This is the discography of British musician Ian Dury, including with Kilburn and the High Roads and the Blockheads.
| Ian Dury discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 11 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 14 |
| Singles | 30 |
| Video albums | 3 |
| Box sets | 4 |
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
GER [4] |
NL [5] |
NOR [6] |
NZ [7] |
SPA [8] |
SWE [9] |
US [10] | |||
| Handsome | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| New Boots and Panties!! | 5 | 13 | — | 29 | — | — | 7 | — | 40 | 168 | ||
| Wotabunch! |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Do It Yourself |
|
2 | 19 | 59 | 23 | 38 | 12 | 18 | — | 8 | 126 |
|
| Laughter |
|
48 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 159 |
|
| Lord Upminster |
|
53 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 32 | — | |
| 4,000 Weeks' Holiday |
|
54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Apples | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Bus Driver's Prayer & Other Stories |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Mr. Love Pants |
|
57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ten More Turnips from the Tip |
|
60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Live! Warts 'n' Audience |
|
| Straight from the Desk |
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| Live at Rockpalast 1978 |
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| Live at the Old Waldorf, San Francisco 1978 |
|
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
NZ [7] | |||
| Jukebox Dury |
|
— | 42 | 20 |
|
| Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll |
|
— | — | — | |
| Souled Out to Rock |
|
— | — | — | |
| Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll: The Best Of |
|
— | — | — | |
| The Very Best of Ian Dury & the Blockheads – Reasons to Be Cheerful | 40 | — | — |
| |
| Sex and Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll – Greatest Hits |
|
— | — | — | |
| Reasons to Be Cheerful – The Best of Ian Dury |
|
80 | — | — |
|
| Essex Boy: An Introduction to Ian Dury |
|
— | — | — | |
| The Best of Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll |
|
— | — | — | |
| Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll - The Essential Collection |
|
51 | — | — | |
| Greatest |
|
— | — | — | |
| What a Waste – The Collection |
|
— | — | — | |
| Greatest Hits |
|
— | — | — | |
| Hit Me! The Best of Ian Dury |
|
— | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
Box sets
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Boxed |
|
| The Stiff Singles / The Promo Videos / The Peel Session |
|
| Classics |
|
| The Stiff Recordings 1977–1980 |
|
Video albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Hold On to Your Structure – Live at the Hammersmith Odeon |
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| Rare and Unseen |
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| Live at Rockpalast 1978 |
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EPs
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Best of Kilburn & the High Roads Featuring Ian Dury |
|
| The Pub Ska EP |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][13] |
AUS [2] |
BEL (FL) [14] |
GER [4] |
IRE [15] |
NL [16] |
NOR [17] |
NZ [18] |
SWE [19] |
US Dance [20] | |||
| "Rough Kids" (as Kilburn and the High Roads) | 1974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Handsome |
| "Crippled with Nerves" (as Kilburn and the High Roads) | 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll" | 1977 | — | — | 12 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 12 | — | Non-album single |
| "Sweet Gene Vincent" (with the Blockheads) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | New Boots and Panties!! | |
| "Wake Up and Make Love with Me" | 1978 | — | — | 26 | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | |
| "What a Waste" (with the Blockheads) | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Billy Bentley" (as Kilburn and the High Roads featuring Ian Dury) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wotabunch! | |
| "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick" (with the Blockheads) | 1 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 79 | Non-album single | |
| "Inbetweenies" (with the Blockheads; Continental Europe-only release) | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Do It Yourself |
| "Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3" (with the Blockheads) | 3 | 65 | — | — | 20 | 27 | — | — | 24 | — | Non-album singles | |
| "I Want to Be Straight" (with the Blockheads) | 1980 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Sueperman's Big Sister" (with the Blockheads) | 51 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Laughter | |
| "Spasticus Autisticus" | 1981 | — | 50 | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | 32 | Lord Upminster |
| "Funky Disco (Pops)" (Spain and Australia-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ban the Bomb" (New Zealand-only release) | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.000 Weeks' Holiday |
| "Really Glad You Came" | 1983 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Very Personal" (with the Music Students) | 1984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick" (with the Blockheads; Paul Hardcastle remix) | 1985 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Profoundly in Love with Pandora" | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Average" (by Box of Frogs featuring Ian Dury) | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Strange Land (by Box of Frogs) |
| "Burning Beds Salsa" (with Pia Frankenberg) | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Apples" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Apples |
| "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick" (with the Blockheads; The Flying remix) | 1991 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Itinerant Child" (with the Blockheads) | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mr. Love Pants |
| "Mash It Up Harry" (with the Blockheads) | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Sex & Drugs & Rock'n'Roll" (with the Blockheads; Klubbheads remix) | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Y2K the Bug Is Coming" (with Jim's Super Stereoworld and Fuzz Townshend) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Drip Fed Fred" (Madness featuring Ian Dury) | 2000 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wonderful (by Madness) |
| "Dance Little Rude Boy" (with the Blockheads) | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | — | — | — | — | Ten More Turnips from the Tip |
| "One Love" (with the Blockheads) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Ian Dury | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 98. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Image : RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ a b "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (2015). Sólo éxitos 1959–2012 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 978-84-8048-866-2.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Ian Dury and the Blockheads". Billboard. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "British certifications – Ian Dury". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 February 2022. Type Ian Dury in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "Demon Records – May 4th releases" (PDF). Music Week. 9 May 1987. p. 23. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "IAN & THE BLOCKHEADS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Ian Dury and the Blockheads". Billboard. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
