| The Age of Plastic (1980) | song | length | release | b-side? | writer(s) | vocalist(s) | music video? | tv performance? | live performance? | alt version? | available on streaming? | physical editions? | label | top positions | notes |
| 1 | Living in the Plastic Age / The Plastic Age | ~3.41-5.09 | 10 jan 1980/ 14 jan 1980/ 8 feb 1980/ 18 jan 1980/ 8 feb 1980 | Island | Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn | Debi Doss, Linda Jardim, Trevor Horn | yes |
>fantastico↗ >Top of the Pops↗ >unidentified↗ >unidentified (french)↗ |
>album version w/ extended intro >single version |
yes | 1. generally understood to be the buggles' 2nd most successful song | ||||
| 2 | Video Killed the Radio Star | ~3.18-4.15 | 7 sep 1979 | Kid Dynamo | Bruce Wooley, Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn | Debi Doss, Linda Jardim, Trevor Horn | yes | >Multi Colored Swap Shop↗ top of the pops↗ >unidentified↗ >unidentified↗ >unidentified (french)↗ |
>album w/ extended outro >single version |
yes 2x | 1. the buggles first and only real 'hit', not like that matters 2. as we all know this was the first song to air on MTV 3. one of the 3 songs the buggles wrote with bruce woolley | ||||
| 3 | Kid Dynamo | ~3.31 | 7 sep 1979 | - | Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn | Debi Doss, Linda Jardim, Trevor Horn | no | >Multi Colored Swap Shop↗ | - | yes 2x | |||||
| 4 | I Love You (Miss Robot) | ~5.00 | 10 jan 1980/ 8 feb 1980 | - | Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn | Debi Doss, Linda Jardim, Geoff Downes (vocoder), Trevor Horn | no | - | yes | ||||||
| 5 | Clean, Clean | ~3.55 | 10 jan 1980/ 8 feb 1980/ 14 mar 1980/ 24 mar 1980 | Technopop | Bruce Wooley, Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn | Geoff Downes (probably), Trevor Horn | yes | top of the pops↗ >unidentified ↗ |
- | yes | 1. generally understood to be the buggles' 3rd most successful song 2. one of the 3 songs the buggles wrote with bruce woolley | ||||
| 6 | Elstree | ~4.32 | 10 jan 1980/ 8 feb 1980/ 26 sep 1980/ 27 oct 1980 | Johnny on the Monorail (A Very Different Version) | Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn | Trevor Horn | yes | - | yes | 1. generally understood to be the buggles' 4th most successful song | |||||
| 7 | Astroboy (and the Proles on Parade) | ~4.48 | 10 jan 1980/ 8 feb 1980 | - | Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn | Trevor Horn | no | - | yes | ||||||
| 8 | Johnny on the Monorail | ~5.27 | 10 jan 1980/ 8 feb 1980 | - | Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn | Tina Charles, Trevor Horn | no | Johnny on the Monorail (A Very Different Version) | yes | 1. some trivia for the non-buggleheads: trevor met tina charles as a bassist for her band, and they dated for a time. | |||||
| The Age of Plastic 1999 Bonus Tracks | song | length | release | b-side? | writer(s) | vocalist(s) | music video? | tv performance? | live performance? | alt version? | available on streaming? | physical editions? | label | top positions | notes |
| 9 | Island | ~3.34 | 14 jan 1980/8 feb 1980 | - | Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn | Geoff Downes (probably), Trevor Horn | no | - | no | 1. created as a gift to island records, for their generosity or something | |||||
| 10 | Technopop | ~3.51 | 14 mar 1980/ 24 mar 1980 | - | Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn | Trevor Horn | no | - | no | ||||||
| 11 | Johnny on the Monorail (A Very Different Version) | ~3.50 | 27 sep 1980/ 27 oct 1980 | - | Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn | Trevor Horn | no | Johnny on The Monorail | no | ||||||
| Adventures In Modern Recording (1981) | song | length | release | b-side? | writer(s) | vocalist(s) | music video? | tv performance? | live performance? | alt version? | available on streaming? | physical editions? | label | top positions | notes |
| 1 | Adventures in Modern Recording | ~3.45 | 11 nov 1981/ 8 jan 1982 | Blue Nylon | Trevor Horn | yes | Adventures in Modern Recording (Reprise) | no | 1. seems to be autobiographical | ||||||
| 2 | Beatnik | ~3.39 | 11 nov 1981/ 7 oct 1982 | Fade Away | Trevor Horn | no | - | no | |||||||
| 3 | Vermillion Sands | ~6.49 | 11 nov 1981 | - | Trevor Horn | no | - | no | 1. the longest buggles song, in 2 distinct parts. the prog influence is clear | ||||||
| 4 | I am a Camera | ~4.55 | 2 oct 1981/ 9 oct 1981 | Fade Away | Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn | Geoff Downes (vocoder), Trevor Horn | yes | I am a Camera (12" single version) | no | 1. released in some places on october 9 which is my birthday 2. reworked into 'into the lens', on the yes album 'drama' 3. was covered by kim carnes in 1985 | |||||
| 5 | On TV | ~2.50 | 11 nov 1981/ 9 apr 1982 | Blue Nylon | Bruce Wooley, Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn | Trevor Horn | yes | On TV (demo version) | no | 1. one of the 3 songs the buggles wrote with bruce woolley 2. there does seem to be a 12" remix of this song but i cant confirm currently | |||||
| 6 | Inner City | ~3.21 | 11 nov 1981 | - | Trevor Horn | no | - | no | |||||||
| 7 | Lenny | ~3.15 | 11 nov 1981/ mar 1982 | Blue Nylon | Trevor Horn | no | >TopPop↗ | Walking on Glass | no | 1. the last anyone saw of the buggles for many years was the dutch toppop performance of this song, with the group abc acting as trevors backing band | |||||
| 8 | Rainbow Warrior | ~5.20 | 11 nov 1981 | - | Trevor Horn | no | - | no | |||||||
| 9 | Adventures In Modern Recording (Reprise) | ~0.49 | 11 nov 1981 | - | Trevor Horn | no | Adventures In Modern Recording | no | 1. the shortest buggles song | ||||||
| Adventures In Modern Recording 1997 Bonus Tracks | song | length | release | b-side? | writer(s) | vocalist(s) | music video? | tv performance? | live performance? | alt version? | available on streaming? | physical editions? | label | top positions | notes |
| 10 | Fade Away | ~2.37 | 9 apr 1982/ 7 oct 1982 | On TV | Trevor Horn | no | - | no | 1. not completley officially a single, but there are a few rare promotional 7"s in clear vinyl, which lack cover art | ||||||
| 11 | Blue Nylon | ~2.25 | mar 1982/ 9 apr 1982 | - | Trevor Horn | no | - | no | |||||||
| 12 | I am a Camera (12" single version) | ~4.15 | 2 oct 1981/ 9 oct 1981 | Fade Away | Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn | Geoff Downes (vocoder), Trevor Horn | no | I am a Camera | no | 1. interestingly shorter than the 7" single / album version | |||||
| Adventures in Modern Recording 2010 Bonus Tracks | song | length | release | b-side? | writer(s) | vocalist(s) | music video? | tv performance? | live performance? | alt version? | available on streaming? | physical editions? | label | top positions | notes |
| 13 | We Can Fly From Here pt I | ~5.09 | - | Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn | Trevor Horn | no | We Can Fly From Here pt II (kinda) | no | 1. this song was presented to yes when the buggles were considering joining 2. it didn't make it onto 'drama' 3. it was later reworked into the yes album 'fly from here' | ||||||
| 14 | Dion | ~5.04 | - | Trevor Horn | no | - | no | 1. it is impossible to find lyrics for this song anywhere | |||||||
| 15 | Videotheque | ~3.35 | - | Trevor Horn | no | - | no | 1. this song was re-recorded by the group dollar when trevor was producing their album, many of the songs on which were written by him | |||||||
| 16 | On TV (demo) | ~3.53 | - | Bruce Wooley, Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn | Bruce Wooley | no | - | no | 1. only buggles song to lack trevor's vocals | ||||||
| 17 | Walking on Glass | ~3.15 | - | Trevor Horn | no | Lenny | no | 1. demo of 'lenny', whom it lacks any mention of | |||||||
| 18 | Riding a Tide | ~4.51 | - | Trevor Horn | no | - | no | 1. this song was also later reworked into 'fly from here' | |||||||
| 19 | We Can Fly From Here pt II | ~4.03 | - | Trevor Horn | no | We Can Fly From Here pt I (again, kinda) | no | 1. this song was also presented to yes 2. it also didn't make it onto 'drama' 3. it was later reworked into 'fly from here' | |||||||
| totals | song | length | release | b-side? | writer(s) | vocalist(s) | music video? | tv performance? | live performance? | alt version? | available on streaming? | physical editions? | label | top positions | notes |
| - | 30 | ~1.54.17-1.56.42 | - | 11 | - | - | 7 | 13 | 6/12 | 10 | - |