The Wonder Stuff discography
Studio albums9
Live albums6
Compilation albums4
Video albums7
EPs10
Singles28
Other albums6

This is the discography of British alternative rock band the Wonder Stuff.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1][2]
UK Indie
[3]
AUS
[4]
The Eight Legged Groove Machine 18
Hup
  • Released: 2 October 1989
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
5
Never Loved Elvis
  • Released: 27 May 1991
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
3 94
Construction for the Modern Idiot
  • Released: 4 October 1993
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
4
Escape from Rubbish Island 38
Suspended by Stars
  • Released: 20 February 2006
  • Label: IRL
  • Formats: CD, digital download
33
Oh No It's... The Wonder Stuff
  • Released: December 2012
  • Label: IRL
  • Formats: CD, 2xCD, 2xLP, digital download
169 38
30 Goes Around the Sun
  • Released: 18 March 2016
  • Label: IRL
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
38 6
Better Being Lucky
  • Released: 8 November 2019
  • Label: Good Deeds Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
11
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[1][6]
Live in Manchester 74
Cursed with Insincerity
  • Released: June 2001
  • Label: Eagle
  • Formats: 2xCD
122
Welcome to the Cheap Seats – Greatest Hits Live
  • Released: June 2004
  • Label: Music Club/Eagle
  • Formats: CD
The Wonder Stuff Live
  • Released: October 2007
  • Label: IRL
  • Formats: 2xCD
Hup Live
  • Released: June 2010
  • Label: Nyquest
  • Formats: CD+DVD
Never Loved Elvis Live
  • Released: 11 May 2012
  • Label: Nyquest
  • Formats: 2xCD+DVD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
If The Beatles Had Read Hunter...The Singles
  • Released: September 1994
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD, MC
8
Love Bites and Bruises
  • Released: November 2000
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: 2xCD
  • Collection of B-sides and unreleased tracks
Live at the BBC
  • Released: June 2007
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: 2xCD
  • Collection of BBC recordings
Upstaged – A Live Anthology 1987–2016
  • Released: March 2018
  • Label: Good Deeds Music
  • Formats: 7xCD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Other albums

Title Album details
The Boot Legged Groove Machine
  • Released: August 1990
  • Label: Self-release
  • Formats: LP
  • Recorded material for the first two albums that was not included on them
The Eight Legged Groove Machine – 20th Anniversary Edition
  • Released: October 2008
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD
  • Re-recording of debut album
Hup – 21st Anniversary Edition
  • Released: March 2010
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD
  • Re-recording of second album
The Wonder Stuff Diaries 86–89 – An Audio Teaser
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD
Never Loved Elvis – The Demos
  • Released: 2017
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD
Construction for the Modern Idiot – The Demos
  • Released: 2017
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD

Video albums

Title Album details
Eleven Appalling Promos
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: VHS
Welcome to the Cheap Seats "The Motion Picture" Video
  • Released: 10 February 1992
  • Label: The Far Out Recording Company
  • Formats: VHS
Greatest Hits Finally Live
Construction for the Modern Vidiot
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Secret Films
  • Formats: DVD
Welcome to the Cheap Seats
  • Released: March 2006
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: DVD
Hup Live
  • Released: June 2010
  • Label: Nyquest
  • Formats: DVD
Oh No It's... The Wonder Stuff
  • Released: January 2014
  • Label: IRL
  • Formats: DVD

EPs

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
AUS
[4]
IRE
[7]
US MR
[8]
The Wonder Stuff
  • Released: February 1987
  • Label: The Far Out Recording Company
  • Formats: 7"
195[9]
Cartoon Boyfriend
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: PolyGram
  • Formats: CD
  • US promo-only release
Welcome to the Cheap Seats – The Original Soundtrack E.P.
  • Released: 13 January 1992
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: 7", 12", CD, MC
8 64 9 27
On the Ropes E.P.
  • Released: 13 September 1993
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: 7", 12", CD, MC
10 16 17
Full of Life (Happy Now) E.P.
  • Released: 15 November 1993
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: 7", 12", CD, MC
28
Hot Love Now! E.P.
  • Released: 14 March 1994
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: 7", CD, MC
19
Idiot 1
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD
  • Promo-only release
See the Wonder Stuff on Tour!
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD
  • US promo-only release
5 Track EP
  • Released: December 2001
  • Label: The Far Out Recording Company
  • Formats: CD
  • Limited release
Napster Live Session EP
  • Released: March 2005
  • Label: Self-release
  • Formats: digital download
  • Exclusive Napster release
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[1][6]
UK Indie
[10][11][12]
AUS
[4]
AUT
[13]
IRE
[7]
NZ
[14]
US MR
[8]
"Unbearable" 1987 6 The Eight Legged Groove Machine
"Give Give Give Me More More More" 1988 72 17
"A Wish Away" 43
"It's Yer Money I'm After Baby" 40
"Who Wants to Be the Disco King?" 1989 28 23 Non-album single
"Don't Let Me Down, Gently" 19 12 11 Hup
"Golden Green" 33 27
"Radio Ass Kiss" (US promo-only release) 26
"Circlesquare" 1990 20 Non-album single
"The Size of a Cow" 1991 5 51 13 Never Loved Elvis
"Caught in My Shadow" 18 28 20 8
"Sleep Alone" 43
"Dizzy" (with Vic Reeves) 1 3 14 2 28 I Will Cure You (by Reeves)
"Unbearable" (re-release) 1994 16 The Eight Legged Groove Machine
"Better Get Ready for a Fist Fight" 2004 95 18 Escape from Rubbish Island
"Bile Chant" / "Escape from Rubbish Island" 2005 104 39
"Blah Blah, Lah Di Dah" 2006 Suspended by Stars
"The Sun Goes Down on Manor Road"
"Last Second of the Minute"
"The Animals & Me" 2009 The Eight Legged Groove Machine – 20th Anniversary Edition
"Blackberry Way" / "Save It for Later" 2012 Oh No It's... The Wonder Stuff
"Far, Far Away" / "There, There My Dear"
"Planet Earth" / "Get Up!"
"Oh No!" 2013
"Friendly Company"
"For the Broken Hearted" 2016 30 Goes Around the Sun
"Good Deeds & Highs"
"No Thieves Among Us" 2019 Better Being Lucky
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

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  2. "Chart Log UK – Weekly Updates Sales 2013". www.zobbel.de. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  3. Peak positions for the Wonder Stuff on the UK Independent Album Chart:
  4. 1 2 3 Peaks in Australia:
    • All except noted: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 305.
    • "Caught in My Shadow" and "Dizzy": "Discography The Wonder Stuff". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "British certifications – Wonder Stuff". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 February 2022. Type Wonder Stuff in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  6. 1 2 "Chart Log UK: Kristine W - Tammy Wynette". www.zobbel.de. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  7. 1 2 "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  8. 1 2 Whiteburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981–2002. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 73. ISBN 0898201535.
  9. https://www.ukmix.org/forum/chart-discussion/chart-analysis/11092579-uk-singles-charts-1987-including-chart-panel-sales?q=stuff
  10. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989'. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
  11. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  12. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  13. "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  14. "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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