Hunters & Collectors discography
Studio albums9
Live albums3
Compilation albums7
EPs3
Singles33

The discography of Australian rock group Hunters & Collectors consists of nine studio albums, thirty-three singles, three EPs, three live albums, and seven compilation albums.

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[1][2][3]
NZ
[4]
SWE
[5]
Hunters & Collectors 2114
The Fireman's Curse
  • Released: 5 September 1983
  • Label: White Label/Mushroom Records (L38066), Virgin Records (V 2279)[6]
  • Formats: LP
7746
The Jaws of Life
  • Released: 6 August 1984
  • Label: White Label/Mushroom Records (L38222), Epic Records (EPC26130, EPMC 26130), Slash Records (25193-1, 4–25193)[6]
  • Formats: LP, MC
8937
Human Frailty
  • Released: 7 April 1986
  • Label: White Label/Mushroom Records (RML53205, RMC53205, CD53205)[6]
  • Formats: LP, MC, CD
105
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[8]
  • RIANZ: Gold[8]
What's a Few Men?
  • Released: 16 November 1987
  • Label: White Label/Mushroom Records (RML53253, RMC53253, CD53253)[6]
  • Formats: LP, MC, CD
  • aka Fate
169
Ghost Nation
  • Released: November 1989
  • Label: White Label/Mushroom Records (TVL93314, TVD93314)[6]
  • Formats: LP, MC, CD
102931
Cut
  • Released: 6 October 1992
  • Label: White Label/Mushroom Records (TVL93364, TVD93364)[6]
  • Formats: LP, CD
617
Demon Flower
  • Released: 16 May 1994
  • Label: White Label/Mushroom Records (TVD93401)[6]
  • Formats: CD
29
Juggernaut
  • Released: 26 January 1998
  • Label: White Label/Mushroom Records (MUSH33081.2)[6]
  • Formats: CD
3648
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[1][2][3]
NZ
[4]
The Way to Go Out
  • Released: 6 May 1985
  • Label: White Label (L27148)
  • Formats: CD, DVD
7621
Living in Large Rooms and Lounges
  • Released: 27 November 1995
  • Label: White Label (D98017)
  • Formats: 2× CD
45
Under One Roof
  • Released: 11 November 1998
  • Label: White Label (MUSH33176.2)
  • Formats: CD, DVD
  • aka Hunters & Collectors - Greatest Hits Live
31
(DVD)[nb 1]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[1][2][3]
NZ
[4]
Collected Works
  • Released: 19 November 1990
  • Label: White Label (TVD93338)
  • Formats: CD, Video
626
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[10]
Skin, Bone & Bolts
  • Released: July 1991
  • Label: Mushroom
  • Formats: 4× CD
  • Note: A box set of the first four Hunters & Collectors albums, including their first two EPs.
7986
Natural Selection
  • Released: 13 October 2003
  • Label: Liberation (BLUE034.5)
  • Formats: 2×CD, DVD
40
Mutations
  • Released: 19 September 2005
  • Label: Liberation (BLUE027.2)
  • Formats: CD
  • Note: A collection of Hunters & Collectors' B-sides compiled onto a single album
Horn of Plenty
  • Released: 22 November 2008
  • Label: Liberation (HUNTERSBOX)
  • Formats: 14×CD + 2×DVD
Cargo Cult
  • Released: 22 November 2008
  • Label: Liberation
  • Formats: CD
  • Note: A collection of Hunters & Collectors' first three EPs compiled onto a single album
Spare Parts
  • Released: 22 November 2008
  • Label: Liberation
  • Formats: CD
  • A compilation of Hunters & Collectors' rare live recordings and remixes.
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

EPs

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[1][3]
NZ
[4]
World of Stone
  • Released: 19 January 1982
  • Label: White Label/Mushroom (X13078)[6]
  • Formats: EP
50
Payload
  • Released: 29 November 1982
  • Label: White Label/Mushroom (X14002)[6]
  • Formats: EP
31
Living Daylight
  • Released: 13 April 1987
  • Label: White Label/Mushroom (X14468, C14468)
  • Formats: EP, MC
4125
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[1][3][13]
NZ
[4]
US Mod
[14]
1982 "World of Stone" 50   World of Stone EP
"Talking to a Stranger" 59   Hunters & Collectors
"Lumps of Lead"   Payload EP
1983 "Judas Sheep" 35   The Fireman's Curse
"Sway"  
1984 "The Slab"[nb 3]   The Jaws of Life
"Carry Me"[nb 4]  
"Throw Your Arms Around Me" 28   single-only release[nb 5]
1986 "Say Goodbye" 24 20 Human Frailty>
"Throw Your Arms Around Me"[nb 5] 49
"Everything's on Fire" 78 44
"Is There Anybody in There?" 41
1987 "Inside a Fireball" 41 Living Daylight EP
"Do You See What I See?" 33 13 What's a Few Men?[nb 6]
1988 "Still Hangin' 'Round" 48
"Back on the Breadline" 37 6
1989 "When The River Runs Dry" 23 41 5 Ghost Nation
1990 "Blind Eye" 42
"The Way You Live" 75
"Love All Over Again"
"Throw Your Arms Around Me"[nb 5] 34 Collected Works
1991 "Where Do You Go?" 33 49 Cut
1992 "Head Above Water" 64
"We the People" 70 36
"True Tears of Joy" 14 47
1993 "Holy Grail" 20 25
"Imaginary Girl" 82
1994 "Easy" 38 38 Demon Flower
"Back in the Hole"
"Drop in the Ocean"
1995 "The One and Only You"
1996 "Holy Water" 77
1997 "Higher Plane" Juggernaut
1998 "Suit Your Style"
2003 "Debris" Unnatural Selection
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Notes

  1. Whilst the CD did not appear on the ARIA Albums Chart, the DVD peaked at No. 31.
  2. The Gold Record accreditation is for DVD shipments and not for CD shipments.
  3. "The Slab" is track listed on The Jaws of Life as "Betty's Worry or The Slab" and was released as double A sided single as "The Slab"/"Carry Me".
  4. "Carry Me" was only released as a single in the UK.
  5. 1 2 3 "Throw Your Arms Around Me" was recorded in several different versions, the first was a 1984 live recording released as a single-only, the next single version was released in 1986 from Human Frailty and the third single version was released in 1990 from Collected Works.
  6. What's a Few Men? was released in Australia in November 1987 by White Label/Mushroom Records.[6] It was released in North America under I.R.S. Records as Fate in September 1988 with a different track order and included new tracks, such as "Back on the Breadline" which was released as a single.[6] The 2003 version of What's a Few Men? contained all 15 tracks from the two 1980s versions.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 19701992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. 1 2 3 Ryan (bulion), Gary (31 October 2008). "Albums Pre 1989 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Hung, Stefan. "Hunters & Collectors discography". Australian Charts Portal (Hung Medien). Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Hung, Stefan. "Hunters & Collectors discography". NZ Charts Portal (Hung Medien). Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  5. Hung, Stefan. "Hunters & Collectors discography". Swedish Charts Portal (Hung Medien). Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan; Bamford, Alan. "Hunters and Collectors". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  7. Ryan, Gavin (28 March 2009). "Certifications for 1986". Australian Charts.com. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Historical Bio: Hunters & Collectors [Liberation]". Mushroom Records. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  9. Ryan, Gavin (14 February 2014). "Certifications for 1988". Australian Charts.com. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  11. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 DVD". ARIA. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  12. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  13. Ryan (bulion), Gary (31 October 2008). "Chart Positions Pre 1989 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  14. "Hunters & Collectors: Charts & Awards: Billboard singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
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