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==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" width="33"|Year ! rowspan="2" width="240"|Title ! colspan="1"|Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"|[[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]/Sales<br /><small>([[List of music recording sales certifications|sales thresholds]])</small> |- !style="width:4em"| AUS<br />[[Kent Music Report|KMR]]<br /><ref name="Kent"/><!-- IMPORTANT: This ref gives Australian albums and singles information from August 1974 to July 1988, when [[ARIA Charts]] are used. --> |- |align="center"|1974 |'''''[[Living in the 70's]]''''' *Label: Mushroom Records <small>(T35299)</small> | align="center"| 1 | * AUS: 4Γ Platinum<ref name="A QUICK 'HOOK HISTORY">{{cite web|url=http://www.skyhooks-music.com/history.html|title=A QUICK 'HOOK HISTORY|publisher= skyhooks-music.com|access-date=17 November 2015}}</ref> (200,000+)<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1983/BB-1983-05-28.pdf|title=Australia - Explosive Talent Gains Temper Year of playing Dangerously |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Glen A.|last=Baker|via=World Radio History|page=A-3|date=28 May 1983|access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref> |- |align="center"|1975 |'''''[[Ego Is Not a Dirty Word]]''''' *Label: Mushroom Records <small>(T35575)</small> | align="center"| 1 | * AUS: 250,000<ref name="A QUICK 'HOOK HISTORY"/><ref name="Billboard"/> |- |align="center"|1976 |'''''[[Straight in a Gay Gay World]]''''' *Label: Mushroom Records <small>(T35982)</small> | align="center"| 1 | * AUS: Platinum<ref name="A QUICK 'HOOK HISTORY"/> (100,000) |- |align="center"|1978 |'''''[[Guilty Until Proven Insane]]''''' *Label: Mushroom Records | align="center"| 1 | |- |align="center"|1980 |'''''[[Hot for the Orient]]''''' *Label: Mushroom Records | align="center"| 64 | {| style="background:#F9F9F9" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" |- |width=33px style="border:0px;"| |style="border:0px;"| |} |- |align="center" colspan="4" style="font-size: 8pt"| "β" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |- |} ===Compilation albums=== {| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" width="33"|Year ! rowspan="2" width="240"|Title ! colspan="1"|Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"|[[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]/Sales<br /><small>([[List of music recording sales certifications|sales thresholds]])</small> |- !style="width:4em"| AUS<br />[[Kent Music Report|KMR]]<br /><ref name="Kent"/><br />[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]<ref name="AusCharts"/> |- |align="center"|1977 |'''''[[The Skyhooks Tapes]]''''' *Label: Mushroom Records <small>(L36288)</small> | align="center"| 49 | |- |align="center"|1979 |'''''[[The Best of Skyhooks]]''''' *Label: Mushroom Records <small>(L37094)</small> | align="center"| 9 | |- |align="center"|1990 |'''''[[The Latest and Greatest]]''''' *Label: Mushroom Records <small>(93339)</small> | align="center"| 4 | * AUS: Platinum<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1990/albums-chart|title=ARIA End of Year Charts 1990|publisher=ARIA|access-date=7 July 2017}}</ref> (70,000) |- |align="center"|1994 |'''''[[Singles and B sides]]''''' *Label: Mushroom Records <small>(D80984)</small> | align="center"| β | |- |align="center"|1999 |'''''[[The Lost Album (Skyhooks album)|The Lost Album]]''''' *Label: Mushroom Records <small>(MUSH33153.2)</small> | align="center"| 36 | |- |align="center"|2015 |'''''[[Hits'n'Riffs]]''''' *Label: [[Festival Records]] / [[Warner Music Australia]] <small>(FEST601043)</small> | align="center"| 32 | |- |align="center" colspan="4" style="font-size: 8pt"| "β" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |- |} ===Video albums=== {| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" width="33"|Year ! rowspan="2" width="240"|Title ! colspan="1"|Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"|[[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]] |- !style="width:4em"| [[Australian Recording Industry Association|AUS<br>DVD]]<ref name="AusCharts"/> |- |align="center"|2002 |'''''Right There on Your DVD''''' *Label: Mushroom Records <small>(335818)</small> | align="center"| 25 | * ARIA: Gold<ref name=ARIACert04>{{cite certification|region=Australia|artist=Skyhooks|type=video|certyear=2004|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref> |} ===Live albums=== {| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" width="33"|Year ! rowspan="2" width="240"|Title ! colspan="1"|Peak chart positions |- !style="width:4em"| AUS<br />[[Kent Music Report|KMR]]<br /><ref name="Kent"/><!-- IMPORTANT: This ref gives Australian albums and singles information from August 1974 to July 1988, when [[ARIA Charts]] are used. --> |- |align="center"|1978 |'''''[[Live! Be in It]]''''' *Label: Mushroom Records | align="center"| 84 |- |align="center"|1983 |'''''[[Live in the 80's]]''''' *Label: Mushroom Records | align="center"| 19 |} ===Box sets=== {| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" width="33"|Year ! rowspan="2" width="240"|Title ! colspan="1"|Peak chart positions |- !style="width:4em"| AUS<br />[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]<ref name="AusCharts"/> |- |align="center"|1982 |'''''The Skyhooks Box''''' * 9 record box set: Eight LPs and one 12" single ("Hooked on 'Hooks") | align="center"| β |- |align="center"|1982 |'''''Bonus Album No. 1, Singles And B Sides''''' * Compilation of non-album tracks | align="center"| β |- |align="center"|1982 |'''''Bonus Album No. 2, Demos And Dialogue''''' * Compilation of demo tracks | align="center"| β |- |align="center"|1982 |'''''Skyhooks Roadcase''''' * 6-CD box set with booklet included. | align="center"| β |- |align="center"|2015 |'''''[[Don't You Believe What You've Seen or You've Heard]]''''' * 3-disc set, celebrating 40 years of Skyhooks. | align="center"| 40 |} ===Singles=== {{Singles discography | all_albums=yes | charts=3 | include_footnote = yes | chartA = [[Kent Music Report|AUS]]<br />KMR<ref name="Kent"/><br />[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]<ref name="AusCharts"/> | chartB = [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|NZL]]<br />RIANZ<ref name="NZCharts">{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Skyhooks|title=Discography: Skyhooks|publisher=New Zealand charts portal|access-date=26 November 2009}}</ref> | chartC = [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<ref>{{cite book | editor=David Roberts |title=Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums |year=2006 | publisher = Guinness World Records Ltd|isbn=1-904994-10-5}}</ref> | title1 = [[Living in the 70's (song)|Living in the 70's]] | album1 = Living in the 70's | albumspan1 = 2 | year1 = 1974 | peak1A = 28| | title2 = [[Horror Movie (song)|Horror Movie]] | year2 = 1975 | yearspan2 = 4 | peak2A = 1 | title3 = [[Ego Is Not a Dirty Word (song)|Ego Is Not a Dirty Word]] | album3 = Ego Is Not a Dirty Word | albumspan3 = 2 | peak3A = 2 | title4 = [[All My Friends Are Getting Married]] | peak4A = 2 | title5 = [[Million Dollar Riff]] | album5 = Straight in a Gay Gay World | peak5A = 6 | title6 = [[Let It Rock (Chuck Berry song)|Let It Rock]] | year6 = 1976 | yearspan6 = 3 | peak6A = 26 | album6 = {{noitalics|Non-album single}} | note6 = live version | title7 = [[This Is My City]] | peak7A = 32 | album7 = Straight in a Gay Gay World | albumspan7 = 2 | title8 = [[Blue Jeans (Skyhooks song)|Blue Jeans]] | peak8A= 12 | peak8B = 3 | title9 = [[Party to End All Parties]] | album9 = The Skyhooks Tapes | year9 = 1977 | peak9A = 24 | title10 = [[Women in Uniform]] | album10 = Guilty Until Proven Insane | year10 = 1978 | yearspan10 = 2 | peak10A = 8 | albumspan10 = 2|peak10C=73 | title11 = Meglomania | peak11A = 93 | title12 = Over the Border | peak12A = 32 | year12 = 1979 | album12 = Hot for the Orient | albumspan12 = 3 | title13 = This Town Is Boring | year13 = 1980 | yearspan13 = 2 | title14 = Keep the Junk in America | title15 = [[Hooked on Hooks]] | year15 = 1982 | album15 = {{noitalics|Non-album single}} | peak15A = 21 | title16 = [[Jukebox in Siberia]] | year16 = 1990 | album16 = The Latest and Greatest | yearspan16 = 2 | albumspan16 = 2 | peak16A = 1 | peak16B = 32 | title17 = Tall Timber | peak17A = 66 | title18 = [[Happy Hippy Hut]]" / "[[The Ballad of Oz]] | album18= The Lost Album | year18 = 1994 | note18 = by [[Daddy Cool (band)|Daddy Cool]] | peak18A = 35 }}
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