Bronski Beat discography

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Bronski Beat discography
Studio albums4
Live albums1
Compilation albums8
Video albums2
Music videos7
Singles21
Remix albums2
Other appearances3

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.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
CAN
[4]
GER
[5]
IT
[6]
NL
[7]
NZ
[8]
SWI
[9]
US
[10]
The Age of Consent
  • Released: 15 October 1984
  • Label: Forbidden Fruit/London
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
4127101445736
Truthdare Doubledare
  • Released: 28 April 1986
  • Label: Forbidden Fruit/London
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
18352021359147
Rainbow Nation
  • Released: 13 February 1995
  • Label: ZYX Music
  • Formats: CD, MC
The Age of Reason
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleAlbum details
In Concert–351

Remix albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
[1]
US Dance
[17]
Hundreds & Thousands
  • Released: September 1985
  • Label: Forbidden Fruit/London
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
2418 [upper-alpha 1]
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

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[18]
AUT
[3]
GER
[5]
IT
[6]
NL
[7]
NZ
[8]
SWI
[9]
The Singles Collection 1984/1990
(with Jimmy Somerville and the Communards)
  • Released: 12 November 1990
  • Label: London
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
4114104126304
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
2949
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
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

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
GER
[5]
IRE
[19]
IT
[20]
NL
[7]
NZ
[8]
SWI
[9]
US
[21]
US Dance
[17]
"Smalltown Boy"198438341152481The Age of Consent
"Why?"610565611727
"It Ain't Necessarily So"16583126282127
"I Feel Love (Medley)" (with Marc Almond)19853341631123Hundreds & Thousands
"Hit That Perfect Beat"33455193Truthdare Doubledare
"C'mon! C'mon!"19862027329403117
"I'm Gonna Run Away from You"1990Non-album singles
"One More Chance"1991
"Why ???" (remixes; Germany-only release)1993
"Smalltown Boy" (1994 remix)199422
"Why" (1995 remix; Italy-only release)1995Rainbow Nation
"I Luv the Nightlife" (Italy-only release)
"Kickin' Up the Rain" (Germany-only release)
"Smalltown Boy" (feat. Lorie Madison; Italy-only release)2004Non-album single
"A Flower for Dandara" (feat. Rose McDowall)2017The Age of Reason
"Smalltown Boy 2k18" (Part One)2018The Age of Remix
"Smalltown Boy 2k18" (Part Two)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[1]
GER
[5]
IRE
[19]
NL
[7]
"Heroes" (with Suzi Quatro and various artists as the County Line)1986Non-album single [upper-alpha 2]
"Cha Cha Heels" (with Eartha Kitt)19893222I'm Still Here (by Kitt)
"Smalltown Boy" (1991 remix; with Jimmy Somerville)199132281672The Singles Collection 1984/1990
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

TitleYearNotes
"Run from Love"1985Originally a DJ-only single, released as support of the Hundreds & Thousands album
"Hard RainB-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"1986Unreleased single from Truthdare Doubledare that was only released promotionally

Other appearances

TitleYearNotes
"That Perfect Medley"1987Appears on Razormaid – Special Collector's Edition, released in the US
"My Discarded Men" (with Eartha Kitt)1989B-side of "Cha Cha Heels", appears on Kitt's album I'm Still Here
"I Want Your Body"1993B-side of the "Why ???" remix from 1993

Videos

Video albums

TitleAlbum details
The First Chapter
The Video Collection 1984/1990
(with Jimmy Somerville and the Communards)

Music videos

TitleYearDirector
"Smalltown Boy"1984 Bernard Rose [23]
"Why?"
"It Ain't Necessarily So"Simon Milne [23]
"I Feel Love (Medley)"1985 Constantine Giannaris [23]
"Hit That Perfect Beat"1986Ralph Ziman [24]
"C'mon! C'mon!" Tim Pope [25]
"Cha Cha Heels"1989Unknown

Notes

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

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