The Wonder Stuff discography

Studio albums| 9
Live albums| 6
Compilation albums| 4
Video albums| 7
EPs| 10
Singles| 28
Other albums| 6

This is the discography of British alternative rock band the Wonder Stuff.

## Albums[edit]

### Studio albums[edit]

Title  | Album details  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications

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[1][2] | UK Indie
[3] | AUS
[4]
The Eight Legged Groove Machine |

* Released: 15 August 1988
* Label: Polydor
* Formats: CD, LP, MC

| 18  | —  | —  |

* BPI: Silver[5]

Hup |

* Released: 2 October 1989
* Label: Polydor
* Formats: CD, LP, MC

| 5  | —  | —  |

* BPI: Gold[5]

Never Loved Elvis |

* Released: 27 May 1991
* Label: Polydor
* Formats: CD, LP, MC

| 3  | —  | 94  |

* BPI: Gold[5]

Construction for the Modern Idiot |

* Released: 4 October 1993
* Label: Polydor
* Formats: CD, LP, MC

| 4  | —  | —  |

* BPI: Silver[5]

Escape from Rubbish Island |

* Released: 27 September 2004
* Label: IRL
* Formats: CD, digital download

| —  | 38  | —  |
Suspended by Stars |

* Released: 20 February 2006
* Label: IRL
* Formats: CD, digital download

| —  | 33  | —  |
Oh No It's... The Wonder Stuff |

* Released: December 2012
* Label: IRL
* Formats: CD, 2xCD, 2xLP, digital download

| 169  | 38  | —  |
30 Goes Around the Sun |

* Released: 18 March 2016
* Label: IRL
* Formats: CD, LP, digital download

| 38  | 6  | —  |
Better Being Lucky |

* Released: 8 November 2019
* Label: Good Deeds Music
* Formats: CD, digital download

| —  | 11  | —  |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

### Live albums[edit]

Title  | Album details  | Peak chart positions

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|

[1][6]
Live in Manchester |

* Released: 17 July 1995
* Label: Windsong in Concert
* Formats: CD

| 74
Cursed with Insincerity |

* Released: June 2001
* Label: Eagle
* Formats: 2xCD

| 122
Welcome to the Cheap Seats – Greatest Hits Live |

* Released: June 2004
* Label: Music Club/Eagle
* Formats: CD

| —
The Wonder Stuff Live |

* Released: October 2007
* Label: IRL
* Formats: 2xCD

| —
Hup Live |

* Released: June 2010
* Label: Nyquest
* Formats: CD+DVD

| —
Never Loved Elvis Live |

* Released: 11 May 2012
* Label: Nyquest
* Formats: 2xCD+DVD

| —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

### Compilation albums[edit]

Title  | Album details  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications

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|

[1]
If The Beatles Had Read Hunter...The Singles |

* Released: September 1994
* Label: Polydor
* Formats: CD, MC

| 8  |

* BPI: Silver[5]

Love Bites and Bruises |

* Released: November 2000
* Label: Polydor
* Formats: 2xCD
* Collection of B-sides and unreleased tracks

| —  |
Live at the BBC |

* Released: June 2007
* Label: Polydor
* Formats: 2xCD
* Collection of BBC recordings

| —  |
Upstaged – A Live Anthology 1987–2016 |

* Released: March 2018
* Label: Good Deeds Music
* Formats: 7xCD

| —  |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

### Other albums[edit]

Title  | Album details

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The Boot Legged Groove Machine |

* Released: August 1990
* Label: Self-release
* Formats: LP
* Recorded material for the first two albums that was not included on them

The Eight Legged Groove Machine – 20th Anniversary Edition |

* Released: October 2008
* Label: Self-released
* Formats: CD
* Re-recording of debut album

Hup – 21st Anniversary Edition |

* Released: March 2010
* Label: Self-released
* Formats: CD
* Re-recording of second album

The Wonder Stuff Diaries 86–89 – An Audio Teaser |

* Released: 2014
* Label: Self-released
* Formats: CD

Never Loved Elvis – The Demos |

* Released: 2017
* Label: Self-released
* Formats: CD

Construction for the Modern Idiot – The Demos |

* Released: 2017
* Label: Self-released
* Formats: CD

### Video albums[edit]

Title  | Album details

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Eleven Appalling Promos |

* Released: 1990
* Label: Polydor
* Formats: VHS

Welcome to the Cheap Seats "The Motion Picture" Video |

* Released: 10 February 1992
* Label: The Far Out Recording Company
* Formats: VHS

Greatest Hits Finally Live |

* Released: 1994
* Label: PolyGram Video
* Formats: VHS

Construction for the Modern Vidiot |

* Released: 2003
* Label: Secret Films
* Formats: DVD

Welcome to the Cheap Seats |

* Released: March 2006
* Label: Universal Music
* Formats: DVD

Hup Live |

* Released: June 2010
* Label: Nyquest
* Formats: DVD

Oh No It's... The Wonder Stuff |

* Released: January 2014
* Label: IRL
* Formats: DVD

## EPs[edit]

Title  | Album details  | Peak chart positions

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[1] | AUS
[4] | IRE
[7] | US MR
[8]
The Wonder Stuff |

* Released: February 1987
* Label: The Far Out Recording Company
* Formats: 7"

| 195[9] | —  | —  | —
Cartoon Boyfriend |

* Released: 1990
* Label: PolyGram
* Formats: CD
* US promo-only release

| —  | —  | —  | —
Welcome to the Cheap Seats – The Original Soundtrack E.P. |

* Released: 13 January 1992
* Label: Polydor
* Formats: 7", 12", CD, MC

| 8  | 64  | 9  | 27
On the Ropes E.P. |

* Released: 13 September 1993
* Label: Polydor
* Formats: 7", 12", CD, MC

| 10  | —  | 16  | 17
Full of Life (Happy Now) E.P. |

* Released: 15 November 1993
* Label: Polydor
* Formats: 7", 12", CD, MC

| 28  | —  | —  | —
Hot Love Now! E.P. |

* Released: 14 March 1994
* Label: Polydor
* Formats: 7", CD, MC

| 19  | —  | —  | —
Idiot 1 |

* Released: 1994
* Label: Polydor
* Formats: CD
* Promo-only release

| —  | —  | —  | —
See the Wonder Stuff on Tour! |

* Released: 1994
* Label: Polydor
* Formats: CD
* US promo-only release

| —  | —  | —  | —
5 Track EP |

* Released: December 2001
* Label: The Far Out Recording Company
* Formats: CD
* Limited release

| —  | —  | —  | —
Napster Live Session EP |

* Released: March 2005
* Label: Self-release
* Formats: digital download
* Exclusive Napster release

| —  | —  | —  | —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

## Singles[edit]

Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Album

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[1][6] | UK Indie
[10][11][12] | AUS
[4] | AUT
[13] | IRE
[7] | NZ
[14] | US MR
[8]
"Unbearable"  | 1987  | —  | 6  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | The Eight Legged Groove Machine
"Give Give Give Me More More More"  | 1988  | 72  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 17
"A Wish Away"  | 43  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"It's Yer Money I'm After Baby"  | 40  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Who Wants to Be the Disco King?"  | 1989  | 28  | —  | —  | —  | 23  | —  | —  | Non-album single
"Don't Let Me Down, Gently"  | 19  | —  | —  | —  | 12  | —  | 11  | Hup
"Golden Green"  | 33  | —  | —  | —  | 27  | —  | —
"Radio Ass Kiss" (US promo-only release) | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 26
"Circlesquare"  | 1990  | 20  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Non-album single
"The Size of a Cow"  | 1991  | 5  | —  | 51  | —  | 13  | —  | —  | Never Loved Elvis
"Caught in My Shadow"  | 18  | —  | 28  | —  | 20  | —  | 8
"Sleep Alone"  | 43  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Dizzy" (with Vic Reeves) | 1  | —  | 3  | 14  | 2  | 28  | —  | I Will Cure You (by Reeves)
"Unbearable" (re-release) | 1994  | 16  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | The Eight Legged Groove Machine
"Better Get Ready for a Fist Fight"  | 2004  | 95  | 18  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Escape from Rubbish Island
"Bile Chant" / "Escape from Rubbish Island"  | 2005  | 104  | 39  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Blah Blah, Lah Di Dah"  | 2006  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Suspended by Stars
"The Sun Goes Down on Manor Road"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Last Second of the Minute"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"The Animals & Me"  | 2009  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | The Eight Legged Groove Machine – 20th Anniversary Edition
"Blackberry Way" / "Save It for Later"  | 2012  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Oh No It's... The Wonder Stuff
"Far, Far Away" / "There, There My Dear"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Planet Earth" / "Get Up!"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Oh No!"  | 2013  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Friendly Company"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"For the Broken Hearted"  | 2016  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 30 Goes Around the Sun
"Good Deeds & Highs"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"No Thieves Among Us"  | 2019  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Better Being Lucky
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e "WONDER STUFF | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
2. ^ "Chart Log UK – Weekly Updates Sales 2013". www.zobbel.de. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
3. ^ Peak positions for the Wonder Stuff on the UK Independent Album Chart:
* Escape from Rubbish Island: "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
* Suspended by Stars: "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
* Oh No It's... The Wonder Stuff: "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
* 30 Goes Around the Sun: "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
* Better Being Lucky: "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
4. ^ a b c Peaks in Australia:
* All except noted: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 305.
* "Caught in My Shadow" and "Dizzy": "Discography The Wonder Stuff". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
5. ^ a b c d e "British certifications – Wonder Stuff". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 February 2022. Type Wonder Stuff in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
6. ^ a b "Chart Log UK: Kristine W - Tammy Wynette". www.zobbel.de. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
7. ^ a b "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
8. ^ a b Whiteburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981–2002. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 73\. ISBN 0898201535.
9. ^ https://www.ukmix.org/forum/chart-discussion/chart-analysis/11092579-uk-singles-charts-1987-including-chart-panel-sales?q=stuff
10. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989'. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
11. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
12. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
13. ^ "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
14. ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 15 February 2022.

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The Wonder Stuff

* Miles Hunt
* Mark Thwaite
* Erica Nockalls
* Pete Howard

* Rob "The Bass Thing" Jones
* Martin Gilks
* Fuzz Townshend
* Dan Donnelly

Studio albums|

* The Eight Legged Groove Machine
* Hup
* Never Loved Elvis
* Construction for the Modern Idiot
* Escape from Rubbish Island
* Suspended by Stars
* 30 Goes Around the Sun

Compilation albums|

* If The Beatles Had Read Hunter...The Singles

Singles|

* "The Size of a Cow"
* "Dizzy" (with Vic Reeves)
* "Welcome to the Cheap Seats"

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