Electric Light Orchestra 5. Electric Light Orchestra discography. 1. Albums. 1.1. Studio albums. : 1971 - 2001.

Electric Light Orchestra

5. Electric Light Orchestra discography.

1. Albums.

1.1. Studio albums.

Below is a table containing basic information pertaining to ELO's studio album output.

Notes: The peak chart listings are accurate but incomplete because of the limited availability of past chart information regarding other countries. All of the RIAA & BPI certifications and/or re-certifications listed are out of date, the majority being decades old. The fact that some albums are listed as non-certified does not necessarily mean those albums have not reached certification sales levels. Record companies that own the manufacturing and distribution rights to a particular record have to pay the RIAA, BPI and related bodies to research, audit and certify that record, whether it be an album, single or compilation.

Year	Title	Chart positions									Certifications
		U.K.[1]	U.S.[2]	AUT	AUS	ITA	NOR	JPN	SWI	SWE	RIAA[3]	BPI[4]
1971	The Electric Light Orchestra (Titled as No Answer in the U.S. and released in 1972)	32	196	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1973	ELO 2 (Titled as Electric Light Orchestra II and ELO II in the U.S.)	35	62	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1973	On the Third Day	-	52	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	Silver
1974	Eldorado, A Symphony	-	16	-	40	-	-	-	-	-	Gold	-
1975	Face the Music	-	8	-	30	24	-	-	-	41	Gold	Platinum
1976	A New World Record	6	5	9	1	24	-	60	-	1	2x Platinum	Platinum
1977	Out of the Blue	4	4	-	3	23	3	32	-	2	4x Platinum	Platinum
1979	Discovery	1	5	3	1	4	1	31	-	2	2x Platinum	Platinum
1980	Xanadu	2	4	1	1	10	1	6	-	1	2x Platinum	Gold
1981	Time	1	16	2	2	19	3	36	-	1	Gold	Platinum
1983	Secret Messages	4	36	11	19	-	5	35	-	11	-	Gold
1986	Balance of Power	9	49	29	49	-	4	22	10	3	-	Silver
2001	Zoom	34	94*	51	49	-	18	36	26	35	-	-
Number-one		2	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	3	3x Gold	2x Gold
Top-ten		5	7	4	6	2	6	1	1	6	10x Platinum	5x Platinum

Notes

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