The discography of British rock band the Move consists of four studio albums, one live album, 20 compilation albums, one extended play, and 18 singles. The band's first two singles, "Night of Fear" and "I Can Hear the Grass Grow" were big hits in the United Kingdom, of which Night of Fear had peaked at position number 2 and I Can Hear the Grass Grow had peaked at number 5 on the UK singles chart. In 1968, the band released their self-titled debut studio album, which reached number 15 on the UK Albums Chart and garnered two more hit singles, "Flowers in the Rain" and "Fire Brigade", which, like the previous two non-album singles, had prospered in the top 10 of the UK singles chart, through which "Flowers in the Rain" had peaked at number 2 and "Fire Brigade" had peaked at number 3.
The band's next UK single, "Wild Tiger Woman" was a hit parade disappointment, which only peaked at position number 53. Because of this, the band announced that they would break up if their next single did as poorly. This was not the case, as the single that followed, "Blackberry Way" had peaked at the top of the UK chart, and the next single, "Curly", which had reached position number 12, had prospered much better than "Wild Tiger Woman". Despite these successes, the band's second studio album, Shazam, released in 1970, did not make the UK Albums Chart.
The band released two more studio albums, Looking On and Message from the Country, which also did not make the charts, and while the lead single for the former, "Brontosaurus" hit number 7 on the UK singles chart, the second and final single from the album, "When Alice Comes Back to the Farm", did not chart at all in the UK, and Message from the Country did not have a single release, with the planned "Ella James" single being withdrawn. Three more singles from the band did reach the chart, including "Tonight" at number 11, "Chinatown" at number 23, and "California Man" at number 7, although the band's final single, "Do Ya" would also not chart, other than a position at number 93 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
The band broke up shortly afterwards, with members Bev Bevan, Roy Wood, and Jeff Lynne forming the hit band Electric Light Orchestra alongside Move associate Richard Tandy, with Move manager Don Arden becoming the manager for the new band. Wood, after leaving ELO, formed Wizzard, which were also successful. Meanwhile, the Move's final charting projects, the compilation albums Split Ends and The Best of the Move would be the band's only charting albums in the United States, although they charted considerably low, at number 172 and 205 respectively.
Albums Studio albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positions UKMove Released: April 1968 Label: Regal Zonophone Formats: LP, MC, reel-to-reel15Shazam Released: 27 February 1970 Label: Regal Zonophone Formats: LP, MC—Looking On Released: 11 December 1970 Label: Fly, Capitol Formats: LP, MC, 8-track—Message from the Country Released: June 1971 Label: Harvest, Capitol Formats: LP, MC, 8-track—"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Live albums Title Album detailsLive at the Fillmore 1969 Released: 13 February 2012 Label: Right Recordings Formats: 2xCD
Compilation albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positions USFlyback 3: The Best of the Move Released: March 1971 Label: Fly Formats: LP, 8-track Also released as Fire Brigade on Music For Pleasure (1972)—Split Ends Released: December 1972 Label: United Artists Formats: LP, reel-to-reel US and Canada-only release172The Best of the Move Released: May 1974 Label: A&M Formats: 2xLP US, Canada and Japan-only release205California Man Released: October 1974 Label: Harvest Formats: LP, MC—The Greatest Hits Vol. 1 Released: May 1978 Label: Pickwick Formats: LP, MC, 8-track—(Shines On) Released: September 1979 Label: Harvest Formats: LP, MC—The Platinum Collection of the Move Released: November 1981 Label: Cube Formats: 2xLP—Off the Record with the Move Released: November 1984 Label: Sierra Formats: LP, MC—The Move Collection Released: July 1986 Label: Castle Communications Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC—The Best of the Move Released: February 1991 Label: Music Club Formats: CD, MC—The Early YearsReleased: 9 November 1992 Label: Dojo Formats: CD, MC—Great Move! The Best of the MoveReleased: 1994 Label: EMI/United Artists Formats: CD US-only release—Looking Back… The Best of the MoveReleased: 20 April 1998 Label: Music Club Formats: CD—The BBC SessionsReleased: 1995 Label: Band of Joy Formats: CD—Movements – 30th Anniversary AnthologyReleased: March 1998 Label: Westside Formats: 3xCD—Omnibus – The 60's Singles A's and B'sReleased: August 1999 Label: Edsel Formats: CD—The Complete Singles Collection & MoreReleased: 2000 Label: Crimson Formats: CD—Anthology 1966–1972Released: October 2008 Label: Salvo Formats: 4xCD—The Very Best of the MoveReleased: 2 March 2009 Label: Salvo Formats: CD—Magnetic Waves of Sound – The Best OfReleased: 27 January 2017 Label: Esoteric Recordings Formats: CD+DVD—"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
EPs Title EP detailsSomething Else from the Move Released: 21 June 1968 Label: Regal Zonophone Formats: 7"
Singles Title YearPeak chart positionsAlbum UK AUS BEL (FL) BEL (WA) CANPeak positions for the Move's singles in Canada: "Fire Brigade": "Brontosaurus": GER IRE NL NZ US"Night of Fear"b/w "Disturbance"1966242———306182— rowspan="2" "I Can Hear the Grass Grow"b/w "Wave the Flag and Stop the Train"19675—1422——21—17—"Flowers in the Rain"b/w "(Here We Go Round) The Lemon Tree"281317—19451—Move"Cherry Blossom Clinic" (withdrawn)b/w "Vote for Me"——————————"Fire Brigade"b/w "Walk Upon the Water"1968372——36289—9—"Yellow Rainbow" (US and Australia-only release)b/w "Something"——————————"Wild Tiger Woman"b/w "Omnibus"53—————————"The Girl Outside" (Japan-only release)b/w "Cherry Blossom Clinic"——————————Move"Blackberry Way"b/w "Something"1141320—721410— rowspan="2" "Curly"b/w "This Time Tomorrow"196912—2038—1712—18—"Brontosaurus"b/w "Lightnin' Never Strikes Twice"19707———36—————Looking On"When Alice Comes Back to the Farm"b/w "What?"——————————"Turkish Tram Conductor Blues" (Germany-only release)b/w "Beautiful Daughter"1971——————————"Ella James" (withdrawn)b/w "No Time"——————————Message from the Country"Tonight"b/w "Don't Mess Me Up"1189—48—191829——"Chinatown"b/w "Down on the Bay"23————————— rowspan="3" "California Man"b/w "Do Ya"/"Ella James"19727——39—4515———"Do Ya" (US and Canada-only release)b/w "California Man"—————————93"Do Ya" (UK release)b/w "No Time"1974—————————— rowspan="1" "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
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