The Seekers were an Australian folk music group formed in 1962 consisting of Athol Guy, Keith Potger, Bruce Woodley and Judith Durham.
| The Seekers discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 12 |
| Live albums | 7 |
| Compilation albums | 35 |
The quartet were first active from 1962 to 1968 when Durham left to pursue a solo career. The group re-formed in 1975 and recruited Louisa Wisseling to provide vocals, but disbanded again in 1978. In 1988, the group re-formed with Julie Anthony and then (from 1990–91) Karen Knowles providing vocals. In 1993, Durham reunited with original members Guy, Potger and Woodley, and they have toured on and off since then.
Below is an extensive discography of their hits across the world, where they scored numerous successes in countries such as Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States.
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||||||||
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| AUS [1] |
NZ [2] |
UK [3] |
US [4] | ||||||||||||||||
| Introducing the Seekers |
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5 | — | — | 145 | ||||||||||||||
| The Seekers |
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— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Hide & Seekers |
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— | — | — | 62 | ||||||||||||||
| A World of Our Own |
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— | — | 5 | 123 | ||||||||||||||
| Come the Day |
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7 | — | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Seekers Seen in Green |
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2 | — | 15 | — | ||||||||||||||
| The Seekers | 17 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Giving and Taking |
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78 | 5 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| A Little Bit of Country |
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84 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Live On |
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26 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Future Road |
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4 | 13 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Morningtown Ride to Christmas |
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18 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Back to Our Roots |
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— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart, position unknown or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||||||||
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| AUS [1] |
NZ [2] |
UK [3] | |||||||||||||||||
| Live at the Talk of the Town | — | — | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 25 Year Reunion Celebration (with Judith Durham) |
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9 | 22 | 93 |
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| 1968 BBC Farewell Spectacular (with Judith Durham) |
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12 | — | — |
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| Night of Nights... Live! |
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26 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Farewell |
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3 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| The Carnival of Hits Tour 2000 |
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— | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Live in the UK |
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28 [10] |
— | — | |||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart, position unknown or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [1][11][6] |
NZ [2] |
UK [3] | ||||
| The Seekers Sing Their Big Hits |
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3 | — | — | ||
| Introducing the Seekers Big Hits |
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5 | — | — | ||
| The Seekers' Greatest Hits |
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1 | — | — | ||
| The Best of The Seekers |
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— | — | 1 | ||
| The Carnival Is Over |
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17 | — | — | ||
| Something Old/Something New (with The New Seekers) |
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55 | — | — | ||
| The Silver Jubilee Album |
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3 | 3 | — | ||
| A Carnival of Hits |
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— | — | 7 | ||
| The Best of The Seekers |
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45[13] | — | — | ||
| Greatest Hits |
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31 | — | 34 | ||
| The Golden Jubilee Album |
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10 | 2 | — | ||
| Hidden Treasures – Volume 1 |
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21 | — | — | ||
| Hidden Treasures – Volume 2 |
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56 | — | — | ||
| Carry Me (The Seekers 60th Anniversary) |
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10 [16] |
— | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||
Other official compilation albums
edit- More of the Fabulous Seekers (1968)
- Seekers Golden Collection (1969)
- The Seekers (1969)
- The Sound of the Seekers (1970)
- The Seekers Again (1973)
- 25 Favourites (1973)
- The Very Best of the Seekers (1974)
- The Second Album of the Very Best of The Seekers (1975)
- Collector Series – The Seekers (1977)
- The Very Best of The Seekers (1978)
- All Around the World (1978)
- 24 Golden Greats (1978)
- This Is The Seekers (1980)
- The Hits of The Seekers (1983)
- Greatest Hits (1985)
- An Hour of The Seekers (1988)
- Ideal (1990)
- Capitol Collectors Series (1992)
- This Is The Seekers (1994)
- Collection (1998)
- The Very Best of The Seekers (1998)
- The Ultimate Collection (2003)
- A's, B's & EP's (2004)
- The Ultimate Collection (2007)
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas (2019)
Box sets
edit| Title | Album details | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
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| AUS [1] |
NZ [2] | |||||
| The Seekers Complete |
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17 | — |
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| Treasure Chest |
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7 | — |
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| All Bound for Morningtown |
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— | 36 | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [18] |
CAN |
IRE [19] |
NOR [20] |
NZ [21] |
SA [22] |
SWE [23] |
UK [24] |
US [25] |
US AC [26] | |||
| "Kumbaya" | 1963 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Introducing the Seekers |
| "Waltzing Matilda" | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Seekers | |
| "Myra" | 1964 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "I'll Never Find Another You" | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | — | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| "What Have They Done to the Rain" | 1965 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hide & Seekers |
| "A World of Our Own" | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 2 | A World of Our Own | |
| "Chilly Winds" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 122 | — | Hide & Seekers | |
| "Morningtown Ride" | 8 | 27 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 2 | 44 | 13 | ||
| "Cotton Fields" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Seekers | |
| "The Carnival Is Over" | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 105 | 27 | Non-album single | |
| "Lady Mary" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hide & Seekers | |
| "Someday, One Day" | 1966 | 4 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 11 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Walk with Me" | 33 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 10 | — | — | ||
| "Georgy Girl" | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | 1 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Come the Day | |
| "Isa Lei" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Seekers | |
| "Myra (Shake Up the Party)" | 1967 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "On the Other Side" | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 115 | — | Seekers Seen in Green | |
| "When Will the Good Apples Fall" | 43 | — | 10 | — | — | 12 | — | 11 | — | 14 | Non-album singles | |
| "Emerald City" | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | ||
| "Love Is Kind, Love Is Wine" | 1968 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | 21 | Live at the Talk of the Town |
| "Days of My Life" | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "With My Swag All on My Shoulder" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live at the Talk of the Town | |
| "Island of Dreams" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Children Go Where I Send You" | 1969 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Colours of My Life" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Seekers Seen in Green | |
| "Sparrow Song" | 1975 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Seekers |
| "Love Isn't Love Until You Give It Away" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Reunion" | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Seekers | |
| "Break These Chains" | 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "A Part of You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Giving and Taking | |
| "Where in the World" | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Giving and Taking" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Vagabond" | 1977 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "How Can a Love So Wrong Be So Right" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live On |
| "Building Bridges" | 1989 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Keep a Dream in Your Pocket" | 1993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 Year Reunion Celebration |
| "A World of Our Own" (re-recording) | 1994 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | — | — | A Carnival of Hits |
| "Georgy Girl" (re-recording) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | — | — | ||
| "Calling Me Home" | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Future Road |
| "Carry Me" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Carry Me (The Seekers 60th Anniversary) |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d Peaks in Australia:
- All except noted: "Australian Albums". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- Peaks between 1970 and 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- Peaks 51–100 between 1988 and 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- Hidden Treasures – Volume 2: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 9 November 2020". The ARIA Report. No. 1601. Australian Recording Industry Association. 9 November 2020. p. 6.
- ^ a b c d "New Zealand Albums". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "The Seekers". Official Charts. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ Cabison, Rosalie (2 January 2013). "Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "1997 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". ARIA Charts. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "ARIA Albums accreditations". ARIA. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "SEEKERS, THE Farewell". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "The Carnival of Hits Tour 2000". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "David Kent's "Australian Chart Book 1940-1969"". Australian Chart Book. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 25 July 1993. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1997 Albums". ARIA. 1998. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "flavour of new zealand - search lever". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1965 - 1989 Acts (S)". Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Seekers - Se alla låtar och listplaceringar". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2009). Top Pop Singles 1955–2008. Record Research. p. 867. ISBN 9780898201802.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs (1961–2006). Record Research. p. 245. ISBN 9780898201697.
External links
edit- The Seekers discography discography at Discogs