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[[Adam Ant]] is a British [[post-punk]], [[New wave music|new wave]] artist. He was the lead singer of [[Adam & the Ants]] until their split in early 1982, by which time they had recorded three [[studio albums]]. Ant, however, would go solo, and release an additional five studio albums throughout the 1980s and early 1990s ([[Persuasion (Adam Ant album)|one other album]] recorded during this period remains unreleased but circulates widely as a bootleg). After a gap of nearly 18 years, his sixth solo studio album was released in early 2013. A planned follow-up album recorded the following year currently officially remains at developmental stage.
[[Adam Ant]] is a British [[post-punk]], [[New wave music|new wave]] artist. He was the lead singer of [[Adam & the Ants]] until their split in early 1982, by which time they had recorded three [[studio albums]]. Ant, however, would go solo, and release an additional five studio albums throughout the 1980s and early 1990s ([[Persuasion (Adam Ant album)|one other album]] recorded during this period remains unreleased but circulates widely as a bootleg). After a gap of nearly 18 years, his sixth released solo studio album came out in early 2013. A planned follow-up album recorded the following year currently officially remains at developmental stage.


His greatest UK chart success was Adam & the Ants' 1980 album ''[[Kings of the Wild Frontier]]'' which was number one in the [[UK Albums Chart]] for a total of twelve weeks. However, it was the follow-up album, ''[[Prince Charming (album)|Prince Charming]]'' which produced the biggest hit singles with "[[Stand and Deliver (Adam and the Ants song)|Stand and Deliver]]" and [[Prince Charming (Adam and the Ants song)|the title track]], achieving five weeks and four weeks respectively as number one singles on the [[UK Singles Chart]].
His greatest UK chart success was Adam & the Ants' 1980 album ''[[Kings of the Wild Frontier]]'' which was number one in the [[UK Albums Chart]] for a total of twelve weeks. However, it was the follow-up album, ''[[Prince Charming (album)|Prince Charming]]'' which produced the biggest hit singles with "[[Stand and Deliver (Adam and the Ants song)|Stand and Deliver]]" and [[Prince Charming (Adam and the Ants song)|the title track]], achieving five weeks and four weeks respectively as number one singles on the [[UK Singles Chart]].


In the United States, Ant's biggest chart success was his solo debut, 1982's ''[[Friend or Foe (album)|Friend or Foe]]'' album, which reached the Top 20 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. Three other Ant albums have reached the middle area of the Top 100. ''Friend or Foe'' also included the hit single "[[Goody Two Shoes (song)|Goody Two Shoes]]" which was a Top 20 hit single on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], as well as a third number one single for Ant on the UK Singles Chart. Ant would achieve further US singles chart success in the 1990s, with "[[Room at the Top (Adam Ant song)|Room at the Top]]" a second Top 20 hit in 1990 and the "Wonderful" title track a third Top 40 hit in 1995. ''Friend or Roe'' achieved [[Recording Industry Association of America|US Gold Disc status]] within a year of its release, ''Kings of the Wild Frontier'' crawled to the same certification after nearly 14 years.<ref name="BVMI" />
In the United States, Ant's biggest chart success was his solo debut, 1982's ''[[Friend or Foe (album)|Friend or Foe]]'' album, which reached the Top 20 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. Three other Ant albums have reached the middle area of the Top 100. ''Friend or Foe'' also included the hit single "[[Goody Two Shoes (song)|Goody Two Shoes]]" which was a Top 20 hit single on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], as well as a third number one single for Ant on the UK Singles Chart. Ant would achieve further US singles chart success in the 1990s, with "[[Room at the Top (Adam Ant song)|Room at the Top]]" a second Top 20 hit in 1990 and the "Wonderful" title track a third Top 40 hit in 1995. ''Friend or Foe'' achieved [[Recording Industry Association of America|US Gold Disc status]] within a year of its release, ''Kings of the Wild Frontier'' crawled to the same certification after nearly 14 years.<ref name="BVMI" />


Besides regular studio albums there are a number of live albums, box sets and compilations. The three ''Peel Sessions'' first appeared in 1990 (minus two tracks from the first session), while the complete integral one collection appeared in 2001.<ref name=":02">{{Cite journal |last=Dick |first=Charlie |date=5 March 1991 |title=Peel Sessions review |journal=Q Magazine |volume=55 |pages=84}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Adam & The Ants - The Complete Radio 1 Sessions |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/877014-Adam-The-Ants-The-Complete-Radio-1-Sessions |language=en |access-date=2022-07-24}}</ref>
Besides regular studio albums there are a number of live albums, box sets and compilations. The three ''Peel Sessions'' first appeared in 1990 (minus two tracks from the first session), while the complete integral one collection appeared in 2001.<ref name=":02">{{Cite journal |last=Dick |first=Charlie |date=5 March 1991 |title=Peel Sessions review |journal=Q Magazine |volume=55 |pages=84}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Adam & The Ants - The Complete Radio 1 Sessions |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/877014-Adam-The-Ants-The-Complete-Radio-1-Sessions |language=en |access-date=2022-07-24}}</ref>
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! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br/><ref name="austriancharts">{{cite web |title=austriancharts.at - Austria charts portal |url=http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=adam+ant&cat=a |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025000538/http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=adam+ant&cat=a |archive-date=25 October 2012 |access-date=31 March 2010 |publisher=austriancharts.at}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br/><ref name="austriancharts">{{cite web |title=austriancharts.at - Austria charts portal |url=http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=adam+ant&cat=a |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025000538/http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=adam+ant&cat=a |archive-date=25 October 2012 |access-date=31 March 2010 |publisher=austriancharts.at}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]<br/><ref>Peak positions for Adam Ant's albums in Canada:
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]<br/><ref>Peak positions for Adam Ant's albums in Canada:
* ''King of the Wild Frontier'': {{Cite magazine |date=4 July 1981 |title=RPM 50 Albums |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0359&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0359.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0359 |url-status=live |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |volume=35 |issue=4 |access-date=2022-03-09 |via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]}}
* ''King of the Wild Frontier'': {{Cite magazine |date=4 July 1981 |title=RPM 50 Albums |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0359&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0359.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0359 |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |volume=35 |issue=4 |access-date=2022-03-09 |via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]}}
* ''Prince Charming'': {{Cite magazine |date=26 December 1981 |title=RPM 50 Albums |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0439&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0439.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0439 |url-status=live |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |volume=35 |issue=22 |access-date=2022-03-09 |via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]}}
* ''Prince Charming'': {{Cite magazine |date=26 December 1981 |title=RPM 50 Albums |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0439&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0439.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0439 |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |volume=35 |issue=22 |access-date=2022-03-09 |via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]}}
* ''Friend or Foe'': {{Cite magazine |date=12 March 1983 |title=RPM 100 Albums |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6208a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6208a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6208a |url-status=live |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |volume=38 |issue=2 |access-date=2022-03-09 |via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]}}
* ''Friend or Foe'': {{Cite magazine |date=12 March 1983 |title=RPM 100 Albums |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6208a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6208a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6208a |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |volume=38 |issue=2 |access-date=2022-03-09 |via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]}}
* ''Strip'': {{Cite magazine |date=17 December 1983 |title=RPM 100 Albums |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.4428b&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.4428b.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.4428b |url-status=live |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |volume=39 |issue=16 |access-date=2022-03-09 |via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]}}
* ''Strip'': {{Cite magazine |date=17 December 1983 |title=RPM 100 Albums |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.4428b&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.4428b.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.4428b |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |volume=39 |issue=16 |access-date=2022-03-09 |via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]}}
* ''Manners & Physique'': {{Cite magazine |date=16 June 1990 |title=RPM 100 Albums |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.1255&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.1255.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.1255 |url-status=live |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |volume=52 |issue=5 |access-date=2022-03-09 |via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]}}</ref>
* ''Manners & Physique'': {{Cite magazine |date=16 June 1990 |title=RPM 100 Albums |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.1255&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.1255.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.1255 |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |volume=52 |issue=5 |access-date=2022-03-09 |via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=www.offiziellecharts.de}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=www.offiziellecharts.de}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Dutch Album Top 100|NL]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=adam%20ant&cat=a |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=dutchcharts.nl}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Dutch Album Top 100|NL]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=adam%20ant&cat=a |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=dutchcharts.nl}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | ''Bravest of the Brave<!--A DRAFT ARTICLE FOR THIS EXISTS AT Draft:Bravest_of_the_Brave BUT DO NOT WIKILINK UNTIL IT IS CLEARED TO BE A PROPER ARTICLE-->''
! scope="row" | ''Bravest of the Brave''<!--A DRAFT ARTICLE FOR THIS EXISTS AT Draft:Bravest_of_the_Brave BUT DO NOT WIKILINK UNTIL IT IS CLEARED TO BE A PROPER ARTICLE-->
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* Released: 2022 or later
* Released: {{year}} or later
* Label: Blueblack Hussar
* Label: Blueblack Hussar
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* Label: [[Sony Music]]
* Label: [[Sony Music]]
* Formats: CD
* Formats: CD
* Bonus disc with reissue of ''Kings of the Wild Frontier''
* Bonus disc with 2016 reissue of ''Kings of the Wild Frontier''
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* Label: NV
* Formats: CD
* Formats: CD
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* Withdrawn – blocked by [[EMI Music Publishing]]<br>(a small number of copies were dispatched to purchasers)
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! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Kent Music Report|AUS]]<br /><ref name="aus">{{cite book |last=Kent |first=David |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |publisher=Australian Chart Book |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6 |edition=illustrated |location=St Ives, N.S.W. |page=12 |author-link=David Kent (historian)}}</ref><ref name=":2" />
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Kent Music Report|AUS]]<br /><ref name="aus">{{cite book |last=Kent |first=David |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |publisher=Australian Chart Book |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6 |edition=illustrated |location=St Ives, N.S.W. |page=12 |author-link=David Kent (historian)}}</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":22">{{Cite web |title=Week commencing 1 October 1990 |url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2021/10/week-commencing-1-october-1990.html |access-date=2024-07-22 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Ultratop|BEL<br />(FL)]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?cat=s&search=adam+ant |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=www.ultratop.be}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Ultratop|BEL<br />(FL)]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?cat=s&search=adam+ant |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=www.ultratop.be}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]<br /><ref>Peak positions for Adam Ant's singles in Canada:
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]<br /><ref>Peak positions for Adam Ant's singles in Canada:
* "Goody Two Shoes": {{Cite magazine |date=19 February 1983 |title=RPM 50 Singles |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6213&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6213.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6213 |url-status=live |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |volume=37 |issue=25 |access-date=2022-03-09 |via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]}}
* "Goody Two Shoes": {{Cite magazine |date=19 February 1983 |title=RPM 50 Singles |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6213&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6213.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6213 |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |volume=37 |issue=25 |access-date=2022-03-09 |via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]}}
* "Room at the Top": {{Cite magazine |date=26 May 1990 |title=RPM 100 Singles |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.1247&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.1247.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.1247 |url-status=live |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |volume=52 |issue=2 |access-date=2022-03-09 |via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]}}
* "Room at the Top": {{Cite magazine |date=26 May 1990 |title=RPM 100 Singles |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.1247&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.1247.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.1247 |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |volume=52 |issue=2 |access-date=2022-03-09 |via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]}}
* "Wonderful": {{Cite magazine |date=24 July 1995 |title=RPM 100 |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.8522&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.8522.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.8522 |url-status=live |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |volume=61 |issue=25 |access-date=2022-03-09 |via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]}}</ref>
* "Wonderful": {{Cite magazine |date=24 July 1995 |title=RPM 100 |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.8522&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.8522.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.8522 |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |volume=61 |issue=25 |access-date=2022-03-09 |via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref name=":3" />
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref name=":3" />
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know |url=http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=irishcharts.ie}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know |url=http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=irishcharts.ie}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | "Rough Stuff"
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! scope="row" | "Plastic Surgery" {{Efn|Support video footage for the Derek Jarman film Jubilee of the Ants (including Kenny Morris guesting on drums) performing in an empty studio. This video was used in the film as a television screen image in a scene of Ant's character Kid watching himself and his band on TV performing on Top of the Pops. Although Jarman directed the film, he was not present for this video shoot.
! scope="row" | "Plastic Surgery" {{Efn|Support video footage for the [[Derek Jarman]] film ''[[Jubilee (1978 film)|Jubilee]]'' of the Ants (including [[Kenny Morris (musician)|Kenny Morris]] guesting on drums) performing in an empty studio. This video was used in the film as a television screen image in a scene of Ant's character Kid watching himself and his band on TV performing on ''Top of the Pops''. Although Jarman directed the film, he was not present for this video shoot.
This footage should not be confused with the performance of this song filmed at Drury Lane Theatre and featured elsewhere in the film to represent Kid's audition for media mogul character Borgia Ginz.|group=upper-alpha}}
This footage should not be confused with the performance of this song filmed at Drury Lane Theatre and featured elsewhere in the film to represent Kid's audition for media mogul character Borgia Ginz.|group=upper-alpha}}
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! scope="row" | "Cartrouble pt2"
! scope="row" | "Cartrouble pt2"
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! scope="row" | "Zerox" {{Efn|Surviving footage from "video film" project "Xerox Machine" filmed at the studio of artist Laurie Rae Chamberlain. There is one complete take of Ant performing the song in front of a set of neon lights plus short takes of Ant singing the outro while sat in a dentist's chair and a slideshow of "Xerography" still images created by Chamberlain of this and other video footage from the session. "Xerography" includes images of other takes of the song, including one performed in front of a stack of art equipment illuminated by disco lights.|group=upper-alpha}}
! scope="row" | "Zerox" {{Efn|Surviving footage from "video film" project "Xerox Machine" filmed at the studio of artist [[Laurie-Rae Chamberlain]]. There is one complete take of Ant performing the song in front of a set of neon lights plus short takes of Ant singing the outro while sat in a dentist's chair and a slideshow of "Xerography" still images created by Chamberlain of this and other video footage from the session. "Xerography" includes images of other takes of the song, including one performed in front of a stack of art equipment illuminated by disco lights.|group=upper-alpha}}
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! scope="row" | "Kings of the Wild Frontier" {{Efn|Stills from this video (and alternative takes, of which at least one survives) were used for the sleeve art for the Kings of the Wild Frontier album.|group=upper-alpha}}
! scope="row" | "Kings of the Wild Frontier" {{Efn|Stills from this video (and alternative takes, of which at least one survives) were used for the sleeve art for the ''Kings of the Wild Frontier'' album and "Dog Eat Dog" single.|group=upper-alpha}}
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| rowspan="4" |1980
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! scope="row" | "Dog Eat Dog" {{Efn|Alternative take of performance of the song on 16 October 1980 edition of Top of the Pops. This has represented the song on video compilations since Antmusic – The Very Best of Adam Ant in 1993|group=upper-alpha}}
! scope="row" | "Dog Eat Dog" {{Efn|Alternative take of performance of the song on 16 October 1980 edition of ''Top of the Pops''. This has represented the song on video compilations since Antmusic – The Very Best of Adam Ant in 1993|group=upper-alpha}}
|(''[[Top of the Pops]]'' outtake licensed to CBS)
|(''[[Top of the Pops]]'' outtake licensed to CBS)
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Latest revision as of 08:49, 2 October 2024

Adam Ant discography
Studio albums11
EPs3
Live albums3
Compilation albums13
Singles25
Video albums9
Music videos26
Box sets4

Adam Ant is a British post-punk, new wave artist. He was the lead singer of Adam & the Ants until their split in early 1982, by which time they had recorded three studio albums. Ant, however, would go solo, and release an additional five studio albums throughout the 1980s and early 1990s (one other album recorded during this period remains unreleased but circulates widely as a bootleg). After a gap of nearly 18 years, his sixth released solo studio album came out in early 2013. A planned follow-up album recorded the following year currently officially remains at developmental stage.

His greatest UK chart success was Adam & the Ants' 1980 album Kings of the Wild Frontier which was number one in the UK Albums Chart for a total of twelve weeks. However, it was the follow-up album, Prince Charming which produced the biggest hit singles with "Stand and Deliver" and the title track, achieving five weeks and four weeks respectively as number one singles on the UK Singles Chart.

In the United States, Ant's biggest chart success was his solo debut, 1982's Friend or Foe album, which reached the Top 20 on the Billboard 200. Three other Ant albums have reached the middle area of the Top 100. Friend or Foe also included the hit single "Goody Two Shoes" which was a Top 20 hit single on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as a third number one single for Ant on the UK Singles Chart. Ant would achieve further US singles chart success in the 1990s, with "Room at the Top" a second Top 20 hit in 1990 and the "Wonderful" title track a third Top 40 hit in 1995. Friend or Foe achieved US Gold Disc status within a year of its release, Kings of the Wild Frontier crawled to the same certification after nearly 14 years.[1]

Besides regular studio albums there are a number of live albums, box sets and compilations. The three Peel Sessions first appeared in 1990 (minus two tracks from the first session), while the complete integral one collection appeared in 2001.[2][3]

Albums

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[4][5] 		UK
Indie
[6][7] 		AUS
[8][9] 		AUT
[10] 		CAN
[11] 		GER
[12] 		NL
[13] 		NZ
[14] 		SWE
[15] 		US
[16]
As Adam & the Ants
Dirk Wears White Sox
  • Released: 30 November 1979
  • Label: Do It
  • Formats: LP, MC
 16
[A] 		1 — — — — — — — —
Kings of the Wild Frontier
  • Released: 7 November 1980
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: LP, MC
 1 — 2 18 21 11 11 7 4 44
Prince Charming
  • Released: 6 November 1981
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
 2 — 7 — 45 21 5 43 29 94
As Adam Ant
Friend or Foe
  • Released: 11 October 1982
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
 5 — 60 — 14 55 33 — 36 16
Strip
  • Released: 7 November 1983
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
 20 — — — 84 — 44 — — 65
Vive Le Rock
  • Released: 2 September 1985
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 42 — — — — — — — — 131
Manners & Physique
  • Released: 12 March 1990
  • Label: MCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 19 — 138 — 76 — — — — 57
Persuasion
  • Released: Unreleased [B]
  • Label: MCA
  • Formats: N/A
 — — — — — — — — — —
Wonderful
  • Released: 7 March 1995
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, MC
 24 — — — — — — — — 143
Adam Ant Is the Blueblack Hussar in Marrying the Gunner's Daughter
  • Released: 21 January 2013
  • Label: Blueblack Hussar
  • Formats: CD, 2xLP, digital download
 25 3 — — — — — — — —
Bravest of the Brave
  • Released: 2024 or later
  • Label: Blueblack Hussar
  • Formats: N/A
 — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

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Title Album details
Live
Live at The Bloomsbury
  • Released: 12 December 2008
  • Artist credit: Adam Ant
  • Recording date: 24 September 2007
  • Recording location: Bloomsbury Theatre, London, England
  • Label: Essential Works Limited
  • Formats: CD
  • Limited release
Kings of the Wild Frontier
Disc Two
  • Released: 20 May 2016
  • Artist credit: Adam and the Ants
  • Recording date 16 April 1981
  • Recording location: Park West Club, Chicago, Illinois
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: CD
  • Bonus disc with 2016 reissue of Kings of the Wild Frontier

Compilation albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[4][5]
Hits
  • Released: September 1986
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: LP, MC
 —
Antics in the Forbidden Zone
  • Released: 23 October 1990
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: LP, MC
 —
Peel Sessions —
Antmusic: The Very Best of Adam Ant
  • Released: August 1993
  • Label: Arcade
  • Formats: CD, MC
 6
B-Side Babies
  • Released: 27 September 1994
  • Label: Epic/Legacy
  • Formats: CD
 —
Super Hits
  • Released: 27 January 1998
  • Label: Epic/Legacy
  • Formats: CD, MC
 —
The Very Best of Adam and the Ants
  • Released: 5 April 1999
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, MD
 33
The Complete Radio 1 Sessions
  • Released: 9 July 2001
  • Label: Strange Fruit
  • Formats: CD, MC
 —
The Essential Adam Ant
  • Released: 1 April 2003
  • Label: Epic/Legacy
  • Formats: CD
 —
Redux
  • Released: 11 April 2005
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD
 —
Stand and Deliver: The Very Best of Adam & the Ants
  • Released: 26 September 2006
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD
 39
Dandy Highwaymen: The Best Of
  • Released: 26 November 2007
  • Label: Music Club
  • Formats: 2xCD
 —
Playlist: The Very Best of Adam Ant
  • Released: 9 October 2012
  • Label: Epic/Legacy
  • Formats: CD
 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Box sets

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[19]
Antbox
  • Released: 4 December 2000
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: 3xCD
 —
Adam Ant Remastered
  • Released: 11 April 2005
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: 4xCD
  • Limited collector's edition
  • A 7xCD version was released in 2006
 188
Original Album Classics
  • Released: 26 September 2011
  • Label: Sony Music/Columbia
  • Formats: 3xCD
 —
Kings of the Wild Frontier Super Deluxe Edition
  • Released: 20 May 2016
  • Label: Sony Music/Legacy
  • Formats: 2xCD+DVD+LP
  • Limited collector's edition
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

EPs

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[4]
The B-Sides
  • Released: 5 March 1982
  • Label: Do It
  • Formats: 7", 12"
 46
Four Play Volume Twelve
  • Released: March 1988
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: 7", CD
  • Australia-only release
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Save the Gorilla
  • Released: November 2003
  • Label: NV
  • Formats: CD
  • Withdrawn – blocked by EMI Music Publishing
    (a small number of copies were dispatched to purchasers)
 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[4][5] 		AUS
[8][9][20] 		BEL
(FL)
[21] 		CAN
[22] 		GER
[12] 		IRE
[23] 		NL
[24] 		NZ
[25] 		US
[26] 		US Dance
[27]
As Adam & the Ants
"Young Parisians" 1978 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Zerox" 1979 —[C] — — — — — — — — —
"Cartrouble" (re-recording[D]) 1980 —[C] — — — — — — — — — Dirk Wears White Sox (contains original recording)
"Kings of the Wild Frontier" 48 — — — — — — — — 19 Kings of the Wild Frontier
"Dog Eat Dog" 4 22 — — — 16 — 31 —
"Antmusic" 2 1 30 — — 4 41 6 —
"Young Parisians" (re-release) 9 — — — — 19 — — — — Non-album singles
"Zerox" (re-release) 1981 45 — — — — — — — — —
"Cartrouble" (re-release) 33 — — — — — — — — — Dirk Wears White Sox (contains original recording)
"Kings of the Wild Frontier" (re-release) 2 — — — — 5 — — — — Kings of the Wild Frontier
"Stand and Deliver" 1 12 7 — 8 2 4 32 — 38 Prince Charming
"Prince Charming" 1 4 8 — 10 1 8 — — —
"Ant Rap" 3 43 — — 40 4 — — — —
"Deutscher Girls" 1982 13 — — — 66 14 — — — — Jubilee soundtrack
As Adam Ant
"Goody Two Shoes" [E] 1982 1 1 16 4 5 2 13 29 12 — Friend or Foe
"Friend or Foe" 9 49 — — 31 3 19 — — —
"Desperate But Not Serious" 33 — — — — 18 — — 66 —
"Puss 'n Boots" 1983 5 84 26 — 67 5 22 — — — Strip
"Strip" 41 — — — — — — — 42 —
"Apollo 9" 1984 13 — — — — 10 — — — — Vive Le Rock
"Vive Le Rock" 1985 50 — — — — — — — — 29
"Out of Bounds" (with Stewart Copeland; US-only release) 1986 — — — — — — — — — — Out of Bounds soundtrack
"Room at the Top" 1990 13 116 — 30 — 21 — — 17 3 Manners & Physique
"Rough Stuff" — 160 — — — — — — — 14
"Can't Set Rules About Love" 47 — — — — — — — — —
"Wonderful" 1995 32 — — 9 — — — — 39 — Wonderful
"Beautiful Dream" (withdrawn & promo-only release) — — — — — — — — — —
"Gotta Be a Sin" 48 — — — — — — — — —
"Cool Zombie" 2012 154 — — — — — — — — — Adam Ant Is the Blueblack Hussar in Marrying the Gunner's Daughter
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Videos

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Video albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
 US
[28]
King of the Wild Frontier – Live in Japan
  • Released: 1981
  • Label: Home Video Productions
  • Formats: VHS, Betamax
 — —
The Prince Charming Revue
  • Released: 1982
  • Label: CBS Video
  • Formats: VHS, Betamax
 — —
Hits 4[29] —
Antics in the Forbidden Zone — 24
Antmusic: The Very Best of Adam Ant
  • Released: August 1993
  • Label: Arcade
  • Formats: VHS
 1[30] —
Antvideo — —
Stand and Deliver: The Very Best of Adam & the Ants
  • Released: 11 December 2006
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: 2xDVD
 46[31] —
The Blueblack Hussar
  • Released: 7 July 2014
  • Label: Sunrise Pictures
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
 2[32] —
Dirk Live at the Apollo
  • Released: April 2015
  • Label: BlueBlack Hussar
  • Formats: DVD
 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Music videos

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Title Year Director
"Plastic Surgery" [F] 1977 unknown
"Tabletalk" [G] 1979 Stephanie Gluck/Clive Richardson
"Cartrouble pt2"
"Zerox" [H]
"Kings of the Wild Frontier" [I] 1980
"Dog Eat Dog" [J] (Top of the Pops outtake licensed to CBS)
"Antmusic" Steve Barron/Daniel Kleinman
"Dog Eat Dog"/"Kings of the Wild Frontier"/"Physical (You're So)" (live in Manchester) [K] Steve Barron
"Stand and Deliver" 1981 Mike Mansfield/Adam Ant
"Prince Charming"
"Ant Rap"
"Goody Two Shoes" 1982
"Friend or Foe" [L] Adam Ant
"Desperate But Not Serious" Mike Mansfield/Adam Ant
"Puss 'n Boots" 1983
"Strip"
"Apollo 9" 1984 Daniel Kleinman
"Vive Le Rock" 1985 Frances de Lea
"Room at the Top" 1990 Daniel Kleinman
"Rough Stuff"
"Can't Set Rules About Love"
"Wonderful" 1995 Tony Kunewalder
"Beautiful Dream"
"Gotta Be a Sin"
"Cool Zombie" 2012 Adam Ant/Adam Ross

Notes

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  1. ^ This position was reached in February 1981, 15 months after release, essentially on the strength of the commercial success of the next album.
  2. ^ Was planned for released in 1992/1993; however bootlegs do exist.
  3. ^ a b "Zerox" and "Cartrouble" did not enter the UK Singles Chart when originally released, but both did top the UK Independent Singles Chart.[6]
  4. ^ "Cartrouble" the single is a re-recorded version of Part 2 of the track "Cartrouble Parts 1 & 2" which featured on Dirk Wears White Sox. The single featured also different personnel including new band member Marco Pirroni and session drummer Jon Moss (later of Culture Club). Nonetheless, it was recorded and released while Dirk Wears White Sox was the current album, and to fulfil the same contract with Do It Records as under which the album was released. As such, it qualifies as a single from Dirk Wears White Sox.
  5. ^ Some UK copies of the single "Goody Two Shoes" were credited to Adam and the Ants although it was intended as the first Adam Ant solo release (with Marco Pirroni as co-songwriter and guitarist and Chris 'Merrick' Hughes as drummer and producer). The album version of the song is a different mix from the single, which was released months before the album and not long after Adam and the Ants had split up, thus causing some UK copies to be credited under the old bandname. The US edition of the single featured the album version and hit its chart peak in early 1983, nearly a year after the UK.
  6. ^ Support video footage for the Derek Jarman film Jubilee of the Ants (including Kenny Morris guesting on drums) performing in an empty studio. This video was used in the film as a television screen image in a scene of Ant's character Kid watching himself and his band on TV performing on Top of the Pops. Although Jarman directed the film, he was not present for this video shoot. This footage should not be confused with the performance of this song filmed at Drury Lane Theatre and featured elsewhere in the film to represent Kid's audition for media mogul character Borgia Ginz.
  7. ^ This video and "Cartrouble pt2" were demonstration videos made as audition footage for Malcolm McLaren and were filmed in Richardson's back garden.
  8. ^ Surviving footage from "video film" project "Xerox Machine" filmed at the studio of artist Laurie-Rae Chamberlain. There is one complete take of Ant performing the song in front of a set of neon lights plus short takes of Ant singing the outro while sat in a dentist's chair and a slideshow of "Xerography" still images created by Chamberlain of this and other video footage from the session. "Xerography" includes images of other takes of the song, including one performed in front of a stack of art equipment illuminated by disco lights.
  9. ^ Stills from this video (and alternative takes, of which at least one survives) were used for the sleeve art for the Kings of the Wild Frontier album and "Dog Eat Dog" single.
  10. ^ Alternative take of performance of the song on 16 October 1980 edition of Top of the Pops. This has represented the song on video compilations since Antmusic – The Very Best of Adam Ant in 1993
  11. ^ Concert footage from Manchester Apollo, 16 December 1980. Footage of "Dog Eat Dog" represented that single on the 1986 Hits video compilation. Footage of "Physical (You're So)" has represented The Antmusic EP on video compilations since Antmusic - The Very Best of Adam Ant in 1993
  12. ^ Although made in the same general style as the Ant/Mansfield collaborations of 1981–1983, this video was directed by Ant alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "American certifications – Adam Ant". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. ^ Dick, Charlie (5 March 1991). "Peel Sessions review". Q Magazine. 55: 84.
  3. ^ Adam & The Ants - The Complete Radio 1 Sessions, retrieved 24 July 2022
  4. ^ a b c d "Adam and the Ants | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "ADAM ANT | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b Lazell, Barry (1997). "Adam & the Ants". Indie Hits 1980–1989: The Complete U.K. Independent Charts (Singles & Albums). Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-95172-069-4. Archived from the original on 25 February 2004. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 - 27 January 2013 - 02 February 2013", Official Charts Company
  8. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 12. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. ^ a b "Week commencing 25 June 1990". Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  10. ^ "austriancharts.at - Austria charts portal". austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  11. ^ Peak positions for Adam Ant's albums in Canada:
  12. ^ a b "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  14. ^ "charts.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  15. ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish charts portal". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  16. ^ "Adam Ant – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "British certifications – Adam Ant". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 March 2022. Type Adam Ant in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  18. ^ a b c "Billboard Vol. 94, No. 23: Majors Flight Economics with Quirky Rock Originals". Billboard. 6 December 1982. p. A-NZ 8. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  19. ^ "Chart Log UK: A - Azzido Da Bass". www.zobbel.de. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  20. ^ "Week commencing 1 October 1990". Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  21. ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  22. ^ Peak positions for Adam Ant's singles in Canada:
  23. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  24. ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  25. ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  26. ^ "Adam Ant – The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  27. ^ "Adam Ant – Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  28. ^ "Top Music Videos" (PDF). Billboard. 24 November 1990. p. 57. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  29. ^ "Music Video" (PDF). Music Week. 11 October 1986. p. 18. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  30. ^ "Music Video" (PDF). Music Week. 18 September 1993. p. 26. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  31. ^ "Official Music Video Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  32. ^ "Official Music Video Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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