Soft Cell discography
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|Singles = 22
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This is the discography of Soft Cell, a British synth-pop duo consisting of Marc Almond and Dave Ball who rose to prominence in the early 1980s. The duo broke up in 1984 after releasing four albums, but reunited in the early 2000s for a series of live dates and released an album of new material in 2002. The group reunited again in 2018 for a final farewell concert,{{Cite web|url=http://www.softcell.co.uk/soft-cell-announce-one-off-40th-anniversary-concert/|title=Soft Cell Announce One-Off 40th Anniversary Concert}} accompanied by a host of musical and video releases, including a career-spanning box set{{Cite web|url=http://www.softcell.co.uk/announcing-keychains-and-snowstorms-boxset/|title=Announcing 'Keychains & Snowstorms – the Soft Cell Story' Boxset}} and a single.{{Cite web|url=http://www.softcell.co.uk/compilation-album-plus-brand-new-northern-lights-single/|title = Soft Cell to release brand new single Northern Lights plus new Best of compilation in September}}
Albums
=Studio albums=
=Remix albums=
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scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications |
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style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| UK ! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US |
scope="row"| Non Stop Ecstatic Dancing
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| 6 || 57 | |
=Live albums=
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scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:30em;"| Additional Information |
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style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| UK ! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| UK
! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| UK
! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| SCO
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scope="row" | Live
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| — || — || — || — |
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scope="row" | Soft Cell at the BBC
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| — || — || — || — |
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scope="row" | Say Hello, Wave Goodbye: Live
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| — || — || — || — |
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scope="row" | Say Hello, Wave Goodbye – 2018
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| 95 || 11 || 18 || 38 | |
scope="row" | Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret & Other Stories
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| — || — || — || — |
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=Compilation albums=
Charting compilations
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scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="5"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Certifications |
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style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| UK ! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| BEL ! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| EUR
! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| GER
! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| SCO
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scope="row"| The Singles
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| 58 || — || — || 54 || — | |
scope="row"| Memorabilia – The Singles
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| 8 || — || 40 || — || — | |
scope="row"| The Very Best of Soft Cell
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| 37 || — || — || — || 63 | |
scope="row"| Hits & Pieces: The Best of Marc Almond and Soft Cell
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| 7 || 134 || — || — || 5 | |
scope="row"| Keychains & Snowstorms – The Soft Cell Story
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| 56 || — || — || 80 || 36 | |
scope="row"| Keychains & Snowstorms – The Singles
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| 34 || — || — || — || 30 | |
align="center" colspan="15" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Complete list
- 1982 – The Twelve Inch Singles (Some Bizzare) (6x12" vinyl boxset with booklet)
- 1986 – The Singles (Some Bizzare)
- 1991 – Memorabilia – The Singles (Mercury) (Soft Cell with Marc Almond)
- 1994 – Down in the Subway (Spectrum)
- 1996 – Say Hello to Soft Cell (Spectrum)
- 1998 – Master Series (Mercury)
- 2001 – The Twelve Inch Singles (PolyGram) (3CD re-release of the 1982 boxset)
- 2002 – The Very Best of Soft Cell (Universal)
- 2005 – The Bedsit Tapes (Some Bizzare) (Recorded in 1978–1980)
- 2006 – Demo Non Stop (Some Bizzare) (Recorded in 1978–1980)
- 2006 – 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Soft Cell (Universal)
- 2008 – Heat: The Remixes (Mercury) (2CD collection of new remixes)
- 2017 – Hits & Pieces The Best of Marc Almond and Soft Cell (UMC)
- 2018 – Keychains & Snowstorms – The Soft Cell Story (10 Disc Box Set) (UMC)
- 2018 – Keychains & Snowstorms – The Singles (UMC)
Extended plays
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Title
! Details |
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scope="row"| Mutant Moments
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scope="row"| Club Mixes 2018
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scope="row"| Magick Mutants
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Singles
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! rowspan="2" style="width:2em;"| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title ! colspan="10"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Certifications ! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Album | |||||||||
style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| UK ! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS ! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| BEL ! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| CAN
! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| FIN ! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| GER
! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| IRE
! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| NED ! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| SWE ! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US | |||||||||
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rowspan="4"| 1981
| style="text-align:left;"| "A Man Can Get Lost" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| | rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
style="text-align:left;"| "Memorabilia"
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| |
style="text-align:left;"| "Tainted Love"/ "Where Did Our Love Go" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 8
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| rowspan="3"| Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret |
style="text-align:left;"| "Bedsitter"
| 4 | — | 33 | — | 29 | — | 10 | — | — | —
| |
rowspan="5"| 1982
| style="text-align:left;"| "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" | 3 | — | 36 | — | — | 29 | 12 | 30 | — | —
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style="text-align:left;"| "Torch"
| 2 | 68 | 6 | — | 9 | 75 | 7 | 12 | — | —
| | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |
style="text-align:left;"| "What"
| 3 | — | 32 | — | — | 64 | 6 | — | — | | –{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"What" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100 but did peak at number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 extension chart.{{cite web | url=https://top40weekly.com/bubbling-under/| title=US Hot 100 Bubbling Under |access-date=2021-10-01}}}}
| | Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing |
style="text-align:left;"| "Where the Heart Is"
| 21 | — | — | — | 23 | — | 14 | — | — | —
| | rowspan="4"| The Art of Falling Apart |
style="text-align:left;"| "Loving You, Hating Me" (North America Only Release)
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
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rowspan="3"| 1983
| style="text-align:left;"| "Numbers"/"Barriers" | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | —
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style="text-align:left;"| "Heat" (North America Only Release)
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| |
style="text-align:left;"| "Soul Inside"
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | —
| | rowspan="2"| This Last Night in Sodom |
1984
| style="text-align:left;"| "Down in the Subway" | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | —
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1985
| style="text-align:left;"| "Tainted Love" (re-issue) | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |
rowspan="2"| 1991
| style="text-align:left;"| "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91" | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| | rowspan="2"| Memorabilia – The Singles |
style="text-align:left;"| "Tainted Love '91" (featuring Marc Almond) | 5 | 93 | — | — | — | 22 | 4 | — | — | —
| |
1999
| style="text-align:left;"| "Tainted Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |
2002
| style="text-align:left;"| "Monoculture" | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| | rowspan="2"| Cruelty Without Beauty |
2003
| style="text-align:left;"| "The Night" | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| |
2018
| style="text-align:left;"| "Northern Lights"/ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| | Keychains & Snowstorms: The Singles |
2021
| style="text-align:left;"| "Bruises on All My Illusions" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| | rowspan="5"| Happiness Not Included |
rowspan="3"| 2022
| style="text-align:left;"| "Purple Zone" | —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Purple Zone" did not enter the UK singles chart, but peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-downloads-chart/20220325/7000/ |title=Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100 |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=25 March 2022 |access-date=15 June 2022 |url-status= }}}} | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
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style="text-align:left;"| "Nostalgia Machine"
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
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style="text-align:left;"| "Last Chance (Christmas Mix) / Light Sleepers"
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
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2024
| style="text-align:left;"| "Light Sleepers (Christmas Mix) / First Hand Experience In Second Hand Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
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colspan="15" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Promotional singles
- 1981 – "Sex Dwarf/Entertain Me/Seedy Films"{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Soft-Cell-Sex-Dwarf-Entertain-Me-Seedy-Films/release/472983 |title=Sex Dwarf/Entertain Me/Seedy Films promotional single |publisher=Discogs |accessdate=24 October 2020}} (US Dance #65)
- 1982 – "What/Insecure...Me?"{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Soft-Cell-What-InsecureMe/release/683679 |title=What/Insecure...Me? promotional single |publisher=Discogs |accessdate=24 October 2020}}
- 1984 – Songs from The Last Night in Sodom{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Soft-Cell-Untitled/release/1564636 |title=Songs from The Last Night in Sodom promotional single |publisher=Discogs |accessdate=24 October 2020}}
Video albums
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1982
| style="text-align:left;"|Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show
| style="text-align:left;"|VHS | style="text-align:left;"|Reissued on DVD in 2004, and included on the Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset DVD disc |
1991
| style="text-align:left;"|Memorabilia – The Video Singles
| style="text-align:left;"|VHS | style="text-align:left;"|Soft Cell with Marc Almond – video compilation released alongside the 1991 compilation album of the same name |
2002
| style="text-align:left;"|Live in Milan
| style="text-align:left;"|DVD | style="text-align:left;"| |
==Music videos==
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! Year ! Title ! Director ! Additional Information |
rowspan="3"|1981
| Tainted Love |rowspan="17"|Tim Pope |Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
Bedsitter
|Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show and Memorabilia – The Video Singles and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
|Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
rowspan="10"|1982
| Torch |rowspan="2"|Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show and Memorabilia – The Video Singles and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
What! |
Entertain Me
|rowspan="5"|Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
Frustration |
Seedy Films |
Secret Life |
Youth |
Memorabilia
|Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show and Memorabilia – The Video Singles and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
Sex Dwarf (Intro)
|Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
Sex Dwarf
| Original, banned version that has yet to be officially released |
rowspan="3"|1983
| Where The Heart Is |rowspan="3"|Released on Memorabilia – The Video Singles and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
Numbers |
Soul Inside |
1984
| Down in the Subway | Released on Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
rowspan="2"|1991
| Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91 |rowspan="2"|Peter Christopherson |rowspan="2"|Released on Memorabilia – The Video Singles and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
Tainted Love '91 |
2002
| Monoculture |rowspan="2"|Tim Pope | Included as a multimedia track on the Monoculture single and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
2018
| Northern Lights | Included as a multimedia track on the Northern Lights single and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
rowspan="2"|2022
| Purple Zone |Yassa Khan | Soft Cell & Pet Shop Boys Single |
Light Sleepers
|Charlie Ann Max | |
Rarities and miscellaneous
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Year
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1981
|Some Bizzare |Compilation featuring exclusive track "The Girl with the Patent Leather Face." |
1982
|Metro MRX |Flexi |1982 green flexi-disc free with Flexi-Pop magazine. |
1983
|Ghostrider – Live '83 | Cellmates | Flexi-disc of a live cover of the song Ghost Rider by Suicide. Available in black, blue, or green and issued by the Soft Cell fan club. |
1991
|Bedsitter '91 / Torch | | Withdrawn UK promotional 7" & 12" single, originally intended to be the 3rd single release from the 1991 compilation 'Memorabilia'. Credited to Soft Cell / Marc Almond. |
2001
|I'd Rather Shout at a Returning Echo than Kid That Someone's Listening |Some Bizzare |Compilation that includes the track "God-Shaped Hole." |
2016
|UMC |12" Vinyl UK Record Store Day 2016. Contains the 3 existing (At the time) remixes of the song.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/8391361-Soft-Cell-Sex-Dwarf|title = Soft Cell – Sex Dwarf|publisher = Discogs}} |
2018
|Say Hello Wave Goodbye / Youth |UMC/Mercury |12" Vinyl UK Record Store Day 2018 First Release limited to 1,500 copies, containing new mixes by Dave Ball: Say Hello Wave Goodbye (Dave Ball Lateral Mix) & Youth (Dave Ball Wasted on the Young Mix){{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/11895117-Soft-Cell-Say-Hello-Wave-Goodbye-Youth|title = Soft Cell – Say Hello Wave Goodbye / Youth|publisher = Discogs}} |
2018
|Night and the City (And You) & One Last Time | |Exclusive Tracks contained on limited edition 'Keychains & Snowstorms' USB Stick. |
2020
|Cruelty Without Beauty 2020 Extended Mixes | |Limited to 500 copies in a PVC sleeve with sticker.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/16330293-Soft-Cell-Cruelty-Without-Beauty-2020-Extended-Mixes|title=Soft Cell – Cruelty Without Beauty 2020 Extended Mixes|publisher=Discogs}} |
2025
|Happiness Now Completed | |Vinyl Album Release For 2025 Record Store Day (12th Of April) Limited to 1000 copies. Includes the previously unreleased track: 'Kill Shot'. https://www.softcell.co.uk/product/happiness-now-completed-record-store-day-2025-special-vinyl-edition-with-bonus-track |
Notes
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References
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