Manic Street Preachers Manic Street Preachers, also known simply as the Manics, are a Welsh Rock music, rock band formed in Blackwood, Caerphilly, Blackwood in 1986. The band consists of cousins James Dean Bradfield (lead vocals, lead guitar) and Sean Moore (musician ...

are an

alternative rock Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...

band formed in 1986 in Blackwood,

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

, UK. Their discography consists of 14

studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

s, three compilation albums, four video albums, 71 music videos, six extended plays, 57 singles, 208 B-sides, plus appearances on various artist compilations. For singles releases, the band has a record 34 UK Top 40 hits (two of which reached number 1), with a total of 97 weeks in the Top 40. The band has spent 179 weeks in the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

, with the longest unbroken chart run being "

If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" is a song by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released on 24 August 1998, through Epic Records as the first single from their fifth studio album, ''This Is My Truth Te ...

" with 17 weeks. Between 1996 and 2007, all of the band's singles charted in the Top 20 in the UK, starting with 1996's "

A Design for Life "A Design for Life" is a single by Welsh band Manic Street Preachers from their fourth studio album, '' Everything Must Go'' (1996). Released on 15 April 1996, the song peaked and debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart. Origins The title ...

" and ending with 2007's " Indian Summer". The band also holds the record for most consecutive Top 40 hits between 1991 and 2010, starting with " Stay Beautiful" which peaked at number 40, and ending with " (It's Not War) Just the End of Love", the band's last Top 40 hit, charting at number 28 in the UK Singles Chart. Of albums, the most successful is '' Everything Must Go'' (1996), which spent 102 weeks in the top 75. ''

This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours ''This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours'' is the fifth studio album by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released on 14 September 1998 by record label Epic. Like its 1996 predecessor '' Everything Must Go'', ''This Is My Trut ...

'' (1998) was the band's first number 1 album, having enjoyed 74 weeks in the chart. The band has released 14 studio albums, all of which charted within the Top 15, with the lowest being ''

Generation Terrorists ''Generation Terrorists'' is the debut studio album by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released on 10 February 1992 through record label Columbia. On the back of significant media attention and a "disproportionately ...

'' (1992) and '' Lifeblood'' (2004) which peaked at number 13. The band has a record of 240 weeks in the

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, 145 of those spent in the Top 40 in the UK. After the UK, the band has been most successful in Ireland and Finland, reaching number one in those countries, as well as in Sweden. Since ''

Send Away The Tigers ''Send Away the Tigers'' is the eighth studio album by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers, released on 7 May 2007 by record label Columbia. It reached number 2 on the UK Albums Chart. Background The album is named after a p ...

'' (2007), the Manic Street Preachers have achieved consistent top-five placements in the UK. '' Futurology'' (2014) and '' Resistance Is Futile'' (2018) both reached number two and ''

The Ultra Vivid Lament ''The Ultra Vivid Lament'' is the fourteenth studio album by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released on 10 September 2021 through Columbia Records. Preceded by two supporting singles, "Orwellian" and " The Secret He Ha ...

'' (2021) was the band's first number-one album in 23 years.

Albums

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Extended plays

* A ^ Japanese-only release.

Singles

* A ^Japanese-only release.

B-sides

Box set

Video albums

Music videos

Official book

Documentary

Other appearances

Notes

References

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