Bananarama discography
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The Irish-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), four video albums and 48 music videos.
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Studio albums12
EPs2
Live albums3
Compilation albums16
| Bananarama discography | |
|---|---|
Bananarama performing in 2018 | |
| Studio albums | 12 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 16 |
| Singles | 51 |
| Video albums | 4 |
| Music videos | 48 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
GER [4] |
NZ [5] |
SWE [6] |
SWI [7] |
US [8] | ||||||
| Deep Sea Skiving | 7 | 85 | 48 | — | — | — | — | 63 | |||||
| Bananarama |
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16 | 99 | — | 45 | — | — | 9 | 30 |
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| True Confessions |
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46 | 19 | 10 | 25 | 33 | — | 6 | 15 | ||||
| Wow! |
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26 | 1 | 32 | 65 | 38 | 31 | 22 | 44 | ||||
| Pop Life |
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42 | 146 | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | ||||
| Please Yourself |
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46 | — | — | 95 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Ultra Violet |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Exotica |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Drama |
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169 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Viva |
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87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| In Stereo |
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29 | —[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Masquerade |
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22 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | —[B] | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Live at the London Eventim Hammersmith Apollo |
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| Live in Stereo |
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| Glorious - Live In London |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
GER [4] |
NZ [5] |
SWE [6] |
US [8] | ||||||
| The Greatest Hits Collection |
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3 | 21 | 68 | 43 | 7 | 43 | 151 | ||||
| The Greatest Remixes Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Bunch of Hits |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Master Series |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| The Very Best of Bananarama |
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43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| The Essentials |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Venus and Other Hits |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Really Saying Something: The Platinum Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| The Twelve Inches of Bananarama |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Drama Remixes Volume One |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Greatest Hits & More More More |
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61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| The Works |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Bananarama: The Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 30 Years of Bananarama |
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62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Megarama: The Mixes |
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98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| In a Bunch: The Singles 1981–1993 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Glorious: The Ultimate Collection |
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30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Sales [18] |
US Dance Sales [19] | ||
| The 12″ Mixes[C] |
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| Now or Never |
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11 | 4 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
BEL (FL) [20] |
GER [4] |
IRE [21] |
NL [22] |
NZ [5] |
SWI [7] |
US [23] |
US Dance [24] | |||||
| "Aie a Mwana" | 1981 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | — | 5 | 3 | 37 | — | — | 49 |
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Fun Boy Three | |
| "Really Saying Something" (featuring Fun Boy Three) |
5 | 74 | 7 | — | 9 | 16 | — | — | —[D] | 16 |
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Deep Sea Skiving | ||
| "Shy Boy" | 4 | 2 | 6 | — | 8 | 12 | 5 | — | 83 | 14 |
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| "Cheers Then" | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" | 1983 | 5 | 38 | 29 | — | 4 | — | 29 | — | —[E] | — | |||
| "Cruel Summer" | 8 | 32 | 40 | 24 | 7 | 48 | 32 | — | 9 | 11 | Bananarama | |||
| "Robert De Niro's Waiting..." | 1984 | 3 | 40 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 22 | — | 8 | 95 | — |
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| "Rough Justice" | 23 | — | 19 | 63 | 24 | 16 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Hot Line to Heaven" | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "The Wild Life" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | ||||
| "Do Not Disturb" | 1985 | 31 | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | True Confessions | ||
| "Venus" | 1986 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| "More Than Physical" | 41 | 28 | — | 38 | 25 | — | — | — | 73 | 5 | ||||
| "A Trick of the Night" | 1987 | 32 | 99 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | 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 |
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| "I Can't Help It" | 20 | 27 | 13 | 31 | 12 | 30 | — | — | 47 | 7 | ||||
| "I Want You Back" | 1988 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 29 | 3 | 49 | 10 | 23 | — | — | |||
| "Love, Truth and Honesty" | 23 | 32 | — | 42 | 12 | 87 | 20 | 25 | 89 | 26 | The Greatest Hits Collection | |||
| "Nathan Jones" | 15 | 59 | 22 | — | 16 | 73 | 22 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Help!" (featuring Lananeeneenoonoo) |
1989 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 35 | 8 | — | — |
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| "Cruel Summer '89" | 19 | 158 | — | 24 | 16 | — | — | 22 | — | — |
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Non-album single | ||
| "Only Your Love" | 1990 | 27 | 51 | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | Pop Life | ||
| "Preacher Man" | 20 | 147 | 40 | 46 | 11 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Long Train Running" | 1991 | 30 | 179 | 47 | 45 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Tripping on Your Love" | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | ||||
| "Movin' On" | 1992 | 24 | 177 | 33 | 52 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | Please Yourself | ||
| "Last Thing on My Mind" | 71 | — | — | 63 | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "More, More, More" | 1993 | 24 | — | — | 65 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Every Shade of Blue" | 1995 | — | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | Ultra Violet | ||
| "Take Me to Your Heart" | — | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Move in My Direction" | 2005 | 14 | 41 | 25 | 93 | — | 67 | — | — | — | 14 | Drama | ||
| "Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)" | 26 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||||
| "Love Comes" | 2009 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Viva | ||
| "Love Don't Live Here" | 2010 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Baby It's Christmas" | 199 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Now or Never" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Now or Never | ||
| "Stuff Like That" | 2019 | —[F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | In Stereo | ||
| "Looking for Someone" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Masquerade" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Masquerade | ||
| "Forever Young"[29] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Running with the Night"[30] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Feel the Love"[31] | 2023 | —[G] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Glorious: The Ultimate Collection | ||
| "Supernova" | 2024 | —[H] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [32] |
AUS [33] |
GER [34] |
IRE [21] |
NL [35] |
NZ [36] |
SWE [37] |
SWI [38] |
US [39] | ||||||
| "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (as part of Band Aid) |
1984 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Non-album singles | |||
| "Let It Be" (as part of Ferry Aid) |
1987 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — |
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| "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (as part of Band Aid II) |
1989 | 1 | 30 | 74 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 24 | — |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| 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 | |
| "I Found Love" | 1995 | Ultra Violet |
| "Careless Whisper" | 2001 | Exotica |
| "If" | ||
| "Dance Music" | 2019 | In Stereo |
| "Favourite" | 2022 | Masquerade |
Other charted songs
Guest appearances
| 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" | Multitude | Is Harry on the Boat?[51] | |
Videography
Video albums
| Title | Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| And That's Not All...[52] |
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| The Video Singles[53] |
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| The Greatest Hits Collection |
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| 30 Years of Bananarama |
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| Glorious - Live In London |
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Music videos
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | "Really Saying Something" (with Fun Boy Three) | Deep Sea Skiving |
| "Shy Boy" | ||
| "Cheers Then" | ||
| "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" | ||
| 1983 | "Cruel Summer" | Bananarama |
| "Robert De Niro's Waiting..." | ||
| 1984 | "Rough Justice" | |
| "Hot Line to Heaven" | ||
| "The Wild Life" | ||
| "State I'm In" | ||
| 1985 | "Do Not Disturb" | True Confessions |
| 1986 | "Venus" | |
| "More Than Physical" | ||
| "A Trick of the Night" | ||
| 1987 | "I Heard a Rumour" | Wow! |
| "Love in the First Degree" | ||
| "I Can't Help It" (original and extended versions) | ||
| 1988 | "I Want You Back" (2 versions) | |
| "Love, Truth and Honestly" | The Greatest Hits Collection | |
| "Nathan Jones" | ||
| 1989 | "Help!" (with Lananeeneenoonoo) | |
| "Cruel Summer '89" | non-album | |
| "Megarama '89" | ||
| 1990 | "Only Your Love" | Pop Life |
| "Preacher Man" | ||
| 1991 | "Long Train Running" | |
| "Tripping on Your Love" | ||
| 1992 | "Movin' On" | Please Yourself |
| "Last Thing on My Mind" | ||
| 1993 | "More, More, More" | |
| 1995 | "I Found Love" | Ultra Violet / I Found Love |
| "Every Shade of Blue" | Ultra Violet | |
| "Take Me to Your Heart" | ||
| 1998 | "Waterloo" | A Song for Eurotrash |
| 2001 | "Careless Whisper" | Exotica |
| 2005 | "Move in My Direction" | Drama |
| "Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)" | ||
| 2009 | "Love Comes" | Viva |
| 2010 | "Love Don't Live Here" | |
| "Here Comes the Rain" | Viva Deluxe Expanded Edition | |
| 2019 | "Stuff Like That" | In Stereo |
| 2022 | "Masquerade" | Masquerade |
Collaborations in music videos
| Year | Title | Other Performer | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | "It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)" | Fun Boy Three | Fun Boy Three |
| 1984 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" | Band Aid (various artists) | non-album |
| 1987 | "Let It Be" | Ferry Aid (various artists) | |
| 1989 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" | Band Aid II (various artists) |
Notes
- In Stereo did not enter the ARIA Albums Chart, but peaked at number 23 on the ARIA Digital Album Chart.[12]
- "Masquerade" did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 99 on the Top Current Albums Sales chart.[13]
- Released only in Australia.
- "Really Saying Something" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 8 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[26]
- "Feel the Love" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 96 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.[1]