Bucks Fizz discography

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Bucks Fizz discography
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Studio albums5
Live albums1
Compilation albumsnumerous
Video albums4
Music videos18
Singles24

This is a discography of UK pop group Bucks Fizz .

Formed in 1981, the group reached number one three times in the UK and scored 20 chart hits. Their biggest selling single in the UK is "The Land of Make Believe", while worldwide it is "Making Your Mind Up" at 4 million copies sold. The group's first week on the singles chart was 28 March 1981, with their last week falling on 19 November 1988. [1] [2] With albums, the group saw less success, but managed to chart seven times, with three of them reaching the top 20 and five in the top 40. Are You Ready is the biggest selling of these. Their first week on the album charts was 8 August 1981, while their most recent week was 26 May 2007. [3] [4]

Contents

Since the 2010s, a spin-off group, called The Fizz has been working, consisting of three of the original members of the band. In 2017, they returned the Bucks Fizz name to the UK charts with their album The F-Z of Pop . They went on to release a further three albums.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsInternational Chart Peaks Certifications
UK
[5]
AUS
[6]
GER
[7]
NED
[8]
NZ
[9]
SWE
[10]
Bucks Fizz 143561502029
Are You Ready
  • Released: May 1982
  • Label: RCA Records
103018
Hand Cut
  • Released: March 1983
  • Label: RCA Records
17
I Hear Talk
  • Released: November 1984
  • Label: RCA Records
66
Writing on the Wall
  • Released: November 1986
  • Label: Polydor Records
89
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsChart Peaks
UK
[5]
SCO
[12]
El Mundo de Ilusion
  • Released: 1982
  • Label: RCA/Victor Records
  • Note: Compilation of songs in Spanish
Bucks Fizz(US release)
  • Released: July 1982
  • Label: RCA Records
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: RCA Records
25
The Story So Far
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Stylus Records
The Ultimate Anthology
The Lost Masters
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Sony/BMG
The Very Best of Bucks Fizz
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Sony/BMG
4047
The Lost Masters 2 - The Final Cut
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Sony/BMG
Up Until Now... (The 30th Anniversary Hits Collection)
  • Released: 2011 (Europe)
  • Label: Camden/Sony
Remixes & Rarities
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Cherry Pop
The Land of Make Believe (5 disc collection)
  • Released: 2023
  • Label: Cherry Pop
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleAlbum details
Live at the Fairfield Hall

Singles

YearTitleInternational Chart Peaks Certifications Album
UK
[13]
AUS
[6]
AUT
[14]
BEL
[15]
GER
[16]
IRE
[17]
NED
[18]
NZ
[19]
SWE
[20]
SWI
[21]
1981"Making Your Mind Up"1611511323 Bucks Fizz
"Piece of the Action"12261935112631
"One of Those Nights"2029
"Another Night" Are You Ready
"The Land of Make Believe"1157131244
1982"My Camera Never Lies"1631731222
"Now Those Days Are Gone"85
"Are You Ready"93
"Easy Love"
"If You Can't Stand the Heat"1093751041 Hand Cut
1983"Run for Your Life"148
"When We Were Young"10201952617 Greatest Hits
"London Town"346624
"Rules of the Game"57
1984"Talking in Your Sleep"1514 I Hear Talk
"Golden Days"42
"I Hear Talk"3429
1985"You and Your Heart So Blue"43 Writing on the Wall
"Magical"57
1986"New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)"8221124
"Love the One You're With"47
"Keep Each Other Warm"45
1988"Heart of Stone"50 The Story So Far
1989"You Love Love"120
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Video / DVD releases

YearAlbum title
1986Less Bucks More Fizz - Bucks Fizz Greatest Hits [23]
  • Release date: June 1986
  • Format: VHS
  • Label: RCA / Columbia
  • Compilation of music videos
1992The Best of Bucks Fizz
  • Release date: 1992
  • Format: VHS
  • Label: Independently released, Razzmatazz Management Ltd.
  • Compilation of music videos
2007 The Very Best of Bucks Fizz
  • Release date: May 2007
  • Format: DVD
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Compilation of music videos
2010The Bucks Fizz Story [24]
  • Release date: August 2010
  • Format: DVD
  • Label: Glassbeach
  • Documentary

Music videos

The following is a list of music videos which were produced to accompany their singles. No videos were made for "One of Those Nights", "Magical" or "You Love Love" (or non-UK releases). "Making Your Mind Up" was a BBC-made production for the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 previews.

YearSongDirector [25]
1981"Making Your Mind Up"A BBC production
"Piece of the Action"Unknown
"The Land of Make Believe"Unknown
1982"My Camera Never Lies"Terry Bedford
"Now Those Days Are Gone"Terry Bedford
"If You Can't Stand the Heat"Tony Halton
1983"Run for Your Life"M. Geoghegan
"When We Were Young"Unknown
"London Town"D. Trattman
"Rules of the Game"D. Trattman
1984"Talking in Your Sleep"D. Trattman
"Golden Days" Pete Cornish
"I Hear Talk"Terence Bulley
1985"You and Your Heart so Blue"Richard Duplock & Andrew Coggins
1986"New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)"Unknown
"Love the One You're With"Unknown
"Keep Each Other Warm"Unknown
1988"Heart of Stone"Unknown

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