Frankie Goes to Hollywood discography

Frankie Goes to Hollywood were a British band who released two studio albums and seven singles before disbanding in 1987. Since then, almost all of their tracks have been rereleased on compact disc, including various compilation albums and CD singles. In recent years, their record company has also released original material that wasn't released during the band's heyday.

Frankie Goes to Hollywood discography
Studio albums2
Compilation albums10
Video albums3
Music videos10
Singles7

In 1983, they released their debut single, "Relax", which was highly controversial, due to its sexually explicit lyrics and highly suggestive music video. The video, which was shot in a gay nightclub, was banned by the BBC and MTV. After an extremely slow climb, including one week where the song actually went down the chart, Relax eventually topped the UK Singles Chart for five weeks, and still stands today as one of the best selling UK singles of all time. It also gained success in the United States, where it peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. The band's debut album, Welcome to the Pleasuredome, was released in October 1984 and reached the top of the UK Albums Chart. Three more singles were released from the album: "Two Tribes", "The Power of Love" and "Welcome to the Pleasuredome". "Two Tribes" and "The Power of Love" both reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, while "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" peaked at number 2.

Frankie Goes to Hollywood's second and final studio album, Liverpool, was released in 1986. It failed to achieve the same success as its predecessor, with only one of its three singles reaching the top 10 of the UK chart. The album peaked at number 5 on the UK Albums Chart, and was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry, whereas Welcome to the Pleasuredome was certified triple platinum.

To coincide with the release of Bang!... The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, the tracks "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" (1993) and "Two Tribes" (1994) were re-released in the UK as singles in remixed form. The tracks "Relax" (1994) and "The Power of Love" (1993) were also re-released, but this time in their original form (the CD singles both featured at least one of the original 1984 12 inch remixes).

To coincide with the release of Maximum Joy in 2000, new remixes of "The Power of Love", "Two Tribes", and "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" all entered the UK charts.

In 1986 a medley "Propaganda For Frankie" (P4F) was released by the German ZYX record label, mixing a re-recording of FGTH "Relax" with Propaganda's "P-Machinery".[1]

Albums

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
UK
[2]
AUS
[3]
AUT
[4]
CAN
[5]
FRA
[6]
GER
[7]
NL
[8]
NOR
[9]
NZ
[10]
SWE
[11]
SWI
[12]
US
[13]
Welcome to the Pleasuredome 1 7 3 9 7 4 2 8 1 7 5 33
Liverpool
  • Release date: 20 October 1986
  • Label: ZTT
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
5 72 7 72 9 5 5 8 12 13 7 88

Compilation albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
UK
[2]
AUS
[3]
AUT
[4]
FRA
[6]
GER
[7]
NL
[8]
NZ
[10]
SWE
[11]
SWI
[12]
Bang!
  • Release date: 1985
  • Label: ZTT/Island Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
Bang!... The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood
  • Release date: 18 October 1993
  • Label: ZTT/Island Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
4 5 15 15 8 20 38 21 11
Reload! Frankie: The Whole 12 Inches
  • Release date: May 1994
  • label: ZTT Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Maximum Joy
  • Release date: 25 October 2000
  • Label: ZTT Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
54
The Club Mixes 2000
Twelve Inches
  • Release date: 16 August 2001
  • Label: ZTT Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Rage Hard: The Sonic Collection
  • Release date: 2001[18]
  • Label: ZTT Records
  • Formats: SACD
Frankie Say Greatest
  • Release date: 2 November 2009
  • Label: ZTT Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
27
Sexmix
  • Release date: 3 August 2012
  • Label: Salvo
  • Formats: CD
61
Frankie Said
  • Release date: 5 November 2012
  • Label: ZTT Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
87
The Best of Frankie Goes To Hollywood
  • Release date: 20 September 2013
  • Label: Metro Select
  • Formats: CD
Simply Frankie Goes To Hollywood
  • Release date: 6 July 2015
  • Label: Union Square Music
  • Formats: CD

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
Album
UK
[2]
AUS
[3]
AUT
[19]
FRA
[20][21]
GER
[22]
NL
[23]
NOR
[24]
NZ
[25]
SWE
[26]
SWI
[27]
US
[28]
1983 "Relax" 1 5 4 1 1 5 2 10 4 1 10 Welcome to the Pleasuredome
1984 "Two Tribes" 1 4 16 48 1 1 4 1 9 4 43
"The Power of Love" 1 4 8 20 4 10 2 14 2
1985 "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" 2 46 20 9 14 9 20 48
1986 "Rage Hard" 4 45 12 32 1 6 8 12 19 5 Liverpool
"Warriors of the Wasteland" 19 2 7 26 30 13
1987 "Watching the Wildlife" 28 23 47
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Re-issued singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK
[2]
AUS
[32]
AUT
[19]
FRA
[20]
GER
[7]
NL
[23]
SWI
[27]
1993 "Relax" 5 22 10 21 13 12 6 Bang!... The Greatest Hits of
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
"Welcome to the Pleasuredome" 18 74
"The Power of Love" 10 80
1994 "Two Tribes" 16
2000 "The Power of Love" 6 65 Maximum Joy
"Two Tribes" 17
"Welcome to the Pleasuredome" 45
2001 "Relax" Twelve Inches
2009 "Relax" 191 Frankie Say Greatest
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Promotional singles

  • 2013: "Maximum Joy"

Videography

Video albums

Year Title Format
1987 From a Wasteland to an Artificial Paradise Laserdisc
1993 Shoot! The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood Laserdisc, VHS
2000 Hard On DVD
2014 Frankie Said (Deluxe Edition) DVD + CD

Music videos

Year Title Director[33]
1983 "Relax" Bernard Rose
1984 "Relax" Godley & Creme
"Relax" David Mallet, Brian De Palma
"Two Tribes" Godley & Creme
"The Power of Love"
1985 "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" Bernard Rose
1986 "Rage Hard" Paul Morley, David Bailey
"Warriors of the Wasteland" Nick Burgess-Jones
1987 "Watching the Wildlife" Mike Perterly, Josh Thorne
2009 "Relax" n/a

References

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  18. "Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Rage Hard - The Sonic Collection". Discogs. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
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  20. "lescharts.com - French charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
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  27. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  28. "Frankie Goes to Hollywood Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  29. "Gold & Platinum Search - Music Canada - "Relax"". Music Canada. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  30. "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - February 23, 2011: "Relax" certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  31. "Gold & Platinum Search - Music Canada - "Two Tribes"". Music Canada. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  32. "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  33. "mvdbase.com - Frankie Goes to Hollywood artist videography". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
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