China Crisis discography
| China Crisis discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 7 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 13 |
| Singles | 22 |
| Video albums | 3 |
This is the discography of the English new wave and synth-pop band China Crisis.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2][3] |
CAN [4] |
GER [5] |
NL [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
US [9][10] | |||
| Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms, Some People Think It's Fun to Entertain | 21 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 42 | — | ||
| Working with Fire and Steel – Possible Pop Songs Volume Two |
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20 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 202 |
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| Flaunt the Imperfection |
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9 | 38 | 21 | — | 14 | 6 | 18 | 171 | |
| What Price Paradise |
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63 | 73 | 86 | — | — | 17 | — | 114 | |
| Diary of a Hollow Horse |
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58 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Warped by Success |
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| Autumn in the Neighbourhood |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Acoustically Yours |
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| Scrap Book Vol 1 – Live at the Dominion Theatre |
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| Singing the Praises of Finer Things |
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| Scrapbook Vol. 2 – Live at the Pavillion Theatre |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [3] | ||
| Collection: The Very Best of China Crisis |
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32 | 106 |
| Diary: A Collection |
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| Wishful Thinking |
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| The Best of China Crisis |
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| The Best Songs of China Crisis |
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| The Definitive Collection |
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| Fine and Also Rare China |
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| Ultimate Crisis |
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| Greatest Hits |
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| China Greatness Live |
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| Wishful Thinking: The Very Best of China Crisis |
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| Singles / B-Sides / Versions |
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| Demos |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
Video albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Showbiz Absurd |
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| Acoustically Yours |
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| Live in Concert at the Paul McCartney Auditorium Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
BEL (FL) [13] |
CAN [14] |
GER [15] |
IRE [16] |
NL [17] |
NZ [18] |
US AC [19] |
US Dance [19] | |||
| "African and White" | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Scream Down at Me" | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "African and White" (remix) | 45 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms, Some People Think It's Fun to Entertain | |
| "No More Blue Horizons (Fool Fool Fool)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Christian" | 1983 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Tragedy and Mystery" | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Working with Fire and Steel – Possible Pop Songs Volume Two | |
| "Working with Fire and Steel" | 48 | 47 | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | 27 | ||
| "Wishful Thinking" | 1984 | 9 | 57 | 10 | — | 16 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | |
| "Hanna Hanna" | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Black Man Ray" | 1985 | 14 | 30 | — | 54 | — | 13 | 36 | 15 | — | — | Flaunt the Imperfection |
| "King in a Catholic Style (Wake Up)" | 19 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "You Did Cut Me" | 54 | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Highest High" | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Arizona Sky" | 1986 | 47 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | What Price Paradise |
| "Best Kept Secret" | 1987 | 36 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Saint Saviour Square" | 1989 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Diary of a Hollow Horse |
| "Red Letter Day" | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "African and White" (The Steve Proctor remix) | 1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Collection: The Very Best of China Crisis |
| "Everyday the Same" | 1994 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Warped by Success |
| "Black Man Ray" (live) | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Acoustically Yours |
| "Everyone You Know" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "It's Too Late" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80's Re:Covered – Your Songs with the 80's Sound |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b c "CHINA CRISIS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b "China Crisis ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 12 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ Canadian Albums:
- "Working with Fire and Steel": "China Crisis - Working with Fire and Steel" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- "Flaunt the Imperfection": "China Crisis - Flaunt the Imperfection" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- "What Price Paradise": "China Crisis - What Price Paradise" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ German Albums:
- "Working with Fire and Steel": "China Crisis - Working with Fire and Steel" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "Dutch Albums". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Albums". Charts.nz. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "Swedish Albums". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "Bubbling Under the Top LPs" (PDF). Billboard. 14 April 1984. p. 57. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 152. ISBN 0898201179.
- ^ a b c "British certifications – China Crisis". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 August 2022. Type China Crisis in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications". Recorded Music NZ. 25 August 1985. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Belgian (Flanders) Singles". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ Canadian Singles:
- "Black Man Ray": "China Crisis - Black Man Ray" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ German Singles:
- "Wishful Thinking": "China Crisis – Wishful Thinking" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Netherlands Singles". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Singles". Charts.nz. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ a b "China Crisis Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.