Huey Lewis and the News discography
Huey Lewis and the News discography | |
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Huey Lewis and the News performing live in 2006. | |
Studio albums | 9 |
Live albums | 1 |
Compilation albums | 3 |
Singles | 39 |
This article presents the discography for the American band Huey Lewis and the News. Huey Lewis and the News have sold over 30 million albums worldwide and are ranked in the top 200 selling groups of all time by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Three of their albums, Sports, Fore!, and Small World have been certified platinum (which in the United States market is equivalent to one million units sold). Sports is the band's best selling album, having been certified 7× platinum. Picture This and Hard at Play have both been certified gold. The band has released 38 singles, of which 12 have reached the top ten, and three have reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
The band has also appeared on two soundtrack albums. For the 1985 film, Back to the Future, the band contributed two songs. "The Power of Love" became their first ever number-one hit, and "Back in Time" received some radio airplay on album-oriented rock stations. More than 20 years later, the band contributed the title track, appearing over the end credits, to the 2008 film Pineapple Express.
The band has released three compilation albums. The first one, released worldwide (but not in the U.S.), peaked at number 23 on the UK chart. The second one, Time Flies... the Best of Huey Lewis and the News was released only in the U.S. and included four newly recorded tracks. The third one was a career-spanning "greatest hits" album that included some harder-to-find tracks and has been certified gold. The band has also released one live album.
Albums
Studio albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||||||||||||
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US [1][2] |
US Indie [1] |
US R&B [1] |
AUS [3] |
CAN [4] |
NOR [5] |
NZ [6] |
SWE [7] |
SWI [8] |
UK [9] | ||||||||||
1980 | Huey Lewis and the News
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
1982 | Picture This
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13 | — | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
1983 | Sports
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1 | — | — | 22 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 40 | — | 23 | ||||||||
1986 | Fore!
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1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||
1988 | Small World
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11 | — | — | 21 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 12 | ||||||||
1991 | Hard at Play
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27 | — | — | 61 | 20 | — | 26 | 25 | 9 | 39 | ||||||||
1994 | Four Chords & Several Years Ago
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55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | ||||||||
2001 | Plan B
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165 | 19 | — | — | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
2010 | Soulsville
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121 | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or not released to that country | |||||||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||
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US [1][2] |
AUS [3] |
NZ [6] |
SWI [8] |
UK [9] | |||||
1992 | The Heart of Rock & Roll – The Best of Huey Lewis and The News
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— | 23 | 3 | 39 | 23 | |||
1996 | Time Flies... The Best Of
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185 | — | — | — | — | |||
2006 | Greatest Hits & Videos
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61 | — | 8 | — | — |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or not released to that country | |||||||||
Live albums
Year | Album details |
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2005 | Live at 25
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Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions[1][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||||||||||
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US | US Main | US AC |
US Dance | AUS | GER | NL | NZ | SWI | UK | |||||
1979 | "Exo-Disco"/"Kick Back" (as Huey Lewis & the American Express) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
1980 | "Some of My Lies Are True (Sooner or Later)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Huey Lewis and the News | ||
"Now Here's You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1982 | "Do You Believe in Love" | 7 | 12 | — | — | 18 | — | — | 36 | — | — | Picture This | ||
"Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do" | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Workin' for a Livin'" | 41 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1983 | "Heart and Soul" | 8 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 39 | 41 | 41 | — | 61 | Sports | ||
1984 | "I Want a New Drug" | 6 | 7 | — | 1 | 27 | 27 | — | 10 | 27 | — | |||
"The Heart of Rock & Roll" | 6 | 5 | — | — | 58 | 71 | — | 21 | — | 78 | ||||
"If This Is It" | 6 | 19 | 5 | — | 20 | — | — | 37 | — | 39 | ||||
"Walking on a Thin Line" | 18 | 16 | — | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1985 | "The Power of Love" | 1 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 11 | Back to the Future (soundtrack) | ||
"Back in Time" | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1986 | "The Power of Love"/"Do You Believe in Love" (re-issue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | |||
"The Heart of Rock & Roll" (re-issue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | Sports | |||
"Stuck with You" | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 12 |
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Fore! | ||
"Hip to Be Square" | 3 | 1 | 20 | — | 17 | — | 28 | 9 | — | 41 | ||||
"Some of My Lies Are True (Sooner or Later)" (remix) | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | "Hip to Be Square" B-side | |||
1987 | "Jacob's Ladder" | 1 | 10 | 17 | — | 48 | 65 | — | 50 | — | — | Fore! | ||
"I Know What I Like" | 9 | 25 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Simple as That" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | ||||
"Doing It All for My Baby" | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | ||||
1988 | "Perfect World" | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 22 | — | 64 | 43 | — | 48 | Small World | ||
"Small World (Part One)" | 25 | 28 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1989 | "Give Me the Keys (And I'll Drive You Crazy)" | 47 | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"World to Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | ||||
"Walking with the Kid" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | ||||
1991 | "Couple Days Off" | 11 | 3 | — | — | 40 | 40 | 17 | 24 | — | — | Hard at Play | ||
"It Hit Me Like a Hammer" | 21 | — | 10 | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | ||||
"He Don't Know" | — | — | 40 | — | — | 59 | — | — | 18 | — | ||||
1993 | "It's Alright" | —[A] | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | People Get Ready: A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield | ||
1994 | "(She's) Some Kind of Wonderful" | 44 | — | 7 | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | 84 | Four Chords & Several Years Ago | ||
"But It's Alright" | 54 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1995 | "Little Bitty Pretty One" | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1996 | "100 Years from Now" | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Time Flies... The Best Of | ||
2001 | "Let Her Go and Start Over" | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Plan B | ||
"I'm Not in Love Yet" (with Wynonna Judd) | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or not released to that country | ||||||||||||||
- A. ^ Charted only on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.[22]
Other appearances
Year | Song | Album |
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1985 | "Trouble in Paradise" (live version) | We Are the World |
1985 | "Back in Time", "Power of Love" | Back to the Future (soundtrack) |
1994 | "Heart of Rock 'N Roll" (live version) | Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume II[23] |
2008 | "Pineapple Express" | Pineapple Express (soundtrack) |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Artist Chart History – Huey Lewis". Billboard charts. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
- 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Albums (Seventh ed.). Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-183-3.
- 1 2 "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
- ↑ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Top Albums/CDs". RPM. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
- ↑ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
- 1 2 "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
- ↑ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
- 1 2 "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
- 1 2 "UK Top 40 Hit Database". Every hit. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "American certifications – Huey Lewis & The News". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Canadian certifications – Huey Lewis & The News". Music Canada. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "British certifications – Huey Lewis & The News". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2016-10-26. Enter Huey Lewis & The News in the field Search. Select Artist in the field Search by. Click Search
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Huey Lewis And The News)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Top Pop Singles 1955-2012. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, Inc. p. 496. ISBN 0-89820-205-1.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ German Singles:
- "Heart and Soul" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- "I Want a New Drug" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- "The Heart of Rock & Roll" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- "The Power of Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- "Stuck With You" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- "Jacob's Ladder" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- "Couple days off" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- "It Hit Me Like a Hammer" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- "He Don't Know" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- "(She's) Some Kind of Wonderful" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Huey Lewis And The News in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ↑ Verhof, Ardi, Leo van Harrewijnen; et al. (2009). Top 40 Hit Dossier 1965-2009 (10th ed.). Haarlem: Becht. ISBN 978-90-230-1254-2.
- ↑ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ Whitburn 2004, p. 611
- ↑ "Grammy's Greatest Moments Vol. 2: Various Artists". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-11-25.