Bronski Beat discography

Bronski Beat discography
Bronski Beat discography
Studio albums	4
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	8
Singles	21
Video albums	2
Music videos	7
Remix albums	2
Other appearances	3

Last updated April 17, 2025

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.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
Title	Album details	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	AUT ^[3]	CAN ^[4]	GER ^[5]	IT ^[6]	NL ^[7]	NZ ^[8]	SWI ^[9]	US ^[10]	Certifications
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	UK: Platinum^[11] CAN: Platinum^[12] FRA: Gold^[13] GER: Gold^[14] NL: Gold^[15] NZ: Platinum^[16]
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	Released: 28 July 2017 Label: Strike Force Entertainment Formats: 2xCD, digital download Largely consists of reworkings of their debut album	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details
In Concert–351	Released: 25 March 1985 Label: BBC Transcription Services Formats: LP Archive concert of Bronski Beat from 29 November 1984 at the Hammersmith Odeon (on LP released as part of The BBC in Concert Series, split with a concert by Aztec Camera).

Remix albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
Title	Album details	UK ^[1]	US Dance ^[17]	Certifications
Hundreds & Thousands	Released: September 1985 Label: Forbidden Fruit/London Formats: CD, LP, MC	24	18^[A]	UK: Silver^[11]
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
Title	Album details	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[18]	AUT ^[3]	GER ^[5]	IT ^[6]	NL ^[7]	NZ ^[8]	SWI ^[9]	Certifications
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	—	—	—	—	UK: Gold^[11]
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	Released: 15 June 2009 Label: Music Club Deluxe Formats: 2xCD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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
Title	Year	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	GER ^[5]	IRE ^[19]	IT ^[20]	NL ^[7]	NZ ^[8]	SWI ^[9]	US ^[21]	US Dance ^[17]	Certifications	Album
"Smalltown Boy"	1984	3	8	3	4	1	1	5	2	48	1	UK: 2× Platinum^[11] CAN: Gold^[12] IT: Gold^[22]	The Age of Consent
"Why?"		6	10	5	6	5	6	11	7	—	27	UK: Silver^[11]
"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	—	—	UK: Silver^[11]	Hundreds & Thousands
"Hit That Perfect Beat"	1985	3	3	4	5	5	19	—	3	—	7	UK: Silver^[11]	Truthdare Doubledare
"C'mon! C'mon!"	1986	20	27	32	9	40	—	31	—	—	17		Truthdare Doubledare
"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)	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Age of Remix
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Album
Title	Year	UK ^[1]	GER ^[5]	IRE ^[19]	NL ^[7]	Album
"Heroes" (with Suzi Quatro and various artists as the County Line)	1986	—	—	—	—	Non-album single^[B]
"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	1985	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	Released: March 1986 Label: Channel 5 Formats: VHS, LD
The Video Collection 1984/1990 (with Jimmy Somerville and the Communards)	Released: November 1990 Label: London/PolyGram Video Formats: VHS

Music videos

Title	Year	Director
"Smalltown Boy"	1984	Bernard Rose ^[23]
"Why?"		Bernard Rose ^[23]
"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!"	1986	Tim Pope ^[25]
"Cha Cha Heels"	1989	Unknown

Notes

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

References

1 2 3 4 5 "Bronski Beat | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
1 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.
1 2 "Discographie Bronski Beat - austriancharts.at". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
↑
For peak positions of Bronski Beat's albums in the Canada, use a link depending on a release:
- Canada - Albums - The Age of Consent Archived 2012-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
1 2 3 4 "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
1 2
For peak positions of Bronski Beat's albums in the Italy, use a link depending on a release:
- Italy - Albums - The Age of Consent
- Italy - Albums - The Singles Collection 1984/1990
1 2 3 4 "Discografie Bronski Beat - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
1 2 3 "charts.org.nz - Discography Bronski Beat". charts.nz. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
1 2 3 "Bronski Beat - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
↑ "US - Billboard 200". Billboard . Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "British certifications – Bronski Beat". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 13 December 2024.Type Bronski Beat in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
1 2 "Canadian certifications – Bronski Beat". Music Canada . Retrieved 19 August 2022.
↑ "French certifications – Bronski Beat" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 2 May 2022.
↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Bronski Beat)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 19 August 2022.
↑ "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.
↑ "New Zealand album certifications". Recorded Music NZ. 3 February 1985. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
1 2 "US - Hot Dance Club Play". Billboard . Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
↑ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 25 February 1991" . Retrieved 28 February 2022.
1 2 "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
↑ Spinetoli, John Joseph. Artisti In Classifica: I Singoli: 1960-1999. Milano: Musica e dischi, 2000
↑ "US - Hot 100". Billboard . Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
↑ "Italian certifications – Bronski Beat" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 19 August 2022. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Bronski Beat" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Tutte le sezioni" under "Sezione".
1 2 3 "Images for Jimmy Somerville Featuring Bronski Beat And The Communards - The Video Collection 1984 / 1990". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 5 April 1986.
↑ "TV & Video" (PDF). Music & Media . 12 April 1986. p. 15. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

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[18] In the US, Hundreds & Thousands charted as an EP.

[24] Charity single for Children in Need .

[UK-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Bronski Beat | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

[aus-2] 1 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.

[AT-3] 1 2 "Discographie Bronski Beat - austriancharts.at". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

[CA-4] For peak positions of Bronski Beat's albums in the Canada, use a link depending on a release:
Canada - Albums - The Age of Consent Archived 2012-03-15 at the Wayback Machine

[mwBKc] Canada - Albums - The Age of Consent Archived 2012-03-15 at the Wayback Machine

[:0-5] 1 2 3 4 "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

[IT-6] 1 2 For peak positions of Bronski Beat's albums in the Italy, use a link depending on a release:
Italy - Albums - The Age of Consent
Italy - Albums - The Singles Collection 1984/1990

[mwBMQ] Italy - Albums - The Age of Consent

[mwBMc] Italy - Albums - The Singles Collection 1984/1990

[NL-7] 1 2 3 4 "Discografie Bronski Beat - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

[NZ2-8] 1 2 3 "charts.org.nz - Discography Bronski Beat". charts.nz. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

[:1-9] 1 2 3 "Bronski Beat - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

[US-10] "US - Billboard 200". Billboard . Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2017.

[bpi-11] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "British certifications – Bronski Beat". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 13 December 2024.Type Bronski Beat in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[BPI-12] 1 2 "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.

[BPI4-14] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Bronski Beat)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 19 August 2022.

[BPI2-15] "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.

[BVMI2-16] "New Zealand album certifications". Recorded Music NZ. 3 February 1985. Retrieved 20 November 2024.

[USDC-17] 1 2 "US - Hot Dance Club Play". Billboard . Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2017.

[19] "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 25 February 1991" . Retrieved 28 February 2022.

[:2-20] 1 2 "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

[:12-21] Spinetoli, John Joseph. Artisti In Classifica: I Singoli: 1960-1999. Milano: Musica e dischi, 2000

[US100-22] "US - Hot 100". Billboard . Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2017.

[BPI3-23] "Italian certifications – Bronski Beat" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 19 August 2022. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Bronski Beat" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Tutte le sezioni" under "Sezione".

[directors-25] 1 2 3 "Images for Jimmy Somerville Featuring Bronski Beat And The Communards - The Video Collection 1984 / 1990". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

[26] Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 5 April 1986.

[27] "TV & Video" (PDF). Music & Media . 12 April 1986. p. 15. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

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Steve Bronski Jimmy Somerville Larry Steinbachek Ian Donaldson Stephen Granville Richard Coles John Foster Jonathan Hellyer Manoush
Albums	The Age of Consent Hundreds & Thousands Truthdare Doubledare
Compilations	The Singles Collection 1984/1990 The Very Best Of For a Friend: The Best Of
Singles	"Smalltown Boy" "Why?" "It Ain't Necessarily So" "I Feel Love" "Hit That Perfect Beat" "C'mon! C'mon!"
Related	Bronski Beat discography