This is the discography of British singer-songwriter Tom Robinson. He has released one studio album as part of Café Society, two as part of the Tom Robinson Band, one as part of Sector 27, one as part of Faith, Folk and Anarchy, one with King Crimson lead singer Jakko Jakszyk and eight solo albums. He has also released fan club-only bootlegs known as the Castaway Club series.
| Tom Robinson discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 14 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Live albums | 7 |
| Compilation albums | 11 |
| Singles | 33 |
| Video albums | 2 |
| Other albums | 13 |
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
UK Indie [2] |
AUS [3] |
FIN [4] |
NOR [5] |
SWE [6] |
US [7] | ||
| Café Society (as Café Society) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Power in the Darkness (as Tom Robinson Band) |
4 | — | 52 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 144 | |
| TRB Two (as Tom Robinson Band) |
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18 | — | — | 25 | 8 | 17 | 163 |
| Sector 27 (as Sector 27) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| North by Northwest |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hope and Glory |
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21 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Still Loving You |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| We Never Had It So Good (with Jakko Jakszyk) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Living in a Boom Time |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Love over Rage |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Having It Both Ways |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Smelling Dogs |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Faith, Folk and Anarchy (as Faith, Folk and Anarchy) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Only the Now |
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— | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Cabaret ‘79 |
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| Live – Midnight at the Fringe |
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| Blond & Blue |
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| The Winter of 1992 (as Tom Robinson Band) |
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| Holidays in the Sun |
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| Faith, Folk and Anarchy Live (as Faith, Folk and Anarchy, with Martyn Joseph and Steve Knightley) |
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| Power in the Darkness – Live at the 100 Club |
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Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Tom Robinson Band (as Tom Robinson Band) |
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| The Collection 1977–'87 |
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| Last Tango |
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| Tom Robinson |
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| The Gold Collection |
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| Sector 27 Complete (as Section 27) |
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| Rising Free – The Very Best of TRB (as Tom Robinson Band) |
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| The Undiscovered |
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| The Cafe Society Archives (as Café Society) |
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| War Baby |
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| The Anthology 1977–79 (as Tom Robinson Band) |
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Video albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Back in the Old Country | |
| Tom Robinson Band (as Tom Robinson Band) |
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Other albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The T.R.B. Pre-Album |
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| Castaway Club Vol 1 |
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| Castaway Club Vol 2 |
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| Castaway Club Vol 3 |
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| Castaway Club Vol 4 |
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| Live at Abbey Road – Castaway Club Vol 5 |
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| Castaway Club Vol 6 |
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| Home from Home |
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| Castaway Club Vol 7 |
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| Castaway Club Vol 8 |
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| Castaway Club Vol 9 |
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| Castaway Club Vol 10 |
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| Castaway CD 60 |
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EPs
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
FIN [4] |
SWE [9] | ||
| Rising Free... ("Don't Take No for an Answer"/"Sing If You're Glad to Be Gay") |
|
18 | 24 | 15 |
| Atmospherics |
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— | — | — |
| Feel So Good (with Kiki Dee) |
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93 | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
UK Indie [10] |
AUS [3] |
BE (FL) [11] |
FIN [4] |
IRE [12] |
NL [13] |
NOR [14] |
NZ [15] |
SWE [16] | |||
| "(The) Whitby Two-Step" (as Café Society) | 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Café Society |
| "2-4-6-8 Motorway" (as Tom Robinson Band) | 1977 | 5 | — | 13 | 28 | 3 | 14 | —[A] | 6 | 36 | 1 | Non-album singles |
| "Right On Sister" (as Tom Robinson Band; US and Canada-only release) | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Up Against the Wall" (as Tom Robinson Band) | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | Power in the Darkness | |
| "Too Good to Be True" (as Tom Robinson Band) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Black Angel" (as Tom Robinson Band; Japan-only release) | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TRB Two |
| "Bully for You" (as Tom Robinson Band) | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Alright All Night" (as Tom Robinson Band) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Never Gonna Fall in Love (Again)" (with the Voice Squad) | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Not Ready" (as Sector 27) | 1980 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sector 27 |
| "Invitation: What Have We Got to Lose?" (as Sector 27) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Total Recall" (as Sector 27) | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Martin's Gone" (as Sector 27) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Tango an der Wand" (Germany-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Now Martin's Gone" | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | North by Northwest |
| "Stand Together" (Germany-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cabaret '79 | |
| "War Baby" | 1983 | 6 | 1 | 73 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | Hope and Glory |
| "Listen to the Radio (Atmospherics)" | 39 | 4 | — | 6 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | ||
| "Back in the Old Country" | 1984 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hope and Glory | |
| "Prison" | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "(It Ain't Nothing Like) The Real Thing" | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Still Loving You |
| "Still Loving You" | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Spain" | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Hard Cases" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Blood Brother" (with Jakko Jakszyk) | 1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | We Never Had It So Good |
| "War Baby" (re-recording) | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Living in a Boom Time |
| "Hard" | 1994 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | Love Over Rage |
| "Loved" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Days (That Changed the World)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Thin Green Line" (with TV Smith) | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Immortal Rich (by TV Smith) |
| "Connecticut"/"Disrespect" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Having It Both Ways |
| "The Mighty Sword of Justice" (promo-only release)[19] | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Only the Now |
| "One Big Con" (as the Gaslight Troubadours featuring Tom Robinson) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stranger Swings (by the Gaslight Troubadours) |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ "2-4-6-8 Motorway" didn't enter the Dutch Single Top 30, but did peak at number 9 on the Single Tip chart and number 28 on the Dutch Top 40.[17][18]
References
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- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 254. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b c "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit REM - ROB". Sisältää hitin. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
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- ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Tom Robinson". Billboard. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "New Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 8 November 1980. p. 29. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
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- ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989'. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
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- ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Tom Robinson Band – 2-4-6-8 Motorway". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Tom Robinson Band - 2-4-6-8 Motorway | Top 40". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Tom Robinson". www.bolchini.com. Retrieved 15 April 2022.