10cc were one of the most successful art pop outfits of the '70s, no surprise since they harbored four distinctive and talented songwriters. Synergy was usually a challenge, as their influences included pop, avant-garde experimentation, doo-wop, and complex narrative structures. Although dismissed by some critics as self-indulgent fodder for the college crowd, 10cc produced a string of singles that pushed the "popular" envelope, including "Rubber Bullets," "The Wall Street Shuffle," "Life Is A Minestrone" and "I'm Not In Love." In the mid-70's, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme left to pursue more experimental music. Though at first Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart kept 10cc in the limelight, by the '80s the band had been pushed to the periphery by punk. In the '90s Gouldman and Stewart revived the band for Mirror Mirror, its poor charting and promotion reflecting public apathy. Though often relegated to the role of colorful '70s sidenote, 10cc leaves behind a rich pop legacy on a par with Paul McCartney's Wings or Supertramp.
| Date | ALBUMS / Singles |
|---|---|
| 1972 September | Donna |
| 1973 June | Rubber Bullets |
| 1973 July | 10cc |
| 1973 | Headline Hustler |
| 1973 | The Dean And I |
| 1974 May | SHEET MUSIC |
| 1974 | The Wall Street Shuffle |
| 1974 | Silly Love |
| 1975 | 100cc - GREATEST HITS OF 10cc |
| 1975 February | THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK |
| 1975 | Life Is A Minestrone |
| 1975 May | I'm Not In Love |
| 1975 November | Art For Art's Sake |
| 1976 March | HOW DARE YOU! |
| 1976 March | I'm Mandy Fly Me |
| 1977 January | The Things We Do For Love |
| 1977 March | DECEPTIVE BENDS |
| 1977 May | People In Love |
| 1977 July | Good Morning Judge |
| 1977 November | LIVE AND LET LIVE |
| 1978 September | BLOODY TOURISTS |
| 1978 September | Dreadlock Holiday |
| 1978 | For You And I |
| 1978 | It Doesn't Matter At All |
| 1979 October | 10cc GREATEST HITS |
| 1980 May | LOOK HEAR? |
| 1980 | One-Two-Five |
| 1981 | 10 OUT OF 10 |
| 1983 | WINDOWS IN THE JUNGLE |
| 1983 | 24 Hours |
| 1989 | THE COLLECTION |
| 1992 | ...MEANWHILE |
| 1994 October 27 | THE EARLY YEARS |
| 1995 March 28 | MIRROR MIRROR |
| 1995 April 4 | I'm Not In Love (Rework of Art Mix) |
| 1995 June 20 | Ready To Go Home |
| 1995 June 27 | LIVE IN CONCERT, VOL. 1 |
| 1995 June 27 | LIVE IN CONCERT, VOL. 2 |
| 1995 | 10cc ALIVE |
| 1996 | 10cc IN CONCERT (re-released as LIVE) |
| 1996 | 10cc IN CONCERT - GREATEST HITS |
| 1997 | THE VERY BEST OF 10cc |
| 1998 September 15 | THE SINGLES |
| 1998 | THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE |
| 2000 August 15 | BEST OF THE 70'S - 10cc |
| 2000 October 10 | TWO FROM TEN |
| 2001 June 25 | LIVE IN JAPAN |
| 2001 September 3 | GOOD NEWS: AN INTRODUCTION TO 10cc |
| 2001 November 19 | THE SINGLES |
| 2001 | THE BEST OF THE EARLY YEARS |
| 2002 February 12 | THE BEST OF 10cc: THE MILLENIUM COLLECTION |
| 2002 June 24 | DRESSED TO KILL |
| 2002 | ALIVE IN JAPAN |
| 2003 March 24 | FROM THE FRONT ROW LIVE |
| 2004 March 16 | THE COMPLETE UK RECORDINGS |
| 2006 November 13 | GREATEST HITS... AND MORE |
| 2007 | THE UK RECORDS SINGLES COLLECTION |
SEE ALSO...
THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
GODLEY & CREME discography
HOTLEGS discography
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