Bananarama discography
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| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 9 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 13 | |
| ↙Singles | 43 | |
| ↙Video albums | 3 | |
Below is the discography of English girl group Bananarama.
U.S. chart data: for singles from the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Dance Club Play, for albums the Billboard 200; UK Top data for singles and albums from UK Singles Chart and UK albums chart. Australian statistics from ARIA chart and New Zealand singles data from Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.
Contents |
[edit] Albums
[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Album | UK | U.S. | AUS | GER | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Deep Sea Skiving | 7 | 63 | 85 | - | March 2007 re-issue by London Records includes remastered album and bonus material including B-sides and alternative versions. |
| 1984 | Bananarama | 16 | 30 | 99 | 45 | March 2007 re-issue by London Records includes remastered album and bonus material including B-sides and alternative versions. |
| 1986 | True Confessions | 46 | 15 | 19 | 25 | March 2007 re-issue by London Records includes remastered album and bonus material including B-sides and alternative versions. |
| 1987 | Wow! | 26 | 44 | 1 | 65 | March 2007 re-issue by London Records includes remastered album and bonus material including B-sides and alternative versions. |
| 1991 | Pop Life | 42 | - | - | - | March 2007 re-issue by London Records includes remastered album and bonus material including B-sides and alternative versions. |
| 1993 | Please Yourself | 46 | - | - | 95 | March 2007 re-issue by London Records includes remastered album and bonus material including B-sides and alternative versions. |
| 1995 | Ultra Violet / I Found Love | - | - | - | - | Released as I Found Love in Japan; as Ultra Violet in the U.S., Canada, continental Europe and Australia |
| 2001 | Exotica | - | - | - | - | Released in France only |
| 2005 | Drama | 169 | - | - | - |
[edit] Compilations
| Year | Compilation | UK | U.S. | AUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 12" Mixes (Australia only) | - | - | - |
| 1988 | The Greatest Hits Collection | 3 | 151 | 21 |
| 1990 | The Greatest Remixes Collection (Asia only) | - | - | - |
| 1991 | Special Sampler (Japanese promo only) | - | - | - |
| 1993 | Bunch of Hits | - | - | - |
| 1996 | Master Series | - | - | - |
| 2001 | The Very Best of Bananarama | 43 | - | - |
| 2002 | The Essentials | - | - | - |
| 2003 | Venus and Other Hits | - | - | - |
| 2005 | Really Saying Something: The Platinum Collection | - | - | - |
| 2006 | The Twelve Inches of Bananarama | - | - | - |
| 2007 | Greatest Hits and More More More | 61 | - | - |
| 2007 | The Works | - | - | - |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | UK | U.S. | U.S. Dance | AUS | NZ | GER | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | "Aie a Mwana" | 92 | - | 66 | - | - | - | Deep Sea Skiving |
| 1982 | "T'ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)" (as The Fun Boy Three with Bananarama) | 4 | - | 49 | 55 | 37 | - | Fun Boy Three |
| "Really Saying Something" (as Bananarama and Fun Boy Three) | 5 | - | 16 | 74 | - | - | Deep Sea Skiving | |
| "Shy Boy" | 4 | 83 | 14 | 2 | 5 | - | ||
| "Cheers Then" | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "He's Got Tact" (Japan only) | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1983 | "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" | 5 | - | 14 | 38 | 29 | - | |
| "Cruel Summer" | 8 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 24 | Bananarama | |
| 1984 | "Robert De Niro's Waiting" | 3 | 95 | - | 40 | - | 7 | |
| "Rough Justice" | 23 | - | - | - | - | 63 | ||
| "King of the Jungle" (Japan only) | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Hot Line to Heaven" | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "The Wild Life" | - | 70 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1985 | "Do Not Disturb" | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | True Confessions |
| 1986 | "Venus" | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| "More Than Physical" | 41 | 73 | 5 | 28 | - | 38 | ||
| 1987 | "A Trick of the Night" | 32 | 76 | 39 | 99 | - | - | |
| "Set on You" (Canada only) | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | |
| "I Heard a Rumour" | 14 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 8 | 37 | Wow! | |
| "Love in the First Degree" | 3 | 48 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 21 | ||
| "I Can't Help It" | 20 | 47 | 7 | 27 | - | 31 | ||
| 1988 | "I Want You Back" | 5 | - | - | 3 | 10 | 29 | |
| "The Bananarama Mega-Mix" (Japan, Portugal and Spain only) | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Love, Truth and Honesty" | 23 | 89 | 26 | 32 | 20 | 42 | Greatest Hits Collection | |
| "Nathan Jones" | 15 | - | - | 61 | 22 | - | ||
| 1989 | "Help!" (with Lananeeneenoonoo) | 3 | - | - | 25 | 35 | 8 | |
| "Cruel Summer'89" | 19 | - | - | - | - | 24 | — | |
| "Megarama '89" | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1990 | "Only Your Love" | 27 | - | - | 51 | 49 | - | Pop Life |
| 1991 | "Preacher Man" | 20 | - | - | - | - | 46 | |
| "Long Train Running" | 30 | - | - | - | - | 45 | ||
| "Tripping on Your Love" | 76 | - | 14 | - | - | - | ||
| 1992 | "Movin' On" | 24 | - | - | - | - | 52 | Please Yourself |
| "Last Thing on My Mind" | 71 | - | - | - | - | 63 | ||
| 1993 | "More, More, More" | 24 | - | - | - | - | 65 | |
| 1995 | "I Found Love" (Japan only) | - | - | - | - | - | - | Ultra Violet |
| "Every Shade of Blue" | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1996 | "Take Me to Your Heart" | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2001 | "Careless Whisper" (France only) | - | - | - | - | - | - | Exotica |
| "If" (France only) | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005 | "Really Saying Something" (as Solasso vs. Bananarama) | - | - | - | - | - | - | Drama |
| "Move in My Direction" | 14 | - | 14 | 41 | - | 93 | ||
| "Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)" | 26 | - | 2 | 95 | - | - |
[edit] Miscellaneous songs
The following is a list of songs that were not released as singles and do not appear on Bananarama albums.
- 1982 The Fun Boy Three (album included 4 tracks with Bananarama :"T'ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)", "The Funrama Theme", "Sanctuary" and "Alone")
- 1982 "No Feelings" (a cover of the Sex Pistols song) on the Party Party soundtrack
- 1984 Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
- 1987 Ferry Aid (included Sarah Dallin and Keren Woodward) "Let It Be"
- 1989 Band Aid II "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
- 1998 "Waterloo" from A Song For Eurotrash
- 2002 "U R My Baby" on the Disco Brothers album Disco Brothers present Stars of the '80s
- 2002 Multitude featuring Bananarama "Love, Leave, Forget" on the Is Harry on the Boat? TV soundtrack
[edit] Video
- And That's Not All... (1984)
- Video Singles (1987)
- The Greatest Hits Collection (1988)*released on Laserdisc
