Culture Club discography
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| Releases | |
|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 6 |
| ↙Compilation albums | 10 |
| ↙EPs | 3 |
| ↙Singles | 21 |
| ↙Video albums | 6 |
| ↙Music videos | 20 |
| ↙Box sets | 3 |
| ↙Promotional singles | 5 |
Culture Club discography consists of 5 studio albums, 10 compilation albums, 3 box sets, 3 extended plays, 20 regular commercial singles and 5 promotional singles released throughout the 1980s and 1990s. The band have also released 6 video titles and 18 music videos.
For the comprehensive Boy George solo discography, see Boy George discography.
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][2] |
AUT [3] |
CAN [4] |
FRA [5] |
GER [6] |
ITA [7] |
NLD [8] |
NZL [9] |
NOR [10] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [12] |
US [13] | |||
| 1982 | Kissing to Be Clever | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 14 | |
| 1983 | Colour by Numbers
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1 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1984 | Waking Up with the House on Fire
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2 | — | 6 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 26 | |
| 1986 | From Luxury to Heartache
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10 | — | 34 | — | 45 | 14 | 28 | 44 | 18 | 13 | 24 | 32 |
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| 1999 | Don't Mind If I Do
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64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | Tribes
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes albums which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][2] |
AUT [19] |
FRA [5] |
ITA [7] |
NLD [8] |
NZL [9] |
NOR [10] |
USA [13] | |||
| 1987 | This Time – The First Four Years
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8 | — | — | 10 | 44 | 25 | — | — | |
| 1989 | The Best of Culture Club
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— | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | Collect – 12" Mixes Plus
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | Spin Dazzle – The Best of Boy George and Culture Club
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— | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | At Worst... The Best of Boy George and Culture Club
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24 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 169 | |
| 1998 | Greatest Moments
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15 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 148 |
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| 2005 | Greatest Hits
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Culture Club 2005 – Singles and Remixes
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— | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012 | So80s (SoEighties) Presents Culture Club
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Sight & Sound – Greatest Hits on CD & DVD
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes albums which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||||||
Box sets
- 1997: Waking Up with the House on Fire/Colour by Numbers
- 2002: Culture Club
- 2011: Kissing to Be Clever/Colour by Numbers
Extended plays
- 1983: Time
- 1984: Love Is Love
- 1985: Culture Club
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][2] |
AUT [3] |
BEL [20] |
CAN [21] |
FRA [22] |
GER [23] |
IRE [24] |
ITA [25] |
NLD [8] |
NZL [9] |
NOR [10] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [12] |
US [26] | ||||
| 1982 | "White Boy" | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kissing to Be Clever | |
| "I'm Afraid of Me" | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| "Time (Clock of the Heart)" | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | — | 16 | 4 | — | 10 | 4 | — | 11 | 9 | 2 |
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| "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
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| 1983 | "Church of the Poison Mind" | 2 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 43 | 23 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | — | 10 | Colour by Numbers | |
| "Karma Chameleon" | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| "Victims" | 3 | — | 11 | — | — | 39 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | — | — | 18 | — |
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| 1984 | "Miss Me Blind" | — | — | — | 6 | 28 | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
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| "It's a Miracle" | 4 | — | 15 | 5 | — | 41 | 2 | — | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | 13 | |||
| "The War Song" | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | Waking Up with the House on Fire | ||
| "The Medal Song" | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Mistake No. 3" | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | |||
| "Love Is Love" | — | — | — | 3 | 29 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Electric Dreams | ||
| 1986 | "Move Away" | 7 | — | 8 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 12 | From Luxury to Heartache | |
| "God Thank You Woman" | 31 | — | 31 | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Gusto Blusto" | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1998 | "I Just Wanna Be Loved" | 4 | — | — | 18 | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Greatest Moments |
| 1999 | "Your Kisses Are Charity" | 25 | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Don't Mind If I Do | |
| "Cold Shoulder"/"Starman" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2014 | "More Than Silence" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tribes |
| "—" denotes singles which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||||||
Promotional singles
- 1982: "Mystery Boy"(Japan)
- 1984: "Mister Man" (South Africa)
- 1984: "Don't Talk About It" (Mexico)
- 1985: "Don't Go Down That Steet"(Japan)
- 1986: "Come Clean/Heaven's Children"
- 1999: "See Thru"
Video and DVD releases
- 1984: A Kiss Across the Ocean
- 1987: This Time – The First Four Years
- 2003: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
- 2004: Greatest Hits
- 2006: Live in Sydney
- 2014: Live at Yokohama stadium, Japan 1985"
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director[29] |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" | Julien Temple |
| "Time (Clock of the Heart)" | Chris Gabrin | |
| 1983 | "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" | Zelda Barron |
| "Church of the Poison Mind" | Chris Gabrin | |
| "Karma Chameleon" | Peter Sinclair | |
| "Victims" | Godley & Creme | |
| "Black Money" | Keith MacMillan | |
| 1984 | "Miss Me Blind" | Zelda Barron |
| "It's a Miracle" | Steve Barron | |
| "The War Song" | Russell Mulcahy | |
| "The Medal Song" | Zelda Barron | |
| "Mistake No. 3" | David Mallet | |
| 1985 | "Love Is Love" | Steve Barron |
| "The Dream" | Steve Barron | |
| 1986 | "Move Away" | Willy Smax |
| "God Thank You Woman" | Steve Barron | |
| "Gusto Blusto" | various | |
| 1998 | "I Just Wanna Be Loved" | Ben Unwin |
| 1999 | "Your Kisses Are Charity" | |
| "Cold Shoulder" |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Culture Club". www.chartstats.com. web.archive.org. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "CULTURE CLUB". www.theofficialcharts.com. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Discographie Culture Club". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ↑ "Results - RPM". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Tous les Albums classés par Artiste". www.infodisc.fr (in French). Retrieved 2011-02-08.
- ↑ "Suche nach "culture club"". www.charts.de (in German). Retrieved 2013-11-17.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Top Annuali Album". www.hitparadeitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Discografie Culture Club". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2013-11-17.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Discography Culture Club". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Discography Culture Club". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Discography Culture Club". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Culture Club". swisscharts.com (in German). Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Culture Club Awards". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.9 14.10 14.11 14.12 "Certified Awards". www.bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 15.9 "Gold and Platinum". www.musiccanada.com. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database". www.riaa.com. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 "Les Certifications (Albums) du SNEP (Bilan par Artiste)". www.infodisc.fr (in French). Retrieved 2011-02-08.
- ↑ http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/cultureclub
- ↑ "Boy George & Culture Club - Spin Dazzle". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 2013-11-17.
- ↑ "Discografie Culture Club". www.ultratop.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ↑ "Results - RPM". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ↑ "Tout les Titres par Artiste". www.infodisc.fr (in French). Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ↑ "CULTURE CLUB Single-Chartverfolgung". www.musicline.de (in German). Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ↑ "Search the charts". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ↑ "Indice per Interprete: C". www.hitparadeitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ↑ "Culture Club - Chart history". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 "Les Certifications (Albums) du SNEP (Bilan par Artiste)". www.infodisc.fr (in French). Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". www.musikindustrie.de (in German). Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ↑ "Culture Club". www.mvdbase.com. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
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