This is the discography of the English synth-pop band Heaven 17.
Albums Studio albums YearTitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications(sales thresholds)UKAUS N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chartFINFRAGERNLNZSWEUS1981Penthouse and Pavement Released: 18 September 1981 Label: Virgin149918———4524— UK: Gold1983The Luxury Gap Released: 25 April 1983 Label: Virgin4531318720111772 UK: Platinum1984How Men Are Released: 24 September 1984 Label: Virgin12———3128—28— UK: Silver1986Pleasure One Released: 17 November 1986 Label: Virgin78———————1771988Teddy Bear, Duke & Psycho Released: 26 September 1988 Label: Virgin————46————1996Bigger Than America Released: 20 September 1996 Label: Eye of the Storm, WEA—155———————2005Before After Released: 6 September 2005 Label: Alpha Engineering, Ninthwave—————————2008Naked as Advertised Released: November 2008 Label: Absolute Zero—————————"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released
Live albums YearTitleDetails1999How Live Is Released: 25 October 1999 Label: Almafame Released since under various names on different labels, including Live at Last in 20082006Live at Scala, London Released: 27 February 2006 Label: Live Here Now Limited CD. DVD also released2013Live From Metropolis Studios Released: 16 September 2013 Label: Edsel Limited edition release with DVD2015Live at the Jazz Cafe, 2015 Released: 3 September 2015 Label: Self-released
Compilation albums YearTitleDetailsPeak chart positionsUKAUSUS1982Heaven 17 Released: 1982 Label: Arista——681986Endless Released: 30 June 1986 Label: Virgin70——1992The Best of Heaven 17 Released: 21 September 1992 Label: Virgin———1993Higher and Higher: The Best of Heaven 17 Released: 8 March 1993 Label: Virgin31129—199616 Classic Tracks Released: 1996 Label: Boots, EMI Re-release under a different title of the 1992 The Best of Heaven 17———2000Heaven 17 Released: 2000 Label: Disky———2001We Blame Love Released: 2001 Label: Falcon Neue Medien Germany-only release Compilation of live recordings———2005Heaven 17 Released: 2005 Label: Autarc Media Only released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland———2006Greatest Hits Released: 16 October 2006 Label: Virgin Includes a DVD of video clips———2011So80s Presents Heaven 17 Released: 7 February 2011 Label: EMI Germany-only release———2012Play to Win: The Very Best of Heaven 17 Released: 6 January 2012 Label: Music Club Deluxe———2021Essential Heaven 17 Released: 23 July 2021 Label: Spectrum73——"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released
Remix albums YearTitleDetails1995The Remix Collection Released: 3 April 1995 Label: Virgin1998Retox/Detox Released: 27 July 1998 Label: Eagle
Box sets YearTitleDetails20165 Classic Albums Released: 17 June 2016 Label: Spectrum Music 5-CD set of all five 1980s albums2019Play to Win: The Virgin Years Released: 29 March 2019 Label: Edsel CD: 10-CD set featuring all five albums from the 1980s, along with over 100 bonus tracks Vinyl: 5-LP set featuring the five 1980s albums2020Another Big Idea (1996 – 2015) Released: 20 March 2020 Label: Edsel CD: 9-CD set featuring all three studio album since reforming in 1996, plus the remix album Retox/Detox, the live album How Live Is, plus many bonus tracks Vinyl: 4-LP set featuring the three 1990s/2000s studio albums
EPs YearTitleDetails1996Executive Summary Released: August 1996 Label: Eye of the Storm Germany-only promo sampler2011Rarities 2011 Released: November 2011 Label: Self-released Free download-only release, available from Heaven 17's website2017Not for Public Broadcast Released: 17 February 2017 Label: Society of Sound Download-only mini-album
Singles YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbumUKAUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988. Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chartCANGERIREITANLNZUSUSDance1981"(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang"4572———————29Penthouse and Pavement"I'm Your Money"——————————Non-album single"Play to Win"46——————39—19Penthouse and Pavement"Penthouse and Pavement"5793—————37—1982"The Height of the Fighting (He-La-Hu)"———————20——"Let Me Go"417841—26———744The Luxury Gap"Who'll Stop the Rain"Released only in the USA.—————————361983"Temptation"238—113452515—34"We Live So Fast"————————102"Come Live with Me"5100——7—————"Crushed by the Wheels of Industry"17———10————341984"Sunset Now"2493——18————39How Men Are"This Is Mine"23———25————281985"...(And That's No Lie)"52———22—————1986"The Foolish Thing to Do" (feat. Jimmy Ruffin)80—————————Non-album single"Contenders"80————————6Pleasure One1987"Trouble"51——17——————1988"The Ballad of Go Go Brown"91—————————Teddy Bear, Duke & Psycho"Train of Love in Motion"122—————————1992"Temptation" (Brothers in Rhythm Remix)464—429—18———Higher and Higher – The Best of Heaven 171993"(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" (The Rapino Brothers Remixes)40173————————"Penthouse and Pavement" (The Tommy D Remixes)54150———————261996"Designing Heaven"128—————————Bigger Than America1997"We Blame Love"——————————1998"With This Ring Let Me Go" (Molella & Phil Jay present Heaven 17 meets Fast Eddie)80—————————Non-album single2006"Hands Up to Heaven"—————————6Before After2007"I'm Gonna Make You Fall in Love with Me"——————————2008"Don't Fear the Reaper"——————————2014"Illumination" and "Pray" (limited edition vinyl)——————————Not for Public Broadcast 2016"Captured" and "Unseen" (limited edition vinyl)——————————"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released
Videos
Video albums YearVideoDetails1983Heaven 17's Industrial Revolution Released: 1983 Label: Virgin Video Medium: VHS, VHD, LaserDisc2005Live at Scala, London 29 November 2005 Released: 2005 Label: Live Here Now Medium: DVD2010Penthouse And Pavement Live in Concert 2010 (30th Anniversary Special Edition) Released: December 2010 Label: Blink TV, Strong Pictures Medium: DVD2013Live From Metropolis Studios Released: 16 September 2013 Label: Edsel Medium: DVD
Music videos YearTitleDirector1981"Penthouse and Pavement"Steve Barron1982"Let Me Go"1983"Temptation"Chris Gabrin"We Live So Fast"Jean-Pierre Berckmans"Come Live with Me""Crushed by the Wheels of Industry"Daniel Kleinman1984"Sunset Now"Ray Smith"This Is Mine"1985"...(And That's No Lie"1986"The Foolish Thing to Do""Contenders"Leslie Libman, Larry Williams1987"Trouble"1992"Temptation" (Brothers in Rhythm Remix)1993"Penthouse and Pavement" (1993 Remix)Bob Caldwell
Soundtrack appearances YearFilmSong1982Summer Lovers"Play to Win"Night Shift"Penthouse and Pavement"1984Electric Dreams"Chase Runner", "Crushed by the Wheels of Industry"1994Sliver"Penthouse and Pavement"1996Trainspotting"Temptation"
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