Men at Work discography

Men at Work discography

Releases
↙Studio albums	3
↙Live albums	1
↙Compilation albums	8
↙EPs	2
↙Singles	14
↙Video albums	1

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, one live album, 8 compilation albums, 2 extended plays, 1 video album, and 14 singles.

Their #1 singles in the United States on Billboard Hot 100 were, "Who Can It Be Now? and "Down Under".^[5] While their #1 Billboard 200 album was Business as Usual.^[6] Both "Down Under" and Business as Usual were also #1 in Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom.

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Chart peak positions						Certifications (sales thresholds)
		AUS [4][7]	NZL [8]	NOR [9]	SWE [10]	UK [11][12][13]	US [6]
1981	Business as Usual Released: 9 November 1981 Label: Columbia Records (SBP 237700) Formats: CD, cassette, LP	1	1	1	15	1	1	AUS: 7×Platinum[1] CAN: 5×Platinum[14] UK: Platinum[15] US: 6×Platinum[16]
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[14] UK: Gold[15] US: 3×Platinum[16]
1985	Two Hearts Released: 23 April 1985 Label: CBS (26492) Formats: CD, cassette, LP	16	—	—	37	—	50	US: Gold[16]
"—" 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 Released: 1983 Label: Epic Records (DA 4119) Formats: EP	—
1989	Solid Gold Released: 1989 Label: CBS Records (654850 3) Formats: CD, mini	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

• 1998 Brazil

Compilation albums

• 1987 The Works
• 1995 Puttin' in Overtime
• 1996 Contraband: The Best of Men at Work
• 1998 Simply The Best
• 2000 Definitive Collection
• 2000 Super Hits
• 2003 The Essential Men at Work
• 2008 Essential Deluxe: Including Bonus DVD

Video albums

• 1984 Live in San Francisco... Or Was It Berkeley? (VHS/BETA)

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions							Certifications (sales thresholds)	Album
		AUS KMR[4]	UK [11][12][13]	US Hot 100[5]	US AC[5]	US Rock[5]	NZL RIANZ[8]	NLD [17]
1979	"Keypunch Operator" / "Down Under" (acoustic version)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
1981	"Who Can It Be Now?"	2	45	1	—	46	45	49	CAN: Gold[14]	Business as Usual
	"Down Under" (1981 version)	1	1	1	13	1	1	2	CAN: Gold[14] UK: Gold[15] US: Platinum[16]
1982	"Be Good Johnny"	8	78	—	—	3	3	—
	"Underground"	—	—	—	—	20	—	—
	"Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive"	6	31	28	—	12	16	—		Cargo
1983	"It's a Mistake"	34	33	6	10	27	43	—
	"Overkill"	5	21	3	6	3	24	15	CAN: Gold[14]
	"High Wire"	89	—	—	—	23	—	—
1985	"Everything I Need"	37	—	47	—	28	—	—		Two Hearts
	"Maria"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Hard Luck Story"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Sail to You"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Man with Two Hearts"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Rare recordings

• "Anyone For Tennis" (B side, 1981)
• "Blue Heaven" (Live)
• "Can't Take This Town"(Colin Hay song, performed live with 1990s incarnation of MAW)
• "Coin in the Slot" (Live)
• "Cold Finger" (Live)
• "Crazy" (B side, 1982) Now found on 2003 re-issue of Business as Usual
• "Down Under" (1979) The first, original version of the song; self-produced single
• "Fallin’ Down" (Live) Now found on 2003 re-issue of Cargo
• "F-19" (B side) Now found on 2003 re-issue of Business as Usual
• "I Don't Miss You" (Colin Hay song, performed live with 1990s incarnation of MAW)
• "I Don’t Understand" (Live)
• "Into My Life" (Colin Hay's song) Now found on Brazil
• "Jump in My Car" (Live radio-studio recording)
• "Key Punch Operator" (B side,1979) Self-produced single; released with the first, original version of "Down Under"
• "Love Terrorist" (Live)
• "Mr. Entertainer" (Live)
• "Shintaro" (B side) Now found on 2003 re-issue of Cargo
• "The Longest Night" (Live & Studio) Now found on Brazil & 2003 re-issue of Cargo
• "There’s a Bloke I Know" (Studio) a.k.a. "Ways of the Broken Hearted"
• "‘Till the Money Runs Out" (B side, 1983) Now found on 2003 re-issue of Cargo

References

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