Spandau Ballet discography

Spandau Ballet discography
Studio albums	7
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	10
Singles	26

This is a discography of Spandau Ballet, a British band formed in London in the late 1970s. Initially inspired by the New Romantic fashion, their music has featured a mixture of funk, jazz, soul and synthpop. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s, achieving ten Top Ten singles and four Top Ten albums in the UK between 1980 and 1990.^[1] The band split acrimoniously in 1990 but announced their reunion in March 2009, complete with a tour that began in October 2009.

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album	Peak chart positions												Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK [1]	CAN	GER [2]	GRE	ITA	NLD	NOR	NZ [3]	SPA	SWE	SWI	US
1981	Journeys to Glory	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	UK: Gold[4]
1982	Diamond	15	40	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	9	22	—	UK: Gold[4]
1983	True	1	8	8	—	—	1	—	1	—	13	—	19	UK: Platinum[4] CAN: Platinum[5] GER: Gold[6]
1984	Parade	2	21	7	38	1	1	7	8	—	9	9	50	UK: Platinum[4]
1986	Through the Barricades	7	84	9	8	1	3	25	48	—	48	25	—	UK: Platinum[4]
1989	Heart Like a Sky	31	—	29	—	8	27	—	—	—	47	—	—
2009	Once More	7	—	30	—	—	46	—	—	46	—	—	—	UK: Silver[4]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

Year	Album
2005	Live from the N.E.C.

Compilation albums

Year	Album	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		UK[1]	GRE	ITA	NLD	NOR	NZ	SPA	SWE	SWI	US
1985	The Singles Collection	3	—	32	17	—	2	—	—	—	—	UK: 2× Platinum
1986	The Twelve Inch Mixes	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	The Best of Spandau Ballet	44	—	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	UK: Gold
1999	The Collection	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	Original Gold	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet	7	—	—	40	—	—	86	30	—	—	UK: Platinum
2002	Reformation	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	The Collection II	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	The Ultra Selection	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	Singles, Rarities & Remixes	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	The Story – The Very Best of Spandau Ballet	8	—	24	—	—	13	—	—	—	—	UK: Silver
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions													Certifications (sales thresholds)	Album
		UK [1]	AUS	BEL [7]	FRA [8][9]	FRA Airplay [10]	GER [11]	IRE [12]	ITA [13]	NLD [14]	NZ [3]	SPA [15]	SWI [16]	US
1980	"To Cut a Long Story Short"	5	15	—	—	1	—	9	—	—	38	19	—	—	UK: Silver[17]	Journeys to Glory
1981	"The Freeze"	17	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	—	—	16	—	—
	"Musclebound"/"Glow" (double A-side)	10	97	—	—	—	—	18	—	26	—	—	—	—
	"Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)"	3	30	—	—	10	—	9	—	31	36	27	—	—	UK: Silver[17]	Diamond
	"Paint Me Down"	30	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1982	"She Loved Like Diamond"	49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Instinction"	10	35	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Lifeline"	7	68	—	—	9	—	11	—	—	33	—	—	—		True
1983	"Communication"	12	24	—	—	—	—	13	—	—	10	—	—	59
	"True"	1	4	9	13	7	9	1	39	4	4	3	5	4	UK: Gold[17] CAN: Gold[18]
	"Gold"	2	9	3	81	3	16	4	—	2	8	4	—	29	UK: Silver[17]
	"Pleasure"	—	—	32	—	—	61	—	—	27	—	—	—	—
1984	"Only When You Leave"	3	12	5	51	5	26	2	36	2	10	4	20	34		Parade
	"I'll Fly for You"	9	38	—	—	—	—	10	6	27	35	—	—	—
	"Highly Strung"	15	83	—	—	8	—	18	—	32	46	—	—	—
	"Round and Round"	18	16	—	—	10	—	9	9	37	—	14	—	—
1986	"Fight for Ourselves"	15	16	20	—	—	32	7	7	16	33	11	23	—		Through the Barricades
	"Through the Barricades"	6	50	10	51	—	14	4	2	3	—	2	—	—
1987	"How Many Lies"	34	—	25	—	2	—	17	15	25	—	32	—	—
1988	"Raw"	47	76	22	—	—	—	—	8	27	—	—	—	—		Heart Like a Sky
1989	"Be Free with Your Love"	42	—	37	—	—	52	—	10	33	—	—	—	—
	"Empty Spaces"	94	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	"Crashed Into Love"	96	—	—	—	—	—	—	35	—	—	—	—	—
2009	"Once More"	82	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Once More
2014	"This Is the Love"/"Steal"	197	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Story
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

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2. "charts.de". Retrieved 2 February 2013.
3. "charts.org.nz - Discography Spandau Ballet". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
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5. "Certified Awards Search". Music Canada. Retrieved on 2011-11-19. Note: User needs to enter "Spandau Ballet" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
6. "The World's Music Charts (Album artist 561 - Spandau Ballet)". Retrieved 23 January 2013.
7. Belgian peaks
8. "InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artistes". Retrieved 28 January 2016. Note: choose "Spandau Ballet" from the dropdown list.
9. "TOP Hebdo". Retrieved 31 January 2016. Note: select "1983" and "15/10/1983"
10. "The World's Music Charts (Song artist 741 - Spandau Ballet)". Retrieved 1 February 2013.
11. German peaks
12. "Irish Singles Chart – Search for song". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
13. Hit Parade Italia (Indice per Interprete: S)
14. Dutch peaks
15. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
16. "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade and Music Community". Retrieved 14 September 2015.
17. "BPI (Certified Awards)". Retrieved 25 January 2013. Enter "Spandau Ballet" in the "Keywords" field.
18. "Music Canada (Gold Platinum Database)". Retrieved 25 January 2013.