During the band’s career to date, they have released 17 studio albums in total from their groundbreaking 1977 debut Rattus Norvegicus through to 2012’s critically acclaimed Giants. Below, in chronological order are the albums with tracklisting, release date and highest UK chart position. Click on the relevant album image to listen on Spotify…
1977-1990
Line Up-Jet Black, Jean Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell, Dave Greenfield
Released April 1977, highest position 4
Sometimes/Goodbye Toulouse/London Lady/Princess Of The Streets/Hanging Around/Peaches/(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)/Ugly/Down In The Sewer
October 1977, No 2
I Feel Like A Wog/Bitching/Dead Ringer/Dagenham Dave/Bring On The Nubiles/Something Better Change/No More Heroes/Peasant In The Big Shitty/Burning Up Time/School Mam
June 1978, No 2
Tank/Nice n Sleazy/Outside Tokyo/Hey! (Rise Of The Robots)/Sweden (All Quiet On The Eastern Front)/Toiler On The Sea/Curfew/Threatened/In The Shadows/Do You Wanna/Death And Night And Blood (Yukio)/Enough Time
October 1979, No4
Longships/The Raven/Dead Loss Angeles/Ice/Baroque Bordello/Nuclear Device (The Wizard Of Aus)/Shah Shah A Go Go/Don’t Bring Harry/Duchess/Meninblack/Genetix
The Gospel According To The Meninblack
February 1981, No 8
Waltzinblack/Just Like Nothing On Earth/Second Coming/Waiting For The Meninblack/Turn The Centuries Turn/Two Sunspots/Four Horsemen/Thrown Away/Manna Machine/Hallow To Our Men
November 1981, No 11
Non Stop/Everybody Loves You When You’re Dead/Tramp/Let Me Introduce You To The Family/Ain’t Nothin’ To It/The Man They Love To Hate/Pin Up/It Only Takes Two To Tango/Golden Brown/How To Find True Love And Happiness In The Present Day/La Folie
January 1983, No 4
Midnight Summer Dream/It’s A Small World/Ships That Pass In The Night/European Female/Let’s Tango In Paris/Paradise/All Roads Lead To Rome/Blue Sister/Never Say Goodbye
November 1984, No 14
Ice Queen/Skin Deep/Let Me Down Easy/No Mercy/North Winds Blowing/Uptown/Punch & Judy/Spain/Laughing/Souls/Mad Hatter
November 1986, No 16
Always The Sun/Dreamtime/Was It You?/You’ll Always Reap What You Sow/Ghost Train/Nice In Nice/Big In America/Shakin’ Like A Leaf/Mayan Skies/Too Precious
March 1990, No 15
Sweet Smell Of Success/Someone Like You/96 Tears/In This Place/Let’s Celebrate/Man Of The Earth/Too Many Teardrops/Where I Live/Out Of My Mind/Never To Look Back
1991-2000
Line Up-Jet Black, Jean Jacques Burnel, John Ellis, Dave Greenfield, Paul Roberts
September 1992, No 33
Time To Die/Sugar Bullets/Heaven Or Hell/Laughing At The Rain/This Town/Brainbox/Southern Mountains/Gain Entry To You Soul/Grand Canyon/Wet Afternoon/Never See/Leave It To The Dogs
May 1995, No 31
Golden Boy/Face/Money/Sinister/Little Blue Lies/Still Life/Paradise Row/She Gave It All/Lies And Deception/Lucky Finger/And The Boat Sails By
February 1997, No 52
Valley Of The Birds/In Heaven She Walks/In A While/Silver Into Blue/Blue Sky/Here/Joy De Viva/Miss You/Daddy’s Riding The Range/Summer In The City/Wonderful Land
October 1998, n/a
God Is Good/You Don’t Think That What You’ve Done Is Wrong/Tonight/Jump Over My Shadow/Miss You/Coup De Grace/In The End/No Reason/Known Only Unto God/The Light
2000-2006
Line Up-Jet Black, Jean Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield, Paul Roberts, Baz Warne
February 2004, No 70
Norfolk Coast/Big Thing Coming/Long Black Veil/I’ve Been Wild/Dutch Moon/Lost Control/Into The Fire/Tucker’s Grave/I Don’t Agree/Sanfte Kuss/Mine All Mine
2006-to present
Line Up-Jet Black, Jean Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield, Baz Warne
September 2006, No 89
Unbroken/Spectre Of Love/She’s Slipping Away/Summat Outanowt/Anything Can Happen/See Me Coming/Bless You (Save You, Spare You, Damn You)/A Soldier’s Diary/Barbara (Shangri-La)/I Hate You/Relentless
March 2012, No 48
Another Camden Afternoon/Freedom Is Insane/Giants/Lowlands/Boom Boom/My Fickle Resolve/Time Was Once On My Side/Mercury Rising/Adios-Tango/15 Steps
Coming soon-compilations and live albums…