Starship discography

Starship discography
Studio albums4
Compilation albums6
Singles16
Music videos8

The following is a comprehensive discography of Starship, an American rock band which spun off from Jefferson Starship in 1985.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
 AUS
 CAN
 GER
 NED
 NZ
 NOR
 SWE
 SWI
 UK
Knee Deep in the Hoopla
  • Released: September 10, 1985
  • Label: Grunt/RCA
 7 34 15 45 65 43 — 22 29 —
  • CAN: Platinum
  • US: Platinum
No Protection
  • Released: July 6, 1987
  • Label: Grunt/RCA
 12 43 12 20 64 — 6 7 11 26
  • CAN: Gold
  • US: Gold
Love Among the Cannibals
  • Released: August 15, 1989
  • Label: RCA
 64 — 80 — — — — 26 — —
Loveless Fascination
  • Released: September 17, 2013
  • Label: Loud and Proud
 — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Album details
Greatest Hits (Ten Years and Change 1979–1991)
  • Released: May 1991
  • Label: RCA
  • RIAA: Gold
The Best of Starship
  • Released: April 1993
  • Label: RCA/BMG
>Jefferson Airplane>>Jefferson Starship>>Starship: Hits (import)
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: BMG
Forever Gold
  • Released: January 2003
  • Label: Delta/Brilliant
Platinum and Gold Collection
  • Released: July 2004
  • Label: RCA/BMG
Playlist: The Very Best of Starship
  • Released: November 2012
  • Label: RCA
Starship Enterprise: The Best of Jefferson Starship and Starship
  • Released: February 2019
  • Label: Rhino Entertainment
Starship: Greatest Hits Relaunched
  • Released: October 2021
  • Label: Purple Pyramid

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
 AUS
 AUT
 CAN
 BEL
 GER
 IRE
 NED
 NZ
 SWI
 UK
"We Built This City" 1985 1 1 21 1 17 10 9 21 11 8 12
  • CAN: Gold
  • UK: 2× Platinum
  • US: Gold
 Knee Deep in the Hoopla
"Sara" 1 10 15 1 21 15 19 43 16 9 66
"Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight" 1986 26 — — — — — — — — — —
"Before I Go" 68 — — 72 — — — — — — —
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" 1987 1 3 3 1 5 3 1 8 21 4 1
  • CAN: Gold
  • UK: Platinum
  • US: Gold
 No Protection
"It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)" 9 92 — 23 33 57 — 90 — — 86
"Beat Patrol" 46 — — — — — — — — — —
"Set the Night to Music" 1988 — — — 92 — — — — — — —
"Wild Again" 73 — — — — — — — — — — Love Among the Cannibals
"It's Not Enough" 1989 12 163 — 19 — — — — — — 87
"I Didn't Mean to Stay All Night" 75 — — — — — — — — — —
"Good Heart" 1991 81 — — — — — — — — — — Greatest Hits (Ten Years and Change 1979–1991)
"Get Out Again" 2007 — — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"It's Not the Same as Love" 2013 — — — — — — — — — — — Loveless Fascination
"We Dream in Color" 2014 — — — — — — — — — — — Love Among the Cannibals
"My Woman" 2016 — — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Year Work Song Comment
1985 Heart "What About Love" Backing vocals from Slick and Thomas
1986 Youngblood "Cut You Down to Size" featured on soundtrack (Thomas also recorded "Stand in the Fire")
1987 Mannequin "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" featured on soundtrack
1988 Cocktail "Wild Again"
1989 Gross Anatomy "I'll Be There"
1991 Greatest Hits (Ten Years and Change 1979–1991) "Don't Lose Any Sleep" and "Good Heart" new songs
1999 The Best of Grace Slick "Do You Remember Me?" outtake from Knee Deep in the Hoopla
Knee Deep in the Hoopla reissue "Casualty" outtake from original album
2011 The Muppets "We Built This City" featured on soundtrack
2012 Playlist: The Very Best of Starship "Keys to the City" and "Karma (Everything You Do)" Greatest Hits outtake and a new recording, respectively

Videos

Music videos

Title Release Director Album
"We Built This City" 1985 Francis Delia Knee Deep in the Hoopla
"Sara"
"Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight" 1986 Jerry Kramer
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" 1987 No Protection
"It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)" Jim Yukich
"Beat Patrol"
"It's Not Enough" 1989 Love Among the Cannibals
"I Didn't Mean to Stay All Night"

Notes

  1. ↑ Released by St. Clair Entertainment, under license, with no personnel listed. Re-recordings in 2002 of Jefferson Starship or Starship songs on which Mickey Thomas originally appeared. These recordings have been licensed to several labels, resulting in the release of Starship: Greatest Hits (Delta Records) and Starship: Greatest Hits (Brilliant Records). The original release of these recordings was as Starship: Greatest and Latest, available outside the U.S. only, and including both a CD and DVD.

References

  1. ↑ "US Albums". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 291. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ↑ "Canadian Albums". RPM Canada. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  4. ↑ "German Albums". Charts.de. GfK Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Dutch Albums". GfK Dutch Charts Hung Medien. Archived from the original on January 15, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  6. ↑ "New Zealand Albums". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on December 29, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Norwegian Albums". norwegiancharts.com Hung Medien. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Swedish Albums". swedishcharts.com Hung Medien. Archived from the original on January 26, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Swiss Albums". swisscharts.com Hung Medien. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  10. ↑ "UK Albums". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Certified Starship Awards
  12. 1 2 3 4 "American certifications – Starship". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  13. ↑ "riaa.com Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on March 31, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Jefferson Airplane • Jefferson Starship • Starship - Hits (1998, CD) | Discogs". Discogs. September 29, 1998. Archived from the original on August 9, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  15. ↑ "US Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Week commencing 11 September 1989". Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Austrian Singles". austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Canadian Singles". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Belgian Singles". ultratop.be. Archived from the original on February 2, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  20. ↑ "German Singles". ultratop.be. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Irish Singles". Irish Charts. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Dutch Singles". Dutch Top 100. Archived from the original on January 15, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  23. ↑ "New Zealand Singles". charts.nz. Archived from the original on December 29, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  24. ↑ "Swiss Singles". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  25. ↑ "UK Singles". The Official Charts Company UK. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  26. 1 2 "British certifications – Starship". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 13, 2026. Type Starship in the "Search:" field.
  27. ↑ "Starship artist videography". mvdbase.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2018.