The Alan Parsons Project discography

Studio albums| 12
Compilation albums| 23
Music videos| 9
Singles| 38

The following is the complete discography of the Alan Parsons Project. Over the years they have released 12 studio albums, 14 compilation albums, and 38 singles.

## Albums

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### Studio albums

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Title  | Album details  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications

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[1] | AUS
[2] | AUT
[3] | CAN
[4] | GER
[5] | NED
[6] | NZ
[7] | NOR
[8] | SWE
[9] | SWI
[10] | US
[11]
Tales of Mystery and Imagination |

* Released: 25 June 1976
* Label: Charisma (#CDS-4003)
* Formats: LP

| 56  | 45  | —  | 81  | 11  | —  | 7  | —  | —  | —  | 38  |

* BPI: Silver[12]
* BVMI: Platinum[13]
* MC: Platinum[14]

I Robot |

* Released: 8 July 1977
* Label: Arista (#AL-7002)
* Formats: LP, CS

| 26  | 10  | 23  | 11  | 2  | 13  | 2  | —  | 24  | —  | 9  |

* BPI: Silver[12]
* BVMI: Gold[13]
* MC: 2× Platinum[14]
* RIAA: Platinum[15]

Pyramid |

* Released: May 1978[16]
* Label: Arista (#AB-4108)
* Formats: LP, CS

| 49  | 16  | 17  | 25  | 3  | 23  | 4  | 13  | 22  | —  | 26  |

* BVMI: Platinum[13]
* MC: 2× Platinum[14]
* RIAA: Gold[15]
* RMNZ: Gold[17]

Eve |

* Released: September 1979
* Label: Arista (#AL-9504)
* Formats: LP, CS, 8-track

| 74  | 14  | 2  | 10  | 1  | 40  | 4  | 6  | 10  | —  | 13  |

* BVMI: Gold[13]
* MC: Platinum[14]
* RIAA: Gold[15]
* RMNZ: Gold[18]

The Turn of a Friendly Card |

* Released: 7 November 1980
* Label: Arista (#AL-9518)
* Formats: LP, CS

| 38  | 24  | 2  | 16  | 2  | 17  | 18  | 11  | 22  | —  | 13  |

* BVMI: Gold[13]
* MC: 2× Platinum[14]
* RIAA: Platinum[15]
* RMNZ: Gold[19]

Eye in the Sky |

* Released: May 1982
* Label: Arista (#AL-9599)
* Formats: LP, CS

| 27  | 4  | 1  | 3  | 1  | 4  | 3  | 3  | 8  | —  | 7  |

* BPI: Silver[12]
* ARIA: Platinum[20]
* BVMI: Gold[13]
* MC: 2× Platinum[14]
* RIAA: Platinum[15]
* RMNZ: Platinum[21]

Ammonia Avenue |

* Released: February 1984
* Label: Arista (#AL8-8204)
* Formats: LP, CS

| 24  | 16  | 5  | 29  | 1  | 1  | 8  | 5  | 8  | 1  | 15  |

* BVMI: Gold[13]
* MC: Gold[14]
* RIAA: Gold[15]

Vulture Culture |

* Released: February 1985
* Label: Arista (#PD-8263)
* Formats: LP, CS, CD

| 40  | 32  | 10  | 25  | 1  | 3  | 15  | 9  | 7  | 2  | 46  |

* BVMI: Gold[13]
* MC: Gold[14]

Stereotomy |

* Released: November 1985
* Label: Arista (#AL9-8384)
* Formats: LP, CS, CD

| —  | 50  | 15  | 32  | 15  | 13  | 49  | 8  | 21  | 13  | 43  |

* BVMI: Silver[13]

Gaudi |

* Released: January 1987
* Label: Arista (#AL9-8384)
* Formats: LP, CS, CD

| 66  | 61  | 16  | 53  | 6  | 2  | 41  | 8  | 8  | 8  | 57  |

* BVMI: Silver[13]

Freudiana |

* Released: 11 October 1990 (not published by The Alan Parsons Project, only as a side project for Eric Woolfson)
* Label: EMI (#198-795415 1)
* Formats: LP, CD

| —  | —  | —  | —  | 83  | —  | 51  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
The Sicilian Defence |

* Released: 23 March 2014
* Label: Arista
* Formats: CD

| —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |

### Compilation albums

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Title  | Album details  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications

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[1] | AUS
[2] | CAN
[22] | GER
[23] | NED
[6] | NZ
[7] | NOR
[8] | SWI
[10] | US
[11]
The Best of the Alan Parsons Project |

* Released: 4 November 1983
* Label: Arista (#205 509)

| 99  | 25  | 49  | 19  | —  | 20  | —  | 16  | 53  |

* CAN: Gold[14]
* NZ: Gold[24]
* US: Gold[15]

The Best of the Alan Parsons Project, Vol. 2 |

* Released: January 1988
* Label: Arista (#258 634)

| —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
The Instrumental Works |

* Released: November 1988
* Label: Arista (#259 237)

| —  | —  | —  | 60  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
Pop Classics |

* Released: September 1989
* Label: EVA (#503.623)

| —  | —  | —  | —  | 7  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
Anthology |

* Released: 1991
* Label: Connoisseur (#VSOP CD170)

| —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
The Best of the Alan Parsons Project |

* Released: 1992
* Label: Arista (#354 547)

| —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 12  | —  | —  |
The Ultimate Collection |

* Released: June 1992
* Label: EVA (#74321 102672)

| —  | —  | —  | —  | 32  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
The Definitive Collection |

* Released: 1997
* Label: Arista (#74321-51746)

| —  | —  | —  | —  | 95  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
Gold Collection |

* Released: January 1998
* Label: BMG (#34685-8)

| —  | —  | —  | 49  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
Love Songs |

* Released: 2002
* Label: BMG (#74321 91680)

| —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
The Best of the Alan Parsons Project |

* Released: 2002
* Label: Arista (#BVCM-37344)

| —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
Platinum & Gold Collection |

* Released: 2003
* Label: BMG (#82876 52556)

| —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
Ultimate |

* Released: 23 March 2004
* Label: BMG (#82876 59212)

| —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
Extended Versions: The Encore Collection |

* Released: 19 May 2004
* Label: BMG (#75517486972)

| —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
The Dutch Collection |

* Released: September 2006
* Label: Arista (#82876-89387)

| —  | —  | —  | —  | 37  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
The Essential |

* Released: 6 February 2007
* Label: Sony BMG (#88697043372)

| —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 35  | —  | —  | —  |
The Collection |

* Released: 2010
* Label: Camden (#88697808482)

| —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
Greatest Hits |

* Released: 2015
* Label: Arista (#88698105387)

| —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

## Singles

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Year  | Title  | Peak chart positions  | Album

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[1] | AUS
[2] | AUT
[3] | BEL
[25] | CAN
[26] | GER
[27] | NED
[28] | NZ
[7] | US
[29] | US
Adult
[30]
1976  | "(The System of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 62  | —  | —  | —  | 37  | —  | Tales of Mystery and Imagination
"The Raven"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 80  | —
"To One in Paradise"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 108  | —
1977  | "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 22  | —  | —  | —  | 36  | —  | I Robot
"Don't Let It Show"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 71  | —  | —  | —  | 92  | —
1978  | "Day After Day (The Show Must Go On)"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"I Robot"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Pyramania"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Pyramid
"What Goes Up"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 87  | —
1979  | "Hyper-Gamma-Spaces"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Lucifer"  | —  | —  | 4  | —  | —  | 8  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Eve
"Damned If I Do"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 16  | —  | —  | —  | 27  | —
1980  | "You Won't Be There"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 105  | —
"You Lie Down with Dogs"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"The Turn of a Friendly Card"  | —  | 90  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | The Turn of a Friendly Card
"Games People Play"  | —  | 95  | —  | —  | 9  | —  | —  | —  | 16  | —
"The Gold Bug"  | —  | —  | 15  | —  | —  | 40  | —  | —  | —  | —
1981  | "Time"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 30  | —  | —  | —  | 15  | 10
"Snake Eyes"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 67  | —
1982  | "Eye in the Sky"  | —  | 22  | —  | —  | 1  | 38  | —  | 6  | 3  | 3  | Eye in the Sky
"Psychobabble"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 57  | —
"Old and Wise"  | 74  | —  | —  | 31  | —  | —  | 19  | —  | —  | 21
1983  | "You Don't Believe"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 43  | —  | —  | —  | 54  | —  | The Best of the Alan Parsons Project
1984  | "Don't Answer Me"  | 58  | 43  | —  | 8  | 22  | 7  | 10  | 30  | 15  | 4  | Ammonia Avenue
"Prime Time"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 69  | —  | —  | 34  | 10
1985  | "Let's Talk About Me"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 89  | 32  | 40  | —  | 56  | —  | Vulture Culture
"Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 71  | 11
"Vulture Culture"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1986  | "Limelight"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Stereotomy
"Stereotomy"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 82  | —
1987  | "Standing on Higher Ground"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Gaudi
1990  | "Freudiana"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Freudiana
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

## Music videos

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* "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" (1977)
* "What Goes Up" (1978)
* "Lucifer" (1979)
* "Turn of a Friendly Card" (1980)
* "Games People Play" (1980)
* "Time" (1980)
* "The Gold Bug" (1981)
* "Psychobabble" (1982)
* "Don't Answer Me" (1984)
* "Prime Time" (1984)
* "Sirius/Eye in the Sky" (features clips from Nineteen Eighty-Four) (1984)
* "Let's Talk About Me" (1985)
* "Stereotomy" (1986)
* "Standing on Higher Ground" (1987)
* "Freudiana" (1990)

## Live

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* "The Alan Parsons Project at Night of the Proms" (1990)
* "The Alan Parsons Project Live" (1994)
* "Alan Parsons Project : The Very Best Live" (1995)
* "Eye to Eye : Live in Madrid" (2004)

## See also

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* Alan Parsons for Alan Parsons solo albums and other works

## References

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1. ^ a b c "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
2. ^ a b c Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 229\. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
3. ^ a b "Austrian chart peaks". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
4. ^ Canadian studio albums:
* "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
* "I Robot" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
* "Pyramid" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
* "Eve" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
* "The Turn of a Friendly Card" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
* "Eye in the Sky" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
* "Ammonia Avenue" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
* "Vulture Culture" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
* "Stereotomy" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
* "Gaudi" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
5. ^ German studio albums:
* "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
* "I Robot" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
* "Pyramid" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
* "Eve" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
* "The Turn of a Friendly Card" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
* "Eye in the Sky" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
* "Ammonia Avenue" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
* "Vulture Culture" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
* "Stereotomy" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
* "Gaudi" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
6. ^ a b "Dutch chart peaks". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
7. ^ a b c "New Zealand chart peaks". charts.nz. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
8. ^ a b "Norwegian chart peaks". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
9. ^ "Swedish chart peaks". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
10. ^ a b "Swiss chart peaks". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
11. ^ a b "The Alan Parsons Project Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
12. ^ a b c "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "German Certification" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
14. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Canadian Certification". Music Canada. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
15. ^ a b c d e f g "RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
16. ^ "Great Rock Discography". p. 616.
17. ^ "New Zealand Certification - "Pyramid"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
18. ^ "New Zealand Certification - "Eve"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
19. ^ "New Zealand Certification - "The Turn of a Friendly Card"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
20. ^ "Kent Music Report No 453 – 28 February 1983 > Platinum Albums 1982 (Continued)". Retrieved 26 December 2022 - via Imgur.com.
21. ^ "New Zealand Certification - "Eye in the Sky"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
22. ^ Canadian compilation albums:
* "The Best of the Alan Parsons Project" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
23. ^ German compilation albums:
* "The Best of the Alan Parsons Project" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
* "The Instrumental Works" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
* "Gold Collection" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
24. ^ "New Zealand Certification - "The Best of the Alan Parsons Project"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
25. ^ "Belgian (Flanders) chart peaks". ultratop.be. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
26. ^ Canadian singles:
* "(The System Of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
* "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
* "Don't Let It Show" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
* "Damned If I Do" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
* "Games People Play" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
* "Time" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
* "Eye in the Sky" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
* "You Don't Believe" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
* "Don't Answer Me" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
* "Let's Talk About Me" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
27. ^ German singles:
* "Lucifer" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
* "The Gold Bug" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
* "Eye in the Sky" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
* "Don't Answer Me" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
* "Prime Time" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
* "Let's Talk About Me" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
28. ^ "The Alan Parsons Project".
29. ^ "US Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
30. ^ "US Adult Contemporary Singles". Billboard. Retrieved 1 October 2016.

## External links

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* Official discography of The Alan Parsons Project
* The Alan Parsons Project discography at Discogs

* v
* t
* e

The Alan Parsons Project

* Alan Parsons
* Eric Woolfson

* Ian Bairnson
* Andrew Powell
* David Paton
* Stuart Elliott
* Stuart Tosh
* Richard Cottle
* Laurence Cottle
* Duncan Mackay
* Mel Collins
* Lenny Zakatek
* Chris Rainbow
* Geoff Barradale
* John Miles
* Colin Blunstone
* Jack Harris
* Dave Townsend

Studio albums|

* Tales of Mystery and Imagination (1976)
* I Robot (1977)
* Pyramid (1978)
* Eve (1979)
* The Turn of a Friendly Card (1980)
* Eye in the Sky (1982)
* Ammonia Avenue (1984)
* Vulture Culture (1985)
* Stereotomy (1985)
* Gaudi (1987)
* Freudiana (1990)
* The Sicilian Defence (2014)

Compilations|

* The Best of the Alan Parsons Project (1983)
* The Best of the Alan Parsons Project, Volume 2 (1988)
* The Instrumental Works (1988)
* The Definitive Collection (1997)
* The Essential Alan Parsons Project (2007)

Singles|

* "The Raven"
* "(The System of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether"
* "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You"
* "Games People Play"
* "Time"
* "Sirius"
* "Eye in the Sky"
* "Old and Wise"
* "Don't Answer Me"

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