This is the discography of English post-punk band A Certain Ratio. Since forming in 1977, A Certain Ratio have released 13 studio albums; the first in 1980 with The Graveyard and the Ballroom, and the latest in 2024 with It All Comes Down to This, of which have reached the top-ten of the UK Independent Album Chart. They have also released 9 extended plays and 33 singles, of which seven charted within the top-ten of the UK Independent Singles Chart during the 1980s.
Albums Studio albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positions UK UK Indie The Graveyard and the Ballroom Released: January 1980 Label: Factory Formats: MC—29 To Each... Released: April 1981 Label: Factory Formats: LP—1Sextet Released: January 1982 Label: Factory Formats: LP521 I'd Like to See You Again Released: November 1982 Label: Factory Formats: LP—2 Force Released: November 1986 Label: Factory Formats: CD, LP, MC—2 Good Together Released: 25 September 1989 Label: A&M Formats: CD, LP, MC—— acr:mcr Released: July 1990 Label: A&M Formats: CD, LP, MC—— Up in Downsville Released: 26 October 1992 Label: Rob's Formats: CD, LP, MC—— Change the Station Released: January 1997 Label: Rob's Formats: CD—— Mind Made Up Released: November 2008 Label: Le Maquis Formats: CD France-only release—— ACR Loco Released: 24 September 2020 Label: Mute Formats: CD, LP, MC, digital download695 1982 Released: 31 March 2023 Label: Mute Formats: CD, LP, MC, digital download—3It All Comes Down to This Released: 19 April 2024 Label: Mute Formats: CD, LP, digital download—6"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Live albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positions UKIndie Live – America 1985 Released: 1985 Label: Self-release Formats: MC Later released on CD and LP in 1987 as Live in America10 Live in Groningen (Holland) 26.10.1980 Released: July 2005 Label: LTM Formats: CD—Loco Live at Hope Mill Studio Released: 19 August 2022 Label: Mute Formats: CD, LP, digital download—It All Comes Down to Tim Peaks Released: 4 August 2024 Label: Mute Formats: LP, digital download—"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Remix albums Title Album details Looking for a Certain Ratio Released: August 1994 Label: Creation Formats: CD, LP, MC Loco Remezclada Released: 5 November 2021 Label: Mute Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download
Compilation albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positions UKIndie The Double 12" Released: September 1981 Label: Factory Formats: 2×12" Australasia and Italy-only release— The Old & the New Released: January 1986 Label: Factory Formats: LP, MC3Early Released: 22 March 2002 Label: Soul Jazz Formats: CD, 2×LP— B-Sides, Sessions & Rarities Released: June 2002 Label: Soul Jazz Formats: 2×10" Limited release— ACR:Perc Released: 26 November 2016 Label: Mute Formats: MC Limited release— acr:set Released: 10 October 2018 Label: Mute Formats: CD, LP26 ACR:Box Released: 3 May 2019 Label: Mute Formats: 4×CD, 7×LP, digital download27EP ACR Released: 9 September 2022 Label: Mute Formats: CD—
EPs Title EP details Greetings Four Released: September 1987 Label: Materiali Sonori Formats: 12" Italy-only release Four for the Floor Released: 16 February 1990 Label: A&M Formats: CD, 12"Soundstation Volume 1 Released: 1996 Label: Rob's Formats: CD, 12" Soundstation Volume 2 Released: April 1997 Label: Rob's Formats: 12" Fila Brazillia Versus A Certain Ratio Released: 22 April 2003 Label: Twentythree Formats: CD, 12" Dirty Boy & Shack Up Remixed Released: 6 September 2019 Label: Mute Formats: 12" Limited release ACR:EPA Released: 7 May 2021 Label: Mute Formats: 12", digital download ACR:EPC Released: 2 July 2021 Label: Mute Formats: 12", digital download ACR:EPR Released: 13 August 2021 Label: Mute Formats: 12", digital download2023 EP Released: 22 August 2023 Label: Mute Formats: 12", digital downloadChristmasville UK EP Released: 11 December 2024 Label: Mute Formats: 12", digital download
Singles Title YearPeak chart positionsAlbum UK UK Indie US Dance "All Night Party"1979———The Graveyard and the Ballroom "Shack Up" (Belgium-only release)1980——— "Flight"—7—The Graveyard and the Ballroom "Do the Du (Casse)"/"Shack Up" (US-only release)1981——46 "Waterline"—10— rowspan="2" "Abracadubra" (as Sir Horatio)1982——— "Guess Who?" (Belgium-only release)—23—I'd Like to See You Again "Knife Slits Water"—3—Sextet "I Need Someone Tonite"1983—8— rowspan="4" "Life's a Scream"1984—6— "Brazilia" (Belgium and France-only release)—13— "Wild Party"1985—4— "Mickey Way (The Candy Bar)"1986—9—Force "Bootsy" (Australia-only release)1987——— "The Big E (I Won't Stop Loving You)"198996——Good Together "Backs to the Wall"——— "Your Blue Eyes"——— "Good Together"199081—— "Won't Stop Loving You"55——acr:mcr "Loosen Up Your Mind"1991——— rowspan="2" "Twenty Seven Forever"——— "Mello"1992———Up in Downsville "Turn Me On"1993——— "Tekno"——— "Dirty Boy" (featuring Barry Adamson)2018———acr:set "Make It Happen"——— "W.S.L.U."2019———ACR:Box "Houses in Motion"——— "Friends Around Us" (limited release)2020———ACR Loco "Always in Love"——— "Yo Yo Gi"——— "Berlin"——— "YoYoGrip" (featuring Jacknife Lee and Maria Uzor)———ACR:EPC EP"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
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