Army of Lovers discography

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Army of Lovers discography
Studio albums5
Compilation albums3
Video albums3
Music videos24
EPs1
Singles28

This is the discography of Army of Lovers, a Eurodance project founded in Sweden in 1987, fronted by Alexander Bard, Jean-Pierre Barda and Camilla Henemark. [1]

Contents

Best known internationally for their song "Crucified," Army of Lovers had success across Europe with four studio albums, six compilation albums and 27 singles. [2]

Although their singles "Israelism", "Obsession" and "Ride the Bullet" scored chart success across Europe, their success in the US and the UK was limited, (though "Crucified" reached the top 40 in the UK Singles Chart). [3]

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
SWE
[4]
Disco Extravaganza
  • Released: April 28, 1990
  • Label: Ton Son Ton
49
Massive Luxury Overdose
  • Released: August 26, 1991
  • Label: Ton Son Ton
9
The Gods of Earth and Heaven
  • Released: June 1, 1993
  • Label: Stockholm Records
36
Glory, Glamour and Gold
  • Released: September 30, 1994
  • Label: Stockholm Records
Sexodus
  • Released: November 24, 2023 [5]
  • Label: Bullgod Kommunikation AB
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak
chart
positions
SWE
[4]
Les Greatest Hits
  • Released: October 20, 1995
  • Label: Stockholm Records
40
Le Grand Docu-Soap
  • Released: May 21, 2001
  • Label: Stockholm Records
24
Big Battle of Egos
  • Released: March 27, 2013
  • Label: Sofo Records
40
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Extended plays

TitleAlbum detailsPeak
chart
positions
SWE
[4]
Scandinavian Crime EP
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Sofo Records
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
SWE AUS
[6] [7]
GER AUT SWI NED BEL EUR UK USA Dance
"When the Night Is Cold"1988Non-album single
"Love Me Like a Loaded Gun" Disco Extravaganza
"Baby's Got a Neutron Bomb"1989
"Ride the Bullet"199032224294067
"My Army of Lovers"
"Supernatural"
"Crucified"19918565362214316 Massive Luxury Overdose
"Obsession"210877799296711
"Candyman Messiah"22
"Judgment Day"199282
"Israelism"199310323648 The Gods of Earth and Heaven
"La Plage de Saint Tropez"8317
"I Am"
"Lit de Parade" (featuring Big Money)19941380 Glory, Glamour and Gold
"Sexual Revolution"
"Life Is Fantastic"1995
"Give My Life"618135 Les Greatest Hits
"Venus and Mars / Megamix"199630
"King Midas"31
"Let the Sunshine In"200124 Le Grand Docu-Soap
"Hands Up"44
"Rockin' the Ride"201350 Big Battle of Egos & Scandinavian Crime EP
"Signed on My Tattoo" (feat. Gravitonas) Big Battle of Egos , Scandinavian Crime EP, & Sexodus (Army of Lovers) [5]
"Crucified 2013"18Non-album single
"People Are Lonely" (Gravitonas feat. Army of Lovers)201449Garden of Men and Machines EP (Gravitonas) & Sexodus (Army of Lovers) [5]
"Love Is Blue" (Army of Lovers feat. Olya Polyakova)2023Sexodus (Army of Lovers) [5]
"Sexodus"
"Romanism"
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other recordings

Video

Video albums

Music videos

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