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Manic Street Preachers discography
Releases
↙Studio albums 9
↙Compilation albums 2
↙Extended plays 5
↙Singles 39
↙B-sides 185
↙Video albums 4
↙Music videos 52
↙Other appearances 5

This is a discography of Manic Street Preachers, an alternative rock band from Blackwood, Wales, formed in 1986.

Contents

Studio albums

Year Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]		 AUS
[2]		 AUT
[3]		 CAN
[4]		 CHE
[5]		 CZE DEN
[6]		 FIN
[7]		 FLA
[8]		 FRA
[9]		 GER
[10]		 IRE
[11]		 JPN
[12]		 NLD
[13]		 NOR
[14]		 NZL
[15]		 SPN
[16]		 SWE
[17]
1992 Generation Terrorists
  • Released: 10 February 1992
  • Label: Columbia
 13 60 — — — — — — — — — — 20 — — — — —
1993 Gold Against the Soul
  • Released: 21 June 1993
  • Label: Columbia
 8 — — — — — — — — — 95 — 32 — — — — —
1994 The Holy Bible
  • Released: 29 August 1994
  • Label: Epic
 6 — — — — — — — — — — — 50 — — — — —
1996 Everything Must Go
  • Released: 20 May 1996
  • Label: Sony
 2 55 50 — — — — 29 — — — — 48 63 — 29 — 21
  • UK: 2x Platinum[20]
1998 This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours
  • Released: 14 September 1998
  • Label: Epic/Virgin
 1 14 20 45 47 — — 1 32 — 27 — 27 24 5 11 — 1
2001 Know Your Enemy
  • Released: 19 March 2001
  • Label: Epic
 2 20 42 — 40 — 6 3 25 147 13 5 26 39 8 21 — 7
2004 Lifeblood
  • Released: 1 November 2004
  • Label: Epic
 13 — — — 81 — — 15 72 — 56 15 47 65 — — — —
2007 Send Away the Tigers
  • Released: 7 May 2007
  • Label: Columbia
 2 — 65 — 43 — — 10 57 — 50 4 39 35 38 33 69 21
2009 Journal for Plague Lovers
  • Released: 18 May 2009
  • Label: Columbia
 3 100 — — 30 31 — 23 69 — 49 6 24 88 16 35 54 37

Compilation albums

Year Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]		 AUS
[27]		 AUT
[3]		 CAN
[4]		 CHE
[5]		 CZE DEN
[6]		 FIN
[7]		 FLA
[8]		 FRA
[9]		 GER
[10]		 IRE
[11]		 JPN
[12]		 NLD
[13]		 NOR
[14]		 NZL
[15]		 SPN
[16]		 SWE
[17]
2002 Forever Delayed
  • Released: 28 October 2002
  • Label: Sony
 4 83 — — — — 14 7 36 — 65 7 68 — 32 — — 43
2003 Lipstick Traces (A Secret History of Manic Street Preachers)
  • Released: 14 July 2003
  • Label: Sony
 11 — — — — — — 28 — — — 21 243 — — — — — -

Extended plays

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
[29]		 AUS
[30]		 CHE
[31]		 FIN
[32]		 GER
[33]		 IRE
[11][34]		 JPN
[12]		 NLD
[35]		 NOR
[36]		 NZL
[37]		 SWE
[38]
1990 "New Art Riot EP" 136 — — — — — — — — — —
1992 "Stars and Stripes"[A] — — — — — — 72 — — — — Generation Terrorists
1994 "Life Becoming A Landslide EP" 36 — — — — — — — — — — Gold Against the Soul
2001 "Know Our B-Sides" [A] — — — — — — — — — — —
2005 "God Save the Manics" — — — — — — — — — — —
2009 "Journal for Plague Lovers Remixes E.P." [B] — — — — — — 46 — — — — Journal for Plague Lovers
  • A ^Japanese-only release.
  • B ^Download-only release.

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
[39]		 AUS
[30]		 CHE
[31]		 FIN
[32]		 GER
[33]		 IRE
[11][34]		 NLD
[35]		 NOR
[36]		 NZL
[37]		 SWE
[38]
1989 "Suicide Alley" — — — — — — — — — —
1990 "UK Channel Boredom" — — — — — — — — — —
1991 "Motown Junk" 94 — — — — — — — — —
"You Love Us (Heavenly Version)" 62 — — — — — — — — —
"Feminine Is Beautiful" — — — — — — — — — —
"Stay Beautiful" 40 — — — — — — — — — Generation Terrorists
"Love's Sweet Exile/Repeat" 26 — — — — — — — — —
"You Love Us" 16 — — — — — — — — —
1992 "Slash 'n' Burn" 20 — — — — — — — — —
"Motorcycle Emptiness" 17 — — — — — 21 — — —
"Theme From M.A.S.H. (Suicide Is Painless)" 7 — — — — 12 — — — 21
"Little Baby Nothing" 29 — — — — — — — — — Generation Terrorists
1993 "From Despair to Where" 25 — — — — — — — — — Gold Against the Soul
"La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh)" 22 — — — — — — — — —
"Roses in the Hospital" 15 — — — — — — — — —
1994 "Faster/P.C.P." 16 — — — — — — — — — The Holy Bible
"Revol" 22 — — — — — — — — —
"She Is Suffering" 25 — — — — — — — — —
1996 "A Design for Life" 2 50 — — — 17 — — 48 — Everything Must Go
"Everything Must Go" 5 — — 18 — — — — — —
"Kevin Carter" 9 — — — — — — — — —
"Further Away" [A] — — — — — — — — — —
"Australia" 7 — — — — — — — — —
1998 "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" 1 49 — — 79 3 62 19 44 21 This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours
"The Everlasting" 11 — — — 88 22 47 — — —
1999 "You Stole the Sun from My Heart" 5 — — — — 20 94 — — —
"Tsunami" 11 — — 13 — 24 — — — —
2000 "The Masses Against the Classes" 1 — — 4 — 7 — 12 — —
2001 "Found That Soul" 9 — — — — 17 — — — — Know Your Enemy
"So Why So Sad" 8 — — 4 94 16 88 — — 26
"Ocean Spray" 15 — — — — 28 — — — —
"Let Robeson Sing" 19 — — — — — — — — —
2002 "There by the Grace of God" 6 — — 9 — 16 — — — — Forever Delayed
2004 "The Love of Richard Nixon" 2 — — — — 17 — — — — Lifeblood
2005 "Empty Souls" 2 — — — — 18 — — — —
2007 "Underdogs" — — — — — — — — — — Send Away the Tigers
"Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" 2 — 66 — — 7 78 5 20 48
"Autumnsong" 10 — — — — 43 — — — —
"Indian Summer" 22 — — — — — — — — —
"Ghost of Christmas" — — — — — — — — — —
  • A ^Japanese-only release.

B-sides

Main article: List of Manic Street Preachers B-sides

Box Set

Year Title
1997 Six Singles from Generation Terrorists

Video albums

Year Title Venue Format
1997 Everything Live NYNEX Arena, Manchester, England VHS
2000 Leaving the 20th Century Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales VHS and DVD
2001 Louder Than War Karl Marx Theatre, Havana, Cuba DVD
2002 Forever Delayed — DVD

Music videos

Year Title Director[40] Album / EP
1990 Strip It Down - New Art Riot EP
1991 Motown Junk Snub TV
You Love Us (Heavenly Version) Tony Van De Ende
Stay Beautiful Walter Stern Generation Terrorists
Love's Sweet Exile W.I.Z
You Love Us
1992 Slash n' Burn Tony Van De Ende
Motorcycle Emptiness Martin Hall
Little Baby Nothing Small & B Swell
Theme From M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) Matthew Amos
1993 From Despair to Where Peter Scammel Gold Against the Soul
La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh) Josh Taft
Roses in the Hospital Erik Zimmerman
1994 Life Becoming A Landslide Martin Hall
Faster Tony Van Den Ende The Holy Bible
Revol Chris D'Adda
She Is Suffering Adolfo Doring
1996 A Design for Life Pedro Romhanyi Everything Must Go
Everything Must Go W.I.Z.
Kevin Carter John Hillcoat
Australia
1998 If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next W.I.Z This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours
The Everlasting Mike Lipscombe
1999 You Stole the Sun from My Heart Sophie Muller
Tsunami Pedro Romhanyi
2000 The Masses Against the Classes Chris D'Adda
2001 Found That Soul Jeremy Deller & Nick Abrahams Know Your Enemy
So Why So Sad Jamie Thraves
Ocean Spray James Frost & Alex Smith
Let Robeson Sing Andrew Dosunmu
2002 There by the Grace of God John Hillcoat
2003 Judge Yr'self Patrick Jones Lipstick Traces (A Secret History of Manic Street Preachers)
2004 Yes (New Film) The Holy Bible (Tenth Anniversary Edition)
The Love of Richard Nixon Type2error Lifeblood
Quarantine (In My Place of) Patrick Jones B-side of The Love of Richard Nixon
2005 Empty Souls Alex Smith Lifeblood
Dying Breeds Patrick Jones B-side of Empty Souls
1985 Lifeblood
A Song for Departure
Cardiff Afterlife
Emily
Fragments
Solitude Sometimes Is
Firefight God Save the Manics EP
2006 Further Away (New Film) Everything Must Go (Tenth Anniversary Edition)
2007 Your Love Alone Is Not Enough John Hardwick Send Away the Tigers
Autumnsong (TV Version) Indica/PTE
Autumnsong (Alternative Version) Valerie Philips
Indian Summer Patrick Jones
Send Away the Tigers
2008 Umbrella Dave Eringa NME Awards 2008 / Umbrella EP
2009 Jackie Collins Existential Question Time Douglas Hart Journal for Plague Lovers

Other appearances

Year Title Album UK Chart
Position
1995 "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head"
Donated to charity album (on CD and download)		 The Help Album
Various artists		 —
2002 "Out of Time"
Donated to charity album (on CD and download)		 NME In Association With War Child Presents 1 Love
Various artists		 —
2005 "Leviathan"
Donated to charity album (on CD and download)		 Help!: A Day In the Life
Various artists		 —
2006 "The Instrumental"
Featured on June Brides tribute album (on CD)		 Still Unravished: A Tribute to the June Brides
Various artists		 —
2008 "Umbrella"
Featured on free NME CD.
Also available as purchasable three-track EP download
including Acoustic version and Grand Slam mix.		 NME Awards 2008
Various artists		 47
[41]

Official book

Year Title Format
2002 Forever Delayed Official photo book by Mitch Ikeda, with an introduction by Jon Savage.

References

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Manic Street Preachers
James Dean Bradfield · Nicky Wire · Sean Moore
Richey Edwards
Studio albums
Compilation albums
EPs
New Art Riot (1990) · Stars and Stripes (1992) · Life Becoming a Landslide EP (1994) · Know Our B-Sides (2001)  · God Save the Manics (2005) · Journal for Plague Lovers Remixes E.P. (2009)
Singles
"Suicide Alley" (1988) · "UK Channel Boredom" (1990) · "Motown Junk" (1991) · "You Love Us (Heavenly Version)" (1991) · "Feminine Is Beautiful" (1991) · "Stay Beautiful" (1991) · "Love's Sweet Exile/Repeat" (1991) · "You Love Us" (1991) · "Slash 'N' Burn" (1992) · "Motorcycle Emptiness" (1992) · "Suicide Is Painless (Theme From M*A*S*H)" (1992) · "Little Baby Nothing" (1992) · "From Despair to Where" (1993) · "La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh)" (1993) · "Roses in the Hospital" (1993) · "Faster/P.C.P." (1994) · "Revol" (1994) · "She Is Suffering" (1994) · "A Design for Life" (1996) · "Everything Must Go" (1996) · "Kevin Carter" (1996) · "Australia" (1996) · "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" (1998) · "The Everlasting" (1998) · "You Stole the Sun from My Heart" (1999) · "Tsunami" (1999) · "The Masses Against the Classes" (2000) · "Found That Soul" (2001) · "So Why So Sad" (2001) · "Ocean Spray" (2001) · "Let Robeson Sing" (2001) · "There by the Grace of God" (2002) · "The Love of Richard Nixon" (2004) · "Empty Souls" (2005) · "Underdogs" (2007) · "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" (2007) · "Autumnsong" (2007) · "Indian Summer" (2007) · "Ghost of Christmas" (2007)
Box sets
Video Albums
Other appearances
"Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" (1995)  · "Leviathan" (2005)  · "The Instrumental" (2006) · "Umbrella" (2008)
Related articles
Discography · B-sides







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