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The Archies discography
Studio albums6
Compilation albums10
Singles16
Box sets1

This is the discography of American bubblegum pop band the Archies.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[1]
CAN
[2]
GER
[3]
The Archies 88 42
Everything's Archie
  • Released: May 1969
  • Label: Calendar
  • Formats: LP, 8-track
  • Released in some countries as Sugar Sugar
66 59 25
Jingle Jangle
  • Released: December 1969
  • Label: Kirshner
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
125 78
Sunshine
  • Released: August 1970
  • Label: Kirshner
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
137
This Is Love
  • Released: March 1971
  • Label: Kirshner
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
The Archies Christmas Album
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[1]
The Archies Greatest Hits
  • Released: November 1970
  • Label: Kirshner
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
114
The Archies
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: RCA/Laurie House
  • Formats: LP, 8-track
The Archies
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: LP, 8-track
Straight A's
  • Released: September 1981
  • Label: Accord
  • Formats: LP
So Good
  • Released: 1982
  • Label: Brylen
  • Formats: LP, MC
The Very Best Of
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: The Collection
  • Formats: CD
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Pegasus
  • Formats: CD
The Very Best of the Archies
  • Released: July 6, 1999
  • Label: Cult
  • Formats: CD
Absolutely the Best of the Archies
  • Released: May 22, 2001
  • Label: Fuel 2000
  • Formats: CD
The Definitive Archies – Greatest Hits & More
  • Released: September 19, 2019
  • Label: Real Gone Music
  • Formats: LP
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Box sets

Title Album details
Sugar Sugar – The Complete Albums Collection
  • Released: July 29, 2016
  • Label: Goldenlane
  • Formats: 5xCD, digital download

Singles

Year Titles (A-side, B-side)
Both sides from same album except where indicated
Peak chart positions Album
US
[4][5]
US AC
[6]
AUS
[7][8]
CAN
[9]
DEN
[10]
GER
[3]
SA
[11]
SPA
[12]
UK
[13]
ZIM
[14]
1968 "Bang-Shang-A-Lang"
b/w "Truck Driver"
22 16 11 3 3 The Archies
"Feelin' So Good (S.K.O.O.B.Y.-D.O.O.)"
b/w "Love Light"
53 35 32 6 Everything's Archie
1969 "Sugar, Sugar"
b/w "Melody Hill"
1 22 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
"La Dee Doo Down Down" (South Africa and Zimbabwe-only release) 2 4 The Archies
"Jingle Jangle"
b/w "Justine"
10 37 15 1 7 15 7 8 Jingle Jangle
"Nursery Rhyme" (South Africa-only release) 12
1970 "Who's Your Baby"
b/w "Señorita Rita" (from Jingle Jangle)
40 24 32 21 The Archies Greatest Hits
"Sunshine"
b/w "Over And Over"
57 50 43 26 16 19 Sunshine
"Together We Two"
b/w "Everything's Alright" (from Jingle Jangle)
122 86 This Is Love
1971 "A Summer Prayer for Peace"
b/w "Maybe I'm Wrong" (from This Is Love)
87 2 1 4 Sunshine
"This Is Love"
b/w "Throw A Little Love My Way"
This Is Love
1972 "Love Is Living In You"
b/w "Hold On To Lovin'" (from This Is Love)
Non-album singles
"Strangers In The Morning"
b/w "Plum Crazy"
"Plum Crazy" 7
1987 "Sugar, Sugar" (re-release) 87
1991 "Sugar, Sugar" (DJ Les and the Kool Kat featuring the Archies)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

  1. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 40. ISBN 0898201179.
  2. ^ Peak positions for the Archies' albums in Canada:
  3. ^ a b "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1994). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1993. Record Research. pp. 19–20. ISBN 9780898201048.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1982). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Hot 100 1959–1981. Record Research. p. 11. ISBN 9780898200478.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs (1961–2006). Record Research. p. 13. ISBN 9780898201697.
  7. ^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. ^ Peak positions for the Archies' singles in Canada:
  10. ^ Peak positions for the Archies' singles in Denmark:
    • "Sugar, Sugar": "Fræk med igen". Ekstra Bladet. October 31, 1969. p. 33.
    • "A Summer Prayer for Peace": "Hitlisten". Ekstra Bladet. May 15, 1972. p. 31.
    • "Plum Crazy": "Hitlisten". Ekstra Bladet. September 28, 1972. p. 34.
  11. ^ "South African Charts 1969-1989: Artists (A)". www.rock.co.za. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  12. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  13. ^ "ARCHIES | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  14. ^ Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: Singles Chart Book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000