Sparks discography

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The following is a comprehensive discography of Sparks, an American rock and pop music band formed in Los Angeles in 1970 by brothers Ron (keyboards) and Russell Mael (vocals), initially under the name Halfnelson. Best known for their quirky approach to songwriting,[1] Sparks' music is often accompanied by cutting and acerbic lyrics,[2] and an idiosyncratic stage presence, typified in the contrast between Russell's wide-eyed hyperactive frontman antics and Ron's sedentary scowling.[3]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Chart positions Certifications
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US
[4]
AUS
[5]
CAN
[6]
FRA
[7]
GER
[8]
NLD
[9]
NOR
[10]
SCO
[11]
SWE
[12]
UK
[11]
Halfnelson (as Halfnelson)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Released: 1971
  • Re-released as Sparks: February 1972[13] (as Sparks)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Labels: Bearsville, Warner Bros.
A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing
  • Released: January 1973[14]
  • Labels: Bearsville, Warner Bros.
Kimono My House
  • Released: May 1974
  • Label: Island
101 22 58 10 4
Propaganda
  • Released: November 1974
  • Label: Island
63 75 81 49 16 50 9
Indiscreet
  • Released: October 1975
  • Label: Island
169 86 19 18 6 18
Big Beat
  • Released: October 1976
  • Labels: Island, Columbia
24
Introducing Sparks
  • Released: October 1977
  • Labels: Columbia, CBS
41
No. 1 in Heaven 63 43 73
Terminal Jive
  • Released: 1980
  • Labels: Virgin, Carrere/Underdog, Ariola, Oasis
96
Whomp That Sucker
  • Released: 1981
  • Labels: Why-Fi, Carrere, Ariola, Oasis, RCA
182
Angst in My Pants
  • Released: May 1982
  • Labels: Atlantic, Carrere
173
In Outer Space
  • Released: April 1983
  • Labels: Atlantic, Carrere/Underdog, Oasis
88
Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat
  • Released: 1984
  • Labels: Atlantic, Oasis
Music That You Can Dance To
Interior Design
  • Released: August 1988
  • Labels: Rhino/Fine Art, Carrere
Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins
  • Released: November 1994
  • Label: Logic
29
[16]
45
[17]
150
[18]
Plagiarism
Balls 22
[19]
Lil' Beethoven
  • Released: November 26, 2002
  • Labels: Artful/Lil' Beethoven
13
[19]
Hello Young Lovers
  • Released: February 6, 2006
  • Labels: Gut, In the Red
49
[19]
48 66
Exotic Creatures of the Deep
  • Released: May 19, 2008
  • Label: Lil' Beethoven
28
[20]
54
The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman
  • Released: August 15, 2009
  • Labels: SR, Lil' Beethoven
17
[20]
FFS (as FFS) 85
[22]
27 22 13 8
[23]
17
Hippopotamus
  • Released: September 8, 2017
  • Labels: BMG
108 88 38 7
[24]
45 7
A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip
  • Released: May 15, 2020[25]
  • Label: BMG
75 32 159 24 88 2
[26]
7
The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte
  • Released: May 26, 2023[27]
  • Label: Island
128 37 2
[28]
7
Mad! 27 48 1 2

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected details
Title Album details
Two Hands, One Mouth: Live in Europe
  • Released: March 2013
  • Labels: Lil' Beethoven

Soundtrack albums

List of soundtrack albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Album details Chart positions
BEL
(FL)

[29]
FRA
[7]
GER
[8]
SCO
[30]
Annette
  • Released: July 3, 2021
  • Labels: Milan
68 90 72 32
The Sparks Brothers
  • Released: March 2022
  • Labels: Waxwork
Annette – An Opera by Sparks (The Original 2013 Recordings)
  • Released: November 14, 2024[31]
  • Label: Lil' Beethoven

Compilation albums

  • 2 Originals of Sparks (1975, Bearsville) - Double LP set consisting of Halfnelson and A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing
  • The Best of Sparks (1978, Island Records)
  • The History of the Sparks (1981, Carrere)
  • Mael Intuition (The Best of the Sparks 1974-76) (1990, Island)
  • Profile: The Ultimate Sparks Collection (1991, Rhino)
  • The Heaven Collection (1993, Underdog/Sony France)
  • The Hell Collection (1993, Underdog/Sony France)
  • In the Swing (1993, Spectrum/Karussell)
  • The 12 Inch Mixes (1996, Kiosk)
  • 12" Mixes (1999, Oglio Records)
  • The Best of Sparks (2000, Repertoire Records)
  • This Album's Big Enough… The Best of Sparks (2002, Music Club)
  • Shortcuts – The 7inch Mixes (1979-1984) (2012, Repertoire Records)
  • Extended – The 12inch Mixes (1979-1984) (2012, Repertoire Records)
  • Real Extended: The 12 inch Mixes (1979 - 1984) (2012, Repertoire Records) Improved and Corrected Version of above
  • New Music for Amnesiacs: The Essential Collection (2013, Lil Beethoven Records)
  • The Best & The Rest Of The Island Years 74-78 (2018, Island Records, 2 (Limited Edition, Remastered, Red Translucent) Vinyle LP)
  • Past Tense – The Best of Sparks (2019, BMG Rights Management UK) SC #23,[32] UK #73[11]

Singles

1970s

Year Single Chart positions Album
US AUS
[5]
BEL
(FL)

[29]
BEL
(WA)

[29]
GER
[33]
IRE
[34]
NLD
[35]
SWI
[36]
UK
[11][18]
1972 "Wonder Girl" 112 Sparks
1974 "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" 69 4 3 12 4 7 2 Kimono My House
"Girl from Germany" 51Template:Efn A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing
"Amateur Hour" 22 36 12 19 6 7 Kimono My House
"Talent Is an Asset" (US and New Zealand only)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
"Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth" 48 40 13 Propaganda
"Propaganda/At Home, at Work, at Play" (FR only)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1975 "Something for the Girl with Everything" 17
"Achoo" (US only)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
"Get in the Swing" 38 27 Indiscreet
"Looks, Looks, Looks" 26
1976 "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
"Big Boy" Big Beat
"I Like Girls"
1977 "Over the Summer" (US only)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Introducing Sparks
"A Big Surprise"
1979 "La Dolce Vita" No. 1 In Heaven
"The Number One Song in Heaven" 85 5 14
"Beat the Clock" 10 16 10
"Tryouts for the Human Race" 45

1980s

Year Single Chart positions Album
US Hot 100
[37]
US D-P
[37][38]
US D-S
[37]
AUS
[5]
FRA
[7]
UK
[11][18]
1980 "When I'm with You" 17 1 Terminal Jive
"Young Girls" Template:Efn
1981 "Tips for Teens" Template:Efn Whomp That Sucker
"Funny Face"
1982 "I Predict" 60 Angst in My Pants
"Angst in My Pants" (DE only)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
"Eaten by the Monster of Love" (US only)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
"Modesty Plays"
1983 "Get Crazy"/"Hot Shot" (Malcolm McDowell)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (Split single)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Get Crazy (OST)
"Cool Places" (with Jane Wiedlin)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 49 13 In Outer Space
"All You Ever Think About Is Sex" (US only)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
"Please Baby, Please" (FR only)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1984 "With All My Might" 104 28 Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat
"Progress" (US 12" only)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
"Pretending to Be Drunk"/"Kiss Me Quick" 60
1985 "Give It Up" (Evelyn "Champagne" King)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"./"Armies of the Night" (Split single)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Music That You Can Dance To
"Change" 85
1986 "Music That You Can Dance To" 6 11
"Fingertips/The Scene" (US 12" only)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 38
1987 "Rosebud" (UK only)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1988 "So Important" 8 Interior Design
1989 "Madonna" (FR only)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
"Just Got Back from Heaven" 7 24
"Singing in the Shower" (Les Rita Mitsouko and Sparks)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 24 37 Marc & Robert

1990s

Year Single Chart positions Album
US D-P
[37]
AUS
[39]
BEL
(FL)

[29]
BEL
(WA)

[29]
GER
[33]
NLD
[35]
SCO SWI
[36]
UK
[11][18]
1993 "National Crime Awareness Week"
1994 "When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'" 9 16 12 7 35 41 22 38 Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins
1995 "When I Kiss You (I Hear Charlie Parker Playing)" 24 61 38 36
"When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'" (UK re-issue)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 35 32
"Now That I Own the BBC" 81 53 60
1997 "The Number One Song in Heaven" 28 54 70 Plagiarism
"This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" (with Faith No More)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 69 39 40
1999 "More Than a Sex Machine" (DE only)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Balls

2000s

Year Single Chart positions Album
US D-P
[37]
AUS
[40]
BEL
(FL)

[29]
BEL
(WA)

[29]
GER
[33]
NLD
[35]
SCO SWI
[36]
UK
[11][18]
2000 "The Calm Before the Storm" Balls
"The Angels" (DE only)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2003 "Suburban Homeboy" (UK only)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 142 Lil' Beethoven
2006 "Perfume" (UK only)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 46 80 Hello Young Lovers
"Dick Around/Waterproof" 67 139
2008 "Good Morning" 147 Exotic Creatures of the Deep
2009 "Lighten Up, Morrissey" (UK only)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

2010s

Year Single Chart positions Album
US D-P
[37]
AUS
[41]
BEL
(FL)

[29]
BEL
(WA)

[29]
GER
[33]
NLD
[35]
SCO SWI
[36]
UK
[11][18]
2015 "Johnny Delusional" 90 FFS
"Call Girl"
"Police Encounters"
"Christmas Without a Prayer" Non-album single
2017 "Hippopotamus" Hippopotamus
"What the Hell Is It This Time?"
"Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me)"
"I Wish You Were Fun"
2018 "You Earned The Right to Be a Dick" (Hippopotamus shaped disc)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Record Store Day exclusive single
2019 "Please Don't Fuck Up My World" A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip

2020s

Year Single Chart positions Album
US D-P
[37]
AUS
[42]
BEL
(FL)

[29]
BEL
(WA)

[29]
GER
[33]
NLD
[35]
SCO SWI
[36]
UK
[11][18]
2020 "Self-Effacing" A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip
"I'm Toast"
"One for the Ages"
"Lawnmower"
2021 "Your Fandango" (with Todd Rundgren)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Space Force
2023 "The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte" -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte
"Veronica Lake" -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
"Nothing Is as Good as They Say It Is" -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2024 "Don't Go Away" (with Max Richter) Spaceman (OST)
2025 "Do Things My Own Way" MAD!
"JanSport Backpack"
"Drowned in a Sea of Tears"
"My Devotion"
"A Little Bit of Light Banter"

Collaborations and contributions

Soundtrack appearances

Video

  • Amateur Hour (V-CD, 1995)
  • Live in London (2003)
  • Lil' Beethoven - Live In Stockholm (2004)
  • DEE VEE DEE - Live at the London Forum (2007)

Music videos

Year Video Director
1974 "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us"
1977 "Occupation"
1979 "The Number One Song in Heaven" Bruce Gowers[43]
"Beat the Clock" Brian Grant[43]
"La Dolce Vita" Bruce Gowers[43]
"Tryouts for the Human Race" Brian Grant[43]
1980 "When I'm with You" Brian Grant[43]
"Stereo" Brian Grant[43]
1981 "Tips for Teens"
"Funny Face"
1982 "I Predict" Steve and Doug Martin
1983 "Minnie Mouse" The Walt Disney Company
"Cool Places" Graeme Whifler[44]
"All You Ever Think About Is Sex" Pat Warner
1984 "With All My Might" Graeme Whifler
1986 "Music That You Can Dance To" Ron & Russell Mael
1988 "So Important" Ron & Russell Mael
1989 "Singing in the Shower"
1993 "National Crime Awareness Week" Finitribe
1994 "When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'" Sophie Muller[43]
1995 "When I Kiss You (I Hear Charlie Parker Playing)" Sophie Muller[43]
"Now That I Own the BBC" Oliver Kuntzel & Florence Deygas
1997 "No. 1 Song In Heaven (Plagiarism) " Oliver Kuntzel & Florence Deygas
2000 "The Calm Before the Storm" Oliver Kuntzel & Florence Deygas
2003 "The Rhythm Thief" Oliver Kuntzel & Florence Deygas
"I Married Myself" Oliver Kuntzel & Florence Deygas
2004 "My Baby's Taking Me Home" Shaw Petronio[43]
2006 "Perfume" Shaw Petronio
"Dick Around" Shaw Petronio
2009 "Lighten Up Morrissey" Shaw Petronio
2015 "Christmas Without A Prayer"
2017 "Hippopotamus" Scott Peters
"What The Hell Is It This Time?" Galen Johnson and Evan Johnson
"Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me)" Joseph Wallace
2020 "One For The Ages" Chintis Lundgren
"Lawnmower" Ron & Russell Mael
"The Existential Threat" Cyriak Harris
"iPhone"
2021 "Left Out In The Cold"
"Your Fandango" Liisa Vääriskoski
"So May We Start" Leos Carax
2023 "The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte" Richie Starzec, Ron & Russell Mael
"Escalator" Paul Trewartha, Ron & Russell Mael
2025 "Do Things My Own Way" Ambar Navarro
"Drowned In A Sea Of Tears" Ambar Navarro

Notes

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