Erasure made their debut in 1985. Their third studio album, The Innocents (1988), reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the first of four consecutive albums to reach the top position. From 1986 to 2007, the duo achieved 32 consecutive top-40 singles on the UK Singles Chart, while attaining three top-20 singles on the US Billboard Hot 100: "A Little Respect", "Chains of Love", and "Always". By 2009, 34 of their 45 singles and EPs (eight of which were not eligible to chart in England) had made the UK top 40, with 17 climbing into the top 10.
Albums
Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Billed as "k.d. lang & Andy Bell", this is a cover of the 1979 Donna Summer/Barbra Streisand disco duet. The pair had performed a raucous version live at the previous year's BRIT Awards. The somewhat more tame studio version was recorded with Erasure's Vince Clarke and produced by synth-pop super-producer, Stephen Hague. It appears on the 1993 movie soundtrack, Coneheads.
Cover of a 1957 Burt Bacharach/Hal David song, popularized by Perry Como. The Erasure version first appeared on the soundtrack to the film Lord of Illusions. Released in the US as a promotional single and on the US-only version of Cowboy.
^The Neon did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 25 on the Top Album Sales chart and at number 22 on the Top Current Album Sales chart.[13][14]
^World Beyond did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 91 on the Top Album Sales chart and at number 74 on the Top Current Album Sales chart.[13][14]
^Pop! Remixed did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the UK Budget Albums Chart.[27]
^"Rain" was ineligible to chart in the United Kingdom due to its track count and length.
Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 104. ISBN0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: "Discography Erasure". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 95.
All ARIA-era chart peaks to 26 October 2018: "Response from ARIA re: Erasure chart history, received 26 October 2018". Retrieved 26 October 2018 – via Imgur. N.B. This chart history only covers the period from when ARIA commenced producing Australia's official chart. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.