Editing Shocking Blue

{{short description|Dutch rock band}}
{{About||the 2010 Dutch film|Shocking Blue (film)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Shocking Blue
| image             = Popgroep Shocking Blue gaf persconferentie in verband met succes van plaat Ve, Bestanddeelnr 923-1956.jpg
| landscape         = yes
| alt               = 1970 black-and-white photo of the Dutch rock band Shocking Blue.
| caption           = Shocking Blue in 1970
| background        = group_or_band
| origin            = [[The Hague]], Netherlands
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Psychedelic rock]]|[[Nederbeat]]|[[Garage rock|Garage pop]]<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Tom |last=Breihan |date=December 14, 2018 |title=The Number Ones: Shocking Blue's "Venus" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2026141/the-number-ones-shocking-blues-venus/columns/the-number-ones/amp/ |magazine=[[Stereogum]] |access-date=June 19, 2022}}</ref>}}
| years_active      = {{start date|1967}}–{{end date|1974}}<br><small>(reunions: 1979, 1980, 1984)</small>
| label             = {{hlist|[[Pink Elephant (label)|Pink Elephant]]|[[Polydor]]|[[Phonogram Inc.|Phonogram]]|[[PolyGram|Polygram]]|[[Universal Records|Universal]]|[[Mercury Records|Mercury]]|[[Penny Farthing Records|Penny Farthing]]|[[Colossus Records|Colossus]]}}
| associated_acts   = {{hlist|[[The Motions (band)|The Motions]]|[[Galaxy-Lin]]|Antilope|Livin' Blues}}
| website           = 
| current_members   = 
| past_members      = * [[Mariska Veres]]
* [[Robbie van Leeuwen]]
* [[Fred de Wilde]]
* Klaasje van der Wal
* [[Cor van der Beek]]
* [[Leo van de Ketterij]]
* [[Martin van Wijk]]
* Henk Smitskamp
}}

'''Shocking Blue''' was a Dutch rock band formed in [[The Hague]] in 1967. They were part of the [[Nederbeat]] movement in the [[Netherlands]]. The band had a string of hit songs during the [[Counterculture of the 1960s|counterculture movement]] of the 1960s and early 1970s, including "[[Send Me a Postcard]]" and "[[Venus (Shocking Blue song)|Venus]]", which became their biggest hit and reached number one on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and many other countries during 1969 and 1970. The band sold 13 million records by 1973 but disbanded in 1974.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book|first=Joseph|last=Murrells| year=1978|title=The Book of Golden Discs|edition=2nd|publisher=Barrie and Jenkins Ltd|location=London|page=[https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/267 267 and 285]|isbn=0-214-20512-6|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/267}}</ref> Together with [[Golden Earring]] and the [[George Baker Selection]], they are considered the most successful Nederbeat band, because their best hits charted abroad and especially in the United States.

==History==
===Original era===
Shocking Blue was founded in 1967 by [[The Motions (band)|the Motions]] guitarist [[Robbie van Leeuwen]]. Other members of the group at this time were Fred de Wilde, Klaasje van der Wal (1 February 1949 – 12 February 2018)<ref name= haagmedia/> and Cor van der Beek (9 June 1949 – 2 April 1998). They had a minor hit in 1968 with "Lucy Brown is Back in Town". When De Wilde was the band's lead singer, the band originally had a sound that was described as a cross between [[the Beatles]] and [[Brothers Four]]. 
[[File:Shocking Blue - Cash Box 1969.jpg|thumb|Shocking Blue on the cover of ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]''; November 22, 1969]]

De Wilde left in 1968 after joining the Dutch army, and van Leeuwen was introduced to [[Mariska Veres]], singing at that time with a club band. He persuaded her to take over the vocals, and the group recorded a worldwide hit with the song "[[Venus (Shocking Blue song)|Venus]]", which entered the [[Radio Veronica|Veronica]] top&nbsp;40 hit parade at position No.12 the 12&nbsp;July 1969 and peaked at number three on 26&nbsp;July 1969 in the Netherlands. The song was released in the United States and the United Kingdom at the end of the year and reached number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot&nbsp;100]] in February 1970. It subsequently sold 350,000 copies in Germany and topped the U.S. chart for three weeks, the first song from the Netherlands to do so. It sold over one million copies there by January 1970 and received a [[music recording sales certification|gold record]] awarded by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]]. Global sales exceeded five million copies.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs" /> Other hits include "[[Send Me a Postcard]]" in late 1968 and "Long and Lonesome Road" (often mistakenly named as "Long Lonesome Road") in 1969.<ref name="ag">{{cite web|title=Shocking Blue|publisher=Alex Gitlin|url=http://www.alexgitlin.com/shocking.htm|access-date=2010-07-21}}</ref>

"Venus" was followed by "Mighty Joe" (flip-side "Wild Wind") in 1969 and "Never Marry a Railroad Man" (flip-side "Roll Engine Roll") in 1970, both of which sold over a million records. The latter became a top-ten hit in several countries around the world.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs" /><ref name="Billboard Shocking Blue">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9AgEAAAAMBAJ&q=never+marry+with+a+railroad+man+billboard&pg=PA48|date=1971-01-09|title=Hits of The World|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=2017-07-25}}</ref> Later songs were successful in Europe, Latin America, and Asia, including "Hello Darkness", "Demon Lover" (1970), "Shocking You", "Blossom Lady" and "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" (1971), "Inkpot", "Rock in the Sea" and "Eve and the Apple" (1972) and "Oh Lord" (1973), but they failed to make the charts in the U.S. or U.K.

Klaasje van der Wal left towards the end of 1971, following their first trip to Japan (which spawned a live album). In 1974, Robbie Van Leeuwen quit, and Mariska Veres left later that year, leading to the band's split. Veres went on to pursue a solo career until 1982.

===Reunions===
Shocking Blue reformed with its most famous line-up in 1979 and recorded "Louise" as their first single since their break-up in 1974. The song was never released. They did, however, perform live in 1980 with earlier songs such as "Venus" and "Never Marry a Railroad Man". 

The band attempted another comeback in 1984 and released a new single "The Jury and the Judge" with "I Am Hanging on to Love" as the B-side in 1986. 

In 1994 the single "Body and Soul" was released.

===Legacy===
Drummer Cor van der Beek died on 2&nbsp;April 1998 at age 49 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. [[Mariska Veres]] died of gallbladder cancer on 2&nbsp;December 2006 at age 59 in The Hague, Netherlands.<ref name="Mariska Veres Death">{{cite web|title=Mariska Veres, 59, Singer for Shocking Blue, Dies |work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/08/obituaries/08veres.html|date=2006-12-08|access-date=2017-07-25}}</ref><ref name="Mariska Veres The Hague">{{cite web|title=News: Obituaries Mariska Veres Singer with Shocking Blue|work=[[The Independent]]|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/mariska-veres-427159.html|date=2006-12-05|access-date=2017-08-28}}</ref> Bassist Klaasje van der Wal died on 12&nbsp;February 2018 at age 69.<ref name=haagmedia>{{cite web|url=https://www.haagmedia.nl/klaasje-wal-haags-popicoon-is-overleden/ |title= Klaasje van der Wal, Haags popicoon, is overleden|language=nl|website=Haag Media|date= 14 February 2018|access-date=January 15, 2019}}</ref>

[[Bananarama]] [[cover version|covered]] "Venus" in 1986, hitting number 1 in the United States, Canada, and Australia, and reaching number 8 in the UK. 

==Members==
====Principal members====
*Cor van der Beek – drums, percussion <small>(1967–1974; died 2006)</small>
* [[Robbie van Leeuwen]] – guitars, sitar, mandolin, backing vocals <small>(1967–1973)</small>
*Klaasje van der Wal – bass guitar <small>(1967–1971; died 2018)</small><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/de-mooie-jongen-van-shocking-blue-die-al-in-1975-zijn-gitaar-in-de-wilgen-hing~b374d385/|newspaper=[[de Volkskrant]]|access-date=31 January 2019|date=8 March 2018|first=Peter|last=de Waard|title=De mooie jongen van Shocking Blue, die al in 1975 zijn gitaar in de wilgen hing|language=nl}}</ref>
*[[Mariska Veres]] – lead vocals <small>(1968–1974; died 2006)</small>

====Other members====

*Fred de Wilde – lead vocals, guitars <small>(1967–1968)</small>
*[[Leo van de Ketterij]] – guitars <small>(1970–1971; died 2021)</small>
*Martin van Wijk – guitars <small>(1973–1974)</small>
*Henk Smitskamp – bass guitar <small>(1972–1974)</small>

===Timeline===
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==Discography==

===Albums===
====Studio albums====
*''[[Shocking Blue (album)|Shocking Blue]]'' (also known as ''Beat with Us'', German version) (1967)
*''[[At Home (Shocking Blue album)|At Home]]'' (also known as ''The Shocking Blue'', 1970 American version) (1969)
*''[[Scorpio's Dance]]'' (also known as ''Sally Was a Good Old Girl'', Japanese title) (1970)
*''[[Third Album (Shocking Blue album)|Third Album]]'' (also known as ''Shocking You'') (1971)
*''[[Inkpot (album)|Inkpot]]'' (1972)
*''[[Attila (Shocking Blue album)|Attila]]'' (also known as ''Rock in the Sea'', Japanese title, and ''Eve and the Apple'') (1972)
*''[[Ham (album)|Ham]]'' (1973)
*''[[Dream on Dreamer (album)|Dream on Dreamer]]'' (1974)
*''[[Good Times (Shocking Blue album)|Good Times]]'' (1974)

====Live albums====
*''[[Live in Japan (Shocking Blue album)|Live in Japan]]'' (Recorded on July 28 and 30, 1971, at [[Tokyo Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan]]) (1971)<ref>{{Discogs release|4866642|The Shocking Blue – Live In Japan}}</ref>

====Compilation albums====
;Charted or certified compilation albums
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;" | Album details
! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[MegaCharts|NED]]<br/><ref name="NED Albums">{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=Shocking+Blue&cat=a |title=Dutch Albums |publisher=dutchcharts.nl |accessdate=2022-08-21}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''The Golden Years of Dutch Pop Music''
|
* Released: 2015
* Label: Universal
| 39
|-
|}

;Other compilation albums
*1969 ''Sensational Shocking Blue'' (Discofoon)
*1970 ''Shocking Blue'' (Pink Elephant)
*1971 ''Hello Darkness'' (Pink Elephant)
*1972 ''The Shocking Blue, Perfect Collection'' (Polydor)
*1972 ''The Best of Shocking Blue'' (Pink Elephant)
*1973 ''Shocking Blue's Best'' (Metronome)
*1973 ''With Love from... Shocking Blue'' (Capri)
*1978 ''The Shocking Blue Double Deluxe'' (Polydor)
*1980 ''Venus'' (Piccadilly)
*1981 ''The Shocking Blue Greatest Hits'' (CNR)
*1986 ''Best of Shocking Blue'' (CNR)
*1986 ''Classics'' (21 Records)
*1986 ''The Best of Shocking Blue'' (Victor)
*1990 ''The Very Best of Shocking Blue'' (Red Bullet), (Arcade, 1993)
*1990 ''Shocking Blue 20 Greatest Hits'' (Repertoire)
*1990 ''Venus'' (Castle Communications AG)
*1994 ''A Portrait of Shocking Blue'' (Castle)
*1995 ''The Golden Hits'' (Red Bullet)
*1997 ''Singles A's and B's'' (Repertoire)
*1997 ''Shocking Blue Grand Collection'' (A.R.O.)
*1998 ''Shocking You'' (Laserlight)
*2000 ''Shocking Blue Golden Collection 2000'' (Lighthouse)
*2000 ''All Gold of the World Shocking Blue'' (Mekkophone & Castle Communications)
*2004 ''Shocking Blue Greatest Hits'' (Red Bullet)
*2011 <!--2011-02-04--> ''The Very Best of Shocking Blue (Part One - The A Sides)'' (Red Bullet)
*2011 <!--2011-02-03--> ''The Very Best of Shocking Blue (Part Two - The B Sides)'' (Red Bullet)
*2022 ''At Home (The Singles)'' (Music on Vinyl; RSD limited edition 10" pink vinyl)

===Box sets===
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;" | Album details
! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[MegaCharts|NED]]<br><ref name="NED Albums"/>
|-
! scope="row" | ''The Blue Box''
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* Released: 2017
* Label: Red Bullet
| 83
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|}

===Singles===
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! rowspan="2" | Certifications
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! style="text-align: center;" width="35"| [[Dutch Top 40|NED]]<br><ref>{{cite web|title=Discografie Shocking Blue |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Shocking+Blue|website=dutchcharts.nl|access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref>
! style="text-align: center;" width="35"| [[Kent Music Report|AUS]]<br><ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=273}}
* "Venus '90" ([[ARIA Charts]]): {{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Shocking+Blue&titel=Venus+%2790&cat=s|title=Shocking Blue – Venus '90|website=australian-charts.com|access-date=8 October 2022}}</ref>
! style="text-align: center;" width="35"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br /><ref name="AUT_s">{{cite web |url=https://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=shocking%20blue&cat=s|title=Austrian Charts > Shocking Blue|website=Austriancharts.at|access-date=24 August 2022|language=German}}</ref>
! style="text-align: center;" width="35"| [[Ultratop|BEL]]<br><ref name="BEL">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?lang=nl&cat=s&artist=Shocking+Blue&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |title=Belgian Singles |publisher=ultratop.be |accessdate=2012-10-21}}</ref>
! style="text-align: center;" width="35"| [[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]<br><ref>Canadian Singles:
* "Long and Lonesome Road" {{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.3817.pdf|title=RPM Top 100 Singles - June 27, 1970}}
* "Venus" {{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.6103.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - January 31, 1970}}
* "Mighty Joe" {{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.3796.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - April 25, 1970}} </ref>
! style="text-align: center;" width="35"| [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=Shocking+Blue&country=de&x=0&y=0&kategorie=single |title=German Singles |publisher=Charts.de [[GfK Entertainment]]|language=German |accessdate=2022-08-22}} Type Shocking Blue in the search field</ref>
! style="text-align: center;" width="35"| [[VG-lista|NOR]]<br><ref name="NOR">{{cite web|title=Discography Shocking Blue |url=https://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Shocking+Blue|website=norwegiancharts.com|access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref>
! style="text-align: center;" width="35"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br /><ref name="SWI_s">{{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&from=&to=&search=shocking+blue|title=Swiss Charts > Shocking Blue|website=Swisscharts.com|access-date=26 August 2022}}</ref> 
! style="text-align: center;" width="35"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br><ref name="UK">{{cite web|title=SHOCKING BLUE - full Official Chart History |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/13890/shocking-blue/|website=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref>
! style="text-align: center;" width="35"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br><ref name="Awards">{{cite web|title=Shocking Blue - Awards |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/shocking-blue-mn0000029604/awards|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=16 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121201223026/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/shocking-blue-mn0000029604/awards |archive-date=December 1, 2012}}</ref>
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| 1967
| "Love Is in the Air" b/w "What You Gonna Do"
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| ''[[Shocking Blue (album)|Shocking Blue]]''
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| rowspan="2"|1968
| "Lucy Brown Is Back in Town" b/w "Fix Your Hair Darling"
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| rowspan="3"|Non-album single
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| "[[Send Me a Postcard]]" b/w "Harley Davidson"
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| rowspan="3"|1969
| "Long and Lonesome Road" b/w "Fireball of Love"
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| "[[Venus (Shocking Blue song)|Venus]]" b/w "Hot Sand"
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*[[RIAA]]: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Shocking+Blue&ti=Venus&format=Single&type=#search_section|title=RIAA GOLD & PLATINUM|publisher=riaa.com|accessdate=2022-09-27}}</ref>
| ''[[At Home (Shocking Blue album)|At Home]]''<br /><small>(international version & reissues)</small>
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| "Mighty Joe" b/w "Wild Wind"
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| rowspan="3"|1970
| "Never Marry a Railroad Man" b/w "Roll Engine Roll"
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| style="text-align: center;" | 40
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| style="text-align: center;" | 102*<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=January 23, 1971|title=Bubbling Under The Hot 100|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8ggEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56|magazine=Billboard|pages=56}}</ref>
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| "Sally Was a Good Old Girl" b/w "Long and Lonesome Road"
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| ''[[Scorpio's Dance]]''
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| "Hello Darkness" b/w "Pickin' Tomatoes"
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| Non-album single
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| rowspan="4"|1971
| "Shocking You" b/w "Waterloo"
| style="text-align: center;" | 10
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | 29
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | 45
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
|
| rowspan="2"| ''[[Third Album (Shocking Blue album)|Third Album]]''
|-
| "Serenade" b/w "Sleepless at Midnight"
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
|
|-
| "Blossom Lady" b/w "Is This a Dream"
| style="text-align: center;" | 2
| style="text-align: center;" | 78
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | 4
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | 41
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
|
| rowspan="2"| Non-album single
|-
| "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" b/w "I Like You"
| style="text-align: center;" | 6
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | 13
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|1972
| "Inkpot" b/w "Give My Love to the Sunrise"
| style="text-align: center;" | 5
| style="text-align: center;" | 97
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | 4
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | 12
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
|
| ''[[Inkpot (album)|Inkpot]]''
|-
| "Rock in the Sea" b/w "Broken Heart"
| style="text-align: center;" | 14
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | 23
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | 31
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
|
| ''Attila''
|-
| "Eve and the Apple" b/w "When I Was a Girl"
| style="text-align: center;" | 15
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | 19
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
|
| ''Eve and the Apple''
|-
| rowspan="2"|1973
| "Let Me Carry Your Bag" b/w "I Saw You in June"
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
|
| Non-album single
|-
| "Oh Lord" b/w "In My Time of Dying"
| style="text-align: center;" | 14
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | 15
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
|
| ''Ham''
|-
| rowspan="3"|1974
| "This America" b/w "I Won't Be Lonely Long"
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | 23
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
|
| rowspan="2"|Non-album single
|-
| "Dream on Dreamer" b/w "Where the Pick-Nick Was"
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
|
|-
| "[[Good Times (The Easybeats song)|Good Times]]" b/w "Come My Way"
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
|
| ''[[Good Times (Shocking Blue album)|Good Times]]''
|-
| 1975
| "Gonna Sing My Song" b/w "Get It On"
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
|
| rowspan="4"|Non-album single
|-
| 1986
| "The Jury and the Judge" b/w "I Am Hanging on to Love"
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
|
|-
| 1990
| "Venus '90"
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | 49
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | 78
| style="text-align: center;" | —
|
|-
| 1994
| "Body and Soul" b/w "Angel"
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
| style="text-align: center;" | —
|
|-
|-
| colspan="14" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
|}

===Videos===
*2004 ''Greatest Hits Around the World'' (Red Bullet)

==See also==
* [[List of one-hit wonders in the United States#1970s|List of one-hit wonders in the United States]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{discogs artist}}
* {{IMDb name|id=2783784}}
* [http://www.alexgitlin.com/shocking.htm Shocking Blue biography]
* [https://www.angelfire.com/nv/Badfinger/BANDshockingblue.html Shocking Blue discography]
* {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028070251/http://www.geocities.com/ofmang/greg/shockblu.html|date=October 28, 2009|title=Shocking Blue (unofficial)}}

{{Shocking Blue}}

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