The Pogues discography

The Pogues were an English or Anglo-Irish Celtic punk band fronted by Shane MacGowan and others, founded in King's Cross, London in 1982,[1] as Pogue Mahone – the anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic póg mo thóin, meaning 'kiss my arse'.[2]

The band reached international prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s, recording several hit albums and singles. MacGowan left the band in 1991 owing to drinking problems, but the band continued – first with Joe Strummer and then with Spider Stacy on vocals – before breaking up in 1996.[3] The Pogues re-formed in late 2001, and played regularly across the UK and Ireland and on the US East Coast, until dissolving again in 2014. The group did not record any new material during this second incarnation.

Their politically-tinged music was informed by MacGowan and Stacy's punk backgrounds,[4] yet used traditional Irish instruments such as the tin whistle, banjo, cittern, mandolin and accordion.

Albums

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Studio albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[5][6]
AUT
[7]
GER
[8]
NL
[9]
NOR
[10]
NZ
[11]
SWE
[12]
SWI
[13]
UK
[14]
US
[15]
Red Roses for Me 89
Rum Sodomy & the Lash
  • Released: August 1985
  • Label: Warner Music Group
  • Formats: CD, Cassette, LP
89 17 39 13
If I Should Fall from Grace with God
  • Released: January 1988
  • Label: Warner Music Group
  • Formats: CD, Cassette, LP
36 52 15 4 9 9 3 88
Peace and Love
  • Released: July 1989
  • Label: Warner Music Group
  • Formats: CD, Cassette, LP
13 53 13 32 7 17 5 118
Hell's Ditch
  • Released: 6 November 1990
  • Label: Warner Music Group
  • Formats: CD, Cassette, LP
82 41 17 33 12 187
Waiting for Herb
  • Released: September 1993
  • Label: Warner Music Group
  • Formats: CD, Cassette, LP
30 32 15 29 20
Pogue Mahone
  • Released: 27 February 1996
  • Label: Warner Music Group
  • Formats: CD, Cassette, LP
38 118
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Live albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
[14]
Streams of Whiskey:
Live in Leysin, Switzerland 1991
  • Released: 2002
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
The Ultimate Collection Including
Live at the Brixton Academy 2001
  • Released: 2005
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
15
The Pogues in Paris: 30th
Anniversary Concert at the Olympia
  • Released: 2012
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
Live in London
The Pogues with Joe Strummer
  • Released: 2013
  • Formats: CD. LP, digital download; released on CD as part of 2013 30 Years collection, released on LP as a 2014 Record Store Day exclusive release
BBC Sessions 1984–1986
  • Released: 2020
  • Formats: LP – Record Store Day exclusive, limited to 5000 copies; CD, digital download, streaming
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Compilation albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
IRE
[17]
AUS
[6]
NOR
[10]
NZ
[11]
SWE
[12]
SWI
[13]
UK
[14]
The Best of The Pogues 21 94 10 34 25 11
Essential Pogues
  • Released: 19 November 1991[18]
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
The Rest of The Best
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Warner Music Group
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
The Very Best of The Pogues
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Warner Music Group
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
2
[19]
40 12 87 18
The Ultimate Collection
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Warner Music Group
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
12 13 8 41 15
Dirty Old Town:
The Platinum Collection
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Warner Music Group
  • Formats: CD, LP
46
Just Look Them Straight in the
Eye and Say... POGUE MAHONE
(The Pogues Box Set)
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Warner Music Group
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
40
The Pogues: Original Album Series
  • Released: 2010
  • Label: Warner Music Group
  • Formats: CD box set
The Very Best of The Pogues
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Warner Music Group
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
30:30: The Essential Collection
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Warner Music Group
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
91
30 Years The Pogues
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Warner Music Group
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
The Stiff Records B-Sides (1984–1987)
  • Released: April 22, 2023
  • Label: Warner Music Group
  • Formats: LP
  • Note: Record Store Day comp released only through independent record stores
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Tributes

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Title Details
Tribute to the Pogues
  • Released: 17 March 2016
  • Label: Independent Russian Release
  • Formats: Digital download, CD

Videos

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Title Details Notes
Live at The Town & Country Club London 1988
  • Released: VHS, 1988; DVD, 2003
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
Saturday Night Live
  • Released: 1990
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
  • Season 15, Episode 16 – "Rob Lowe/The Pogues"
Poguevision
  • Released: VHS, 1991; DVD, 2002
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
  • Music video collection
Completely Pogued
  • Released: VHS 1991; DVD, 2003
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
  • Documentary
  • As extra on Live at the Town & Country
The Pogues in Paris – 30th Anniversary
  • Released: November 2012
  • Formats: DVD
  • Length: 1h40:17
  • Video recording taken from two shows performed on 11 & 12 September 2012 at L'Olympia in Paris, France

Singles

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Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
IRE
[17]
AUS
[21]
NL
[9]
NOR
[10]
NZ
[11]
SWE
[12]
SWI
[13]
UK
[14]
US Club US Rock
1984 "Dark Streets of London" Red Roses for Me
"Boys from the County Hell"
1985 "A Pair of Brown Eyes" 72 Rum Sodomy & the Lash
"Sally MacLennane" 51
"Dirty Old Town" 27 62
1986 Poguetry in Motion (EP) 11 9 29
"Haunted" 7 42 Sid and Nancy Soundtrack
1987 "The Irish Rover"
(featuring The Dubliners)
1 25 8 25 Years Celebration
"Fairytale of New York"
(featuring Kirsty MacColl)
1 33
[22]
52 8 5 14 40 2 If I Should Fall from Grace with God
1988 "If I Should Fall from Grace with God" 4 27 58
"Fiesta" 11 23 24
1989 "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah" 6 111 19 43 36 17 Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
"Misty Morning, Albert Bridge" 8 41 Peace and Love
"White City" 22 90
1990 "Summer in Siam" 21 139 64 Hell's Ditch
"Jack's Heroes"
(featuring The Dubliners)
4 63 Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
"Miss Otis Regrets / Just One of Those Things"
(with Kirsty MacColl)
Red Hot + Blue
1991 "Sunny Side of the Street" 23 Hell's Ditch
"A Rainy Night in Soho" (remix) 24 67 Poguetry in Motion
"Fairytale of New York" (re-issue) 10 36 If I Should Fall from Grace with God
1992 "Honky Tonk Women" 56 Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
1993 "Tuesday Morning" 26 18 11 Waiting for Herb
"Once Upon a Time" 66
2005 "Fairytale of New York" (re-release) 3 3
  • BPI: 6× Platinum[16]
If I Should Fall from Grace with God

References

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  3. ^ "The Pogues". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  4. ^ allmusic (((The Pogues > Biography)))
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  15. ^ "The Pogues Chart History | Billboard 200". billboard.com. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
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  17. ^ a b "Discography The Pogues". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  18. ^ "Essential Pogues Import". Amazon. January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  19. ^ "Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 8 December 2023". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  20. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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  22. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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