Singles
Where available, chart positions are given for each country of release. Includes commercially available XTC singles, and commercially available singles credited to The Dukes of Stratosphear, The Colonel, and The Three Wise Men.
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Notes | Album | ||||||
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| October 1977 | "Science Friction" | 7" single withdrawn in UK, though released in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. 12" released as 3D EP. | ||||||||
| January 1978 | "Statue of Liberty" | White Music | ||||||||
| April 1978 | "This Is Pop?" | Completely re-recorded version of a track from White Music. | ||||||||
| September 1978 | "Are You Receiving Me?" | 86 | Initially a non-LP single. Track included on some later pressings of Go 2. | |||||||
| April 1979 | "Life Begins at the Hop" | 54 | 94 | 80 | Initially a non-LP single. Track included on some later pressings of Drums and Wires. Single came out after "Making Plans for Nigel" outside of UK. | |||||
| September 1979 | "Making Plans for Nigel" | 17 | 94 | 12 | 31 | 29 | Drums and Wires | |||
| January 1980 | "Ten Feet Tall" | US release only. Completely re-recorded version of a track from Drums and Wires. | ||||||||
| March 1980 | "Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down" | |||||||||
| August 1980 | "Generals and Majors" | 32 | 24 | 92 | 16 | 104 | Reached #28 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks chart (US) | Black Sea | ||
| October 1980 | "Towers of London" | 31 | ||||||||
| October 1980 | The Colonel: "Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen" |
Pseudonymous single by XTC's Colin Moulding, with Terry Chambers on drums. | ||||||||
| November 1980 | "Take This Town" | UK release only. From the Times Square soundtrack. B-side by The Ruts. | ||||||||
| December 1980 | "Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)" | 16 | 20 | Black Sea | ||||||
| January 1981 | "Love at First Sight" | North American release only. | ||||||||
| March 1981 | "Respectable Street" | Remixed single version, featuring slightly rewritten and re-sung lyrics. | ||||||||
| January 1982 | "Senses Working Overtime" | 10 | 12 | 36 | 34 | 15 | 37 | Reached #38 on Billboard's Rock Album Tracks Chart (US) | English Settlement | |
| February 1982 | "Ball and Chain" | 58 | 97 | |||||||
| May 1982 | "No Thugs in Our House" | |||||||||
| April 1983 | "Great Fire" | Mummer | ||||||||
| June 1983 | "Wonderland" | |||||||||
| September 1983 | "Love on a Farmboy's Wages" | 50 | ||||||||
| November 1983 | The Three Wise Men: "Thanks for Christmas" |
Pseudonymous Christmas single. | ||||||||
| September 1984 | "All You Pretty Girls" | 55 | 76 | The Big Express | ||||||
| November 1984 | "This World Over" | 99 | ||||||||
| February 1985 | "Wake Up" | 94 | ||||||||
| April 1985 | The Dukes of Stratosphear: "The Mole from the Ministry" |
Pseudonymous single by XTC's alter ego The Dukes of Stratosphear. | 25 O'Clock | |||||||
| September 1986 | "Grass" | 100 | Skylarking | |||||||
| February 1987 | "The Meeting Place" | 100 | ||||||||
| March? 1987 | "Earn Enough for Us" | Released in Canada and Australia only. | ||||||||
| June 1987 | "Dear God" | 99 | Originally the non-album B-side to "Grass". Later an A-side, and included on later pressings of Skylarking. Reached #15 on Billboard's Rock Album Tracks Chart (US). | |||||||
| July 1987 | The Dukes of Stratosphear: "You're a Good Man Albert Brown" |
Pseudonymous single by XTC's alter ego The Dukes of Stratosphear. | Psonic Psunspot | |||||||
| January 1989 | "The Mayor of Simpleton" | 46 | 42 | 72 | Reached #1 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart (US). | Oranges & Lemons | ||||
| April 1989 | "King for a Day" | 82 | Reached #11 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart (US) . | |||||||
| August 1989 | "The Loving" | |||||||||
| March 1992 | "The Disappointed" | 33 | 32 | 68 | Nonsuch | |||||
| May 1992 | "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" | 71 | 48 | Reached #1 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart (US). | ||||||
| September 1992 | "Wrapped in Grey" | Withdrawn, only a few copies known to exist. | ||||||||
| April 1999 | "Easter Theatre" | Apple Venus | ||||||||
| June 1999 | "I'd Like That" | 121 | ||||||||
| May 2000 | "I'm the Man Who Murdered Love" | 144 | Wasp Star | |||||||
| December 2005 | "Where Did the Ordinary People Go?" | Internet-only release. | ||||||||
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