Artist: | Madness |
Studio: | 13 |
Compilation: | 16 |
Live: | 4 |
Soundtrack: | 2 |
Ep: | 3 |
Video: | 5 |
1Option: | 4 |
1Option Name: | Box sets |
Singles: | 43 |
Music Videos: | 37 |
The discography of Madness, a British pop/ska band, comprises 13 studio albums, 16 compilation albums, four live albums, two soundtrack albums, three extended plays, four box sets, 43 singles and 37 music videos.
Album details | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK [1] | AUS [2] | BEL [3] | CAN [4] | GER [5] | IRE [6] | NED [7] | NZ [8] | NOR [9] | SWE [10] | US [11] | ||||
One Step Beyond... |
| 2 | 29 | — | — | 14 | — | 22 | 27 | 24 | 12 | 128 | ||
Absolutely |
| 2 | 56 | — | — | 21 | — | 2 | 31 | 26 | 15 | 146 |
| |
7 |
| 5 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 41 | — |
| |
The Rise & Fall |
| 10 | 28 | — | — | 15 | — | — | 29 | 34 | 1 | — |
| |
Keep Moving |
| 6 | 94 | — | 66 | 47 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 109 |
| |
Mad Not Mad |
| 16 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — |
| |
The Madness (as The Madness) |
| 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Wonderful |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1 |
| 11 | — | 39 | — | 81 | 39 | 59 | — | — | — | — | ||
The Liberty of Norton Folgate |
| 5 | — | 70 | — | — | 31 | 52 | — | — | 47 | — |
| |
Oui Oui, Si Si, Ja Ja, Da Da |
| 10 | — | 140 | — | — | 25 | 37 | — | — | — | — |
| |
Can't Touch Us Now |
| 5 | — | 141 | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| |
Theatre of the Absurd Presents C'est la Vie |
| 1 | — | 172 | — | 40 | 73 | 88 | — | — | — | — |
Title | Album details | Chart positions | |
---|---|---|---|
UK | |||
Dance Craze |
| 5 | |
Madstock! |
| 22 | |
Universal Madness |
| — | |
(Inlay in The Mail on Sunday) |
| — |
Title | Album details | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK | |||||
Our House |
| 45 |
Silver | ||
Take It or Leave It |
| 77 | |||
The Get Up |
| 97 |
Title | Album details | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK | AUS | CAN | FRA [14] | IRE | NED | NZ | NOR | US | ||||
Complete Madness |
| 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | — | — |
| |
Madness |
| — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | ||
Utter Madness |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — |
| |
It's... Madness |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| |
It's... Madness Too |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| |
Divine Madness |
| 1 | 37 | — | 1 | — | 56 | 7 | — | — |
| |
Total Madness |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Heavy Heavy Hits |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — |
| |
Complete Madness (re-issue) |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Total Madness |
| 11 | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — |
| |
Ultimate Madness |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| |
| 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
The Very Best of Madness |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| |
Full House: The Very Best of Madness |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| |
I Do Like to Be B-Side the A-Side |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Our House: The Very Best of Madness |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
I Do Like to Be B-Side the A-Side Volume 2 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
I Do Like to Be B-Side the A-Side Volume 3 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Title | Album details | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |
---|---|---|---|
The Business – the Definitive Singles Collection |
| ||
The Lot (Box Set: First 6 studio albums) |
| ||
The Singles Box: Vol. 1 |
| ||
A Guided Tour of Madness |
|
|
Title | EP details | Chart positions | |
---|---|---|---|
UK | |||
Work Rest and Play |
| 6 | |
The Peel Sessions |
| — | |
Theatre of the Absurd Introduces C'est La Vie |
| — |
Year | Single | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK [17] | AUS | BEL [18] | CAN [19] | FRA [20] [21] | IRE [22] | NED [23] | NZ | SWI [24] | US [25] | ||||
1979 | "The Prince" | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | One Step Beyond... | |
"One Step Beyond" | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 28 | 29 | — | 3 | — |
| ||
1980 | "My Girl" | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 46 | — | — |
| |
"Night Boat to Cairo" | 6 | — | 25 | — | — | 12 | 29 | — | — | — |
| ||
"Baggy Trousers" | 3 | 30 | 23 | — | 30 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | — |
| Absolutely | |
"Embarrassment" | 4 | — | 11 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| ||
1981 | "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" | 7 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — |
| |
"Grey Day" | 4 | 82 | 28 | — | — | 4 | 18 | — | — | — |
| 7 | |
"Shut Up" | 7 | — | 38 | — | — | 3 | 25 | — | — | — |
| ||
"It Must Be Love" | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 43 | — | — | 33 |
| Complete Madness | |
1982 | "Cardiac Arrest" | 14 | — | 24 | — | — | 4 | 26 | — | — | — | 7 | |
"House of Fun" | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 34 | 23 | — | — |
| Complete Madness | |
"Driving in My Car" | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| stand-alone single | |
"Our House" | 5 | 17 | 15 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 49 | 4 | 7 |
| The Rise & Fall | |
1983 | "Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)"/ "Madness (Is All in the Mind)" | 8 | 98 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Wings of a Dove" | 2 | 72 | 32 | — | 41 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| stand-alone single (UK) Keep Moving (US version) | |
"The Sun and the Rain" | 5 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 72 | |||
1984 | "Michael Caine" | 11 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | Keep Moving | |
"One Better Day" | 17 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | |||
1985 | "Yesterday's Men" | 18 | 54 | 28 | — | — | 7 | 41 | 38 | — | — | Mad Not Mad | |
"Uncle Sam" | 21 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | |||
1986 | "Sweetest Girl" | 35 | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | ||
"(Waiting For) The Ghost Train" | 18 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | Utter Madness | ||
1992 | "It Must Be Love" (re-issue) | 6 | 48 | — | — | — | 14 | — | 21 | — | — | Divine Madness | |
"House of Fun" (re-issue) | 40 | 73 | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | |||
"My Girl" (re-issue) | 27 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"The Harder They Come" | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Madstock! | ||
1993 | "Night Boat to Cairo" (re-issue) | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Divine Madness | |
1999 | "Lovestruck" | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wonderful | |
"Johnny the Horse" | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2000 | "Drip Fed Fred" (with Ian Dury) | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005 | "Shame & Scandal" | 38 | — | 56 | — | 12 | — | 100 | — | 69 | — | The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1 | |
"Girl Why Don't You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2007 | "Sorry" | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008 | "NW5" | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Liberty of Norton Folgate | |
2009 | "Dust Devil" | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Sugar and Spice" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2010 | "Forever Young" | 199 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012 | "Our House" (digital re-entry) | — | — | — | — | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | Divine Madness | |
"My Girl 2" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Oui Oui, Si Si, Ja Ja, Da Da | ||
2013 | "Never Knew Your Name" | 88 | — | — | — | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"How Can I Tell You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Misery" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"La Luna" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2016 | "Mr Apples" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Can't Touch Us Now | |
"Can't Touch Us Now" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2017 | "Another Version of Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019 | "The Bullingdon Boys" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2023 | "C'est La Vie" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Theatre of the Absurd Presents C'est la Vie | |
"Baby Burglar" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2024 | "Round We Go" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"No Reason" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Hour of Need" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Year | Video | Album |
---|---|---|
1979 | "The Prince" (single version & Top of the Pops performance clip) | One Step Beyond... |
"One Step Beyond" | ||
"Bed and Breakfast Man" | ||
"My Girl" | ||
1980 | "Night Boat to Cairo" | |
"Baggy Trousers" | Absolutely | |
"Embarrassment" | ||
1981 | "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" | |
"Grey Day" | 7 | |
"Shut Up" | ||
"It Must Be Love" | non-album | |
1982 | "Cardiac Arrest" | 7 |
"House of Fun" | Complete Madness | |
"Driving in My Car" | non-album | |
"Our House" | The Rise & Fall | |
1983 | "Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)" | |
"Wings of a Dove" | Keep Moving (US) | |
"The Sun and the Rain" | ||
1984 | "Michael Caine" | Keep Moving (UK) |
"One Better Day" | ||
1985 | "Yesterday's Men" | Mad Not Mad |
"Uncle Sam" | ||
1986 | "Sweetest Girl" | |
"(Waiting For) The Ghost Train" | Utter Madness | |
1988 | "I Pronounce You" | The Madness |
1999 | "Lovestruck" | Wonderful |
"Johnny the Horse" | ||
2000 | "Drip Fed Fred" (with Ian Dury) | |
2005 | "Shame & Scandal" (2 versions) | The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1 |
2009 | "Dust Devil" | The Liberty of Norton Folgate |
"Sugar and Spice" | ||
2012 | "Never Knew Your Name" | Oui Oui, Si Si, Ja Ja, Da Da |
2022 | "The Prince" (album version) | One Step Beyond... (both with footage taken from the 1981 documentary movie Take It or Leave It) |
"Madness" | ||
2023 | "C'est la Vie" | Theatre of the Absurd Presents C'est la Vie |
"Baby Burglar" | ||
"Round We Go" |
. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. St. Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. Illustrated. 187–188. 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.