Culture Club discography

Culture Club discography
Culture Club at Marcus Centre for the Performing Arts; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; 23 July 2016
Studio albums	6
EPs	3
Live albums	4
Compilation albums	14
Singles	29
Video albums	6
Music videos	22
Box sets	4

Culture Club's discography consists of 6 studio albums, 9 compilation albums, 3 box sets, 3 extended plays, 24 regular commercial singles, and 5 promotional singles, largely released during the 1980s and 1990s. Culture Club has sold more than 50 million records worldwide, ^{[1] [2]} including 7 million records in the United States. ^[3] For the comprehensive Boy George solo discography, see Boy George discography .

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK [4] [5]	AUS [6]	CAN [7]	GER [8]	IT [9] [10]	NL [11]	NZ [12]	NOR [13]	SWI [14]	US [15]
Kissing to Be Clever	Released: 8 October 1982 Label: Virgin, Epic Formats: LP, MC, 8-track	5	12	2	8	22	10	2	3	9	14	BPI: Platinum [16] MC: 3× Platinum [17] RIAA: Platinum [18] RMNZ: Gold [19]
Colour by Numbers	Released: 10 October 1983 Label: Virgin, Epic Formats: CD, LP, MC, 8-track	1	1	1	6	9	3	1	2	4	2	BPI: 3× Platinum [20] MC: Diamond [17] NVPI: Platinum [21] RIAA: 4× Platinum [18] RMNZ: Platinum [22]
Waking Up with the House on Fire	Released: 22 October 1984 Label: Virgin, Epic Formats: CD, LP, MC, 8-track	2	2	6	22	7	7	15	9	21	26	BPI: Platinum [23] MC: 2× Platinum [17] RIAA: Platinum [18] RMNZ: Platinum [24]
From Luxury to Heartache	Released: 1 April 1986 Label: Virgin, Epic Formats: CD, LP, MC	10	25	34	45	14	28	44	18	24	32	BPI: Silver [25]
Don't Mind If I Do	Released: 22 November 1999 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, MC	64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Life (featuring Boy George)	Released: 26 October 2018 Label: BMG Formats: CD, LP, MC, digital download	12	— [A]	—	58	66	—	—	—	89	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details
The River Sessions	Released: May 2005 Label: River Formats: CD
Live at the Royal Albert Hall – 20th Anniversary Concert	Released: 8 July 2013 Label: Angel Air Formats: CD+DVD, digital download
Live at Wembley World Tour 2016	Released: 8 December 2017 Label: Cleopatra Formats: CD+DVD, CD+DVD+Blu-ray, 2xLP, digital download
Live 1983 – Lido Beach	Released: 25 March 2022 Label: Laser Media Formats: CD

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions									Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK [4] [5]	AUS [6]	AUT [27]	IT [9]	JPN [28]	NL [11]	NZ [12]	NOR [13]	US [15]
This Time – The First Four Years	Released: 6 April 1987 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC	8	62	—	10	30	44	25	—	—	BPI: Gold [29]
The Best of Culture Club	Released: September 1989 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Gold [30]
Collect – 12" Mixes Plus	Released: 7 January 1991 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, MC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Spin Dazzle – The Best of Boy George and Culture Club	Released: 29 June 1992 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC	—	—	36	—	—	—	—	—	—
At Worst... The Best of Boy George and Culture Club (featuring Boy George)	Released: 20 September 1993 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, MC	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	169	BPI: Silver [31]
Greatest Moments	Released: 9 November 1998 Label: Virgin Formats: 2xCD, MC	15	—	—	—	94	—	—	23	148	BPI: Platinum [32]
Greatest Hits	Released: 21 June 2005 Label: Virgin Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Culture Club 2005 – Singles and Remixes	Released: July 2005 Label: Virgin Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Platinum	Released: 24 June 2008 Label: EMI Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Miss Me Blind – Greatest Hits Live!	Released: 9 August 2011 Label: Fuel 2000 Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Hits Collection	Released: 13 February 2012 Label: Music Club Deluxe Formats: 2xCD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
10 Great Songs	Released: 3 April 2012 Label: Virgin Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sight & Sound – Greatest Hits on CD & DVD	Released: 6 August 2012 Label: EMI Formats: CD+DVD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Icon [B]	Released: 14 May 2013 Label: Virgin Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Japanese Singles Collection-Greatest Hits  [ jp ]	Released: 21 December 2022 Label: Universal Music Japan Formats: CD+DVD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Box sets

Title	Album details
Waking Up with the House on Fire / Colour by Numbers	Released: 1997 Label: EMI/Virgin Formats: 2xCD Australia-only release
Culture Club	Released: 2 December 2002 Label: Virgin Formats: 4xCD
The Best of Culture Club / Collect – 12inch Mixes Plus	Released: September 2003 Label: Virgin Formats: 2xCD
Kissing to Be Clever /Colour by Numbers	Released: 3 May 2011 Label: Virgin Formats: 2xCD

EPs

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions
		JPN [28]
Time	Released: 21 May 1983 Label: Virgin Formats: 12" Japan-only release	8
Love Is Love	Released: 20 April 1985 Label: Virgin Formats: 12" Japan-only release	9
Culture Club	Released: 1985 Label: Amiga Formats: 7" East Germany-only release	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales thresholds)	Album
		UK [4] [5]	AUS [6]	BEL [33]	CAN [34]	GER [8]	IRE [35]	IT [9]	NL [11]	NZ [12]	US [36]
"White Boy"	1982	— [C]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Kissing to Be Clever
"I'm Afraid of Me"		— [D]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Mystery Boy" [E]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	BPI: Gold [39] BVMI: Gold [40] MC: Platinum [41] NVPI: Gold [42]
"Time (Clock of the Heart)"		3	12	13	4	16	4	—	10	4	2	BPI: Gold [43] MC: Gold [41]
"Church of the Poison Mind"	1983	2	4	9	5	23	2	15	11	9	10	BPI: Gold [44] MC: Gold [41]	Colour by Numbers
"I'll Tumble 4 Ya" [F]		—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	9	MC: Gold [45]	Kissing to Be Clever
"Karma Chameleon"		1	1	1	1	2	1	3	1	1	1	BPI: 2× Platinum [46] BVMI: Gold [40] MC: 2× Platinum [41] RIAA: Gold [47] RMNZ: Gold [48]	Colour by Numbers
"Victims"		3	4	11	—	39	2	2	17	7	—	BPI: Gold [49]
"Miss Me Blind" [G]	1984	—	26	—	6	—	—	21	—	—	5	MC: Gold [41]
"It's a Miracle"		4	14	15	16	41	2	—	15	5	13
"Mister Man" [H]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"The War Song"		2	2	4	3	12	1	4	7	5	17	BPI: Silver [50] MC: Gold [51]	Waking Up with the House on Fire
"The Medal Song"		32	—	—	—	—	14	—	—	50	—
"Mistake No. 3" [I]		—	61	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	33
"Love Is Love" [J]	1985	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	—	—	—		Electric Dreams (soundtrack)
"Don't Go Down That Street" [K]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Move Away"	1986	7	10	8	15	21	6	11	16	16	12		From Luxury to Heartache
"God Thank You Woman"		31	48	31	—	—	22	—	—	—	—
"Gusto Blusto" [L]		—	—	—	88	—	—	—	—	—	—
"I Just Wanna Be Loved"	1998	4	84	—	—	80	35	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver [52]	Greatest Moments
"Your Kisses Are Charity"	1999	25	—	—	—	88	—	—	—	—	—		Don't Mind If I Do
"Cold Shoulder"/"Starman"		43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" (DJ LBR remix) [M]	2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Culture Club 2005 – Singles and Remixes
"More Than Silence"	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Life
"Let Somebody Love You" (featuring Boy George)	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Life"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"God & Love"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Runaway Train" (featuring Boy George & Gladys Knight)	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional and other singles

• 1984–89: 19 flexi discs titled "Boy Talk" were issued by Culture Club's official Multicultural Fan Club between March 1984 and December 1989
• 1985: "Don't Talk About It" (Mexico-only promo release)
• 1986: "Heaven's Children"/"Come Clean" (cancelled release)
• 1992: "Culture Club Megamix" (Sweden-only promo release)
• 1999: "Sign Language" (promo release)
• 2000: "See Thru" (promo release as the moniker CD:UK)
• 2003: "If I Were You" (promo release)

Videos

Video albums

Title	Album details
A Kiss Across the Ocean	Released: 18 April 1984 [53] Label: Virgin Video, CBS Fox Video Formats: VHS, Beta, LD
This Time – The First Four Years	Released: 6 April 1987 Label: Virgin Video Formats: VHS, Beta, LD
Don't Mind If I Do... Video 3-Pack	Released: 30 September 2000 Label: Virgin/Zebra Marketing Formats: VHS Limited release
Live at the Royal Albert Hall – 20th Anniversary Concert	Released: 10 March 2003 Label: Angel Air, Hot JWP Music Formats: DVD
Greatest Hits	Released: 25 October 2004 Label: Virgin Formats: DVD
Live in Sydney	Released: 16 May 2006 Label: EV Classics Formats: DVD

Music videos

Title	Year	Director [54]
"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"	1982	Julien Temple
"Time (Clock of the Heart)"		Chris Gabrin
"Church of the Poison Mind"	1983
"I'll Tumble 4 Ya"		Zelda Barron
"Karma Chameleon"		Peter Sinclair
"Victims"		Godley & Creme
"Black Money"		Keith McMillan
"Miss Me Blind"	1984	Zelda Barron
"It's a Miracle"
"The War Song"		Russell Mulcahy
"The Medal Song"		Zelda Barron
"Mistake No. 3"		David Mallet
"Love Is Love"	1985	Steve Barron
"The Dream"
"Move Away"	1986	Willy Smax
"God Thank You Woman"		Steve Barron
"Gusto Blusto"		Various
"I Just Wanna Be Loved"	1998	Ben Unwin
"Your Kisses Are Charity"
"Cold Shoulder"
"Let Somebody Love You"	2018	Howard Greenhalgh
"Life"		Mark Whelan

Notes

1. Life did not enter the ARIA Albums Chart, but peaked at number 25 on the ARIA Digital Albums Chart. ^[26]
2. Icon was originally released by Virgin in the US and Canada in May 2013. An expanded release with a different cover was released in the UK and Europe by Universal in November 2013.
3. This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 94 on the Record Business Top 100 Singles chart. ^[37]
4. This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 82 on the Record Business Top 100 Singles chart. ^[38]
5. "Mystery Boy" was only released as a single in Japan. It was only included on the Japanese release of Kissing to Be Clever.
6. "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" was only released as a single in North America.
7. "Miss Me Blind" was only released as a single in North America, continental Europe, Australia, Japan, and several other territories.
8. "Mister Man" was only released as a single in South Africa.
9. "Mistake No. 3" was only released as a single in North America, Australia, and several other territories.
10. "Love Is Love" was only released as a single in continental South America, Japan, and several other territories.
11. "Don't Go Down That Street" was only released as a single in Japan.
12. "Gusto Blusto" was only released as a single in North America.
13. This remix of "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" was only released as a single in France.

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External links

• Culture Club at Discogs
• Culture Club at AllMusic
• Culture Club at Rate Your Music