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Bananarama discography
Bananarama live in Audley End in 2007.
Studio albums11
Compilation albums13
Video albums4
Singles45

This article lists the discography of the British girl group Bananarama.

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
GER
[4]
NZ
[5]
SWE
[6]
SWI
[7]
US
[8]
Deep Sea Skiving 7 85 48 63
Bananarama
  • Released: 21 April 1984
  • Label: London
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
16 99 45 9 30
True Confessions
  • Released: 12 July 1986
  • Label: London
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
46 19 10 25 33 6 15
Wow!
  • Released: 4 September 1987
  • Label: London
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
26 1 32 65 38 31 22 44
Pop Life
  • Released: 18 May 1991
  • Label: London
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
42 146 37
Please Yourself
  • Released: 3 April 1993
  • Label: London
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
46 222 95
Ultra Violet
  • Released: 27 May 1995
  • Label: Avex Trax
  • Formats: CD, cassette
201
Exotica
  • Released: 12 March 2001
  • Label: M6 Interactions
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Drama 169 334
Viva
  • Released: 14 September 2009
  • Label: Fascination
  • Formats: CD, digital download
87
In Stereo
  • Released: 19 April 2019
  • Label: In Synk
  • Formats: CD, digital download
29 [A]
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
GER
[4]
NZ
[5]
SWE
[6]
US
[8]
The Greatest Hits Collection
  • Released: 14 October 1988
  • Label: London
  • Formats: LP, cassette
3 21 12 43 7 43 151
The Greatest Remixes Collection
  • Released: 10 September 1993
  • Label: London
  • Formats: LP, cassette
Bunch of Hits
  • Released: 13 March 1993
  • Label: Alex Records
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
The Very Best of Bananarama 43
Venus and Other Hits
  • Released: 18 June 2003
  • Label: Flashback Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Really Saying Something: The Platinum Collection
  • Released: 27 September 2005
  • Label: Warner Music Group
  • Formats: CD, digital download
The Twelve Inches of Bananarama
  • Released: 2 October 2006
  • Label: Warner Music Group
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Greatest Hits and More More More
  • Released: 7 May 2007
  • Label: Warner Music Group
  • Formats: CD, digital download
61
30 Years of Bananarama
  • Released: 9 July 2012
  • Label: Rhino Records
  • Formats: CD + DVD, digital download
62
Megarama – The Mixes
  • Released: 16 March 2015
  • Label: Edsel Records
  • Formats: 3CD, digital download
98
In a Bunch: CD Singles Box Set – 1981–1993
  • Released: 28 August 2015
  • Label: Edsel Records
  • Formats: 33CD, digital download
Live at the London Eventim Hammersmith Apollo
  • Released: 14 September 2018
  • Label: Live Here Now
  • Formats: CD, DVD, coloured vinyl, digital download
Live in Stereo
  • Released: 1 November 2019[14]
  • Label: In Synk
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

Title Album details Notes
12" Mixes
Drama Remixes, Vol. 1
  • Features remixes and outtakes from Drama.[15]
Now or Never
  • Released: 25 September 2012
  • Label: In A Bunch
  • Formats: Digital download

Other releases

Title Album details Notes
Special Sampler
  • Promotional compilation LP release only in Japan to promote the group in this country.
Master Series
  • Released: 1 April 1996
  • Label: Polygram Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
The Essentials
  • Released: 18 June 2002
  • Label: Rhino Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
The Works
  • Released: 5 November 2007
  • Label: Rhino Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Box set including the original songs of first records to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the group.[17]
Bananarama: The Collection
  • Released: 12 December 2011
  • Label: Rhino Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Box set including the best songs selected by Bananarama.

Singles

As main artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
BEL
(Fla)

[18]
GER
[4]
IRL
[19]
NL
[20]
NZ
[5]
SWI
[7]
US
[21][22]
US
Dance

[23]
"Aie a Mwana" 1981 92 66 Deep Sea Skiving
"It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)"
(with Fun Boy Three)
1982 4 55 3 5 3 37 49 Fun Boy Three
"Really Saying Something"
(featuring Fun Boy Three)
5 74 7 9 16 108 16 Deep Sea Skiving
"Shy Boy" 4 2 6 8 12 5 83 14
"Cheers Then" 45
"He's Got Tact"[A]
"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" 1983 5 38 29 4 29 101
"Cruel Summer" 8 32 40 24 7 48 32 9 11 Bananarama
"Robert De Niro's Waiting..." 1984 3 40 34 7 8 22 8 95
"Rough Justice" 23 19 63 24 16
"King of the Jungle"[A]
"Hot Line to Heaven" 58
"The Wild Life" 70
"Do Not Disturb" 1985 31 22 True Confessions
"Venus" 1986 8 1 6 2 12 5 1 1 1 1
"More Than Physical" 41 28 38 25 73 5
"A Trick of the Night" 1987 32 99 24 76 39
"Set on You"[C] non-album single
"I Heard a Rumour" 14 32 27 37 9 16 8 10 4 3 Wow!
"Love in the First Degree" 3 5 9 21 6 12 11 18 48 10
"I Can't Help It" 20 27 13 31 12 30 47 7
"I Want You Back" 1988 5 3 40 29 3 49 10 23
"Love, Truth and Honesty" 23 32 42 12 87 20 25 89 26 Greatest Hits Collection
"Nathan Jones" 15 59 22 16 73 22
"Help!"
(featuring Lananeeneenoonoo)
1989 3 25 9 8 2 24 35 8
"Cruel Summer '89" 19 158 24 16 22 non-album single
"Only Your Love" 1990 27 51 49 Pop Life
"Preacher Man" 20 147 40 46 11
"Long Train Running" 1991 30 179 47 45 18
"Tripping on Your Love" 76 14
"Movin' On" 1992 24 177 33 52 34 Please Yourself
"Last Thing on My Mind" 71 63 47
"More, More, More" 1993 24 65 16
"I Found Love"[A] 1995 Ultra Violet
"Every Shade of Blue" 124
"Take Me to Your Heart" 1996 180
"Careless Whisper"[B] 2001 Exotica
"If"[B]
"Move in My Direction" 2005 14 41 25 93 67 14 Drama
"Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)" 26 95 2
"Love Comes" 2009 44 Viva
"Love Don't Live Here" 2010 114
"Now or Never" 2012 Now or Never (EP)
"Stuff Like That" 2019 In Stereo
"Looking for Someone"
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Notes:

  • A ^ Released only in Japan.
  • B ^ Released only in France.
  • C ^ Released only in Canada.
List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[25]
AUS
[26]
GER
[27]
IRL
[19]
NL
[28]
NZ
[29]
SWE
[30]
SWI
[31]
US
[32]
"Do They Know It's Christmas?"
(among Band Aid)
1984 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13 non-album single
"Let It Be"
(among Ferry Aid)
1987 1 28 3 2 4 4 9 1
"Do They Know It's Christmas?"
(among Band Aid II)
1989 1 30 74 1 20 8 15 24
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[1]
RUS
[36]
"The Bananarama Mega-Mix" 1988 Wow!
"Megarama '89" 1989 non-album single
"Really Saying Something (Solasso Mix)" 2005 188 Drama
"Baby It's Christmas" 2010 199 non-album single
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[1]
RUS
[36]
"Don't Step on My Groove" 2006 117 Drama
"Waterfall" 273
"Frequency" 175
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Song Year Other(s) Artist(s) Album
"Sanctuary" 1982 Fun Boy Three Fun Boy Three[37]
"Funrama 2"
"Alone"
"No Feelings" Party Party[38]
"Riskin' a Romance" 1987 The Secret of My Success[39]
"Waterloo" 1998 A Song for Eurotrash[40]
"U R My Baby" 2002 Disco Brothers Disco Brothers present Stars of the '80s
"Love, Leave, Forget" Multitude Is Harry on the Boat?[41]

Videography

Title Album details Notes
And That's Not All...[42]
The Video Singles[43]
  • Released: 20 November 1987
  • Formats: VHS
  • Label: London Records
The Greatest Hits Collection
  • Released: 14 October 1988
  • Formats: VHS, VCD
  • Label: London Records
  • Compilation of Bananarama's videos until 1988.
30 Years of Bananarama
  • Compilation of 35 videos of Bananarama.

Notes

  1. ^ In Stereo did not enter the ARIA Albums Chart, but peaked at number 23 on the ARIA Digital Album Chart.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e UK chart peaks:
    • Top 100 peaks other than where specified below: "Official Charts > Bananarama". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 April 2016. N.B. The Official Charts site erroneously duplicates the 3 April 1983 albums chart for the week 27 March 1983; hence "Deep Sea Skiving" is listed as peaking at #8 instead of #7.
    • Deep Sea Skiving UK albums chart peak: "Top Albums & Tapes – Week Ending April 2, 1983". chartarchive.org. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
    • Top 200 peaks from November 1994 to December 2010: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > Darren B – David Byrne". Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
    • UK peaks for "Aie a Mwana" and "Tripping on Your Love" taken from the liner notes of the In a Bunch: The Singles 1981–1993 box set, released through Edsel Records, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Australian peak chart positions:
  3. ^ a b "RPM Top Albums/CDs – Bananarama". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  4. ^ a b c "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Suchen nach "Bananarama"" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 22 February 2020. N.B. Select the 'Album' tab to display albums chart peaks.
  5. ^ a b c "charts.org.nz > Bananarama in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  6. ^ a b "swedischarts.com > Bananarama in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  7. ^ a b Swiss chart peaks:
  8. ^ a b "Billboard > Bananarama Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for 'Bananarama' (from bpi.co.uk)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 July 2016 – via Imgur.com.
  10. ^ a b c d "Certified Awards Search Archived 2012-10-01 at WebCite". Music Canada. Retrieved on 2011-10-30. Note: User needs to enter "Bananarama" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
  11. ^ a b "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2011. Note: User must define 'Artist' search parameter as "Bananarama".
  12. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  13. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums Chart – 1989 (61–100)". ARIA. Retrieved 19 April 2016 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The triangle symbol indicates platinum certification.
  14. ^ "Live in Stereo by Bananarama". Apple Music. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Drama Remixes, Vol. 1". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  16. ^ "New EP NOW OR NEVER out now!". Bananarama.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  17. ^ "The Works > Bananarama". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  18. ^ "Ultratop > Bananarama in Ultratop Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  19. ^ a b Irish chart peaks:
  20. ^ "dutchcharts.nl > Bananarama in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  21. ^ "Billboard > Bananarama Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  22. ^ Billboard Bubbling Under peaks: "UKmix > Forums > Chart Chat > Chart Analysis > Chart Histories (page 208)". Imgur.com. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  23. ^ US Dance Club Songs chart peaks:
  24. ^ a b "BPI > Certifications > Search results for 'Fun Boy Three' (from bpi.co.uk)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 July 2016 – via Imgur.com.
  25. ^ Peak chart positions for singles featuring Bananarama in the UK:
  26. ^ Peak chart positions for singles featuring Bananarama in Australia:
    • Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (Kent Music Report) peak: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. p. 26. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
    • Ferry Aid "Let It Be" (Kent Music Report) peak: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. p. 110. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
    • Band Aid II "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (ARIA) peak: "australian-charts.com > Band Aid in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  27. ^ Peak chart positions for singles featuring Bananarama in Germany:
  28. ^ Peak chart positions for singles featuring Bananarama in the Netherlands:
  29. ^ Peak chart positions for singles featuring Bananarama in New Zealand:
  30. ^ Peak chart positions for singles featuring Bananarama in Sweden:
  31. ^ Peak chart positions for singles featuring Bananarama in Switzerland:
  32. ^ "Billboard > Band Aid Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  33. ^ a b c "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for 'Aid' (from bpi.co.uk)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 August 2017 – via Imgur.com.
  34. ^ "Music Canada: Singles Sales". Music Canada. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  35. ^ Stephen, Holden (27 February 1985). "THE POP LIFE; ARTISTS JOIN IN EFFORT FOR FAMINE RELIEF". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  36. ^ a b "Bananarama - Russian charts". Russian Music Charts. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  37. ^ "Fun Boy Three by Fun Boy Three". iTunes. Retrieved 13 May 2010.[permanent dead link]
  38. ^ "Party Party Soundtrack". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  39. ^ "The Secret of My Success Soundtrack". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  40. ^ "A Song For Eurotrash Soundtrack". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  41. ^ "Is Harry on the Boat? Soundtrack". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  42. ^ "And That's Not All... - Bananarama". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  43. ^ "The Video Singles - Bananarama". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 May 2010.