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| Bay City Rollers discography | |
|---|---|
 Bay City Rollers performing live in Helsinki, 1978 | |
| Studio albums | 10 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 8 |
| Singles | 31 |
This is the discography of Scottish band Bay City Rollers.
The British Hit Singles & Albums noted that they were "the tartan teen sensations from Edinburgh", and were "the first of many acts heralded as the 'biggest group since the Beatles' and one of the most screamed-at teeny-bopper acts of the 1970s".[1][2]
During the 1970s, the Bay City Rollers achieved successes across the globe throughout Europe, Asia, Australasia and North America and Canada. The band continued touring and recording into the early 1980s with much less commercial success before going on hiatus in 1987. The band have reformed in many guises since the 1990s, and performed various nostalgia concerts.
The band have released various successful compilation albums including the UK top 20 hits The Very Best of in 2004 and Greatest Hits in 2010. Both albums were top 3 hits in the local Scottish charts.
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] | AUS [4] | AUT [5] | CAN [6] | GER [7] | JAP [8] | NZ [9] | NOR [10] | SWE [11] | US [12] | |||||
| Rollin' |
| 1 | 8 | — | — | — | 37 | 27 | — | — | — | |||
| Once Upon a Star |
| 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 26 | 30 | 17 | 34 | — |
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| Bay City Rollers |
| — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 49 | 20 | |||
| Wouldn't You Like It? |
| 3 | 3 | — | — | 30 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 45 | — |
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| Rock n' Roll Love Letter |
| — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | |||
| Dedication |
| 4 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | — | 38 | 26 | |||
| It's a Game |
| 18 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 12 | — | — | 23 |
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| Strangers in the Wind |
| — | 61 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 129 | |||
| Elevator |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Voxx |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Ricochet |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Breakout '85 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| A Christmas Shang-A-Lang |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] | CAN [6] | GER [7] | JAP [8] | SCO [16] | US [12] | |||||||||
| Souvenirs of Youth |
| — | — | — | 29 | — | — | |||||||
| Rock & Roll Love Letter |
| — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| Greatest Hits |
| — | 92 | 39 | 10 | — | 77 |
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| Early Collection |
| — | — | — | 3 | — | — | |||||||
| ...And Forever |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Bay City Rollers: The Definitive Collection |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Saturday Night |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| The Very Best of |
| 11 | — | — | — | 3 | — |
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| The Greatest Hits |
| 12 | — | — | — | 2 | — | |||||||
| Gold |
| 20 | — | — | — | 9 | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Live albums
[edit]| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Live in Japan |
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| Rollerworld: Live at the Budokan 1977 |
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Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [17] | AUS [4] | AUT [18] | BEL [19] | CAN [20] | GER [21] | IRE [22] | NED [23] | NZ [24] | NOR [25] | SA [26] | US [12] | ||||||||
| 1971 | "Keep on Dancing" | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||
| 1972 | "We Can Make Music" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Mañana" | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1974 | "Remember (Sha-La-La-La)" | 6 | 67 | — | — | — | 37 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | Rollin' | |||||
| "Shang-a-Lang" | 2 | 28 | — | 28 | — | 41 | 16 | — | — | 10 | — | — |
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| "Summerlove Sensation" | 3 | 53 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "All of Me Loves All of You" | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Non-album single | |||||
| 1975 | "Bye, Bye, Baby" | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 | — | 10 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 7 | 6 | — |
| Once Upon a Star | ||||
| "Give a Little Love" | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — |
| Wouldn't You Like It? | |||||
| "Don't Stop the Music" | — | — | — | — | 42 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Love Me Like I Love You" | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | 15 | 8 | 28 | 18 | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||
| 1976 | "Saturday Night" | — | 45 | — | 5 | 1 | 10 | — | 2 | 7 | — | 16 | 1 | Bay City Rollers (North America) / Rollin' (UK/Europe) | |||||
| "Money Honey" | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 16 | 4 | — | 11 | — | — | 9 | Rock n' Roll Love Letter (North America) / Dedication (UK/Europe) | ||||||
| "Rock and Roll Love Letter" | — | 9 | — | — | 6 | 13 | — | — | 34 | — | — | 28 | |||||||
| "I Only Want to Be with You" | 4 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 12 | — | — | 12 |
| Dedication (North America) / Non-album single (UK/Europe) | |||||
| "Yesterday's Hero" | — | — | 15 | — | 22 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | Dedication | ||||||
| "Dedication" | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | |||||||
| "Don't Worry Baby" | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1977 | "It's a Game" | 16 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | 21 | — | — | — | It's a Game | |||||
| "You Made Me Believe in Magic" | 34 | 36 | — | — | 5 | 25 | — | — | 39 | — | — | 10 | |||||||
| "The Way I Feel Tonight" | — | 56 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | 24 | |||||||
| "Don't Let the Music Die" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1978 | "Where Will I Be Now" | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Strangers in the Wind | |||||
| "All of the World Is Falling in Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1979 | "Turn On the Radio" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Elevator | |||||
| "Hello and Welcome Home" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1980 | "God Save Rock & Roll" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Voxx | |||||
| 1981 | "Life on the Radio" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ricochet | |||||
| "No Doubt About It" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1983 | "Piece of the Action" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live in Japan | |||||
| 1985 | "When You Find Out" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Breakout '85 | |||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 45. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ A Beatlemania-alike revival had been mentioned before when T-Rex were a top act in 1971, introducing glam rock, and in 1972/73 when Slade were riding high in the UK singles and album charts.
- ^ a b "UK Albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Austrian Albums". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Canadian Albums". RPM Albums. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ a b "German Albums". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ a b Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "New Zealand Albums". charts.nz. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Norway Albums". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Swedish Albums". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "US Charts". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 18 November 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 27 October 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Canadian Certification". Music Canada. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ Scottish albums:
- "The Very Best of" "Bay City Rollers - The Very Best of". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- "Greatest Hits" "Bay City Rollers - Greatest Hits". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "UK Singles". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Austrian Singles". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Belgian Singles". ultratop.be. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Canadian Singles". RPM Magazine. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "German Singles". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Netherlands Singles". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Singles". charts.nz. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Norwegian Singles". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965 - 1989". rock.co.za. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 27 October 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "Canadian Certification". Music Canada. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
External links
[edit]- Bay City Rollers discography discography at Discogs