Electric Light Orchestra transformed orchestral rock into a world of sweeping strings, futuristic production, irresistible melodies, and some of the most distinctive pop singles of the 1970s and 1980s. This complete A-to-Z guide gathers ELO’s studio recordings, soundtrack songs, B-sides, archival tracks, alternate versions, and the later music released as Jeff Lynne’s ELO.
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Below is a complete list of every Electric Light Orchestra song released on the band’s studio albums, compilations, and greatest-hits packages. Songs are not repeated twice. Please check out the links below for more detailed reviews of these songs and albums.
Complete List Of Electric Light Orchestra Songs From A to Z
A–E
- “10538 Overture” – The Electric Light Orchestra (1971)
- “21st Century Man” – Time (1981)
- “Above the Clouds” – A New World Record (1976)
- “Across the Border” – Out of the Blue (1977)
- “After All” – B-side to “Rock ‘n’ Roll Is King” (1983)
- “Ain’t It a Drag” – Alone in the Universe (2015)
- “All My Life” – Alone in the Universe (2015)
- “All My Love” – From Out of Nowhere (2019)
- “All Over the World” – Xanadu (1980)
- “All She Wanted” – Zoom (2001)
- “Alone in the Universe” – Alone in the Universe (2015)
- “Alright” – Zoom (2001)
- “Another Heart Breaks” – Time (1981)
- “Baby I Apologise” – ELO 2 (First Light Series) (2003)
- “The Battle of Marston Moor (2 July 1644)” – The Electric Light Orchestra (1971)
- “Believe Me Now” – Out of the Blue (1977)
- “Big Wheels” – Out of the Blue (1977)
- “Birmingham Blues” – Out of the Blue (1977)
- “Blue” – Alone in the Universe (2015)
- “Bluebird” – Secret Messages (1983)
- “Bluebird Is Dead” – On the Third Day (1973)
- “The Bouncer” – B-side to “Four Little Diamonds” (1983)
- “Boy Blue” – Eldorado (1974)
- “Buildings Have Eyes” – B-side to “Secret Messages” (1983)
- “Calling America” – Balance of Power (1986)
- “Can’t Get It Out of My Head” – Eldorado (1974)
- “Caught in a Trap” – B-side to “Calling America” (1986)
- “Cold Feet” – Electric Light Orchestra Live (2013)
- “Confusion” – Discovery (1979)
- “Danger Ahead” – Secret Messages (1983)
- “Daybreaker” – On the Third Day (1973)
- “Destination Unknown” – B-side to “Calling America” (1986)
- “The Diary of Horace Wimp” – Discovery (1979)
- “Dirty to the Bone” – Alone in the Universe (2015)
- “Do Ya” – A New World Record (1976)
- “Don’t Bring Me Down” – Discovery (1979)
- “Don’t Walk Away” – Xanadu (1980)
- “Down Came the Rain” – From Out of Nowhere (2019)
- “Down Home Town” – Face the Music (1975)
- “Dreaming of 4000” – On the Third Day (1973)
- “Drum Dreams” – B-side to “I’m Alive” (1980)
- “Easy Money” – Zoom (2001)
- “Eldorado” – Eldorado (1974)
- “Eldorado Finale” – Eldorado (1974)
- “Eldorado Instrumental Medley” – Eldorado (2001 reissue)
- “Eldorado Overture” – Eldorado (1974)
- “Endless Lies” – Balance of Power (1986)
- “Epilogue” – Time (1981)
- “Everyone’s Born to Die” – ELO 2 (First Light Series) (2003)
- “Evil Woman” – Face the Music (1975)
F–J
- “The Fall” – Xanadu (1980)
- “Fault Line” – Alone in the Universe (2015)
- “Fire on High” – Face the Music (1975)
- “First Movement (Jumping Biz)” – The Electric Light Orchestra (1971)
- “Four Little Diamonds” – Secret Messages (1983)
- “From Out of Nowhere” – From Out of Nowhere (2019)
- “From the End of the World” – Time (1981)
- “From the Sun to the World (Boogie No. 1)” – ELO 2 (1973)
- “Get a Hold of Myself (Take 2)” – ELO 2 (First Light Series) (2003)
- “Getting to the Point” – Balance of Power (1986)
- “Goin’ Out on Me” – From Out of Nowhere (2019)
- “Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor” – Flashback (2000)
- “Heaven Only Knows” – Balance of Power (1986)
- “Hello My Old Friend” – Afterglow (1990)
- “Help Yourself” – From Out of Nowhere (2019)
- “Helpless” – Flashback (2000)
- “Here Is the News” – Time (1981)
- “Hold On Tight” – Time (1981)
- “I’m Alive” – Xanadu (1980)
- “I’m Leaving You” – Alone in the Universe (2015)
- “Illusions in G Major” – Eldorado (1974)
- “In for the Kill” – Balance of Power (2007 reissue)
- “In My Own Time” – Zoom (2001)
- “In Old England Town (Boogie No. 2)” – ELO 2 (1973)
- “In Old England Town (Instrumental)” – B-side to “Showdown” (1973)
- “In the Hall of the Mountain King” – On the Third Day (1973)
- “Indian Queen (Demo)” – Flashback (2000)
- “Interludes” – On the Third Day (2006 reissue)
- “Is It Alright” – Balance of Power (1986)
- “It Really Doesn’t Matter” – Zoom (2001)
- “It’s Over” – Out of the Blue (1977)
- “Julie Don’t Live Here” – B-side to “Twilight” (1981)
- “Jungle” – Out of the Blue (1977)
- “Just for Love” – Zoom (2001)
K–O
- “Kuiama” – ELO 2 (1973)
- “Laredo Tornado” – Eldorado (1974)
- “Last Train to London” – Discovery (1979)
- “Latitude 88 North” – Out of the Blue (2007 reissue)
- “Letter from Spain” – Secret Messages (1983)
- “The Lights Go Down” – Time (1981)
- “Little Town Flirt” – Discovery (2001 reissue)
- “Livin’ Thing” – A New World Record (1976)
- “Lonesome Lullaby” – Zoom (2001)
- “Long Black Road” – Zoom (2001)
- “A Long Time Gone” – Zoom (2001)
- “Look at Me Now” – The Electric Light Orchestra (1971)
- “Loser Gone Wild” – Secret Messages (1983)
- “Losing You” – From Out of Nowhere (2019)
- “Love and Rain” – Alone in the Universe (2015)
- “Love Changes All” – Flashback (2000)
- “Ma-Ma-Ma Belle” – On the Third Day (1973)
- “Mambo (Dreaming of 4000)” – ELO 2 (First Light Series) (2003)
- “Mandalay” – Afterglow (1990)
- “Manhattan Rumble (49th Street Massacre)” – The Electric Light Orchestra (1971)
- “A Matter of Fact” – B-side to “So Serious” (1986)
- “A Matter of Fact (alternate lyrics)” – B-side to “So Serious” (1986)
- “Melting in the Sun” – Zoom (2001)
- “Midnight Blue” – Discovery (1979)
- “Mission (A World Record)” – A New World Record (1976)
- “Mister Kingdom” – Eldorado (1974)
- “Moment in Paradise” – Zoom (2001)
- “Momma” – ELO 2 (1973)
- “Mr. Blue Sky” – Out of the Blue (1977)
- “Mr. Radio” – The Electric Light Orchestra (1971)
- “Need Her Love” – Discovery (1979)
- “Nellie Takes Her Bow” – The Electric Light Orchestra (1971)
- “New World Rising/Ocean Breakup (Reprise)” – On the Third Day (1973)
- “Night in the City” – Out of the Blue (1977)
- “Nightrider” – Face the Music (1975)
- “No Way Out” – Afterglow (1990)
- “Nobody’s Child” – Eldorado (1974)
- “Ocean Breakup/King of the Universe” – On the Third Day (1973)
- “Oh No Not Susan” – On the Third Day (1973)
- “On My Mind” – Alone in the Universe (2015)
- “On the Run” – Discovery (1979)
- “One Day” – Zoom (2001)
- “One More Time” – From Out of Nowhere (2019)
- “One Step at a Time” – Alone in the Universe (2015)
- “One Summer Dream” – Face the Music (1975)
- “Ordinary Dream” – Zoom (2001)
- “Out of Luck” – Electric Light Orchestra Live (2013)
P–T
- “Point of No Return” – Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra (2012)
- “Poker” – Face the Music (1975)
- “Poor Boy (The Greenwood)” – Eldorado (1974)
- “Prologue” – Time (1981)
- “Queen of the Hours” – The Electric Light Orchestra (1971)
- “The Quick and the Daft” – Out of the Blue (2007 reissue)
- “Rain Is Falling” – Time (1981)
- “Rock ‘n’ Roll Is King” – Secret Messages (1983)
- “Rockaria!” – A New World Record (1976)
- “Roll Over Beethoven” – ELO 2 (1973)
- “Sci-Fi Woman” – From Out of Nowhere (2019)
- “Second Time Around (Home Demo)” – Discovery (2001 reissue)
- “Secret Lives” – Balance of Power (1986)
- “Secret Messages” – Secret Messages (1983)
- “Send It” – Balance of Power (1986)
- “Shangri-La” – A New World Record (1976)
- “Shine a Little Love” – Discovery (1979)
- “Showdown” – On the Third Day (1973)
- “So Fine” – A New World Record (1976)
- “So Serious” – Balance of Power (1986)
- “Songbird” – From Out of Nowhere (2019)
- “Sorrow About to Fall” – Balance of Power (1986)
- “Standin’ in the Rain” – Out of the Blue (1977)
- “Starlight” – Out of the Blue (1977)
- “State of Mind” – Zoom (2001)
- “Steppin’ Out” – Out of the Blue (1977)
- “Strange Magic” – Face the Music (1975)
- “Stranger” – Secret Messages (1983)
- “Stranger on a Quiet Street” – Zoom (2001)
- “Summer and Lightning” – Out of the Blue (1977)
- “The Sun Will Shine on You” – Alone in the Universe (2015)
- “Surrender” – A New World Record (2006 reissue)
- “Sweet Is the Night” – Out of the Blue (1977)
- “Sweet Talkin’ Woman” – Out of the Blue (1977)
- “Take Me on and On” – Secret Messages (1983)
- “Tears in Your Life” – Flashback (2000)
- “Telephone Line” – A New World Record (1976)
- “Ticket to the Moon” – Time (1981)
- “Tightrope” – A New World Record (1976)
- “Time After Time” – Secret Messages (1983)
- “Time of Our Life” – From Out of Nowhere (2019)
- “Train of Gold” – Secret Messages (1983)
- “Turn to Stone” – Out of the Blue (1977)
- “Twilight” – Time (1981)
U–Z
- “Waterfall” – Face the Music (1975)
- “The Way Life’s Meant to Be” – Time (1981)
- “The Whale” – Out of the Blue (1977)
- “When I Was a Boy” – Alone in the Universe (2015)
- “When the Night Comes” – Alone in the Universe (2015)
- “When Time Stood Still” – B-side to “Hold On Tight” (1981)
- “Whisper in the Night” – The Electric Light Orchestra (1971)
- “Who’s That?” – Flashback (2000)
- “Wild West Hero” – Out of the Blue (1977)
- “Wilf’s Solo (Instrumental)” – ELO 2 (First Light Series) (2003)
- “Wishing” – Discovery (1979)
- “Without Someone” – Balance of Power (1986)
- “Xanadu” – Xanadu (1980)
- “Xanadu (New Version)” – Flashback (2000)
- “Your World (Take 2)” – ELO 2 (First Light Series) (2003)
- “Yours Truly, 2095” – Time (1981)
Electric Light Orchestra Studio Albums
The Electric Light Orchestra (1971)
ELO 2 (1973)
On the Third Day (1973)
Eldorado (1974)
Face the Music (1975)
A New World Record (1976)
Out of the Blue (1977)
Discovery (1979)
Time (1981)
Secret Messages (1983)
Balance of Power (1986)
Zoom (2001)
Alone in the Universe (2015, released as Jeff Lynne’s ELO)
From Out of Nowhere (2019, released as Jeff Lynne’s ELO)
Electric Light Orchestra Soundtrack Album
Xanadu (1980)
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