The Cars discography

The discography of the American rock band the Cars includes seven studio albums, eight compilation albums, four video albums and 26 singles. Originating in Boston in 1976,^[1] the band consisted of singer/guitarist Ric Ocasek, singer/bassist Benjamin Orr, guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes, and drummer David Robinson.^[2][3] The Cars sold over 23 million albums in the United States and had 13 singles that reached the Top 40. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.^[4]

The Cars discography
Studio albums	7
Compilation albums	8
Singles	26
Video albums	4
Music videos	20
Box sets	3

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications[5][6][7] (sales threshold)
		US [8]	AUS [9][10]	CAN [11]	GER [12]	JPN [13]	NL [14]	NZ [15]	SWE [16]	SWI [17]	UK [18]
The Cars	Release date: June 6, 1978 Label: Elektra Formats: LP, MC, 8-track	18	35	50	—	—	—	5	—	—	29	US: 6× Platinum AUS: 2× Platinum[19] UK: Silver MC: 2× Platinum
Candy-O	Release date: June 2, 1979 Label: Elektra Formats: LP, MC, 8-track	3	7	4	—	—	—	6	—	—	30	US: 4× Platinum
Panorama	Release date: August 15, 1980 Label: Elektra Formats: LP, MC, 8-track	5	19	10	—	69	—	14	—	—	—	US: Platinum MC: Platinum
Shake It Up	Release date: November 6, 1981 Label: Elektra Formats: LP, MC, 8-track	9	20	7	—	—	40	12	—	—	—	US: 2× Platinum MC: Platinum
Heartbeat City	Release date: March 12, 1984 Label: Elektra Formats: CD, LP, MC, 8-track	3	15	5	15	22	41	1	26	20	25	US: 4× Platinum UK: Gold
Door to Door	Release date: August 25, 1987 Label: Elektra Formats: CD, LP, MC, 8-track	26	26	19	57	32	—	10	29	20	72	US: Gold
Move Like This	Release date: May 10, 2011 Label: Hear Music Formats: CD, LP, digital download	7	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions						Certifications[5][6] (sales threshold)
		US [8]	AUS [9][10]	CAN [11]	JPN [13]	NZ [15]	UK [18]
Greatest Hits	Release date: October 18, 1985 Label: Elektra Formats: CD, LP, MC, 8-track	12	3	21	72	2	27	AUS: 4× Platinum[20] US: 6× Platinum UK: Gold
Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology	Release date: November 7, 1995 Label: Elektra Formats: 2xCD, 2xMC	—	—	—	—	—	—
Shake It Up & Other Hits	Release date: June 19, 2001 Label: Elektra/Rhino Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—
Complete Greatest Hits	Release date: February 19, 2002 Label: Elektra/Rhino Formats: CD, MC	32	65	55	—	10	—	AUS: Gold[20]
The Essentials	Release date: August 30, 2005 Label: WEA International Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—
Classic Tracks	Release date: November 2008 Label: Elektra/Rhino Formats: CD Limited release	—	—	—	—	—	—
Greatest Hits & More	Release date: 2008 Label: Timeless Media Group Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—
Moving in Stereo: The Best of The Cars	Release date: 6 May 2016 Label: Rhino Formats: CD, 2xLP, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Box sets

Title	Album details
Original Album Series	Release date: 1 March 2010 Label: Rhino Formats: 5xCD
Studio Album Collection: 1978–1987	Release date: March 16, 2014 Label: Elektra/Rhino Formats: digital download
The Elektra Years 1978–1987	Release date: March 11, 2016 Label: Elektra Formats: 6xCD, 6xLP, digital download

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications[6] (sales threshold)	Album
		US [21]	US Rock [22]	AUS [9][10]	CAN [23]	FRA [24]	GER [25]	NL [14]	NZ [15]	SWE [16]	UK [18]
"Just What I Needed"	1978	27	—	96	35	4	—	—	38	—	17	BPI: Silver	The Cars
"My Best Friend's Girl"		35	—	67	55	—	—	40	—	—	3
"Good Times Roll"	1979	41	—	—	74	5	—	—	—	—	—
"Let's Go"		14	—	6	5	—	—	—	40	—	51		Candy-O
"It's All I Can Do"		41	—	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Double Life"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Touch and Go"	1980	37	—	62	16	2	—	—	42	—	—		Panorama
"Don't Tell Me No"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Gimme Some Slack"	1981	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Shake It Up"		4	2	10	7	10	—	48	26	—	—		Shake It Up
"Cruiser"		—	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Since You're Gone"	1982	41	24	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	37
"Victim of Love"		—	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Think It Over"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"You Might Think"	1984	7	1	24	8	—	—	49	27	20	88		Heartbeat City
"Magic"		12	1	96	14	10	—	—	50	—	—
"Drive"		3	3	10	6	9	4	12	5	15	4 [nb 1]	BPI: Gold
"Hello Again"		20	22	52	42	4	27	—	12	—	—
"Why Can't I Have You"	1985	33	11	—	90	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Heartbeat City"		—	—	75	—	—	—	—	—	—	78
"Tonight She Comes"		7	1	16	36	—	—	—	20	—	79		Greatest Hits
"I'm Not the One (remix)"	1986	32	29	75	82	—	—	—	—	—	—		Greatest Hits (Shake It Up)
"You Are the Girl"	1987	17	2	69	33	—	—	—	30	—	—		Door to Door
"Strap Me In"		85	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Coming Up You"	1988	74	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Sad Song"	2011	—	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Move Like This
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Videos

Video albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [26]	UK [27][28]
Heartbeat City	Release date: September 1984 Label: Warner Home Video Formats: VHS, Betamax, LaserDisc	10	16
Live 1984–1985	Release date: October 1985 Label: Vestron Music Video Formats: VHS, Betamax, VHD, LaserDisc	—	28
The Cars Live	Release date: October 24, 2000[29] Label: Rhino Home Video, Warner Music Vision Formats: DVD, VHS	—	—
The Cars Unlocked: The Live Performances	Release date: October 17, 2006 Label: Docurama, Warner Music Vision Formats: DVD+CD	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Music videos

Title	Album
"Just What I Needed"	The Cars
"My Best Friend's Girl"
"Let's Go"	Candy-O
"Double Life"
"Dangerous Type"
"Panorama"	Panorama
"Touch and Go"
"Shake It Up"	Shake It Up
"Since You're Gone"
"You Might Think"	Heartbeat City
"Magic"
"Drive"
"Hello Again"
"Why Can't I Have You"
"Tonight She Comes"	Greatest Hits
"You Are The Girl"	Door to Door
"Strap Me In"
"Blue Tip"	Move Like This
"Sad Song"
"Free"

Notes

1. "Drive" originally peaked at #5 in the UK in 1984, but re-entered the chart in 1985 after being used for documentary footage during Live Aid, this time reaching #4.^{[citation needed]}