The Mission discography
| The Mission discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 10 |
| Live albums | 11 |
| Compilation albums | 14 |
| Video albums | 10 |
| EPs | 5 |
| Singles | 30 |
| Box sets | 3 |
This is a list of all recordings released by English gothic rock band the Mission (known as the Mission UK in the US for legal reasons).
Albums[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
UK Indie [2][3][4] |
AUT [5] |
BE (WA) [6] |
GER [7] |
NL [8] |
NZ [9] |
SWE [10] |
SWI [11] |
US [12] | |||
| God's Own Medicine | 14 | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | 30 | — | 108 | ||
| Children |
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2 | — | — | — | 33 | 29 | — | 20 | — | 126 |
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| Carved in Sand |
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7 | — | 25 | — | 16 | 33 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 101 |
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| Masque |
|
23 | — | 40 | — | 49 | 73 | — | 38 | 40 | — | |
| Neverland |
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58 | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | 42 | 42 | — | |
| Blue |
|
73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Aura |
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— | — | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| God Is a Bullet |
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— | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Brightest Light |
|
— | 49 | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Another Fall from Grace |
|
38 | 12 | — | 181 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Live albums[edit]
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| "No Snow, No Show" for the Eskimo |
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| Ever After – Live |
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| Live MMVII |
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| The First Chapter: Live at London Shepherds Bush Empire |
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| God's Own Medicine: Live at Shepherds Bush Empire | |
| Children: Live at Shepherds Bush Empire | |
| Carved in Sand: Live at London Shepherds Bush Empire | |
| Live & Last |
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| XXV Live at Brixton Academy |
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| Bending the Arc |
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| Live at Rockpalast |
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Compilation albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
BE (WA) [6] |
GER [7] |
SWI [11] | ||
| The First Chapter |
|
35 | — | — | — |
| Grains of Sand |
|
28 | — | 61 | — |
| Sum and Substance |
|
49 | — | — | 43 |
| Salad Daze |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Resurrection – Greatest Hits | — | — | — | — | |
| Tower of Strength |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Aural Delight |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Anthology – The Phonogram Years |
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— | — | — | — |
| Best of the BBC Recordings |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Dum-Dum Bullet |
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— | — | — | — |
| Serpents Kiss – The Very Best Of |
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— | — | — | — |
| Singles A's & B's |
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— | — | — | — |
| A Garden of Earthly Delights: The Mercury Years |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Collected |
|
— | 101 | 34 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
Box sets[edit]
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Magnificent Pieces |
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| London Shepherd's Bush Empire |
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| Live at the BBC |
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Video albums[edit]
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Crusade | |
| From Dusk to Dawn |
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| South America |
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| Waves Upon the Sand |
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| Absolutely Live (as the Metal Gurus) |
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| Sum and Substance |
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| Lighting the Candles |
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| Gold – The Videos |
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| The Final Chapter |
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| Silver |
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EPs[edit]
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Severina |
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| Tower of Strength |
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| Absolutely Live (as the Metal Gurus) |
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| Swan Song |
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| Different Colours |
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Singles[edit]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][16][17] |
UK Indie [18][19] |
BE (FL) [20] |
GER [7] |
IRE [21] |
NL [22] |
NZ [23] |
SPA [24] |
US Alt [25] |
US Main [26] | |||
| "Serpents Kiss" [A] | 1986 | 70 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The First Chapter |
| "Garden of Delight"/"Like a Hurricane" [B] | 49 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Stay with Me" [C] | 30 | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | God's Own Medicine | |
| "Wasteland" [D] | 1987 | 11 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Severina" [E] | 25 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Tower of Strength" | 1988 | 12 | — | 32 | 50 | 10 | 60 | 49 | — | — | — | Children |
| "Beyond the Pale" | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Butterfly on a Wheel" | 1990 | 12 | — | — | — | 13 | 48 | 36 | — | 23 | — | Carved in Sand |
| "Deliverance" | 27 | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | 6 | 27 | ||
| "Into the Blue" | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | ||
| "Hands Across the Ocean" | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | Grains of Sand | |
| "Merry Xmas Everybody" (as the Metal Gurus) | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Absolutely Live EP | |
| "Never Again" | 1992 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Masque |
| "Like a Child Again" | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Shades of Green" | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Tower of Strength" (remix) | 1994 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sum and Substance |
| "Afterglow" | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Raising Cain" [F] | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Neverland | |
| "Swoon" | 1995 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Lose Myself in You" (Germany-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Coming Home" (Europe-only release) | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blue |
| "Evangeline" | 2001 | 115 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Aura |
| "Shine Like the Stars" | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Breathe Me In" (Germany-only limited release) | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lighting the Candles |
| "Keep It in the Family" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | God Is a Bullet |
| "Blush" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sometimes the Brightest Light Comes from the Darkest Place" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Brightest Light |
| "Atomic Heart" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Different Colours EP |
| "Met-Amor-Phosis" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Another Fall From Grace |
| "Tyranny of Secrets" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Notes[edit]
- ^ Also known as the Roman numeral I, as this is the title on the single's sleeve.
- ^ Also known as the Roman numeral II, as this is the title on the single's sleeve.
- ^ Also known as the Roman numeral III, as this is the title on the single's sleeve.
- ^ Also known as the Roman numeral IV, as this is the title on the single's sleeve.
- ^ Also known as the Roman numeral V, as this is the title on the single's sleeve.
- ^ The release that features "Raising Cain" as the lead track was entitled 1 or Mission 1.
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