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The Communards discography
Studio albums2
Live albums2
Compilation albums4
Singles9

Discography for the 1980s pop duo The Communards.

Both of their studio albums, Communards and Red, reached the top ten and achieved Platinum status in the UK.

The Communards had success during the latter part of the decade with two hit studio albums and nine hit singles. Since their demise, there has been some commercial success with the releases of various compilation albums.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
FRA
[4]
GER
[5]
NED
[6]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
US
[10]
Communards
  • Released: July 1986
  • Label: London
7 20 8 15 5 26 22 10 90
Red
  • Released: October 1987
  • Label: London
4 97 15 3 22 32 29 20 93
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[14]
AUT
[3]
FRA
[4]
GER
[5]
IRE
[15]
NED
[6]
NZ
[7]
SCO
[16]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
The Singles Collection 1984/1990
(with Jimmy Somerville and Bronski Beat)
  • Released: November 1990
  • Label: London
4 10 4 4 6 30 47 4
Heaven
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: London
The Very Best of
(with Jimmy Somerville and Bronski Beat)
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: London
38 15 49 31
The Platinum Collection
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Warner Music
53
For a Friend: The Best of
(with Jimmy Somerville and Bronski Beat)
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: Music Club Deluxe
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title Album details
Live In Italy (Picture Disc LP)
  • Released: 1986

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[19]
AUS
[2]
BEL
[20]
FRA
[21]
GER
[22]
IRE
[23]
NED
[24]
NZ
[25]
SWI
[26]
US
[27]
1985 "You Are My World" 30 16 7 Communards
1986 "Disenchanted" 29 20 47
"Don't Leave Me This Way"
(with Sarah Jane Morris)
1 2 1 6 5 1 1 2 2 40
"So Cold the Night" 8 90 7 17 14 4 8 44 10
1987 "You Are My World '87" (remix) 21 31 59 7 23
"Tomorrow" 23 99 31 32 25 4 31 23 Red
"Never Can Say Goodbye" 4 13 4 9 6 2 3 6 12 51
1988 "For a Friend" 28 29 35 12
"There's More to Love" 20 34 10
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Remix singles

  • (1986) "Disenchanted"[27]
    US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #43
  • (1986) "Don't Leave Me This Way"
    US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #3
    US Club Play Singles #1
  • (1986) "So Cold the Night"
    US Club Play Singles #25
  • (1987) "Never Can Say Goodbye"
    US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #3
    US Club Play Singles #2

Videos

Title Year Details Format
The Video Singles 1986 Compilation of music videos from 1985 to 1986 VHS
Live at Full House Rock Show 2006 Live TV concert from Hannover, Germany (10/2/87) DVD

References

  1. ^ "UK Albums". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  2. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 72. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ a b "Austrian Albums". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  4. ^ a b "French Albums". infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  5. ^ a b "German Albums". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  6. ^ a b "Dutch Albums". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  7. ^ a b "New Zealand Albums". charts.nz. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  8. ^ a b "Swedish Albums". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  9. ^ a b "Swiss Albums". hitparade.ch.com. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  10. ^ "US Albums". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  11. ^ a b c "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  12. ^ a b c "French Album Certification". InfoDisc.
  13. ^ "IFPI Switzerland Certification". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  14. ^ "UK Albums". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  15. ^ "Irish Albums". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  16. ^ "Scottish Albums". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  17. ^ "German Certification". Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Archived from the original on 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  18. ^ "IFPI Switzerland Certification". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  19. ^ "UK Singles". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  20. ^ "Belgian Singles". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  21. ^ "French Singles". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  22. ^ "German Singles". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  23. ^ "Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  24. ^ "Netherlands Singles". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  25. ^ "New Zealand Singles". charts.nz. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  26. ^ "Swiss Singles". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  27. ^ a b "US Singles". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  28. ^ a b c "French Chart Certifications". InfoDisc.
  29. ^ a b "UK Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2016-06-08.

See also