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Kate Bush discography

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Kate Bush discography
Bush in 1982
Studio albums10
EPs5
Live albums2
Compilation albums2
Singles40
Video albums6
Music videos39
Box sets4
Promotional singles7

The discography of English singer-songwriter Kate Bush consists of 10 studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, six video albums, four box sets, five extended plays, 40 singles, seven promotional singles, and 39 music videos.

Albums

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Studio albums

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List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
GER
[4]
FRA
[5]
NL
[6]
NZ
[7]
NOR
[8]
SWE
[9]
US
[10]
The Kick Inside 3 3 95 21 3 1 2 4 8
Lionheart
  • Released: 10 November 1978[15]
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: LP, cassette, 8-track, CD, digital download, streaming
6 12 25 5 5 5 16 [A]
Never for Ever
  • Released: 8 September 1980
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download, streaming
1 7 44 5 1 4 31 2 16
The Dreaming
  • Released: 13 September 1982
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download, streaming
3 22 29 23 8 5 12 45 157
Hounds of Love
  • Released: 16 September 1985
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download, streaming
1 6 7 2 9 1 17 12 9 12[B]
The Sensual World
  • Released: 16 October 1989
  • Label: EMI / Columbia (US)
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD, CD+cassette, MiniDisc, DCC, digital download, streaming
2 30 17 10 38 16 27 7 17 43
The Red Shoes
  • Released: 1 November 1993
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: LP, cassette, MiniDisc, CD, CD+VHS, digital download, streaming, 2×LP
2 17 13 18 14 23 30 16 28
Aerial
  • Released: 7 November 2005
  • Label: EMI / Columbia (US)
  • Formats: 2×CD, cassette, 2×LP, digital download, streaming
3 25 3 12 7 22 4 7 48
Director's Cut
  • Released: 16 May 2011
  • Label: Fish People / EMI
  • Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download, streaming
2 41 66 11 31 6 38 2 12 [C]
50 Words for Snow
  • Released: 21 November 2011
  • Label: Fish People / EMI
  • Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download, streaming
5 22 39 7 21 10 39 13 13 83
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

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List of live albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
FRA
[23]
GER
[4]
NL
[6]
SWE
[9]
US
[10]
US
Alt

[24]
US
Rock

[25]
Live at Hammersmith Odeon
Before the Dawn
  • Released: 25 November 2016
  • Label: Fish People, Concord, Noble & Brite
  • Formats: 3×CD, 4×LP, digital download, streaming
4 35 89 52 14 11 45 121 5 11

Compilation albums

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List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
GER
[4]
JPN
[26]
NL
[6]
NZ
[7]
NOR
[8]
SWE
[9]
US
[10]
Kate Bush Not released in these countries.
The Whole Story
  • Released: 10 November 1986
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
1 28 27 11 38 22 4 10 48 76
The Other Sides
  • Released: 8 March 2019
  • Label: Fish People, Rhino Records
  • Formats: 4×CD
18 56

Box sets

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
The Single File 1978~1983
  • Released: 23 January 1984
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: 12x7-inch
This Woman's Work: Anthology 1978–1990
  • Released: 22 October 1990
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: 9×LP, 8×CD, 7×Cassette
143
Remastered Part I
(Remastered Parts I-II in Vinyl)
  • Released: 16 November 2018
  • Label: Fish People, Parlophone, Rhino
  • Formats: 7×CD, 8×LP, digital download, streaming
51
Remastered Part II
(Remastered Parts III-IV in Vinyl)
  • Released: 30 November 2018
  • Label: Fish People, Parlophone, Rhino, Novercia Overseas
  • Formats: 11×CD, 10×LP, digital download, streaming
81

Extended plays

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List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
IRE
[27]
NLD
[6]
US
[10]
4 Sucessos[28]
(two-part release)
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: EMI (Brazil)
  • Formats: 7-inch vinyl
Kate Bush On Stage
  • Released: 31 August 1979
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: 7-inch vinyl, 12-inch vinyl, cassette, 2x7-inch vinyl
10 15 17
Kate Bush
  • Released: 15 June 1983
  • Label: EMI (US & Can)
  • Formats: 12-inch vinyl, cassette
148
Aspects of the Sensual World
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Columbia (US) / Capitol (Canada)
  • Formats: CD
Hounds of Love[29]
(Record Store Day limited release)
  • Released: 16 April 2011
  • Label: Audio Fidelity
  • Format: 10-inch vinyl
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1][30]
AUS
[2]
BEL
[31]
CAN
[32]
FRA
[23][33]
GER
[4]
IRE
[27]
NLD
[6]
NZL
[7]
US
[34]
"Wuthering Heights" 1978 1 1 6 14 11 1 3 1 The Kick Inside
"Moving"
"Them Heavy People" 21
"The Man with the Child in His Eyes" 6 22 3 23 36 85
"Hammer Horror" 44 17 10 25 21 Lionheart
"Wow" 1979 14 [D] 17
"Symphony in Blue"
"Strange Phenomena" The Kick Inside
"Breathing" 1980 16 44 Never for Ever
"Babooshka" 5 2 4 14 5 24 8
"Army Dreamers" 16 14 25
"December Will Be Magic Again" 29 55 13 Non-album single
"Sat in Your Lap" 1981 11 93 72 18 32 The Dreaming
"The Dreaming" 1982 48 91
"There Goes a Tenner" 93
"Suspended in Gaffa" 33 50
"Ne t'enfuis pas" 1983 [E] Non-album single
"Night of the Swallow" The Dreaming
"Running Up That Hill" 1985 3 6 6 16 24 3 4 6 26 30 Hounds of Love
"Cloudbusting" 20 16 30 20 13 13
"Hounds of Love" 1986 18 84 68 12
"The Big Sky" 37 15
"Don't Give Up" (with Peter Gabriel) 9 5 9 40 36 27 4 5 16 72 So
"Experiment IV" 23 50 12 The Whole Story
"The Sensual World" 1989 12 44 31 58 81 29 6 20 The Sensual World
"This Woman's Work" 25 89 20 [F]
"Love and Anger" 1990 38 145
"Rocket Man" 1991 12 2 45 36 17 27 Two Rooms
"Rubberband Girl" 1993 12 39 47 50 65 17 37 34 88 The Red Shoes
"Moments of Pleasure" 26 119
"The Red Shoes" 1994 21
"Eat the Music" [G] 133 [H]
"The Man I Love" (with Larry Adler) 27 199 The Glory of Gershwin
"And So Is Love" 26 The Red Shoes
"King of the Mountain" 2005 4 5 42 13 13 Aerial
"Lyra" 2007 187 The Golden Compass soundtrack
"Deeper Understanding" 2011 87 92 Director's Cut
"Wild Man" 73 50 Words for Snow
"Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" (2012 remix) 2012 6 22 A Symphony of British Music
"Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" (2022 re-release)[42] 2022 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 3 1 3 Stranger Things: Music from the Netflix Original Series, Season 4
"Snowflake" 2024 [I] 50 Words for Snow
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

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List of singles
Title Year Album
"Be Kind to My Mistakes" 1987 Castaway soundtrack
"π" 2005 Aerial
"Lake Tahoe" 2012 50 Words for Snow
"And Dream of Sheep" (live) 2016 Before the Dawn
"King of the Mountain" (live)
"Cloudbusting" (The Organon Remix)[45] (promo re-release) 2019 The Other Sides
"Ne t'enfuis pas" / "Un baiser d'enfant"[46] (promo re-release)

Videography

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Video albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certification
UK
Music
Videos

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Live at Hammersmith Odeon
The Single File
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: Picture Music International
  • Formats: VHS, Betamax
The Hair of the Hound
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: Picture Music International
  • Formats: VHS, Betamax, Laserdisc
The Whole Story
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Picture Music International
  • Formats: VHS, Laserdisc, Video CD
The Sensual World – The Videos
The Red Shoes[48]
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: Box-set, VHS, CD
23
The Line, the Cross and the Curve[49][50]
  • Released: October 25, 1994
  • Label: Picture Music International / EMI, Sony Legacy
  • Formats: VHS, Laserdisc

Music videos

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Year Title Director
1978 "Wuthering Heights" (Version 1) Keith "Keef" MacMillan
"Wuthering Heights" (Version 2) Rockflix
"The Man with the Child in His Eyes" Keith "Keef" MacMillan
"Hammer Horror"
1979 "Wow" (Version 1)
"Wow" (Version 2)
"Them Heavy People"
1980 "Breathing"
"Babooshka"
"Delius"
"Army Dreamers"
1981 "Sat in Your Lap" Brian Wiseman
1982 "The Dreaming" Paul Henry
"There Goes a Tenner"
"Suspended in Gaffa" Brian Wiseman
1985 "Running Up That Hill" David Garfath
"Cloudbusting" Julian Doyle
1986 "Hounds of Love" Kate Bush
"The Big Sky"
"Don't Give Up" (Version 1) Godley & Creme
"Don't Give Up" (Version 2) Jim Blashfield
"Experiment IV" Kate Bush
"Wow" (Version 3) n/a
1989 "The Sensual World" Peter Richardson & Kate Bush
"This Woman's Work" Kate Bush
1990 "Love and Anger"
1991 "Rocket Man"
1993 "Rubberband Girl"
"Eat the Music"
"Moments of Pleasure"
"Rubberband Girl" (US version) n/a
1994 "The Red Shoes" Kate Bush
"The Man I Love" Kevin Godley
"And So Is Love" Kate Bush
2005 "King of the Mountain" Jimmy Murakami
2011 "Deeper Understanding" Kate Bush
"Wild Man"
"Misty"
2012 "Lake Tahoe"
2016 "And Dream of Sheep"

Other contributions

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This is a list of original contributions that Bush has made to soundtracks, tribute albums and to other musicians' albums.

Notes

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  1. ^ Lionheart reached number 201 on Billboard's Album chart in 1984 [16]
  2. ^ Hounds of Love reached a peak of number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 200 when the album was originally released in 1985. After renewed interest in the album in 2022, Hounds of Love reached a new peak of number 12.
  3. ^ Director's Cut reached number 186 on Billboard's United States Top Current Albums chart[22] and never entered the Billboard 200, which ranks catalog LPs along with recent albums.
  4. ^ "Wow" peaked at number 28 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart.[37]
  5. ^ "Ne t'enfuis pas" peaked at number 1 on the UK Vinyl Singles and UK Physical Singles charts, respectively, upon re-release in 2019.[38]
  6. ^ "This Woman's Work" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 upon initial release, but peaked at number 24 on the Digital Song Sales chart in 2023.[39]
  7. ^ "Eat the Music" was not originally released as a single in the United Kingdom. It was release a 12" vinyl single in 2024, which saw "Eat the Music" debut and peak at number 2 on the UK Singles Sales, UK Physical Singles and UK Vinyl Singles charts, respectively.[40]
  8. ^ "Eat the Music" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 10 on the US Alternative Airplay Chart and at number 31 on the US Dance Singles Sales Chart.[41]
  9. ^ "Snowflake" did not enter the UK Singles Charts, but debuted and peaked at number 91 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart on 1 November 2024.[44]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Official Charts > Kate Bush". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e For Australian chart positions:
  3. ^ a b c Peaks in Canada:
  4. ^ a b c d "Discographie Kate Bush". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 15 March 2019. N.B. Select Album tab to display German albums chart peaks.
  5. ^ Peak chart positions for albums charting on the French chart: "French Albums Charts Archive (from 1968 to 2007)". InfoDisc. Archived from the original on 29 September 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Discografie Kate Bush" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "Discography Kate Bush". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Discography Kate Bush". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  9. ^ a b c "Discography Kate Bush". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  10. ^ a b c d "Billboard > Kate Bush Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "British certifications – Kate Bush". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 June 2023. Type Kate Bush in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  12. ^ a b "Kate Bush, The album - the Kick Inside, the single - Withering Heights". Billboard. 15 July 1978. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. August 1979. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  14. ^ a b c d "Dutch album certifications – Kate Bush" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 7 September 2018. Enter Kate Bush in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  15. ^ "Asake, Mr Money With The Vibe, Album". BPI. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Billboard" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. 3 March 1984. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Billboard" (PDF). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Top 40 Albums Chart – Chart #2825 – Issue Date: 21 January 1979". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  19. ^ a b c d e "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank" (in German). musikindustrie.de. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  20. ^ a b c d "French album certifications – Kate bush" (in French). InfoDisc. Select KATE BUSH and click OK. 
  21. ^ "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database". riaa.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  22. ^ "Top Current Albums". Billboard. 18 June 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  23. ^ a b For French chart positions from 2005 to date: "Discographie Kate Bush" (in French). lescharts.com. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  24. ^ "Kate Bush Chart History (Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  25. ^ "Kate Bush Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  26. ^ For Japanese chart positions from 1978 to 2005: Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  27. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Kate Bush' (from irishcharts.ie)". Imgur.com (original source published by Fireball Media). Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  28. ^ "Kte Bush – 4 Sucessos (1978, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  29. ^ "Kate Bush / Record Store Day - Hounds of Love". Banquet Records. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  30. ^ UK singles chart peaks for "There Goes a Tenner" and "Lyra": "UK Mix forums > Chart Histories page 78". ukmix.org. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  31. ^ "Discografie Kate Bush" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  32. ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  33. ^ For French chart positions from 1978 to 1992: "InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  34. ^ US Billboard singles chart peaks:
  35. ^ "Billboard". 15 July 1978.
  36. ^ "Billboard". 15 July 1978.
  37. ^ "RPM Adult Oriented Playlist". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  38. ^ "Ne t'enfuis pas". Official Charts. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  39. ^ "Kate Bush Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  40. ^ "EAT THE MUSIC". Official Charts. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  41. ^ "Kate Bush - US Singles Sales Chart". Billboard. 25 September 1993. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  42. ^ "Kate Bush's 'Running up That Hill' Reserviced to Radio Amid 'Stranger Things' Buzz". Billboard.
  43. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  44. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart on 1/11/2024 1 November 2024 - 7 November 2024". Official Charts. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  45. ^ "Kate Bush / Cloudbusting 12" pic disc". SuperDeluxeEdition.com. 10 May 2019.
  46. ^ "Kate Bush / Ne T'Enfuis Pas vinyl single". SuperDeluxeEdition.com. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  47. ^
  48. ^ "The Red Shoes| Promo-CD + Promo-VHS, (1993, Box, Limited Edition)". Musik-Sammler.de. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  49. ^ Kate Bush: The Line, the Cross & The Curve VHS. ASIN 6303269354.
  50. ^ "Kate Bush - The Line, The Cross & The Curve [1994] [VHS]". Amazon.co.uk. 10 October 1994. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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