Hall & Oates discography

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This article includes the discography of American duo Hall & Oates (Daryl Hall and John Oates).

Contents

[edit] Albums

U.S. chart positions: Billboard 200, UK chart positions: UK Albums Chart.

[edit] Studio albums

Year Album U.S. UK RIAA Certification[1] Additional Information
1972 Whole Oats - - debut album
1973 Abandoned Luncheonette 33 - Platinum
1974 War Babies 86 -
1975 Daryl Hall & John Oates 17 56 Gold
1976 Bigger Than Both of Us 13 25 Gold
1977 Beauty on a Back Street 30 40 Gold
1978 Along the Red Ledge 27 - Gold
1979 X-Static 33 -
1980 Voices 17 - Platinum
1981 Private Eyes 5 8 Platinum
1982 H2O 3 24 2x Multi-Platinum
1984 Big Bam Boom 5 28 2x Multi-Platinum
1988 Ooh Yeah! 24 52 Platinum
1990 Change of Season 60 44 Gold
1997 Marigold Sky 95 179
2003 Do It For Love 77 37
2004 Our Kind of Soul 69 86 Album of cover versions and some original songs.
2006 Home for Christmas - - Album of Christmas classics and two new songs

[edit] Compilations/Greatest Hits

Year Album U.S. UK RIAA Certification[1] Additional Information
1977 No Goodbyes 92 - Compilation of Atlantic Records recordings
1983 Rock 'n Soul Part 1 7 16 2x Multi-Platinum
1989 Special Mix on CD - - Compilation of the remixes included on singles from Ooh Yeah!
1991 Looking Back - The Best Of Daryl Hall + John Oates - 9 UK-only release
1995 The Best Of Times - Greatest Hits - - Japan-only release
1996 The Atlantic Collection - - Compilation of Atlantic Records recordings
1996 The Early Years - - Compilation of pre-Atlantic Records years
1997 Starting All Over Again - Best of Hall & Oates - - Double-CD released only in Europe (Originally in Denmark). Reissued in Taiwan in 2002 with same tracks in different order and new cover art.
1997 Romeo Is Bleeding, What's In Your World - The Best Of Daryl Hall & John Oates - - Japanese promotional only release
1998 With Love from... Hall & Oates - The Best Of The Ballads - -
1998 Rich Girl - - Compilation of RCA Records recordings
2001 The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates - - Released only in UK and Europe
2001 The Ballads Collection - RCA 100th Anniversary Series - - Includes previously unreleased versions of Everytime You Go Away and One on One
2001 Definitive Collection - - Released only in South America (Argentina)
2001 The Essential Collection - 26 Released only in UK and Europe
2002 Legendary - - A 3CD budget compilation of recordings from the years 1975-1990
2002 VH1 Behind the Music: The Daryl Hall and John Oates Collection - - Released in conjunction with the VH1 series
2002 Starting All Over Again - The Best of - - Double-CD released in Taiwan. Originally released in Europe (Denmark) with same tracks in different order and cover art.
2003 12 Inch Collection - - Released only in Japan
2003 12 Inch Collection Vol.2 - - Released only in Japan
2004 Ultimate Daryl Hall + John Oates 63 194 Double-CD, reissued as The Essential Daryl Hall & John Oates a year later
2004 The Collection - - UK-only compilation
2005 The Essential Daryl Hall & John Oates - - Released by Legacy Recordings. Double-CD, originally released as Ultimate Daryl Hall + John Oates a year before
2006 The Platinum Collection - - Compilation of Atlantic Records recordings released only in Europe and UK
2008 Playlist - The Very Best Of Daryl Hall & John Oates - - US-only release including single versions of several hits. Part of Legacy's Playlist series.
2008 The Singles - - UK-only compilation of the biggest hit singles 1973-1989

[edit] Live albums

Year Album U.S. UK RIAA Certification[1] Additional Information
1978 Livetime 42 -
1983 Sweet Soul Music - - Recorded live in Montreal, March 1983. (Vinyl Bootleg)
1985 Live at the Apollo 21 32 Gold Recorded with David Ruffin and Eddie Kendrick
1995 Sara Smile - - Recorded live in Germany in 1976; 2CD: Audio + Video
1998 Live! - - Recorded live at Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, PA, 12/11/1997. Promotional only release
2001 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Limited Edition - - Promotional only release. Includes four live recordings and two new studio recordings
2001 Greatest Hits Live - - Recorded live 1982 on Private Eyes Tour
2001 Ecstasy On The Edge - - Recorded live at The Rainbow Music Hall, Denver, October 30, 1979. Reissued as In Concert in 2006
2003 Live In Concert - - A&E Live By Request recording. CD+DVD packaging
2006 In Concert - - Recorded live at The Rainbow Music Hall, Denver, October 30, 1979. Originally released as Ecstasy On The Edge in 2001

[edit] Singles

Chart positions: Billboard Hot 100, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot Dance Club Play, Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, UK singles chart

Year Song U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Dance U.S. AC UK singles Album RIAA Certification[2]
1974 "She's Gone" 60 - - - - Abandoned Luncheonette
1975 "Alone Too Long" - 98 - - - Daryl Hall and John Oates
1976 "Sara Smile" 4 23 - 18 - Gold
"She's Gone" (re-release) 7 93 - 6 42 Abandoned Luncheonette
"Do What You Want, Be What You Are" 39 23 - - - Bigger Than Both of Us
1977 "Rich Girl" 1 64 - - - Gold
"Back Together Again" 28 70 - - -
"It's Uncanny" 80 - - - - No Goodbyes
"Why Do Lovers (Break Each Other's Heart?)" 73 - - - - Beauty on a Back Street
1978 "It's a Laugh" 20 - - - - Along the Red Ledge
"I Don't Wanna Lose You" 42 - - 49 -
1979 "Wait for Me" 18 - - 23 - X-Static
"Post-Static EP" ("No Brain, No Pain" / "Number One") - - - - -
1980 "Who Said The World Was Fair" 110 - - - -
"Running From Paradise" - - 37 - 41
"How Does It Feel to Be Back" 30 - - - - Voices
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" 12 - - 15 55
1981 "Kiss on My List" 1 - - 16 33 Gold
"You Make My Dreams" 5 - - - -
"Private Eyes" 1 - - 33 32 Private Eyes Gold
"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" 1 1 1 12 8 Gold
1982 "Did It in a Minute" 9 - - 29 -
"Your Imagination" 33 45 - - -
"Maneater" 1 78 18 14 6 H2O Gold
1983 "One on One" 7 8 - 4 63
"Family Man" 6 81 - 36 15
"Jingle Bell Rock" - - - - - single release only
"Say It Isn't So" 2 45 1 8 69 Rock 'n' Soul: Part 1
1984 "Adult Education" 8 - 21 - 63
"Out of Touch" 1 24 1 8 48 Big Bam Boom
"Method of Modern Love" 5 21 15 18 21
1985 "Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid" 18 85 - 17 -
"Possession Obsession" 30 69 20 8 -
"Out of Touch (Remix)" - - - - 62
"A Night at the Apollo Live!:
The Way You Do the Things You Do / My Girl"
(with David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks)
20 40 - 12 58 Live at the Apollo
1988 "Everything Your Heart Desires" 3 15 - 2 81 Ooh Yeah!
"Missed Opportunity" 29 68 - 8 -
"Downtown Life" 31 - - - -
"Talking All Night" - - - - -
1989 "Love Train" - - - - - Earth Girls Are Easy (Soundtrack)
1990 "So Close" 11 - - 6 69 Change of Season
1991 "Don't Hold Back Your Love" 41 - - 4 -
"Everywhere I Look" - - - - 74
"Starting All Over Again" - - - 10 -
1997 "Promise Ain't Enough" - - - 6 - Marigold Sky
1998 "Romeo Is Bleeding" - - - - -
"The Sky Is Falling" - - - 26 144
"Hold On To Yourself" - - - - -
"Throw The Roses Away" - - - - -
2001 "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) (Remix)" - - - - 163 The Essential Collection
2002 "Do It for Love" - - - 1 143 Do It for Love
"Forever for You" - - - 7 -
2003 "Man on a Mission" - - - 16 -
"Someday We'll Know" - - - - -
"Intuition" - - 40 - -
"Getaway Car" - - - 21 -
2004 "I'll Be Around" 97 - - 6 - Our Kind of Soul
"Without You" - - - - -
2005 "I Can Dream About You" - - - - 122
"Ooh Child" - - - 19 -
2006 "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" - - - 1 - Home for Christmas
"Home for Christmas" - - - 20 -
2007 "Take Christmas Back" - - - 22 - single release only

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