| Big Audio Dynamite discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 9 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Singles | 17 |
| Video albums | 2 |
Big Audio Dynamite (later known as Big Audio Dynamite II and Big Audio, and often abbreviated BAD) were a British musical group formed in 1984 by the ex-guitarist and singer of the Clash, Mick Jones. The group is noted for its effective mixture of varied musical styles, incorporating elements of punk rock, dance music, hip hop, reggae, and funk. BAD's one constant throughout frequent shifts in membership and musical direction is the vocals provided by Mick Jones. After releasing a number of well-received albums and touring extensively throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Big Audio Dynamite disbanded in 1997. In 2011, the band embarked on a reunion tour.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
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| UK [1] [2] | AUS [3] | CAN [4] | NZ [5] | SWE [6] | US [7] | |||
| This Is Big Audio Dynamite | 27 | 87 | — | 8 | — | 103 | ||
| No. 10, Upping St. |
| 11 | 85 | — | 23 | 49 | 119 |
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| Tighten Up Vol. 88 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | 102 | |
| Megatop Phoenix |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | 85 | |
| Kool-Aid (as Big Audio Dynamite II) |
| 55 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Globe (as Big Audio Dynamite II) |
| 63 | 10 | 69 | 16 | — | 76 | |
| Higher Power (as Big Audio) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F-Punk |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Entering a New Ride |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||
| Title | Album details |
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| Ally Pally Paradiso (as Big Audio Dynamite II) |
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| On the Road Live '92 (as Big Audio Dynamite II) |
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| Class of '92 (as Big Audio Dynamite II) |
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| Title | Album details |
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| The Lost Treasure of Big Audio Dynamite I & II |
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| Looking for a Song (as Big Audio) |
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| Planet B.A.D. |
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| Super Hits |
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| Big Audio Dynamite I & II |
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| Original Album Classics |
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| The Best of Big Audio Dynamite |
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| Title | Album details |
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| BAD I + II |
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| Big Audio Dynamite Live: E=MC2 |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Albums | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] [11] | AUS [3] | CAN [4] | IRE [12] | NZ [5] | US [13] | US Dance [14] | US Alt [15] | ||||
| "The Bottom Line" | 1985 | 97 | 34 | — | — | 38 | — | 33 [A] | — | This Is Big Audio Dynamite | |
| "E=MC²" | 1986 | 11 | 47 | — | 11 | 18 | — | 37 | — | ||
| "Medicine Show" | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 42 [B] | — | |||
| "C'mon Every Beatbox" | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 [C] | — | No. 10, Upping St. | ||
| "V. Thirteen" | 1987 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 [D] | — | ||
| "Sightsee M.C!" | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Just Play Music!" | 1988 | 51 | — | — | — | 49 | — | 45 | 1 | Tighten Up Vol. 88 | |
| "Other 99" | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | |||
| "James Brown" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 [E] | 2 | Megatop Phoenix | |
| "Contact" | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 [F] | 6 | |||
| "Free" | 1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 22 | Flashback (soundtrack) | |
| "Rush" (as Big Audio Dynamite II) | 1991 | — [G] | 1 | 73 | 2 [G] | 1 | 32 | 36 | 1 | The Globe | |
| "The Globe" (as Big Audio Dynamite II) | — | 8 | — | — | 10 | 72 | 28 | 3 |
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| "Innocent Child" (as Big Audio Dynamite II) | 1992 | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Looking for a Song" (as Big Audio) | 1994 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | Higher Power | |
| "I Turned Out a Punk" | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F-Punk | |
| "Sunday Best" | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Entering a New Ride | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
