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Bay City Rollers discography
Bay City Rollers performing live in Helsinki, 1978
Studio albums10
Live albums2
Compilation albums8
Singles31

This is the discography of Scottish band Bay City Rollers.

The British Hit Singles & Albums noted that they were "the tartan teen sensations from Edinburgh", and were "the first of many acts heralded as the 'biggest group since the Beatles' and one of the most screamed-at teeny-bopper acts of the 1970s".

During the 1970s, the Bay City Rollers achieved successes across the globe throughout Europe, Asia, Australasia and North America and Canada. The band continued touring and recording into the early 1980s with much less commercial success before going on hiatus in 1987. The band have reformed in many guises since the 1990s, and performed various nostalgia concerts.

The band have released various successful compilation albums including the UK top 20 hits The Very Best of in 2004 and Greatest Hits in 2010. Both albums were top 3 hits in the local Scottish charts.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
 AUS
 AUT
 CAN
 GER
 JAP
 NZ
 NOR
 SWE
 US
Rollin'
  • Released: October 1974
  • Label: Bell
 1 8 — — — 37 27 — — —
  • UK: Platinum
Once Upon a Star
  • Released: May 1975
  • Label: Bell
 1 4 — — — 26 30 17 34 —
  • UK: Platinum
Bay City Rollers
  • Released: September 1975
  • Label: Arista
 — — — 1 — — 4 — 49 20
Wouldn't You Like It?
  • Released: December 1975
  • Label: Bell
 3 3 — — 30 21 5 9 45 —
  • UK: Gold
Rock n' Roll Love Letter
  • Released: March 1976
  • Label: Arista
 — — — 1 — — — — — 31
  • CAN: Platinum
  • US: Gold
Dedication
  • Released: September 1976
  • Label: Arista/Bell
 4 3 21 5 5 1 6 — 38 26
  • UK: Silver
  • US: Gold
It's a Game
  • Released: July 1977
  • Label: Arista
 18 10 6 14 4 1 12 — — 23
  • US: Gold
Strangers in the Wind
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: Arista
 — 61 — — — 5 — — — 129
Elevator
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: Arista
 — — — — — — — — — —
Voxx
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Arista
 — — — — — — — — — —
Ricochet
  • Released: 1981
  • Label: Epic
 — — — — — — — — — —
Breakout '85 — — — — — — — — — —
A Christmas Shang-A-Lang
  • Released: December 2015
  • Label: Forrest Boombox
 — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
 CAN
 GER
 JAP
 SCO
 US
Souvenirs of Youth
  • Released: 1975
  • Label: Arista
 — — — 29 — —
Rock & Roll Love Letter
  • Released: 1976
  • Label: Arista
 — — — 1 — —
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: Arista
 — 92 39 10 — 77
  • US: Gold
Early Collection
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: Arista
 — — — 3 — —
...And Forever
  • Released: 1982
  • Label: Arista
 — — — — — —
Bay City Rollers:
The Definitive Collection
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Arista
 — — — — — —
Saturday Night — — — — — —
The Very Best of
  • Released: April 2004
  • Label: Bell
 11 — — — 3 —
  • UK: Gold
The Greatest Hits 12 — — — 2 —
Gold
  • Released: 25 October 2019
  • Label: Crimson
 20 — — — 9 —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title Album details
Live in Japan
Rollerworld:
Live at the Budokan 1977
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Bodyguard Records

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
 AUS
 AUT
 BEL
 CAN
 GER
 IRE
 NED
 NZ
 NOR
 SA
 US
1971 "Keep on Dancing" 9 — — — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
1972 "We Can Make Music" — — — — — — — — — — — —
"Mañana" — — — — — 25 — — — — — —
1974 "Remember (Sha-La-La-La)" 6 67 — — — 37 20 — — — — —
  • UK: Silver
 Rollin'
"Shang-a-Lang" 2 28 — 28 — 41 16 — — 10 — —
  • UK: Silver
"Summerlove Sensation" 3 53 — — — — 5 — — — — —
  • UK: Silver
"All of Me Loves All of You" 4 — — — — — 5 — — — — —
  • UK: Silver
 Non-album single
1975 "Bye, Bye, Baby" 1 1 13 15 — 10 1 11 32 7 6 —
  • UK: Gold
 Once Upon a Star
"Give a Little Love" 1 2 — — — 11 1 — — 4 — —
  • UK: Gold
 Wouldn't You Like It?
"Don't Stop the Music" — — — — 42 32 — — — — — —
"Love Me Like I Love You" 4 7 — — — 15 8 28 18 — — — Non-album single
1976 "Saturday Night" — 45 — 5 1 10 — 2 7 — 16 1
  • CAN: Gold
  • US: Gold
 Bay City Rollers (North America) /
Rollin' (UK/Europe)
"Money Honey" 3 3 — — 1 16 4 — 11 — — 9
  • UK: Silver
  • CAN: Gold
 Rock n' Roll Love Letter (North America) /
Dedication (UK/Europe)
"Rock and Roll Love Letter" — 9 — — 6 13 — — 34 — — 28
"I Only Want to Be with You" 4 8 17 14 3 9 2 9 12 — — 12
  • UK: Silver
 Dedication (North America) /
Non-album single (UK/Europe)
"Yesterday's Hero" — — 15 — 22 13 — — — — — 54 Dedication
"Dedication" — — — — 69 — — — — — — 60
"Don't Worry Baby" — 34 — — — — — — — — — —
1977 "It's a Game" 16 9 9 — — 4 6 — 21 — — — It's a Game
"You Made Me Believe in Magic" 34 36 — — 5 25 — — 39 — — 10
"The Way I Feel Tonight" — 56 — — 23 — — — 38 — — 24
"Don't Let the Music Die" — — — — — — — — — — — —
1978 "Where Will I Be Now" — — — — — 48 — — — — — — Strangers in the Wind
"All of the World Is Falling in Love" — — — — — — — — — — — —
1979 "Turn On the Radio" — — — — — — — — — — — — Elevator
"Hello and Welcome Home" — — — — — — — — — — — —
1980 "God Save Rock & Roll" — — — — — — — — — — — — Voxx
1981 "Life on the Radio" — — — — — — — — — — — — Ricochet
"No Doubt About It" — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 "Piece of the Action" — — — — — — — — — — — — Live in Japan
1985 "When You Find Out" — — — — — — — — — — — — Breakout '85
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

  1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 45. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. A Beatlemania-alike revival had been mentioned before when T-Rex were a top act in 1971, introducing glam rock, and in 1972/73 when Slade were riding high in the UK singles and album charts.
  3. ^ "UK Albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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  8. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
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  11. "Swedish Albums". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
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  16. Scottish albums:
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  23. "Netherlands Singles". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
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  25. "Norwegian Singles". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
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  29. "RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

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