Kate Bush discography
Appearance
Kate Bush discography | |
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Studio albums | 10 |
Live albums | 2 |
Compilation albums | 2 |
Video albums | 6 |
Music videos | 39 |
EPs | 5 |
Singles | 36 |
Box sets | 4 |
Promotional singles | 7 |
The discography of English singer-songwriter Kate Bush consists of 10 studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, six video albums, four box sets, five extended plays, 36 singles, seven promotional singles, and 39 music videos.
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
GER [4] |
FRA [5] |
NL [6] |
NZ [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9] |
US [10] | ||||
The Kick Inside | 3 | 3 | 95 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | |||
Lionheart |
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6 | 12 | — | 25 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | —[A] | ||
Never for Ever |
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1 | 7 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 16 | — | ||
The Dreaming |
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3 | 22 | 29 | 23 | 8 | 5 | — | 12 | 45 | 157 |
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Hounds of Love |
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1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 12[B] | ||
The Sensual World | 2 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 38 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 17 | 43 | |||
The Red Shoes |
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2 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 30 | — | 16 | 28 | ||
Aerial |
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3 | 25 | — | 3 | 12 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 48 | ||
Director's Cut |
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2 | 41 | 66 | 11 | 31 | 6 | 38 | 2 | 12 | —[C] |
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50 Words for Snow |
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5 | 22 | 39 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 83 |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Live albums
[edit]Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
FRA [22] |
GER [4] |
NL [6] |
SWE [9] |
US [10] |
US Alt [23] |
US Rock [24] | |||
Live at Hammersmith Odeon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Before the Dawn |
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4 | 35 | 89 | 52 | 14 | 11 | 45 | 121 | 5 | 11 |
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Compilation albums
[edit]Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
GER [4] |
JPN [25] |
NL [6] |
NZ [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9] |
US [10] | |||
Kate Bush |
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Not released in these countries. | ||||||||||
The Whole Story |
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1 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 38 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 48 | 76 | |
The Other Sides |
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18 | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Box sets
[edit]Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] | ||
The Single File 1978~1983 |
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— | — |
This Woman's Work: Anthology 1978–1990 |
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— | 143 |
Remastered Part I (Remastered Parts I-II in Vinyl) |
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51 | — |
Remastered Part II (Remastered Parts III-IV in Vinyl) |
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81 | — |
Extended plays
[edit]Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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UK [1] |
IRE [26] |
NLD [6] |
US [10] | |||
4 Sucessos[27] (two-part release) |
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— | — | — | — | |
Kate Bush On Stage |
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10 | 15 | 17 | — | |
Kate Bush |
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— | — | — | 148 | |
Aspects of the Sensual World |
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— | — | — | — | |
Hounds of Love[28] (Record Store Day limited release) |
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— | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Singles
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
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UK [1][29] |
AUS [2] |
BEL [30] |
CAN [31] |
FRA [22][32] |
GER [4] |
IRE [26] |
NLD [6] |
NZL [7] |
US [33] | ||||||
"Wuthering Heights" | 1978 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | The Kick Inside | |||
"Moving" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Them Heavy People" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"The Man with the Child in His Eyes" | 6 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 23 | 36 | 85 |
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"Hammer Horror" | 44 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 25 | 21 | — | Lionheart | ||||
"Wow" | 1979 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | ||||
"Symphony in Blue" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Strange Phenomena" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Kick Inside | ||||
"Breathing" | 1980 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | Never for Ever | |||
"Babooshka" | 5 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 14 | 5 | 24 | 8 | — |
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"Army Dreamers" | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 25 | — | — | |||||
"December Will Be Magic Again" | 29 | — | — | — | — | 55 | 13 | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
"Sat in Your Lap" | 1981 | 11 | 93 | — | — | 72 | — | 18 | 32 | — | — | The Dreaming | |||
"The Dreaming" | 1982 | 48 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"There Goes a Tenner" | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Suspended in Gaffa" | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | 50 | — | — | |||||
"Ne t'enfuis pas" | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
"Night of the Swallow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Dreaming | ||||
"Running Up That Hill" | 1985 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 30 |
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Hounds of Love | ||
"Cloudbusting" | 20 | — | 16 | — | 30 | 20 | 13 | 13 | — | — |
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"Hounds of Love" | 1986 | 18 | — | — | 84 | — | 68 | 12 | — | — | — |
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"The Big Sky" | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | |||||
"Don't Give Up" (with Peter Gabriel) | 9 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 36 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 72 | So | ||||
"Experiment IV" | 23 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 12 | — | — | — | The Whole Story | ||||
"The Sensual World" | 1989 | 12 | 44 | 31 | 58 | 81 | 29 | 6 | 20 | — | — | The Sensual World | |||
"This Woman's Work" | 25 | 89 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | —[D] |
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"Love and Anger" | 1990 | 38 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Rocket Man" | 1991 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 45 | 36 | 17 | 27 | — | — | Two Rooms | |||
"Rubberband Girl" | 1993 | 12 | 39 | 47 | 50 | — | 65 | 17 | 37 | 34 | 88 | The Red Shoes | |||
"Moments of Pleasure" | 26 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"The Red Shoes" | 1994 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Eat the Music" | — | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"The Man I Love" (with Larry Adler) | 27 | 199 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Glory of Gershwin | ||||
"And So Is Love" | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Red Shoes | ||||
"King of the Mountain" | 2005 | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | 42 | 13 | 13 | — | — | Aerial | |||
"Lyra" | 2007 | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Golden Compass soundtrack | |||
"Deeper Understanding" | 2011 | 87 | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | Director's Cut | |||
"Wild Man" | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 Words for Snow | ||||
"Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" (2012 Remix) | 2012 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | A Symphony of British Music | |||
"Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" chart re-entry and radio re-release[37] |
2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Stranger Things: Music from the Netflix Original Series, Season 4 | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Promotional singles
[edit]Title | Year | Album |
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"Be Kind to My Mistakes" | 1987 | Castaway soundtrack |
"π" | 2005 | Aerial |
"Lake Tahoe" | 2012 | 50 Words for Snow |
"And Dream of Sheep" (live) | 2016 | Before the Dawn |
"King of the Mountain" (live) | ||
"Cloudbusting" (The Organon Remix)[39] (promo re-release) | 2019 | The Other Sides |
"Ne t'enfuis pas" / "Un baiser d'enfant"[40] (promo re-release) |
Videography
[edit]Video albums
[edit]Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certification |
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UK Music Videos | |||
Live at Hammersmith Odeon |
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— | |
The Single File |
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— | |
The Hair of the Hound |
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— | |
The Whole Story |
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— | |
The Sensual World – The Videos |
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— | |
The Red Shoes[42] |
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23 | |
The Line, the Cross and the Curve[43][44] |
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Music videos
[edit]Year | Title | Director |
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1978 | "Wuthering Heights" (Version 1) | Keith "Keef" MacMillan |
"Wuthering Heights" (Version 2) | Rockflix | |
"The Man with the Child in His Eyes" | Keith "Keef" MacMillan | |
"Hammer Horror" | ||
1979 | "Wow" (Version 1) | |
"Wow" (Version 2) | ||
"Them Heavy People" | ||
1980 | "Breathing" | |
"Babooshka" | ||
"Delius" | ||
"Army Dreamers" | ||
1981 | "Sat in Your Lap" | Brian Wiseman |
1982 | "The Dreaming" | Paul Henry |
"There Goes a Tenner" | ||
"Suspended in Gaffa" | Brian Wiseman | |
1985 | "Running Up That Hill" | David Garfath |
"Cloudbusting" | Julian Doyle | |
1986 | "Hounds of Love" | Kate Bush |
"The Big Sky" | ||
"Don't Give Up" (Version 1) | Godley & Creme | |
"Don't Give Up" (Version 2) | Jim Blashfield | |
"Experiment IV" | Kate Bush | |
"Wow" (Version 3) | n/a | |
1989 | "The Sensual World" | Peter Richardson & Kate Bush |
"This Woman's Work" | Kate Bush | |
1990 | "Love and Anger" | |
1991 | "Rocket Man" | |
1993 | "Rubberband Girl" | |
"Eat the Music" | ||
"Moments of Pleasure" | ||
"Rubberband Girl" (US version) | n/a | |
1994 | "The Red Shoes" | Kate Bush |
"The Man I Love" | Kevin Godley | |
"And So Is Love" | Kate Bush | |
2005 | "King of the Mountain" | Jimmy Murakami |
2011 | "Deeper Understanding" | Kate Bush |
"Wild Man" | ||
"Misty" | ||
2012 | "Lake Tahoe" | |
2016 | "And Dream of Sheep" |
Other contributions
[edit]This is a list of original contributions that Bush has made to soundtracks, tribute albums and to other musicians' albums.
- The Unknown Soldier (1980, Harvest) – "You (The Game Part II)" (lead vocals with Roy Harper)
- Peter Gabriel (1980, Charisma) – "Games Without Frontiers" and "No Self Control" (backing vocals with Peter Gabriel)
- Figvres (1982, Polydor) - "Flowers" (backing vocals with Zaine Griff)
- The Seer (1986, Mercury) – "The Seer" (Big Country featuring Kate Bush)
- Ferry Aid - "Let It Be" (1987, CBS) (charity single)
- Dancing On The Couch (1987, Chrysalis) – "The King Is Dead" (Go West featuring Kate Bush)
- The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball – The Music (1987, Virgin Records) (charity concert for Amnesty International: "Running Up That Hill" performed with David Gilmour; comedy song "Do Bears..." performed in duet with Rowan Atkinson)
- Answers to Nothing (1988, Chrysalis) – "Sister and Brother" (co-lead vocals with Midge Ure)
- She's Having a Baby (1988, I.R.S.) – "This Woman's Work"
- The Comic Strip Presents...: "GLC: The Carnage Continues..." (1990) – "Ken", "The Confrontation" and "One Last Look Around the House Before We Go..."
- Once (1990, IRS Records) - "Once" (backing vocals with Roy Harper)
- Brazil (1992, Milan) – "Sam Lowry's 1st Dream/"Brazil"" (vocals with Michael Kamen and The National Philharmonic Orchestra of London)
- Again (1993, Sony Music) – "Kimiad" (keyboards and backing vocals with Alan Stivell)
- The Glory of Gershwin (1994, Mercury) – "The Man I Love" (vocals, with Larry Adler on harmonica)
- Common Ground – Voices of Modern Irish Music (1996, EMI) – "Women of Ireland"
- Emancipation (1996, NPG/EMI) – "My Computer" (backing vocals with Prince)
- The Golden Compass (2007, New Line) – "Lyra"
Notes
[edit]- ^ Lionheart reached number 201 on Billboard's Album chart in 1984 [15]
- ^ Hounds of Love reached a peak of number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 200 when the album was originally released in 1985. After renewed interest in the album in 2022, Hounds of Love reached a new peak of number 12.
- ^ Director's Cut reached number 186 on Billboard's United States Top Current Albums chart[21] and never entered the Billboard 200, which ranks catalog LPs along with recent albums.
- ^ "This Woman's Work" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 upon initial release, but peaked at number 24 on the Digital Song Sales chart in 2023.[36]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Official Charts > Kate Bush". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d e For Australian chart positions:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 50. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA from mid-1983 until 12 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: "Discography Kate Bush". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 46.
- All ARIA-era (13 June 1988 onwards) peaks to 23 April 2018: "Kate Bush ARIA chart history, received from ARIA on 23 April 2018". ARIA. Retrieved 4 November 2020 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.
- "Love and Anger" (ARIA) peak: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 17 June 2014". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- "Moments of Pleasure", "Eat the Music" and "The Man I Love" (ARIA) peaks: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015". Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ a b c Peaks in Canada:
- All except noted: "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- Before the Dawn: "Kate Bush – Chart history (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Discographie Kate Bush". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 15 March 2019. N.B. Select Album tab to display German albums chart peaks.
- ^ Peak chart positions for albums charting on the French chart: "French Albums Charts Archive (from 1968 to 2007)". InfoDisc. Archived from the original on 29 September 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Discografie Kate Bush" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "Discography Kate Bush". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Discography Kate Bush". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "Discography Kate Bush". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Billboard > Kate Bush Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "British certifications – Kate Bush". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 June 2023. Type Kate Bush in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ a b "Kate Bush, The album - the Kick Inside, the single - Withering Heights". Billboard. 15 July 1978. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. August 1979. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Dutch album certifications – Kate Bush" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 7 September 2018. Enter Kate Bush in the "Artiest of titel" box.
- ^ "Billboard" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. 3 March 1984. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Billboard" (PDF). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Top 40 Albums Chart – Chart #2825 – Issue Date: 21 January 1979". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank" (in German). musikindustrie.de. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d "French album certifications – Kate bush" (in French). InfoDisc. Select KATE BUSH and click OK.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database". riaa.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ "Top Current Albums". Billboard. 18 June 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ a b For French chart positions from 2005 to date: "Discographie Kate Bush" (in French). lescharts.com. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Kate Bush Chart History (Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Kate Bush Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ For Japanese chart positions from 1978 to 2005: Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ a b "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Kate Bush' (from irishcharts.ie)". Imgur.com (original source published by Fireball Media). Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Kte Bush – 4 Sucessos (1978, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Kate Bush / Record Store Day - Hounds of Love". Banquet Records. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ UK singles chart peaks for "There Goes a Tenner" and "Lyra": "UK Mix forums > Chart Histories page 78". ukmix.org. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Discografie Kate Bush" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ For French chart positions from 1978 to 1992: "InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ US Billboard singles chart peaks:
- Hot 100 peaks: "Billboard > Kate Bush Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- Bubbling Under peaks: "Screen shot of UK Mix forums Chart Histories thread > Kate Bush US singles". Imgur.com. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ "Billboard". 15 July 1978.
- ^ "Billboard". 15 July 1978.
- ^ "Kate Bush Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Kate Bush's 'Running up That Hill' Reserviced to Radio Amid 'Stranger Things' Buzz". Billboard.
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ "Kate Bush / Cloudbusting 12" pic disc". SuperDeluxeEdition.com. 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Kate Bush / Ne T'Enfuis Pas vinyl single". SuperDeluxeEdition.com. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
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- For The Red Shoes: "Official Music Video Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. 10 July 1994. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- For The Hounds Run Up The Hill: "Official Music Video Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "The Red Shoes| Promo-CD + Promo-VHS, (1993, Box, Limited Edition)". Musik-Sammler.de. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ Kate Bush: The Line, the Cross & The Curve VHS. ASIN 6303269354.
- ^ "Kate Bush - The Line, The Cross & The Curve [1994] [VHS]". Amazon.co.uk. 10 October 1994. Retrieved 19 August 2022.