Culture Club discography

Culture Club's discography consists of 6 studio albums, 9 compilation albums, 3 box sets, 3 extended plays, 20 regular commercial singles and 5 promotional singles largely released during the 1980s and 1990s. Culture Club sold more than 50 million records worldwide,[1][2] including 7 million records in the United States.[3]

Culture Club discography
Culture Club at Marcus Centre for the Performing Arts; Milwaukee, WI; 23 July 2016.
Studio albums6
Compilation albums9
Video albums7
Music videos22
EPs3
Singles22
Box sets3
Promotional singles5

For the comprehensive Boy George solo discography, see Boy George discography.

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[4][5]
AUS
[6]
CAN
[7]
FRA
[8]
GER
[9]
ITA
[10]
NLD
[11]
NZL
[12]
NOR
[13]
SWE
[14]
SWI
[15]
US
[16]
1982 Kissing to Be Clever 5 12 2 2 8 22 10 2 3 3 9 14
1983 Colour by Numbers
  • Release date: 10 October 1983
  • Label: Virgin/Epic
1 1 1 4 6 9 3 1 2 3 4 2
1984 Waking Up with the House on Fire
  • Release date: 25 October 1984
  • Label: Virgin/Epic
2 2 6 2 22 7 7 15 9 19 21 26
1986 From Luxury to Heartache
  • Release date: 31 March 1986
  • Label: Virgin/Epic
10 25 34 45 14 28 44 18 13 24 32
1999 Don't Mind If I Do
  • Release date: 22 November 1999
  • Label: Virgin
64
2018 Life
  • Release Date: 26 October 2018
  • Label: BMG
12 25 58 66
[28]
89
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

    Compilation albums

    Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
    (sales thresholds)
    UK
    [4][5]
    AUS
    [6]
    FRA
    [8]
    ITA
    [10]
    NLD
    [11]
    NZL
    [12]
    NOR
    [13]
    US
    [16]
    1987 This Time – The First Four Years
    • Release date: 6 April 1987
    • Label: Virgin
    8 62 10 44 25
    1989 The Best of Culture Club
    • Release date: 1989
    • Label: Virgin/EMI
    4
    1991 Collect – 12" Mixes Plus
    • Release date: 7 January 1991
    • Label: Virgin
    1992 Spin Dazzle – The Best of Boy George and Culture Club
    • Release date: 29 June 1992
    • Label: Virgin
    1993 At Worst... The Best of Boy George and Culture Club
    • Release date: 20 September 1993
    • Label: Virgin
    24 13 169
    1998 Greatest Moments
    • Release date: 9 November 1998
    • Label: Virgin
    15 23 148
    2005 The Best of Culture Club
    • Release date: 14 March 2005
    • Label: EMI Gold
    Greatest Hits
    • Release date: 21 June 2005
    • Label: Virgin
    Culture Club 2005 – Singles and Remixes
    • Release date: 30 August 2005
    • Label: EMI
    19
    2012
    Sight & Sound – Greatest Hits on CD & DVD
    • Release date: 6 August 2012
    • Label: Virgin
    "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

    Box sets

    Extended plays

    • 1983: Time
    • 1984: Love Is Love
    • 1985: Culture Club

    Singles

    Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
    (sales thresholds)
    Album
    UK
    [4][5]
    AUS
    [6]
    BEL
    [33]
    CAN
    [34]
    FRA
    [35]
    GER
    [36]
    IRE
    [37]
    ITA
    [38]
    NLD
    [11]
    NZL
    [12]
    NOR
    [13]
    SWE
    [14]
    SWI
    [15]
    US
    [39]
    1982 "White Boy" 114 Kissing to Be Clever
    "I'm Afraid of Me" 100
    "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2
    "Time (Clock of the Heart)" 3 12 13 4 16 4 10 4 11 9 2
    "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" 5 9
    1983 "Church of the Poison Mind" 2 4 9 5 43 23 2 12 11 9 11 13 10 Colour by Numbers
    "Karma Chameleon" 1 1 1 1 5 2 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1
    "Victims" 3 4 11 39 2 2 17 7 18
    1984 "Miss Me Blind" 26 6 28 32 5
    "It's a Miracle" 4 14 15 5 41 2 15 5 13
    "The War Song" 2 2 4 3 5 12 1 3 7 5 5 6 10 17 Waking Up with the House on Fire
    "The Medal Song" 32 14 50
    "Mistake No. 3" 61 10 33
    "Love Is Love" 3 29 28 Electric Dreams
    1986 "Move Away" 7 10 8 4 29 21 6 10 16 16 8 7 18 12 From Luxury to Heartache
    "God Thank You Woman" 31 48 31 22
    "Gusto Blusto" 24
    1998 "I Just Wanna Be Loved" 4 84 18 80 Greatest Moments
    1999 "Your Kisses Are Charity" 25 88 Don't Mind If I Do
    "Cold Shoulder"/"Starman" 43
    2018 "Life" Life
    "—" denotes singles which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

    Promotional singles

    • 1982: "Mystery Boy" (official single in Japan)
    • 1984: "Mister Man" (South Africa)
    • 1984: "Don't Talk About It" (promo single in Mexico)
    • 1985: "Don't Go Down That Street" (official single in Japan)
    • 1986: "Heaven's Children" (cancelled release)
    • 2000: "See Thru" (promo released with the moniker CD:UK)
    • 2014: "More Than Silence" (digital release only)
    • 2018: "Let Somebody Love You" (digital release only)
    • 2018: "Life" (digital release only)
    • 2019: "Runaway Train (feat. Gladys Knight)" (digital release and limited picture disc)

    Video and DVD/Blu-ray releases

    • 1984: A Kiss Across the Ocean
    • 1987: This Time – The First Four Years
    • 2003: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
    • 2004: Greatest Hits
    • 2006: Live in Sydney
    • 2014: Live at Yokohama stadium, Japan 1985"
    • 2017 :"Live From Wembley (blu ray/DVD/CD)"

    Music videos

    Year Title Director[50]
    1982 "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" Julien Temple
    "Time (Clock of the Heart)" Chris Gabrin
    1983 "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" Zelda Barron
    "Church of the Poison Mind" Chris Gabrin
    "Karma Chameleon" Peter Sinclair
    "Victims" Godley & Creme
    "Black Money" Keith MacMillan
    1984 "Miss Me Blind" Zelda Barron
    "It's a Miracle" Zelda Barron
    "The War Song" Russell Mulcahy
    "The Medal Song" Zelda Barron
    "Mistake No. 3" David Mallet
    1985 "Love Is Love" Steve Barron
    "The Dream" Steve Barron
    1986 "Move Away" Willy Smax
    "God Thank You Woman" Steve Barron
    "Gusto Blusto" various
    1998 "I Just Wanna Be Loved" Ben Unwin
    1999 "Your Kisses Are Charity"
    "Cold Shoulder"
    2018 "Let Somebody Love You" Howard Greenhaigh
    2018 "Life" Mark Whelan

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