Frankie Goes to Hollywood discography

Frankie Goes to Hollywood discography
Releases
↙Studio albums 2
↙Compilation albums 10
↙Singles 7
↙Video albums 3
↙Music videos 10

Frankie Goes to Hollywood were a British pop boy band who released two studio albums, ten compilation albums, seven singles, as well as nine re-issued singles.

In 1983, they released their debut single, "Relax", which turned out highly controversial, due to its sexually explicit lyrics and its music video. The video, which was shot in a gay nightclub, was banned by the BBC and MTV. The song managed to still top the UK Singles Chart for five weeks.It also gained success in the United States, where it peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. Their debut album, Welcome to the Pleasuredome, was released in October 1984 and reached the top of the UK Albums Chart. Three more singles were released from the album: "Two Tribes", "The Power of Love" and "Welcome to the Pleasuredome". "Two Tribes" and "The Power of Love" both reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, while "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" peaked at number 2.

Their second and final studio album, Liverpool, was released in 1986. It failed to reach the same success of its predecessor, with only one of its three singles reaching the top 10 of the UK chart. The album peaked at number 5 on the UK Albums Chart, and was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry, whereas Welcome to the Pleasuredome was certified triple platinum.

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
AUT
[1]		 CAN
[2]		 FRA
[3]		 GER
[4]		 NL
[5]		 NOR
[6]		 NZ
[7]		 SWE
[8]		 SWI
[9]		 UK
[10]		 US
[11]
Welcome to the Pleasuredome
  • Release date: 29 October 1984
  • Label: ZTT, Island
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
 3 9 7 4 2 8 1 7 5 1 33
Liverpool
  • Release date: 20 October 1986
  • Label: ZTT
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
 7 72 9 5 5 8 12 13 7 5 88

Compilation albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
AUS
[16]		 AUT
[1]		 FRA
[3]		 GER
[4]		 NL
[5]		 NZ
[7]		 SWE
[8]		 SWI
[9]		 UK
[10]
Bang!
  • Release date: 1985
  • Label: ZTT/Island Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
 — — — — — — — — —
Bang!... The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood
  • Release date: 18 October 1993
  • Label: ZTT/Island Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 5 15 15 8 20 38 21 11 4
Reload! Frankie: The Whole 12 Inches
  • Release date: May 1994
  • label: ZTT Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 — — — — — — — — —
Maximum Joy
  • Release date: 25 October 2000
  • Label: ZTT Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 — — — — — — — — 54
The Club Mixes 2000 — — — — — — — — —
Twelve Inches
  • Release date: 16 August 2001
  • Label: ZTT Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 — — — — — — — — —
Rage Hard: The Sonic Collection — — — — — — — — —
Frankie Say Greatest
  • Release date: 2 November 2009
  • Label: ZTT Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 — — — — — — — — 27
Sex Mix
  • Release date: 3 August 2012
  • Label: Salvo
  • Formats: CD
 — — — 61 — — — — —
Frankie Said
  • Release date: 5 November 2012
  • Label: ZTT Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 — — — — — — — — 87

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)		 Album
AUT
[17]		 FRA
[18][19]		 GER
[20]		 NL
[21]		 NOR
[22]		 NZ
[23]		 SWE
[24]		 SWI
[25]		 UK
[10]		 US
[26]
1983 "Relax" 4 1 1 5 2 10 4 1 1 10 Welcome to the Pleasuredome
1984 "Two Tribes" 16 48 1 1 4 1 9 4 1 43
"The Power of Love" 8 20 4 10 — 2 14 2 1 —
1985 "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" 20 — 9 14 — 9 — 20 2 48
1986 "Rage Hard" 12 32 1 6 8 12 19 5 4 — Liverpool
"Warriors of the Wasteland" — 2 7 26 — 30 — 13 19 —
1987 "Watching the Wildlife" — — 23 47 — — — — 28 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Re-issued singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[30]		 AUT
[17]		 FRA
[18]		 GER
[4]		 NL
[21]		 SWI
[25]		 UK
[10]
1993 "Relax" 22 10 21 13 12 6 5 Bang!... The Greatest Hits of
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
"Welcome to the Pleasuredome" — — — — — — 18
"The Power of Love" — — — 80 — — 10
1994 "Two Tribes" — — — — — — 16
2000 "The Power of Love" — — — — — — 6 Maximum Joy
"Two Tribes" — — — — — — 17
"Welcome to the Pleasuredome" — — — — — — 45
2001 "Relax" — — — — — — — Twelve Inches
2009 "Relax" — — — — — — 191 Frankie Say Greatest
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Promotional singles

Videography

Video albums

Year Title Format
1987 From a Wasteland to an Artificial Paradise Laserdisc
1993 Shoot! The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood Laserdisc, VHS
2000 Hard On DVD

Music videos

Year Title Director[31]
1983 "Relax" Bernard Rose
1984 "Relax" Godley & Creme
"Relax" David Mallet, Brian De Palma
"Two Tribes" Godley & Creme
"The Power of Love"
1985 "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" Bernard Rose
1986 "Rage Hard" Paul Morley, David Bailey
"Warriors of the Wasteland" Nick Burgess-Jones
1987 "Watching the Wildlife" Mike Perterly, Josh Thorne
2009 "Relax" n/a

References

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  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank" (in German). www.musikindustrie.de. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "austriancharts.at - Austria Top 40". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "lescharts.com - French charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "The World's Music Charts (Song artist 572 - Frankie Goes To Hollywood)".
  20. ↑ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: German Charts - Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  22. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  23. ↑ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  24. ↑ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  26. ↑ "Frankie Goes to Hollywood Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  27. ↑ "Gold & Platinum Search - Music Canada - "Relax"". Music Canada. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  28. ↑ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - February 23, 2011: "Relax" certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  29. ↑ "Gold & Platinum Search - Music Canada - "Two Tribes"". Music Canada. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  30. ↑ "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  31. ↑ "mvdbase.com - Frankie Goes to Hollywood artist videography". www.mvdbase.com. Retrieved 25 September 2009.

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