This is the discography of British singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl.
Albums Studio albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications UKUK chart peaks:
Top 100 peaks, other than "Fairytale of New York": N.B. This site displays 'compressed' chart peaks, with exclusion rules applied, for positions 76–100. "Fairytale of New York": "All I Ever Wanted": "Angel": Top 200 peaks from 1995: N.B. This site displays 'uncompressed' (no exclusion rules applied) peaks for releases peaking between 76–200 from January 1995 to May 2001. AUSAustralian (ARIA) peaks: Top 50 peaks: Top 100 peaks: "Free World": All ARIA-era (June 1988 onwards) peaks to 17 March 2020: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. NL SWE Desperate Character Released: June 1981 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, MC, CD (2012)——44— Kite Released: 8 May 1989 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC34110—48 UK: Silver Electric Landlady Released: 24 June 1991 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC1786—— Titanic Days Released: 5 October 1993 Label: I.R.S., ZTT Formats: CD, MC, LP (2024) 47187—— Tropical Brainstorm Released: 20 March 2000 Label: V2 Formats: CD, LP (2021)39——— UK: Gold Real Released: 27 October 2023 (Recorded 1983; Previously Unreleased) Label: Polydor Formats: Streaming (also included in the See That Girl box set)————"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Compilation albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications UKKirsty MacColl Released: March 1985 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, MC Re-worked version of Desperate Character— The Essential Collection Released: 1993 Label: Stiff Formats: CD— Galore – The Best of Kirsty MacColl Released: 6 March 1995 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, MC6 UK: Gold What Do Pretty Girls Do? Released: February 1998 Label: Hux Formats: CD Live sessions from BBC Radio 1— The One and Only Released: 6 August 2001 Label: Metro Formats: CD, MC— The Best of Kirsty MacColl Released: 1 August 2005 Label: EMI Formats: CD12 UK: Gold The Stiff Singles Released: 19 December 2005 Label: Stiff Formats: digital download— The Stiff Singles Collection Released: 4 October 2006 Label: Stiff Formats: CD Japan-only release— The Collection Released: 8 September 2008 Label: EMI Gold Formats: CD— A New England: The Very Best of Kirsty MacColl Released: 25 February 2013 Label: Union Square Music Formats: CD, CD+DVD41 All I Ever Wanted: The Anthology Released: 7 April 2014 Label: Salvo Formats: 2xCD— Other People's Hearts (B.Sides 1988-1989) Released: 29 August 2020 Label: Demon Formats: LP Collection of B-sides from Kite— Free World: The Best Of 1979-2000 Released: 19 January 2024 Label: Demon Formats: LP First ever Kirsty MacColl vinyl compilation—"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Box sets Title Album detailsPeak chart positions UK From Croydon to Cuba: An Anthology Released: 28 March 2005 Label: Virgin/EMI Formats: 3xCD98 Days (1989–1991) Released: 15 June 2018 Label: Edsel Formats: 4xCD+DVD— See That Girl 1979–2000 Released: 27 October 2023 Label: Universal Music Recordings Formats: 8xCD Artbook. Collection of music spanning her career, including the unreleased album Real—"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS BEL (FL) GER IRE NL NZ SWE US Alt "They Don't Know" 1979————————— "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby"1981————————— "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis"14—37—931—13—Desperate Character "See That Girl"————————— "You Still Believe in Me"————————— "I Want Out" (Matchbox featuring MacColl)1983137——58— -———Crossed Line (Matchbox album) "Terry"82—34——43——— rowspan="3" "A New England"19847———8 -—18— "He's on the Beach"1985109———————— "Greetings to the New Brunette" (with Billy Bragg and Johnny Marr)198658—————6——Talking with the Taxman About Poetry (Billy Bragg album) "Fairytale of New York" (The Pogues featuring MacColl)19872———1—5—— NZ: 3× PlatinumIf I Should Fall from Grace with God(Pogues album) "Free World"198943162———————Kite "Days"12—45—9———— "Innocence"80———————— "Don't Come the Cowboy with Me Sonny Jim!"199082———————— "Miss Otis Regrets"/"Just One of Those Things" (with the Pogues)85————————Red Hot + Blue "Walking Down Madison"19912358——1285——4Electric Landlady "My Affair"56———————— "All I Ever Wanted"91154——————— "Fairytale of New York" (The Pogues featuring MacColl; reissue)36———10————The Best of the Pogues "Titanic Days" (US-only release)1993—————————Titanic Days "Can't Stop Killing You" (Australia and US-only release)—131——————20 "Angel"87228——————26 "Caroline"199558————————Galore – The Best of Kirsty MacColl "Perfect Day" (with Evan Dando)75———————— "Days" (reissue)42———————— "Mambo de la Luna"199989————————Tropical Brainstorm "In These Shoes?"200081———————— "Sun on the Water" 2005 — — — — — — — — — The Best of Kirsty MacColl "Fairytale of New York" (The Pogues featuring MacColl; 2nd reissue) 3 45 — 61 3 74 — 14 — UK: 5× Platinum "Fairytale of New York" (The Pogues featuring MacColl; 3rd reissue)201212———9—3722—— "Lullaby for Ezra" 2023————————— Real "You Caught Me Out"——————————See That Girl 1979–2000 "Fairytale of New York" (The Pogues featuring MacColl; 4th reissue)4———1——12——"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
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