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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