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Discography of the English Post-punk band Wire

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::summary Discography of the English Post-punk band Wire ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox artist discography"]

FieldValue
ArtistWire
ImageWire-band.jpg
Studio17
Live26
Compilation11
EP11
Singles24
1Option3
1Option nameBox sets
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| Artist = Wire | Image = Wire-band.jpg | Studio = 17 | Live = 26 | Compilation = 11 | Video = | Music videos = | Tribute = | EP = 11 | Singles = 24 | B-sides = | Soundtrack = |1Option=3 |1Option name=Box sets

The discography of Wire, an English rock band, consists of seventeen studio albums, twenty-six live albums, eleven compilation albums, eleven EPs, and twenty-four singles.

Albums

Studio albums

::data[format=table] | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | UK | UK Indie | BEL (FL) | SCO | US | US Heat. | Pink Flag | Chairs Missing | 154 | The Ideal Copy | A Bell Is a Cup... Until It Is Struck | It's Beginning to and Back Again | Manscape | The Drill | The First Letter | Object 47 | Red Barked Tree | Change Becomes Us | Wire | Nocturnal Koreans | Silver/Lead | Mind Hive | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 87 | 1 | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | 3 | — | — | 135 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | 44 | 165 | — | — | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 71 | 12 | 92 | 61 | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 98 | 9 | 181 | 50 | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 96 | 8 | 124 | 54 | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 82 | 6 | 155 | 22 | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Live albums

::data[format=table] | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | UK Indie | Document and Eyewitness | It's All in the Brochure | Wire on the Box: 1979 | The Scottish Play: 2004 | Live at the Roxy, London – April 1st & 2nd 1977/Live at CBGB Theatre, New York – July 18th 1978 | Legal Bootleg Series: 25 Oct 1978 Bradford University | Legal Bootleg Series: 21 Jul 1988 Astoria, London | Legal Bootleg Series: 08 Dec 2000 Queen's Hall, Edinburgh | Legal Bootleg Series: 14 Sept 2002 Metro, Chicago | Legal Bootleg Series: 01 Dec 1987 The Town & Country, London | Legal Bootleg Series: 19 April 2002 Fleece & Firkin, Bristol | Legal Bootleg Series: 12 Nov 1978, SO36, Berlin | Legal Bootleg Series: 17 Dec 1985 Paradiso, Amsterdam | Legal Bootleg Series: 02 May 2000 Great American, San Francisco | The Black Session: Paris, 10 May 2011 | Legal Bootleg Series: Set 2 – 23 February 2000 Nottingham Social (Recycling Sherwood Forest) | Legal Bootleg Series: Set 2 – 04 April 2011 WFMU, Jersey City – 13 April 2011 KEXP, Seattle | Legal Bootleg Series: 10 Nov 1979 Jeannetta Cochrane Theatre, London | Legal Bootleg Series: Set 2 – 12 June 1987 Maxwell's, Hoboken | Legal Bootleg Series: Set 2 – 21 May 1990 Hibernian, London | Legal Bootleg Series: Set 2 – 17 February 1978 West Runton Pavilion, Cromer | Legal Bootleg Series: Set 2 – 12 July 1991 Mean Fiddler, London | Legal Bootleg Series: Set 2 – 05 March 1979 Carre, Amsterdam | Legal Bootleg Series: Set 2 – 09 August 2009 Off Festival, Myslowice | Legal Bootleg Series: Set 2 – 09 March 1979 Pavilion, Montreux | Legal Bootleg Series: Set 2 – 19 July 1979 Notre Dame Hall, London | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Compilation albums

::data[format=table] | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | UK Indie | And Here It Is...Again... | Wire Play Pop | In the Pink | On Returning (1977–1979) | The Peel Sessions Album | 1985–1990: The A List | Behind the Curtain: Early Versions 1977 & 78 | Turns and Strokes | Coatings | PF456 Redux | Send | Send Ultimate | 10:20 | PF456 Deluxe | Not About To Die | Nine Sevens | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Box sets

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TitleAlbum detailsThe DrillWire: 1977–1979Nine Sevens
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EPs

::data[format=table] | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | UK Indie | Snakedrill | Ahead | The Peel Sessions | Silk Skin Paws | The Third Day | Read & Burn 01 | Read & Burn 02 | Read & Burn 03 | Daytrotter Session | Strays | Daytrotter Session | Vien+ | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Singles

::data[format=table] | Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | UK | UK Indie | US Alt | "Mannequin" | "I Am the Fly" | "Dot Dash" | "Outdoor Miner" | "A Question of Degree" | "Map Ref. 41˚N 93˚W" | "Our Swimmer" | "Crazy About Love" | "Ahead" | "Kidney Bingos" | "Silk Skin Paws" | "Eardrum Buzz" | "In Vivo" | "Life in the Manscape" (US-only release) | "In Every City?" (US promo-only release) | "So and Slow It Grows" (as Wir) | "The First Letter" (as Wir) | "Twelve Times You" (limited release) | "Short Elevated Period" | "Joust & Jostle" | "Cactused" | "Primed and Ready" | "Small Black Reptile" | "The Art of Persistence" | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1977 | — | — | — | Pink Flag | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1978 | — | — | — | Chairs Missing | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1979 | 51 | — | — | Chairs Missing | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | — | 154 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1981 | — | 13 | — | Document & Eyewitness | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1983 | — | 28 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1987 | — | 2 | — | The Ideal Copy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1988 | 88 | 8 | — | A Bell Is a Cup... Until It Is Struck | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | 4 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1989 | 68 | 5 | 2 | It's Beginning to and Back Again | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | 11 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1990 | — | — | — | Manscape | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1991 | — | — | — | The Drill | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | — | The First Letter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1997 | — | — | — | Non-album singles}} | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2000 | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2017 | — | — | — | Silver/Lead | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | — | Wire | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2019 | — | — | — | Mind Hive | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2020 | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | — | 10:20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

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