The Communards discography

Discography for the 1980s pop duo The Communards.

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

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	International Chart Peaks											Certifications
		UK [1]	AUS[2]	AUT [3]	FRA [4]	GER [5]	ITA [6][7]	NED [8]	NZ [9]	SWE [10]	SWI [11]	US [12]
Communards	Released: July 1986 Label: London Records	7	20	—	8	15	18	5	26	22	10	90	UK: Platinum [13] FRA: Gold [14]
Red	Released: October 1987 Label: London Records	4	97	15	3	22	19	32	29	—	20	93	UK: Platinum [13] FRA: 2x Gold [14] SWI: Gold [15]
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	International Chart Peaks										Certifications
		UK [16]	AUT [3]	FRA [4]	GER [5]	IRE [17]	NED [8]	NZ [9]	SCO [18]	SWE [10]	SWI [11]
The Singles Collection 1984/1990 (with Jimmy Somerville & Bronski Beat)	Released: November 1990 Label: London Records	4	10	4	4	—	6	30	—	47	4	GER: Gold [19] FRA: Platinum [14] SWI: Platinum [20]
Heaven	Released: 1993 Label: London Records	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Very Best of (with Jimmy Somerville & Bronski Beat)	Released: 2001 Label: London Records	38	—	15	49	—	—	—	31	—	—	UK: Silver [13]
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	International Chart Peaks												Certifications	Album
		UK [21]	AUS[2]	AUT [22]	BEL [23]	FRA [24]	GER [25]	IRE [26]	ITA [27]	NED [28]	NZ [29]	SWI [30]	US [31]
1985	"You Are My World"	30	—	—	—	16	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	FRA: Silver [32]	Communards
1986	"Disenchanted"	29	—	—	—	—	—	20	—	47	—	—	—
	"Don't Leave Me This Way" (with Sarah Jane Morris)	1	2	19	1	6	5	1	5	1	2	2	40	UK: Gold [33] FRA: Silver [32]
	"So Cold the Night"	8	90	13	7	17	14	4	—	8	44	10	—
1987	"You Are My World '87" (remix)	21	—	—	31	—	59	7	29	23	—	—	—
	"Tomorrow"	23	99	—	31	32	25	4	10	31	—	23	—		Red
	"Never Can Say Goodbye"	4	13	6	4	9	6	2	42	3	6	12	51	UK: Silver [33] FRA: Silver [32]
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" [31]
  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

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See also

• Jimmy Somerville discography
• Bronski Beat discography
• Banderas - Communards offshoot featuring backing musician Sally Herbert