Boy George discography

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Boy George discography
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Boy George in Australia 2011
Studio albums9
Compilation albums5
EPs3
Singles48
Soundtrack albums1
DJ albums7

As a solo artist, English singer Boy George has released nine studio albums, five compilation albums and forty-eight singles. The vocalist has also released seven DJ albums, three EPs and a soundtrack album.

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Boy George was born as George Alan O'Dowd on 14 June 1961 in Bexley, London, England. The singer was essentially part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the early 1980s. He helped give androgyny an international stage with the success of Culture Club during the 1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, influenced by rhythm and blues and reggae. Between 1989 and 1992, he also founded and was lead singer of Jesus Loves You, which performed house and dance music. In the 1990s and 2000s, Boy George's solo music reveals also glam rock influences such as David Bowie and Iggy Pop. Being involved in many activities (among them songwriting, DJing, writing books, designing clothes and photography), he has released fewer music recordings in the 21st century.

Albums

Studio albums

YearTitlePeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1] [2]
AUT
[3]
FRA
[4]
GER
[5]
ITA
[6]
NLD
[7]
NOR
[8]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
US
[11]
1987 Sold 29451151815145
1988 Tense Nervous Headache 3846
1989 Boyfriend
1990 The Martyr Mantras [13] 601316
1995 Cheapness and Beauty 44
1999 The Unrecoupable One Man Bandit
2002 U Can Never B2 Straight
2010 Ordinary Alien
2013 This Is What I Do 33615856
2018 Life (with Culture Club)125866
[14]
89
2020This Is What I Dub, Vol.1
2021Cool Karaoke, Vol.1
"—" denotes releases that failed to chart or were not released.

Compilation albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[15]
AUS
[16]
AUT
[3]
FRA
[17]
US
[11] [18]
1989 High Hat 126126
1992Spin Dazzle – The Best of Boy George and Culture Club12236
1993 At Worst... The Best of Boy George and Culture Club 2418513169
1996Everything I Own
2002Classic Masters
"—" denotes releases that failed to chart or were not released.

DJ albums

Soundtracks

EPs

YearAlbum details UK
[15]
1994The Devil in Sister George EP26
2005Straight [21]
2012King of Queens [21]
"—" denotes releases that failed to chart or were not released.

Singles

Solo singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[1] [22]
AUT
[3]
BEL
[23]
GER
[24]
IRE
[25]
NLD
[7] [26]
NOR
[8]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10] [27]
US
[11]
1987"Everything I Own"11024141148 Sold
"Keep Me in Mind"295521
"Sold"2426819
"To Be Reborn"1322855
1988"Live My Life"6240 Hiding Out (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [28]
"No Clause 28"5738 Boyfriend
"Don't Cry"60 Tense Nervous Headache
"Something Strange Called Love"
1989"Don't Take My Mind on a Trip"68 Boyfriend
"You Found Another Guy"
"Whether They Like It or Not"
"Whisper" High Hat
1990"One on One" [13] 83The Martyr Mantras
1991"Bow Down Mister" [13] 27244615
"Generations of Love" [13] 35302712
1992"Sweet Toxic Love/Am I Losing Control"65single only
"The Crying Game"2268263215 The Crying Game: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1995"Funtime"45Cheapness and Beauty
"Il Adore"50
"Same Thing in Reverse"56
1996"Sad"/"Satan's Butterfly Ball"
"Love Is Leaving"single only
1998"When Will You Learn"
2008"Yes We Can"Ordinary Alien
2009"White Xmas"single only
2010"Amazing Grace"Ordinary Alien
2011"Turn 2 Dust"
2013"King of Everything"This Is What I Do
2014"My God"
"Nice and Slow"
2018"Life"Life (with Culture Club)
2021"Shine On" (with Kim Wilde) [29] Pop Don't Stop
2024"Electric Energy"
(with Ariana DeBose & Nile Rodgers)
[lower-alpha 1] Argylle (Soundtrack from the Apple Original Film) [31]
"—" denotes releases that failed to chart or were not released.
YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[22]
BEL
[23]
FRA
[32]
GER
[33]
NLD
[7]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
1993"More Than Likely" (with P.M. Dawn)40 The Bliss Album...?
1994"Human Beings" (with Gaurangi)single only
1997"Police and Thieves" (with Dubversive and Mica Paris)
1998"I Could Be Someone" (with Dubversive and Mica Paris)Streetwise
1999"Why Go?" (with Faithless)6552 Sunday 8PM
2002"Run" (with Sash!)4898 S4!Sash!
"Auto-Erotic" (with Dark Globe)single only
2003"Psychology of the Dreamer" (with Eddie Lock)
"Out of Fashion" (with Hi-Gate)Split Personality
2006"You Are My Sister" (with Antony and the Johnsons)3919096 I Am a Bird Now
2007"You're Not the One" (with Loverush UK!)single only
"Time Machine" (with Amanda Ghost)
"Atoms" (with Dark Globe)Nostalgia for the Future
2009"American Heart" (with Bliss)No One Built This Moment
2010"Someone Else's Eyes" (with Amanda Lear and Deadstar) Brief Encounters Reloaded
"Take Us to the Disco" (with Bylli Crayone)single only
"Somebody to Love Me" (with Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt)5516 Record Collection
2012"Happy" (with DJ Yoda)single only
2013"Coming Home" (with Dharma Protocol)
2014"You Cannot Be Saved" (with Marc Vedo)
2015"Just Another Guy" (with Vanilla Ace & Katerina Themis)
2016"Kiss The DJ"
2016"The Last Breath Of The World's Greatest Rock & Roll Love Affair"(with Toilet Böys)
2019"House Of Truth"(with Jamie Hannah)
2019"Symphony Of You" (with Pete Tong & Her-O)Chilled Classics
2020"Body Control" (with Jamie Jones)Recovery
2022"London Calling Paris" (Love Rush UK! featuring Boy George)
"—" denotes releases that failed to chart or were not released.

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  21. 1 2 Included in the book of the same name.
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Notes

  1. "Electric Energy" did not enter the UK Singles Chart Top 100 but debuted at number 18 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart Top 100. [30]