Art of Noise discography

Art of Noise discography
Studio albums	5
EPs	1
Compilation albums	11
Singles	17

The discography of Art of Noise, a British synthpop group, consists of five studio albums, 11 compilation albums, one extended play (EP) and 17 singles.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions									Certifications
		UK [1]	AUS [2][3]	AUT [4]	CAN [5]	GER [6]	NLD [7]	NZ [8]	SWI [9]	US [10]
Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise?	Released: 19 June 1984 (UK)[11] Label: ZTT Formats: CD, cassette, LP	27	—	—	—	—	30	35	—	85	BPI: Silver[12]
In Visible Silence	Released: 14 April 1986 (UK)[13] Label: China, Chrysalis Formats: CD, cassette, LP	18	55	11	16	41	18	27	22	53
In No Sense? Nonsense!	Released: 28 September 1987 (UK)[14] Label: China, Chrysalis Formats: CD, cassette, LP	55	—	—	—	48	51	—	27	134
Below the Waste	Released: 11 September 1989 (UK)[15] Label: China, Polydor Formats: CD, cassette, LP	—	133	—	—	33	86	—	24	—
The Seduction of Claude Debussy	Released: 28 June 1999 (UK)[16] Label: ZTT Formats: CD, cassette, MD, digital download	150	186	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK [1]	AUS [2][17]	GER [6]	NLD [7]	NZ [8]	SWI [9]	US [10]
Daft	Released: 15 December 1986 (UK)[18] Label: ZTT Formats: CD, cassette	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Re-Works of Art of Noise	Released: 25 February 1987 (UK)[19] Label: China, Chrysalis, Toshiba-EMI Formats: CD, cassette, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Best of the Art of Noise	Released: 21 November 1988 (UK)[20] Label: China, Polydor Formats: CD, cassette, LP	55	48	34	—	45	27	83
The Ambient Collection	Released: 25 June 1990 (UK)[21] Label: China, Polydor Formats: CD, cassette, LP	—	—	—	76	—	—	—
The FON Mixes	Released: 25 November 1991 (UK)[22] Label: China Formats: CD, cassette, LP	—	180	—	—	—	—	—
The Drum and Bass Collection	Released: 14 October 1996 (UK)[23] Label: China Formats: CD	—	178	—	—	—	—	—
State of the Art	Released: 4 August 1997 (UK)[24] Label: China Formats: CD	200	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bashful / Belief System / An Extra Pulse of Beauty	Released: 6 July 1999 (US)[25] Label: ZTT Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Reduction	Released: 20 March 2000 (UK)[26] Label: ZTT Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Reconstructed... For Your Listening Pleasure	Released: 19 January 2004 (UK)[27] Label: ZTT Formats: SACD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
And What Have You Done with My Body, God?	Released: 7 August 2006 (UK)[28] Label: ZTT Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Influence: Hits, Singles, Moments, Treasures...	Released: 19 July 2010 (UK)[29] Label: ZTT, Salvo Formats: CD	172	—	—	—	—	—	—
At The End of a Century	Released: 2 February 2015 (UK)[30] Label: ZTT, Salvo Formats: CD + DVD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

List of extended plays

Title	EP details
Into Battle with the Art of Noise	Released: 26 September 1983 (UK)[31] Label: ZTT Formats: 12"

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Album
		UK [32]	AUT [4]	BEL (FL) [33]	GER [34]	IRL [35]	NLD [7]	NZ [8]	SWI [9]	US [36]	US Dance [37]
"Beat Box"	1983	92[A]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—[B]	1	Into Battle with the Art of Noise
"Close (to the Edit)"	1984	8	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	—[C]	4	Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise?
"Moments in Love"	1985	51[A]	—	17	—	—	10	—	—	—	—
"Legs"		69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	In Visible Silence
"Peter Gunn" (featuring Duane Eddy)	1986	8	10	—	17	6	—	3	17	50	2
"Paranoimia" (featuring Max Headroom)		12	—	17	33	18	7	6	—	34	14	Re-Works of Art of Noise
"Legacy"		95	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45
"Dragnet"	1987	60	—	—	—	—	84	25	29	—	—	In No Sense? Nonsense!
"Dragnet (The '88 Mix)"	1988	94	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Best of the Art of Noise
"Kiss" (featuring Tom Jones)		5	4	5	16	8	6	1	11	31	18
"Paranoimia '89"	1989	88	—	—	41	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Yebo!" (featuring Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens)		63	—	—	49	—	—	—	—	—	—	Below the Waste
"Art of Love"	1990	67	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Ambient Collection
"Instruments of Darkness (All of Us Are One People)"	1991	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	42	The FON Mixes
"Shades of Paranoimia"	1992	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Metaforce" (featuring Rakim)	1999	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Seduction of Claude Debussy
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors

Title	Year	Director(s)
"Beat Box"	1984	Anton Corbijn[39]
"Close (to the Edit)" (version 1)		Zbigniew Rybczyński[39]
"Close (to the Edit)" (version 2)		Matt Forrest[40]
"Close (to the Edit)" (version 3)		Andy Morahan[39]
"Moments in Love"	1985	Tony van den Ende[39]
"Legs" (version 1)		George Barber, George Snow[41]
"Legs" (version 2)
"Peter Gunn" (featuring Duane Eddy)	1986	Matt Forrest[42]
"Paranoimia" (featuring Max Headroom)
"Legacy"		George Snow[43]
"Dragnet"	1987	Zbigniew Rybczyński[44]
"Kiss" (featuring Tom Jones)	1988	Martin Brierly, Stephen Lowe[45]
"Paranoimia '89"	1989	—
"Yebo!" (featuring Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens)
"Instruments of Darkness (All of Us Are One People)"	1991	George Snow[46]
"Shades of Paranoimia"
"Art of Love"	1997	Stephan Rozmiarek, Stefan Goldby[47]
"Metaforce" (featuring Rakim)	1999	John Bland[48]
"into vision - the compleat compendium" (DVD)	2002	— (performances recorded live in Chicago, the Coachella Festival, the Shepherds Bush Empire, and Fountain Studios)

Notes

1. "Beat Box" and "Moments in Love" were simultaneously released as a double A-side in the United Kingdom.[32]
2. "Beat Box" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 101 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[38]
3. "Close (to the Edit)" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 102 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[38]

References

1. Peak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom:
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   • Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: A – Azzido Da Bass". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
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3. "Art of Noise ARIA Albums chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022". ARIA. Retrieved 3 December 2023 – via Imgur.com."Art of Noise ARIA Albums chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022". ARIA. Retrieved 3 December 2023 – via Imgur.com."Art of Noise ARIA Albums chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022". ARIA. Retrieved 3 December 2023 – via Imgur.com.N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
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5. "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. 44 (14). 28 June 1986. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
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10. "The Art of Noise – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
11. "(Who's Afraid Of?) The Art of Noise!". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
12. "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (To access, enter the search parameter "Art of Noise" and select "Search by Keyword") on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
13. "In Visible Silence". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
14. "In·No·Sense? Nonsense!". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
15. "Below The Waste". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
16. "The Seduction Of Claude Debussy". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
17. "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 9 March 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
18. "Daft". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
19. "Re-Works Of Art Of Noise". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
20. "The Best Of The Art Of Noise". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
21. "The Ambient Collection". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
22. "The FON Mixes". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
23. "The Drum And Bass Collection". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
24. "State Of The Art". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
25. "Bashful / Belief System / An Extra Pulse Of Beauty". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
26. "Reduction". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
27. "Reconstructed... For Your Listening Pleasure". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
28. "And What Have You Done With My Body, God?". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
29. "Influence Hits, Singles, Moments, Treasures..." The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
30. "At The End of a Century". ZTT Records (Official). Retrieved 10 December 2014.
31. "Into Battle With The Art Of Noise". The Art of Noise Online. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
32. Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
    • All except "Legacy", "Dragnet (The '88 Mix)" and "Paranoimia '89": "Art Of Noise". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
    • "Legacy", "Dragnet (The '88 Mix)" and "Paranoimia '89": Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums. London: Guinness World Records Ltd. ISBN 1-904-99410-5.
33. "Discografie The Art of Noise" (select "Charts" tab). ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
34. "Chartverfolgung / Art Of Noise / Single" (in German). Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
35. "Irish singles positions". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original (To access, enter the search parameter "DJ Shadow" in the "Search by Artist" field) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
36. "The Art of Noise – Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
37. "The Art of Noise – Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
38. "The Art of Noise – Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
39. "A Feast of Reason: All Art". Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise? (deluxe edition). Art of Noise. ZTT Records. 2011. Element 17.
40. Booth-Clibborn, Edward (1986). European Illustration 1986–87. Zurich: Polygon Editions S.A.R.L. ISBN 0-904-86649-1.
41. "This Is Now: Film And Video After Punk" (PDF). British Film Institute. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
42. "History of the Art of Noise". The Art of Noise Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
43. "New Videoclips". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 49. BPI Communications. 6 December 1986. p. 53.
44. Vare, Ethlie Ann (26 June 1987). "Priest's concert tape hits the radio". The Daily News. Vol. 133, no. 152. News Publishing Co. p. 38. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
45. "Stars Of Rock Are Honored". Deseret News. Deseret News Publishing Company. 10 September 1989. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
46. "History of the Art of Noise". The Art of Noise Online. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
47. "Art Of Love | Art Of Noise | Music Video". MTV. Viacom Media Networks. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
48. "The Art Of Noise: Paul Motley Interview (1999)". May Jah Tom. Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.

External links

• Official website
• Art of Noise at AllMusic
• Art of Noise discography at Discogs
• Art of Noise discography at MusicBrainz