Skunk Anansie discography

Skunk Anansie discography
Skunk Anansie in concert at the Brighton Concorde 2
Studio albums	6
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	1
Music videos	24
Singles	24

The discography of Skunk Anansie, an English rock band, consists of six studio albums and twenty-four singles, including one re-issue. The band's members include Skin (Deborah Dyer), Cass (Richard Lewis), Ace (Martin Kent) and Mark Richardson. The group formed in 1994 and disbanded in 2001; they re-united in 2009.^[1] Skunk Anansie are named after the West African folk tales of Anansi the Spider-man,^[2] with "Skunk" added to "make the name nastier".^[3]

In 1995, Skunk Anansie released their debut album Paranoid and Sunburnt on the One Little Indian record label. It was recorded with Robbie France on drums,^[4] who left before the album was released. Mark Richardson replaced France. The album peaked at number eight on the UK albums chart and was certified Platinum in their native United Kingdom with a Gold certification in the Netherlands; the band also won the Kerrang! Award for "Best British Band" in the same year.^[5] Paranoid and Sunburnt spawned two top 20 singles in the United Kingdom: "Weak" and a re-issue of "Charity", which had previously made the top 40.

One year after the release of their debut, Skunk Anansie released Stoosh, which was certified gold in several European countries, with a Platinum certification in Italy and also became their second UK album to be certified Platinum, while peaking at number nine on the UK album charts. Stoosh spawned their highest-charting singles, which included "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)", which reached the top 20 in several European countries. "Brazen (Weep)" from the same album became their highest-charting UK single, peaking at number 11. European sales for the album stand at two million.^[6] Skunk Anansie released Post Orgasmic Chill on Virgin in 1999. The album was certified Platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for selling more than 1 million units in Europe and the UK. The album was multi-platinum in both Italy and Portugal.

2009 saw the band re-unite, with the single releases of "Because of You" and "Squander", from the compilation Smashes and Trashes. The album was certified Gold in Poland and Italy while also making the top 10 in Portugal. Skunk Anansie's first studio album after the reunion, Wonderlustre, was released internationally on 13 September 2010. Despite debuting at number 1 in Italy, the album charted moderately in many European territories and became their first studio album to miss the UK top 40. Wonderlustre spawned the singles "My Ugly Boy", "Over the Love" and "You Saved Me". In 2012, the band released the album Black Traffic, which reached the top 10 in Italy and Switzerland. Their sixth studio album, Anarchytecture, was released on 15 January 2016.^[7]

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions												Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK [8]	AUS [9]	AUT [10]	BEL [11]	GER [12]	ITA [13]	NL [14]	NOR [15]	POL [16]	POR [17]	SWE [18]	SWI [19]
Paranoid & Sunburnt	Released: 18 September 1995 Label: One Little Indian (TPLP55) Format: CD, CD+DVD-V, CS, DL, LP	8	61	19	8	37	—	22	34	—	—	7	—	UK: Platinum[20] NL: Gold[21]
Stoosh	Released: 7 October 1996 Label: One Little Indian (TPLP85) Format: CD, CD+DVD-V, CS, DL, LP	9	37	6	14	11	15	5	8	—	—	18	8	UK: Platinum[22] AUT: Gold[23] GER: Gold[24] ITA: Platinum[25] NL: Gold[26] NOR: Gold[27] SWE: Gold[28] SWI: Gold[29]
Post Orgasmic Chill	Released: 22 March 1999 Label: Virgin (V2881) Format: CD, CS, DL, LP, MD	16	56	6	6	5	2	10	8	—	—	31	10	UK: Gold[22] AUT: Gold[23] DEN: Gold[30] GER: Gold[30] ITA: 2× Platinum[30] NL: Gold[30] POR: 2× Platinum[30] SWI: Gold[29] EU: Platinum[30]
Wonderlustre	Released: 13 September 2010 Label: V2 (VVNL21652) Format: CD, CD+DVD-V DL, LP	58	—	33	8	27	1	12	—	9	21	—	11	ITA: Gold[31] POL: Gold[32]
Black Traffic	Released: 17 September 2012 Label: 100% (100 21) Format: CD, CD+DVD-V, DL, LP	42	—	28	30	33	2	32	—	11	—	—	7
Anarchytecture	Released: 15 January 2016 Label: Boogooyamma Format: CD, DL, LP	85	—	48	25	52	5	37	—	8	—	—	11
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions											Certifications
		UK [8]	AUT [10]	BEL [11]	GER [12]	ITA [13]	NL [14]	NOR [15]	POL [16]	POR [17]	SWE [18]	SWI [19]
An Acoustic Skunk Anansie - (Live in London)	Released: 23 September 2013 Label: Boogooyamma Format: CD+DVD, Blu-ray	—	—	16	—	21	28	—	16	30	—	87
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions											Certifications
		UK [8]	AUT [10]	BEL [11]	GER [12]	ITA [13]	NL [14]	NOR [15]	POL [16]	POR [17]	SWE [18]	SWI [19]
Smashes and Trashes	Released: 2 November 2009 Label: One Little Indian (#986) Format: CD (+DVD), LP, Limited box set, Digital Download	74	44	22	53	12	30	—	47	8	—	31	ITA: Gold[33] POL: Gold[32]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Singles

Song	Year	Peak chart positions										Album
		UK [8]	AUS [9]	AUT [34]	BEL [11]	GER [35]	ITA [13]	NOR [15]	NL [14]	SWE [18]	SWI [19]
"Little Baby Swastikkka"^[I][36]	1995	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Paranoid and Sunburnt
"Selling Jesus"		46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"I Can Dream"		41	60	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Charity"		40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Weak"	1996	20	105	—	—	—	—	—	31	12	—
"Charity" (re-issue)		20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"All I Want"		14	80	—	—	—	—	—	—	58	—	Stoosh
"Twisted (Everyday Hurts)"		26	82	—	—	—	—	—	100	—	—
"Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)"	1997	13	—	11	—	12	—	8	6	18	2
"Brazen (Weep)"		11	—	—	—	—	—	—	48	—	—
"Charlie Big Potato"	1999	17	72	—	61	96	20	—	59	—	—	Post Orgasmic Chill
"Secretly"		16	—	—	64	—	5	—	30	—	—
"Lately"		33	—	—	—	—	—	—	80	—	—
"You'll Follow Me Down"[37]		—	—	—	—	—	17	—	—	—	—
"Tear the Place Up"	2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Smashes and Trashes
"Because of You"		—	—	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	—
"Squander"		—	—	—	67	—	—	—	—	—	—
"My Ugly Boy"	2010	—	—	—	—	—	15	—	—	—	—	Wonderlustre
"Talk Too Much"/"Over the Love"		—	—	—	58	—	—	—	—	—	—
"You Saved Me"	2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"I Believed in You"	2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Black Traffic
"I Hope You Get to Meet Your Hero"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"This Is Not a Game"	2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Love Someone Else"	2015	—	—	—	—	—	30	—	—	—	—	Anarchytecture
"—" denotes releases that did not chart, were not released in that country or were ineligible.

Notes

• I^ Limited-edition vinyl release.

Other appearances

Song	Year	Compilation or single	Notes
"Army of Me" (Skunk Anansie Remix)[38]	1995	"Army of Me" single by Björk	Released as track four on CD2 of the single release, including the Japanese edition
"Feed"[39]		Strange Days soundtrack	Compilation exclusive
"Black Skin Sexuality"[39]	1996	Tonnage Volume 2	Compilation exclusive
"Tracy's Flaw" and "You'll Follow Me Down"[40]	2000	Pavarotti & Friends for Cambodia and Tibet	Collaborations with Luciano Pavarotti as part of the Pavarotti and Friends concert
"I've Had Enough"[41]	2011	Download-only track	Available only to holders of a fan club card.
"Search and Destroy"[42]		Sucker Punch Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Compilation exclusive, originally recorded by The Stooges.

Music videos

Title	Year	Director[43]
"Selling Jesus"	1995	Gob TV
"I Can Dream"
"Charity"		David Mould
"Weak"	1996	Hammer & Tongs
"All I Want"		Stephen Norrington
"Twisted (Everyday Hurts)"		Anton Beebe
"Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)"	1997	Thomas Krygier
"Brazen (Weep)"
"Charlie Big Potato"	1999	Giuseppe Capotondi
"Secretly"
"Lately"		Howard Greenhalgh
"You'll Follow Me Down"		Thomas Krygier
"Tear the Place Up"	2009	Adam Powell
"Because of You"		Shotopop
"Squander"		Hope Audikana
"My Ugly Boy"	2010	Paul Street[44]
"Over the Love"		Mark Richardson
"Talk Too Much"	2011
"You Saved Me"		Ben Foley[45]
"I Believed In You"	2012	Thomas Hicks[46]
"I Hope You Get to Meet Your Hero"		Loran Dunn[47]
"Spit You Out"	2013	Sylvain Tardiveau[48]
"This Is Not a Game"		Lore&Jun[49]
"Love Someone Else"	2015	Isaac Tomiczek[50]

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External links

• Official Band Website
• https://www.facebook.com/skunkanansieitalia/?fref=ts