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Hunters & Collectors discography
Studio albums9
EPs4
Live albums3
Compilation albums7
Singles33

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

Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[1][2][3]
CAN
[4]
NZ
[5]
SWE
[6]
Hunters & Collectors 21—14—
The Fireman's Curse
  • Released: 5 September 1983
  • Label: White Label/Mushroom Records (L38066), Virgin Records (V 2279)[7]
  • Formats: LP
77—46—
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)[7]
  • Formats: LP, MC
89—37—
Human Frailty
  • Released: 7 April 1986
  • Label: White Label/Mushroom Records (RML53205, RMC53205, CD53205)[7]
  • Formats: LP, MC, CD
10—5—
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[9]
  • RIANZ: Gold[9]
What's a Few Men?
  • Released: 16 November 1987
  • Label: White Label/Mushroom Records (RML53253, RMC53253, CD53253)[7]
  • Formats: LP, MC, CD
  • aka Fate
16909—
Ghost Nation
  • Released: November 1989
  • Label: White Label/Mushroom Records (TVL93314, TVD93314)[7]
  • Formats: LP, MC, CD
10—2931
Cut
  • Released: 6 October 1992
  • Label: White Label/Mushroom Records (TVL93364, TVD93364)[7]
  • Formats: LP, CD
6—17—
Demon Flower
  • Released: 16 May 1994
  • Label: White Label/Mushroom Records (TVD93401)[7]
  • Formats: CD
2—9—
Juggernaut
  • Released: 26 January 1998
  • Label: White Label/Mushroom Records (MUSH33081.2)[7]
  • Formats: CD
36—48—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

[edit]
List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[1][2][3]
NZ
[5]
The Way to Go Out
  • Released: 6 May 1985
  • Label: White Label (L27148)
  • Formats: CD, DVD
7621
Living in Large Rooms and Lounges
  • Released: 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

[edit]
List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[1][2][3]
NZ
[5]
Collected Works
  • Released: 19 November 1990
  • Label: White Label (TVD93338)
  • Formats: CD, Video
626
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[11]
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

[edit]
List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[1][3][14]
NZ
[5]
World of Stone
  • Released: 19 January 1982
  • Label: White Label/Mushroom (X13078)[7]
  • Formats: EP
50—
Payload
  • Released: 29 November 1982
  • Label: White Label/Mushroom (X14002)[7]
  • Formats: EP
—31
Living Daylight
  • Released: 13 April 1987
  • Label: White Label/Mushroom (X14468, C14468)
  • Formats: EP, MC
4125
Living Single... In Large Rooms and Lounges
  • Released: November 1995[14]
  • Label: White Label/Mushroom (D1227)
  • Formats: EP
123—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

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Year Title Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[1][3][15][14][16]
NZ
[5]
US Mod
[17]
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" promo — —
"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" 105 — —
"Drop in the Ocean" 111 — —
1996 "Holy Water" 77 — —
1997 "Higher Plane" promo — — Juggernaut
1998 "Suit Your Style" 157 — —
2003 "Debris" promo — — Unnatural Selection
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Notes

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  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.[7] 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.[7] The 2003 version of What's a Few Men? contained all 15 tracks from the two 1980s versions.[7]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. 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. ↑ Cite error: The named reference Canada was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Hung, Stefan. "Hunters & Collectors discography". NZ Charts Portal (Hung Medien). Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  6. ↑ Hung, Stefan. "Hunters & Collectors discography". Swedish Charts Portal (Hung Medien). Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  7. 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.
  8. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (28 March 2009). "Certifications for 1986". Australian Charts.com. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Historical Bio: Hunters & Collectors [Liberation]". Mushroom Records. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  10. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (14 February 2014). "Certifications for 1988". Australian Charts.com. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 4 Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  12. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 DVD". ARIA. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  14. 1 2 3 "Hunters & Collectors ARIA chart history (singles 1995 - 1998), received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 8 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ "Hunters & Collectors ARIA chart history (singles 1994), received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 8 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  17. ↑ "Hunters & Collectors: Charts & Awards: Billboard singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 31 March 2014.