Big Audio Dynamite discography
This is the discography for British post punk musical ensemble Big Audio Dynamite.
| Big Audio Dynamite discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 9 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Singles | 18 |
Studio albums
| Year | Album information | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][2] |
AUS [3] |
NZ [4] |
US [5] | |||
| 1985 | This is Big Audio Dynamite (as 'Big Audio Dynamite')
|
27 | 87 | 8 | 103 | |
| 1986 | No. 10, Upping St. (as 'Big Audio Dynamite')
|
11 | 85 | 23 | 135 |
|
| 1988 | Tighten Up Vol. 88 (as 'Big Audio Dynamite')
|
33 | – | – | 102 | |
| 1989 | Megatop Phoenix (as 'Big Audio Dynamite')
|
26 | – | – | 85 | |
| 1990 | Kool-Aid (as 'Big Audio Dynamite II')
|
55 | – | – | – | |
| 1991 | The Globe (as 'Big Audio Dynamite II')
|
61 | 10 | 16 | 76 | |
| 1994 | Higher Power (as 'Big Audio')
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– | – | – | – | |
| 1995 | F-Punk (as 'Big Audio Dynamite')
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– | – | – | – | |
| 1997 | Entering a New Ride (as 'Big Audio Dynamite')
|
– | – | – | – | |
Live albums
- Ally Pally Paradiso (CBS/Columbia, 1991) (as 'Big Audio Dynamite II')
Compilation albums
| Year | Album information |
|---|---|
| 1993 | The Lost Treasure of Big Audio Dynamite I & II
|
| 1994 | Looking for a Song (promo)
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| 1995 | Planet B.A.D.
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| 1999 | Super Hits
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| 2000 | Big Audio Dynamite I & II
|
| 2008 | Original Album Classics
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| 2009 | The Best of Big Audio Dynamite
|
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][9] |
AUS [3] |
IRL | NZ [4] |
US | |||||
| Hot 100 | Club Play | Modern Rock | |||||||
| 1985 | "The Bottom Line" | 97 | 34 | – | 38 | – | 33 | – | This Is Big Audio Dynamite |
| 1986 | "E=MC²" | 11 | 47 | 11 | 18 | – | 37 | – | |
| "Medicine Show" | 29 | – | – | – | – | 42 | – | ||
| "C'Mon Every Beatbox" | 51 | – | – | – | – | 19 | – | No 10, Upping Street | |
| 1987 | "V. Thirteen" | 49 | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | |
| "Sightsee M.C!" | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1988 | "Just Play Music!" | 51 | – | – | 49 | – | 45 | 1 | Tighten Up, Vol. 88 |
| "Other 99" | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | ||
| 1989 | "James Brown" | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 2 | Megatop Phoenix |
| "Contact" | 86 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 6 | ||
| 1990 | "Free" | – | – | – | – | – | 47 | 22 | Flashback OST |
| 1991 | "Rush" | 1* | 1 | – | 1 | 32 | 36 | 1 | The Globe |
| "The Globe" | – | 8 | – | 10 | 72 | 28 | 3 | ||
| 1992 | "Innocent Child" | – | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| On the Road Live '92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | |
| 1994 | "Looking for a Song" | 68 |
– | – | – | – | – | 24 | Higher Power |
| 1995 | "I Turned Out a Punk" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | F-Punk |
| 1998 | "Sunday Best" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Entering a New Ride |
- "Rush" was released as a double A-sided single, with The Clash's re-release of "Should I Stay or Should I Go".
Contributions
- Flashback (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (WTG Records, 1990) - "Free" (UK No. 98, US No. 86)
References
- 1 2 "Big Audio Dynamite - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Big Audio Dynamite II - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- 1 2 Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 34. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: "australian-charts.com - Discography Big Audio Dynamite II". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
- Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- 1 2 "charts.org.nz - Discography Big Audio Dynamite II". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ↑ "Big Audio Dynamite > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- 1 2 "Certified Awards Search Archived March 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 16 June 2011. Note: User needs to enter "Big Audio Dynamite" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ↑ "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2009. Note: User must define 'Artist' search parameter as "Big Audio Dynamite II".
- ↑ "Big Audio - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
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