Dead or Alive discography
Dead or Alive frontman Pete Burns
Studio albums6
Compilation albums6
Video albums2
Music videos17
Singles28

The discography of Dead or Alive, a British dance-pop group, consists of eight studio albums, seven compilation albums, twenty eight singles, and two video albums.

Formed by frontman Pete Burns in 1980 in Liverpool, England, the band were first signed to the independent Rough Trade label in 1982, though moved to Epic Records the following year.[1] Their debut album, Sophisticated Boom Boom, was released in 1984, producing a series of minor hits in the United Kingdom, most notably their version of "That's the Way (I Like It)" (originally recorded by KC and the Sunshine Band) which gave the band their first UK top 40 hit. Their second album, Youthquake (1985), reached the UK top 10 and brought the band international recognition, largely due to the success of the lead single, "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and number 11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1985. The album also contained three other UK top 40 hits: "Lover Come Back to Me", "In Too Deep", and "My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor)". The band's third album, Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know, was released in 1986, but failed to continue the success of the previous album despite including two UK top 40 hits.

In 1988, the group released their fourth studio album, Nude, which again failed to sell in their native UK but brought the band success in Japan, spawning three number one singles including 1988's "Turn Around & Count 2 Ten". After the album's official release, two members of the group left with only singer Burns and percussionist Steve Coy remaining.[1] Together, they released two more studio albums: Fan the Flame (Part 1) (1990), Nukleopatra (1995).

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
UK
[2]
AUS
[3]
CAN
[4]
NZ
[5]
SWE
[6]
SWI
[7]
US
[8]
Sophisticated Boom Boom 29
Youthquake
  • Release date: May 1985
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
9 17 8 43 29 10 31
Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know
  • Release date: November 1986
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
27 37 52 21 52
Nude
  • Release date: July 1988
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
82 62 87 106
Fan the Flame (Part 1)
  • Release date: 13 December 1990
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl
Nukleopatra
  • Release date: October 1995
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl
43
Fragile
  • Release date: September 2000
  • Label: Avex Trax
  • Formats: CD
Fan the Flame (Part 2): The Resurrection[12]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart
positions
UK
[13]
AUS
[3]
US
[8]
Rip It Up
  • Release date: 1987
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: LP, cassette
130 195
Star Box
  • Release date: 21 November 1993
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD
Evolution: The Hits
  • Release date: 24 June 2003
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD
111
That's the Way I Like It:
The Best of Dead or Alive
  • Release date: 25 October 2010
  • Label: Sony UK
  • Formats: CD, LP, music download
Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI
  • Release date: 28 October 2016
  • Label: Edsel
  • Formats: CD, LP
Dead or Alive: Invincible
  • Release date: 9 October 2020
  • Label: Edsel
Let Them Drag My Soul Away: Singles, Demos, Sessions And Live Recordings 1979-1982
  • Release date: 21 July 2023
  • Label: Cherry Red Records
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Remix albums

Title Album details
Nude – Remade Remodelled
  • Release date: 21 September 1989
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Unbreakable – The Fragile Remixes
  • Release date: 2001
  • Label: Avex Trax
  • Formats: CD

Extended plays

Title EP details
Birth of a Nation
  • Released under the name Nightmares in Wax
  • Inevitable Records
  • Format: 7-inch EP

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
Album
UK
[2]
AUS
[3]
CAN
[14]
GER
[15]
NZ
[16]
SWI
[17]
US
[18]
US Dance
[19]
1980 "I'm Falling" Non-album songs
1981 "Number Eleven"
1982 "It's Been Hours Now"
"The Stranger"
1983 "Misty Circles" 100 4 Sophisticated Boom Boom
"What I Want" 88
1984 "I'd Do Anything" 79
"That's the Way (I Like It)" 22 45 28
"What I Want" (re-release) 87
"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" 1 3 1 2 6 1 11 4 Youthquake
1985 "Lover Come Back to Me" 11 13 95 21 41 5 75 13
"In Too Deep" 14 31 61
"My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor)" 23 41 15
1986 "Brand New Lover" 31 21 27 15 15 1 Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know
1987 "Something in My House" 12 19 31 85 3
"Hooked on Love" 69 33
"I'll Save You All My Kisses" 78 47
1988 "Turn Around and Count 2 Ten" 70 30 2 Nude
1989 "Come Home with Me Baby" 62 45 69 1
"Baby Don't Say Goodbye" 6
1990 "Your Sweetness (Is Your Weakness)" Fan the Flame (Part 1)
1991 "Gone 2 Long"
"Unhappy Birthday"
1996 "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (1996 remix) 28 Nukleopatra
"Sex Drive" 52
2000 "Hit and Run Lover" Fragile
2003 "You Spin Me Round 2003" 23 62 96 21 Evolution: The Hits
2006 "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (re-release) 5 Youthquake
2021 "Tonight..."[22] Fan the Flame (Part 2): The Resurrection
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

As International Chrysis

Year Single Peak positions Album
UK
[23]
AUS
[3]
1994 "Rebel Rebel" 76 97 Nukleopatra

Videography

Video albums

Title Album details
Rip It Up Live
Evolution
  • Release date: 26 December 2005
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: DVD, music download

Music videos

  • "I'd Do Anything"/1984
  • "That's the Way (I Like It)"/1984
  • "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"(**)/1984
  • "Lover Come Back to Me"(**)/1985
  • "In Too Deep"/1985
  • "My Heart Goes Bang"/1985
  • "Brand New Lover"(**)/1986
  • "Something in My House"(**)/1987
  • "Hooked on Love"/1987
  • "I'll Save You All My Kisses"/1987
  • "Turn Around and Count 2 Ten"(**)/1988
  • "Come Home (With Me Baby)"(**)/1988
  • "Baby Don't Say Goodbye (Live)"/1989
  • "Your Sweetness (Is Your Weakness)/1990
  • "Total Stranger"/1990
  • "Rebel Rebel"/1994
  • "Sex Drive" (1996 Dead Or Alive version)/1996
  • "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" ('96 Remix)/1996
  • "Hit & Run Lover"/2000
  • "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (2003 Remix)/2003

(**) These videos were re-edited to the 12" versions for club play.

References

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  2. 1 2 "Official Charts > Dead or Alive". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Australian chart positions:
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  7. "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  8. 1 2 "Dead or Alive Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
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  10. "Canadian album certifications – Dead or Alive – Youthquake". Music Canada.
  11. "American album certifications – Dead or Alive – Youthquake". Recording Industry Association of America.
  12. Posthumous Release
  13. "Chart Log UK: Asher D. - Dyverse". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  14. "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Top Singles". RPM. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  15. "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts - German Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  16. "charts.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  17. "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  18. "Dead or Alive Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  19. "Dead or Alive Album & Song Chart History - Dance/Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  20. "British single certifications – Dead or Alive – You Spin Me Round". British Phonographic Industry.
  21. "Canadian single certifications – Dead or Alive – You Spin Me Round". Music Canada.
  22. "Dead or Alive drop 'Tonight…' as lead track from 'Fan the Flame (Part 2)'". Retro Pop. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  23. "Official Charts > International Chrysis". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
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