Bronski Beat discography

The discography of the British pop music group Bronski Beat contains albums, singles, and videos. They were a synthpop trio which achieved success in the mid-1980s.

Bronski Beat discography
Studio albums4
Live albums1
Compilation albums8
Video albums2
Music videos7
Singles21
Remix albums2
Other appearances3

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
CAN
[4]
GER
[5]
IT
[6]
NL
[7]
NZ
[8]
SWI
[9]
US
[10]
The Age of Consent
  • Released: 15 October 1984
  • Label: Forbidden Fruit/London
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
4 12 7 10 14 4 5 7 36
Truthdare Doubledare
  • Released: 28 April 1986
  • Label: Forbidden Fruit/London
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
18 35 20 21 35 9 147
Rainbow Nation
  • Released: 13 February 1995
  • Label: ZYX Music
  • Formats: CD, MC
The Age of Reason
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title Album details
In Concert–351

Remix albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
US Dance
[17]
Hundreds & Thousands
  • Released: September 1985
  • Label: Forbidden Fruit/London
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
24 18[upper-alpha 1]
The Age of Remix
  • Released: 30 March 2018
  • Label: Strike Force Entertainment
  • Formats: 3xCD, digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[18]
AUT
[3]
GER
[5]
IT
[6]
NL
[7]
NZ
[8]
SWI
[9]
The Singles Collection 1984/1990
(with Jimmy Somerville and the Communards)
  • Released: 12 November 1990
  • Label: London
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
4 114 10 4 12 6 30 4
Master Series
(with Jimmy Somerville and the Communards)
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: London
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
The Very Best of Jimmy Somerville, Bronski Beat and The Communards
  • Released: 10 September 2001
  • Label: Warner/London
  • Formats: CD
29 49
The Essentials
(with Jimmy Somerville and the Communards)
  • Released: 2 April 2002
  • Label: Warner
  • Formats: CD
Het Beste van the Communards
(with Jimmy Somerville and the Communards)
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Warner Music Benelux
  • Formats: CD
For a Friend: The Best of Bronski Beat, The Communards & Jimmy Somerville
Dance & Desire: Rarities & Videos
(with Jimmy Somerville and the Communards)
  • Released: 17 November 2014
  • Label: Edsel
  • Formats: 2xCD+DVD
The Best Of
  • Released: 2018
  • Label: SAIFAM
  • Formats: LP
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
GER
[5]
IRE
[19]
IT
[20]
NL
[7]
NZ
[8]
SWI
[9]
US
[21]
US Dance
[17]
"Smalltown Boy" 1984 3 8 3 4 1 1 5 2 48 1 The Age of Consent
"Why?" 6 10 5 6 5 6 11 7 27
"It Ain't Necessarily So" 16 58 31 26 28 21 27
"I Feel Love (Medley)" (with Marc Almond) 1985 3 34 16 3 11 23 Hundreds & Thousands
"Hit That Perfect Beat" 3 3 4 5 5 19 3 Truthdare Doubledare
"C'mon! C'mon!" 1986 20 27 32 9 40 31 17
"I'm Gonna Run Away from You" 1990 Non-album singles
"One More Chance" 1991
"Why ???" (remixes; Germany-only release) 1993
"Smalltown Boy" (1994 remix) 1994 22
"Why" (1995 remix; Italy-only release) 1995 Rainbow Nation
"I Luv the Nightlife" (Italy-only release)
"Kickin' Up the Rain" (Germany-only release)
"Smalltown Boy" (feat. Lorie Madison; Italy-only release) 2004 Non-album single
"A Flower for Dandara" (feat. Rose McDowall) 2017 The Age of Reason
"Smalltown Boy 2k18" (Part One) 2018 The Age of Remix
"Smalltown Boy 2k18" (Part Two)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[1]
GER
[5]
IRE
[19]
NL
[7]
"Heroes" (with Suzi Quatro and various artists as the County Line) 1986 Non-album single[upper-alpha 2]
"Cha Cha Heels" (with Eartha Kitt) 1989 32 22 I'm Still Here (by Kitt)
"Smalltown Boy" (1991 remix; with Jimmy Somerville) 1991 32 28 16 72 The Singles Collection 1984/1990
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title Year Notes
"Run from Love" 1985 Originally a DJ-only single, released as support of the Hundreds & Thousands album
"Hard Rain B-side of "Run from Love" promo single, also issued in the UK as the lead track of four track promotional EP NME Readers' Poll Winners '84 by NME
"This Heart" 1986 Unreleased single from Truthdare Doubledare that was only released promotionally

Other appearances

Title Year Notes
"That Perfect Medley" 1987 Appears on Razormaid – Special Collector's Edition, released in the US
"My Discarded Men" (with Eartha Kitt) 1989 B-side of "Cha Cha Heels", appears on Kitt's album I'm Still Here
"I Want Your Body" 1993 B-side of the "Why ???" remix from 1993

Videos

Video albums

Title Album details
The First Chapter
The Video Collection 1984/1990
(with Jimmy Somerville and the Communards)

Music videos

Title Year Director
"Smalltown Boy" 1984 Bernard Rose[23]
"Why?"
"It Ain't Necessarily So" Simon Milne[23]
"I Feel Love (Medley)" 1985 Constantine Giannaris[23]
"Hit That Perfect Beat" 1986 Ralph Ziman[24]
"C'mon! C'mon!" Tim Pope[25]
"Cha Cha Heels" 1989 Unknown

Notes

  1. In the US, Hundreds & Thousands charted as an EP.
  2. Charity single for Children in Need.

See also

References

  1. "Bronski Beat | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 46. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. "Discographie Bronski Beat - austriancharts.at". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  4. For peak positions of Bronski Beat's albums in the Canada, use a link depending on a release:
  5. "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  6. For peak positions of Bronski Beat's albums in the Italy, use a link depending on a release:
  7. "Discografie Bronski Beat - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  8. "charts.org.nz - Discography Bronski Beat". charts.nz. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  9. "Bronski Beat - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  10. "US - Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  11. "British certifications – Bronski Beat". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 July 2022. Type Bronski Beat in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  12. "Canadian certifications – Bronski Beat". Music Canada. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  13. "French certifications – Bronski Beat" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  14. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Bronski Beat)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  15. "Dutch certifications – Bronski Beat" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 19 August 2022. Enter Bronski Beat in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  16. "New Zealand album certifications". Recorded Music NZ. 3 February 1985. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  17. "US - Hot Dance Club Play". Billboard. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  18. "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 25 February 1991". Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  19. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  20. Spinetoli, John Joseph. Artisti In Classifica: I Singoli: 1960-1999. Milano: Musica e dischi, 2000
  21. "US - Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  22. "Italian certifications – Bronski Beat" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 19 August 2022. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Bronski Beat" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Tutte le sezioni" under "Sezione".
  23. "Images for Jimmy Somerville Featuring Bronski Beat And The Communards - The Video Collection 1984 / 1990". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  24. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 5 April 1986.
  25. "TV & Video" (PDF). Music & Media. 12 April 1986. p. 15. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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