Electric Light Orchestra

Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) was a British rock group who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. The band is known for its intergration of modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones.

Despite early singles success in the United Kingdom, the band was initially more successful in the United States and gained a cult following. By the mid-1970s, they had become one of the biggest-selling acts in music. From 1972 to 1986, ELO accumulated 27 Top-40 hit singles in both the UK and the US, with 20 Top 20 UK singles and 15 Top-20 US singles. The band also holds the record for having the most Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 hits, 20, of any group in US chart history without ever having a number one single.

ELO collected 19 CRIA, 21 RIAA and 38 BPI awards, and sold over 50 million records worldwide during the group's original 13 year period of active recording and touring. The band's back catalogue is unusual since their compilation albums far outweigh their studio output in number.

Their studio albums include The Electric Light Orchestra released in 1971, ELO 2 in 1973, On the Third Day in 1973, Eldorado in 1974, Face the Music in 1975, A New World Record in 1976, Out of the Blue in 1977, Discovery in 1979, Xanadu in 1980, Time in 1981, Secret Messages in 1983, Balance of Power in 1986 and Zoom in 2001.