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The discography of English singer-songwriter Kate Bush consists of 10 studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, six video albums, four box sets, five extended plays, 40 singles, seven promotional singles, and 39 music videos.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
GER [4] |
FRA [5] |
NL [6] |
NZ [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9] |
US [10] | ||||
| The Kick Inside | 3 | 3 | 95 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | |||
| Lionheart |
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6 | 12 | — | 25 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | —Template:Efn | ||
| Never for Ever |
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1 | 7 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 16 | — | ||
| The Dreaming |
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3 | 22 | 29 | 23 | 8 | 5 | — | 12 | 45 | 157 |
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| Hounds of Love |
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1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 12Template:Efn | ||
| The Sensual World | 2 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 38 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 17 | 43 | |||
| The Red Shoes |
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2 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 30 | — | 16 | 28 | ||
| Aerial |
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3 | 25 | — | 3 | 12 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 48 | ||
| Director's Cut |
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2 | 41 | 66 | 11 | 31 | 6 | 38 | 2 | 12 | —Template:Efn |
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| 50 Words for Snow |
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5 | 22 | 39 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 83 |
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Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
FRA [21] |
GER [4] |
NL [6] |
SWE [9] |
US [10] |
US Alt [22] |
US Rock [23] | |||
| Live at Hammersmith Odeon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Before the Dawn |
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4 | 35 | 89 | 52 | 14 | 11 | 45 | 121 | 5 | 11 |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
GER [4] |
JPN [24] |
NL [6] |
NZ [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9] |
US [10] | |||
| Kate Bush |
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Not released in these countries. | ||||||||||
| The Whole Story |
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1 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 38 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 48 | 76 | |
| The Other Sides |
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18 | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Box sets
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] | ||
| The Single File 1978~1983 |
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— | — |
| This Woman's Work: Anthology 1978–1990 |
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— | 143 |
| Remastered Part I (Remastered Parts I-II in Vinyl) |
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51 | — |
| Remastered Part II (Remastered Parts III-IV in Vinyl) |
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81 | — |
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
IRE [25] |
NLD [6] |
US [10] | |||
| 4 Sucessos[26] (two-part release)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Kate Bush On Stage |
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10 | 15 | 17 | — | |
| Kate Bush |
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— | — | — | 148 | |
| Aspects of the Sensual World |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Hounds of Love[27] (Record Store Day limited release)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][28] |
AUS [2] |
BEL [29] |
CAN [30] |
FRA [21][31] |
GER [4] |
IRE [25] |
NLD [6] |
NZL [7] |
US [32] | ||||||
| "Wuthering Heights" | 1978 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | The Kick Inside | |||
| "Moving" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "The Man with the Child in His Eyes" | 6 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 23 | 36 | 85 |
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| "Them Heavy People" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | |||||
| "Hammer Horror" | 44 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 25 | 21 | — | Lionheart | ||||
| "Wow" | 1979 | 14 | — | — | —Template:Efn | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Symphony in Blue" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Strange Phenomena" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Kick Inside | ||||
| "Breathing" | 1980 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | Never for Ever | |||
| "Babooshka" | 5 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 14 | 5 | 24 | 8 | — |
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| "Army Dreamers" | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 25 | — | — |
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| "December Will Be Magic Again" | 29 | — | — | — | — | 55 | 13 | — | — | — | Template:Non-album single | ||||
| "Sat in Your Lap" | 1981 | 11 | 93 | — | — | 72 | — | 18 | 32 | — | — | The Dreaming | |||
| "The Dreaming" | 1982 | 48 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "There Goes a Tenner" | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Suspended in Gaffa" | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | 50 | — | — | |||||
| "Ne t'enfuis pas" | 1983 | —Template:Efn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Template:Non-album single | |||
| "Night of the Swallow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Dreaming | ||||
| "Running Up That Hill" | 1985 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 30 |
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Hounds of Love | ||
| "Cloudbusting" | 20 | — | 16 | — | 30 | 20 | 13 | 13 | — | — |
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| "Hounds of Love" | 1986 | 18 | — | — | 84 | — | 68 | 12 | — | — | — |
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| "The Big Sky" | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | |||||
| "Don't Give Up" (with Peter Gabriel)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 9 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 36 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 72 | So | ||||
| "Experiment IV" | 23 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 12 | — | — | — | The Whole Story | ||||
| "The Sensual World" | 1989 | 12 | 44 | 31 | 58 | 81 | 29 | 6 | 20 | — | — | The Sensual World | |||
| "This Woman's Work" | 25 | 89 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | —Template:Efn |
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| "Love and Anger" | 1990 | 38 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Rocket Man" | 1991 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 45 | 36 | 17 | 27 | — | — | Two Rooms | |||
| "Rubberband Girl" | 1993 | 12 | 39 | 47 | 50 | — | 65 | 17 | 37 | 34 | 88 | The Red Shoes | |||
| "Moments of Pleasure" | 26 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "The Red Shoes" | 1994 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Eat the Music" | —Template:Efn | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —Template:Efn | |||||
| "The Man I Love" (with Larry Adler)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 27 | 199 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Glory of Gershwin | ||||
| "And So Is Love" | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Red Shoes | ||||
| "King of the Mountain" | 2005 | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | 42 | 13 | 13 | — | — | Aerial | |||
| "Lyra" | 2007 | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Golden Compass soundtrack | |||
| "Deeper Understanding" | 2011 | 87 | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | Director's Cut | |||
| "Wild Man" | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 Words for Snow | ||||
| "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" (2012 remix)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 2012 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | A Symphony of British Music | |||
| "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" (2022 re-release)[35]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Stranger Things: Music from the Netflix Original Series, Season 4 | |||
| "Snowflake" | 2024 | —Template:Efn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 Words for Snow | |||
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Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Be Kind to My Mistakes" | 1987 | Castaway soundtrack |
| "π" | 2005 | Aerial |
| "Lake Tahoe" | 2012 | 50 Words for Snow |
| "And Dream of Sheep" (live)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 2016 | Before the Dawn |
| "King of the Mountain" (live)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||
| "Cloudbusting" (The Organon Remix)[37] (promo re-release) | 2019 | The Other Sides |
| "Ne t'enfuis pas" / "Un baiser d'enfant"[38] (promo re-release) |
Videography
Video albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Music Videos | |||
| Live at Hammersmith Odeon |
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| The Single File |
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| The Hair of the Hound |
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| The Whole Story |
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| The Sensual World – The Videos |
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| The Red Shoes[40] |
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| The Line, the Cross and the Curve[41][42] |
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Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | "Wuthering Heights" (Version 1) | Keith "Keef" MacMillan |
| "Wuthering Heights" (Version 2) | Rockflix | |
| "The Man with the Child in His Eyes" | Keith "Keef" MacMillan | |
| "Hammer Horror" | ||
| 1979 | "Wow" (Version 1) | |
| "Wow" (Version 2) | ||
| "Them Heavy People" | ||
| 1980 | "Breathing" | |
| "Babooshka" | ||
| "Delius" | ||
| "Army Dreamers" | ||
| 1981 | "Sat in Your Lap" | Brian Wiseman |
| 1982 | "The Dreaming" | Paul Henry |
| "There Goes a Tenner" | ||
| "Suspended in Gaffa" | Brian Wiseman | |
| 1985 | "Running Up That Hill" | David Garfath |
| "Cloudbusting" | Julian Doyle | |
| 1986 | "Hounds of Love" | Kate Bush |
| "The Big Sky" | ||
| "Don't Give Up" (Version 1) | Godley & Creme | |
| "Don't Give Up" (Version 2) | Jim Blashfield | |
| "Experiment IV" | Kate Bush | |
| "Wow" (Version 3) | n/a | |
| 1989 | "The Sensual World" | Peter Richardson & Kate Bush |
| "This Woman's Work" | Kate Bush | |
| 1990 | "Love and Anger" | |
| 1991 | "Rocket Man" | |
| 1993 | "Rubberband Girl" | |
| "Eat the Music" | ||
| "Moments of Pleasure" | ||
| "Rubberband Girl" (US version) | n/a | |
| 1994 | "The Red Shoes" | Kate Bush |
| "The Man I Love" | Kevin Godley | |
| "And So Is Love" | Kate Bush | |
| 2005 | "King of the Mountain" | Jimmy Murakami |
| 2011 | "Deeper Understanding" | Kate Bush |
| "Wild Man" | ||
| "Misty" | ||
| 2012 | "Lake Tahoe" | |
| 2016 | "And Dream of Sheep" |
Other contributions
This is a list of original contributions that Bush has made to soundtracks, tribute albums and to other musicians' albums.
- The Unknown Soldier (1980, Harvest) – "You (The Game Part II)" (lead vocals with Roy Harper)
- Peter Gabriel (1980, Charisma) – "Games Without Frontiers" and "No Self Control" (backing vocals with Peter Gabriel)
- Figvres (1982, Polydor) - "Flowers" (backing vocals with Zaine Griff)
- The Seer (1986, Mercury) – "The Seer" (Big Country featuring Kate Bush)
- Ferry Aid - "Let It Be" (1987, CBS) (charity single)
- Dancing On The Couch (1987, Chrysalis) – "The King Is Dead" (Go West featuring Kate Bush)
- The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball – The Music (1987, Virgin Records) (charity concert for Amnesty International: "Running Up That Hill" performed with David Gilmour; comedy song "Do Bears..." performed in duet with Rowan Atkinson)
- Answers to Nothing (1988, Chrysalis) – "Sister and Brother" (co-lead vocals with Midge Ure)
- She's Having a Baby (1988, I.R.S.) – "This Woman's Work"
- The Comic Strip Presents...: "GLC: The Carnage Continues..." (1990) – "Ken", "The Confrontation" and "One Last Look Around the House Before We Go..."
- Once (1990, IRS Records) - "Once" (backing vocals with Roy Harper)
- Brazil (1992, Milan) – "Sam Lowry's 1st Dream/"Brazil"" (vocals with Michael Kamen and The National Philharmonic Orchestra of London)
- Again (1993, Sony Music) – "Kimiad" (keyboards and backing vocals with Alan Stivell)
- The Glory of Gershwin (1994, Mercury) – "The Man I Love" (vocals, with Larry Adler on harmonica)
- Common Ground – Voices of Modern Irish Music (1996, EMI) – "Women of Ireland"
- Emancipation (1996, NPG/EMI) – "My Computer" (backing vocals with Prince)
- The Golden Compass (2007, New Line) – "Lyra"
Notes
References
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External links
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