Hot Chocolate discography

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The discography of Hot Chocolate, a British disco and soul band.

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Hot Chocolate discography
Studio albums8
Compilation albums14
Singles50

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
NL
[3]
NZ
[4]
US
[5]
Cicero Park
Emma (in Australia)
7355
Hot Chocolate
  • Released: November 1975
  • Label: Rak, Big Tree
342741
Man to Man
  • Released: August 1976
  • Label: Rak, Big Tree
3270172
  • BPI: Silver [6]
Every 1's a Winner
  • Released: April 1978
  • Label: Rak, Infinity
3031142331
  • BPI: Silver [6]
Going Through the Motions
  • Released: July 1979
  • Label: Rak, Infinity
97112
Class
  • Released: November 1980
  • Label: Rak
Mystery24922827
Love Shot
  • Released: October 1983
  • Label: Rak
41
Strictly Dance
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
NL
[3]
NZ
[4]
XIV Greatest Hits
  • Released: November 1976
662
20 Greatest Hits
  • Released: 1979
3
20 Hottest Hits
  • Released: December 1979
32510
  • BPI: Platinum [6]
Hot Chocolate's Hottest Hits
  • Released: October 1982
4
  • ARIA: Platinum [7]
Countdown 16
  • Released: 1985
79
The Very Best of Hot Chocolate
  • Released: February 1987
122
  • BPI: Platinum [6]
2001 [upper-alpha 1]
  • Released: 1987
Their Greatest Hits
  • Released: March 1993
13
  • BPI: 2× Platinum [6]
Platinum (The Very Best Of)
  • Released: October 1993
9
The Most of Hot Chocolate
  • Released: March 1996
Greatest Hits Part Two
  • Released: January 1999
Best of the 70s
  • Released: 2000
Brother Louie
  • Released: 2002
The Essential Collection
  • Released: 2004
A's B's & Rarities
  • Released: 2004
Hottest Hits [upper-alpha 2]
  • Released: 2009
An Introduction To : Hot Chocolate
  • Released: 2017
Remixes and Rarities
  • Released: 2020
The RAK Singles
  • Released: 2021
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Album
UK
[1]
AUS
[2] [10]
BEL
[11]
GER
[12]
IRE
[13]
NL
[3]
NZ
[4]
US
[5]
1969"Give Peace a Chance"
(as Hot Chocolate Band)
Non-album singles
1970"Love Is Life"613
1971"You Could Have Been a Lady"22
"I Believe (In Love)"8
1972"Mary-Anne"
"You'll Always Be a Friend"23
1973"Brother Louie"73619
"Rumours"44
1974"Emma"36219728 Cicero Park
"Changing World"58 [upper-alpha 3]
"Cheri Babe"31682610Non-album singles
1975"Blue Night"
"Disco Queen"11481628 Cicero Park
"A Child's Prayer"7926 Hot Chocolate
"You Sexy Thing"241584523
1976"Don't Stop It Now"11181242 Man to Man
"Man to Man"141317
"Heaven Is in the Back Seat of My Cadillac"25322819
1977"So You Win Again"1126625831
  • BPI: Silver [6]
Every 1's a Winner
"Put Your Love In Me"10902971920
  • BPI: Silver [6]
1978"Every 1's a Winner"12122914111076
"I'll Put You Together Again"1312201581431
  • BPI: Silver [6]
Non-album single
1979"Mindless Boogie"46482146Going Through the Motions
"Going Through the Motions"5343493353
1980"No Doubt About It"256329
  • BPI: Silver [6]
Non-album single
"Are You Getting Enough of What Makes You Happy"172515Class
"Love Me to Sleep"5042
1981"Gotta Give Up Your Love"2142
"I'm Losing You"/"Children of Spacemen"
"You'll Never Be So Wrong"527315Mystery
1982"Girl Crazy"79213114
"It Started with a Kiss"515111572
  • BPI: Silver [6]
"Chances"3285428
"Are You Getting Enough Happiness"
(re-recorded version)
65
1983"What Kinda Boy You're Lookin' For (Girl)"101223417Non-album single
"Tears on the Telephone"376212218Love Shot
"I'm Sorry"8957
1984"I Gave You My Heart (Didn't I)"1312
1986"Heartache No. 9"7652The Very Best of Hot Chocolate
1987"You Sexy Thing"
(Ben Liebrand Remix)
10205856
"Every 1's a Winner"
(Groove Mix)
69592001
"No Doubt About It (Tequila-Mix)"
1988"Heaven Is in the Backseat of My Cadillac"
(D.D. Mix)
"Never Pretend"50Non-album singles
1989"What About You"
"Get It Right"
1993"It Started with a Kiss"
(re-issue)
31
"Kiss to Mean Goodbye"Strictly Dance
"Cry Little Girl"
1997"You Sexy Thing"
(Ben Liebrand Remix) (re-issue)
68019Non-album singles
1998"It Started with a Kiss"
(second re-issue)
18
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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References

Notes

  1. Remix album.
  2. Promo CD given by The Daily Mail on Sunday 25 January 2009. [8] [9]
  3. Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".

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