Madness discography
| Madness discography | |
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 Madness performing at Bimbos in 2005.
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| Studio albums | 13 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 16 |
| Video albums | 5 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Singles | 43 |
| Soundtrack albums | 2 |
| Box sets | 4 |
The discography of Madness, a British pop/ska band, comprises thirteen studio albums, sixteen compilation albums, four live albums, two soundtrack albums, two extended plays, four box sets and forty-three singles.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Chart positions |
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| One Step Beyond... |
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2 | 29 | — | — | 14 | — | 22 | 27 | 24 | 12 | 128 | |
| Absolutely |
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2 | 56 | — | — | 21 | — | 2 | 31 | 26 | 15 | 146 |
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| 7 |
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5 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 41 | — |
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| The Rise & Fall |
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10 | 28 | — | — | 15 | — | — | 29 | 34 | 1 | — |
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| Keep Moving |
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6 | 94 | — | 66 | 47 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 109 |
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| Mad Not Mad |
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16 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — |
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The Madness (as The Madness) |
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65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wonderful |
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17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1 |
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11 | — | 39 | — | 81 | 39 | 59 | — | — | — | — | |
| The Liberty of Norton Folgate |
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5 | — | 70 | — | — | 31 | 52 | — | — | 47 | — |
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| Oui Oui, Si Si, Ja Ja, Da Da |
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10 | — | 140 | — | — | 25 | 37 | — | — | — | — |
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| Can't Touch Us Now |
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5 | — | 141 | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Theatre of the Absurd Presents C'est la Vie |
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1 | — | 172 | — | 40 | 73 |
88 | — | — | — | — | |
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Chart positions |
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UK |
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| Dance Craze |
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5 |
| Madstock! |
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22 |
| Universal Madness |
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| Madness Live: To the Edge of the Universe and Beyond (Inlay in The Mail on Sunday) |
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Soundtrack albums
| Title | Album details | Chart positions |
Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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UK |
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| Our House |
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45 |
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| Take It Or Leave It |
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77 | |
| The Get Up! |
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97 |
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Chart positions |
Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| Complete Madness |
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1 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | — | — |
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| Madness |
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— | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | |
| Utter Madness |
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29 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — |
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| It's... Madness |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| It's... Madness Too |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Divine Madness |
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1 | 37 | — | 1 | — | 56 | 7 | — | — |
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| Total Madness |
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| The Heavy Heavy Hits |
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19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — |
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| Complete Madness (re-issue) |
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38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total Madness |
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11 | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — |
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| Ultimate Madness |
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27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Forever Young: The Ska Collection |
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99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Very Best of Madness |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Full House: The Very Best of Madness |
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23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| I Do Like to Be B-Side the A-Side |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Our House: The Very Best of Madness |
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| I Do Like to Be B-Side the A-Side Volume 2 |
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| I Do Like to Be B-Side the A-Side Volume 3 |
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Box sets
| Title | Album details |
Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| The Business – the Definitive Singles Collection |
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| The Lot (Box Set: First 6 studio albums) |
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| The Singles Box: Vol. 1 |
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| A Guided Tour of Madness |
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Extended plays
| Title | EP details | Chart positions |
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UK |
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| Work Rest and Play |
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6 |
| The Peel Sessions |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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| 1979 | "The Prince" | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | One Step Beyond... | |
| "One Step Beyond" | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 28 | 29 | — | 3 | — |
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| 1980 | "My Girl" | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 46 | — | — |
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| "Night Boat to Cairo" | 6 | — | 25 | — | — | 12 | 29 | — | — | — | |||
| "Baggy Trousers" | 3 | 30 | 23 | — | 30 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | — |
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| "Embarrassment" | 4 | — | 11 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
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| 1981 | "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" | 7 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — |
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| "Grey Day" | 4 | 82 | 28 | — | — | 4 | 18 | — | — | — |
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| "Shut Up" | 7 | — | 38 | — | — | 3 | 25 | — | — | — |
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| "It Must Be Love" | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 43 | — | — | 33 |
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Complete Madness | |
| 1982 | "Cardiac Arrest" | 14 | — | 24 | — | — | 4 | 26 | — | — | — | 7 | |
| "House of Fun" | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 34 | 23 | — | — |
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Complete Madness | |
| "Driving in My Car" | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
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stand-alone single | |
| "Our House" | 5 | 17 | 15 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 49 | 4 | 7 |
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The Rise & Fall | |
| 1983 | "Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)"/ "Madness (Is All in the Mind)" |
8 | 98 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Wings of a Dove" | 2 | 72 | 32 | — | 41 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
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stand-alone single (UK) Keep Moving (US version) |
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| "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 | 28 | — | — | 7 | 41 | 38 | — | — | Mad Not Mad | |
| "Uncle Sam" | 21 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1986 | "Sweetest Girl" | 35 | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "(Waiting For) The Ghost Train" | 18 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | Utter Madness | ||
| 1992 | "It Must Be Love" (re-issue) | 6 | 48 | — | — | — | 14 | — | 21 | — | — | Divine Madness | |
| "House of Fun" (re-issue) | 40 | 73 | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "My Girl" (re-issue) | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Harder They Come" | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Madstock! | ||
| 1993 | "Night Boat to Cairo" (re-issue) | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Divine Madness | |
| 1999 | "Lovestruck" | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wonderful | |
| "Johnny the Horse" | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2000 | "Drip Fed Fred" | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 | "Shame & Scandal" | 38 | — | 56 | — | 12 | — | 100 | — | 69 | — | The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1 | |
| "Girl Why Don't You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012 | "Our House" (digital re-entry) | — | — | — | — | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | Divine Madness | |
| "My Girl 2" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Oui Oui, Si Si, Ja Ja, Da Da | ||
| 2013 | "Never Knew Your Name" | 88 | — | — | — | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "How Can I Tell You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Misery" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "La Luna" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2016 | "Mr Apples" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Can't Touch Us Now | |
| "Can't Touch Us Now" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2017 | "Another Version of Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019 | "The Bullingdon Boys" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
Video albums
- 1982: Complete Madness
- 1986: Utter Madness
- 1992: Divine Madness
- 1992: Madstock!
- 1998: Madstock! 4