The Sisters of Mercy discography

This is the discography of English gothic rock band the Sisters of Mercy.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Details	Peak chart positions								Certifications
Title	Details	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	AUT ^[3]	GER ^[4]	NZ ^[5]	SWE ^[6]	SWI ^[7]	US ^[8]	Certifications
First and Last and Always	Released: 11 March 1985 Labels: Merciful Release Formats: LP, CD, cassette	14	—	—	40	—	23	—	—	BPI: Gold^[9] BVMI: Gold^[10]
Floodland	Released: 16 November 1987 Labels: Merciful Release Formats: LP, CD, cassette	9	—	—	32	28	28	24	101	BPI: Gold^[9] BVMI: Gold^[10]
Vision Thing	Released: 13 November 1990 Labels: Merciful Release, East West Formats: LP, CD, cassette	11	73	21	13	38	22	22	136	BPI: Silver^[9] BVMI: Gold^[10]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Details	Peak chart positions									Certifications
Title	Details	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	AUT ^[3]	BEL (WA) ^[11]	GER ^[4]	NZ ^[5]	POR ^[12]	SWE ^[6]	SWI ^[7]	Certifications
Some Girls Wander by Mistake	Released: 27 April 1992 Labels: Merciful Release, East West Formats: 2×LP, CD, CS	5	98	7	—	9	27	—	17	22	BPI: Silver^[9] BVMI: Gold^[10]
A Slight Case of Overbombing	Released: 23 August 1993 Labels: Merciful Release, East West Formats: 2×LP, CD, CS	14	—	—	—	11	—	—	11	21	BPI: Gold^[9] BVMI: Gold^[10]
BBC Sessions 1982–1984	Released: 17 July 2021 Labels: BBC, Warner Music Formats: 2×LP, CD	55	—	—	151	—	—	49	—	—
Body And Soul/Walk Away	Released: 20 April 2024 Labels: Warner, Merciful Release Formats: LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Box sets

Title	Details
Merciful Release	Released: 2007 Label: Merciful Release, Rhino Format: 3×CD

Extended plays

Title	Details
Alice^[13]	Released: March 1983 Label: Merciful Release Format: 12-inch
The Reptile House	Released: 16 May 1983 Label: Merciful Release Format: 12-inch
Body and Soul	Released: 4 June 1984 Label: Merciful Release, WEA Format: 12-inch

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions									Album
Title	Year	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	AUT ^[3]	GER ^[4]	IRE ^[14]	NZ ^[5]	SWE ^[6]	US Alt ^[8]	US Dance ^[8]	Album
"The Damage Done"	1980	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album singles
"Body Electric"	1982	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Alice"	1982	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Anaconda"	1983	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Temple of Love"	1983	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Body and Soul"	1984	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Body and Soul
"Walk Away"	1984	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	First and Last and Always
"No Time to Cry"	1985	63	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	First and Last and Always
"This Corrosion"	1987	7	—	—	17	6	—	—	—	38	Floodland
"Dominion"	1988	13	—	—	—	7	—	—	—	30
"Lucretia My Reflection"	1988	20	—	—	—	22	—	—	—	30
"More"	1990	14	74	—	14	10	41	—	1	—	Vision Thing
"Doctor Jeep"	1990	37	125	—	45	—	—	—	—	—
"When You Don't See Me"	1991	—	—	—	74	—	—	—	—	—
"Temple of Love (1992)"	1992	3	—	16	5	15	—	24	—	—	Non-album single
"Under the Gun"	1993	19	—	—	40	—	—	17	—	—	A Slight Case of Overbombing
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charting singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
Title	Year	US Alt ^[8]	Album
"Detonation Boulevard"	1991	17	Vision Thing

Videography

Video albums

Title	Details
Wake	Released: 1987 Label: PolyGram Music Video Formats: VHS, LD
Shot	Released: 1988 Label: Warner Music Vision Format: VHS
Shot Rev 2.0	Released: 1992 Label: Warner Music Vision Format: VHS

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors
Title	Year	Director
"Body and Soul"	1984
"Walk Away"	1984	Stevie Price
"No Time to Cry"	1985	Pete Cornish
"Black Planet"^[15]	1985	Steve Martin ^[16]
"This Corrosion"	1987	Stuart Orme ^[17]
"Dominion"	1988	David Hogan ^[17]
"Lucretia My Reflection"		Peter Sinclair ^[17]
"1959"		Peter Sinclair ^[17]
"More"	1990	Dominic Sena
"Doctor Jeep"		Jon Klein ^[18]
"Detonation Boulevard"
"Temple of Love (1992)"	1992
"Under the Gun"	1993	Jon Klein

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Sisters of Mercy | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2
Peaks in Australia:
- All except noted: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 255.
- "Doctor Jeep": "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 25 March 1991". Retrieved 25 March 2022.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 "Discographie The Sisters of Mercy". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 22 September 2009.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "Offizielle Deutsche Charts – Suchen nach "The Sisters of Mercy"" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 "Discography The Sisters of Mercy". charts.nz. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 "Discography The Sisters of Mercy". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 "The Sisters of Mercy". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2022.
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 "The Sisters of Mercy | Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 ^9.3 ^9.4 "British certifications – Sisters of Mercy". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 January 2022. Type Sisters of Mercy in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 ^10.3 ^10.4 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sisters of Mercy)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
↑ "Discographie The Sisters of Mercy" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
↑ "Discography The Sisters of Mercy". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
↑ "The Sisters of Mercy". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
↑ "Search the charts". The Irish Charts. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
↑ "Sisters of Mercy Rock Video Shoot "Black Planet" - 1985" by Robert Webb.
↑ "New Video Clips". Billboard. August 10, 1985. p. 31. Note this director is not Steve Martin the actor.
↑ ^17.0 ^17.1 ^17.2 Shot. [VHS]. Warner Music Vision. 1988. 244053-3.
↑ "The Sisters Of Mercy – Doctor Jeep VHS". Retrieved on 20 August 2022.

Other websites

Official website
The Sisters of Mercy at AllMusic
The Sisters of Mercy discography at Discogs

The Sisters of Mercy discography discography at MusicBrainz

[UK-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Sisters of Mercy | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2021.

[AUS-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Peaks in Australia:
All except noted: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 255.

"Doctor Jeep": "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 25 March 1991". Retrieved 25 March 2022.

[3] All except noted: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 255.

[4] "Doctor Jeep": "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 25 March 1991". Retrieved 25 March 2022.

[AUT-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 "Discographie The Sisters of Mercy". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 22 September 2009.

[GER-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "Offizielle Deutsche Charts – Suchen nach "The Sisters of Mercy"" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 January 2022.

[NZ-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 "Discography The Sisters of Mercy". charts.nz. Retrieved 30 August 2019.

[SWE-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 "Discography The Sisters of Mercy". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 22 September 2009.

[SWI-7] 7.0 ^7.1 "The Sisters of Mercy". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2022.

[US-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 "The Sisters of Mercy | Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2022.

[BPI-9] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 ^9.3 ^9.4 "British certifications – Sisters of Mercy". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 January 2022. Type Sisters of Mercy in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[BVMI-10] 10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 ^10.3 ^10.4 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sisters of Mercy)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 22 September 2009.

[11] "Discographie The Sisters of Mercy" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 8 January 2022.

[12] "Discography The Sisters of Mercy". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 8 January 2022.

[13] "The Sisters of Mercy". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-12-31.

[14] "Search the charts". The Irish Charts. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.

[15] "Sisters of Mercy Rock Video Shoot "Black Planet" - 1985" by Robert Webb.

[16] "New Video Clips". Billboard. August 10, 1985. p. 31. Note this director is not Steve Martin the actor.

[shot_vid-17] 17.0 ^17.1 ^17.2 Shot. [VHS]. Warner Music Vision. 1988. 244053-3.

[18] "The Sisters Of Mercy – Doctor Jeep VHS". Retrieved on 20 August 2022.

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