Big Audio Dynamite discography
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Big Audio Dynamite (later known as Big Audio Dynamite II and Big Audio, and often abbreviated BAD) were an English musical group formed in 1984 by the ex-guitarist and singer of the Clash, Mick Jones. The group is noted for its effective mixture of varied musical styles, incorporating elements of punk rock, dance music, hip hop, reggae, and funk. BAD's one constant throughout frequent shifts in membership and musical direction is the vocals provided by Mick Jones. After releasing a number of well-received albums and touring extensively throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Big Audio Dynamite disbanded in 1997. In 2011, the band embarked on a reunion tour.
Studio albums9
Live albums3
Compilation albums7
Singles17
| Big Audio Dynamite discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 9 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Singles | 17 |
| Video albums | 2 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][2] |
AUS [3] |
CAN [4] |
NZ [5] |
SWE [6] |
US [7] | |||
| This Is Big Audio Dynamite | 27 | 87 | — | 8 | — | 103 | ||
| No. 10, Upping St. |
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11 | 85 | — | 23 | 49 | 119 |
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| Tighten Up Vol. 88 |
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33 | — | — | — | — | 102 | |
| Megatop Phoenix |
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26 | 120 | — | — | — | 85 | |
| Kool-Aid (as Big Audio Dynamite II) |
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55 | 145 | — | — | — | — | |
| The Globe (as Big Audio Dynamite II) |
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63 | 10 | 69 | 16 | — | 76 | |
| Higher Power (as Big Audio) |
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| F-Punk |
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— | 161 | — | — | — | — | |
| Entering a New Ride |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Ally Pally Paradiso (as Big Audio Dynamite II) |
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| On the Road Live '92 (as Big Audio Dynamite II) |
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| Class of '92 (as Big Audio Dynamite II) |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [3] | ||
| The Lost Treasure of Big Audio Dynamite I & II |
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| Looking for a Song (as Big Audio) |
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| Planet B.A.D. |
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| Super Hits |
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| Big Audio Dynamite I & II |
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| Original Album Classics |
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| The Best of Big Audio Dynamite |
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Video albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| BAD I + II |
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| Big Audio Dynamite Live: E=MC2 |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Albums | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][11] |
AUS [3] |
CAN [4] |
IRE [12] |
NZ [5] |
US [13] |
US Dance [14] |
US Alt [15] | ||||
| "The Bottom Line" | 1985 | 97 | 34 | — | — | 38 | — | 33[A] | — | This Is Big Audio Dynamite | |
| "E=MC²" | 1986 | 11 | 47 | — | 11 | 18 | — | 37 | — | ||
| "Medicine Show" | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 42[B] | — | |||
| "C'mon Every Beatbox" | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 16[C] | — | No. 10, Upping St. | ||
| "V. Thirteen" | 1987 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | 15[D] | — | ||
| "Sightsee M.C!" | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Just Play Music!" | 1988 | 51 | — | — | — | 49 | — | 45 | 1 | Tighten Up Vol. 88 | |
| "Other 99" | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | |||
| "James Brown" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19[E] | 2 | Megatop Phoenix | |
| "Contact" | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | 18[F] | 6 | |||
| "Free" | 1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 22 | Flashback (soundtrack) | |
| "Rush" (as Big Audio Dynamite II) | 1991 | —[G] | 1 | 73 | 2[G] | 1 | 32 | 36 | 1 | The Globe | |
| "The Globe" (as Big Audio Dynamite II) | — | 8 | — | — | 10 | 72 | 28 | 3 |
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| "Innocent Child" (as Big Audio Dynamite II) | 1992 | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Looking for a Song" (as Big Audio) | 1994 | 68 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | Higher Power | |
| "I Turned Out a Punk" | 1995 | — | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | F-Punk | |
| "Sunday Best" | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Entering a New Ride | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
Notes
- "The Bottom Line" and "BAD" charted together on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
- "Medicine Show" and "This Is Big Audio Dynamite" charted together on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
- "C'mon Every Beatbox", and "Badrock City" charted together on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. "Badrock City" also charted at number 66 on the Hot Black Singles chart.
- "V. Thirteen" and "Hollywood Boulevard" charted together on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
- "James Brown" and "If I Were John Carpenter" charted together on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
- "Contact" and "In Full Effect" charted together on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
- In some territories, including the UK and Ireland, "Rush" was released as a double A-sided single, with the Clash's re-release of "Should I Stay or Should I Go" designated 'A' and "Rush" designated 'AA'. The official UK charts did not recognize the release as a two-sided hit, however, only charting "Should I Stay or Should I Go" (which reached number 1.) "Rush" did not officially chart in the UK.