Elvis Costello (EC); Elvis Costello & The Attactions (EC ATT); Elvis Costello & The Attactions with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (EC ATT RSO); The Imposter (IMP); The Costello Show (TCS); The MacManus Gang (TMG), The Coward Brothers (TCB); Jimmy Cliff & Elvis Costello & The Attactions (JC EC ATT); Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet (EC BQ); Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach (EC BB); Elvis Costello & The Imposters (EC IMP)
The Attractions played on almost all of Costello's singles from 1978 to 1984 (and sporadcially thereafter), but note that 1980's "New Amsterdam" was a solo single on which Elvis Costello played all instruments -- The Attractions were not credited. Also, although the Attractions played on "Sulky Girl" and "13 Steps Lead Down", these tracks were credited simply to Elvis Costello.
Year
Title
Artist Credit
Chart Positions
Album
UK Charts
US Charts
US Modern Rock (MOD) / US Mainstream Rock (MAIN)
1977
"Less Than Zero"
EC
-
-
-
My Aim Is True
1977
"Alison"
EC
-
-
-
My Aim Is True
1977
"(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes"
EC
-
-
-
My Aim Is True
1977
"Watching The Detectives"
EC
#15
#108
-
My Aim Is True (US version)
1978
"(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea"
EC ATT
#16
-
-
This Year's Model (UK version)
1978
"Pump It Up"
EC ATT
#24
-
-
This Year's Model
1978
"Radio Radio"
EC ATT
#29
-
-
This Year's Model (US version)
1979
"Oliver's Army"
EC ATT
#2
-
-
Armed Forces
1979
"Accidents Will Happen"
EC ATT
#28
#101
-
Armed Forces
1980
"I Cant Stand Up For Falling Down"
EC ATT
#4
-
-
Get Happy!!
1980
"High Fidelity"
EC ATT
#30
-
-
Get Happy!!
1980
"New Amsterdam"
EC
#36
-
-
Get Happy!!
1980
"Clubland"
EC ATT
#60
-
-
Trust
1981
"From A Whisper To A Scream"
EC ATT
-
-
#46 (MAIN)
Trust
1981
"Watch Your Step" (US release only)
EC ATT
-
-
-
Trust
1981
"A Good Year For The Roses"
EC ATT
#6
-
-
Almost Blue
1981
"Sweet Dreams"
EC ATT
#42
-
-
Almost Blue
1982
"I'm Your Toy"
EC ATT RSO
#51
-
-
Almost Blue reissue
1982
"You Little Fool"
EC ATT
#52
-
-
Imperial Bedroom
1982
"Man Out Of Time"
EC ATT
#58
-
-
Imperial Bedroom
1982
"From Head To Toe"
EC ATT
#43
-
-
Imperial Bedroom reissue
1982
"Party Party"
EC ATT
#48
-
-
Party Party soundtrack
1983
"Beyond Belief"
EC ATT
-
-
-
Imperial Bedroom
1983
"Pills and Soap"
IMP
#16
-
-
Punch the Clock
1983
"Everyday I Write the Book"
EC ATT
#28
#36
#33 (MAIN)
Punch the Clock
1983
"Let Them All Talk"
EC ATT
#59
-
-
Punch the Clock
1984
"Peace In Our Time"
IMP
#48
-
-
Goodbye Cruel World
1984
"I Wanna Be Loved" / "Turning The Town Red"
EC ATT
#25
-
-
Goodbye Cruel World
1984
"The Only Flame In Town"
EC ATT
#71
#56
#44 (MAIN)
Goodbye Cruel World
1985
"Green Shirt"
EC ATT
#68
-
-
Armed Forces
1985
"The People's Limousine"
TCB
-
-
-
King Of America reissue
1986
"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
TCS
#33
-
#38 (MAIN)
King Of America
1986
"Seven Day Weekend"
JC EC ATT
-
-
-
Blood and Chocolate reissue
1986
"Lovable" (US release only)
TCS
-
-
-
King Of America
1986
"Tokyo Storm Warning"
EC ATT
#73
-
-
Blood and Chocolate
1986
"I Want You"
EC ATT
-
-
-
Blood and Chocolate
1987
"Blue Chair"
EC
-
-
-
Blood and Chocolate reissue
1987
"A Town Called Big Nothing"
TMG
-
-
-
Blood and Chocolate reissue
1989
"Veronica"
EC
#31
#19
#1 (MOD) / #10 (MAIN)
Spike
1989
"Baby Plays Around"
EC
#65
-
-
Spike
1989
"...This Town..."
EC
-
-
#4 (MOD) / #41 (MAIN)
Spike
1991
"The Other Side of Summer"
EC
#43
-
#1 (MOD) / #40 (MAIN)
Mighty Like a Rose
1991
"So Like Candy"
EC
-
-
-
Mighty Like a Rose
1993
"Jacksons, Monk & Rowe"
EC BQ
-
-
-
The Juliet Letters
1994
"Sulky Girl"
EC
#22
-
-
Brutal Youth
1994
"13 Steps Lead Down"
EC
#59
#115
#6 (MOD)
Brutal Youth
1994
"You Tripped At Every Step"
EC ATT
#83
-
-
Brutal Youth
1994
"London's Brilliant Parade"
EC ATT
#48
-
-
Brutal Youth
1996
"It's Time"
EC ATT
#58
-
-
All This Useless Beauty
1996
"Little Atoms"
EC ATT
#95
-
-
All This Useless Beauty
1996
"The Other End Of The Telescope"
EC ATT
#96
-
-
All This Useless Beauty
1996
"Distorted Angel"
EC ATT
-
-
-
All This Useless Beauty
1996
"All This Useless Beauty"
EC ATT
#96
-
-
All This Useless Beauty
1996
"You Bowed Down" (US release only)
EC ATT
-
-
-
All This Useless Beauty
1999
"Toledo"
EC BB
#72
-
-
Painted From Memory
1999
"She"
EC
#19
-
-
Notting Hill soundtrack
2002
"Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution)"
EC
#58
-
-
When I Was Cruel
2002
"45"
EC
#92
-
-
When I Was Cruel
2003
"Smile" (Japanese release only)
EC
-
-
-
Cruel Smile
2004
"Monkey To Man"
EC IMP
-
-
-
The Delivery Man
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
