Bananarama discography

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

Studio albums12

EPs2

Live albums3

Compilation albums16

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Bananarama discography
Bananarama performing in 2018
Studio albums	12
EPs	2
Live albums	3
Compilation albums	16
Singles	51
Video albums	4

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Albums

Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Details	Peak chart positions								Certifications
Title	Details	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	CAN ^[3]	GER ^[4]	NZ ^[5]	SWE ^[6]	SWI ^[7]	US ^[8]	Certifications
Deep Sea Skiving	Released: 9 March 1983 Label: London Formats: LP, cassette, CD	7	85	48	â	â	â	â	63	BPI: Silver^[9]
Bananarama	Released: 16 April 1984 Label: London Formats: LP, cassette, CD	16	99	â	45	â	â	9	30	BPI: Silver^[9]
True Confessions	Released: 30 June 1986 Label: London Formats: LP, cassette, CD	46	19	10	25	33	â	6	15	MC: Platinum^[10] RIAA: Gold^[11]
Wow!	Released: 7 September 1987 Label: London Formats: LP, cassette, CD	26	1	32	65	38	31	22	44	BPI: Gold^[9] MC: Gold^[10]
Pop Life	Released: 13 May 1991 Label: London Formats: LP, CD, cassette	42	146	â	â	â	37	â	â
Please Yourself	Released: 3 April 1993 Label: London Formats: LP, CD, cassette	46	â	â	95	â	â	â	â
Ultra Violet	Released: 21 August 1995 Label: Avex Trax Formats: LP, CD, cassette	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â
Exotica	Released: 12 March 2001 Label: M6 Interactions Formats: CD, cassette	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â
Drama	Released: 14 November 2005 Label: A&G Formats: CD, digital download	169	â	â	â	â	â	â	â
Viva	Released: 14 September 2009 Label: Fascination Formats: LP, CD, digital download	87	â	â	â	â	â	â	â
In Stereo	Released: 19 April 2019 Label: In Synk Formats: LP, CD, digital download	29	â^[A]	â	â	â	â	â	â
Masquerade	Released: 22 July 2022 Label: In Synk Formats: LP, CD, cassette, digital download	22	83	â	â	â	â	â	â^[B]
"â" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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Live albums

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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

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Compilation albums

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List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Details	Peak chart positions							Certifications
Title	Details	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	CAN ^[3]	GER ^[4]	NZ ^[5]	SWE ^[6]	US ^[8]	Certifications
The Greatest Hits Collection	Released: October 1988 Label: London Formats: LP, CD, cassette	3	21	68	43	7	43	151	BPI: 3Ã Platinum^[9] ARIA: Platinum^[15]
The Greatest Remixes Collection	Released: 1990 Label: PolyGram Formats: LP, CD, cassette	â	â	â	â	â	â	â
Bunch of Hits	Released: 13 March 1993 Label: Spectrum Formats: CD, cassette	â	â	â	â	â	â	â
Master Series	Released: 1 April 1996 Label: London Format: CD	â	â	â	â	â	â	â
The Very Best of Bananarama	Released: 15 October 2001 Label: Warner Strategic Marketing, London Format: CD	43	â	â	â	â	â	â	BPI: Silver^[9]
The Essentials	Released: 18 June 2002 Label: Rhino Format: CD	â	â	â	â	â	â	â
Venus and Other Hits	Released: 10 October 2003^[16] Label: Flashback Format: CD	â	â	â	â	â	â	â
Really Saying Something: The Platinum Collection	Released: 27 September 2005 Label: Warner Strategic Marketing Formats: CD, digital download	â	â	â	â	â	â	â
The Twelve Inches of Bananarama	Released: 2 October 2006 Label: Rhino Formats: CD, digital download	â	â	â	â	â	â	â
Drama Remixes Volume One	Released: 10 October 2006^[17] Label: The Lab Format: CD	â	â	â	â	â	â	â
Greatest Hits & More More More	Released: 7 May 2007 Label: Warner Music TV Formats: CD, digital download	61	â	â	â	â	â	â
The Works	Released: 5 November 2007 Label: Rhino Formats: 3-CD, digital download	â	â	â	â	â	â	â
Bananarama: The Collection	Released: 12 December 2011 Label: Rhino Formats: 2-CD, digital download	â	â	â	â	â	â	â
30 Years of Bananarama	Released: 9 July 2012 Label: Rhino Formats: CD + DVD, digital download	62	â	â	â	â	â	â
Megarama: The Mixes	Released: 16 March 2015 Label: Edsel Formats: 3-CD, digital download	98	â	â	â	â	â	â
In a Bunch: The Singles 1981â1993	Released: 28 August 2015 Label: Edsel, Rhino Formats: 33-CD, digital download	â	â	â	â	â	â	â
Glorious: The Ultimate Collection	Released: 8 March 2024 Label: London Formats: 2ÃCD, 3ÃCD, 3ÃLP, digital download	30	â	â	â	â	â	â
"â" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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Extended plays

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List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Title	Details	US Sales ^[18]	US Dance Sales ^[19]
The 12â³ Mixes^[C]	Released: 30 August 1991 Label: Liberation Formats: CD, cassette	â	â
Now or Never	Released: 25 September 2012 Label: In a Bunch Format: Digital download	11	4
"â" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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Singles

As lead artist

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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
Title	Year	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	BEL (FL) ^[20]	GER ^[4]	IRE ^[21]	NL ^[22]	NZ ^[5]	SWI ^[7]	US ^[23]	US Dance ^[24]	Certifications	Album
"Aie a Mwana"	1981	92	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	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	â	5	3	37	â	â	49	BPI: Silver^[25]	Fun Boy Three
"Really Saying Something" (featuring Fun Boy Three)		5	74	7	â	9	16	â	â	â^[D]	16	BPI: Silver^[9]	Deep Sea Skiving
"Shy Boy"		4	2	6	â	8	12	5	â	83	14	BPI: Silver^[9]
"Cheers Then"		45	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â
"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye"	1983	5	38	29	â	4	â	29	â	â^[E]	â
"Cruel Summer"	1983	8	32	40	24	7	48	32	â	9	11		Bananarama
"Robert De Niro's Waiting..."	1984	3	40	34	7	8	22	â	8	95	â	BPI: Silver^[9]
"Rough Justice"		23	â	19	63	24	16	â	â	â	â
"Hot Line to Heaven"		58	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â
"The Wild Life"		â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	70	â
"Do Not Disturb"	1985	31	â	â	â	22	â	â	â	â	â		True Confessions
"Venus"	1986	8	1	6	2	12	5	1	1	1	1	BPI: Silver^[9] MC: Platinum^[10]
"More Than Physical"	1986	41	28	â	38	25	â	â	â	73	5
"A Trick of the Night"	1987	32	99	â	â	24	â	â	â	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	BPI: Silver^[9]
"I Can't Help It"		20	27	13	31	12	30	â	â	47	7
"I Want You Back"	1988	5	3	40	29	3	49	10	23	â	â
"Love, Truth and Honesty"		23	32	â	42	12	87	20	25	89	26		The Greatest Hits Collection
"Nathan Jones"		15	59	22	â	16	73	22	â	â	â
"Help!" (featuring Lananeeneenoonoo)	1989	3	25	9	8	2	24	35	8	â	â	BPI: Silver^[9]
"Cruel Summer '89"	1989	19	158	â	24	16	â	â	22	â	â	BPI: Silver^[9]	Non-album single
"Only Your Love"	1990	27	51	â	â	â	â	49	â	â	â		Pop Life
"Preacher Man"	1990	20	147	40	46	11	â	â	â	â
"Long Train Running"	1991	30	179	47	45	18	â	â	â	â	â
"Tripping on Your Love"	1991	76	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	14
"Movin' On"	1992	24	177	33	52	â	34	â	â	â	â		Please Yourself
"Last Thing on My Mind"	1992	71	â	â	63	â	47	â	â	â	â
"More, More, More"	1993	24	â	â	65	16	â	â	â	â	â
"Every Shade of Blue"	1995	â	124	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	41		Ultra Violet
"Take Me to Your Heart"	1995	â	180	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â		Ultra Violet
"Move in My Direction"	2005	14	41	25	93	â	67	â	â	â	14		Drama
"Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)"	2005	26	95	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	2		Drama
"Love Comes"	2009	44	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â		Viva
"Love Don't Live Here"	2010	114	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â		Viva
"Baby It's Christmas"	2010	199	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â		Non-album single
"Now or Never"	2012	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â		Now or Never
"Stuff Like That"	2019	â^[F]	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â		In Stereo
"Looking for Someone"	2019	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â		In Stereo
Masquerade	2022	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â		Masquerade
"Forever Young"^[29]		â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â
"Running with the Night"^[30]		â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â
"Feel the Love"^[31]	2023	â^[G]	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â		Glorious: The Ultimate Collection
"Supernova"	2024	â^[H]	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â	â		Glorious: The Ultimate Collection
"â" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

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As featured artist

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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
Title	Year	UK ^[32]	AUS ^[33]	GER ^[34]	IRE ^[21]	NL ^[35]	NZ ^[36]	SWE ^[37]	SWI ^[38]	US ^[39]	Certifications	Album
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" (as part of Band Aid)	1984	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	13	BPI: Platinum^[40] MC: Platinum^[41] RIAA: Gold^[42]	Non-album singles
"Let It Be" (as part of Ferry Aid)	1987	1	28	3	2	4	4	9	1	â	BPI: Gold^[43]
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" (as part of Band Aid II)	1989	1	30	74	1	20	8	15	24	â	BPI: Platinum^[44]
"â" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

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Promotional singles

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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	Non-album single
"I Found Love"	1995	Ultra Violet
"Careless Whisper"	2001	Exotica
"If"	2001	Exotica
"Dance Music"	2019	In Stereo
"Favourite"	2022	Masquerade

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Other charted songs

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

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Guest appearances

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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"	2002	Multitude	Is Harry on the Boat?^[51]

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Video albums

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Title	Details	Notes
And That's Not All...^[52]	Released: 15 June 1984 Label: London Format: VHS	Includes the music videos for the singles from the albums Deep Sea Skiving and Bananarama.
The Video Singles^[53]	Released: 20 November 1987 Label: London Format: VHS	Includes four music videos for the singles from the album True Confessions.
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.

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Notes

[A]
In Stereo did not enter the ARIA Albums Chart, but peaked at number 23 on the ARIA Digital Album Chart.^[12]
[B]
"Masquerade" did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 99 on the Top Current Albums Sales chart.^[13]
[C]
Released only in Australia.
[D]
"Really Saying Something" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 8 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[26]
[E]
"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]
[F]
"Stuff Like That" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 22 on the UK Airplay Chart.^[28]
[G]
"Feel the Love" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 96 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.^[1]
[H]
"Supernova" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 74 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.^[1]

Bananarama discography

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Promotional singles

Other charted songs

Guest appearances

Video albums

Notes

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