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| Studio albums | 9 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 9 |
| Singles | 32 |
| Video albums | 3 |
| Box sets | 4 |
- For the solo discography of Madness lead singer Suggs, see Suggs: Solo Discography.
The discography of Madness, a British pop/ska band, comprises nine studio albums, nine compilation albums, two live albums, one soundtrack album, one extended play, four box sets and and thirty-two singles.
Also inclused are selections by Madness "spin-off" bands The Fink Brothers, The Madness, The Nutty Boys and Crunch!.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
FRA |
GER |
IRE |
US | |||
| 1979 | One Step Beyond... | 2 | — | — | — | 128 |
|
| 1980 | Absolutely
|
2 | — | — | — | 146 |
|
| 1981 | 7
|
5 | — | — | — | - |
|
| 1982 | The Rise & Fall
|
10 | — | — | — | - |
|
| 1984 | Keep Moving
|
6 | — | — | — | 109 |
|
| 1985 | Mad Not Mad
|
16 | — | — | — | - |
|
| 1999 | Wonderful
|
17 | — | — | — | - | |
| 2005 | The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1
|
11 | 17 | 81 | 39 | - | |
| 2009 | The Liberty of Norton Folgate
|
5 | 10 | 80 | 31 | - |
|
Compilation albums
- 1982: Complete Madness UK # 1
- 1983: Madness
- 1986: Utter Madness UK # 29
- 1990: It's... Madness
- 1991: It's... Madness Too
- 1992: Divine Madness UK # 1
- 1997: Total Madness (1997)
- 2009: Total Madness (2009) UK # 11
- 2010: Ultimate Madness UK # 27
Live albums
- 1992: Madstock! UK # 22
- 1999: Universal Madness
Soundtrack album
- 2002: Our House
Extended plays
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Work Rest and Play
|
Box sets
- 1993: The Business - the Definitive Singles Collection
- 1999: The Lot (Box Set: First 6 studio albums)
- 1998: The Heavy Heavy Hits UK # 19
- 2003: The Singles Box: Vol. 1
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | NL | SWI | NZ | IRE | U.S. | |||
| 1979 | "The Prince" | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | One Step Beyond... |
| "One Step Beyond...'" | 7 | - | 29 | 3 | - | 28 | - | ||
| "My Girl" | 3 | - | - | - | 46 | 3 | - | ||
| 1980 | "Baggy Trousers" | 3 | 30 | 6 | - | 3 | 5 | - | Absolutely |
| "Embarrassment" | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | ||
| 1981 | "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" | 7 | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | |
| "Grey Day" | 4 | 82 | 18 | - | - | 4 | - | 7 | |
| "Shut Up" | 7 | - | 25 | - | - | 3 | - | ||
| "It Must Be Love" | 4 | 6 | 43 | - | 21 | 5 | 33 | Complete Madness | |
| 1982 | "Cardiac Arrest" | 14 | - | 26 | - | - | 4 | - | 7 |
| "House of Fun" | 1 | 5 | 34 | - | 23 | 1 | - | Complete Madness | |
| "Driving In My Car" | 4 | 20 | - | - | - | 3 | - | Non-album single | |
| "Our House" | 5 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 49 | 3 | 7 | The Rise & Fall | |
| 1983 | "Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)" / "Madness (Is All in the Mind)" | 8 | 98 | - | - | - | 2 | - | |
| "Wings of a Dove" | 2 | 72 | - | - | - | 1 | - | Non-album singles | |
| "The Sun and the Rain" | 5 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 72 | ||
| 1984 | "Michael Caine" | 11 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | Keep Moving |
| "One Better Day" | 17 | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | ||
| 1985 | "Yesterday's Men" | 18 | 54 | 41 | - | 38 | 7 | - | Mad Not Mad |
| "Uncle Sam" | 21 | - | - | - | - | 17 | - | ||
| 1986 | "Sweetest Girl" | 35 | - | - | - | - | 29 | - | |
| "(Waiting For) The Ghost Train" | 18 | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | Utter Madness | |
| 1992 | "The Harder They Come | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Madstock! |
| 1999 | "Lovestruck" | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Wonderful |
| "Johnny the Horse" | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000 | "Drip Fed Fred" | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2005 | "Shame & Scandal" | 38 | - | 100 | 69 | - | - | - | The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1 |
| "Girl Why Don't You" | 77 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2007 | "Sorry" | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Non-album single |
| 2008 | "NW5" | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | The Liberty of Norton Folgate |
| 2009 | "Dust Devil" | 64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "Sugar and Spice" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2010 | "Forever Young" | 199 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Video albums
- 1992: Complete Madness
- 1992: Divine Madness
- 1992: Madstock!
Associated acts
The Fink Brothers
The Fink Brothers were a short-lived alter ego created by Madness members Suggs and Chas Smash.
Single
| Year | Song(s) | Album | UK | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | "Mutants in Mega-City One" | Non-LP single | 50 | This was the only release by The Fink Brothers. It consisted of two songs. |
The Madness
The Madness was a short-lived spin-off group of Madness formed by Suggs, Chas Smash, Lee Thompson and Chris Foreman in 1988. While The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles and many on-line discographies consider this band to be the same as "Madness", the band themselves consider "The Madness" to be a separate and distinct project.
Singles
| Year | Song(s) | Album | UK | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | "I Pronounce You" | The Madness | 44 | |
| 1988 | "What's That" | The Madness | 92 | The first single by Madness or any of its spin-off bands not make the top 75. |
Album
- 1988: The Madness UK #65
The Nutty Boys
The Nutty Boys were Lee Thompson and Chris Foreman of Madness. While the members of the band Madness were nicknamed "The Nutty Boys" as a whole, this section lists only the work released by Thompson and Foreman under "The Nutty Boys" name in the early 1990s.
Single
| Year | Title | UK | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "It's OK, I'm a Policeman" | -- | Issued only as a 4-track EP. |
Album
- 1990: Crunch!
Crunch!
Crunch! were also Lee Thompson and Chris Foreman. After the use of the name "The Nutty Boys" proved somewhat contentious with other members of Madness, they renamed themselves "Crunch!" after the title of The Nutty Boys' lone album.
Single
| Year | Title | UK | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Magic Carpet" | -- | Crunch's lone single. Received extremely limited commercial release. |
References
- "UK Charts > Madness". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- "French Charts > Madness" (in French). lescharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- "Chartverfolgung / Madness / Longplay" (in German). musicline.de PhonoNet. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- "Irish Charts > Madness". irish-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- Irish Charts - search Madness
- "2000MAD - Fink Brothers fan site". Retrieved on January 29, 2008.
- "Official Crunch! discography". Retrieved on June 22, 2007.