Culture Club / Discography

Boy George performing with Culture Club, 2012

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the British pop band Culture Club . According to the sources, the band has sold more than 150 million records in their career.

Albums

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	title	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
1982	Kissing to Be Clever	DE8 (24 weeks) DE	AT6 (2 months) AT	-	UK5 platinum (59 weeks)UK	US14th platinum (88 weeks)US	First published: October 4, 1982
1983	Color by Numbers	DE6 (20 weeks) DE	AT17 (2½ months) AT	CH4 (15 weeks) CH	UK1 × 3 Triple platinum (56 weeks)UK	US2 × 4 Quadruple platinum (59 weeks)US	First published: October 10, 1983
1984	Waking Up with the House on Fire	DE22 (11 weeks) DE	-	CH21 (3 weeks) CH	UK2 platinum (13 weeks)UK	US26th platinum (20 weeks)US	First published: October 25, 1984
1986	From Luxury to Heartache	DE45 (6 weeks) DE	-	CH24 (3 weeks) CH	UK10 silver (6 weeks)UK	US32 (17 weeks) US	First published: March 31, 1986
1999	Don't Mind If I Do	-	-	-	UK64 (1 week) UK	-	First published: November 22, 1999
2018	Life	DE58 (1 week) DE	-	CH89 (1 week) CH	UK12 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: October 26, 2018

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

More albums

1983: BBC Rock Hour # 448
1984: BBC Rock Hour Special # 547
1984: The Source: Culture Club Concert Encore (2 LPs)
1985: The War Song 85
1990: Stronger Than Ever
1998: Interview CD (Promo)
2005: The River Sessions
2013: Live at the Royal Albert Hall 20th Anniversary Concert (CD + DVD)

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	title	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
1987	This Time - Culture Club: The First Four Years	-	-	-	UK8th gold (10 weeks)UK	-	First published: April 1987
1992	Spin Dazzle	-	AT36 (1 week) AT	-	-	-	First published July 1992 Boy George and Culture Club
1993	At worst ... the best of	-	-	-	UK24 silver (5 weeks)UK	US169 (3 weeks) US	First published: September 1993 Boy George and Culture Club
1994	The Devil in Sister George (EP)	-	-	-	UK26 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: February 1994 Boy George, Jesus Loves You and Culture Club
1998	Greatest Moments / VH1 Storytellers	-	-	-	UK15th platinum (14 weeks)UK	US148 (2 weeks) US	First published: November 1998

More compilations

1989: The Best of Culture Club
1990: Generations of Love (Boy George and Culture Club)
1991: Collect - 12 "Mixes Plus
1994: The Best of Culture Club
1995: The Best Of (Boy George and Culture Club)
1996: 16 classic tracks
1996: The Best of Culture Club Original Hits (3 CDs)
1997: The 12 "Collection Plus
1997: Very Best of Culture Club & Boy George
1998: IZAM Presents the Best of Boy George & Culture Club - For Children's Children (Boy George and Culture Club)
1998: The Greatest
2000: Culture Club & Boy George (Culture Club and Boy George)
2002: Culture Club (box with 4 CDs)
2005: Greatest Hits (UK:gold)
2005: Singles and Remixes
2005: Rock On - Breakout Years

2005: The Ultra Selection
2006: The Remix Collection
2007: Greatest Hits Volume One
2007: Greatest Hits Volume Two
2008: Platinum
2010: Greatest Hits
2011: Essential
2011: Miss Me Blind Greatest Hits Live!
2012: 10 great songs
2012: All the Best
2012: Sight & Sound (CD + DVD)
2012: Best Bands from Great Britain
2012: So80s (Soeighties) Presents Culture Club
2012: The Hits Collection (2 CDs)
2013: Icon
2013: Gold (2 CDs)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	Title album	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
1982	Do You Really Want to Hurt Me Kissing to Be Clever	DE1 gold (26 weeks)DE	AT1 (4½ months) AT	CH1 (13 weeks) CH	UK1 gold (19 weeks)UK	US2 (25 weeks) US	First published: September 1982
1982	Time (Clock of the Heart) Kissing to Be Clever	DE16 (17 weeks) DE	AT9 (2 months) AT	CH9 (4 weeks) CH	UK3 gold (13 weeks)UK	US2 (18 weeks) US	First published: November 1982
1983	Church of the Poison Mind Color by Numbers	DE23 (10 weeks) DE	AT12 (1 month) AT	-	UK2 silver (9 weeks)UK	US10 (17 weeks) US	First published: March 1983
	I'll Tumble 4 Ya Kissing to Be Clever	-	-	-	-	US9 (16 weeks) US	First published: June 1983
	Karma Chameleon Color by Numbers	DE2 (20 weeks) DE	AT3 (3½ months) AT	CH1 (16 weeks) CH	UK1 platinum (21 weeks)UK	US1 gold (22 weeks)US	First published: September 1983
	Victims Color by Numbers	DE39 (10 weeks) DE	-	CH18 (4 weeks) CH	UK3 gold (11 weeks)UK	-	First published: November 1983
1984	Miss Me Blind Color by Numbers	-	-	-	-	US5 (16 weeks) US	First published: February 1984
	It's a Miracle Color by Numbers	DE41 (7 weeks) DE	-	-	UK4 (9 weeks) UK	US13 (13 weeks) US	First published: March 1984
	The War Song Waking Up with the House on Fire	DE12 (15 weeks) DE	-	CH10 (8 weeks) CH	UK2 silver (8 weeks)UK	US17 (13 weeks) US	First published: September 1984
	The Medal Song Waking Up with the House on Fire	-	-	-	UK32 (6 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 1984
	Mistake No. 3 Waking Up with the House on Fire	-	-	-	-	US33 (13 weeks) US	First published: December 1984
1986	Move Away From Luxury to Heartache	DE21 (13 weeks) DE	-	CH18 (6 weeks) CH	UK7 (7 weeks) UK	US12 (14 weeks) US	First published: March 1986
1986	God Thank You Woman From Luxury to Heartache	-	-	-	UK31 (5 weeks) UK	-	First published: May 1986
1998	I Just Wanna Be Loved Don't Mind If I Do	DE80 (8 weeks) DE	-	-	UK4th silver (12 weeks)UK	-	First published: October 1998
1999	Your Kisses Are Charity Don't Mind If I Do	DE88 (7 weeks) DE	-	-	UK25 (6 weeks) UK	-	First published: July 1999
1999	Cold Shoulder / Starman Don't Mind If I Do	-	-	-	UK43 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 1999

More singles

1982: White Boy
1982: I'm Afraid of Me
1982: Mystery Boy
1984: Boy Talk 1
1984: Mister Man
1984: Profiles
1984: Love Is Love
1984: Don't Talk About It

1985: Culture Club (EP)
1986: Gusto Blusto
1986: Come Clean
1986: Heaven's Children
1992: Culture Club Megamix (Culture Club with Boy George)
2003: If I Were You
2007: Tumble for You (DJ MezzoForte presents Boy George & Culture Club)

Video albums

1984: A Kiss Across the Ocean
1986: Gusto Blusto
1987: This Time - The First Four Years
1998: I Just Wanna Be Loved
1998: VH1 storytellers
1999: Your Kisses Are Charity

2000: Don't Mind If I Do… Video 3-Pack
2003: Live at the Royal Albert Hall 20th Anniversary Concert
2004: Greatest Hits
2006: Live in Sydney
2008: Live in Canada Featuring Culture Club
2012: Live at Yokohama Stadium, Japan 1985

statistics

Chart evaluation

	DE	AT	CH	UK	US
Number one albums	DE-DE	AT-AT	CH-CH	UK1UK	US-US
Top 10 albums	DE2DE	AT1AT	CH1CH	UK5UK	US1US
Albums in the charts	DE5DE	AT3AT	CH4thCH	UK10UK	US6thUS

	DE	AT	CH	UK	US
Number one singles	DE1DE	AT1AT	CH2CH	UK2UK	US1US
Top 10 singles	DE2DE	AT3AT	CH4thCH	UK9UK	US6thUS
Singles in the charts	DE10DE	AT4thAT	CH6thCH	UK13UK	US10US

Awards for music sales

Golden record

Denmark Denmark
- 1983: for the single Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
- 1983: for the album Kissing to Be Clever
France France
- 1982: for the single Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
- 1983: for the single Karma Chameleon
- 1984: for the album Color by Numbers
- 1985: for the album Waking Up with the House on Fire
- 1994: for the album At Worst ... The Best Of Boy George & Culture Club
Italy Italy
- 2019: for the single Karma Chameleon
Canada Canada
- 1983: for the single Time (Clock of the Heart)
- 1983: for the single I'll Tumble 4 Ya
- 1984: for the single Church of the Poison Mind
- 1984: for the single Miss Me Blind
- 1985: for the single The War Song
Netherlands Netherlands
- 1982: for the single Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
Sweden Sweden
- 1983: for the single Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
- 1983: for the album Kissing to Be Clever
Spain Spain
- 1983: for the album Color by Numbers

Platinum record

Hong Kong Hong Kong
- 1990: for the album Color by Numbers
Canada Canada
- 1983: for the single Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
New Zealand New Zealand
- 1983: for the album Color by Numbers
- 1985: for the album Waking Up with the House on Fire
Netherlands Netherlands
- 1984: for the album Color by Numbers

2 × platinum record

Canada Canada
- 1984: for the single Karma Chameleon
- 1985: for the album Waking Up with the House on Fire

3 × platinum record

Canada Canada
- 1984: for the album Kissing to Be Clever

Diamond record

Canada Canada
- 1984: for the album Color by Numbers

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Denmark (IFPI)	0! S.-	2 × gold2	0! P-	0! D.-	54,000	americanradiohistory.com
Germany (BVMI)	0! S.-	gold1	0! P-	0! D.-	250,000	musikindustrie.de
France (SNEP)	0! S.-	5 × gold5	0! P-	0! D.-	1,300,000	infodisc.fr
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	0! S.-	0! G-	platinum1	0! D.-	20,000	ifpihk.org
Italy (FIMI)	0! S.-	gold1	0! P-	0! D.-	25,000	fimi.it
Canada (MC)	0! S.-	5 × gold5	8 × platinum8th	diamond1	2,050,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	0! S.-	0! G-	2 × platinum2	0! D.-	30,000	nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI)	0! S.-	gold1	platinum1	0! D.-	200,000	nvpi.nl
Sweden (IFPI)	0! S.-	2 × gold2	0! P-	0! D.-	75,000	americanradiohistory.com
Spain (Promusicae)	0! S.-	gold1	0! P-	0! D.-	50,000	mediafire.com
United States (RIAA)	0! S.-	gold1	6 × platinum6th	0! D.-	7,000,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	5 × silver5	5 × gold5	7 × platinum7th	0! D.-	5,320,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	5 × silver5	24 × gold24	25 × platinum25th	diamond1

swell

↑ Boy George & Culture Club with a new album 'Life'. mix1.de, October 26, 2018, accessed on October 27, 2018 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Chart sources: Singles Albums UK US

Web links

[1] Boy George & Culture Club with a new album 'Life'. mix1.de, October 26, 2018, accessed on October 27, 2018 .

[charts-2] Chart sources: Singles Albums UK US