The Communards discography explained

Artist:The Communards
Studio:2
Singles:9
Compilation:4
Live:2

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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
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
720815526221090
Red
  • Released: October 1987
  • Label: London
4971532232292093
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
[14]
AUT
FRA
GER
IRE
[15]
NED
NZ
SCO
[16]
SWE
SWI
The Singles Collection 1984/1990
(with Jimmy Somerville and Bronski Beat)
  • Released: November 1990
  • Label: London
41044630474
Heaven
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: London
The Very Best of
(with Jimmy Somerville and Bronski Beat)
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: London
38154931
  • BPI: Silver
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! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:16em;"
Album details
Live In Italy (Picture Disc LP)
  • Released: 1986

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
[19]
AUS
BEL
[20]
FRA
[21]
GER
[22]
IRE
[23]
NED
[24]
NZ
[25]
SWI
[26]
US
[27]
1985"You Are My World"30167 Communards
1986"Disenchanted"292047
"Don't Leave Me This Way"
(with Sarah Jane Morris)
12165112240
  • BPI: Platinum[29]
  • SNEP: Silver
"So Cold the Night"89071714484410
1987"You Are My World '87" (remix)213159723
"Tomorrow"239931322543123Red
"Never Can Say Goodbye"4134962361251
  • BPI: Silver
  • SNEP: Silver
1988"For a Friend"28293512
"There's More to Love"203410
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Remix singles

Videos

TitleYearDetailsFormat
The Video Singles1986Compilation of music videos from 1985 to 1986VHS
Live at Full House Rock Show2006Live TV concert from Hannover, Germany (10/2/87)DVD

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UK Albums . officialcharts.com . 2016-06-08.
  2. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian)

    . David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 72.

  3. Web site: Austrian Albums . austriancharts.at . 2016-06-08.
  4. Web site: French Albums . infodisc.fr . 2016-06-08.
  5. Web site: German Albums . offiziellecharts.de . 2016-06-08.
  6. Web site: Dutch Albums . dutchcharts.nl . 2016-06-08.
  7. Web site: New Zealand Albums . charts.nz . 2016-06-08.
  8. Web site: Swedish Albums . swedishcharts.com . 2016-06-08.
  9. Web site: Swiss Albums . hitparade.ch.com . 2016-06-08.
  10. Web site: US Albums . allmusic.com . 2016-06-08.
  11. Web site: BPI Certification . British Phonographic Industry. 2016-06-06.
  12. Web site: French Album Certification . InfoDisc.
  13. Web site: IFPI Switzerland Certification . International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. 2016-06-08.
  14. Web site: UK Albums . officialcharts.com . 2016-06-08.
  15. Web site: Irish Albums . irish-charts.com . 2016-06-05.
  16. Web site: Scottish Albums . officialcharts.com . 2016-07-10.
  17. Web site: German Certification . . 2016-06-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151124171739/http://www.musikindustrie.de/no_cache/gold_platin_datenbank/ . 2015-11-24 .
  18. Web site: IFPI Switzerland Certification . International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. 2016-06-08.
  19. Web site: UK Singles . Official Charts Company . 2016-06-10.
  20. Web site: Belgian Singles . ultratop.be . 2016-06-08.
  21. Web site: French Singles . lescharts.com . 2016-06-08.
  22. Web site: German Singles . offiziellecharts.de . 2016-06-08.
  23. Web site: Irish Singles . irishcharts.ie . 2016-06-08.
  24. Web site: Netherlands Singles . dutchcharts.nl . 2016-06-08.
  25. Web site: New Zealand Singles . charts.nz . 2016-06-08.
  26. Web site: Swiss Singles . swedishcharts.com . 2016-06-08.
  27. Web site: US Singles . allmusic.com . 2016-06-08.
  28. Web site: French Chart Certifications . InfoDisc.
  29. United Kingdom. Communards. 27 April 2024.