Smokie / discography
This discography is an overview of the musical works of the British pop-rock - band Smokie . According to sources and record awards, she has sold more than 2.9 million records to date, over 1.6 million of them in her home country alone. Smokie's most successful release is the album Greatest Hits with over 580,000 units sold.
Albums
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) |
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 CH
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 US
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| 1975 | Pass it around | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: February 1975 as Smokey
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| Changing all the time |
DE16 (5 months) DE |
- | - |
UK18th  (5 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: September 1975 as Smokey
Sales: + 60,000 |
|
| 1976 | Midnight Café |
DE6 (9½ months) DE |
- | - | - |
US173 (6 weeks) US |
First published: April 1976
|
| 1977 | Bright Lights & Back Alleys |
DE6th  (8½ months)DE |
AT6 (4 months) AT |
- |
UK- |
- |
First published: October 1977
Sales: + 310,000 |
| 1978 | The Montreux album |
DE3 (6 months)DE |
AT6 (5 months) AT |
- |
UK52 (2 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: October 9, 1978
Sales: + 310,000 |
| 1979 | The Other Side of the Road |
DE17 (23 weeks) DE |
AT7 (2 months) AT |
- | - | - |
First published: November 19, 1979
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| 1981 | Solid ground | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: September 1981
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| 1982 | Strangers in Paradise | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: March 1982
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| Midnight Delight | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: October 1982
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| 1987 | All fired up | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: 1987
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| 1989 | Boulevard of Broken Dreams | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: 1989
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| 1990 | Whose Are These Boots? | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: 1990
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| 1992 | Chasing Shadows |
DE51 (10 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: September 14, 1992
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| 1993 | Burnin 'ambition | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: 1993
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| 1994 | Celebration |
DE85 (8 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: November 14, 1994
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| 1995 | From Smokie with Love |
DE49 (6 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: September 14, 1995
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| 1995 | The World and Elsewhere |
DE77 (5 weeks) DE |
- |
CH41 (3 weeks) CH |
- | - |
First published: December 14, 1995
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| 1996 | Light a Candle - The Christmas Album | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: 1996
Sales: + 15,000 |
| 2004 | On the wire | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: 2004
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| 2006 | From the heart | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: 2006
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| 2008 | Eclipse | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: 2008
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| 2009 | It's country time | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: June 12, 2009
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| 2010 | Take a minute | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: 2010
|
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Live albums
- 1978: Live: The Concert
- 1989: Greatest Hits Live
- 1998: The Concert Essen, Gruga-Halle 1978
- 2009: Live: Who the Fuck Is Alice?
- 2010: Take a Minute + Live in South Africa
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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DE
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AT
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CH
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UK
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US
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| 1977 | BRAVO presents Smokie |
DE16 (3½ months) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: February 16, 1977
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| Greatest hits |
DE1  (67 weeks)DE |
AT1 (12 months) AT |
- |
UK6th (23 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: April 16, 1977
Sales: + 580,000 |
|
| 1980 | Greatest Hits Volume 2 - Smokie's Hits |
DE37 (8 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK23 (13 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: September 29, 1980
Sales: + 100,000 |
| 1981 | The Very Best of Smokie |
DE16 (12 weeks) DE |
AT5 (1½ months) AT |
- | - | - |
First published: November 30, 1981
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| 1990 | Forever Smokie |
DE15 (12 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: October 1, 1990
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| 1995 | Smokie: The Party Hits |
DE98 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: June 26, 1995
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| Who the Fuck Is Alice? |
DE33 (16 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: June 26, 1995
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| 2001 | Uncovered - The Very Best of Smokie |
DE84 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
UK63 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: March 5, 2001
Sales: + 50,000 |
| 2008 | Collections | - | - |
CH88 (1 week) CH |
- | - |
First published: September 26, 2008
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| 2015 | Gold 1975/2015 - 40th Anniversary Gold Edition |
DE36 (5 weeks) DE |
AT73 (1 week) AT |
CH77 (1 week) CH |
- | - |
First published: March 20, 2015
|
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More compilations
- 1982: The great successes of a super group
- 1992: The Collection
- 1993: Don't Play Your Rock 'n Roll To Me
- 1994: The Collection Vol. 2 (Complete B-sides 1975 - 1982)
- 1995: The Best of 20 Years
- 1996: With Love from Smokie (The Best of the Ballads)
- 1998: Smokie Play Their Rock 'n Roll to You (The Best of the Rock Songs)
- 1998: Lay Back in the Arms of Someone - Best 1975–1986 (UK:silver, Sales: + 60,000)
- 1998: Wild Horses
- 2000: The 25th Anniversary Album 1975-2000
- 2000: Best of the Rock Songs and Ballads
- 2000: The German / Swedish / Danish / Korean Collection
- 2001: The Love Collection
- 2001: Uncovered too (Sales: + 25,000)
- 2002: Love Songs
- 2002: Their Greatest Hits: Lay Back in the Arms of Smokie
- 2003: In the Mix (UK:silver, Sales: + 60,000)
- 2004: Hit Box (Sales: + 15,000)
- 2005: Girls
- 2008: All the Hits
- 2010: Golden Hits Collection
- 2010: my best
- 2010: party album
- 2010: 40 Pop & Rock Hits from Others
Singles
Chart placements
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) |
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AT
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CH
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US
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| 1975 | If You Think You Know How to Love Me Changing All the Time |
DE8 (28 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK3 (9 weeks) UK |
US96 (3 weeks) US |
First published: July 7th, 1975 as Smokey
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| Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me Changing All the Time |
DE10 (21 weeks) DE |
AT13 (2 months) AT |
- |
UK8 (7 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: September 22, 1975 as Smokey
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| 1976 | Something's Been Making Me Blue Midnight Café |
DE21 (9 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK17 (8 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: January 19, 1976
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| Wild Wild Angels Midnight Café |
DE15 (20 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: May 10, 1976
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| I'll Meet You at Midnight Midnight Café |
DE9 (24 weeks) DE |
AT10 (3 months) AT |
- |
UK11 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: September 13, 1976
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Living Next Door to Alice Greatest Hits |
DE1 (27 weeks)DE |
AT1 (6 months) AT |
CH1 (19 weeks) CH |
UK5 (11 weeks)UK |
US25 (20 weeks) US |
First published: November 22, 1976
Sales: + 500,000 |
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| 1977 | Lay Back in the Arms of Someone Greatest Hits |
DE1 (29 weeks) DE |
AT1 (5 months) AT |
CH2 (14 weeks) CH |
UK12 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: March 7, 1977
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| It's Your Life Bright Lights & Back Alleys |
DE3 (21 weeks) DE |
AT4 (6 months) AT |
CH5 (10 weeks) CH |
UK5 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: June 27, 1977
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| Needles and Pins Bright Lights & Back Alleys |
DE2 (21 weeks) DE |
AT1 (4 months) AT |
CH7 (9 weeks) CH |
UK10 (9 weeks)UK |
US68 (5 weeks) US |
First published: October 3, 1977
Sales: + 250,000 |
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| 1978 | For a Few Dollars More The Montreux Album |
DE2 (18 weeks) DE |
AT2 (4 months) AT |
CH5 (7 weeks) CH |
UK17 (6 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: January 16, 1978
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| Oh Carol The Montreux Album |
DE3 (22 weeks) DE |
AT5 (4 months) AT |
CH2 (17 weeks) CH |
UK5 (13 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: May 8, 1978
Sales: + 250,000 |
|
| Mexican Girl The Montreux Album |
DE1 (22 weeks) DE |
AT2 (5 months) AT |
CH4 (12 weeks) CH |
UK19 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: September 11, 1978
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| 1979 | Do to Me The Other Side of the Road |
DE10 (19 weeks) DE |
AT6 (4 months) AT |
CH7 (10 weeks) CH |
- | - |
First published: July 9, 1979
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| Babe It's Up to You The Other Side of the Road |
DE8 (20 weeks) DE |
AT5 (2½ months) AT |
CH8 (9 weeks) CH |
- | - |
First published: November 5, 1979
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| 1980 | San Francisco Bay The Other Side of the Road |
DE9 (15 weeks) DE |
AT10 (2 months) AT |
- | - | - |
First published: March 3, 1980
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| Take Good Care of My Baby Greatest Hits Volume 2 - Smokie's Hits |
DE18 (17 weeks) DE |
AT10 (2½ months) AT |
- |
UK34 (7 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: April 7, 1980
|
|
| Run to Me Greatest Hits Volume 2 - Smokie's Hits |
DE29 (14 weeks) DE |
AT13 (1 month) AT |
- | - | - |
First published: September 15, 1980
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| 1981 | Little Town Flirt The Very Best of Smokie |
DE30 (18 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: November 23, 1981
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| 1989 | Young Hearts Boulevard of Broken Dreams |
DE43 (9 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: June 12, 1989
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| Boulevard of Broken Dreams Boulevard of Broken Dreams |
- | - | - |
UK77 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: December 25, 1989
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| 1992 | You're So Different Tonight Chasing Shadows |
DE45 (13 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: June 29, 1992
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| Don't Play That Game with Me Chasing Shadows |
DE84 (6 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: October 5, 1992
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| 1993 | Naked Love (Baby Love Me) Burnin 'Ambition |
DE71 (7 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: September 6, 1993
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| 1995 | Living Next Door to Alice (Who the Fuck Is Alice?) Single track |
DE18 (19 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK3 (19 weeks)UK |
- |
First release: May 1st, 1995
feat. Roy Chubby Brown |
More singles
- 1975: Pass It Around (as Smokey )
- 1981: Jet Lagged
- 1982: Number on My Wall
- 1982: Don't Throw It Away
- 1982: Looking Daggers
- 1987: Hold on Tight
- 1987: Cry in the Night
- 1988: My Heart Is True
- 1990: In the Middle of a Lonely Dream
- 1990: I Feel Love
- 1993: I'd Die for You
- 1993: Listen to Your Radio
- 1994: Surfin '
- 1995: Have You Ever Seen the Rain
- 1996: Rock 'n' Roll Rodeo
- 2002: The Wrong Reasons
Video albums
- 2002: Live in Beijing
- 2010: Take a Minute + Live in South Africa
Box sets
- 2009: Steel Box Collection - Greatest Hits
- 2009: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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 Denmark (IFPI)
|
- |
gold1
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platinum1
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75,000 | hitlisten.nu: 1 2 |
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Germany (BVMI)
|
- |
3 × gold3
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platinum1
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1,250,000 | musikindustrie.de |
 Finland (IFPI)
|
- |
gold1
|
- | 20,000 | ifpi.fi |
 Norway (IFPI)
|
- |
2 × gold2
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- | 40,000 | ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
|
9 × silver9
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2 × gold2
|
- | 1,610,000 | bpi.co.uk |
| All in all |
9 × silver9
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9 × gold9
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2 × platinum2
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↑ a b c chart sources:
- Smokie in the German charts on OfficialCharts.de
- Smokie in the Austrian charts on AustrianCharts.at
- Smokie in the Swiss charts on Hitparade.ch
- Smokie in the Official UK Charts (English)
- Smokie on Billboard 's US charts