China Crisis discography

China Crisis discography
Studio albums7
Live albums4
Compilation albums13
Singles22
Video albums3

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
  • Released: 12 November 1982
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: LP, MC
 21 — — — — 18 42 —
Working with Fire and Steel – Possible Pop Songs Volume Two
  • Released: 31 October 1983
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: LP, MC
 20 37 36 36 7 14 32 202
Flaunt the Imperfection
  • Released: 29 April 1985
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 9 38 21 — 14 6 18 171
What Price Paradise
  • Released: 24 November 1986
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 63 73 86 — — 17 — 114
Diary of a Hollow Horse
  • Released: 2 May 1989
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 58 109 — — — — — —
Warped by Success
  • Released: 24 August 1994
  • Label: Stardumb
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 — — — — — — — —
Autumn in the Neighbourhood — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title Album details
Acoustically Yours
  • Released: October 1995
  • Label: Telegraph
  • Formats: CD, MC
Scrap Book Vol 1 – Live at the Dominion Theatre
  • Released: 15 July 2002
  • Label: Crisis
  • Formats: CD
Singing the Praises of Finer Things
  • Released: May 2007
  • Label: Secret/Dream Catcher
  • Formats: CD
Scrapbook Vol. 2 – Live at the Pavillion Theatre
  • Released: 2017
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[1] 		AUS
[3]
Collection: The Very Best of China Crisis
  • Released: 3 September 1990
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, 2xCD, LP, MC
 32 106
Diary: A Collection
  • Released: 21 September 1992
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, MC
 — —
Wishful Thinking
  • Released: May 1997
  • Label: Recall 2cd
  • Formats: 2xCD
  • Repackaging of Acoustically Yours and Warped by Success
 — —
The Best of China Crisis
  • Released: September 1998
  • Label: Purple Pyramid
  • Formats: CD
  • US-only release
 — —
The Best Songs of China Crisis
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Eagle
  • Formats: CD
  • Australasia and Brazil-only release
 — —
The Definitive Collection
  • Released: October 2006
  • Label: The Store for Music
  • Formats: CD+DVD
 — —
Fine and Also Rare China
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD
 — —
Ultimate Crisis — —
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 5 November 2012
  • Label: Secret
  • Formats: CD+DVD, digital download
  • Collection of live recordings
 — —
China Greatness Live
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD
  • Limited release; collection of live recordings
 — —
Wishful Thinking: The Very Best of China Crisis — —
Singles / B-Sides / Versions
  • Released: 15 July 2022
  • Label: Universal
  • Formats: digital download
 — —
Demos
  • Released: 15 July 2022
  • Label: Universal
  • Formats: digital download
 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Video albums

Title Album details
Showbiz Absurd
Acoustically Yours
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Telegraph
  • Formats: VHS
Live in Concert at the Paul McCartney Auditorium Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts

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

  1. ^ a b c "CHINA CRISIS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Canadian Albums:
  5. ^ German Albums:
  6. ^ "Dutch Albums". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  7. ^ "New Zealand Albums". Charts.nz. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Swedish Albums". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Bubbling Under the Top LPs" (PDF). Billboard. 14 April 1984. p. 57. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  10. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 152. ISBN 0898201179.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "New Zealand album certifications". Recorded Music NZ. 25 August 1985. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Belgian (Flanders) Singles". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  14. ^ Canadian Singles:
  15. ^ German Singles:
  16. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Netherlands Singles". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  18. ^ "New Zealand Singles". Charts.nz. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  19. ^ a b "China Crisis Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.