Blancmange discography

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Blancmange discography
Studio albums16
EPs6
Compilation albums7
Singles24
Video albums3
Box sets1
Remix albums1

This is the discography of British new wave/synth-pop band Blancmange.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
UK Indie AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
GER
[4]
NED
[5]
NZ
[6]
Happy Families
  • Released: 24 September 1982
  • Label: London
  • Formats: LP, MC
30179813
Mange Tout
  • Released: May 1984
  • Label: London
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
841281646
Believe You Me
  • Released: October 1985
  • Label: London
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
5473
Blanc Burn
  • Released: 7 March 2011
  • Label: Proper
  • Formats: CD
16315 [8]
Happy Families Too...
  • Released: 3 November 2013
  • Label: Blanc Check
  • Formats: CD
Semi Detached 13122 [9]
Nil by Mouth
  • Released: 25 September 2015
  • Label: Blanc Check
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Commuter 23
  • Released: 11 March 2016
  • Label: Blanc Check
  • Formats: CD, digital download
38 [10]
Unfurnished Rooms
  • Release date: 29 September 2017
  • Label: Blanc Check
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
40 [11]
Wanderlust
  • Release date: 19 October 2018
  • Label: Blanc Check
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
22 [12]
Nil by Mouth II
  • Release date: 22 November 2019
  • Label: Blanc Check
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Mindset
  • Release date: 5 June 2020
  • Label: Blanc Check
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
8 [13]
Nil by Mouth III
  • Release date: 19 March 2021
  • Label: Blanc Check
  • Formats: CD, digital download
17 [14]
Commercial Break
  • Release date: 24 September 2021
  • Label: Blanc Check
  • Formats: CD, digital download
14 [15]
Nil by Mouth IV/V
  • Release date: 28 January 2022
  • Label: Blanc Check
  • Formats: 2xCD, digital download
38 [16]
Private View
  • Release date: 30 September 2022
  • Label: London
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
8 [17]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Remix albums

TitleAlbum details
Expanded Mindset
  • Released: 11 December 2020
  • Label: Blanc Check
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum details
Second Helpings – The Best of Blancmange
  • Released: June 1990
  • Label: London
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
Blancmange Collection – Heaven Knows
  • Released: 5 October 1992
  • Label: Elite
  • Formats: CD, MC
The Third Course
Best of Blancmange
  • Released: 10 June 1996
  • Label: Connoisseur Collection
  • Formats: CD
The Platinum Collection
  • Released: 2 October 2006
  • Label: Warner Platinum
  • Formats: CD
The Very Best of Blancmange
Waiting Room (Volume 1)
  • Released: 20 March 2020
  • Label: Self-release, Blanc Check
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Collection of previously unreleased tracks

Box sets

TitleAlbum details
The Blanc Tapes
  • Released: 4 August 2017
  • Label: Edsel
  • Formats: 9xCD

Video albums

TitleAlbum details
The Videosingles
Hello Good Evening
  • Released: November 1984
  • Label: PolyGram Music Video
  • Formats: VHS
Live at the Hacienda
  • Released: 10 October 1994
  • Label: PolyGram Music Video
  • Formats: VHS
  • Limited US-only release

EPs

TitleAlbum details
Irene & Mavis
  • Released: April 1980
  • Label: Blaah Music
  • Formats: 7"
  • Limited release
Blancmange
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: London
  • Formats: 12"
  • Japan-only release
21st Century Blanc Remixes Part 1
Red Shift
  • Released: 7 October 2016
  • Label: Blanc Check
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Late for Sum
  • Released: 11 October 2019
  • Label: Blanc Check
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
  • Mini-album
  • Credited as Kincaid featuring Blancmange
Clean Your House
  • Released: 1 May 2020
  • Label: Blanc Check
  • Formats: digital download

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[19]
AUS
[20]
BEL
[21]
CAN
[22]
GER
[23]
IRE
[24]
NED
[25]
NZ
[26]
SWI
[27]
US Dance
[28]
"God's Kitchen"/"I've Seen the Word"198265Happy Families
"Feel Me"4652 [A]
"Living on the Ceiling"75841
"Waves"1983199929245033
"Blind Vision"1044113Mange Tout
"That's Love, That It Is"3316 [B]
"Don't Tell Me"1984835483410262744
"The Day Before You Came"22395225
"What's Your Problem"19854030Believe You Me
"Lose Your Love"772 [C]
"I Can See It"198671Non-album single
"Drive Me"2011Blanc Burn
"Paddington"2015Semi Detached
"I Want More"
"Useless"
"Last Night (I Dreamt I Had a Job)"2016Commuter 23
"Distant Storm"2018Wanderlust
"Not a Priority"
"Big Fat Head" (Kincaid featuring Blancmange)2019Late for Sum
"I Smashed Your Phone"Wanderlust
"Living on the Ceiling" (Roman Flügel remix)2020Non-album singles
"Blind Vision" (Honey Dijon remix)
"Mindset"Mindset
"Reduced Voltage" [30] 2022Private View
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Radio session tracks

Notes

  1. "Living in the Ceiling" and "Feel Me" were released as a double A-sided single in the US and Canada.
  2. In the US, "That's Love, That It Is" charted with its 12" B-side "Game Above My Head".
  3. In the US, "Lose Your Love" charted with its 12" B-side "Ave Maria" by West India Company.

References

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  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 37. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  3. "Canadian Albums". RPM Albums. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  4. "German Albums". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  5. "Dutch Albums". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  6. "New Zealand Albums". charts.nz. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  7. 1 2 "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
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  9. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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  13. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  14. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  15. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  16. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  17. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  18. "New Releases: Albums". Music Week . 12 March 1994. p. 28.
  19. "UK Singles". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  20. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  21. "Belgian Singles". ultratop.be. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  22. "Canadian Singles". RPM Magazine. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  23. "German Singles". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  24. "Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  25. "Netherlands Singles". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  26. "New Zealand Singles". charts.nz. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  27. "Swiss Singles". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  28. "US Club Play Singles". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  29. "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  30. "Blancmange share 'Reduced Voltage' from latest album 'Private View'". Retro Pop Magazine. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  31. BBC John Peel Sessions – Blancmange; BBC.co.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2006.