Adam Ant discography
Adam Ant is a British post-punk, new wave artist. He was the lead singer of Adam & the Ants until their split in early 1982, by which time they had recorded three studio albums. Ant, however, would go solo, and release an additional five studio albums throughout the 1980s and early 1990s (one other album recorded during this period remains unreleased). After a gap of nearly 18 years, his sixth solo studio album was released in early 2013.
| Adam Ant discography | |
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| Studio albums | 10 |
| Compilation albums | 6 |
| Music videos | 26 |
| Singles | 25 |
His greatest UK chart success was Adam & the Ants' 1980 album Kings of the Wild Frontier which was number one in the UK Albums Chart for a total of twelve weeks. However, it was the follow-up album, Prince Charming which produced the biggest hit singles with "Stand and Deliver" and the title track, achieving five weeks and four weeks respectively as number one singles on the UK Singles Chart.
In the United States, Ant's biggest chart success was his solo debut, 1982's Friend or Foe album, which reached the Top 20 on the Billboard 200. It also included the hit single "Goody Two Shoes" which was a Top 20 hit single on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as a third number one single for Ant on the UK Singles Chart.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | |||||||||||||
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| UK [1] |
UK indie |
US [2] |
AUS [3] |
SWE [4] |
NZ [5] |
AUT [6] |
NED | |||||||||
| 1979 | Dirk Wears White Sox (Adam & the Ants)
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16 | 1 [7] |
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| 1980 | Kings of the Wild Frontier (Adam & the Ants)
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1 | — | 44 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 16 | |||||||
| 1981 | Prince Charming (Adam & the Ants)
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2 | — | 94 | 7 | 29 | 43 | — | 9 |
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| 1982 | Friend or Foe
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5 | — | 16 | 60 | 36 | — | — | 42 | |||||||
| 1983 | Strip
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20 | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | --- |
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| 1985 | Vive Le Rock
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42 | — | 131 | — | — | — | — | --- | |||||||
| 1990 | Manners & Physique
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19 | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | --- |
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| 1991 | Persuasion
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| 1995 | Wonderful
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24 | — | 143 | — | — | — | — | --- | |||||||
| 2013 | Adam Ant Is the Blueblack Hussar in Marrying the Gunner's Daughter
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25 [10] |
3 [11] |
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| 2019 | Bravest of the Brave
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peak positions | |||||||
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| UK [1][12] | |||||||||
| 1990 | Antics in the Forbidden Zone
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| 1990 | Peel Sessions
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| 1993 | Antmusic: The Very Best of Adam Ant
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6 | |||||||
| 1994 | B-Side Babies
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| 1998 | Super Hits
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| 1999 | The Very Best of Adam and the Ants
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30 | |||||||
| 2001 | Live at the BBC
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| 2003 | The Essential Adam Ant
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| 2005 | Redux
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| 2006 | Stand & Deliver - The Very Best of
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39 | |||||||
| 2007 | Dandy Highwaymen (The best of..)
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Box sets
| Year | Album details |
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| 2000 | ANTBOX
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| 2005 | Adam Ant Remastered
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| 2016 | Kings of the Wild Frontier Super Deluxe Edition
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Singles
| As Adam & the Ants | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | ||||||||||
| UK [1] |
US [13] |
US Main [13] |
US Mod [13] |
US Dance [13] |
SWE [14] |
NL [15] |
AUT [16] |
AUS [3] | ||||||
| 1978 | "Young Parisians" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album song | |||
| 1979 | "Zerox" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | "Cartrouble" (re-recording[nb 1]) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dirk Wears White Sox (contains original recording) | ||
| "Kings of the Wild Frontier" | 48 | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | Kings of the Wild Frontier | ||||
| "Dog Eat Dog" | 4 | — | 15 | — | 19 | — | — | — | 22 |
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| "Antmusic" | 2 | — | 14 | — | 19 | 11 | 41 | — | 1 |
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| "Young Parisians" (re-release) | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Non-album song | |||
| 1981 | "Zerox" (re-release) | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Cartrouble" (re-release) | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dirk Wears White Sox (contains original recording) | |||
| "Kings of the Wild Frontier" (re-release) | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kings of the Wild Frontier | ||||
| "Stand and Deliver" | 1 | — | — | — | 38 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 12 |
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Prince Charming | |||
| "Prince Charming" | 1 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
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| "Ant Rap" | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 |
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| 1982 | "Deutscher Girls" | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Jubilee [OST] (1978) | |||
| The B-Sides (EP) ("Friends"b/w "Kick"/"Physical") |
46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | three out-takes from Dirk Wears White Sox (1979) | ||||
| As Adam Ant | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | ||||||||||
| UK [12] |
US [13] |
US Main [13] |
US Mod [13] |
US Dance [13] |
SWE [14] |
NL [15] |
AUT [16] |
AUS [3] | ||||||
| 1982 | "Goody Two Shoes"[nb 2] | 1 | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | 13 | — | 1 |
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Friend or Foe | ||
| "Friend or Foe" | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 49 | |||||
| "Desperate But Not Serious" | 33 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1983 | "Puss 'n Boots" | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 84 |
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Strip | ||
| "Strip" | 41 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1984 | "Apollo 9" | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Vive Le Rock | |||
| 1985 | "Vive Le Rock" | 50 | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | "Room at the Top" | 13 | 17 | — | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | Manners & Physique | |||
| "Rough Stuff" | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Can't Set Rules About Love" | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1995 | "Wonderful" | 32 | 39 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | Wonderful | |||
| "Gotta Be a Sin" | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2012 | "Cool Zombie" | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Adam Ant is the Blueblack Hussar in Marrying the Gunner's Daughter | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
- 'Cartrouble' the single is a re-recorded version of Part 2 of the track 'Cartrouble Parts 1 & 2' which featured on Dirk Wears White Sox. The single featured also different personnel including new band member Marco Pirroni and session drummer Jon Moss (later of Culture Club). Nonetheless, it was recorded and released while Dirk Wears White Sox was the current album, and to fulfil the same contract with Do It Records as under which the album was released. As such, it qualifies as a single from Dirk Wears White Sox.
- Some UK copies of the single "Goody Two Shoes" were credited to Adam and the Ants although it was intended as the first Adam Ant solo release (with Marco Pirroni as co-songwriter and guitarist and Chris 'Merrick' Hughes as drummer and producer). The album version of the song is a different mix from the single, which was released months before the album and not long after Adam and the Ants had split up, thus causing some UK copies to be credited under the old bandname. The US edition of the single featured the album version and hit its chart peak in early 1983, nearly a year after the UK.
Videography
Video albums
| Year | Video |
|---|---|
| 1981 | Live in Tokyo |
| 1982 | Prince Charming Revue |
| 1986 | Hits |
| 2000 | Ant Video |
| 2007 | Stand & Deliver (DVD) |
| 2015 | Dirk Live at the Apollo (DVD) |
Music videos
| Year | Song | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | "Plastic Surgery"[nb 1] | unknown |
| 1979 | "Tabletalk"[nb 2] | Stephanie Gluck/Clive Richardson |
| "Cartrouble pt2" | ||
| "Zerox"[nb 3] | ||
| 1980 | "Kings of the Wild Frontier"[nb 4] | |
| "Dog Eat Dog"[nb 5] | (Top of the Pops out-take licensed to CBS) | |
| "Dog Eat Dog"/"Kings of the Wild Frontier"/"Physical (You're So)" (live in Manchester)[nb 6] |
Steve Barron | |
| "Antmusic" | Steve Barron/Daniel Kleinman | |
| 1981 | "Stand and Deliver" | Mike Mansfield/Adam Ant |
| "Prince Charming" | ||
| "Ant Rap" | ||
| 1982 | "Goody Two Shoes" | |
| "Friend or Foe" | ||
| "Desperate But Not Serious" | ||
| 1983 | "Puss 'n Boots" | |
| "Strip" | ||
| 1984 | "Apollo 9" | Daniel Kleinman |
| 1985 | "Vive le Rock" | Frances de Lea |
| 1990 | "Rough Stuff" | Daniel Kleinman |
| "Room at the Top" | ||
| "Can't Set Rules About Love" | ||
| 1995 | "Wonderful" | Tony Kunewalder |
| "Beautiful Dream" | ||
| "Gotta Be a Sin" | ||
| 2012 | "Cool Zombie" | Adam Ant/Adam Ross |
- Support video footage for the Derek Jarman film Jubilee of the Ants (including Kenny Morris guesting on drums) performing in an empty studio. This video was used in the film as a television screen image in a scene of Ant's character Kid watching himself and his band on TV performing on Top of the Pops. Although Jarman directed the film, he was not present for this video shoot.
This footage should not be confused with the performance of this song filmed at Drury Lane Theatre and featured elsewhere in the film to represent Kid's audition for media mogul character Borgia Ginz. - This video and "Cartrouble pt2" were demonstration videos made as audition footage for Malcolm McLaren and were filmed in Richardson's back garden.
- Surviving footage from "video film" project "Xerox Machine" filmed at the studio of artist Laurie Rae Chamberlain. There is one complete take of Ant performing the song in front of a set of neon lights plus short takes of Ant singing the outro while sat in a dentist's chair and a slideshow of "Xerography" still images created by Chamberlain of this and other video footage from the session. "Xerography" includes images of other takes of the song, including one performed in front of a stack of art equipment illuminated by disco lights.
- Stills from this video (and alternative takes, of which at least one survives) were used for the sleeve art for the Kings of the Wild Frontier album.
- Alternative take of performance of the song on 16 October 1980 edition of Top of the Pops. This has represented the song on video compilations since Antmusic – The Very Best of Adam Ant in 1993
- Concert footage from Manchester Apollo, 16 December 1980. Footage of Dog Eat Dog represented that single on the 1986 Hits video compilation. Footage of "Physical (You're So)" has represented The Antmusic EP on video compilations since Antmusic - The Very Best of Adam Ant in 1993
References
- "The Official Charts Company - Adam & the Ants". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- "allmusic ((( Adam Ant > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 12. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA from mid-1983 until 19 June 1988.
- "swedishcharts.com - Swedish charts portal". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- "charts.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- "austriancharts.at - Austria charts portal". austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie hits : 1980-1989 : the complete U.K. independent charts (singles & albums). London: Cherry Red. ISBN 978-0-9517206-9-1. OCLC 38292499.
- "British certifications – Adam and the Ants". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 March 2010. Type Adam and the Ants in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - March 31, 2010: Adam Ant certified albums". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/is-the-blueblack-hussar-in-marrying-the/
- https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-albums-chart/20130127/131/
- "The Official Charts Company - Adam Ant". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- "allmusic ((( Adam Ant > Charts & Awards > Charts & Awards )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- "swedishcharts.com - Swedish charts portal". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- "dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal". dutcharts.nl. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- "austriancharts.at - Austria Top 40". austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
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