The Wonder Stuff
The Wonder Stuff is an English rock band.
The band was formed in Stourbridge in 1986 . At the end of the 1980s , she had already achieved notoriety and positive criticism in Great Britain. The big breakthrough came however in 1991 when The Wonder Stuff along with the comedian Vic Reeves song Dizzy by Tommy Roe new recordings and for two weeks to place the UK Singles Chart occupied one. Other top 10 hits were The Size of a Cow , Welcome to the Cheap Seats and On the Ropes .
The Wonder Stuff are still active today after a hiatus between 1994 and 2000, albeit with less commercial success than before the hiatus.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 UK
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| 1988 | The Eight Legged Groove Machine |
UK18th  (7 weeks)UK |
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| 1989 | Hoot |
UK5  (8 weeks)UK |
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| 1991 | Never Loved Elvis |
UK3 (23 weeks)UK |
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| 1993 | Construction for the Modern Idiot |
UK4th (5 weeks)UK |
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| 2016 | 30 Goes Around the Sun |
UK38 (1 week) UK |
more publishments
- 2004: Escape from Rubbish Island
- 2006: Suspended by Stars
- 2008: The Eight Legged Groove Machine: 20th Anniversary Edition
- 2010: Hup - 21st Anniversary Edition
- 2012: Oh No It's ... The Wonder Stuff
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
UK
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| 1994 | If the Beatles Had Read Hunter ... The Singles |
UK8th (5 weeks)UK |
more publishments
- 2000: Love Bites and Bruises
Live albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
UK
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| 1995 | Live in Manchester |
UK74 (1 week) UK |
More live albums
- 2001: Cursed with Insincerity
- 2004: Welcome to the Cheap Seats - Greatest Hits Live
- 2007: The BBC Sessions
- 2007: The Wonder Stuff Live
- 2010: Hup Live
- 2012: Never Loved Elvis Live
- 2018: Upstaged: A Live Anthology 1987-2017
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
UK
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| 1988 | Give Give Give Me More More More The Eight Legged Groove Machine |
UK72 (4 weeks) UK |
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| A Wish Away The Eight Legged Groove Machine |
UK43 (5 weeks) UK |
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| It's Yer Money I'm After Baby |
UK40 (3 weeks) UK |
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| 1989 | Who Wants to Be the Disco King? |
UK28 (3 weeks) UK |
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| Don't Let Me Down, Gently Hup |
UK19 (4 weeks) UK |
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| Golden Green Hup |
UK33 (3 weeks) UK |
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| 1990 | Circlesquare |
UK20 (4 weeks) UK |
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| 1991 | The Size of a Cow Never Loved Elvis |
UK5 (7 weeks) UK |
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| Caught in my Shadow Never Loved Elvis |
UK18 (3 weeks) UK |
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| Sleep Alone Never Loved Elvis |
UK43 (2 weeks) UK |
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| 1992 | Welcome to the Cheap Seats Never Loved Elvis |
UK8 (5 weeks) UK |
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| 1993 | On the Ropes Construction For The Modern Idiot |
UK10 (4 weeks) UK |
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| Full of Life (Happy Now) Construction For The Modern Idiot |
UK28 (3 weeks) UK |
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| 1994 | Hot Love Now! Construction For The Modern Idiot |
UK19 (4 weeks) UK |
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| Unbearable |
UK16 (3 weeks) UK |
more publishments
- 1987: It's Not True
- 1987: Unbearable
- 2001: 5 track EP
- 2004: Better Get Ready for a Fist Fight
- 2005: Bile Chant / Escape from Rubbish Island
- 2005: Napster Live Session EP
- 2006: Blah Blah, Lah Di Dah
- 2006: Last Second of the Minute
- 2006: The Sun Goes Down on Manor Road
- 2009: The Animals & Me
- 2012: From the Midlands with Love # 1
- 2012: From the Midlands with Love # 2
- 2012: From the Midlands with Love # 3
- 2013: Oh No!
- 2013: Friendly Company
- 2016: For the Broken Hearted
- 2016: Good Deeds and Highs
Guest Posts
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 AT
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UK
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| 1991 | Dizzy |
AT14 (9 weeks) AT |
UK1 (12 weeks)UK |
Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff
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Video albums
- 1990: Eleven Appalling Promos
- 1992: Welcome to the Cheap Seats
- 1994: Greatest Hits: Finally Live
- 2003: Construction for the Modern Vidiot
- 2010: Hup Live
- 2012: Never Loved Elvis Live
- 2014: Oh Yeah, It's the Wonder Stuff