The Communards discography

The Communards discography
The Communards discography
Studio albums	2
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	4
Singles	9

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[edit]

Studio albums[edit]


Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
Title	Album details	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	AUT ^[3]	FRA ^[4]	GER ^[5]	NED ^[6]	NZ ^[7]	SWE ^[8]	SWI ^[9]	US ^[10]	Certifications
Communards	Released: July 1986 Label: London	7	20	—	8	15	5	26	22	10	90	BPI: Platinum^[11] SNEP: Gold^[12]
Red	Released: October 1987 Label: London	4	97	15	3	22	32	29	—	20	93	BPI: Platinum^[11] IFPI SWI: Gold^[13] SNEP: 2× Gold^[12]
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums[edit]


Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
Title	Album details	UK ^[14]	AUT ^[3]	FRA ^[4]	GER ^[5]	IRE ^[15]	NED ^[6]	NZ ^[7]	SCO ^[16]	SWE ^[8]	SWI ^[9]	Certifications
The Singles Collection 1984/1990 (with Jimmy Somerville and Bronski Beat)	Released: November 1990 Label: London	4	10	4	4	—	6	30	—	47	4	BVMI: Gold^[17] IFPI SWI: Platinum^[18] SNEP: Platinum^[12]
Heaven	Released: 1993 Label: London	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Very Best of (with Jimmy Somerville and Bronski Beat)	Released: 2001 Label: London	38	—	15	49	—	—	—	31	—	—	BPI: Silver^[11]
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[edit]


Title	Album details
Live In Italy (Picture Disc LP)	Released: 1986

Singles[edit]

Year	Title	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
Year	Title	UK ^[19]	AUS ^[2]	BEL ^[20]	FRA ^[21]	GER ^[22]	IRE ^[23]	NED ^[24]	NZ ^[25]	SWI ^[26]	US ^[27]	Certifications	Album
1985	"You Are My World"	30	—	—	16	—	7	—	—	—	—	SNEP: Silver^[28]	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	BPI: Platinum^[29] SNEP: Silver^[28]
	"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	BPI: Silver^[29] SNEP: Silver^[28]
1988	"For a Friend"	28	—	29	—	35	12	—	—	—	—
1988	"There's More to Love"	20	—	—	—	34	10	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Remix singles[edit]

(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[edit]

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

References[edit]

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