This is a comprehensive listing of the discography by British synth-pop duo The Communards. 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 Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUS AUT FRA GER NED NZ SWE SWI US Communards Released: 14 July 1986 Label: London 7 20 — 8 15 5 26 22 10 90 BPI: Platinum SNEP: Gold Red Released: 5 October 1987 Label: London 4 97 15 3 22 32 29 — 20 93 BPI: Platinum IFPI SWI: Gold SNEP: 2× Gold "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Compilation albums + Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUT FRA GER IRE NED NZ SCO SWE SWI The Singles Collection 1984/1990(with Jimmy Somerville and Bronski Beat) Released: November 1990 Label: London 4 10 4 4 — 6 30 — 47 4 BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum SNEP: Platinum Heaven Released: 1993 Label: London — — — — — — — — — — The Very Best of(with Jimmy Somerville and Bronski Beat) Released: 2001 Label: London 38 — 15 49 — — — 31 — — BPI: Silver The Platinum Collection Released: 2006 Label: Warner Music — — — — 53 — — — — — For a Friend: The Best of(with Jimmy Somerville and 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
Singles Year Title Peak chart positions CertificationsAlbum UK AUS BEL FRA GER IRE NED NZ SWI 1985 "You Are My World" 30 — — 16 — 7 — — — SNEP: Silver Communards 1986 "Disenchanted" 29 — — — — 20 47 — — "Don't Leave Me This Way"(with Sarah Jane Morris) 1 2 1 6 5 1 1 2 2 BPI: Platinum SNEP: Silver "So Cold the Night" 8 90 7 17 14 4 8 44 10 1987 "You Are My World '87" (remix) 21 — 31 — 59 7 23 — — "Tomorrow" 23 99 31 32 25 4 31 — 23 Red "Never Can Say Goodbye" 4 13 4 9 6 2 3 6 12 BPI: Silver SNEP: Silver 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"US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #43 (1986) "Don't Leave Me This Way"US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #3US 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 #3US Club Play Singles #2
Videos Title Year Details Format The Video Singles 1986 Compilation of music videos from 1985 to 1986 VHS Live at Full House Rock Show 2006 Live TV concert from Hannover, Germany (10/2/87) DVD
References
See also Jimmy Somerville discography Bronski Beat discography Banderas - Communards offshoot featuring backing musician Sally Herbert