This article includes the albums and singles released by both Lloyd Cole as a solo artist and the recordings of his band Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, and with his next band Lloyd Cole and the Negatives.
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationUKAUSCANSWE Rattlesnakes Released: October 1984 Label: Polydor, Geffen, Capitol 13 28 68 25 BPI: Gold Easy Pieces Released: 22 November 1985 Label: Polydor, Geffen, Capitol 5 14 77 25 BPI: Gold Mainstream Released: 26 October 1987 Label: Polydor, Capitol 9 54 — 31 BPI: Gold
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationUKAUS 1984–1989 Released: March 1989 Label: Polydor, Capitol 14 85 BPI: Gold Lloyd Cole. The Commotions. The Singles Released: 2004 Label: Universal — — Don't Look Back – An Introduction to Lloyd Cole and Lloyd Cole and the Commotions Released: 2015 Label: Spectrum, Universal — —
Live albums Title Album details Live at the Hammersmith Apollo, London (2004) Released: 14 November 2004 Label: Instant Live, Demon Live at the BBC, Volume 1 (1984) Released: August 2007 Label: Universal, Capitol Live at the BBC, Volume 2 (1985/86) Released: August 2007 Label: Universal, Capitol Live at the BBC (1990/95) Released: August 2007 Label: Universal, Mercury
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUKAUSIRENLUS Alt "Perfect Skin" 1984 26 54 — — —Rattlesnakes "Forest Fire" 41 87 — — — "Rattlesnakes" 65 59 —31 — "Brand New Friend" 1985 19 73 11 — —Easy Pieces "Lost Weekend" 17 49 10 — — "Cut Me Down" (Remix) 1986 38 — 12 — — "Rich" (Europe only) — — — — — "My Bag" 1987 46 — 20 — 13 Mainstream "Jennifer She Said" 1988 31 — 27 — — "From the Hip" 59 — — — —
Solo discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationUKAUSFRAGERSWE Lloyd Cole Released: 19 February 1990 Label: Polydor 11 49 — 38 6 BPI: Silver Don't Get Weird on Me Babe Released: 16 September 1991 Label: Polydor 21 108 — — 7 Bad Vibes Released: 11 October 1993 Label: Polydor 38 — — — 8 Love Story Released: 25 September 1995 Label: Polydor 27 — — — 9 The Negatives Released: November 2000 Label: Mercury Records Ltd 1998 / XIII Bis Records 2000 - — — — - Plastic Wood Released: June 2001 Label: The Establishment / XIII Bis / One Little Indian — — — — — Music in a Foreign Language Released: 9 May 2003 Label: Sanctuary 114 — — — — Antidepressant Released: August 2006 Label: Sanctuary 156 — 152 — 20 Broken Record Released: February 2010 Label: Tapete 150 — — 58 12 Standards Released: June 2013 Label: Tapete 74 — — 98 22 1D Electronics 2012–2014 Released: September 2015 Label: Bureau B — — — — — Guesswork Released: 26 July 2019 Label: Edel AG 75 — — 93 — On Pain Released: 23 June 2023 Label: Edel AG — — — — —
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positionsUKSWESCO The Collection Released: 4 May 1998 Label: Universal 24 56 12 2001 – Collected Recordings 1996–2000 Released: June 2001 Label: various — — — Etc. Released: 4 October 2001 Label: The Establishment / XIII Bis / One Little Indian — — — Cleaning Out the Ashtrays (Collected B-Sides & Rarities 1989–2006) Released: May 2009 Label: Tapete — —
Live albums Title Album details Radio Bremen: Folksinger Volume 1 Released: 30 January 2009 Label: Tapete The Whelan: Folksinger Volume 2 Released: 30 January 2009 Label: Tapete My Austere Demeanour: Folksinger Volume 3 Released: 2018 Label: Tapete
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUKAUSUSAlt "No Blue Skies" 1990 42 86 — Lloyd Cole "Don't Look Back" 59 — — "Downtown" — — 5 "She's a Girl and I'm a Man" 1991 55 149 7Don't Get Weird on Me Babe "Weeping Wine" 91 — — "Butterfly" 1992 90 — — "So You'd Like to Save the World" 1993 72 — — Bad Vibes "Morning Is Broken" 83 — — "Like Lovers Do" 1995 24 — — Love Story "Sentimental Fool" 73 — — "Baby" 1996 99 — — "That Boy" 1998 — — — Collection "No More Love Songs" 2003 — — — Music in a Foreign Language "Writers Retreat!" 2010 — — — Broken Record "Period Piece" 2013 — — — Standards "Violins" 2019 — — — Guesswork
Other charting songs "Tell Your Sister" – number 6 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks in 1992.
Lloyd Cole and the Negatives discography Studio albums Title Album details The Negatives Released: 2000 Label: XIII Bis
Singles Title Year Album "Impossible Girl" 2000 The Negatives
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