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Song artist 113 - Electric Light Orchestra

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Electric Light Orchestra Chart Profile

This page lists the song chart entries of Electric Light Orchestra.A list of the hit albums by Electric Light Orchestra is also available. The songs are listed with the most widely successful first.

Formed by Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne and Bev Bevan. Known as ELO and E.L.O..

# Artist Song Title Year Chart Entries
1 Electric Light Orchestra Hold On Tight 1981 Switzerland 1 - Aug 1981 (14 weeks), Spain 1 for 1 week - Nov 1981, Belgium 2 - Aug 1981 (10 weeks), ODK Germany 2 - Aug 1981 (26 weeks) (14 weeks in top 10), Canada 3 - Aug 1981 (14 weeks), Switzerland 3 of 1981, Germany 3 - Aug 1981 (5 months), UK 4 - Aug 1981 (12 weeks), Austria 4 - Sep 1981 (4 months), Springbok 4 - Oct 1981 (12 weeks), Holland 5 - Aug 1981 (10 weeks), Norway 7 - Aug 1981 (6 weeks), US Billboard 10 - Jul 1981 (19 weeks), Record World 10 - 1981, Sweden (alt) 10 - Aug 1981 (15 weeks), France (SNEP) 12 - Sep 1981 (1 month), Holland free40 36 of 1981, Canada 38 of 1981, US CashBox 55 of 1981, US Radio 73 of 1981 (peak 10 7 weeks), US BB 81 of 1981, Germany 93 of the 1980s (peak 2 16 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Sep 1981), RYM 142 of 1981
2 Electric Light Orchestra Livin' Thing 1976 Springbok 1 - Feb 1977 (12 weeks), Austria 3 - Mar 1977 (4 months), UK 4 - Nov 1976 (12 weeks), Canada 4 - Nov 1976 (12 weeks), RIANZ 4 - Feb 1977 (12 weeks), ODK Germany 5 - Jan 1977 (20 weeks) (6 weeks in top 10), Holland 6 - Dec 1976 (9 weeks), Belgium 8 - Dec 1976 (8 weeks), France 9 - Dec 1976 (2 weeks), Germany 9 - Jan 1977 (4 months), Record World 10 - 1977, US Billboard 13 - Oct 1976 (17 weeks), South Africa 16 of 1977, Sweden (alt) 17 - Dec 1976 (6 weeks), Holland free40 24 of 1976, Brazil 31 of 1977, POP 48 of 1977, US BB 77 of 1977, OzNet 78, US Radio 111 of 1976 (peak 13 5 weeks), Germany 381 of the 1970s (peak 5 11 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Dec 1976), RYM 8 of 1976
3 Electric Light Orchestra Don't Bring Me Down 1979 Canada RPM 1 for 1 week - Oct 1979, Canada 2 - Aug 1979 (12 weeks), Austria 2 - Oct 1979 (5 months), Switzerland 2 - Oct 1979 (12 weeks), UK 3 - Sep 1979 (9 weeks), Record World 3 - 1979, US Billboard 4 - Aug 1979 (15 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Nov 1979), Holland 5 - Aug 1979 (11 weeks), ODK Germany 5 - Sep 1979 (27 weeks) (9 weeks in top 10), Belgium 6 - Sep 1979 (8 weeks), Germany 6 - Sep 1979 (4 months), RIANZ 6 - Aug 1979 (15 weeks), Springbok 9 - Mar 1980 (6 weeks), Canada 25 of 1979, US Radio 35 of 1979 (peak 4 10 weeks), US CashBox 39 of 1979, Holland free40 41 of 1979, POP 46 of 1979, WABC NY 78 of 1979, US BB 81 of 1979, Germany 316 of the 1970s (peak 5 13 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Sep 1979), RYM 92 of 1979
4 Electric Light Orchestra Telephone Line 1977 Canada RPM 1 for 2 weeks - Oct 1977, New Zealand 1 for 6 weeks - Sep 1977, RIANZ 1 - Aug 1977 (20 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Sep 1977), US Billboard 7 - Jun 1977 (23 weeks), Record World 7 - 1977, UK 8 - May 1977 (10 weeks), Canada 9 - Jul 1977 (12 weeks), France 10 - Oct 1977 (1 week), US BB 15 of 1977, Belgium 17 - Jun 1977 (4 weeks), Canada 21 of 1977, US CashBox 29 of 1977, ODK Germany 32 - Aug 1977 (9 weeks), POP 47 of 1977, US Radio 63 of 1977 (peak 7 10 weeks), WABC NY 69 of 1977, Holland free40 77 of 1977, RYM 52 of 1977
5 Electric Light Orchestra Shine a Little Love 1979 Canada 1 - Jun 1979 (13 weeks), France 2 - Jun 1979 (2 weeks), UK 6 - May 1979 (10 weeks), US Billboard 8 - May 1979 (15 weeks), Record World 8 - 1979, Norway 9 - Jun 1979 (2 weeks), Holland 10 - May 1979 (8 weeks), Springbok 16 - Aug 1979 (4 weeks), Belgium 17 - Jun 1979 (6 weeks), RIANZ 17 - Jul 1979 (10 weeks), Austria 23 - Aug 1979 (1 month), ODK Germany 30 - Jul 1979 (14 weeks), Canada 39 of 1979, US Radio 63 of 1979 (peak 8 9 weeks), US CashBox 67 of 1979, Italy 67 of 1979, US BB 71 of 1979, Holland free40 72 of 1979, WABC NY 96 of 1979, UK Silver (certified by BPI in May 1979), RYM 156 of 1979
6 Electric Light Orchestra Turn to Stone 1977 Canada 1 - Dec 1977 (16 weeks), Record World 9 - 1978, France 9 - Dec 1977 (1 week), Sweden (alt) 10 - Nov 1977 (10 weeks), Holland 11 - Nov 1977 (6 weeks), US Billboard 13 - Nov 1977 (14 weeks), Springbok 17 - Mar 1978 (3 weeks), UK 18 - Oct 1977 (12 weeks), RIANZ 21 - Feb 1978 (7 weeks), Belgium 27 - Dec 1977 (3 weeks), D.Marsh 27 of 1978, ODK Germany 32 - Dec 1977 (9 weeks), Holland free40 36 of 1978, US CashBox 91 of 1978, US BB 94 of 1978, Canada 94 of 1978, US Radio 104 of 1978 (peak 13 5 weeks), OzNet 643, RYM 29 of 1977
7 Electric Light Orchestra Rock 'n' Roll is King 1983 Poland 2 - Jun 1983 (9 weeks), Canada 4 - Jul 1983 (14 weeks), Holland 4 - Jun 1983 (7 weeks), Belgium 5 - Jul 1983 (8 weeks), Norway 6 - Jul 1983 (6 weeks), Springbok 7 - Sep 1983 (14 weeks), Switzerland 8 - Aug 1983 (6 weeks), UK 13 - Jun 1983 (9 weeks), Austria 16 - Aug 1983 (2 months), ODK Germany 17 - Jun 1983 (15 weeks), US Billboard 19 - Jun 1983 (13 weeks), Sweden (alt) 20 - Aug 1983 (4 weeks), Germany 22 - Jul 1983 (1 month), Canada 57 of 1983, Holland free40 99 of 1983, US Radio 122 of 1983 (peak 19 2 weeks), RYM 188 of 1983
8 Electric Light Orchestra Evil Woman 1976 France 2 - Mar 1976 (4 weeks), Canada 6 - Dec 1975 (9 weeks), RIANZ 8 - Mar 1976 (17 weeks), Record World 9 - 1976, UK 10 - Jan 1976 (8 weeks), US Billboard 10 - Nov 1975 (17 weeks), Holland 20 - Dec 1975 (5 weeks), Scrobulate 34 of 70s, DDD 35 of 1975, US CashBox 54 of 1976, US BB 70 of 1976, Canada 81 of 1976, US Radio 82 of 1976 (peak 10 7 weeks), WABC NY 89 of 1976, RYM 16 of 1975
9 Electric Light Orchestra I'm Alive 1980 Norway 3 - Jun 1980 (14 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jul 1980), Canada 7 - May 1980 (10 weeks), France 9 - Jun 1980 (1 week), Springbok 9 - Aug 1980 (9 weeks), Record World 14 - 1980, US Billboard 16 - May 1980 (15 weeks), ODK Germany 16 - Jun 1980 (21 weeks), UK 20 - May 1980 (9 weeks), Germany 21 - Jul 1980 (2 months), Canada 60 of 1980, Italy 84 of 1980, US Radio 111 of 1980 (peak 16 3 weeks), RYM 86 of 1980
10 Electric Light Orchestra Mr Blue Sky 1978 UK 6 - Jan 1978 (13 weeks), Scrobulate 7 of happy, Holland 11 - Feb 1978 (10 weeks), Holland free40 13 of 1978, Belgium 15 - Apr 1978 (5 weeks), ODK Germany 27 - Mar 1978 (10 weeks), Record World 33 - 1978, US Billboard 35 - Jun 1978 (12 weeks), Europe 39 of the 1970s (1978), UK Songs 2013-23 peak 88 - May 2017 (1 week), Acclaimed 987 (1977), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Feb 1978), RYM 19 of 1978
11 Electric Light Orchestra All Over the World 1980 Canada 3 - Aug 1980 (11 weeks), France 4 - Oct 1980 (2 weeks), Record World 8 - 1980, UK 11 - Aug 1980 (8 weeks), Holland 11 - Aug 1980 (7 weeks), US Billboard 13 - Aug 1980 (16 weeks), Belgium 15 - Sep 1980 (3 weeks), ODK Germany 27 - Oct 1980 (12 weeks), Holland free40 79 of 1980, US Radio 97 of 1980 (peak 13 5 weeks), US CashBox 100 of 1980, RYM 177 of 1980
12 Electric Light Orchestra Sweet Talkin' Woman 1978 UK 6 - Oct 1978 (9 weeks), Canada 6 - Mar 1978 (12 weeks), US Billboard 17 - Feb 1978 (16 weeks), Record World 23 - 1978, Holland 27 - Nov 1978 (5 weeks), Belgium 28 - Dec 1978 (2 weeks), Holland free40 74 of 1978, OzNet 80, US BB 86 of 1978, US Radio 119 of 1978 (peak 17 4 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Oct 1978), RYM 30 of 1978
13 Electric Light Orchestra Twilight 1981 France 10 - Nov 1981 (1 week), Austria 15 - Jan 1982 (2 months), ODK Germany 17 - Nov 1981 (17 weeks), Germany 18 - Nov 1981 (2 months), Belgium 20 - Nov 1981 (2 weeks), UK 30 - Oct 1981 (7 weeks), Holland 32 - Nov 1981 (4 weeks), US Billboard 38 - Oct 1981 (10 weeks), Record World 39 - 1981, Holland free40 42 of 1981, RYM 23 of 1981
14 Electric Light Orchestra Confusion 1979 Austria 5 - Feb 1980 (5 months), ODK Germany 6 - Dec 1979 (23 weeks) (4 weeks in top 10), Germany 7 - Jan 1980 (3 months), UK 8 - Nov 1979 (10 weeks), France 10 - Feb 1980 (1 week), Springbok 10 - Nov 1979 (10 weeks), Canada 13 - Oct 1979 (8 weeks), RIANZ 19 - Nov 1979 (6 weeks), US Billboard 37 - Oct 1979 (8 weeks), Holland free40 69 of 1979
15 Electric Light Orchestra Strange Magic 1976 France 10 - Jul 1976 (1 week), US Billboard 14 - Mar 1976 (14 weeks), Record World 20 - 1976, Canada 20 - Apr 1976 (5 weeks), UK 38 - Jul 1976 (3 weeks), Holland free40 42 of 1976, POP 50 of 1976, US CashBox 77 of 1976, US Radio 116 of 1976 (peak 14 5 weeks), RYM 48 of 1976
16 Electric Light Orchestra Can't Get it Out of My Head 1975 France 5 - Apr 1975 (3 weeks), US Billboard 9 - Dec 1974 (16 weeks), Holland 19 - Feb 1975 (5 weeks), Record World 23 - 1975, UK 52 - Jan 1979 (2 weeks), DDD 75 of 1974, US BB 81 of 1975, US Radio 101 of 1975 (peak 9 6 weeks), RYM 12 of 1974
17 Electric Light Orchestra Calling America 1986 Poland 2 - Jan 1986 (17 weeks), Sweden 5 - Mar 1986 (6 weeks), France 10 - Apr 1986 (1 week), US Billboard 18 - Feb 1986 (15 weeks), Austria 24 - Jun 1986 (1 month), UK 28 - Mar 1986 (7 weeks), ODK Germany 31 - Mar 1986 (14 weeks), US Radio 143 of 1986 (peak 18 1 week), RYM 60 of 1986
18 Electric Light Orchestra Roll Over Beethoven 1973 UK 6 - Jan 1973 (10 weeks), Belgium 16 - Mar 1973 (5 weeks), Holland 26 - Mar 1973 (5 weeks), Record World 31 - 1973, Australia Goset 33 - May 1973 (1 week), US Billboard 42 - Apr 1973 (16 weeks), Scrobulate 78 of rock & roll, RYM 101 of 1973
19 Electric Light Orchestra Rockaria! 1977 Austria 7 - May 1977 (3 months), UK 9 - Feb 1977 (9 weeks), Belgium 17 - Apr 1977 (2 weeks), Holland free40 19 of 1977, Holland 28 - Mar 1977 (4 weeks), OzNet 356, RYM 81 of 1977
20 Electric Light Orchestra Showdown 1973 Norway 9 - Dec 1973 (2 weeks), UK 12 - Oct 1973 (10 weeks), Holland 28 - Jan 1974 (4 weeks), US Billboard 53 - Dec 1973 (11 weeks), POP 64 of 1974, RYM 109 of 1973
21 Electric Light Orchestra Last Train to London 1979 France 3 - Dec 1979 (2 weeks), UK 8 - Nov 1979 (10 weeks), RIANZ 19 - Nov 1979 (6 weeks), US Billboard 39 - Dec 1979 (10 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Nov 1979), RYM 138 of 1979
22 Electric Light Orchestra Do Ya 1977 Holland free40 16 of 1977, US Billboard 24 - Feb 1977 (12 weeks), Record World 25 - 1977, ODK Germany 42 - Apr 1977 (4 weeks), RYM 71 of 1977
23 Electric Light Orchestra Here is the News 1982 France 4 - Apr 1982 (4 weeks), UK 24 - Jan 1982 (8 weeks), ODK Germany 61 - Jul 1982 (6 weeks), RYM 101 of 1981
24 Electric Light Orchestra 10538 Overture 1972 France 5 - Aug 1972 (3 weeks), UK 9 - Jul 1972 (8 weeks), RYM 16 of 1975
25 Electric Light Orchestra The Diary of Horace Wimp 1979 UK 8 - Jul 1979 (9 weeks), ODK Germany 52 - Apr 1980 (6 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Sep 1979)
26 Electric Light Orchestra Secret Messages 1983 Poland 5 - Jul 1983 (9 weeks), UK 48 - Sep 1983 (3 weeks), RYM 166 of 1983
27 Electric Light Orchestra Moment In Paradise 2001 Japan (Tokyo) 27 - Jun 2001 (7 weeks), Poland 41 - Sep 2001 (5 weeks)
28 Electric Light Orchestra Don't Walk Away 1980 UK 21 - Nov 1980 (10 weeks), ODK Germany 52 - Feb 1981 (4 weeks), RYM 128 of 1980
29 Electric Light Orchestra Wild West Hero 1978 UK 6 - Jun 1978 (14 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Aug 1978), RYM 158 of 1978
30 Electric Light Orchestra Four Little Diamonds 1983 UK 84 - Nov 1983 (2 weeks), US Billboard 86 - Oct 1983 (2 weeks)
31 Electric Light Orchestra Power Of A Million Lights 1995 Japan (Tokyo) 31 - Aug 1995 (8 weeks)
32 Electric Light Orchestra Ticket to the Moon 1981 UK 24 - Jan 1982 (8 weeks), RYM 101 of 1981
33 Electric Light Orchestra It's Over 1978 US Billboard 75 - Oct 1978 (4 weeks), RYM 137 of 1978
34 Electric Light Orchestra Ma-Ma-Ma-Belle 1974 UK 22 - Mar 1974 (8 weeks), RYM 29 of 1976
35 Electric Light Orchestra Buildings Have Eyes 1983 Poland 9 - Nov 1983 (8 weeks), RYM 166 of 1983
36 Electric Light Orchestra Fire on High 1975 DDD 81 of 1975, RYM 8 of 1976
37 Electric Light Orchestra Daybreaker 1974 US Billboard 87 - May 1974 (5 weeks), RYM 88 of 1974
38 Electric Light Orchestra Honest Men 1991 UK 60 - May 1991 (1 week)
39 Electric Light Orchestra So Serious 1986 UK 77 - Apr 1986 (3 weeks)
40 Electric Light Orchestra Getting To The Point 1986 UK 97 - Aug 1986 (1 week)
41 Electric Light Orchestra ELO 1978 UK 34 - Dec 1978 (6 weeks)
42 Electric Light Orchestra Way Life's Meant to Be 1982 ODK Germany 30 - Feb 1982 (10 weeks)
43 Electric Light Orchestra Sorrow About To Fall 1986 Poland 10 - Jul 1986 (10 weeks)
44 Electric Light Orchestra Stranger 1983 Poland 15 - Oct 1983 (7 weeks)
45 Electric Light Orchestra Train Of Gold 1983 Poland 16 - Sep 1983 (3 weeks)
46 Electric Light Orchestra Alright 2001 Poland 33 - May 2001 (15 weeks)
47 Electric Light Orchestra Caught in a Trap 1986 RYM 60 of 1986
48 Electric Light Orchestra After All 1983 RYM 188 of 1983
49 Electric Light Orchestra Julie Don't Live Here 1981 RYM 23 of 1981
50 Electric Light Orchestra When Time Stood Still 1981 RYM 142 of 1981
51 Electric Light Orchestra One Summer Dream 1978 RYM 19 of 1978
52 Electric Light Orchestra The Whale 1978 RYM 137 of 1978
53 Electric Light Orchestra Dreaming of 4000 1979 RYM 92 of 1979
54 Electric Light Orchestra Down Home Town 1979 RYM 138 of 1979
55 Electric Light Orchestra Jungle 1979 RYM 156 of 1979
56 Electric Light Orchestra Drum Dreams 1980 RYM 86 of 1980
57 Electric Light Orchestra Across the Border 1980 RYM 128 of 1980
58 Electric Light Orchestra Mister Kingdom 1977 RYM 29 of 1977
59 Electric Light Orchestra Poorboy (The Greenwood) 1977 RYM 52 of 1977
60 Electric Light Orchestra Nightrider 1977 RYM 71 of 1977
61 Electric Light Orchestra Poker 1977 RYM 81 of 1977
62 Electric Light Orchestra New World Rising 1976 RYM 48 of 1976
63 Electric Light Orchestra Boy Blue 1975 RYM 93 of 1975
64 Electric Light Orchestra Eldorado 1975 RYM 93 of 1975
65 Electric Light Orchestra Queen of the Hours 1973 RYM 101 of 1973
66 Electric Light Orchestra In Old England Town (Boogie No 2) 1973 RYM 109 of 1973
67 Electric Light Orchestra 1st Movement (Jumpin' Biz) 1972 RYM 111 of 1972
68 Electric Light Orchestra The Battle of Marston Moor (July 2nd, 1644) 1972 RYM 121 of 1972

In addition to the above listed songs Electric Light Orchestra also contributed to the following entries:

# Artist Song Title Year Chart Entries
1 Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra Xanadu 1980 UK 1 - Jun 1980 (11 weeks), Holland 1 - Jun 1980 (16 weeks), Austria 1 - Aug 1980 (5 months), Norway 1 - Jul 1980 (14 weeks), Belgium 1 - Jul 1980 (13 weeks), Germany 1 - Jul 1980 (5 months), ODK Germany 1 - Jul 1980 (29 weeks) (2 weeks at number 1) (16 weeks in top 10), Eire 1 for 6 weeks - Jun 1980, Europe 1 for 3 weeks - Aug 1980, Germany 1 for 2 weeks - Sep 1980, Spain 1 for 3 weeks - Nov 1980, Switzerland 2 - Jul 1980 (14 weeks), Sweden (alt) 3 - Jul 1980 (24 weeks), France 3 - Jul 1980 (2 weeks), Record World 4 - 1980, Switzerland 7 of 1980, US Billboard 8 - Aug 1980 (17 weeks), France (SNEP) 8 - Oct 1980 (1 month), Brazil 16 of 1980, Springbok 20 - Dec 1980 (1 week), Germany 33 of the 1980s (peak 1 20 weeks), WABC NY 55 of 1980, US CashBox 67 of 1980, US Radio 68 of 1980 (peak 8 7 weeks), Canada 71 of 1980, OzNet 204, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Jul 1980), RYM 91 of 1980

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9 Dec 2018

ELO

Hold On Tight ranked number 32 on Australia Top 100 in 1981

30 May 2018

Double Listing - Rockaria!

#21 & #39 (Rock Area) are the same.

Data fixed, thanks

17 Jan 2015

(2) Double Listings

I feel #42 (Confusion/Last Train to London) should be combined with #18 (Confusion) & #21 (Last Train to London). Your thoughts?

We've split the UK chart entry treating it as a double A side. Thanks for the suggestion

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