Midge Ure discography
| Midge Ure discography | |
|---|---|
 Ure in 2025 | |
| Studio albums | 8 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Live albums | 15 |
| Compilation albums | 8 |
| Singles | 25 |
| Video albums | 4 |
The solo discography of Scottish singer and musician Midge Ure consists of eight studio albums, fifteen live albums, one soundtrack album, eight compilation albums, four video albums and twenty-five singles. In 1985, he released his debut solo album The Gift which spawned the internationally successful single "If I Was" which was released in September 1985 to commercial success, reaching number one in the United Kingdom and Ireland, whilst reaching the top ten in West Germany, Austria, New Zealand and Belgium. It was subsequently certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales in excess of 250,000 copies.[1] The album, The Gift peaked at number two on the albums charts in the United Kingdom whilst also charting in territories including Sweden, Australia and the Netherlands. It was subsequently certified Gold by the BPI in the United Kingdom.[2]
His second album, Answers to Nothing (1988) was released to moderate success, reaching the top thirty in the United Kingdom and eighty-eight on the US Billboard 200. His 1988 single "Dear God" reached number ninety-five on the US Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number four on the US Billboard Modern Rock Charts.[3] Follow-up albums, Pure (1991) and Breathe (1996), were released to less commercial success, but still charted within the top 100 of the UK Albums Charts.[4] In 1993, his compilation album, If I Was: The Very Best of Midge Ure & Ultravox was certified Silver by the BPI in the United Kingdom.[5] His fifth album, Move Me (2000) failed to chart, but Ure returned to the albums charts in the United Kingdom with his sixth album Fragile (2014).[4] In 2017, he released Orchestrated which became his highest charting album in the United Kingdom since Answers to Nothing (1991).[4]
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [6] |
AUS [7] |
AUT [8] |
CAN [9] |
GER [10] |
NL [11] |
NZ [12] |
SWE [13] |
SWI [14] |
US [15] | ||
| The Gift | 2 | 29 | — | 32 | 28 | 42 | 24 | 25 | — | —[A] | |
| Answers to Nothing |
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30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 |
| Pure |
|
36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — |
| Breathe |
|
95 | — | 10 | — | 63 | — | — | — | 22 | — |
| Move Me |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fragile |
|
66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Orchestrated |
|
31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[B] |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
Live albums
[edit]| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Live in Concert |
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| A Glorious Noise – 'Breathe' Live |
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| Intimate Moments – April 12–22 2002 |
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| One Night In Scotland – Nov 21st 1988 |
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| Once Upon a Time in America |
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| Septemberfest |
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| Re*Live – Sampled Looped & Trigger Happy on Tour |
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| Duet (with Troy Donockley) |
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| A Live Christmas Gift |
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| Intimate Moments 2 |
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| Live in Chicago |
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| Breathe Again Live and Extended |
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| Something from Everything |
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| Band Electronica Live |
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| Live at the Hammersmith Apollo 2018 |
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| Live at The Royal Albert Hall 04.10.23 |
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Soundtrack albums
[edit]| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five |
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Compilation albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK [6] | ||
| If I Was: The Very Best of Midge Ure & Ultravox |
|
10 |
| If I Was |
|
— |
| No Regrets: The Very Best of Midge Ure |
|
— |
| The Very Best of Midge Ure & Ultravox |
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45 |
| Little Orphans |
|
— |
| Finest |
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— |
| The Works |
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— |
| Soundtrack: 1978–2019 |
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— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||
Video albums
[edit]| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Answers – A Musical Biography | |
| Rewind – The Greatest Hits Tour |
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| Re*Live – Sampled Looped & Trigger Happy on Tour |
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| Hammer Summer 2005 |
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Singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [6][17] |
AUS [7] |
AUT [18] |
GER [10] |
IRE [19] |
NL [20] |
NZ [21] |
SWI [22] |
US [15] |
US Alt [15] | |||
| "No Regrets" | 1982 | 9 | 53 | — | — | 11 | — | 35 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "After a Fashion" (with Mick Karn) | 1983 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "If I Was" | 1985 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 16 | — | — | The Gift |
| "That Certain Smile" | 28 | — | — | 54 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Wastelands" | 1986 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Call of the Wild" | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Answers to Nothing" | 1988 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | Answers to Nothing |
| "Dear God" | 55 | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | 95 | 4 | ||
| "Cold, Cold Heart" | 1991 | 17 | — | 26 | 47 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 12 | Pure |
| "I See Hope in the Morning Light" | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Let It Go?" (Europe-only release) | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Breathe" | 1996 | 70 | — | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | Breathe |
| "Guns and Arrows" | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Fields of Fire" (Europe-only release) | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "We Came to Dance" (Tron featuring Midge Ure) | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "You Move Me" (promo-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Move Me | |
| "Beneath a Spielberg Sky" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "New Europeans" (Germany promo-only release) | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Alone" (Germany promo-only release) | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Personal Heaven" (with X-Perience; Germany-only release) | 2007 | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lost in Paradise |
| "Man of the World" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "The Voice" (The Disco Boys featuring Midge Ure; Germany-only release) | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Become" (Europe promo-only release) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fragile |
| "Dark Dark Night" (featuring Moby; Europe promo-only release) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Das Beat" (Band Electronica featuring Midge Ure) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Other appearances
[edit]- "The Man Who Sold the World" on Party Party soundtrack (1982)
- "Baby Little One" on Lullabies with a Difference by various artists (1998)
- "Something to Remind Me" on Tripomatic Fairytales 3003 by Jam & Spoon (2003)
- "Smile" on Colour by Andy Hunter (2008)
- "Let It Rise" on Atemlos by Schiller (2010)
- "Taking Back My Time" on International Blue by Stephen Emmer (2014)[23]
- "Endless Moments" on Lichtmond 3: Days of Eternity by Lichtmond (2014)[24][25]
- "Pure" on Conchita by Conchita Wurst (2015)
- "Touching Hearts and Skies" on Fly (Songs Inspired by the Film Eddie the Eagle) (2016)
- "Glorious" on Welcome to the Dancefloor by Rusty Egan (2017)[26]
Notes
[edit]- ^ The Gift didn't enter the Billboard 200, but did peak at number 164 on the Cash Box Top 200.[16]
- ^ Orchestrated peaked at number 10 on the Classical Albums chart.
References
[edit]- ^ "Midge Ure "If I Was" (Single) - The BPI". BPI. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ "Midge Ure - The Gift (album) - The BPI". BPI. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100™". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "MIDGE URE". Official Charts. 12 June 1982. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ "If I Was ... The Very Best Of Midge Ure And Ultravox - Midge Ure (album) - The BPI". BPI. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "MIDGE URE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 318. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Image : RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "Midge Ure". Billboard. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Cash Box Top Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. 1 March 1986. p. 29. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Chart Log UK: U2 - Utopia". www.zobbel.de. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Stephen Emmer". Stephenemmer.com. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Lichtmond – Lichtmond 3: Days Of Eternity (2014, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Info » Lichtmond III - Days of Eternity". Lichtmond.com. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "MIDGE URE Chats About Glorious". Electricityclub.co.uk. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
