Art of Noise discography
Studio albums5
Compilation albums11
EPs1
Singles17

The discography of Art of Noise, a British synthpop group, consists of five studio albums, 11 compilation albums, one extended play (EP) and 17 singles.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1] 		AUS
[2][3] 		AUT
[4] 		CAN
[5] 		GER
[6] 		NLD
[7] 		NZ
[8] 		SWI
[9] 		US
[10]
Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise? 27 — — — — 30 35 — 85
In Visible Silence 18 55 11 16 41 18 27 22 53
In No Sense? Nonsense!
  • Released: 28 September 1987 (UK)[14]
  • Label: China, Chrysalis
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
 55 — — — 48 51 — 27 134
Below the Waste
  • Released: 4 September 1989 (UK)[15]
  • Label: China, Polydor
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
 — 133 — — 33 86 — 24 —
The Seduction of Claude Debussy 150 186 — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[1] 		AUS
[2][17] 		GER
[6] 		NLD
[7] 		NZ
[8] 		SWI
[9] 		US
[10]
Daft
  • Released: 15 December 1986 (UK)[18]
  • Label: ZTT
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 — — — — — — —
Re-Works of Art of Noise
  • Released: 25 February 1987 (UK)[19]
  • Label: China, Chrysalis, Toshiba-EMI
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
 — — — — — — —
The Best of the Art of Noise
  • Released: 21 November 1988 (UK)[20]
  • Label: China, Polydor
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
 55 48 34 — 45 27 83
The Ambient Collection
  • Released: 25 June 1990 (UK)[21]
  • Label: China, Polydor
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
 — — — 76 — — —
The FON Mixes
  • Released: 25 November 1991 (UK)[22]
  • Label: China
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
 — 180 — — — — —
The Drum and Bass Collection
  • Released: 14 October 1996 (UK)[23]
  • Label: China
  • Formats: CD
 — 178 — — — — —
State of the Art
  • Released: 4 August 1997 (UK)[24]
  • Label: China
  • Formats: CD
 200 — — — — — —
Bashful / Belief System / An Extra Pulse of Beauty
  • Released: 6 July 1999 (US)[25]
  • Label: ZTT
  • Formats: CD
 — — — — — — —
Reduction
  • Released: 20 March 2000 (UK)[26]
  • Label: ZTT
  • Formats: CD
 — — — — — — —
Reconstructed... For Your Listening Pleasure
  • Released: 19 January 2004 (UK)[27]
  • Label: ZTT
  • Formats: SACD
 — — — — — — —
And What Have You Done with My Body, God?
  • Released: 7 August 2006 (UK)[28]
  • Label: ZTT
  • Formats: CD
 — — — — — — —
Influence: Hits, Singles, Moments, Treasures...
  • Released: 19 July 2010 (UK)[29]
  • Label: ZTT, Salvo
  • Formats: CD
 172 — — — — — —
At The End of a Century
  • Released: 2 February 2015 (UK)[30]
  • Label: ZTT, Salvo
  • Formats: CD + DVD
 — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

List of extended plays
Title EP details
Into Battle with the Art of Noise
  • Released: 26 September 1983 (UK)[31]
  • Label: ZTT
  • Formats: 12"

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[32] 		AUT
[4] 		BEL
(FL)
[33] 		GER
[34] 		IRL
[35] 		NLD
[7] 		NZ
[8] 		SWI
[9] 		US
[36] 		US
Dance
[37]
"Beat Box" 1983 92[A] — — — — — — — —[B] 1 Into Battle with the Art of Noise
"Close (to the Edit)" 1984 8 — — — 11 — — — —[C] 4 Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise?
"Moments in Love" 1985 51[A] — 17 — — 10 — — — —
"Legs" 69 — — — — — — — — 27 In Visible Silence
"Peter Gunn"
(featuring Duane Eddy) 		1986 8 10 — 17 6 — 3 17 50 2
"Paranoimia"
(featuring Max Headroom) 		12 — 17 33 18 7 6 — 34 14 Re-Works of Art of Noise
"Legacy" 95 — — — — — — — — 45
"Dragnet" 1987 60 — — — — 84 25 29 — — In No Sense? Nonsense!
"Dragnet (The '88 Mix)" 1988 94 — — — — — — — — — The Best of the Art of Noise
"Kiss"
(featuring Tom Jones) 		5 4 5 16 8 6 1 11 31 18
"Paranoimia '89" 1989 88 — — 41 — — — — — —
"Yebo!"
(featuring Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens) 		63 — — 49 — — — — — — Below the Waste
"Art of Love" 1990 67 — — — — — — — — — The Ambient Collection
"Instruments of Darkness (All of Us Are One People)" 1991 45 — — — — — — — — 42 The FON Mixes
"Shades of Paranoimia" 1992 53 — — — — — — — — —
"Metaforce"
(featuring Rakim) 		1999 53 — — — — — — — — — The Seduction of Claude Debussy
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors
Title Year Director(s)
"Beat Box" 1984 Anton Corbijn[39]
"Close (to the Edit)" (version 1) Zbigniew Rybczyński[39]
"Close (to the Edit)" (version 2) Matt Forrest[40]
"Close (to the Edit)" (version 3) Andy Morahan[39]
"Moments in Love" 1985 Tony van den Ende[39]
"Legs" (version 1) George Barber, George Snow[41]
"Legs" (version 2)
"Peter Gunn"
(featuring Duane Eddy) 		1986 Matt Forrest[42]
"Paranoimia"
(featuring Max Headroom)
"Legacy" George Snow[43]
"Dragnet" 1987 Zbigniew Rybczyński[44]
"Kiss"
(featuring Tom Jones) 		1988 Martin Brierly, Stephen Lowe[45]
"Paranoimia '89" 1989 —
"Yebo!"
(featuring Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens)
"Instruments of Darkness (All of Us Are One People)" 1991 George Snow[46]
"Shades of Paranoimia"
"Art of Love" 1997 Stephan Rozmiarek, Stefan Goldby[47]
"Metaforce"
(featuring Rakim) 		1999 John Bland[48]
"into vision - the compleat compendium" (DVD) 2002 — (performances recorded live in Chicago, the Coachella Festival, the Shepherds Bush Empire, and Fountain Studios)

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Beat Box" and "Moments in Love" were simultaneously released as a double A-side in the United Kingdom.[32]
  2. ^ "Beat Box" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 101 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[38]
  3. ^ "Close (to the Edit)" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 102 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[38]

References

  1. ^ a b Peak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom:
    • "Art of Noise songs and albums | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
    • Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: A – Azzido Da Bass". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Discography The Art of Noise". australiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Art of Noise ARIA Albums chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022". ARIA. Retrieved 3 December 2023 – via Imgur.com."Art of Noise ARIA Albums chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022". ARIA. Retrieved 3 December 2023 – via Imgur.com."Art of Noise ARIA Albums chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022". ARIA. Retrieved 3 December 2023 – via Imgur.com.N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  4. ^ a b "Discographie The Art of Noise". austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  5. ^ "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. 44 (14). 28 June 1986. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Discographie – The Art of Noise". charts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2014.[dead link]
  7. ^ a b c "Discografie The Art of Noise". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  8. ^ a b c "Discography The Art of Noise". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  9. ^ a b c "Discographie The Art of Noise" (select "Charts" tab). swisscharts.com (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  10. ^ a b "The Art of Noise – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  11. ^ "(Who's Afraid Of?) The Art of Noise!". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (To access, enter the search parameter "Art of Noise" and select "Search by Keyword") on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  13. ^ "In Visible Silence". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  14. ^ "In·No·Sense? Nonsense!". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  15. ^ "Below The Waste". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  16. ^ "The Seduction Of Claude Debussy". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  17. ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 9 March 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  18. ^ "Daft". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  19. ^ "Re-Works Of Art Of Noise". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  20. ^ "The Best Of The Art Of Noise". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  21. ^ "The Ambient Collection". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  22. ^ "The FON Mixes". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  23. ^ "The Drum And Bass Collection". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  24. ^ "State Of The Art". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  25. ^ "Bashful / Belief System / An Extra Pulse Of Beauty". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  26. ^ "Reduction". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  27. ^ "Reconstructed... For Your Listening Pleasure". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  28. ^ "And What Have You Done With My Body, God?". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  29. ^ "Influence Hits, Singles, Moments, Treasures..." The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  30. ^ "At The End of a Century". ZTT Records (Official). Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  31. ^ "Into Battle With The Art Of Noise". The Art of Noise Online. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  32. ^ a b Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
  33. ^ "Discografie The Art of Noise" (select "Charts" tab). ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  34. ^ "Chartverfolgung / Art Of Noise / Single" (in German). Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  35. ^ "Irish singles positions". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original (To access, enter the search parameter "DJ Shadow" in the "Search by Artist" field) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  36. ^ "The Art of Noise – Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  37. ^ "The Art of Noise – Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  38. ^ a b "The Art of Noise – Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  39. ^ a b c d "A Feast of Reason: All Art". Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise? (deluxe edition). Art of Noise. ZTT Records. 2011. Element 17.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  40. ^ Booth-Clibborn, Edward (1986). European Illustration 1986–87. Zurich: Polygon Editions S.A.R.L. ISBN 0-904-86649-1.
  41. ^ "This Is Now: Film And Video After Punk" (PDF). British Film Institute. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  42. ^ "History of the Art of Noise". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  43. ^ "New Videoclips". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 49. BPI Communications. 6 December 1986. p. 53.
  44. ^ Vare, Ethlie Ann (26 June 1987). "Priest's concert tape hits the radio". The Daily News. Vol. 133, no. 152. News Publishing Co. p. 38. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  45. ^ "Stars Of Rock Are Honored". Deseret News. Deseret News Publishing Company. 10 September 1989. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  46. ^ "History of the Art of Noise". The Art of Noise Online. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  47. ^ "Art Of Love | Art Of Noise | Music Video". MTV. Viacom Media Networks. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  48. ^ "The Art Of Noise: Paul Motley Interview (1999)". May Jah Tom. Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.

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