Skunk Anansie discography
| Skunk Anansie discography | |
|---|---|
 Skunk Anansie in concert at the Brighton Concorde 2 | |
| Studio albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 15 |
| Singles | 17 |
The discography of Skunk Anansie, an English rock band, consists of three studio albums and fourteen singles. 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 singles compilation Smashes and Trashes.
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [7] |
AUT [8] |
FIN [9] |
BEL [10] |
GER [11] |
NL [12] |
NOR [13] |
SWE [14] |
SWI [15] | ||||||
| 1995 | Paranoid and Sunburnt
|
8 | 19 | — | 8 | 37 | 22 | 34 | 7 | — | Platinum (UK)[16] Gold (NL)[17] | |||
| 1996 | Stoosh
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9 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 8 | Platinum (UK)[16] Gold (GER)[18] Platinum (ITA)[6] Gold (NL)[17] Gold (NOR)[19] Gold (SWE)[20] Gold (SWI)[21] | |||
| 1999 | Post Orgasmic Chill
|
16 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 10 | Gold (UK)[16] Gold (DEN)[22] Gold (GER)[22] 2× Platinum (ITA)[22] Gold (NL)[22] 2× Platinum (POR)[22] Gold (SWI)[21] Platinum (EU)[22] | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation album
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [7] |
AUT [8] |
FIN [9] |
BEL [10] |
GER [11] |
NL [12] |
NOR [13] |
SWE [14] |
SWI [15] | |||||
| 2009 | Smashes and Trashes
|
74 | 44 | — | 22 | 53 | 30 | — | — | 31 | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [7] |
AUT [8] |
BEL [10] |
GER [23] |
NOR [13] |
NL [12] |
SWE [14] |
SWI [15] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | "Little Baby Swastikkka"[I][24] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Paranoid and Sunburnt | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Selling Jesus" | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "I Can Dream" | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "Charity" | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | "Weak" | 20 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 12 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Charity (re-issue)" | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "All I Want" | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | Stoosh | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Twisted (Everyday Hurts)" | 26 | — | — | — | — | 100 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" | 13 | 11 | — | 12 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Brazen (Weep)" | 11 | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | "Charlie Big Potato" | 17 | — | — | 96 | — | 59 | — | — | Post Orgasmic Chill | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Secretly" | 16 | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "Lately" | 33 | — | — | — | — | 80 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "You'll Follow Me Down"[25] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | "Because of You"[26] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Smashes and Trashes | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Squander" | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart, were not released in that country or were ineligible. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- I^ Limited-edition vinyl release.
Other appearances
| Year | Song | Compilation/Single | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | "Army of Me" (Skunk Anansie Remix)[27] | "Army of Me" single by Björk | Released as track four on CD2 of the single release, including the Japanese edition |
| "Feed"[28] | Strange Days soundtrack | Compilation exclusive | |
| 1996 | "Black Skin Sexuality"[28] | Tonnage Volume 2 | Compilation exclusive |
| 2000 | "Tracy's Flaw" and "You'll Follow Me Down"[29] | Pavarotti & Friends for Cambodia and Tibet | Collaborations with Luciano Pavarotti as part of the Pavarotti and Friends concert |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director[30] |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | "Selling Jesus" | Gob TV |
| "I Can Dream" | ||
| "Charity" | David Mould | |
| 1996 | "Weak" | Hammer & Tongs |
| "All I Want" | Stephen Norrington | |
| "Twisted (Everyday Hurts)" | Anton Beebe | |
| 1997 | "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" | Thomas Krygier |
| "Brazen (Weep)" | ||
| 1999 | "Charlie Big Potato" | Giuseppe Capotondi |
| "Secretly" | ||
| "Lately" | Howard Greenhalgh | |
| "You'll Follow Me Down" | Thomas Krygier | |
| 2009 | "Tear the Place Up" | Adam Powell |
| "Because of You" | Shotopop | |
| "Squander" | Hope Auikana |
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- ^ "Because of You > Overview". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
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