Dead or Alive discography

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Dead or Alive discography
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Dead or Alive frontman Pete Burns
Studio albums6
Compilation albums6
Video albums2
Music videos17
Singles28

The discography of Dead or Alive, a British dance-pop group, consists of six studio albums, seven compilation albums, twenty-eight singles, and two video albums. Formed by frontman Pete Burns in 1980 in Liverpool, the band were first signed to the independent Rough Trade label in 1982, though moved to Epic Records the following year. [1] Their debut album, Sophisticated Boom Boom , was released in 1984, producing a series of minor hits in the UK, most notably their version of "That's the Way (I Like It)" (originally recorded by KC and the Sunshine Band) which gave them their first UK Top 40 hit.

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Their second album, Youthquake (1985), reached the UK Top 10 and brought the band international recognition, largely due to the success of the lead single, "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1985. The album also contained three other UK Top 40 hits: "Lover Come Back to Me", "In Too Deep", and "My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor)". The band's third album, Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know , was released in 1986, and contained two UK Top 40 hits.

In 1988, the group released their fourth studio album, Nude , which failed to sell in their native UK but brought the band success in Japan, spawning three No. 1 singles including 1988's "Turn Around & Count 2 Ten". After the album's official release, two members of the group left with only singer Burns and percussionist Steve Coy remaining. [1] Together, they released two more studio albums: Fan the Flame (Part 1) (1990), Nukleopatra (1995). An additional album, Fan the Flame (Part 2) , was abandoned until posthumous completion in 2021. [2]

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[3]
AUS
[4]
CAN
[5]
NZ
[6]
SWE
[7]
SWI
[8]
US
[9]
Sophisticated Boom Boom 29
Youthquake
  • Release date: May 1985
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
917843291031
Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know
  • Release date: November 1986
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
2737522152
Nude
  • Release date: July 1988
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
826287106
Fan the Flame (Part 1)
  • Release date: 13 December 1990
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP
Nukleopatra
  • Release date: October 1995
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP
43
Fragile
  • Release date: September 2000
  • Label: Avex Trax
  • Formats: LP
Fan the Flame (Part 2): The Resurrection
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
[13]
AUS
[4]
US
[9]
Rip It Up
  • Release date: 1987
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: LP, cassette
130195
Star Box
  • Release date: 21 November 1993
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD
Evolution: The Hits
  • Release date: 24 June 2003
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD
111
That's the Way I Like It:
The Best of Dead or Alive
  • Release date: 25 October 2010
  • Label: Sony UK
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
Let Them Drag My Soul Away: Singles, Demos, Sessions and Live Recordings 1979–1982
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Box sets

TitleAlbum details
Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI
  • Release date: 28 October 2016
  • Label: Edsel
  • Formats: CD, LP
Dead or Alive: Invincible
  • Release date: 9 October 2020
  • Label: Edsel
Still Spinnin': The Singles Collection 1983–2021
  • Release date: 16 February 2024
  • Label: Edsel
  • Formats: CD

Remix albums

TitleAlbum details
Nude – Remade Remodelled
  • Release date: 21 September 1989
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Unbreakable – The Fragile Remixes
  • Release date: 2001
  • Label: Avex Trax
  • Formats: CD
The Pete Hammond Hi-NRG Remixes
  • Release date: 26 April 2024
  • Label: Demon/Edsel
  • Formats: CD, vinyl, DL

Video albums

TitleAlbum details
Rip It Up Live
Evolution
  • Release date: 26 December 2005
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: DVD, digital download

Extended plays

TitleEP details
Birth of a Nation
  • Released under the name Nightmares in Wax
  • Label: Inevitable
  • Formats: 7-inch EP

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[3]
AUS
[4]
CAN
[14]
GER
[15]
NZ
[16]
SWI
[17]
US
[18]
US Dance
[19]
"I'm Falling"1980Non-album singles
"Number Eleven"1981
"It's Been Hours Now"1982
"The Stranger"
"Misty Circles"19831004Sophisticated Boom Boom
"What I Want"88
"I'd Do Anything"198479
"That's the Way (I Like It)"224528
"What I Want" (re-release)87
"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"131261114Youthquake
"Lover Come Back to Me"1985111395214157513
"In Too Deep"143161
"My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor)"234115
"Brand New Lover"198631212715151Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know
"Something in My House"1987121931853
"Hooked on Love"6933
"I'll Save You All My Kisses"7847
"Turn Around and Count 2 Ten"198870302Nude
"Come Home with Me Baby"19896245691
"Baby Don't Say Goodbye"6
"Your Sweetness (Is Your Weakness)"1990Fan the Flame (Part 1)
"Gone 2 Long"1991
"Unhappy Birthday"
"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (1996 remix)199628Nukleopatra
"Sex Drive"52
"Hit and Run Lover"2000Fragile
"You Spin Me Round 2003"200323629621Evolution: The Hits
"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (re-release)20065Youthquake
"Tonight..." [22] 2021Fan the Flame (Part 2): The Resurrection
"Total Stranger (Pete Hammond Hi-NRG Remix)"2024The Pete Hammond Hi-NRG Remixes
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As International Chrysis

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[23]
AUS
[4]
"Rebel Rebel"19947697Nukleopatra

Music videos

(**) These videos were re-edited to the 12" versions for club play.

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