This is the discography of English rock band Inspiral Carpets.
| Inspiral Carpets discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 5 |
| EPs | 8 |
| Compilation albums | 6 |
| Singles | 25 |
| Video albums | 3 |
| Demo releases | 3 |
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
UK Indie [2] |
AUS [3] |
NZ [4] | |||
| Life | 2 | 1 | 140 | 22 | ||
| The Beast Inside |
|
5 | 1 | 157 | — |
|
| Revenge of the Goldfish |
|
17 | 1 | 123 | — | |
| Devil Hopping |
|
10 | 2 | 180 | — | |
| Inspiral Carpets |
|
63 | 12 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
UK Indie [2] | |||
| The Singles |
|
17 | 5 | |
| Radio 1 Sessions |
|
— | — | |
| Cool As |
|
65 | — | |
| Greatest Hits |
|
— | — |
|
| Keep the Circle: B-Sides and Udder Stuff |
|
— | — | |
| The Complete Singles |
|
74 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||
Video albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| 21790 Live | |
| The Singles |
|
| Live at Brixton Academy |
|
EPs
edit| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
UK Indie [6] |
IRE [7] | ||
| Plane Crash |
|
— | — | — |
| Trainsurfing |
|
148 | 5 | — |
| The Peel Sessions |
|
— | 5 | — |
| Cool As **** |
|
— | — | — |
| Island Head |
|
21 | — | 29 |
| Island Head Live |
|
— | — | — |
| Peel Session |
|
— | — | — |
| The Tour Souvenir EP – Australia 1993 |
|
— | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||
Demo releases
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Waiting for Ours |
|
| Cow |
|
| Dung 4 |
|
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
UK Indie [6] |
AUS [3] |
IRE [7] |
US Alt [8] |
US Dance [9] | ||||
| "Keep the Circle Around" | 1988 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Joe" | 1989 | 130 | 5 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Find Out Why" | 90 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Move" | 49 | 1 | — | — | — | — | Life | ||
| "This Is How It Feels" | 1990 | 14 | — | 149 | — | 22 | — |
| |
| "She Comes in the Fall" | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Commercial Rain" (US-only release) | — | — | — | — | 27 | 15 | |||
| "Biggest Mountain" [A] | 21 | — | 122 | 29 | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Caravan" | 1991 | 30 | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | The Beast Inside | |
| "Please Be Cruel" | 50 | — | 187 | — | — | — | |||
| "Dragging Me Down" | 1992 | 12 | — | 197 | 30 | — | — | Revenge of the Goldfish | |
| "Two Worlds Collide" | 32 | — | 177 | — | 8 | — | |||
| "Generations" | 28 | — | 199 | — | — | — | |||
| "Bitches Brew" | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "How it Should Be" | 1993 | 49 | — | 112 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Saturn 5" | 1994 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | Devil Hopping | |
| "I Want You" (featuring Mark E. Smith) | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Uniform" | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Joe" (re-recording) | 1995 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | The Singles | |
| "Come Back Tomorrow" | 2003 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | Cool As | |
| "You're So Good for Me" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Inspiral Carpets | |
| "Fix Your Smile" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Spitfire" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Inspiral Carpets | |
| "Let You Down" (featuring John Cooper Clarke) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Venture" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ In the UK and most countries, "Biggest Mountain" was released on the EP Island Head.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "INSPIRAL CARPETS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ a b Peak positions for Inspiral Carpet's albums on the UK Independent Charts:
- Life: "Indie 33". Number One. 5 May 1990.
- The Beast Inside: "Indie Albums". Music Week. 11 May 1991. p. 20.
- Revenge of the Goldfish: "The Independent Charts". Music Week. 24 October 1992. p. 20.
- Devil Hopping: "Independent Albums". Music Week. 26 March 1994. p. 18.
- The Singles: "Independent Albums". Music Week. 7 October 1995. p. 30.
- Inspiral Carpets: "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ a b Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- "This Is How It Feels" and Life: "Week commencing 9 July 1990". Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- "Biggest Mountain": "Week commencing 10 December 1990". Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- "Please Be Cruel" and The Beast Inside: "Week commencing 12 August 1991". Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- All ARIA peaks to 23 November 2021: "Inspiral Carpets chart history, received from ARIA on 23 November 2021". ARIA. Retrieved 24 June 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d "British certifications – Inspiral Carpets". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 April 2023. Type Inspiral Carpets in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ a b Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
- ^ a b "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ Whiteburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981–2002. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 214. ISBN 0898201535.
- ^ "Inspiral Carpets Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
