This is the discography of British rockabilly band Matchbox.
| Matchbox discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 11 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 9 |
| Singles | 23 |
Albums edit
Studio albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
FIN [3] |
GER [4] |
NZ [5] | |||
| Riders in the Sky | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Settin' the Woods on Fire |
|
— | — | 20 | — | — | |
| Matchbox | 44 | 32 | 2 | — | 26 | ||
| Midnite Dynamos |
|
23 | — | 4 | 28 | — | |
| Flying Colours |
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— | — | 20 | — | — | |
| Crossed Line |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Going Down Town |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Rock the Box |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| I'm Coming Home |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Shades of Gene |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Comin' Home |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||
Live albums edit
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| 'Live' |
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| Live – Rockin' Bristol in 1978 |
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| Access All Areas |
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| Live – Rockin' Bristol in 2018 40 Years On |
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Compilation albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| ICE [10] | ||
| Rokkað með Matchbox |
|
3 |
| Rockabilly Rebels |
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| All Time Hits |
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— |
| Rockabilly Rebels |
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— |
| Four Greatest Hits |
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— |
| 26 Original Hits |
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| The Platinum Collection |
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| The Magnet Records Singles Collection |
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| The Albums 1979–82 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||
Singles edit
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [11] |
BEL (FL) [12] |
FIN [3] |
GER [4] |
IRE [13] |
NL [14] |
NZ [15] |
SWI [16] | |||
| "Rock 'n' Roll Band" | 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Rock Rollin' Boogie" | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Black Slacks" | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Matchbox |
| "Rockabilly Rebel" | 18 | 12 | 12 | — | 3 | 17 | 21 | — | 1 | 9 | ||
| "Buzz Buzz a Diddle It" | 22 | — | 17 | 7 | 17 | 45 | — | 6 | 37 | — | ||
| "Palisades Park" (released under the name 'Cyclone') | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Matchbox" (Germany-only release) | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Riders in the Sky |
| "Midnite Dynamos" / | 14 | 57 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 3 | — | 4 | Midnite Dynamos | |
| "Love Is Going Out of Fashion" (France A-side-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Matchbox | |
| "When You Ask About Love" | 4 | 55 | 16 | 22 | — | 29 | 3 | 18 | — | — | Midnite Dynamos | |
| "Back Here in Boston" (France-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Over the Rainbow/You Belong to Me" (medley) | 15 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 23 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Babe's in the Wood" | 1981 | 46 | — | — | 25 | — | 44 | — | 41 | — | — | Flying Colours |
| "Please Don't Touch" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Riders in the Sky | |
| "Only Wanna Rock" (Germany-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I'm a Lover Man" (Japan-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Midnite Dynamos (Japan release) | |
| "Love's Made a Fool of You" | 63 | — | — | — | 13 | 66 | — | 40 | — | — | Flying Colours | |
| "Little Lonely Girl" (Japan-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Matchbox (Japan release) | |
| "Angels on Sunday" | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Flying Colours | |
| "24 Hours" (Germany-only release) | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "One More Saturday Night" | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Crossed Line | |
| "Riding the Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Want Out" (featuring Kirsty MacColl) | 1983 | 137[17] | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
References edit
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- ^ "International Certifications" (PDF). Cash Box. 23 May 1981. p. 35. Retrieved 3 December 2021 – via World Radio History.
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