Men at Work discography

Men at Work discography

Men at Work in 1983
Studio albums 3
Live albums 1
Compilation albums 8
Video albums 1
EPs 2
Singles 14

This article presents the discography of all albums and singles released by the Australian pop rock group Men at Work.[1][2][3][4] It includes three studio albums, two live albums, eleven compilation albums, three extended plays, two video albums, and thirteen singles.

Their No. 1 singles in the United States on Billboard Hot 100 were "Who Can It Be Now?" and "Down Under".[5] While their No. 1 Billboard 200 album was Business as Usual.[6] Both "Down Under" and Business as Usual were also No. 1 in Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Chart peak positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[4][7]
NZ
[8]
NOR
[9]
SWE
[10]
UK
[11]
US
[6]
1981 Business as Usual 1 1 1 15 1 1
1983 Cargo
  • Released: 2 May 1983
  • Label: Columbia (SBP 237833)
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
1 2 4 8 8 3
  • AUS: 3× Platinum[1]
  • CAN: 3× Platinum[12]
  • UK: Gold[13]
  • US: 3× Platinum[14]
1985 Two Hearts
  • Released: 23 April 1985
  • Label: CBS (26492)
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
16 37 50
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Extended plays

Year Album details Chart peak positions Certifications
AUS
KMR[4]
1983 Overtime
1989 Solid Gold
2014 Still Life EP
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Compilation albums

Video albums

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Album
AUS
[4]
CAN
(RPM mag.)
GER
[16]
IRE
[17]
NED
[8]
NOR
[8]
NZ
[8]
UK
[11]
US
[5]
US
AC

[5]
US
Rock

[5]
1981 "Who Can It Be Now?" 2 8 71 18 49 45 45 1 46 Business as Usual
"Down Under" 1 1 9 1 2 2 1 1 1 13 1
1982 "Be Good Johnny" 8 19 3 78 3
"Underground" 20
"Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive" 6 26 25 16 31 28 12 Cargo
1983 "Overkill" 5 6 30 9 15 5 24 21 3 6 3
"It's a Mistake" 34 26 19 11 43 33 6 10 27
"High Wire" 89 23
1985 "Everything I Need" 37 47 34 28 Two Hearts
"Maria"
"Hard Luck Story"
"Man with Two Hearts"
1998 "The Longest Night" Brazil
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. 1 2 3 McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Men at Work'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 13 May 2003. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  2. Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan. "Men at Work". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  3. Nimmervoll, Ed. "Men at Work". Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll). White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian singles and albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back-calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Men at Work > Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  6. 1 2 "Men at Work > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  7. "Discography: Men At Work". Australian charts portal. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Discography: Men At Work". New Zealand charts portal. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  9. "Discography Men At Work". Norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  10. "Discography Men At Work". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  11. 1 2 Peak positions in the UK:
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 "CRIA search certifications: Men at Work". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 9 November 2009. Note: Requires user to input artist name, e.g. Men at Work
  13. 1 2 3 "Statistics - Certified Awards search engine". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 November 2009. Note: Requires user to input artist name, e.g. Men at Work
  14. 1 2 3 4 "Gold & Platinum search results: Men at Work". Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  15. http://colinhay.com.br/site/disco/menatwork/live-in-san-bernardino
  16. German peaks
  17. Search for Irish peaks
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