Bronski Beat discography

Bronski Beat discography
Studio albums 3
Live albums 1
Compilation albums 6
Video albums 2
Music videos 4
Singles 15
Remix albums 1
Other appearances 3

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales Thresholds
AT
[1]
CA
[2]
CH
[3]
DE
[4]
FR
[5]
IT
[6]
NL
[7]
NZ
[8]
UK
[9]
U.S.
[10]
1984 The Age of Consent[A] 7 4 14 4 5 4 36
1986 Truthdare Doubledare
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: London Records (#828 010-)
  • Format: LP, MC, CD
20 9 21 ? 35 18 147
1995 Rainbow Nation
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: ZYX Music (#ZYX 20340)
  • Format: CD
?
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that region.
Additional charts

Remix albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales Thresholds
AT
[1]
CA
[2]
CH
[3]
DE
[4]
FR
[5]
IT
[6]
NL
[7]
NZ
[8]
UK
[9]
U.S.
[10]
1985 Hundreds & Thousands[B]
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: London Records (#820 291)
  • Format: LP, MC, CD, (download)
24
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that region.
Additional charts

Live albums

Year Album details Notes
1985 Bronski Beat perform at the Hammersmith Odeon
  • Archive concert of Bronski Beat from November 29, 1984 at the Hammersmith Odeon (on LP released as part of The BBC in Concert Series). Bronski Beat's tracks included "Ne a Man Blues", "Screaming", "Love & Money", "No More War", "Smalltown Boy", "We Go Together (Junk)", "Heatwave", "Why", "Close to the Edge" & "It Ain’t Necessarily So"
The album did not chart.

Compilations

Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales Thresholds
AT
[1]
CA
[2]
CH
[3]
DE
[4]
FR
[5]
IT
[6]
NL
[7]
NZ
[8]
UK
[9]
U.S.
[10]
1990 The Singles Collection 1984/1990[C] with Jimmy Somerville & The Communards
  • Released: November 12, 1990
  • Label: London Records (#828 226)
  • Format: LP, MC, CD
10 4 12 6 30 4
1991 Master Series with The Communards & Jimmy Somerville
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: London Records (#828 761)
  • Format: CD
2001 The Very Best of Jimmy Somerville, Bronski Beat and The Communards
  • Released: September 3, 2001
  • Label: London Records (#0927 48840)
  • Format: 2CD, (download)
49 15 29
2002 The Essentials with The Communards & Jimmy Somerville
2005 Het Beste Van The Communards with The Communards & Jimmy Somerville
2009 For a Friend: The Best of Bronski Beat, The Communards & Jimmy Somerville
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that region.
Additional charts

Singles

As lead artist

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Album
AUT
[17]
CAN
[18]
SWI
[19]
GER
[20]
FRA
[21]
ITA
[22]
NED
[23]
NZ
[24]
UK
[25]
US Dance
[26]
US
[27]
1984 "Smalltown Boy"[D] 9 2 3 8 1 1 5 3 1 48 The Age of Consent
"Why?"[E] 31 7 5 8 13 6 11 6 27
"It Ain't Necessarily So"[F] 31 33 21 27 16
1985 "I Feel Love (Medley)"[G] with Marc Almond 23 16 28 11 3 Hundreds & Thousands
"Hit That Perfect Beat"[H] 11 3 4 7 19 3 7 Truthdare Doubledare
1986 "C'Mon! C'Mon!"[I] 32 41 31 20 17
1990 "I'm Gonna Run Away From You" single(s) only
1991 "One More Chance"
"What More Can I Say?"
1994 "Smalltown Boy (1994 Remix)"
1995 "Why (1995 Remix)" Rainbow Nation
"I Luv The Nightlife"
"Kickin' Up The Rain"
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region.
Additional charts

As featured artist

Year Single Peak chart positions Thresholds Album
AT
[17]
CA
[18]
CH
[19]
DE
[20]
FR
[21]
IT
[22]
NL
[23]
NZ
[24]
UK
[25]
U.S.
DC
[26]
100
[27]
1986 "Heroes" with Suzi Quatro & VAs Children in Need
1989 'Cha Cha Heels" with Eartha Kitt 32 I'm Still Here
1991 "Smalltown Boy (1991 Remix)"[J] with Jimmy Somerville 28 72 The Singles Collection 1984/1990
"Run from Love"[K] with Jimmy Somerville feat. Claudia Brücken 98 27 52
2000 "Why (Almighty Mixes)"[L] with Jimmy Somerville single only
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region.
Additional charts

Promotional singles

Year Single U.S. Notes
DC
[26]
1985 "Run from Love" 18
  • Originally a DJ single only, released as support of Hundreds & Thousands album.
"Hard Rain"
  • B-side of "Run from Love" single, also issued in the UK as the lead track of four track promotional EP NME Readers' Poll Winners '84 by NME.
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region.

Other appearances

Year Single Notes
1987 "That Perfect Medley"
  • Appears on Razormaid's 2nd Anniversary Issue, released in U.S.
1989 "My Discarded Men" with Eartha Kitt
  • Appears on I'm Still Here by Kitt.
1993 "I Want Your Body"
  • B-side of the "Why?" remix from 1993.

Videos

Video albums

Year Album details Notes
1985 The First Chapter
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: PolyGram/Warner (#041 226)
  • Format: VHS, LD (Japan only, #JM038-8002)
  • Four track release, featuring music videos: "Smalltown Boy", "Why?", "It Ain't Necessarily So" and "I Feel Love (Medley)"
1990 The Video Collection 1984/1990 with Jimmy Somerville & The Communards
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: London Records (#082 672)
  • Format: VHS
  • Seventeen track release and a video equivalent of the greatest hits compilation The Singles Collection 1984/1990. While excluding "Run from Love" single, the video version features "Dancing Queen" music video in addition.

Music videos

Year Song Direction Video album
1984 "Smalltown Boy" The First Chapter
"Why?"
"It Ain't Necessarily So"
1985 "I Feel Love (Medley)"

See also

References

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  1. 1 2 3 For peak positions of Bronski Beat's albums in the Austria, use a link depending on a release:
  2. 1 2 3 For peak positions of Bronski Beat's albums in the Canada, use a link depending on a release:
  3. 1 2 3 For peak positions of Bronski Beat's albums in the Switzerland, use a link depending on a release:
  4. 1 2 3 For peak positions of Bronski Beat's albums in the Germany, use a link depending on a release:
  5. 1 2 3 For peak positions of Bronski Beat's albums in the France, search for his releases using the link:
  6. 1 2 3 For peak positions of Bronski Beat's albums in the Italy, use a link depending on a release:
  7. 1 2 3 For peak positions of Bronski Beat's albums in the Netherlands, use a link depending on a release:
  8. 1 2 3 For peak positions of Bronski Beat's albums in the New Zealand, use a link depending on a release:
  9. 1 2 3 For peak positions of Bronski Beat's albums in the United Kingdom, use a link depending on a release:
  10. 1 2 3 4 For peak positions of Bronski Beat's albums in the United States, use a link depending on a release:
  11. 1 2 For music recording sales certifications received by Somerville in Canada, use the CRIA link:
  12. 1 2 3 For music recording sales certifications received by Somerville in France, use a link depending on a release and/or search for his awards using the SNEP link, respectively:
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 For music recording sales certifications received by Somerville in the United Kingdom, search for his awards using the IFPI link:
  14. 1 2 For peak positions of Bronski Beat's albums in the Sweden, use a link depending on a release:
  15. For peak positions of Bronski Beat's albums in the Hungary, use a link depending on a release:
  16. 1 2 For peak positions of Bronski Beat's singles in the Austria, use a link depending on a release:
  17. 1 2 For peak positions of Bronski Beat's singles in the Canada, use a link depending on a release:
  18. 1 2 For peak positions of Bronski Beat's singles in the Switzerland, use a link depending on a release:
  19. 1 2 For peak positions of Bronski Beat's singles in the Germany, use a link depending on a release:
  20. 1 2 For peak positions of Bronski Beat's singles in the France, use a link depending on a release:
  21. 1 2 For peak positions of Bronski Beat's singles in the Netherlands, use a link depending on a name of lead artist:
  22. 1 2 For peak positions of Bronski Beat's singles in the Netherlands, use a link depending on a release:
  23. 1 2 For peak positions of Bronski Beat's singles in the New Zealand, use a link depending on a release:
  24. 1 2 For peak positions of Bronski Beat's singles in the United Kingdom, use a link depending on a release:
  25. 1 2 3 For peak positions of Bronski Beat's singles on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play, use a link depending on a release:
  26. 1 2 For peak positions of Bronski Beat's singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, use a link depending on a release:
  27. 1 2 3 4 5 6 For peak positions of Bronski Beat's singles in the Ireland, search for a specific release using the link below:
  28. 1 2 3 4 For peak positions of Bronski Beat's singles on the Belgian VRT Top 30, use a link depending on a release:
  29. 1 2 3 4 5 For peak positions of Bronski Beat's singles on the U.S. Hot Dance Singles Sales, use a link depending on a release:
  30. 1 2 3 Music Video Directors

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