New Order discography

The discography of British band New Order consists of 10 studio albums, 12 compilation albums, six live albums, five extended plays (EPs), 45 singles, 12 video releases, 40 music videos and a number of soundtrack appearances. New Order were formed in 1980 by singer, guitarist and keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris. The group began life as a continuation of their former incarnation Joy Division. Joy Division had disbanded after the death of the lead singer Ian Curtis. Gillian Gilbert, who was Morris's girlfriend at the time, soon joined the group and played guitar and keyboards.

New Order discography
New Order performing at Southside Festival in Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany in 2005
Studio albums	10
EPs	5
Live albums	6
Compilation albums	12
Singles	45
Video albums	12
Music videos	40

Remarkably, New Order's first eight singles released between 1981 and 1984 were not taken from any album. In most cases they were not even released as a 7-inch, but exclusively available in the radio-unfriendly 12-inch format, an unusual approach for a pop-act in the eighties.

Despite the high anticipation that surrounded the group, their debut single "Ceremony" only peaked at number 34 on the UK Singles Chart.^[1] The group's following two singles and their debut album met with similar moderate success. It would not be until the release of their fourth single, "Blue Monday", that New Order would break into the top 10, with the song peaking at number 9.^[1] "Blue Monday" became a defining single for the group and caused a sensation, becoming the biggest selling 12-inch single of all time.^[2]

New Order, like many other post-punk groups of the period, increasingly utilised keyboards, drum machine and sequencers in their music. As a result, they became associated with the synthpop and electronic dance movements of the 1980s. Beginning with Power, Corruption & Lies from 1983, all of the group's studio albums reached the top 10 in the United Kingdom.^[1] The group experienced a lull in popularity in the years 1985 and 1986 but the surprise international popularity of the "Bizarre Love Triangle" single re-launched the group across the world. The group cemented their success in 1987 with the single, "True Faith", and the compilation album Substance.

New Order were at the peak of their popularity in the years 1987 to 1993, with a run of popular singles, including "Blue Monday 1988", "Fine Time", "Regret", "World (The Price of Love)" and in 1990 they scored their only number 1 single in the UK^[1] with the official England national football team song, "World in Motion". The two albums released during these years, Technique and Republic; each charted at number 1 in the UK.^[1] It was during this successful period that the group's internal dynamic began to falter. Sumner was not fond of touring, and wanted to take time off from the group and produce a solo album. He formed Electronic with Johnny Marr and the pair released their first single in 1989. Hook formed his own band, Revenge, in 1989, while Morris and Gilbert worked together as The Other Two, primarily scoring soundtracks. Of the three side projects, Sumner's was by far the most successful.

The recording and touring of 1993's Republic, their first for London Records, was difficult and intra-band tensions were rife. The group went on hiatus until 1998. In the meantime two compilation albums, The Best of New Order and The Rest of New Order, and several singles were released.

The group reconvened in 1998 for the Reading Festival but did not release new material until 2000. The group released the album Get Ready in 2001. It was met with critical warmth, but it was apparent that the group's popularity had lessened. The lead single from the album, "Crystal", reached the top 10 in the UK. The film 24 Hour Party People, a humorous chronicle of their label Factory Records, was released in 2002. New Order contributed a new song, "Here to Stay", and a re-recording of the Joy Division song "New Dawn Fades" with Moby, for the film's soundtrack. The compilation International and four-disc boxset Retro were released in winter 2002. New Order followed Get Ready with Waiting for the Sirens' Call in 2005. During this period Gilbert stepped down from live performances due to family commitments. Phil Cunningham stepped into her role and in 2005 became an official member of the group.

The group had intended to release a ninth album soon after Waiting for the Sirens' Call, the majority of which had already been recorded. The lack of enthusiasm inside the group and relative failure of Waiting for the Sirens' Call stalled their career momentum. In 2007, Hook decided to leave the group, and stated that he and Sumner had no further plans to work together.^[3] Sumner formed Bad Lieutenant with Cunningham, and Hook formed Freebass. Morris continued to work with Sumner and Cunningham. In 2008, New Order released remastered and expanded editions of their first five albums with the intention of releasing the further three albums in a similar format in the future. Lost Sirens was released in the United Kingdom on 14 January 2013. It is an eight-track album of tracks left out of Waiting for the Sirens' Call. On 25 September 2015, the band released a new album, Music Complete. The album was the first without Peter Hook, and was produced mostly by the band themselves, except "Singularity" and "Unlearn This Hatred", both produced by Tom Rowlands, while "Superheated" features additional production by Stuart Price. In 2020, New Order released "Be a Rebel", their first non-album single since "Here to Stay" in 2002.

In the US, the band has sold a certified 2 million albums, and in the UK a certified 1.24 million albums.^{[citation needed]}

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK [1]	UK Indie [4][5]	AUS [6][7]	FRA [8]	GER [9]	NLD [10]	NZ [11]	SWE [12]	SWI [13]	US [14]
1981	Movement Release date: 13 November 1981 Label: Factory (FACT 50), Factory (US)	30	1	—	—	—	—	8	—	—	—
1983	Power, Corruption & Lies Release date: 2 May 1983 Label: Factory (FACT 75), Qwest	4	1	38	—	18	14	3	16	—	—	BPI: Silver[15]
1985	Low-Life Release date: 13 May 1985 Label: Factory (FACT 100), Qwest	7	1	70	—	—	34	11	20	—	94	MC: Gold[16]
1986	Brotherhood Release date: 29 September 1986 Label: Factory (FACT 150), Qwest	9	1	15	—	—	—	22	33	—	117
1989	Technique Release date: 30 January 1989 Label: Factory (FACT 275), Qwest	1	1	25	—	25	57	11	23	15	32	BPI: Gold[15] MC: Gold[16] RIAA: Gold[17]
1993	Republic Release date: 3 May 1993 Label: Centredate/London, Qwest	1	—	5	39	54	47	24	13	—	11	BPI: Gold[15] MC: Gold[16] RIAA: Gold[17]
2001	Get Ready Release date: 27 August 2001 Label: Reprise	6	—	7	21	7	61	17	11	24	41	BPI: Gold[15] ARIA: Gold[18] SNEP: Silver[19]
2005	Waiting for the Sirens' Call Release date: 26 April 2005 Label: Warner Bros.	5	—	15	22	14	52	19	7	44	46	BPI: Silver[15]
2013	Lost Sirens Release date: 14 January 2013 Label: Rhino	23	—	171	137	68	—	—	—	74	174
2015	Music Complete Release date: 25 September 2015[20] Label: Mute[20]	2	1	20	19	14	10	37	14	19	34	BPI: Silver[15]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilations

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK [1]	UK Indie [4]	AUS [6]	FRA [8]	GER [9]	NLD [10]	NZ [11]	SWE [12]	SWI [13]	US [14]
1987	Substance 1987 Released: 17 August 1987 Labels: Factory (FACT 200), Qwest	3	1	12	—	14	42	4	49	10	36	BPI: Platinum[15] MC: Platinum[16] RIAA: Platinum[17]
1990	The John Peel Sessions Released: September 1990 Labels: Strange Fruit (SFRLP110)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	(the best of) New Order Released: 21 November 1994 Labels: London, Qwest	4	—	30	—	—	—	27	—	—	78	BPI: Platinum[15] MC: Gold[16]
1995	(the rest of) New Order Released: 21 August 1995 Labels: London, Qwest	5	—	114	—	—	—	—	41	—	—
2002	Before & After – The BBC Sessions Released: 16 July 2002 Labels: Fuel 2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	International Released: 29 October 2002 Labels: London	—	—	109	99	—	—	—	—	—	—
	Retro Released: 9 December 2002 Labels: London	104	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	In Session Released: 12 April 2004 Labels: Strange Fruit (SFRSCD128)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Best Remixes Released: 21 June 2005 Labels: Warner Bros.	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	Singles Released: 3 October 2005 Labels: London, Warner Bros.	14	—	117	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Gold[15]
2007	iTunes Originals – New Order Released: 24 September 2007 Labels: London	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	Total: From Joy Division to New Order Released: 6 June 2011 Labels: WEA, Rhino	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Gold[15]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK [1]	UK Indie [21][22]
1992	BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert Released: 10 February 1992 Labels: Strange Fruit (SFRSCD093)	33	—	BPI: Silver[15]
2011	Live at the London Troxy Released: 21 December 2011 Labels: Abbey Road Live	—	—
2013	Live at Bestival 2012 Released: 8 July 2013 Labels: Sunday Best	89	21
2017	NOMC15 Released: 26 May 2017 Labels: Live Here Now/Mute	—	—
2019	Σ(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) New Order + Liam Gillick: So It Goes.. Released: 12 July 2019 Labels: Mute	35	2
2021	Education Entertainment Recreation Released: 7 May 2021[23] Labels: Warner Music	32	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Extended plays

Year	EP details	Peak chart positions
		UK [1]	UK Indie [4]
1982	1981–1982 Released: November 1982 Label: Factory	—	4
1986	Peel Sessions 1982 Released: September 1986 Label: Strange Fruit	52	2
1987	Peel Sessions 1981 Released: December 1987 Label: Strange Fruit	95	5
2002	60 Miles an Hour – Australian Tour EP Released: 2002 Label: London	—	—
2002	Confusion Remixes '02[A] Released: 2002 Label: Whacked	64	5[24]
2004	Acid House Mixes by 808 State Released: 2004 Label: Rephlex	76	15[citation needed]
2017	Music Complete: Remix EP Released: 7 April 2017[25] Label: Mute	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Notes

1. Credited as 'New Order vs Arthur Baker'.

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album[A]
		UK [1]	UK Indie [4]	AUS [6]	GER [9]	IRE [26]	NL [10]	NZ [11]	SWI [13]	US [27]	US Dance [28]
1981	"Ceremony"	34	1	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	61		Non-album singles
	"Procession"	38	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Everything's Gone Green"[B]	—	3	—	—	—	—	29	—	—	64
1982	"Temptation"	29	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	68
1983	"Blue Monday"	9	1	13	2	4	—	2	10	—	5	BPI: 2× Platinum[15]
	"Confusion"	12	1	72	—	7	—	7	—	—	5
1984	"Thieves Like Us"	18	1	84	—	5	—	14	—	—	—
	"Murder"[C]	92	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1985	"The Perfect Kiss"	46	1	85	—	15	40	10	—	—	5		Low-Life
	"Sub-culture"	63	1	—	—	—	—	29	—	—	35
1986	"Shellshock"	28	1	23	—	18	—	8	—	—	14		Pretty in Pink (Soundtrack)
	"State of the Nation"	30	1	—	—	—	—	17	—	—	4 [D]		Brotherhood
	"Bizarre Love Triangle"	56	1	5	—	25	—	19	—	98 [E]
1987	"True Faith"	4	1	8	8	5	59	4	13	32	3	BPI: Gold[15]	Substance
	"Touched by the Hand of God"	20	1	15	37	10	—	5	—	—	1 [F]		Salvation! (Original Soundtrack)
1988	"Blue Monday 1988"	3	1	4	3	2	4	1	9	68			Non-album single
	"Fine Time"	11	1	20	—	9	—	3	—	—	2		Technique
1989	"Round & Round"	21	2	67	—	10	—	13	—	64	1
	"Run 2"	49	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	"World in Motion"[G]	1	1	21	21	7	—	8	27	—	10	BPI: Gold[15]	Non-album single
1993	"Regret"	4	—	26	39	5	—	30	—	28	1		Republic
	"Ruined in a Day"	22	—	182	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"World (The Price of Love)"	13	—	87	77	27	—	—	—	92	1
	"Spooky"	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6
1994	"True Faith-94"	9	—	69	—	11	—	—	—	—	—		The Best of New Order
1995	"1963"	21	—	—	—	29	—	—	—	—	—
	"Blue Monday-95"	17	—	109	54	29	—	—	—	—	—		The Rest of New Order
1997	"Video 5 8 6"	86	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
2001	"Crystal"	8	—	53	39	24	—	—	83	—	1		Get Ready
	"60 Miles an Hour"	29	—	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	"Here to Stay"	15	—	64	77	42	—	—	—	—	—		24 Hour Party People (Soundtrack)
2005	"Krafty"	8	—	54	65	26	—	—	—	—	2		Waiting for the Sirens' Call
	"Jetstream"	20	—	79	86	30	—	—	—	—	3
	"Waiting for the Sirens' Call"	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	"Restless"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Music Complete
	"Tutti Frutti"	—[H]	44[30]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	"Singularity"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"People on the High Line"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	"Be a Rebel"	—[I]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Notes

1. Note that many New Order singles were not available on their albums at the time of their release. All songs eventually did appear on many of New Order's compilation releases.
2. "Everything's Gone Green" was only released in Belgium and later New Zealand, but was available in the UK on import.
3. "Murder" was only released in Belgium, but was available in the UK on import.
4. "State of the Nation" and "Bizarre Love Triangle" charted together as a double A-side single on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
5. "Bizarre Love Triangle" was re-released in the US in 1995 and charted on the Billboard Hot 100; it did not feature on that chart in 1986.
6. "Touched by the Hand of God" and "Blue Monday 1988" charted together as a double A-side single on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
7. Credited as 'Englandneworder'.
8. "Tutti Frutti" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but debuted and peaked at number 4 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.^[29]
9. "Be a Rebel" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 1 on the UK Physical Singles Chart, and number 11 on the UK Singles Sales Chart Top 100.^[31]

Promotional singles

Year	Song	Chart positions	Album
		US Dance [28]
1995	"Let's Go (Nothing For Me)"[32][citation needed]	—	The Best of New Order
2001	"Someone Like You"	34	Get Ready
2005	"Guilt Is a Useless Emotion"[33][citation needed]	3	Waiting for the Sirens' Call
2011	"Hellbent"[34][citation needed]	—	Total: From Joy Division to New Order
2015	"Plastic"	—	Music Complete

Miscellaneous

• The Peter Saville Show Soundtrack (2003) (limited edition of 3000 copies)
• 12x12" (2006) (vinyl only releases of 12 singles)

Other appearances

Year	Song	Album
1980	"Haystack" (with Kevin Hewick)	From Brussels with Love
1982	"Rocking Carol"	The Hacienda Christmas Flexi – Factory FAC 51B
	"Freude Schoener Gotterfunken [Song of Joy]"
1986	"Shellshock"	Pretty in Pink: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
	"Temptation"	Something Wild: Music from the Motion Picture
	"Theme (Hommage à la MGM)"	The Quick Neat Job
1987	"Let's Go"	Salvation! (Original Soundtrack)
	"Salvation Theme"
	"Skullcrusher"
	"Sputnik"
	"Touched by the Hand of God"
1996	"Temptation"	Trainspotting: Music from the Motion Picture
1998	"Confusion" (Pump Panel Reconstruction Mix)	Blade: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
	"Blue Monday"	The Wedding Singer: Music from the Motion Picture
2000	"True Faith"	American Psycho: Music from the Controversial Motion Picture
	"Brutal"	The Beach: Motion Picture Soundtrack
2001	"Blue Monday"	Buffalo Soldiers
2002	"Blue Monday"	24 Hour Party People: Music from the Motion Picture
	"Here to Stay"
	"New Dawn Fades" (with Moby)
	"Temptation"
	"Crystal"	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation[35]
2003	"Vietnam"	War Child: Hope
2004	"Temptation"	D.E.B.S.: Original Soundtrack
		Left of the Dial: Dispatches from the '80s Underground
2006	"Ceremony"	Marie Antoinette: Original Soundtrack
2007	"Exit"	Control: Original Soundtrack
	"Get Out"
	"Hypnosis"
2009	"Your Silent Face"	Bronson: Original Soundtrack
2016	"Elegia"	Stranger Things: Episode 5 - "The Flea and the Acrobat"[36]
2019	"4′33″"	STUMM433 box (c) Mute

Videos

Year	Album details
1983	Taras Shevchenko Released: August 1983 Label: Factory (FAC77) Formats: VHS
1985	Pumped Full of Drugs Released: 1985 Label: Factory (FAC177) Formats: VHS, LaserDisc, DVD
1989	Academy Released: 1989 Label: Palace (PVC 3019 M) Formats: VHS
	Substance 1989 Released: 1989 Label: Factory (FACT225) Formats: VHS, LaserDisc, CDV
1993	New Order Story Released: 1993 Label: PolyGram (#087 134-3) Formats: VHS, LaserDisc, DVD
1994	(The Best Of) NewOrder Released: 1994 Label: PolyGram Video (#8285801) Formats: LaserDisc
2001	New Order 3 16 Released: 2001 Label: Warner Music Vision (#8573-84802-2) Formats: DVD
	Crystal Released: 2001 Label: London Records 90 (#NCDJ8) Formats: DVD single
2002	Here to Stay Released: 2002 Label: London Records 90 (#NUDVD11) Formats: DVD single
	New Order 511 Released: 2002 Label: Warner Music Vision (#0927 49366-2) Formats: DVD
2005	A Collection Released: 19 September 2005 Label: Warner Music Vision (#0349 70484-2) Formats: DVD
2008	Live in Glasgow Released: 2 June 2008 Label: Warner Music Vision (#5051442-8468-2-9) Formats: DVD

Music videos

Year	Title	Director
1983	"Blue Monday"
	"Confusion"	Charles Sturridge
1985	"The Perfect Kiss"	Jonathan Demme
1986	"Shellshock"	Richard Elgood
	"State of the Nation"	Big TV
	"Bizarre Love Triangle"	Robert Longo
1987	"True Faith"	Philippe Decouflé
	"Touched by the Hand of God"	Kathryn Bigelow
1988	"Blue Monday 1988"	Robert Breer and William Wegman
	"Fine Time"	Richard Heslop
1989	"Round & Round"	Paula Greif
	"Round & Round" (USA/Patti)	Paula Greif
	"Run 2"	Robert Frank
1990	"World in Motion"	The Bailey Brothers
1993	"Regret"	Peter Care
	"Regret" (Baywatch version)	Thomas Mignone
	"Ruined in a Day"	Keith Allen
	"World (The Price of Love)"	Bailley Walsh
	"World (The Price of Love)" (Perfecto Remix)	Bailley Walsh
	"World (The Price of Love)" (US version)
	"Spooky" (Fluke Minimix)	Richard Heslop
1994	"True Faith-94"
1995	"1963" (Arthur Baker Mix)	Gina Birch
	"Blue Monday-95"
2001	"Crystal"	Johan Renck
	"Crystal" (Club Remix Edit; Gina Birch version)	Gina Birch
	"60 Miles an Hour"	Leigh Marling and Rob Leggatt
2002	"Here to Stay"	Paul Gore
2005	"Krafty"	Johan Renck
	"Jetstream"	Dawn Shadforth
	"Waiting for the Sirens' Call"	John Hardwick
	"Ceremony"	Yu Likwai
	"Temptation" (Titled "The Temptation of Victoria")	Michael H. Shamberg
2015	"Restless"	NYSU
2016	"Tutti Frutti"	Tom Haines
	"Singularity"	Jörg A. Hoppe, Heiko Lange & Klaus Maeck
	"People on the High Line"	Grace Lambert & Jackson Ducasse
	"People on the High Line" (Claptone Remix Edit)	Zac Witte
2020	"Be a Rebel"	NYSU
	"Age of Consent"	Tina Reingaard