Tears for Fears discography

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Tears for Fears - Curt Smith & Roland Orzabal (circa 1986).

[edit] Studio Albums

Album cover	Album information
	The Hurting Released: March 25, 1983 Chart Positions: #1 UK, #73 U.S., #18 FRA, #- GER, #21 NL, #- SWI U.K. certification: Platinum (300,000) U.S. certification: Gold (500,000) Worldwide sales: 2 million (est)
	Songs from the Big Chair Released: February 27, 1985 Chart Positions: #2 UK, #1 U.S., #12 FRA, #1 GER, #2 NL, #5 SWI U.K. certification: 3x Platinum (900,000) U.S. certification: 5x Platinum (5 million) Worldwide sales: 10 million (est)
	The Seeds of Love Released: September 27, 1989 Chart Positions: #1 UK, #8 U.S., #3 FRA, #6 GER, #2 NL, #8 SWI U.K. certification: Platinum (300,000) U.S. certification: Platinum (1 million) Worldwide sales: 4 million (est)
	Elemental Released: June 22, 1993 Chart Positions: #5 UK, #45 U.S., #5 FRA, #26 GER, #22 NL, #24 SWI U.K. certification: Silver (60,000) U.S. certification: Gold (500,000) Worldwide sales: 1 million (est)
	Raoul and the Kings of Spain Released: October 16, 1995 Chart Positions: #41 UK, #79 U.S., #5 FRA, #88 GER, #50 NL, #42 SWI U.K. certification: Not certified U.S. certification: Not certified Worldwide sales: 700,000 (est)
	Everybody Loves a Happy Ending Released: September 14, 2004 (US), March 7 2005 (UK/Europe) Chart Positions: #45 UK, #46 U.S., #28 FRA, #35 GER, #86 NL, #48 SWI U.K. certification: Not certified U.S. certification: Not certified Worldwide sales: 100,000 (est)

[edit] Compilations

Album cover	Album information
	Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92) Released: 1992 Chart Positions: #2 UK, #53 U.S., #1 FRA, #7 GER, #15 NL, #14 SWI U.K. certification: 2x Platinum (600,000) U.S. certification: Platinum (1 million) Worldwide sales: 3 million (est)
	Saturnine Martial & Lunatic - B-sides & rarities Released: August 1, 1996 Chart Positions: #- UK, #- U.S., #- FRA, #- GER, #- NL, #-SWI U.K. certification: Not certified U.S. certification: Not certified Worldwide sales: unknown

[edit] Singles

Year	Song	UK singles	US Hot 100	France Top 75	Germany Top 75	Italy Top 50	Netherlands Top 50	Switzerland Top 50	Album
1981	"Suffer the Children"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	The Hurting
1982	"Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love)"	193	-	-	-	-	-	-	The Hurting
1982	"Mad World"	3⁽¹⁾	-	-	21^(1')	-	-	-	The Hurting
1983	"Change"	4	73	-	-	27	-	-	The Hurting
1983	"Pale Shelter"	5	-	-	25	-	-	-	The Hurting
1983	"The Way You Are"	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	non-album track
1984	"Mothers Talk" - [released in the US in 1986 as "Mothers Talk (US remix)"]	14	27	-	-	-	-	-	Songs from the Big Chair
1984	"Shout"	4⁽²⁾	1	21	1⁽²⁾	2	1	1	Songs from the Big Chair
1985	"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"	2⁽³⁾	1	18	11⁽³⁾	11	2	13	Songs from the Big Chair
1985	"Head Over Heels"	12	3	-	55	-	-	-	Songs from the Big Chair
1985	"Suffer the Children" - [reissue]	52	-	-	-	-	-	-	The Hurting
1985	"Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love)" - [reissue]	73	-	-	-	-	-	-	The Hurting
1985	"I Believe (A Soulful Re-recording)"	23	-	-	-	-	-	-	Songs from the Big Chair
1986	"Everybody Wants to Run the World"	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	Songs from the Big Chair
1989	"Sowing the Seeds of Love"	5	2	18	11⁽⁴⁾	2	3	11	The Seeds of Love
1989	"Woman in Chains"	26	36	20	45	23	12	-	The Seeds of Love
1990	"Advice for the Young at Heart"	36	89	31	51	49	14	-	The Seeds of Love
1990	"Famous Last Words"	83	-	-	-	-	-	-	The Seeds of Love
1992	"Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)"	17	-	15	40	8	26	-	Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92)
1992	"Woman in Chains"	57	-	-	-	-	-	-	The Seeds of Love
1993	"Break It Down Again"	20	25	19	66	7	16	-	Elemental
1993	"Cold"	72	-	-	-	-	-	-	Elemental
1993	"Goodnight Song"	-	125 (Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles)	-	-	-	-	-	Elemental
1994	"Elemental"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Elemental
1995	"Raoul and the Kings of Spain"	31	-	64	-	-	-	-	Raoul and the Kings of Spain
1995	"Secrets"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Raoul and the Kings of Spain
1995 (US) - 1996 (UK)	"God's Mistake"	61	102 (Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles)	-	-	-	-	-	Raoul and the Kings of Spain
2005	"Closest Thing to Heaven"	40	-	59	-	41	38	-	Everybody Loves a Happy Ending
2005	"Everybody Loves a Happy Ending/Call Me Mellow"	102	-	-	-	-	-	-	Everybody Loves a Happy Ending

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