| Electric Light Orchestra discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 13 |
| Live albums | 7 |
| Compilation albums | 40 |
| Video albums | 13 |
| Music videos | 33 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 50 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Box sets | 8 |
Below is the complete Electric Light Orchestra discography including imports, videos, and hit singles. ELO's back catalogue is unusual since their compilation albums far outweigh their studio output in number, owing to the large number of hit singles primarily written by Jeff Lynne. From 1972 to 1986, ELO accumulated more combined UK and US Top 40 hits than any other band in the world, and also generated the third most UK and US separate Top 40 hits.
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The band’s debut album titled The Electric Light Orchestra was released in 1971 and it attracted music lovers’ attention in no time. The musicians managed to achieve their goal: they created the original and recognizable sound. Thus, The Electric Light Orchestra was very well received by the critics. LIMITED EDITION WEMBLEY OR BUST BOOK AVAILABLE NOW Jeff Lynne’s ELO Announces 2019 North American Summer Tour Legacy Recordings Set to Release Electric Light Orchestra – The U.K. Singles Volume One: 1972-1978 on Friday, September 21.
Album: 'Time' (1981) Prologue Twilight Yours Truly, 2095 Ticket To The Moon The Way Life's Meant To Be Another Heart Breaks Rain Is Falling. Album: 'Electric Light Orchestra Part Two' (1990) (as ELO Part II) Hello Honest Men Every Night Once Upon A Time Heartbreaker Thousand Eyes For The Love Of A Woman Kiss Me Red. Time is the ninth studio album by English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (credited as ELO). It was released in July 1981 by Jet Records in the United Kingdom and in August 1981 by Columbia Records in the United States. It topped the UK Albums Chart for two weeks. The Electric Light Orchestra (No Answer) ELO 2 (Electric Light Orchestra II) On the Third Day Eldorado Face the Music A New World Record Out of the Blue Discovery Xanadu Time Secret Messages Balance of Power Zoom. Jeff marked the 40th anniversary of ELO bringing out up to date version of the classic ELO tracks on 'Mr Blue Sky (The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra)' and also his new solo album 'Long Wave'. 2013 brought another 3 releases, ELO Live, ELO Zoom and Jeff Lynne's re-released version of Armchair Theatre.
Below is a table outlining 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 and 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. Amazing grace my chains are gone sheet music free download.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | AUS [2][3] | AUT [4] | GER [5] | ITA [6] | JPN [7][8] | NLD [9] | NOR [10] | NZ [11] | SWE [12] | US [13] | |||
| The Electric Light Orchestra No Answer (US) |
March 1972 (US)
| 32 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 196 | |
| ELO 2 Electric Light Orchestra II (US) |
February 1973 (US)
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | |
| On the Third Day |
| — | 10 | — | — | — | 289 [A] | — | — | — | — | 52 |
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| Eldorado |
| — | 40 | — | — | — | 299 [A] | 4 | — | 30 | — | 16 |
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| Face the Music |
| — | 30 | — | — | 24 | 251 [A] | 11 | — | — | 41 | 8 |
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| A New World Record |
| 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | — | 60 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
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| Out of the Blue |
| 4 | 3 | — | 6 | 23 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
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| Discovery |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
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| Time (as ELO) |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
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| Secret Messages |
| 4 | 19 | 11 | 6 | — | 35 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 36 |
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| Balance of Power |
| 9 | 49 | 29 | 18 | — | 22 | 20 | 4 | — | 3 | 49 |
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| Zoom |
| 34 | — | 51 | 16 | — | 36 | 46 | 18 | — | 35 | 94 [B] | |
| Alone in the Universe (as Jeff Lynne's ELO) |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 70 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 23 [C] |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | AUS [2][3] | AUT [4] | GER [5] | ITA [6] | NOR [10] | SWE [12] | US [13] | |||
| Xanadu (with Olivia Newton-John) |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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| Year | Details |
|---|---|
| 1974 | The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach
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| 1998 | Live at Wembley '78
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Live at Winterland '76
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| 1999 | The BBC Sessions
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Live at the BBC
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| 2013 |
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| 2017 |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | AUS [2][3] | AUT [4] | GER [5] | NLD [9] | NOR [10] | NZ [11] | SWE [12] | US [13] | |||
| Olé ELO |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 |
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| The Light Shines On |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Three Light Years |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| ELO's Greatest Hits |
| 7 | 1 | 17 | — | — | 13 | 2 | — | 30 |
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| A Perfect World of Music |
| — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| All Over the World |
| — | 50 | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | |
| The Very Best of The Electric Light Orchestra |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — |
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| ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | |
| The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra |
| 4 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Very Best of ELO 1 |
| — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | |
| The Very Best of ELO 2 |
| — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | |
| Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Light Years, The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra |
| 60 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 7 | — |
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| The Ultimate Collection |
| 18 | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra |
| 1 | 35 | — | — | 71 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 128 [D][21] |
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| Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra |
| 8 | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | 118 [E][22] | |
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| Year | Album details | Notes |
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| 1978 | Three Light Years
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| 1980 | Four Light Years
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| 1980 | A Box of Their Best
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| 1990 | Afterglow
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| 1990 | 3-PAK
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| 2000 | Flashback
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| 2010 | Original Album Classics
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| 2011 | The Classic Albums Collection
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Note: Entry boxes containing '–' may pertain to any of the following:
| Year | Title | Album | Chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | AUS [2][3] | AUT [4] | CAN [25] | FRA [26] | GER [5] | IRE [27] | NLD [9] | NZ [28] | POL [29] | SA [30] | US [31] | |||
| 1972 | '10538 Overture' | The Electric Light Orchestra/No Answer | 9 | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973 | 'Roll Over Beethoven' | ELO 2 | 6 | 53 | – | 19 | – | 22 | – | 19 | – | – | – | 42 |
| 'Showdown' | On the Third Day(US versions only) | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | 53 | |
| 1974 | 'Ma-Ma-Ma Belle' | On the Third Day | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 'Daybreaker' | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 87 | ||
| 'Can't Get It Out of My Head' | Eldorado, A Symphony by The Electric Light Orchestra | – | 59 | – | 25 | 5 | – | – | 20 | – | – | – | 9 | |
| 1975 | 'Boy Blue' | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 'Evil Woman' | Face the Music | 10 | 23 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | 21 | 8 | – | – | 10 | |
| 1976 | 'Nightrider' | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 'Strange Magic' | 38 | 85 | – | 20 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | ||
| 'Showdown' (Reissue) | Olé ELO | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 59 | |
| 'Livin' Thing' [M] | A New World Record | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | – | 1 | 13 | |
| 1977 | 'Rockaria!' | 9 | 10 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 23 | – | – | – | – | |
| 'Do Ya' | – | – | – | 13 | – | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | ||
| 'Telephone Line' [F] | 8 | 10 | – | 1 | 10 | 32 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 7 | ||
| 'Turn to Stone' [N] | Out of the Blue | 18 | 17 | – | 9 [32] | 9 | 32 | – | 23 | 21 | – | 17 | 13 | |
| 1978 | 'Mr. Blue Sky' | 6 | 87 | – | 27 | – | 27 | 28 | 8 | – | – | – | 35 | |
| 'Wild West Hero' | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 'Sweet Talkin' Woman' | 6 | 38 | 27 | 16 [33] | – | – | 6 | 24 | – | – | – | 17 | ||
| 'It's Over' | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 75 | ||
| The ELO EP | Three Light Years | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1979 | 'Shine a Little Love' | Discovery | 6 | 14 | 23 | 4 [34] | 2 | 30 | 4 | 17 | 17 | – | 16 | 8 |
| 'The Diary of Horace Wimp' | 8 | 48 | – | – | – | 52 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 'Don't Bring Me Down' [F] | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 [35] | – | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | – | 9 | 4 | ||
| 'Confusion' [G] | 8 | – | 5 | 20 [36] | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | – | – | 10 | 37 | ||
| 'Last Train to London' [G] | – | – | 28 [37] | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 39 | ||||
| 1980 | 'I'm Alive' [F] | Xanadu | 20 | 27 | – | 10 [38] | 9 | 16 | 10 | 38 | – | – | 9 | 16 |
| 'Xanadu' (featuring Olivia Newton-John) | 1 [39] | 2 | 1 | 9 [40] | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | – | 20 | 8 | ||
| 'All Over the World' | 11 | 78 | – | 16 [41] | 4 | 27 | 12 | 10 | – | – | – | 13 | ||
| 'Don't Walk Away' | 21 | – | – | – | – | 52 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1981 | 'Hold On Tight' | Time - ELO | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 [42] | – | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | – | 4 | 10 |
| 'Twilight' | 30 | 93 | 15 | – | 10 | 17 | 18 | 18 | – | – | – | 38 | ||
| 1982 | 'Rain Is Falling' | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 101[H] | |
| 'Here Is the News/Ticket to the Moon' | 24 | – | – | – | 4 | 61 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 'The Way Life's Meant to Be' | 85 | – | – | – | – | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1983 | 'Rock 'n' Roll Is King' | Secret Messages - E.L.O. | 13 | 13 | 16 | 4 | – | 17 | 4 | 8 | – | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| 'Secret Messages'[K] | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | – | – | 5 | – | – | ||
| 'Four Little Diamonds' | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 86 | ||
| 'Train of Gold' | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | – | – | ||
| 'Stranger'[L] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | 105[H] | ||
| 'Buildings Have Eyes' | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | ||
| 1986 | 'Calling America' | Balance of Power | 28 | 47 | 22 | – | 10 | 31 | 16 | – | – | 2 | – | 18 |
| 'So Serious' | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 'Getting to the Point' | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 'Sorrow About to Fall' | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | ||
| 1990 | 'Destination Unknown' [I] | Afterglow | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001 | 'Alright' | Zoom | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 87 | – | 33 | – | – |
| 'Moment in Paradise' | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 41 | – | – | ||
| 2006 | 'Surrender' [J] | A New World Record (30th Anniversary Edition) | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007 | 'Latitude 88 North' [J] | Out of the Blue (30th Anniversary Edition) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015 | 'When I Was a Boy' [J] | Alone in the Universe - Jeff Lynne's ELO | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Number-one songs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Top-ten hits | 15 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
| Year | Title | Album | US Mainstream Rock [31] | US Adult Contemporary [31] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 'Strange Magic' | Face the Music | – | 24 |
| 1977 | 'Livin' Thing' | A New World Record | – | 36 |
| 1978 | 'Mr Blue Sky' | Out Of The Blue | 12 | – |
| 1979 | 'Shine a Little Love' | Discovery | – | 40 |
| 1979 | 'Confusion' | – | 41 | |
| 1980 | 'I'm Alive' | Xanadu | – | 48 |
| 'Xanadu' | – | 2 | ||
| 'All Over the World' | – | 46 | ||
| 1981 | 'Hold On Tight' | Time - E.L.O | 2 | – |
| 1983 | 'Rock 'n' Roll Is King' | Secret Messages - E.L.O. | 19 | 36 |
| 'Stranger' | – | 33 | ||
| 1986 | 'Calling America' | Balance of Power | 22 | 20 |
| US Billboard Top Boxoffice | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Rank | ARTIST – Promoter, Facility, Dates '*' DENOTES SELLOUT PERFORMANCES | Total ticket sales | Ticket price scale | Gross receipts |
| Stadiums and festivals (More than 20,000) | |||||
| 13 August 1978[43] | 1 | ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA/HEART/TRICKSTER – Brass Ring Productions, Silverdome, Pontiac, Mich., 12 & 13 August (2) | 57,440 | $10–$12.50 | $689,280 |
| Arenas (6,000 to 20,000) | |||||
| 20 August 1978[44] | 3 | ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA – Casablanca Concerts, Civic Center, St. Paul, Minn., 17 August | 17,500 | $6–7 | $132,930* |
| 4 | ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA/TRICKSTER – Feyline Presents, McNichols Arena, Denver, Colo., 19 August | 13,121 | $6.50–8.50 | $114,999* | |
| 7 | ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA/TRICKSTER – Star Date Productions, Dane Co. Col., Madison, Wis., 16 August | 10,100 | $8.50–9.50 | $87,151* | |
| 9 | ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA/TRICKSTER – Sunshine Promotions, Mkt. Sq. Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana, 14 August | 10,290 | $7.50–8.50 | $84,540 | |
| 13 | ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA/TRICKSTER – Landmark Productions, Arena, Milwaukee, Wis., 15 August | 9,134 | $8.50 | 77,639 | |
| 27 August 1978[45] | 1 | ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA/TRICKSTER – Bill Graham Presents, Col., Oakland, Calif., 23-24 August (2) | 26,952 | $7.50–9.50 | $237,380* |
| Year | Song | Year-end position |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 'Can't Get It Out of My Head' | 81 |
| 1976 | 'Evil Woman' | 70 |
| 1977 | 'Telephone Line' | 15 |
| 1977 | 'Livin' Thing' | 77 |
| 1978 | 'Sweet Talkin' Woman' | 86 |
| 1978 | 'Turn to Stone' | 94 |
| 1979 | 'Shine a Little Love' | 71 |
| 1979 | 'Don't Bring Me Down' | 81 |
| 1981 | 'Hold On Tight' | 81 |
| Year | Song | Director[46] | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | '10538 Overture' | Unknown | The Electric Light Orchestra/No Answer |
| 1973 | 'Roll Over Beethoven' | Unknown | ELO 2/Electric Light Orchestra II |
| 'Showdown' | Unknown | On the Third Day | |
| 1974 | 'Can't Get It Out of My Head' | Unknown | Eldorado, A Symphony |
| 1975 | 'Evil Woman' | Unknown | Face the Music |
| 1976 | 'Tightrope' | Unknown | A New World Record |
| 'Telephone Line' | Unknown | ||
| 'Rockaria!' | Unknown | ||
| 'Livin' Thing' | Unknown | ||
| 'Do Ya' | Unknown | ||
| 1977 | 'Turn to Stone' | Mike Mansfield | Out of the Blue |
| 'It's Over' | Unknown | ||
| 'Sweet Talkin' Woman' | Mike Mansfield | ||
| 'Mr. Blue Sky' | Mike Mansfield | ||
| 'Wild West Hero' | Unknown | ||
| 1979 | 'Shine a Little Love' | Unknown | Discovery |
| 'Confusion' | Unknown | ||
| 'Need Her Love' | Unknown | ||
| 'The Diary of Horace Wimp' | Unknown | ||
| 'Last Train to London' | Mike Mansfield | ||
| 'Midnight Blue' | Unknown | ||
| 'On the Run' | Unknown | ||
| 'Wishing' | Unknown | ||
| 'Don't Bring Me Down' | Mike Mansfield | ||
| 1981 | 'Twilight' | Unknown | Time - ELO |
| 'Ticket to the Moon' | Unknown | ||
| 'Here Is the News' | Unknown | ||
| 'Hold On Tight' | Mike Mansfield | ||
| 1983 | 'Secret Messages' | Unknown | Secret Messages - E.L.O. |
| 'Rock 'n' Roll Is King' | Unknown | ||
| 1986 | 'So Serious' | Peter Christopherson | Balance of Power |
| 'Calling America' | John Beug & Jane Simpson | ||
| 2015 | 'When I Was a Boy' | Warren Fu | Alone in the Universe - Jeff Lynne's ELO |
| Year | Title | Format(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Discovery | UK Betamax/VHS |
| 1980 | Live at Wembley | Betamax/VHS |
| 1989 | The 'Out of the Blue' Tour – Live at Wembley | UK VHS |
| 1990 | Fusion – Live in London | UK VHS |
| 1991 | The Very Best of ELO | UK VHS |
| 1998 | Out of the Blue Tour: Live at Wembley/Discovery | DVD/VHS |
| 2001 | Zoom Tour Live | DVD/VHS |
| 2005 | Inside the Electric Light Orchestra 1970–1973 | DVD |
| 2006 | Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley (remastered) | DVD |
| ELO – Total Rock Review | DVD | |
| 2010 | In Performance | DVD |
| Live: The Early Years | DVD | |
| 2015 | Jeff Lynne's ELO: Live in Hyde Park | DVD/Blu-ray |
| 2017 | Jeff Lynne's ELO: Wembley or Bust | CD/DVD/Blu-ray |
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