Madness / discography
This discography is an overview of the musical works of the British ska - band Madness . According to sources and record awards, she has sold more than 7.5 million records to date, over 7.4 million of them in her home country alone. The most successful release of Madness is the album Divine Madness with over 900,000 units sold.
Albums
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1979 | One Step Beyond ... |
DE14 (37 weeks) DE |
AT11 (10 weeks) AT |
- |
UK2
platinum
(79 weeks)UK |
US128 (9 weeks) US |
First published: October 19, 1979
|
1980 | Absolutely |
DE21 (9 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK2
platinum
(47 weeks)UK |
US146 (4 weeks) US |
First published: September 26, 1980
|
1981 | Madness 7 | - | - | - |
UK5
gold
(29 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: October 2, 1981
|
1982 | The Rise & Fall |
DE15 (20 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK10
gold
(22 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: October 8, 1982
|
1984 | Keep moving |
DE47 (5 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK6th
silver
(19 weeks)UK |
US109 (8 weeks) US |
First published: February 20, 1984
|
1985 | Mad Not Mad | - | - | - |
UK16
silver
(9 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: September 30, 1985
|
1988 | The Madness | - | - | - |
UK65 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: April 25, 1988
as The Madness; Producer: The Three Eyes |
1999 | Wonderful | - | - | - |
UK17 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: November 1, 1999
|
2005 | The Dangermen Sessions - Volume One |
DE81 (1 week) DE |
- |
CH67 (4 weeks) CH |
UK11 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: August 1, 2005
Producers: Dennis Bovell, Segs (John Jennings), Steve Dub |
2009 | The Liberty of Norton Folgate | - | - | - |
UK5
gold
(13 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: March 23, 2009
|
2012 | Oui Oui, Si Si, Yes Yes, Da Da | - | - | - |
UK10
gold
(18 weeks)UK |
- |
First released: September 28, 2012
Producers: Liam Watson, Stephen Street , Charlie Andrew, John Avila, Owen Morris, Clive Langer |
2014 | One Step Beyond: 35th Anniversary Edition |
- | - | - |
UK54 (1 week) UK |
- |
First release: October 13, 2014
New edition of the 1979 album with bonus DVD including videos, BBC appearances, documentation |
2016 | Can't Touch Us Now | - | - | - |
UK5
silver
(11 weeks)UK |
- |
First released: October 28, 2016
Producers: Charlie Andrew, Clive Langer , Liam Watson, Madness |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
* Producers of the albums listed in the table (unless otherwise stated): Clive Langer , Alan Winstanley
Live albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1992 | Madstock | - | - | - |
UK22 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: November 2nd, 1992
Recording: Finsbury Park , 8./9. August 1992 |
More live albums
- 1983: BBC Rock Hour (radio show, released May 29)
- 1998: Universal Madness (Live in Los Angeles) (Photo: Universal Amphitheater, April 26, 1998)
- 2006: Madness Live: To the Edge of the Universe and Beyond, Part 1
- 2006: Madness Live: To the Edge of the Universe and Beyond, Part 2
- 2006: Live at the Brixton Academy, London (Recording: December 7, 2006) (2 CDs)
- 2006: On Stage - London (recorded December 7, 2006) (2 CDs)
- 2006: On Stage - Glasgow (recorded December 12, 2006) (2 CDs)
- 2006: On Stage - Manchester (recorded December 13, 2006) (2 CDs)
- 2006: On Stage - Newcastle (Recording: December 14, 2006) (2 CDs)
- 2006: On Stage - NEC Birmingham (Recording: December 16, 2006) (2 CDs)
- 2006: On Stage - Bournemouth (recorded December 17, 2006) (2 CDs)
- 2006: On Stage - Brighton (Recording: December 19, 2006) (2 CDs)
- 2006: On Stage - Wembley Arena, London (Recording: December 20, 2006) (2 CDs)
- 2007: Live at 02 Arena December 14th, 2007 (2 CDs)
- 2007: Live at the Astoria December 3rd, 2007 (2 CDs)
- 2008: Hackney Empire 24th June 2008 ( memory stick with 22 mp3 files)
- 2008: Hackney Empire 25th June 2008 (memory stick with 21 mp3 files)
- 2008: Hackney Empire 26th June 2008 (memory stick with 22 mp3 files)
- 2009: Madstock 5 (memory stick with 25 mp3 files; recording: Victoria Park, July 17, 2009)
- 2009: UK Tour 2009 - Live in Bournemouth - 01.12.2009 (Memory Stick with 26 mp3 files)
- 2011: A Guided Tour of Madness (box with 3 CDs + DVD; release: September 19th, UK:silver)
Compilations
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1982 | Complete Madness | - | - | - |
UK1
platinum
(106 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: April 30, 1982
|
1983 | Madness | - | - | - | - |
US41 (29 weeks) US |
First published: 1983
|
1986 | Utter Madness | - | - | - |
UK29
gold
(8 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: November 24, 1986
|
1992 | Divine Madness | - | - | - |
UK1 × 3
(113 weeks)UK |
- |
First release: February 24, 1992
double album |
1998 | The Heavy Heavy Hits | - | - | - |
UK19th
gold
(8 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: June 1, 1998
|
2002 | Our House: The Original Songs | - | - | - |
UK45
silver
(3 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: October 21, 2002
|
2009 | Total Madness: All The Greatest Hits & More! | - | - | - |
UK11
platinum
(23 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: September 21, 2009
CD + DVD |
2010 | Ultimate Madness: 21 of Their Finest | - | - | - |
UK27
silver
(4 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: June 7, 2010
|
2012 | Forever Young: The Ska Collection | - | - | - |
UK99 (1 week) UK |
- |
First released: April 2nd, 2012
Producers: Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley, Madness |
2017 | Full House: The Very Best of Madness | - | - | - |
UK23
gold
(7 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: November 17, 2017
|
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
* Producers of the compilations listed in the table (unless otherwise stated): Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley
More compilations
- 1990: Collectors' Edition (limited box with 3 CDs)
- 1990: It's… Madness: 16 Classic Tracks (UK:gold)
- 1991: It's… Madness Too: Another 16 Classic Tracks (UK:gold)
- 1993: The Business - The Definitive Singles Collection (box with 3 CDs; release: November)
- 1997: Total Madness… The Very Best of Madness
- 1997: Westwood One - In the Zone
- 1999: The Lot (box with 6 CDs)
- 2000: Ultimate Collection
- 2005: The Best of Madness
- 2006: Collection
- 2014: The Very Best of Madness (2 CDs; release: April 8th); (UK:gold)
Participation in soundtracks
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
2013 | Take It or Leave It (Soundtrack) | - | - | - |
UK77 (1 week) UK |
- |
Music for the film of the same name about the beginnings of
the band in 1981 24 Madness tracks + Fats Domino - I'm Walkin ' and The Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be There |
More soundtracks
- 1982: Party Party: Original Soundtrack Recording (Driving in My Car) (with tracks by Elvis Costello , Dave Edmunds , Sting , Bananarama , Midge Ure and others)
- 2007: News from Wixxer (NW5, It Must Be Love) ()
EPs
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1980 | Night Boat to Cairo (Work Rest and Play) |
- | - | - |
UK6 (8 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: March 1980
|
1993 | The 2 Tone EP | - | - | - |
UK30 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More EPs
- 1988: I Pronounce You / Patience (release: March)
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | [↑]: treated together with the previous entry; [←]: placed in both charts |
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | ||||
1979 | The Prince One Step Beyond ... |
- | - | - |
UK16 (11 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: August 10, 1979
Author: Lee Thompson |
|
One Step Beyond ... One Step Beyond ... |
- |
AT19 (2 weeks) AT |
CH3 (12 weeks) CH |
UK7th
silver
(14 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: October 26, 1979
Author: Cecil Campbell Original: Prince Buster & the All Stars, 1965 |
||
1980 | My Girl One Step Beyond ... |
- | - | - |
UK3
silver
(14 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: December 21, 1979
Author: Mike Barson |
|
Baggy Trousers Absolutely |
- | - | - |
UK3
gold
(20 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: September 5, 1980
Authors: Chris Foreman, Suggs , Mike Barson |
||
Embarrassment Absolutely |
- | - | - |
UK4th
gold
(12 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: November 14, 1980
Authors: Lee Thompson, Mike Barson |
||
1981 | The Return of the Los Palmas Seven Absolutely |
- | - | - |
UK7th
silver
(11 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: January 16, 1981
Authors: Daniel M. Woodgate, Mark Bedford, Mike Barson |
|
Gray Day Madness 7 |
- | - | - |
UK4th
silver
(10 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: April 17, 1981
Author: Mike Barson |
||
Shut Up Madness 7 |
- | - | - |
UK7th
silver
(9 weeks)UK |
- |
First published on September 18, 1981
Authors: Chris Foreman, Graham McPherson |
||
It Must Be Love Complete Madness |
- | - | - |
UK4th
gold
(22 weeks)UK |
US33 (12 weeks) US |
First published: November 27, 1981
Author and original: Labi Siffre , 1971 |
||
1982 | Cardiac Arrest Madness 7 |
- | - | - |
UK14 (10 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: February 5, 1982
Authors: Chas Smash, Chris Foreman |
|
House of Fun Complete Madness |
- | - | - |
UK1
silver
(12 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: May 14, 1982
Authors: Lee Jay Thompson, Mike Barson |
||
Driving in My Car Party Party (Soundtrack) |
- | - | - |
UK4th
silver
(8 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: July 24, 1982
Author: Mike Barson |
||
Our House The Rise and Fall |
DE8 (33 weeks) DE |
- |
CH4 (7 weeks) CH |
UK5
gold
(15 weeks)UK |
US7 (19 weeks) US |
First published: November 12, 1982
Authors: Carl Smyth, Chris Foreman |
||
1983 | Tomorrow's (Just Another Day) The Rise and Fall |
DE43 (8 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK8 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: February 1, 1983
Authors: Carl Smyth, Mike Barson |
|
Madness (Is All in the Mind) The Rise and Fall |
- | - | -[UK: ↑] | - |
First published: February 1, 1983
Author: Chris Foreman |
|||
Wings of a Dove Greenpeace ( sampler ) |
- | - | - |
UK2
silver
(11 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: August 20, 1983
Authors: Carl Smyth, Graham McPherson |
||
The Sun and the Rain |
- | - | - |
UK5 (12 weeks) UK |
US72 (5 weeks) US |
First published: October 29, 1983
Author: Mike Barson |
||
1984 | Michael Caine Keep Moving |
- | - | - |
UK11 (8 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: January 1984
Authors: Carl Smyth, Daniel M. Woodgate |
|
One Better Day Keep Moving |
- | - | - |
UK17 (7 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: May 21, 1984
Authors: Graham McPherson, Mark Bedford |
||
1985 | Yesterday's Men Mad Not Mad |
- | - | - |
UK18 (7 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: August 19, 1985
Authors: Chris Foreman, Graham McPherson |
|
Uncle Sam Mad Not Mad |
- | - | - |
UK21 (11 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: October 14, 1985
Authors: Chris Foreman, Lee Jay Thompson |
||
1986 | The Sweetest Girl Mad Not Mad |
- | - | - |
UK35 (6 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: January 1986
Author: Green Gartside, Original: Scritti Politti , 1981 |
|
(Waiting For) The Ghost Train Utter Madness |
- | - | - |
UK18 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: June 1986
Author: Graham McPherson |
||
1988 | I pronounce You The Madness |
- | - | - |
UK44 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: March 1988
as The Madness Authors: Lee Jay Thompson, Carl Smyth, Ronnie West |
|
What's That The Madness |
- | - | - |
UK92 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: June 1988
as The Madness, author: Carl Smyth |
||
1992 | The Harder They Come Madstock |
- | - | - |
UK44 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: November 1992
Author and original: Jimmy Cliff , 1972 |
|
1993 | Night Boat to Cairo Madstock |
- | - | - |
UK56 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: February 1993
Authors: Author: Graham McPherson, Mike Barson A-Side: Original Version / B-Side: Paul Gotel Remix |
|
1999 | Lovestruck Wonderful |
- | - | - |
UK10 (8 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: July 24, 1999
Authors: Lee Jay Thompson, Mike Barson |
|
Johnny the Horse Wonderful |
- | - | - |
UK44 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: October 1999
Author: Carl Smyth |
||
2000 | Drip Fed Fred Wonderful |
- | - | - |
UK55 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First release: February 2000
feat. Ian Dury , Author: Mike Barson |
|
2005 | Shame & Scandal (In the Family) The Dangermen Sessions - Volume One |
- | - |
CH69 (7 weeks) CH |
UK38 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: July 25, 2005
Authors: Lord Tanamo, Sir Lancelot Original: Sir Lancelot, 1943 |
|
2007 | Sorry |
- | - | - |
UK23 (2 weeks) UK |
- | ||
2008 | NW5 (I Would Give You Everything) |
- | - | - |
UK24 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: January 21, 2008
Authors: Lee Thompson, Mike Barson |
|
2009 | Dust Devil The Liberty of Norton Folgate |
- | - | - |
UK64 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: May 11, 2009
Authors: Daniel M. Woodgate, Lee Jay Thompson |
More singles
- 1979: Bed & Breakfast Man
- 1980: Madness (release: March)
- 1980: Night Boat to Cairo (release: March)
- 1980: Tarzan's Nuts
- 1980: Don't Quote Me on That
- 1981: Patches Brings You a Few Minutes of Madness ( Flexi ; release: April)
- 1981: Event - The Madness (Flexi; release: October)
- 1981: Take It or Leave It (Flexi; release: October)
- 1981: Carols on 45 (Flexi; release: December)
- 1981: In the City
- 1982: My Girl (Ballad) (Flexi; release: May)
- 1984: Inanity Over Christmas (release: December)
- 1985: From Us ... to You (Flexi)
- 1985: Merry Christmas MIS Members (Flexi; release: December)
- 1986: Ghost Train (The Demo) (Flexi; release: December)
- 1987: The Prince (release: February)
- 2003: Singles Box Vol. 1 (box with 12 single CDs)
- 2005: Girl Why Don't You?
- 2005: You Keep Me Hanging On (Original: The Supremes , 1966)
- 2009: Sugar and Spice
- 2010: Forever Young (released January 18th)
- 2012: My Girl 2
- 2012: Never Knew Your Name
- 2013: La luna
- 2013: Misery
- 2013: How Can I Tell You
Video albums
- 1981: Take It or Leave It
- 1982: Complete Madness
- 1986: Utter Madness
- 1992: Divine Madness (UK:gold)
- 1992: Madstock!
- 1998: At Madstock (UK:gold)
- 1998: The Heavy Heavy Hits
- 2009: The Liberty of Norton Folgate (by Julien Temple)
- 2012: Live in Germany 1981
statistics
Chart evaluation
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Awards for music sales
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Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
Country / Region | silver | gold | platinum | Sales | swell |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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Canada (MC) | - | gold1 | - | 50,000 | musiccanada.com |
United Kingdom (BPI) | 13 × silver13 | 16 × gold16 | 7 × platinum7th | 7,450,000 | bpi.co.uk |
All in all | 13 × silver13 | 17 × gold17th | 7 × platinum7th |
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- ↑ a b c d e f Chart sources: Singles Albums DE UK US
- ↑ a b c The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .