The discography of British rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band consists of 17 studio albums, 3 live albums, 7 compilation albums, 5 video albums, and 37 singles. Manfred Mann's Earth Band have been releasing albums and singles since 1971.
| Manfred Mann's Earth Band discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 17 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Singles | 37 |
| Video albums | 5 |
The Earth Band was formed in 1971 by South African musician Manfred Mann after the break-up of Chapter Three. Mann formed the Earth Band as a progressive rock group to break away from the pop genre.
The band's albums have charted in at least 8 countries and their singles have charted in at least 5. The group is most notable remembered for their cover versions of Bruce Springsteen songs, including "Blinded by the Light", which topped the singles charts in the United States and Canada.[1][2] The group's albums have been the most successful in Norway, where a total of 7 released peaking in the top 10 of the VG-lista albums chart.[3]
Studio albums
edit| Year | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
AUS [5] |
AUT [6] |
CAN [1] |
NL [7] |
NZ [8] |
NOR [3] |
SE [9] |
US [10] |
GER [11] | ||||
| 1972 | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 138 | — | ||
| Glorified Magnified |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973 | Messin' |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 196 | — | |
| Solar Fire |
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— | — | — | 96 | — | — | — | — | 96 | — | ||
| 1974 | The Good Earth |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 157 | — | |
| 1975 | Nightingales & Bombers |
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— | — | — | — | 20 | — | 10 | — | 120 | 49 | |
| 1976 | The Roaring Silence |
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10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 26 | |
| 1978 | Watch |
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33 | 40 | 14 | 85 | 18 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 83 | 3 | |
| 1979 | Angel Station |
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30 | 22 | 6 | — | 19 | — | 3 | 6 | 144 | 4 | |
| 1980 | Chance |
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— | 42 | 12 | 23 | — | — | 6 | 13 | 87 | 11 | |
| 1982 | Somewhere in Afrika |
18 February 1983 (UK)
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87 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 14 | 40 | 8 | |
| 1986 | Criminal Tango | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | 7 | 18 | — | 17 | ||
| 1987 | Masque |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | |
| 1991 | Plains Music |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1996 | Soft Vengeance |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | 65 | |
| 2004 | 2006 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
Live albums
edit| Year | Title | Album details |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Budapest Live |
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| 1998 | Mann Alive |
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| 2009 | Bootleg Archives: Volumes 1–5 |
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| 2017 | Bootleg Archives: Volumes 6–10 |
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Compilation albums
edit| Year | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
NL [7] |
NO [3] |
GE [11] | |||
| 1975 | 1971-1973 |
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— | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 20 Years of Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
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— | — | 17 | — |
| 1992 | Spotlight: 1971–1991 |
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— | — | — | — |
| Blinded by the Light: The Very Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
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69 | 77 | 1 | 10 | |
| 1993 | The Very Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Vol. 2 |
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— | — | — | — |
| 1996 | The Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
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— | — | — | — |
| 1999 | The Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band Re-Mastered |
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— | — | — | 82 |
| 2001 | The Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band Re-Mastered Volume II |
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— | — | — | — |
| 2005 | Odds & Sods – Mis-takes & Out-takes |
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— | — | — | — |
Video albums
edit| Year | Title | Album details |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Angel Station in Moscow |
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| 2006 | Unearthed: The Best of 1973–2005 |
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| 2007 | Budapest Live |
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| 2008 | Watch the DVD |
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| 2009 | Then And Now |
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Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
CA [1] |
GE [17] |
IRE [18] |
NL [7] |
NZ [8] |
SA [19] |
US [2] |
AU [5] | ||||
| 1971 | "Living Without You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | |
| "Mrs. Henry" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | — | |||
| 1972 | "I'm Up and I'm Leaving" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | — | ||
| "Meat" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Glorified Magnified | ||
| 1973 | "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Get Your Rocks Off" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Messin' | ||
| "Mardi Gras Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Joybringer" | 9 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 93 | Non-Album single | ||
| 1974 | "Father of Day, Father of Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Solar Fire | |
| "Be Not Too Hard" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Good Earth | ||
| 1975 | "Spirit in the Night" | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 97 | — | Nightingales & Bombers | |
| 1976 | "Blinded by the Light" | 6 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 8 | — | 1 | 11 | The Roaring Silence | |
| "Questions" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1977 | "Spirit in the Night" (New Version) | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 73 | Non-album single | |
| "California" | 54[A] | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | 96 | Watch | ||
| 1978 | "Mighty Quinn" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | ||
| "Davy's on the Road Again" | 6 | — | 26 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | 48 | |||
| 1979 | "You Angel You" | 54 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 50 | Angel Station | |
| "Don't Kill It Carol" | 45 | — | 23 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1980 | "Lies (Through the 80's)" | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | 98 | Chance | |
| 1981 | "For You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | — | ||
| "I (Who Have Nothing)" | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| 1983 | "Eyes of Nostradamus" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Somewhere in Afrika
*No 2 on 1251am radio station for 1 week.Played in top 5 every night. Major radio station in Auckland | |
| "Redemption Song" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Tribal Statistics" | — | — | — | — | — | 2* | — | — | — | |||
| "Demolition Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1984 | "Runner" | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 22 | — | ||
| 1986 | "Do Anything You Wanna Do" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Criminal Tango | |
| "Going Underground" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1987 | "Geronimo's Cadillac" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Masque | |
| 1992 | "Blinded by the Light" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blinded by the Light: The Very Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band | |
| 1996 | "Nothing Ever Happens" | — | — | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Soft Vengeance | |
| "Tumbling Ball" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Pleasure and Pain" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1998 | "Mighty Quinn" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mann Alive | |
| 2004 | "Demons and Dragons" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2006 | |
| 2011 | "(Lick Your) Boots" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".
References
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- ^ Irish Recorded Music Association
- ^ SA Charts 1969 - 1989