Amanda Lear's discography consists of eighteen full-length studio albums, thirty-eight compilation albums, two extended plays and seventy-six singles. She has also released one video album and numerous music videos.
Background Lear achieved the greatest international success between 1976 and 1983 when she was signed to West German label Ariola Records. The six Ariola albums were all released in Continental Europe as well as Scandinavia, Japan, South America and some parts of the former Eastern Bloc. Lear was in fact one of the very few Western artists in the 1970s to have her music officially released in the Soviet Union, on state-owned label Melodiya.
Following her initial signing to Ariola, various other labels were used to distribute her records in other nations, for example Chrysalis Records in the United States, Les Disques Direction Records, Siamese Records and Inter Global Records/Epic Records in Canada, RCA Victor in Australasia and South America, Columbia Records/Nippon Columbia in Japan, Eurodisc and Arabella in France, Epic Records in Greece and Cyprus, PGP-RTB in Yugoslavia, and Polydor, RCA Victor and Ariola in Italy. In other European countries like Sweden, albums and singles were first imported West German Ariola pressings. With Lear achieving mainstream success in Sweden in 1980 with album Diamonds for Breakfast, the Scandinavian Ariola distributor, CBS Records, did however start manufacturing its own pressings of both albums and singles to meet with public demand. They also issued singles like "When" in 1980 and "Nymphomania" in 1981, targeted for the Scandinavian market specifically, although these tracks were never A-side releases in West Germany or any other territory.
Despite full-page ads by US licensee Chrysalis Records in Billboard magazine for Sweet Revenge, her personal connections with Bowie and Roxy Music, a feature in Andy Warhol's Interview magazine with photos by Karl Stoecker (the photographer who shot the cover of Roxy Music's For Your Pleasure) and a two-month long promotional tour in the United States in early 1979 that included appearances at discothèques and gay clubs like New York's Paradise Garage, The Saint and The Loft, Lear's commercial success in North America was moderate. Her career as a recording artist in the United Kingdom was similarly lacklustre. Despite promotional gimmicks like red vinyl 12" singles and the Never Trust a Pretty Face album being released as a limited edition picture disc, "the English remained immune to the effect of Amanda Lear", as she has herself described it.
In 1982, Lear took legal action against Ariola-Eurodisc in order to be released from her recording contract on the grounds of artistic differences. The lawsuit was unsuccessful and she remained with the label as stipulated in the original deal until the end of 1983, resulting in single "Incredibilmente donna" and album Tam-Tam being recorded in Italy and double A-side single "Love Your Body"/"Darkness and Light" with Anthony Monn's sound engineer Peter Lüdemann. The relationship between Lear, Monn and her former record company was to stay strained all the way into the late 1990s. Since parting with Ariola-Eurodisc, as of the late eighties a daughter label of BMG-Ariola and eventually absorbed into what is now Sony Music, Lear has been signed to the following labels: WEA Italiana (1984) for single "Assassino". Now a part of Warner Music Group. Five Records, Italy (1984–1986) for single "Ritmo Salsa" and EP A L. Former Italian label, now defunct. Merak Music, Italy (1985–1986) for singles "No Credit Card" and "Women". Former Italian label, now defunct. Carrere Records/Carrere Disques, France (1986–1990) for albums Secret Passion and Tant qu'il y aura des hommes, and singles "Les Femmes", "Aphrodisiaque", "Follow Me" (1987 re-recording) and "Thank You". Carrere Records is now a part of the Warner Music Group. European publishing rights to album Secret Passion and worldwide rights to album Tant qu'il y aura des hommes with the exception of title "Métamorphose" are held by Siebenpunkts Verlags GmbH, Germany. Virgin Records, Italy (1988) for tracks "Tomorrow (Voulez-vous un rendez-vous)" and "Inch'Allah ça va" with band CCCP Fedeli alla linea. Now a sublabel of EMI. Ricordi International, Italy (1989) for album Uomini più uomini. European publishing rights to eight tracks from the album are held by Siebenpunkts Verlags GmbH, Germany. Disco 3, Italy (1990) for single "Do You Remember Me?". Former Italian label, now defunct. Indisc, Belgium (1992) for single "Fantasy". ZYX Music, Germany (1993–1995) for single "Fantasy" and album Alter Ego. Chène Music, France (1993) for album Cadavrexquis. Worldwide publishing rights to the album held by Siebenpunkts Verlags GmbH, Germany. Giungla Records, Italy (1995) for single "Everytime You Touch Me". Worldwide publishing rights to the track held by Siebenpunkts Verlags GmbH, Germany. Dig-It International, Italy (1998). Former Italian label, now defunct. Worldwide publishing rights to eleven tracks on album Back in Your Arms, remixes of 1998 re-recording of "Queen of Chinatown" and tracks "Mellow Yellow", "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" and "C'est si bon" held by Siebenpunkts Verlags GmbH, Germany. EMI, France (2000) for Paris Pride re-recording of "Follow Me". Caus-N'-ff-ct Records, Germany (2000) for cover version of Giorgio Moroder's "From Here to Eternity". Sublabel of Sony BMG. Publishing rights to the track held by Siebenpunkts Verlags GmbH, Germany. Le Marais Prod., France (2001–2002) for album Heart. Ice Records, Italy (2002) for track "Cocktail d'amore". Virgin Records, Belgium (2002) for single "Beats of Love" with boy band Get Ready!. Sublabel of EMI Music Group. Sony BMG, Italy (2004) for single "Martini Disease" with Jetlag. Edina Music, France (2005) for compilation Forever Glam!. Dance Street Music, France/Germany (2005–2007) for single "Paris by Night" and album With Love. Publishing rights held by Siebenpunkts Verlags GmbH, Germany. Just Good Music for Your Ears, Italy (2009) for the Brief Encounters album trilogy. Edina Music, France (2009–2010) for EP Brand New Love Affair and single "I'm Coming Up". Outsider Music, United States (2010) for single "I'm Coming Up". Boomlover (2011–present) for all studio albums from I Don't Like Disco to Tuberose.
Albums
Studio albums TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsAUSAUTFRAFor Sweet Revenge, Never Trust a Pretty Face and My Happiness: For Let Me Entertain You:
For Looking Back: GERITAFor I Am a Photograph and Sweet Revenge: (Enter "Amanda Lear" in the "Artista" field and click "cerca".) For Let Me Entertain You: NLDNORSWEI Am a Photograph Released: 1977 Label: Ariola Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital—25—267———Sweet Revenge Released: 1978 Label: Ariola Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital50817499—— FRA: Gold GER: GoldNever Trust a Pretty Face Released: 1979 Label: Ariola Formats: LP, cassette63—824———20Diamonds for Breakfast Released: 1980 Label: Ariola Formats: LP, cassette—11—43——104Incognito Released: 1981 Label: Ariola Formats: LP, cassette——————1928Tam-Tam Released: December 1983 Label: Ariola Formats: LP, cassette————————Secret Passion Released: 1986 Label: Carrere Formats: LP, cassette————————Uomini più uomini Released: 1989 Label: Ricordi International Formats: LP, cassette, digital————————Cadavrexquis Released: 1993 Label: Chène Music Formats: CD, cassette————————Alter Ego Released: November 1995 Label: ZYX Music Formats: CD, cassette————————Back in Your Arms Released: 20 May 1998 Label: Dig It Int'l Formats: CD, cassette————————Heart Released: 11 December 2001 Label: Le Marais Prod. Formats: CD————————With Love Released: 16 October 2006 Label: Dance Street Formats: CD, digital————————Brief Encounters Released: 16 October 2009 Label: Just Good Music for Your Ears Formats: CD, digital————————I Don't Like Disco Released: 9 January 2012 Label: Little Boom Records Formats: CD, digital————————My Happiness Released: 17 March 2014 Label: Boomlover Formats: CD, digital——224—————Let Me Entertain You Released: 13 May 2016 Label: Boomlover Formats: CD, digital——175—80———Tuberose Released: 22 Oct 2021 Label: Boomlover Formats: CD, digital————————Looking Back Released: 7 November 2025 Label: Universal Music Deal Distribution Formats: LP, CD, digital——193—————
Reissues Title DetailsTant qu'il y aura des hommes(reissue of Uomini più uomini) Released: 1989 Label: Carrere Formats: LP, cassette, CDTendance(reissue of Heart) Released: 10 February 2003 Label: Le Marais Prod. Formats: CD, digital
Compilation albums Title DetailsGolden Hits Released: 1979 Label: Ariola Formats: LPAmanda Lear Released: 1980 Label: Ariola Formats: 12" EPΠoeт Аманда Лир Released: 1981 Label: Melodiya Formats: LPIeri, oggi Released: 1982 Label: Ariola Formats: LP, cassette1 heure avec Released: 1984 Label: Arabella Formats: CassetteSuper 20 Released: 1989 Label: Ariola Formats: CD, cassetteFollow Me – Gold-Serie Released: 1990 Label: Ariola Formats: CD, cassetteThe Collection Released: 1 July 1991 Label: BMG-Ariola Formats: CD, cassetteTélégramme Released: 5 May 1993 Label: JBR Formats: CDJe t'aime Released: 1993 Label: Joker International Formats: CD, cassette, digitalIndovina chi sono Released: 1994 Label: Arcade Formats: CDHits and More Released: 1995 Label: Giungla Formats: CD, cassetteAmanda Lear Released: 16 June 1997 Label: LaserLight Digital Formats: CDQueen of Chinatown Released: 12 January 1998 Label: Ariola Formats: CD, digitalThe Collection Released: 1998 Label: BMG-Ariola Formats: CD, cassette, digitalAmanda '98 – Follow Me Back in My Arms Released: October 1998 Label: BMG-Ariola Formats: CDFollow Me Released: 1999 Label: Versailles Formats: CD, digitalFollow Me Released: 2000 Label: Harmony Formats: CDMade of Blood & Honey Released: 2 October 2000 Label: LaserLight Digital Formats: CDI'm a Mistery – The Whole Story Released: 2001 Label: LaserLight Digital Formats: CD28 Golden Hits Released: 30 April 2002 Label: Jaba Music Formats: CDFollow Me – The Greatest Hits Released: 2 September 2002 Label: Mint Formats: CDDivinAmanda Released: 2002 Label: Brioche Edizioni Musicali Formats: CDFollow Me Released: 2002 Label: Falcon Neue Medien Formats: CDEssential Released: 2003 Label: Next Music Formats: CDLiving Legend Released: 29 September 2003 Label: ZYX Music Formats: CDThe Queen Is... Amanda – Platinum Edition Released: 17 July 2004 Label: Nar International Formats: CDGwiazdy XX wieku – Największe przeboje Released: 16 September 2004 Label: BMG Poland Formats: CD, cassette, digitalForever Glam! Released: 7 November 2005 Label: Edina Music Formats: CDSings Evergreens Released: 2 December 2005 Label: Dance Street Formats: CDThe Sphinx – Das Beste aus den Jahren 1976–1983 Released: 1 September 2006 Label: Sony BMG Formats: CD, digitalGreatest Hits Released: 3 August 2007 Label: Eurotrend Formats: CDDisco Queen of the Wild 70's Released: 25 July 2008 Label: TreColori Media Formats: CD, digitalMy French Italian Songbook Released: 29 October 2010 Label: TreColori Media Formats: CD, digital4 Hits Released: 2011 Label: BMG Formats: digital EPAmanda Lear Released: 1 November 2013 Label: LaserLight Digital Formats: CDCollection 2006–2012 Released: 17 November 2013 Label: Boomlover Formats: digitalFollow Me – The Ultimate Hit-Collection Released: 8 June 2018 Label: Electrola Formats: CD, digital
EPs Title DetailsA L Released: 1985 Label: Five Formats: LP, cassetteBrand New Love Affair Released: 30 November 2009 Label: Edina Music Formats: CD, digital
Singles
As lead artist TitleYearChart positionsAlbumAUTBELGERITAFor "Blood and Honey" and "Tomorrow": For "Queen of Chinatown", "Follow Me" and "Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)":