Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark / Discography

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OMD (2007)

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the British New Wave - band Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark . According to the record awards, the band has sold more than 4.9 million records in its career, including over 2.5 million in its home country alone. The most successful OMD release is the compilation The Best of OMD with over 1.7 million units sold.

Albums

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / monthly data
(Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1980 Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark - - - UK27
gold
gold

(28 weeks)UK
-
First published: February 22nd, 1980
Sales: + 100,000
organization - - - UK6th
gold
gold

(25 weeks)UK
-
First published: October 24, 1980
Sales: + 100,000
1981 Architecture & Morality DE8 (27 weeks)
DE
AT16 (½ month)
AT
- UK3
platinum
platinum

(39 weeks)UK
US144 (12 weeks)
US
First published: November 8, 1981
Sales: + 450,000
1983 Dazzle Ships DE11 (23 weeks)
DE
- - UK5
gold
gold

(13 weeks)UK
US162 (6 weeks)
US
First published: March 4, 1983
Sales: + 100,000
1984 Junk culture DE32 (20 weeks)
DE
- CH28 (1 week)
CH
UK9
gold
gold

(28 weeks)UK
US182 (6 weeks)
US
First published: April 30, 1984
Sales: + 100,000
1985 Crush DE23 (19 weeks)
DE
- - UK13
silver
silver

(12 weeks)UK
US38 (53 weeks)
US
First published: June 17, 1985
Sales: + 110,000
1986 The Pacific Age DE15 (10 weeks)
DE
- CH20 (5 weeks)
CH
UK15th
silver
silver

(7 weeks)UK
US47 (23 weeks)
US
First published: September 29, 1986
Sales: + 160,000
1991 Sugar Tax DE8th
platinum
platinum

(56 weeks)DE
AT5
gold
gold

(14 weeks)AT
CH14 (23 weeks)
CH
UK3
platinum
platinum

(29 weeks)UK
-
First published: May 7, 1991
Sales: + 550,000
1993 Liberator DE17 (20 weeks)
DE
- CH32 (4 weeks)
CH
UK14 (6 weeks)
UK
US169 (1 week)
US
First published: June 14, 1993
1996 Universal DE39 (8 weeks)
DE
AT21 (10 weeks)
AT
CH28 (4 weeks)
CH
UK24 (3 weeks)
UK
-
First published: September 2, 1996
2010 History of Modern DE5 (9 weeks)
DE
AT36 (1 week)
AT
CH63 (1 week)
CH
UK28 (1 week)
UK
-
First published: September 17, 2010
2013 English Electric DE10 (4 weeks)
DE
AT68 (1 week)
AT
CH46 (2 weeks)
CH
UK12 (3 weeks)
UK
-
First published: April 5, 2013
2017 The Punishment of Luxury DE9 (3 weeks)
DE
AT28 (1 week)
AT
CH44 (1 week)
CH
UK4 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: September 1, 2017

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Live albums

  • 2000: Peel Sessions 1979-1983
  • 2008: OMD Live: Architecture & Morality & More
  • 2011: OMD: Live in Berlin

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1988 The best of OMD DE8th
gold
gold

(19 weeks)DE
- CH16 (5 weeks)
CH
UK2
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(37 weeks)UK
US46
gold
gold

(29 weeks)US
First published: March 12, 1988
Sales: + 1,750,000
1998 The OMD Singles DE30 (5 weeks)
DE
- - UK16
gold
gold

(6 weeks)UK
-
First published: September 28, 1998
Sales: + 125,000
2019 souvenir DE27 (2 weeks)
DE
- CH70 (1 week)
CH
UK18 (1 week)
UK
-
First published: October 4, 2019

More compilations

  • 2001: Navigation: The OMD B-Sides
  • 2008: Messages: Greatest Hits

EPs

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1998 The OMD Remixes - - - UK35 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: September 12, 1998

Singles

Chart placements

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / monthly data
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1980 Red Frame / White Light
Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark
- - - UK67 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: February 1, 1980
Messages
Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark
- - - UK13 (11 weeks)
UK
-
First published: May 2, 1980
Enola Gay
Organization
- - CH2 (10 weeks)
CH
UK8th
silver
silver

(15 weeks)UK
-
First published: September 26, 1980
Sales: + 250,000
1981 Souvenir
Architecture & Morality
DE39 (17 weeks)
DE
- - UK3
silver
silver

(12 weeks)UK
-
First published: August 4, 1981
Sales: + 275,000
Joan of Arc
Architecture & Morality
- - - UK5
silver
silver

(14 weeks)UK
-
First published: October 9, 1981
Sales: + 250,000
1982 Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)
Architecture & Morality
DE1
gold
gold

(43 weeks)DE
AT2 (3½ months)
AT
CH4 (16 weeks)
CH
UK4th
silver
silver

(10 weeks)UK
-
First published: Jan 15, 1982
Sales: + 625,000
1983 Genetic Engineering
Dazzle Ships
DE20 (16 weeks)
DE
- - UK20 (8 weeks)
UK
-
First published: February 11, 1983
Telegraph
Dazzle Ships
DE39 (8 weeks)
DE
- - UK42 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: April 1, 1983
1984 Locomotion
Junk Culture
DE14 (13 weeks)
DE
- CH22 (4 weeks)
CH
UK5 (11 weeks)
UK
-
First published: April 2, 1984
Talking Loud and Clear
Junk Culture
DE18 (13 weeks)
DE
- - UK11 (10 weeks)
UK
-
First published: June 4, 1984
Tesla Girls
Junk Culture
- - - UK21 (8 weeks)
UK
-
First published: August 28, 1984
Never turn away
junk culture
- - - UK70 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: October 29, 1984
1985 So in love
crush
DE18 (11 weeks)
DE
- - UK27 (7 weeks)
UK
US26 (17 weeks)
US
First published: May 13, 1985
Secret
crush
DE25 (13 weeks)
DE
- - UK34 (7 weeks)
UK
US63 (13 weeks)
US
First published: July 8, 1985
La Femme Accident
Crush
- - - UK42 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: October 18, 1985
1986 If You Leave
Pretty in Pink (OST)
- - - UK48 (4 weeks)
UK
US4 (20 weeks)
US
First published: April 28, 1986
Sales: + 50,000
(Forever) Live and Die
The Pacific Age
DE8 (16 weeks)
DE
AT5 (4½ months)
AT
CH9 (9 weeks)
CH
UK11 (10 weeks)
UK
US19 (17 weeks)
US
First published: August 26, 1986
We Love You
The Pacific Age
- - - UK54 (5 weeks)
UK
-
First published: November 10, 1986
1987 Shame
The Pacific Age
- - - UK52 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: April 13, 1987
1988 Dreaming
The Best of OMD
DE26 (12 weeks)
DE
- - UK50 (7 weeks)
UK
US16 (17 weeks)
US
First published: January 25, 1988
1991 Sailing on the Seven Seas
Sugar Tax
DE9 (27 weeks)
DE
AT3 (22 weeks)
AT
- UK3 (13 weeks)
UK
-
First published: March 16, 1991
Pandora's Box (It's a Long, Long Way)
Sugar Tax
DE11 (21 weeks)
DE
AT7 (13 weeks)
AT
- UK7 (10 weeks)
UK
-
First published: June 24, 1991
Then You Turn Away
Sugar Tax
DE56 (10 weeks)
DE
- - UK50 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: September 2, 1991
Call My Name
Sugar Tax
DE28 (16 weeks)
DE
AT24 (2 weeks)
AT
CH28 (6 weeks)
CH
UK50 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: November 18, 1991
1993 Stand Above Me
Liberator
DE33 (11 weeks)
DE
- - UK21 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: May 4, 1993
Dream of Me
Liberator
DE53 (12 weeks)
DE
- - UK24 (5 weeks)
UK
-
First published: July 5, 1993
Everyday
Liberator
DE60 (15 weeks)
DE
- - UK59 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: September 6, 1993
1996 Walking on the Milky Way
Universal
DE53 (16 weeks)
DE
AT16 (12 weeks)
AT
- UK17 (5 weeks)
UK
-
First published: August 5, 1996
Universal
Universal
- - - UK55 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: October 21, 1996
2010 If You Want It
History of Modern
DE49 (4 weeks)
DE
- - - -
First published: September 6, 2010

More singles

  • 1979: Electricity
  • 1988: Brides of Frankenstein
  • 1998: Enola Gay ( Sash! Remix)
  • 2010: Sister Marie Says
  • 2011: History of Modern (Part I)
  • 2013: Metroland
  • 2013: Dresden

Video albums and music videos

Music videos

  • 1979: Electricity
  • 1980: Red Frame / White Light
  • 1980: Messages
  • 1980: Enola Gay (2 versions)
  • 1981: souvenir
  • 1982: Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)
  • 1983: Genetic Engineering
  • 1983: Telegraph
  • 1984: Locomotion
  • 1984: Talking Loud and Clear (2 versions)
  • 1984: Tesla Girls
  • 1984: Never Turn Away
  • 1985: So in Love
  • 1985: Secret
  • 1985: La Femme Accident
  • 1985: Hold You
  • 1986: If You Leave
  • 1986: (Forever) Live and Die
  • 1986: We Love You
  • 1987: Shame (2 versions)
  • 1988: Dreaming
  • 1991: Sailing on the Seven Seas (2 versions)
  • 1991: Pandora's Box (2 versions)
  • 1991: Then You Turn Away
  • 1991: Call My Name
  • 1993: Stand Above Me (2 versions)
  • 1993: Dream of Me
  • 1993: Everyday
  • 1996: Walking on the Milky Way
  • 1996: Universal
  • 1998: Enola Gay ( Sash! Remix)
  • 2010: If You Want It

Video albums

  • 1982: Live at the Theater Royal Drury Lane
  • 1985: Crush the Movie
  • 1988: The Best of OMD
  • 2007: Live at the Theater Royal Drury Lane 1982
  • 2007: Souvenir - Limited Edition Documentary
  • 2008: Architecture & Morality & More
  • 2008: Messages
  • 2009: Electricity + The Energy Suite
  • 2010: History of Modern

Box sets

  • 2010: History of Modern

Awards for music sales

Golden record

  • BelgiumBelgium Belgium
    • 1999: for the album The OMD Singles
  • CanadaCanada Canada
    • 1986: for the album Crush
    • 1986: for the single If You Leave
    • 1988: for the album The Best of OMD
  • NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
    • 1982: for the album Architecture & Morality
    • 1982: for the single Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)
  • SpainSpain Spain
    • 1983: for the single Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)
    • 1983: for the single Souvenir
    • 1988: for the album The Best of OMD

Platinum record

  • CanadaCanada Canada
    • 1988: for the album The Pacific Age
  • SpainSpain Spain
    • 1982: for the album Architecture & Morality

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region Silver record icon.svg silver Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Belgium (BEA) Belgium (BEA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 25,000 ultratop.be
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 1,000,000 musikindustrie.de
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold3 Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 250,000 musiccanada.com
Netherlands (NVPI) Netherlands (NVPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 0! P- 150,000 nvpi.nl
Austria (IFPI) Austria (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 25,000 ifpi.at
Spain (Promusicae) Spain (Promusicae) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold3 Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 200,000 Sólo éxitos: año año, 1959-2002
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 500,000 riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Silver record icon.svg 6 × silver6th Gold record icon.svg 5 × gold5 Platinum record icon.svg 5 × platinum5 2,520,000 bpi.co.uk
All in all Silver record icon.svg 6 × silver6th Gold record icon.svg 18 × gold18th Platinum record icon.svg 8 × platinum8th

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  1. a b c d Chart sources: DE AT CH UK1 UK2 US
  2. ^ The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
  3. For placements in Germany up to 2003 cf. also Jörg Amtage, Matthias Müller All hits from Germany's charts 1954 - 2003 Berlin Pro Business 2003