Inspiral Carpets discography

Inspiral Carpets discography
Studio albums5
Compilation albums6
Video albums3
EPs8
Singles25
Demo releases3

This is the discography of English rock band Inspiral Carpets.

Albums[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
UK Indie
[2]
AUS
[3][4]
NZ
[5]
Life
  • Released: 23 April 1990
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
2 1 140 22
The Beast Inside
  • Released: 22 April 1991
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
5 1 157
Revenge of the Goldfish
  • Released: 5 October 1992
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
17 1
Devil Hopping
  • Released: 7 March 1994
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
10 2
Inspiral Carpets
  • Released: 20 October 2014
  • Label: Cherry Red
  • Formats: CD, LP
63 12
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
UK Indie
[2]
The Singles
  • Released: 18 September 1995
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD, 2×LP, MC
17 5
Radio 1 Sessions
Cool As
  • Released: 5 May 2003
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: 2×CD+DVD
65
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 27 October 2003
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD
Keep the Circle: B-Sides and Udder Stuff
The Complete Singles
  • Released: 17 March 2023
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: 2×LP, 3×CD
74
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Video albums[edit]

Title Album details
21790 Live
  • Released: November 1990
  • Label: Mute Film/BMG Video
  • Formats: VHS
The Singles
  • Released: September 1995
  • Label: Mute Film
  • Formats: VHS
Live at Brixton Academy
  • Released: January 2004
  • Label: Mute/Cow
  • Formats: DVD

EPs[edit]

Title EP details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
UK Indie
[7]
IRE
[8]
Plane Crash
  • Released: July 1988
  • Label: Playtime
  • Formats: 12"
Trainsurfing
  • Released: March 1989
  • Label: Cow
  • Formats: 12"
148 5
The Peel Sessions
  • Released: July 1989
  • Label: Strange Fruit
  • Formats: 12", CD
5
Cool As ****
  • Released: May 1990
  • Label: Cow
  • Formats: 12", CD, MC
  • US-only release
Island Head
  • Released: 5 November 1990
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: 7", 12", CD, MC
21 29
Island Head Live
  • Released: 5 November 1990
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: 12"
Peel Session
  • Released: August 1992
  • Label: Strange Fruit
  • Formats: 10", CD, MC
The Tour Souvenir EP – Australia 1993
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Liberation
  • Formats: CD
  • Australia promo-only release
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Demo releases[edit]

Title Album details
Waiting for Ours
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Inspiral Carpets
  • Formats: MC
Cow
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Inspiral Carpets
  • Formats: MC
Dung 4
  • Released: May 1989
  • Label: Cow
  • Formats: MC

Singles[edit]

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1]
UK Indie
[7]
AUS
[3][9][4]
IRE
[8]
US Alt
[10]
US Dance
[11]
"Keep the Circle Around" 1988 13 Non-album singles
"Joe" 1989 130 5
"Find Out Why" 90 1
"Move" 49 1 Life
"This Is How It Feels" 1990 14 149 22
"She Comes in the Fall" 27
"Commercial Rain" (US-only release) 27 15
"Biggest Mountain" [A] 21 122 Non-album single
"Caravan" 1991 30 15 14 The Beast Inside
"Please Be Cruel" 50 187
"Dragging Me Down" 1992 12 30 Revenge of the Goldfish
"Two Worlds Collide" 32 8
"Generations" 28
"Bitches Brew" 36
"How it Should Be" 1993 49 Non-album single
"Saturn 5" 1994 20 Devil Hopping
"I Want You" (featuring Mark E. Smith) 18
"Uniform" 51
"Joe" (re-recording) 1995 37 The Singles
"Come Back Tomorrow" 2003 43 Cool As
"You're So Good for Me" 2011 Inspiral Carpets
"Fix Your Smile" 2013 Non-album single
"Spitfire" 2014 Inspiral Carpets
"Let You Down" (featuring John Cooper Clarke) 2015
"Venture" 2021 Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ In the UK and most countries, "Biggest Mountain" was released on the EP Island Head.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "INSPIRAL CARPETS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Peak positions for Inspiral Carpet's albums on the UK Independent Charts:
  3. ^ a b "Week commencing 9 July 1990". Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Week commencing 12 August 1991". Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  5. ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d "British certifications – Inspiral Carpets". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 April 2023. Type Inspiral Carpets in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  7. ^ a b Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
  8. ^ a b "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Week commencing 10 December 1990". Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  10. ^ Whiteburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981–2002. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 214. ISBN 0898201535.
  11. ^ "Inspiral Carpets Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022.