I dream" 42
    1967 "Maroc 7" 24
    "Tomorrow’s cancelled"
    1975 "Let me be the one
    Let Me Be the One
    "Let Me Be the One" is the name of a 1985 hit single by British pop group Five Star, and was the fourth release from their debut album Luxury Of Life, released in the summer of 1985. "Let Me Be The One" was the group's second UK Top 20 single of the year, reaching #18. It also reached #2 on the U.S...

    "
    12 10 2
    1978 "Don’t cry for me Argentina" 5 7
    1979 "Theme from The Deer Hunter" 9 8 1
    1980 "Riders in the sky
    Riders in the Sky
    Riders In The Sky is a Western music and comedy group which began performing in 1977; their style also appeals to children, and they are sometimes considered a children's band...

    "
    12 6
    "Equinoxe Part V" 50
    1981 "The third man
    The Third Man
    The Third Man also spelled The 3rd Man, is a 1949 British film noir directed by Carol Reed and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, and Trevor Howard. The screenplay was written by novelist Graham Greene. Greene's novella of the same name, written in preparation for writing the...

    "
    44