Electric Light Orchestra / discography
Electric Light Orchestra - discography
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Electric Light Orchestra (1986)
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Publications | |
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Studio albums | 15th |
Live albums | 7th |
Compilations | 34 |
EPs | 2 |
Singles | 49 |
Video albums | 12 |
Box sets | 4th |
This discography is an overview of the musical works of British rock - music group Electric Light Orchestra . According to sources, she has sold more than 50 million records to date, over 8.7 million of them in her home country alone. The most successful release by ELO is the seventh studio album Out of the Blue with over ten million units sold.
Albums
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1971 | The Electric Light Orchestra / No Answer | - | - | - |
UK32 (4 weeks) UK |
US196 (2 weeks) US |
First published: December 1971
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1973 | ELO 2 / Electric Light Orchestra II | - | - | - |
UK35 (1 week) UK |
US62 (22 weeks) US |
First published: February 1973
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1973 | On the third day | - | - | - | - |
US52 (24 weeks) US |
First published: November 1973
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1974 | Eldorado | - | - | - | - |
US16
gold
(32 weeks)US |
First published: September 1974
Sales: + 500,000 |
1975 | Face the Music | - | - | - | - |
US8th
gold
(48 weeks)US |
First published: September 1975
Sales: + 500,000 |
1976 | A New World Record |
DE7 (9 months) DE |
AT9 (4 months) AT |
- |
UK6th
platinum
(99 weeks)UK |
US5
platinum
(69 weeks)US |
First published: September 11, 1976
Sales: + 1,575,000 |
1977 | Out of the blue |
DE6th
gold
(20 months)DE |
- | - |
UK4th
platinum
(111 weeks)UK |
US4th
platinum
(58 weeks)US |
First published: October 1977
Sales: + 10,000,000 |
1979 | Discovery |
DE7th
gold
(73 weeks)DE |
AT3 (15 months) AT |
- |
UK1
platinum
(45 weeks)UK |
US5 × 2
(35 weeks)US |
First published: May 1979
Sales: + 3,065,000 |
1980 | Xanadu |
DE1
gold
(30 weeks)DE |
AT1 (6 months) AT |
- |
UK2
gold
(17 weeks)UK |
US4th × 2
(36 weeks)US |
First published: June 1980
Sales: + 2,350,000; with Olivia Newton-John |
1981 | Time |
DE1
gold
(41 weeks)DE |
AT2 (4 months) AT |
- |
UK1
platinum
(32 weeks)UK |
US16
gold
(20 weeks)US |
First published: July 1981
Sales: + 1,050,000 |
1983 | Secret Messages |
DE6 (17 weeks) DE |
AT11 (2 months) AT |
- |
UK4th
gold
(15 weeks)UK |
US36 (16 weeks) US |
First published: June 1983
Sales: + 100,000 |
1986 | Balance of power |
DE18 (17 weeks) DE |
AT29 (½ month) AT |
CH10 (10 weeks) CH |
UK9
silver
(12 weeks)UK |
US49 (15 weeks) US |
First published: January 1986
Sales: + 60,000 |
2001 | zoom |
DE16 (8 weeks) DE |
AT51 (3 weeks) AT |
CH26 (10 weeks) CH |
UK34 (2 weeks) UK |
US94 (2 weeks) US |
First published: June 12, 2001
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2015 | Alone in the Universe |
DE7 (6 weeks) DE |
AT14 (3 weeks) AT |
CH7 (4 weeks) CH |
UK4th
platinum
(17 weeks)UK |
US23 (3 weeks) US |
First published: November 13, 2015
Sales: + 300,000; as Jeff Lynne's ELO |
2019 | From Out of Nowhere |
DE14 (4 weeks) DE |
AT10 (2 weeks) AT |
CH14 (3 weeks) CH |
UK1
silver
(9 weeks)UK |
US47 (1 week) US |
First published: November 1st, 2019
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Live albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
2015 | Jeff Lynne's ELO: Live in Hyde Park |
DE43 (2 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: September 11, 2015
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2017 | Jeff Lynne's ELO: Wembley or Bust |
DE12 (9 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK9
silver
(7 weeks)UK |
US90 (1 week) US |
First published: November 17, 2017
Sales: + 60,000; as Jeff Lynne's ELO |
More live albums
- 1974: The Night the Light Went On (In Long Beach)
- 1998: Live at Wembley '78
- 1998: Live at Winterland '76
- 1999: Live at the BBC
- 2013: Live
Compilations
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1976 | Olé ELO | - | - | - | - |
US32
gold
(43 weeks)US |
First published: June 1976
Sales: + 500,000 |
1978 | Three Light Years | - | - | - |
UK38
gold
(9 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: December 1978
Sales: + 100,000 |
1979 | ELO's greatest hits | - |
AT17 (1 month) AT |
- |
UK7th
platinum
(18 weeks)UK |
US30th × 4
(15 weeks)US |
First published: November 1979
Sales: + 4,300,000 |
1985 | A Perfect World of Music |
DE53 (7 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: March 18, 1985
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1989 | The Greatest Hits | - | - | - |
UK23
gold
(21 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: 1989
Sales: + 100,000 |
1994 | The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra | - | - | - |
UK4th
gold
(11 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: January 10, 1994
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1997 | Light Years: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra | - | - | - |
UK60
gold
(2 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: November 3rd, 1997
Sales: + 100,000 |
2001 | The Ultimate Collection |
DE63 (4 weeks) DE |
- |
CH92 (1 week) CH |
UK18th
gold
(6 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: July 30th, 2001
Sales: + 100,000 |
2005 | All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra |
- | - |
CH89 (1 week) CH |
UK1 × 4
(204 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: June 6, 2005
in Switzerland only in the charts in 2016 Sales: + 1,200,000 |
2012 | Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra | - | - | - |
UK8th
gold
(5 weeks)UK |
US118 (1 week) US |
First published: October 5, 2012
Sales: + 100,000 |
2015 | The essential | - | - |
CH58 (1 week) CH |
- | - |
First published: October 7, 2011
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More compilations
- 1974: showdown
- 1977: The Light Shines On (Sales: +60,000)
- 1979: The Light Shines On Vol. 2
- 1980: Four Light Years
- 1981: The Best of ELO
- 1983: Elorado / Electric Light Orchestra II
- 1986: First Movement
- 1990: ELO Classics
- 1991: Early ELO: 1971-1973
- 1992: ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2
- 1992: Burning Bright
- 1995: Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra
- 1996: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra
- 1999: Friends & Relatives
- 1999: Definitive Collection
- 1999: World Ballads: Electric Light Orchestra
- 2003: The Essential Electric Light Orchestra
- 2004: Early Years
- 2005: Harvest Showdown
- 2006: The Collection
- 2006: The Harvest Years: 1970-1973
- 2007: Ticket to the Moon: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra Volume 2
- 2008: ELO: Los Monstruos del Rock
EPs
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | ||||
1978 | The ELO EP | - | - | - |
UK34 (6 weeks) UK |
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First published: December 1978
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Number one albums | DE2DE | AT1AT | CH-CH | UK4thUK | US-US | |||
Top 10 albums | DE7thDE | AT4thAT | CH2CH | UK14thUK | US5US | |||
Albums in the charts | DE14thDE | AT9AT | CH7thCH | UK22ndUK | US19thUS |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More EPs
- 1984: Electric Light Orchestra
Singles
Chart placements
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) |
Remarks | [↑]: treated together with the previous entry; [←]: placed in both charts |
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | ||||
1972 | 10538 Overture The Electric Light Orchestra / No Answer |
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UK9 (8 weeks) UK |
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First published: June 1972
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1973 |
Roll Over Beethoven ELO 2 / Electric Light Orchestra II |
DE22 (5 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK6 (10 weeks) UK |
US42 (16 weeks) US |
First published: January 1973
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Showdown On the Third Day |
- | - | - |
UK12 (10 weeks) UK |
US53 (18 weeks) US |
First published: October 1973
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1974 | Ma-Ma-Ma Belle On the Third Day |
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UK22 (8 weeks) UK |
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First published: February 1974
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Daybreaker On the Third Day |
- | - | - | - |
US87 (5 weeks) US |
First published: February 1974
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Can't Get It Out of My Head Eldorado, a Symphony |
- | - | - |
UK52 (2 weeks) UK |
US9 (16 weeks) US |
First published: June 1974
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1975 | Evil Woman Face the Music |
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UK10 (8 weeks) UK |
US10 (17 weeks) US |
First published: October 1975
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1976 | Strange Magic Face the Music |
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UK38 (3 weeks) UK |
US14 (14 weeks) US |
First published: February 1976
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Livin 'Thing A New World Record |
DE5 (20 weeks) DE |
AT3 (4 months) AT |
- |
UK4th
Silver + silver (digital)
(12 weeks)UK |
US13 (18 weeks) US |
First published: October 1976
Sales: + 450,000 |
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1977 | Do Ya A New World Record |
DE42 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - |
US24 (12 weeks) US |
First published: January 1977
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Rockaria! A New World Record |
- |
AT7 (3 months) AT |
- |
UK9 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: February 1977
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Telephone Line A New World Record |
DE32 (9 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK8 (10 weeks) UK |
US7th
gold
(23 weeks)US |
First published: May 1977
Sales: + 1,000,000 |
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Turn to Stone Out of the Blue |
DE32 (9 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK18 (12 weeks) UK |
US13 (15 weeks) US |
First published: October 1977
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1978 |
Mr. Blue Sky Out of the Blue |
DE27 (10 weeks) DE |
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UK6th × 2
(11 weeks)UK |
US35 (12 weeks) US |
First published: January 1978
Sales: + 1,250,000 |
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Wild West Hero Out of the Blue |
- | - | - |
UK6th
silver
(14 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: May 1978
Sales: + 250,000 |
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Sweet Talkin 'Woman Out of the Blue |
- | - | - |
UK6th
silver
(9 weeks)UK |
US17 (16 weeks) US |
First published: March 1978
Sales: + 250,000 |
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It's over out of the blue |
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US75 (4 weeks) US |
First published: October 1978
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1979 | Shine a Little Love Discovery |
DE30 (14 weeks) DE |
AT23 (1 month) AT |
- |
UK6th
silver
(10 weeks)UK |
US8 (15 weeks) US |
First published: May 1979
Sales: + 250,000 |
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Don't Bring Me Down / Midnight Blue Discovery |
DE5 (28 weeks) DE |
AT2 (4 months) AT |
CH2 (11 weeks) CH |
UK3
silver
(9 weeks)UK |
US4th
gold
(15 weeks)US |
First published: July 1979
Sales: + 1,250,000 |
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The Diary of Horace Wimp Discovery |
DE52 (6 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK8th
silver
(9 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: August 1979
Sales: + 250,000 |
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Confusion Discovery |
DE6 (24 weeks) DE |
AT5 (4½ months) AT |
- |
UK8th
silver
(10 weeks)UK |
US37
gold
(8 weeks)US |
First published: October 1979
Sales: + 250,000 |
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Last Train to London Discovery |
- | - | -[UK: ↑] |
US39 (11 weeks) US |
First published: October 1979
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1980 | I'm Alive Xanadu |
DE16 (21 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK20 (9 weeks) UK |
US16
gold
(15 weeks)US |
First published: May 1980
Sales: + 1,000,000 |
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Xanadu Xanadu |
DE1 (29 weeks) DE |
AT1 (4½ months) AT |
CH2 (14 weeks) CH |
UK1
silver
(11 weeks)UK |
US8 (17 weeks) US |
First published: June 1980
Sales: + 250,000; feat. Olivia Newton-John |
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All Over the World Xanadu |
DE27 (12 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK11 (8 weeks) UK |
US13 (16 weeks) US |
First published: July 1980
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Don't Walk Away Xanadu |
DE52 (4 weeks) DE |
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UK21 (10 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: November 22, 1980
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1981 | Hold on tight time |
DE2 (27 weeks) DE |
AT2 (4 months) AT |
CH1 (14 weeks) CH |
UK4th
silver
(12 weeks)UK |
US10 (19 weeks) US |
First published: July 1981
Sales: + 250,000 |
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Twilight Time |
DE17 (17 weeks) DE |
AT15 (1½ months) AT |
- |
UK30 (7 weeks) UK |
US38 (11 weeks) US |
First published: October 1981
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1982 | The Way Life's Meant to Be Time |
DE30 (10 weeks) DE |
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First published: January 18, 1982
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Here Is the News / Ticket to the Moon Time |
DE61 (6 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK24 (8 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: January 1982
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1983 | Rock 'n' Roll Is King Secret Messages |
DE17 (15 weeks) DE |
AT16 (1½ month) AT |
CH8 (6 weeks) CH |
UK13 (9 weeks) UK |
US19 (13 weeks) US |
First published: June 1983
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Secret Messages Secret Messages |
- | - | - |
UK48 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: August 1983
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Four Little Diamonds Secret Messages |
- | - | - |
UK84 (2 weeks) UK |
US86 (2 weeks) US |
First published: September 1983
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1986 |
Calling America Balance of Power |
DE31 (14 weeks) DE |
AT22 (1 month) AT |
- |
UK28 (7 weeks) UK |
US18 (15 weeks) US |
First published: January 1986
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So Serious Balance of Power |
- | - | - |
UK77 (3 weeks) UK |
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First published: April 1986
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Getting to the Point Balance of Power |
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UK60 (1 week) UK |
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First published: July 1986
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Number one singles | DE1DE | AT1AT | CH1CH | UK1UK | US-US | |||
Top 10 singles | DE5DE | AT6thAT | CH4thCH | UK14thUK | US7thUS | |||
Singles in the charts | DE20thDE | AT10AT | CH4thCH | UK31UK | US25thUS |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More singles
- 1974: Daytripper
- 1975: Boy Blue
- 1975: Waterfall
- 1976: Nightrider
- 1979: Midnight Blue
- 1979: Need Her Love
- 1983: Stranger
- 1986: Sorrow About to Fall
- 1990: Destination Unknown
- 2001: Alright
- 2001: Moment in Paradise
- 2006: Surrender
- 2007: Latitude 88 North
Video albums
- 1979: Discovery
- 1980: Live at Wembley
- 1989: The "Out of the Blue" Tour - Live at Wembley
- 1990: Fusion - Live in London
- 1991: The Very Best of ELO
- 1998: Out of the Blue Tour: Live at Wembley / Discovery (UK:gold, Sales: + 25,000)
- 2001: Zoom Tour Live (UK:platinum, Sales: + 50,000)
- 2005: Inside the Electric Light Orchestra 1970–1973
- 2006: ELO - Total Rock Review
- 2010: In performance
- 2010: Live - The Early Years
- 2015: Jeff Lynne's ELO: Live in Hyde Park (UK:gold, Sales: + 25,000)
Box sets
- 1980: A Box of Their Best
- 1990: Afterglow
- 2000: Flashback
- 2011: The Classic Albums Collection
- 2018: Original album Classics
Awards for music sales
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Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
Country / Region | silver | gold | platinum | Sales | swell |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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Argentina (CAPIF) | - | - | 4 × platinum4th | 240,000 | capif.org.ar AR2 |
Australia (ARIA) | - | - | 3 × platinum3 | 155,000 | aria.com.au |
Germany (BVMI) | - | 4 × gold4th | - | 1,000,000 | musikindustrie.de |
Finland (IFPI) | - | gold1 | - | 25,200 | ifpi.fi |
France (SNEP) | - | gold1 | - | 100,000 | infodisc.fr |
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA) | - | - | 2 × platinum2 | 40,000 | Individual evidence |
Ireland (IRMA) | - | gold1 | - | 7,500 | irishcharts.ie |
Canada (MC) | - | 4 × gold4th | 8 × platinum8th | 1,000,000 | musiccanada.com |
New Zealand (RMNZ) | - | 2 × gold2 | 3 × platinum3 | 60,000 | nztop40.co.nz |
Netherlands (NVPI) | - | 2 × gold2 | - | 100,000 | nvpi.nl |
Norway (IFPI) | - | gold1 | - | 25,000 | ifpi.no |
United States (RIAA) | - | 7 × gold7th | 10 × platinum10 | 16,500,000 | riaa.com |
United Kingdom (BPI) | 15 × silver15th | 11 × gold11 | 14 × platinum14th | 8,750,000 | bpi.co.uk |
All in all | 15 × silver15th | 34 × gold34 | 44 × platinum44 |
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- ↑ a b c Electric Light Orchestra: To celebrate the 40th anniversary of ELO's “Out of the Blue”. sonymusic.de, November 23, 2017, accessed on August 24, 2020 .
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↑ a b c d e chart sources:
- Electric Light Orchestra in the German charts on OfficialCharts.de
- Electric Light Orchestra in the Austrian charts on AustrianCharts.at
- Electric Light Orchestra in the Swiss charts on Hitparade.ch
- Electric Light Orchestra in the Official UK Charts (English)
- Electric Light Orchestra on Billboard 's US charts
- US singles: Joel Whitburn : Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2006 . Billboard Books, New York 2007, ISBN 0-89820-172-1 .
- US albums: Joel Whitburn : Joel Whitburn presents the Billboard Albums . 6th edition. Billboard Books, New York 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
- ↑ Platinum for Xanadu in Hong Kong ( Memento from April 30, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Platinum for Discovery in Hong Kong ( Memento from April 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive )