The

discography Discography is the study and cataloging of published sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified music genres. The exact information included varies depending on the type and scope of the discography, but a discography entry ...

of British

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and pop band

the Hollies The Hollies are a British pop rock band, formed in 1962. One of the leading British groups of the 1960s and into the mid-1970s, they are known for their distinctive three-part vocal harmony style. Allan Clarke and Graham Nash founded the band ...

consists of 21 studio albums, 24 compilation albums, two tribute/covers albums, seven

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

s, and 67 singles. Since the Hollies released their first single on 17 May 1963, the group has had 30 charting singles on 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 ...

, 21 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, 21 on ''

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'' magazine's singles chart, 25 on Germany's singles chart, and 11 on the

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singles chart. Many of the Hollies' singles contain three-part

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, although a few—such as "

Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" (also titled "Long Cool Woman" or "Long Cool Woman (in a Black Dress)") is a song written by Allan Clarke, Roger Cook, and Roger Greenaway and performed by the British rock group The Hollies. Originally appe ...

"—do not contain any vocal harmonies. A total of 15 albums by the Hollies have charted on the

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, 13 have charted on the ''Billboard'' 200, five have charted on the VG-lista albums chart, four have charted in the Netherlands, and six have charted on ''RPM'' magazine's Top Albums chart.

Albums

Compilation albums

Singles

EPs

Notes

:A.Originally peaked at no.3 on first release in 1969 but subsequently reached no.1 when reissued in 1988.

References

External links

*http://www.capitol6000.com/ * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hollies, The Discographies of British artists Rock music group discographies

Discography Discography is the study and cataloging of published sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified music genres. The exact information included varies depending on the type and scope of the discography, but a discography entry ...