Cocteau Twins discography

Cocteau Twins discography

Releases
↙Studio albums	9
↙Compilation albums	7
↙Singles	19

Cocteau Twins were a gothic rock and dream pop band who have released nine studio albums, seven compilations, and numerous EPs and singles.

Albums

Year	Album	Peak chart position							Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK [1][2]	UK Indie [3]	BEL [4]	CAN [5]	NZ [6]	SWE [7]	U.S. [8]
1982	Garlands Released: 1 September 1982 Label: 4AD (CAD211)	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver[9]
1983	Head over Heels Released: 31 October 1983 Label: 4AD (CAD313)	51	1	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver[10]
1984	Treasure Released: 1 November 1984 Label: 4AD (CAD412)	29	2	—	—	34	32	—	BPI: Silver[11]
1986	Victorialand Released: April 1986 Label: 4AD (CAD602)	10	1	—	—	—	—	—
	The Moon and the Melodies with Harold Budd Released: November 1986 Label: 4AD	46	1[12]	—	—	—	—	—
1988	Blue Bell Knoll Released: 19 September 1988 Label: 4AD (CAD807)	15	1	—	—	—	—	109
1990	Heaven or Las Vegas Released: 17 September 1990 Label: 4AD (00102)	7	—	—	—	—	—	99	BPI: Silver[13]
1993	Four-Calendar Café Released: 1 November 1993 Label: Fontana (518 259-2)	13	—	—	—	22	—	78
1996	Milk and Kisses Released: March 1996 Label: Fontana (514 501-2)	17	—	48	53	—	—	99

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart position					Album
		UK [1][2]	UK Indie [3]	IRE [14]	NZ [15]	U.S. Mod [16]
1982	Lullabies (EP) Released: September 1982	—	11	—	—	—	—
1983	Peppermint Pig (EP) Released: February 1983	—	2	—	—	—
	Sunburst and Snowblind (EP) Released: 7 November 1983	86	2	—	—	—
1984	"Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops" (7") Released: 2 April 1984	29	1	—	—	—
	The Spangle Maker (12") Released: 2 April 1984			—	—	—
1985	Aikea-Guinea (EP) Released: 4 March 1985	41	1	—	38	—
	Tiny Dynamine (EP) Released: 15 November 1985	52	1	—	—	—
	Echoes in a Shallow Bay (EP) Released: 29 November 1985	65	1	—	48	—
1986	Love's Easy Tears (EP) Released: October 1986	53	1	—	—	—
1988	"Carolyn's Fingers"	NR	—	—	—	2	Blue Bell Knoll
1990	"Iceblink Luck" Released: 28 August 1990	38	—	22	—	4	Heaven or Las Vegas
	"Heaven or Las Vegas" Released: October 1990	NR	—	—	—	9
1993	"Evangeline" Released: September 1993	34	—	—	—	—	Four-Calendar Café
	Snow (EP) Released: December 1993	58	—	—	—	—	—
1994	"Bluebeard" Released: 14 February 1994	33	—	—	—	—	Four-Calendar Café
1995	Twinlights (EP)2 Released: September 1995	59	—	—	—	—	—
	Otherness (EP)3 Released: October 1995	59	—	—	—	—
1996	"Tishbite" Released: March 1996	34	—	—	—	—	Milk and Kisses
	"Violaine" Released: October 1996	56	—	—	—	—

• ² - "acoustic" EP, voice and piano.
• ³ - remixed by Mark Clifford of Seefeel, companion to Twinlights

Compilations

Year	Title	Additional information
1985	The Pink Opaque Released: 30 December 1985	compilation album, joint release by 4AD (UK) and Relativity Records (US)
1991	The Box Set Released: 4 November 1991	ten-disc box set consisting of all EPs up to that point and one disc of bonus material
1999	BBC Sessions Released: 27 September 1999	compilation album of 8 BBC sessions recorded between 1982 and 1996
2000	Stars and Topsoil Released: 16 October 2000	compilation album (1982–1990)
2005	Lullabies to Violaine: Singles and Extended Plays 1982-1996 Released: 21 November 2005	limited edition (10,000 units worldwide), four-disc box set of single and EP tracks
2006	Lullabies to Violaine, Volume 1: Singles and Extended Plays 1982-1990 Released: 20 March 2006	first two of the four discs in box set shown above
2006	Lullabies to Violaine, Volume 2: Singles and Extended Plays 1993-1996 Released: 20 March 2006	last two of the four discs in box set shown above

References

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10. ^ "Head over Heels British sales certification". BPI. http://bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=21877. Retrieved 28 December 2008. ^{[dead link]}
11. ^ "Treasure British sales certification". BPI. http://bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=21878. Retrieved 28 December 2008. ^{[dead link]}
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