The Communards discography

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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 Records
 7 20 — 8 15 5 26 22 10 90
Red
  • Released: October 1987
  • Label: London Records
 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 & Bronski Beat)
  • Released: November 1990
  • Label: London Records
 4 10 4 4 — 6 30 — 47 4
Heaven
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: London Records
 — — — — — — — — — —
The Very Best of
(with Jimmy Somerville & Bronski Beat)
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: London Records
 38 — 15 49 — — — 31 — —
The Platinum Collection
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Warner Music
 — — — — 53 — — — — —
For a Friend: The Best of
(with Jimmy Somerville & 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
Storm Paris (3x12" single set)
  • Released: 1988

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[]

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

References[]

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See also[]

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