Bananarama discography

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Bananarama discography
Bananarama performing in 2018
Studio albums12
Live albums2
Compilation albums16
Video albums4
EPs2
Singles51

English group Bananarama have released 12 studio albums, two live albums, 16 compilation albums, two extended plays, 51 singles (including three as a featured artist) and four video albums.

Albums[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title 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 95
Ultra Violet
  • Released: 21 August 1995
  • Label: Avex Trax
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
Exotica
  • Released: 12 March 2001
  • Label: M6 Interactions
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Drama 169
Viva
  • Released: 14 September 2009
  • Label: Fascination
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download
87
In Stereo
  • Released: 19 April 2019
  • Label: In Synk
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download
29 [A]
Masquerade
  • Released: 22 July 2022
  • Label: In Synk
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette, digital download
22 83 [B]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums[edit]

Title Details
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

Compilation albums[edit]

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title 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, CD, cassette
3 21 68 43 7 43 151
The Greatest Remixes Collection
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: PolyGram
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
Bunch of Hits
  • Released: 13 March 1993
  • Label: Spectrum
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Master Series
  • Released: 1 April 1996
  • Label: London
  • Format: CD
The Very Best of Bananarama 43
The Essentials
  • Released: 18 June 2002
  • Label: Rhino
  • Format: CD
Venus and Other Hits
  • Released: 10 October 2003[16]
  • Label: Flashback
  • Format: CD
Really Saying Something: The Platinum Collection
  • Released: 27 September 2005
  • Label: Warner Strategic Marketing
  • Formats: CD, digital download
The Twelve Inches of Bananarama
  • Released: 2 October 2006
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Drama Remixes Volume One
  • Released: 10 October 2006[17]
  • Label: The Lab
  • Format: CD
Greatest Hits & More More More 61
The Works
  • Released: 5 November 2007
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: 3-CD, digital download
Bananarama: The Collection
  • Released: 12 December 2011
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: 2-CD, digital download
30 Years of Bananarama
  • Released: 9 July 2012
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: CD + DVD, digital download
62
Megarama: The Mixes
  • Released: 16 March 2015
  • Label: Edsel
  • Formats: 3-CD, digital download
98
In a Bunch: The Singles 1981–1993
  • Released: 28 August 2015
  • Label: Edsel, Rhino
  • Formats: 33-CD, digital download
Glorious: The Ultimate Collection
  • Released: 8 March 2024
  • Label: London
  • Formats: 2×CD, 3×CD, 3×LP, digital download
30
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays[edit]

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
Sales

[18]
US
Dance
Sales

[19]
The 12″ Mixes[C]
  • Released: 30 August 1991
  • Label: Liberation
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Now or Never
  • Released: 25 September 2012
  • Label: In a Bunch
  • Format: Digital download
11 4
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles[edit]

As lead artist[edit]

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

[20]
GER
[4]
IRE
[21]
NL
[22]
NZ
[5]
SWI
[7]
US
[23]
US
Dance

[24]
"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 [D] 16 Deep Sea Skiving
"Shy Boy" 4 2 6 8 12 5 83 14
"Cheers Then" 45
"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" 1983 5 38 29 4 29 [E]
"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
"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
"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
"Every Shade of Blue" 1995 124 41 Ultra Violet
"Take Me to Your Heart" 180
"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
"Baby It's Christmas" 199 Non-album single
"Now or Never" 2012 Now or Never
"Stuff Like That" 2019 [F] In Stereo
"Looking for Someone"
"Masquerade" 2022 Masquerade
"Forever Young"[29]
"Running with the Night"[30]
"Feel the Love"[31] 2023 [G] Glorious: The Ultimate Collection
"Supernova" 2024 [H]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

As featured artist[edit]

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[32]
AUS
[33]
GER
[34]
IRE
[21]
NL
[35]
NZ
[36]
SWE
[37]
SWI
[38]
US
[39]
"Do They Know It's Christmas?"
(as part of Band Aid)
1984 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13 Non-album singles
"Let It Be"
(as part of Ferry Aid)
1987 1 28 3 2 4 4 9 1
"Do They Know It's Christmas?"
(as part of Band Aid II)
1989 1 30 74 1 20 8 15 24
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional singles[edit]

List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"He's Got Tact" 1982 Deep Sea Skiving
"King of the Jungle" 1984 Bananarama
"Set on You" 1987 Non-album single
"Megarama '89" 1989
"I Found Love" 1995 Ultra Violet
"Careless Whisper" 2001 Exotica
"If"
"Dance Music" 2019 In Stereo
"Favourite" 2022 Masquerade

Other charted songs[edit]

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
RUS
[45]
"Don't Step on My Groove" 2006 117 Drama
"Frequency" 175

Guest appearances[edit]

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Sanctuary" 1982 Fun Boy Three Fun Boy Three[46]
"Funrama 2"
"Alone"
"No Feelings" None Party Party: Original Movie Soundtrack[47]
"Riskin' a Romance" 1987 The Secret of My Success:
Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
[48]
"Waterloo" 1998 A Song for Eurotrash[49]
"U R My Baby" 2002 Discobrothers Discobrothers Presenting Stars of the Eighties[50]
"Love, Leave, Forget" Multitude Is Harry on the Boat?[51]

Video albums[edit]

Title Details Notes
And That's Not All...[52]
  • Released: 15 June 1984
  • Label: London
  • Format: VHS
The Video Singles[53]
  • Released: 20 November 1987
  • Label: London
  • Format: VHS
The Greatest Hits Collection
  • Released: 14 October 1988
  • Label: London
  • Formats: VHS, VCD
  • Compilation of Bananarama's videos until 1988.
30 Years of Bananarama
  • Released: 9 July 2012
  • Label: London
  • Formats: DVD, digital download
  • Compilation of 35 videos of Bananarama.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ In Stereo did not enter the ARIA Albums Chart, but peaked at number 23 on the ARIA Digital Album Chart.[12]
  2. ^ "Masquerade" did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 99 on the Top Current Albums Sales chart.[13]
  3. ^ Released only in Australia.
  4. ^ "Really Saying Something" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 8 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[26]
  5. ^ "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 1 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[27]
  6. ^ "Stuff Like That" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 22 on the UK Airplay Chart.[28]
  7. ^ "Feel the Love" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 96 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.[1]
  8. ^ "Supernova" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 74 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Peak chart positions in the United Kingdom:
    • All except noted: "Bananarama | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 April 2016. N.B. The Official Chart Company website erroneously duplicates the 3 April 1983 albums chart for the week of 27 March 1983; hence "Deep Sea Skiving" is listed as peaking at number eight instead of number seven.
    • Deep Sea Skiving: "Top Albums & Tapes – Week Ending April 2, 1983". Record Mirror. 2 April 1983. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020 – via ChartArchive.
    • Drama, "Love Don't Live Here" and "Baby It's Christmas": "Chart Log UK (1994–2010): Darren B – David Byrne". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
    • "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 Peak chart positions in Australia:
  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 "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 "Discography Bananarama". charts.nz. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Discography Bananarama". swedischarts.com. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  7. ^ a b Swiss chart peaks:
  8. ^ a b "Bananarama Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "British certifications – Bananarama". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 July 2022. Type Bananarama in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  10. ^ a b c d "Canadian certifications – Bananarama". Music Canada. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  11. ^ a b "American certifications – Bananarama". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  12. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  13. ^ "Bananarama Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Live in Stereo by Bananarama". Apple Music. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  15. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums Chart – 1989 (61–100)". ARIA. Retrieved 19 April 2016 – via Imgur. N.B. The triangle symbol indicates platinum certification.
  16. ^ "Venus and Other Hits – Bananarama". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Drama Remixes, Vol. 1". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  18. ^ "Bananarama Chart History (Hot Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 November 2020.[dead link]
  19. ^ "Bananarama Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Discografie Bananarama" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  21. ^ a b Irish chart peaks:
  22. ^ "Discografie Bananarama" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  23. ^ "Bananarama Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  24. ^ US Dance Club Songs chart peaks:
  25. ^ "British single certifications – Fun Boy Three – It Ain't What You Do It's Way That You Do It". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  26. ^ "Bubbling Under The Hot 100". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 51. 25 December 1982. p. 85. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books.
  27. ^ "Bubbling Under The Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 20. 14 May 1983. p. 63. ISSN 0006-2510 – via World Radio History.
  28. ^ "The UK Radio Airplay Chart (Week 15 | Fri Apr 05 to Thu Apr 11 inclusive)". The UK Airplay Chart. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  29. ^ "Bananarama to release 'Forever Young' as next Masquerade single". Retropop Magazine. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  30. ^ "Bananarama release 'Running with the Night' as latest Masquerade single". Retropop Magazine. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  31. ^ "Pop icons Bananarama return with new single 'Feel the Love' and announce new greatest hits collection Glorious: The Ultimate Collection will be released in March". Women in Pop. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  32. ^ Peak chart positions for singles featuring Bananarama in the United Kingdom:
  33. ^ Peak chart positions for singles featuring Bananarama in Australia:
    • Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (Kent Music Report) peak: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 26. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
    • "Let It Be" (Kent Music Report) peak: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 110. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
    • Band Aid II's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (ARIA) peak: "australian-charts.com > Band Aid in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  34. ^ Peak chart positions for singles featuring Bananarama in Germany:
  35. ^ Peak chart positions for singles featuring Bananarama in the Netherlands:
  36. ^ Peak chart positions for singles featuring Bananarama in New Zealand:
  37. ^ Peak chart positions for singles featuring Bananarama in Sweden:
  38. ^ Peak chart positions for singles featuring Bananarama in Switzerland:
  39. ^ "Band Aid Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  40. ^ "British single certifications – Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  41. ^ "Canadian certifications – Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas". Music Canada. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  42. ^ "American certifications – Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  43. ^ "British single certifications – Ferry Aid/Various – Let It Be". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  44. ^ "British single certifications – Band Aid 2 – Do They Know It's Christmas". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  45. ^ "Bananarama – Russian charts". Tophit. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  46. ^ "Fun Boy Three by Fun Boy Three". Apple Music. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  47. ^ "Party Party Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  48. ^ "The Secret of My Success Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  49. ^ "A Song For Eurotrash Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  50. ^ "Discobrothers Presenting Stars of the Eighties by Discobrothers". Apple Music. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  51. ^ "Is Harry on the Boat? Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  52. ^ "And That's Not All... - Bananarama". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  53. ^ "The Video Singles - Bananarama". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 May 2010.

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