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	This is the discography of ], a British ~~synthpop~~ duo consisting of ] and ] who rose to prominence in the early 1980s. The duo broke up in 1984 after releasing four albums, but reunited in the early 2000s for a series of live dates and released an album of new material in 2002. The group reunited again in 2018 for a final farewell concert,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.softcell.co.uk/soft-cell-announce-one-off-40th-anniversary-concert/\|title=Soft Cell Announce One-Off 40th Anniversary Concert}}</ref> accompanied by a host of musical and video releases, including a career-spanning box set<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.softcell.co.uk/announcing-keychains-and-snowstorms-boxset/\|title=Announcing 'Keychains & Snowstorms - the Soft Cell Story' Boxset}}</ref> and a single.<ref name="softcell.co.uk">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.softcell.co.uk/compilation-album-plus-brand-new-northern-lights-single/\|title = Soft Cell to release brand new single Northern Lights plus new Best of compilation in September}}</ref>		This is the discography of ], a British synth-pop duo consisting of ] and ] who rose to prominence in the early 1980s. The duo broke up in 1984 after releasing four albums, but reunited in the early 2000s for a series of live dates and released an album of new material in 2002. The group reunited again in 2018 for a final farewell concert,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.softcell.co.uk/soft-cell-announce-one-off-40th-anniversary-concert/\|title=Soft Cell Announce One-Off 40th Anniversary Concert}}</ref> accompanied by a host of musical and video releases, including a career-spanning box set<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.softcell.co.uk/announcing-keychains-and-snowstorms-boxset/\|title=Announcing 'Keychains & Snowstorms – the Soft Cell Story' Boxset}}</ref> and a single.<ref name="softcell.co.uk">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.softcell.co.uk/compilation-album-plus-brand-new-northern-lights-single/\|title = Soft Cell to release brand new single Northern Lights plus new Best of compilation in September}}</ref>

	==Albums==		==Albums==
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	! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref>Canadian albums chart peaks:		! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref>Canadian albums chart peaks:
	* {{cite web\|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=439& \|title=Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret \|~~publisher~~=] \|accessdate=22 October 2020}}		* {{cite web\|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=439& \|title=Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret \|magazine=RPM \|accessdate=22 October 2020}}
	* {{cite web\|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=4041& \|title=The Art of Falling Apart \|date=17 July 2013 \|~~publisher~~=RPM \|accessdate=22 October 2020}}</ref>		* {{cite web\|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=4041& \|title=The Art of Falling Apart \|date=17 July 2013 \|magazine=RPM \|accessdate=22 October 2020}}</ref>

	! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref name="FIN">{{cite book \|last=Pennanen \|first=Timo \|title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 \|language=Finnish \|edition=1st \|location=Helsinki \|publisher=] \|year=2006 \|isbn=978-951-1-21053-5}}</ref>		! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref name="FIN">{{cite book \|last=Pennanen \|first=Timo \|title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 \|language=Finnish \|edition=1st \|location=Helsinki \|publisher=] \|year=2006 \|isbn=978-951-1-21053-5}}</ref>

	! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artistId=Soft+Cell\|title=Discographie von Soft Cell\|publisher=GfK Entertainment\|access-date=11 May 2022}}</ref>		! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artistId=Soft+Cell\|title=Discographie von Soft Cell\|publisher=GfK Entertainment\|access-date=11 May 2022}}</ref>
	! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref name="NED">{{cite web\|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Soft+Cell \|title=Dutch chart peaks \|publisher=~~dutchcharts.nl~~ \|accessdate=22 October 2020}}</ref>		! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref name="NED">{{cite web\|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Soft+Cell \|title=Dutch chart peaks \|publisher=Dutch Charts \|accessdate=22 October 2020}}</ref>

	! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref name="NZ">{{cite web\|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Soft+Cell \|title=New Zealand chart peaks \|publisher=charts.nz \|accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref>		! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref name="NZ">{{cite web\|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Soft+Cell \|title=New Zealand chart peaks \|publisher=charts.nz \|accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref>
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	! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref name="SWE">{{cite web\|url=https://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Soft+Cell \|title=Swedish chart peaks \|publisher=swedishcharts.com \|accessdate=22 October 2020}}</ref>		! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref name="SWE">{{cite web\|url=https://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Soft+Cell \|title=Swedish chart peaks \|publisher=swedishcharts.com \|accessdate=22 October 2020}}</ref>

	! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref name="US">{{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/soft-cell \|title=US chart peaks \|~~publisher~~=] \|accessdate=22 October 2020}}</ref>		! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref name="US">{{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/soft-cell \|title=US chart peaks \|magazine=Billboard \|accessdate=22 October 2020}}</ref>

	! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref name="US"/>		! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref name="US"/>
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	* ]: Platinum<ref name="BPI">{{Cite certification\|region=United Kingdom\|artist=Soft Cell\|access-date=28 ~~August~~ ~~2022~~}}</ref>		* ]: Platinum<ref name="BPI">{{Cite certification\|region=United Kingdom\|artist=Soft Cell\|access-date=14 July 2024}}</ref>
	* ]: Platinum<ref name="MC">{{cite web\|url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Soft%20Cell \|title=Music Canada > Gold & Platinum > Soft Cell \|publisher=] \|accessdate=24 October 2020}}</ref>		* ]: Platinum<ref name="MC">{{cite web\|url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Soft%20Cell \|title=Music Canada > Gold & Platinum > Soft Cell \|publisher=] \|accessdate=24 October 2020}}</ref>
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	* Formats: LP, CS, CD		* Formats: LP, CS, CD
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			! scope="row"\| ''Happiness Now Completed''
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			* Released: 28 July 2024
			* Label: BMG
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	! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref>UK live albums chart peaks:		! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref>UK live albums chart peaks:
	* {{cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-albums-chart/20190802/131/ \|title=Say Hello, Wave Goodbye - 2019 \|publisher=] \|accessdate=22 October 2020}}</ref>		* {{cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-albums-chart/20190802/131/ \|title=Say Hello, Wave Goodbye – 2019 \|publisher=] \|accessdate=22 October 2020}}</ref>

	! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref>UK vinyl albums chart peaks:		! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref>UK vinyl albums chart peaks:
	* {{cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/vinyl-albums-chart/20190802/9/ \|title=Say Hello, Wave Goodbye - 2019 \|publisher=] \|accessdate=22 October 2020}}</ref>		* {{cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/vinyl-albums-chart/20190802/9/ \|title=Say Hello, Wave Goodbye – 2019 \|publisher=] \|accessdate=22 October 2020}}</ref>

	! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref>Scottish live albums chart peaks:		! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref>Scottish live albums chart peaks:
	* {{cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20190802/40/ \|title=Say Hello, Wave Goodbye - 2019 \|publisher=] \|accessdate=22 October 2020}}</ref>		* {{cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20190802/40/ \|title=Say Hello, Wave Goodbye – 2019 \|publisher=] \|accessdate=22 October 2020}}</ref>

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	! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref name="BEL">{{cite web\|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Soft+Cell \|title=Belgian (Flanders) chart peaks \|publisher=ultratop.be~~/nl~~ \|accessdate=22 October 2020}}</ref>		! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref name="BEL">{{cite web\|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Soft+Cell \|title=Belgian (Flanders) chart peaks \|publisher=ultratop.be\|accessdate=22 October 2020}}</ref>

	! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref>European compilation album chart peaks:		! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref>European compilation album chart peaks:
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	*1996 – '']'' (Spectrum)		*1996 – '']'' (Spectrum)
	*1998 – ''Master Series'' (Mercury)		*1998 – ''Master Series'' (Mercury)
	*2001 – '']'' (]) (3CD re-release of the 1982 boxset)		*2001 – '']'' (]) (3CD re-release of the 1982 boxset)
	*2002 – '']'' (])		*2002 – '']'' (])
	*2005 – '']'' (Some Bizzare) (Recorded in 1978–1980)		*2005 – '']'' (Some Bizzare) (Recorded in 1978–1980)
	*2006 – '']'' (Some Bizzare) (Recorded in 1978–1980)		*2006 – '']'' (Some Bizzare) (Recorded in 1978–1980)
	*2006 – ''20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Soft Cell'' (Universal)		*2006 – ''20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Soft Cell'' (Universal)
	*2008 – ''Heat: The Remixes'' (Mercury) (2CD collection of new remixes)		*2008 – ''Heat: The Remixes'' (Mercury) (2CD collection of new remixes)
	*2017 - ''Hits & Pieces The Best of Marc Almond and Soft Cell'' (UMC)		*2017 – ''Hits & Pieces The Best of Marc Almond and Soft Cell'' (UMC)
	*2018 - ''Keychains & Snowstorms – The Soft Cell Story (10 Disc Box Set)'' (UMC)		*2018 – ''Keychains & Snowstorms – The Soft Cell Story (10 Disc Box Set)'' (UMC)
	*2018 - ''Keychains & Snowstorms – The Singles'' (UMC)		*2018 – ''Keychains & Snowstorms – The Singles'' (UMC)

	==Extended plays==		==Extended plays==
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	! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref name="AUS"/>		! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref name="AUS"/>
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	! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref>Canadian singles chart peaks:		! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| ]<br /><ref>Canadian singles chart peaks:
	* {{cite web\|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=441& \|title=Tainted Love \|date=17 July 2013 \|~~publisher~~=] \|accessdate=22 October 2020}}		* {{cite web\|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=441& \|title=Tainted Love \|date=17 July 2013 \|magazine=RPM \|accessdate=22 October 2020}}
	</ref>		</ref>

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	* BPI: 2× Platinum<ref name="BPI"/>		* BPI: 3× Platinum<ref name="BPI"/>
	* ARIA: Gold<ref>{{cite web\|title= Platinum and Gold Singles 1982 \|publisher= ] \|issue= 453 \|via= ] \|date= 28 February 1983 \|access-date= 10 November 2021 \|url= https://i.imgur.com/totLqGG.jpg}}</ref>		* ARIA: Gold<ref>{{cite web\|title= Platinum and Gold Singles 1982 \|publisher= ] \|issue= 453 \|via= ] \|date= 28 February 1983 \|access-date= 10 November 2021 \|url= https://i.imgur.com/totLqGG.jpg}}</ref>
	* ]: Gold<ref>{{cite certification\|region=Germany\|artist=Soft Cell\|access-date=4 June 2023}}</ref>		* ]: Gold<ref>{{cite certification\|region=Germany\|artist=Soft Cell\|access-date=4 June 2023}}</ref>
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	\| 2021		\| 2021
	\| style="text-align:left;"\| "Bruises On All My Illusions"		\| style="text-align:left;"\| "Bruises on All My Illusions"
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	\| rowspan="3"\| 2022		\| rowspan="3"\| 2022
	\| style="text-align:left;"\| "Purple Zone"<br />{{small\|(with ])}}		\| style="text-align:left;"\| "Purple Zone"<br />{{small\|(with ])}}
	\| —{{efn\|group=upper-alpha\|"Purple Zone" did not enter the UK ~~Singles~~ ~~Chart~~, but peaked at number 11 on the ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-downloads-chart/20220325/7000/ \|title=Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100 \|publisher=Official Charts Company \|date=25 March 2022 \|access-date=15 June 2022 ~~\|archive-date= \|archive-url=~~ \|url-status= }}</ref>}} \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| —		\| —{{efn\|group=upper-alpha\|"Purple Zone" did not enter the UK singles chart, but peaked at number 11 on the ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-downloads-chart/20220325/7000/ \|title=Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100 \|publisher=Official Charts Company \|date=25 March 2022 \|access-date=15 June 2022 \|url-status= }}</ref>}} \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| —
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	'''Promotional singles'''		'''Promotional singles'''
	* 1981 – "Sex Dwarf/Entertain Me/Seedy Films"<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.discogs.com/Soft-Cell-Sex-Dwarf-Entertain-Me-Seedy-Films/release/472983 \|title=Sex Dwarf/Entertain Me/Seedy Films promotional single \|publisher=~~discogs.com~~ \|accessdate=24 October 2020}}</ref> (] #65)		* 1981 – "Sex Dwarf/Entertain Me/Seedy Films"<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.discogs.com/Soft-Cell-Sex-Dwarf-Entertain-Me-Seedy-Films/release/472983 \|title=Sex Dwarf/Entertain Me/Seedy Films promotional single \|publisher=Discogs \|accessdate=24 October 2020}}</ref> (] #65)
	* 1982 – "What/Insecure...Me?"<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.discogs.com/Soft-Cell-What-InsecureMe/release/683679 \|title=What/Insecure...Me? promotional single \|publisher=~~discogs.com~~ \|accessdate=24 October 2020}}</ref>		* 1982 – "What/Insecure...Me?"<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.discogs.com/Soft-Cell-What-InsecureMe/release/683679 \|title=What/Insecure...Me? promotional single \|publisher=Discogs \|accessdate=24 October 2020}}</ref>
	* 1984 – Songs from ''The Last Night in Sodom''<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.discogs.com/Soft-Cell-Untitled/release/1564636 \|title=Songs from The Last Night in Sodom promotional single \|publisher=~~discogs.com~~ \|accessdate=24 October 2020}}</ref>		* 1984 – Songs from ''The Last Night in Sodom''<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.discogs.com/Soft-Cell-Untitled/release/1564636 \|title=Songs from The Last Night in Sodom promotional single \|publisher=Discogs \|accessdate=24 October 2020}}</ref>

	==Video albums==		==Video albums==
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	\|1991		\|1991
	\| style="text-align:left;"\|'']''		\| style="text-align:left;"\|'']''
	*Released: 1991		*Released: 1991
	*Label: Polygram		*Label: Polygram
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	\| ''Bedsitter''		\| ''Bedsitter''
	\|Released on '']'' and '']'' and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset		\|Released on '']'' and '']'' and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset
	\|-		\|-
	\|''Say Hello, Wave Goodbye''		\|''Say Hello, Wave Goodbye''
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	\|rowspan="10"\|1982		\|rowspan="10"\|1982
	\| ''Torch''		\| ''Torch''
	\|rowspan="2"\|Released on '']'' and '']'' and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset		\|rowspan="2"\|Released on '']'' and '']'' and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''What!''		\| ''What!''
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	\| ''Memorabilia''		\| ''Memorabilia''
	\|Released on '']'' and '']'' and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset		\|Released on '']'' and '']'' and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''Sex Dwarf'' (Intro)		\| ''Sex Dwarf'' (Intro)
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	\|rowspan="3"\|1983		\|rowspan="3"\|1983
	\| ''Where The Heart Is''		\| ''Where The Heart Is''
	\|rowspan="3"\|Released on '']'' and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset		\|rowspan="3"\|Released on '']'' and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset
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	\| ''Numbers''		\| ''Numbers''
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	\| ''Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91''		\| ''Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91''
	\|rowspan="2"\|Peter Christopherson		\|rowspan="2"\|Peter Christopherson
	\|rowspan="2"\|Released on '']'' and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset		\|rowspan="2"\|Released on '']'' and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset
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	\| ''Tainted Love '91''		\| ''Tainted Love '91''
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	\|1983		\|1983
	\|''Ghostrider - Live '83''		\|''Ghostrider – Live '83''
	\| Cellmates		\| Cellmates
	\| Flexi-disc of a live cover of the song ''Ghost Rider'' by ]. Available in black, blue, or green and issued by the Soft Cell fan club.		\| Flexi-disc of a live cover of the song ''Ghost Rider'' by ]. Available in black, blue, or green and issued by the Soft Cell fan club.
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	\|''Bedsitter '91 / Torch''		\|''Bedsitter '91 / Torch''
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	\| Withdrawn UK promotional 7" & 12" ~~Single~~, originally intended to be the 3rd single release from the 1991 compilation 'Memorabilia'. Credited to Soft Cell / Marc Almond.		\| Withdrawn UK promotional 7" & 12" single, originally intended to be the 3rd single release from the 1991 compilation 'Memorabilia'. Credited to Soft Cell / Marc Almond.
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	\|2001		\|2001
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	\|'']''		\|'']''
	\|UMC		\|UMC
	\|12" Vinyl UK Record Store Day 2016. Contains the 3 existing (At the time) remixes of the song.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/8391361-Soft-Cell-Sex-Dwarf\|title = Soft Cell - Sex Dwarf\|~~website~~ = ]}}</ref>		\|12" Vinyl UK Record Store Day 2016. Contains the 3 existing (At the time) remixes of the song.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/8391361-Soft-Cell-Sex-Dwarf\|title = Soft Cell – Sex Dwarf\|publisher = ]}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\|2018		\|2018
	\|''] / Youth''		\|''] / Youth''
	\|UMC/Mercury		\|UMC/Mercury
	\|12" Vinyl UK Record Store Day 2018 First Release limited to 1,500 copies, containing new mixes by Dave Ball: Say Hello Wave Goodbye (Dave Ball Lateral Mix) & Youth (Dave Ball Wasted On ~~The~~ Young Mix)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/11895117-Soft-Cell-Say-Hello-Wave-Goodbye-Youth\|title = Soft Cell - Say Hello Wave Goodbye / Youth\|~~website~~ = ]}}</ref>		\|12" Vinyl UK Record Store Day 2018 First Release limited to 1,500 copies, containing new mixes by Dave Ball: Say Hello Wave Goodbye (Dave Ball Lateral Mix) & Youth (Dave Ball Wasted on the Young Mix)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/11895117-Soft-Cell-Say-Hello-Wave-Goodbye-Youth\|title = Soft Cell – Say Hello Wave Goodbye / Youth\|publisher = ]}}</ref>
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	\|2018		\|2018

	\|''Night ~~And~~ ~~The~~ City (And You) & One Last Time''		\|''Night and the City (And You) & One Last Time''
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	\|Exclusive Tracks contained on limited edition 'Keychains & Snowstorms' USB Stick.		\|Exclusive Tracks contained on limited edition 'Keychains & Snowstorms' USB Stick.
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	\|''] 2020 Extended Mixes''		\|''] 2020 Extended Mixes''
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	\|Limited to 500 copies in a PVC sleeve with sticker.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/16330293-Soft-Cell-Cruelty-Without-Beauty-2020-Extended-Mixes\|title=Soft Cell - Cruelty Without Beauty 2020 Extended Mixes\|~~website~~=]}}</ref>		\|Limited to 500 copies in a PVC sleeve with sticker.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/16330293-Soft-Cell-Cruelty-Without-Beauty-2020-Extended-Mixes\|title=Soft Cell – Cruelty Without Beauty 2020 Extended Mixes\|publisher=]}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 20:17, 16 November 2024

Soft Cell discography
Studio albums	5
EPs	3
Live albums	5
Compilation albums	15
Singles	22
Video albums	3
Remix albums	1

This is the discography of Soft Cell, a British synth-pop duo consisting of Marc Almond and Dave Ball who rose to prominence in the early 1980s. The duo broke up in 1984 after releasing four albums, but reunited in the early 2000s for a series of live dates and released an album of new material in 2002. The group reunited again in 2018 for a final farewell concert, accompanied by a host of musical and video releases, including a career-spanning box set and a single.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
Title	Album details	UK	AUS	CAN	FIN	GER	NED	NZ	SWE	US	US R&B/HH	Certifications
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret	Released: 27 November 1981 Label: Some Bizzare (#BIZ2) Formats: LP, CS, CD	5	34	2	19	23	—	7	25	22	55	BPI: Platinum MC: Platinum
The Art of Falling Apart	Released: 14 January 1983 Label: Some Bizzare (#BIZ3) Formats: LP, CS, CD	5	—	82	—	—	43	—	—	84	—	BPI: Gold
This Last Night in Sodom	Released: 16 March 1984 Label: Some Bizzare (#BIZ6) Formats: LP, CS, CD	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Cruelty Without Beauty	Released: 8 October 2002 Label: Cooking Vinyl (#COOK245) Formats: CS, CD	116	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Happiness Not Included	Released: 6 May 2022 Label: BMG Formats: LP, CS, CD	7	—	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	—
Happiness Now Completed	Released: 28 July 2024 Label: BMG	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Remix albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
Title	Album details	UK	US	Certifications
Non Stop Ecstatic Dancing	Released: June 1982 Label: Some Bizzare (#BIZ6) Formats: LP, CS, CD	6	57	BPI: Gold

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions				Additional Information
Title	Album details	UK	UK Indie	UK Vinyl	SCO	Additional Information
Live	Released: 7 October 2003 Label: Cooking Vinyl (#COOKCD267) Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	2003 European tour Includes recordings from Leeds, London and Brussels 26-track, double CD album
Soft Cell at the BBC	Released: 14 October 2003 Label: Strange Fruit (#SFRSCD123) Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	Live sessions in 1981–1983 Includes multimedia tracks from The Old Grey Whistle Test 10-track album of BBC recordings
Say Hello, Wave Goodbye: Live	Released: 27 June 2005 Label: Demon Music Group (#MCCD573) Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	Re-issue of Live album from 2003 With new title and artwork 26-track, double CD album
Say Hello, Wave Goodbye – 2018	Released: 1 August 2019 Label: Live Here Now (#LHN052) Formats: LP, CD, download	95	11	18	38	Live at the O2, 30 September 2018 4×LP and 2×CD box sets Available with DVD and Blu-ray discs
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret & Other Stories	Released: 7 October 2022 Label: Live Here Now Formats: LP, CD, download, DVD, Blu-ray	—	—	—	—	Live in London, November 2021 2×CD set, plus various vinyl, DVD & Blu-ray packages Available with DVD and Blu-ray discs

Compilation albums

Charting compilations

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions					Certifications
Title	Album details	UK	BEL	EUR	GER	SCO	Certifications
The Singles	Released: 13 December 1986 Label: Some Bizzare (#BIZ3) Formats: LP, CS, CD	58	—	—	54	—
Memorabilia – The Singles	Released: 20 May 1991 Label: Mercury (#8485121) Formats: LP, CS, CD	8	—	40	—	—
The Very Best of Soft Cell	Released: 1 April 2002 Label: UMTV (#5868342) Formats: CD	37	—	—	—	63	BPI: Gold
Hits & Pieces: The Best of Marc Almond and Soft Cell	Released: 10 March 2017 Label: Universal (#5737778) Formats: LP, CD	7	134	—	—	5
Keychains & Snowstorms – The Soft Cell Story	Released: 7 September 2018 Label: Universal (#6741996) Formats: CD	56	—	—	80	36
Keychains & Snowstorms – The Singles	Released: 28 September 2018 Label: Universal (#6779852) Formats: CD	34	—	—	—	30
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Complete list

1982 – The Twelve Inch Singles (Some Bizzare) (6x12" vinyl boxset with booklet)
1986 – The Singles (Some Bizzare)
1991 – Memorabilia – The Singles (Mercury) (Soft Cell with Marc Almond)
1994 – Down in the Subway (Spectrum)
1996 – Say Hello to Soft Cell (Spectrum)
1998 – Master Series (Mercury)
2001 – The Twelve Inch Singles (PolyGram) (3CD re-release of the 1982 boxset)
2002 – The Very Best of Soft Cell (Universal)
2005 – The Bedsit Tapes (Some Bizzare) (Recorded in 1978–1980)
2006 – Demo Non Stop (Some Bizzare) (Recorded in 1978–1980)
2006 – 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Soft Cell (Universal)
2008 – Heat: The Remixes (Mercury) (2CD collection of new remixes)
2017 – Hits & Pieces The Best of Marc Almond and Soft Cell (UMC)
2018 – Keychains & Snowstorms – The Soft Cell Story (10 Disc Box Set) (UMC)
2018 – Keychains & Snowstorms – The Singles (UMC)

Extended plays

Title	Details
Mutant Moments	Released: 1980 Label: Big Frock
Club Mixes 2018	Released: 2018 Label: Big Frock
Magick Mutants	Released: 2019 Label: Big Frock

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
Year	Title	UK	AUS	BEL	CAN	FIN	GER	IRE	NED	SWE	US	Certifications	Album
1981	"A Man Can Get Lost"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
	"Memorabilia"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
	"Tainted Love"/ "Where Did Our Love Go"	1	1	1	1	—	1	4	7	2	8	BPI: 3× Platinum ARIA: Gold BVMI: Gold MC: Platinum	Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
	"Bedsitter"	4	—	33	—	29	—	10	—	—	—	BPI: Silver
1982	"Say Hello, Wave Goodbye"	3	—	36	—	—	29	12	30	—	—	BPI: Silver
	"Torch"	2	68	6	—	9	75	7	12	—	—	BPI: Silver	Non-album single
	"What"	3	—	32	—	—	64	6	—	—	–	BPI: Silver	Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing
	"Where the Heart Is"	21	—	—	—	23	—	14	—	—	—		The Art of Falling Apart
	"Loving You, Hating Me" (North America Only Release)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1983	"Numbers"/"Barriers"	25	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	—	—
	"Heat" (North America Only Release)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Soul Inside"	16	—	—	—	—	—	13	—	—	—		This Last Night in Sodom
1984	"Down in the Subway"	24	—	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	—		This Last Night in Sodom
1985	"Tainted Love" (re-issue)	43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
1991	"Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91" (featuring Marc Almond)	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Memorabilia – The Singles
1991	"Tainted Love '91" (featuring Marc Almond)	5	93	—	—	—	22	4	—	—	—		Memorabilia – The Singles
1999	"Tainted Love" (Soft Cell vs Club 69)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
2002	"Monoculture"	52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Cruelty Without Beauty
2003	"The Night"	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Cruelty Without Beauty
2018	"Northern Lights"/ "Guilty (Cos I Say You Are)"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Keychains & Snowstorms: The Singles
2021	"Bruises on All My Illusions"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Happiness Not Included
2022	"Purple Zone" (with Pet Shop Boys)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Nostalgia Machine"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Last Chance (Christmas Mix) / Light Sleepers"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

1981 – "Sex Dwarf/Entertain Me/Seedy Films" (US Dance #65)
1982 – "What/Insecure...Me?"
1984 – Songs from The Last Night in Sodom

Video albums

Year	Title	Format	Additional information
1982	Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show Released: 1982 Label: Some Bizzare Films	VHS	Reissued on DVD in 2004, and included on the Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset DVD disc
1991	Memorabilia – The Video Singles Released: 1991 Label: Polygram	VHS	Soft Cell with Marc Almond – video compilation released alongside the 1991 compilation album of the same name
2002	Live in Milan Released: 2002 Label: Eagle Vision USA	DVD

Music videos

Year	Title	Director	Additional Information
1981	Tainted Love	Tim Pope	Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset
	Bedsitter		Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show and Memorabilia – The Video Singles and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset
	Say Hello, Wave Goodbye		Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset
1982	Torch		Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show and Memorabilia – The Video Singles and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset
	What!
	Entertain Me		Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset
	Frustration
	Seedy Films
	Secret Life
	Youth
	Memorabilia		Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show and Memorabilia – The Video Singles and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset
	Sex Dwarf (Intro)		Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset
	Sex Dwarf		Original, banned version that has yet to be officially released
1983	Where The Heart Is		Released on Memorabilia – The Video Singles and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset
	Numbers
	Soul Inside
1984	Down in the Subway		Released on Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset
1991	Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91	Peter Christopherson	Released on Memorabilia – The Video Singles and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset
1991	Tainted Love '91	Peter Christopherson
2002	Monoculture	Tim Pope	Included as a multimedia track on the Monoculture single and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset
2018	Northern Lights	Tim Pope	Included as a multimedia track on the Northern Lights single and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset
2022	Purple Zone	Yassa Khan	Soft Cell & Pet Shop Boys Single
2022	Light Sleepers	Charlie Ann Max

Rarities and miscellaneous

Year	Title	Label	Additional information
1981	Some Bizzare Album	Some Bizzare	Compilation featuring exclusive track "The Girl with the Patent Leather Face."
1982	Metro MRX	Flexi	1982 green flexi-disc free with Flexi-Pop magazine.
1983	Ghostrider – Live '83	Cellmates	Flexi-disc of a live cover of the song Ghost Rider by Suicide. Available in black, blue, or green and issued by the Soft Cell fan club.
1991	Bedsitter '91 / Torch		Withdrawn UK promotional 7" & 12" single, originally intended to be the 3rd single release from the 1991 compilation 'Memorabilia'. Credited to Soft Cell / Marc Almond.
2001	I'd Rather Shout at a Returning Echo than Kid That Someone's Listening	Some Bizzare	Compilation that includes the track "God-Shaped Hole."
2016	Sex Dwarf	UMC	12" Vinyl UK Record Store Day 2016. Contains the 3 existing (At the time) remixes of the song.
2018	Say Hello Wave Goodbye / Youth	UMC/Mercury	12" Vinyl UK Record Store Day 2018 First Release limited to 1,500 copies, containing new mixes by Dave Ball: Say Hello Wave Goodbye (Dave Ball Lateral Mix) & Youth (Dave Ball Wasted on the Young Mix)
2018	Night and the City (And You) & One Last Time		Exclusive Tracks contained on limited edition 'Keychains & Snowstorms' USB Stick.
2020	Cruelty Without Beauty 2020 Extended Mixes		Limited to 500 copies in a PVC sleeve with sticker.

Notes

"What" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100 but did peak at number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 extension chart.
"Purple Zone" did not enter the UK singles chart, but peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.

References

"Soft Cell Announce One-Off 40th Anniversary Concert".
"Announcing 'Keychains & Snowstorms – the Soft Cell Story' Boxset".
"Soft Cell to release brand new single Northern Lights plus new Best of compilation in September".
^ UK chart peaks:
- "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 9781904994107.
- "Chart Log UK 1994–2010". zobbel - Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
^ Peaks in Australia:
- All except noted: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 280. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "Tainted Love '91": Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 259.
Canadian albums chart peaks:
- "Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret". RPM. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- "The Art of Falling Apart". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
"Discographie von Soft Cell". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
^ "Dutch chart peaks". Dutch Charts. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
"New Zealand chart peaks". charts.nz. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
^ "Swedish chart peaks". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
^ "US chart peaks". Billboard. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
^ "British certifications – Soft Cell". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 July 2024. Type Soft Cell in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ "Music Canada > Gold & Platinum > Soft Cell". Music Canada. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
UK live albums chart peaks:
- "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye – 2019". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
UK vinyl albums chart peaks:
- "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye – 2019". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
Scottish live albums chart peaks:
- "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye – 2019". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
^ "Belgian (Flanders) chart peaks". ultratop.be. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
European compilation album chart peaks:
- "Memorabilia – The Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
German compilation albums chart peaks:
- "The Singles". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- "Keychains & Snowstorms – The Soft Cell Story". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
Scottish studio albums chart peaks:
- "The Very Best of Soft Cell". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- "Hits & Pieces: The Best of Marc Almond and Soft Cell". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- "Keychains & Snowstorms – The Soft Cell Story". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- "Keychains & Snowstorms – The Singles". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
Canadian singles chart peaks:
- "Tainted Love". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
German singles chart peaks:
- "Tainted Love". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- "Torch". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- "What". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- "Tainted Love '91". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
Irish singles chart peaks:
- Note: User needs to click on the "Search Charts" tab. Then enter Soft Cell into the "Search Artists" field and press "Search". "Irish singles chart peaks up to 1999". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
"Platinum and Gold Singles 1982". Kent Music Report. 28 February 1983. Retrieved 10 November 2021 – via Imgur.
"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Soft Cell)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
"US Hot 100 Bubbling Under". Retrieved 1 October 2021.
"Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
"Sex Dwarf/Entertain Me/Seedy Films promotional single". Discogs. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
"What/Insecure...Me? promotional single". Discogs. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
"Songs from The Last Night in Sodom promotional single". Discogs. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
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"Soft Cell – Sex Dwarf". Discogs.
"Soft Cell – Say Hello Wave Goodbye / Youth". Discogs.
"Soft Cell – Cruelty Without Beauty 2020 Extended Mixes". Discogs.

v t e Soft Cell
Marc Almond David Ball
Studio albums	Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret Non Stop Ecstatic Dancing The Art of Falling Apart This Last Night in Sodom Cruelty Without Beauty Happiness Not Included
EPs	Mutant Moments Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go
Live albums	Live Soft Cell at the BBC
Compilations	The Twelve Inch Singles The Singles Memorabilia – The Singles Down in the Subway Say Hello to Soft Cell The Very Best of Soft Cell The Bedsit Tapes
Video	Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show Memorabilia – The Singles
Notable songs	"Tainted Love" "Bedsitter" "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" "Torch" "What"
Related	Soft Cell discography Marc Almond discography The Grid

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