This article is the discography of British pop band the Blow Monkeys. Also included is the solo discography of frontman Dr. Robert.
Albums Studio albums YearTitleDetailsPeak chart positionsUKAUSCANGERNLNZSWEUS1984Limping for a Generation Released: October 1984 Label: RCA————————1986Animal Magic Released: 7 April 1986 Label: RCA21547250472325351987She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter Released: 5 January 1987 Label: RCA20—65306515291341989Whoops! There Goes the Neighbourhood Released: 30 January 1989 Label: RCA46——64—49——1990Springtime for the World Released: 25 June 1990 Label: RCA————————2008Devil's Tavern Released: 8 September 2008 Label: Blow Monkey Music————————2011Staring at the Sea Released: 14 February 2011 Label: Blow Monkey Music————————2013Feels Like a New Morning Released: 7 May 2013 Label: Blow Monkey Music————————2015If Not Now, When? Released: 6 April 2015 Label: Blow Monkey Music————————2017The Wild River Released: 6 October 2017 Label: Monks Road————————2021Journey to You Released: 24 September 2021 Label: Blow Monkey Music————————2025Birdsong Released: 15 August 2025 Label: Creation Youth————————"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released
Live albums YearTitleDetails2009Travelin' Souls – Live! at the Legendary 100 Club Released: 2009 Label: Blow Monkey Music Limited edition CD & DVD
Compilation albums YearTitleDetailsPeak chart positionsUK1989Choices – The Singles Collection Released: 7 August 1989 Label: RCA51994The Best of Blow Monkeys Released: 1994 Label: BMG—1996For the Record... Released: 1996 Label: Camden—1997The Masters Released: 1997 Label: Eagle—1999Atomic Lullabies – Very Best of The Blow Monkeys Released: September 1999 Label: Camden—2000Complete Singles Released: 21 April 2000 Label: BMG Japan-only release—Rare & Unreleased—Digging Your Scene Released: November 2000 Label: Armoury—2008Digging Your Scene: The Best of The Blow Monkeys Released: 4 February 2008 Label: Music Club—2013Halfway to Heaven: The Best of The Blow Monkeys and Dr Robert Released: 14 June 2013 Label: Sony Music—2016The Very Best of The Blow Monkeys Released: 8 April 2016 Label: Metro Select—"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released
Singles YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbumUKAUSBECANFINGERIRENLNZUSUS Dance1982"Live Today Love Tomorrow"———————————1984"Go Public!"———————————Limping for a Generation"The Man from Russia"———————————"Atomic Lullaby"———————————1985"Wildflower"———————50———"Forbidden Fruit"94——————————Animal Magic"Sweet Murder (The Smile on Her Face)" (US-only release)———————————1986"Digging Your Scene"12162319—2592310147"Wicked Ways"60———————47——"Don't Be Scared of Me"77——————————1987"It Doesn't Have to Be This Way"582—9218—6306——She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter"Out with Her"30—————30————"(Celebrate) The Day After You" (with Curtis Mayfield)52———————26——"Some Kind of Wonderful"67——————————1988"This Is Your Life"70———26——————Whoops! There Goes the Neighbourhood"It Pays to Belong"76——————————1989"This Is Your Life" (remix)32——————————Choices – The Singles Collection"Choice?" (featuring Sylvia Tella)22—————25————"Slaves No More" (featuring Sylvia Tella)73——————————1990"Springtime for the World"69——————————Springtime for the World"La Passionara" (featuring Quan-T & Berzerk)———————————"If You Love Somebody"———————————2008"The Bullet Train"———————————Devil's Tavern"Travelin' Soul"———————————2011"Steppin' Down"———————————Staring at the Sea"Hangin' On to the Hurt (Let It Go Now)"———————————2013"Oh My"———————————Feels Like a New Morning"Feels Like a New Morning"———————————"Shake It Off"———————————2014"Chained"———————————2015"OK! Have It Your Way"———————————If Not Now, When?"The Sound of Your Laughter"———————————2017"Crying for the Moon"———————————The Wild River"What in the World"———————————"The Wild River"———————————2020"Time Storm"———————————Journey to You"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released
Other appearances
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol – "It Doesn't Have to Be This Way" (1987) Dirty Dancing – "You Don't Own Me" (1987) The Last Temptation of Elvis – "Follow That Dream" (1990)
Videos
Video albums YearTitleDetails1986Video Magic Released: August 1986 Label: Hendring Medium: VHS Released in the US by Sony as Live from London Live material filmed at Camden Palace in May 1985Digging Your Video Released: 1986 Label: RCA Medium: VHS Collection of promo videos from Animal Magic US-only release1989Choices: The Video Collection Released: August 1989 Label: Hansa, BMG Medium: VHS, LaserDisc Accompaniment to the compilation album
Music videos YearTitleDirector1985"Forbidden Fruit"John Scarlett-Davis1986"Digging Your Scene"Andy Morahan"Wicked Ways""Don't Be Scared of Me"1987"It Doesn't Have to Be This Way""Out with Her"Andy Morahan"(Celebrate) The Day After You""Some Kind of Wonderful"1988"This Is Your Life"Mark Cecere"It Pays to Belong"Julien Temple1989"Slaves No More"1990"Springtime for the World"
Dr. Robert
Albums
Solo albums
Realms of Gold (1994) Bethesda Part One (1995) Other Folk (1996) Flatlands (1999) Birds Gotta Fly (2001) Flutes and Bones (2012) Out There (2016)
Collaboration albums
Five in the Afternoon (with P. P. Arnold) (2007) The Instant Garden (with Matt Deighton) (2023)
Live albums
Live in Tokyo (2004) Acoustic Blow Monkeys (2012)
Compilation albums
Keep on Digging for the Gold (2002) The Coming of Grace: An Introduction to Dr Robert (2009)
Singles YearSinglePeak chart positionsUKBEGERIRENL1989"Wait!" (with Kym Mazelle)7202611321991"I've Learnt to Live with Love"—————1992"A Simpler Place and Time"—————1995"Circular Quay"—————1996"The Coming of Grace"76————"Pond Life"—————1997"Halfway to Heaven"—————1999"Staring Down the Bird"—————"Full Moon Fever" (Germany-only release)—————2001A Single Summer"—————"The Nearly Room"—————"Blue Skies"—————2007"I Saw Something" (with P.P. Arnold; promo-only release)—————2011"Heavenly Thing" (Germany-only release)—————2018"Lost in Rasa" (Monks Road Social featuring Dr. Robert)—————2019"The Coming of Grace" (Monks Road Social featuring Dr. Robert & Stone Foundation)—————2020"Get Yourself Together" (with Youth)—————"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released
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