The Beat discography
# The Beat discography

This is the discography of British 2-tone/ska band the Beat (known as the English Beat in the US and Canada) and its subsequent incarnations as the Beat featuring Ranking Roger based in the UK, and the English Beat starring Dave Wakeling based in the US.

## Albums

### Studio albums

**The Beat / The English Beat**

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | NOR | NZ | SWE | US |
| I Just Can't Stop It | Released: 23 May 1980 Label: Go-Feet, Sire Formats: LP, MC | 3 | 66 | 30 | 30 | — | 142 |
| Wha'ppen? | Released: 8 May 1981 Label: Go-Feet, Sire Formats: LP, MC | 3 | 59 | — | 20 | 28 | 126 |
| Special Beat Service | Released: 1 October 1982 Label: Go-Feet, I.R.S. Formats: LP, MC, 8-track | 21 | — | — | 50 | — | 39 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||||||

**The Beat featuring Ranking Roger**

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Title | Album details | UK | UK Indie | US Reggae |
| Bounce | Released: 30 September 2016 Label: DMF Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 49 | 15 | 8 |
| Public Confidential | Released: 25 January 2019 Label: DMF Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — | 7 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||

**The Beat starring Dave Wakeling**

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| - | - | - | - |
| Title | Album details | UK Indie | US Indie |
| Here We Go Love! | Released: 25 May 2018 Label: Here We Go Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 10 | 17 |

### Live albums

**The English Beat**

| Title | Album details |
| - | - |
| Live! at the US Festival | Released: 10 September 2012 Label: Floating World/Shout! Factory Formats: CD+DVD |

**The Beat with Ranking Roger / The Beat featuring Ranking Roger**

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| - | - | - |
| Title | Album details | UK Indie |
| Live in London | Released: 13 December 2013 Label: Concert Live Formats: 2xCD | — |
| Live at the Roundhouse | Released: 8 June 2018 Label: DMF Formats: CD+DVD, 2xLP+DVD, digital download | 31 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |||

### Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | NZ | US |
| What Is Beat? | Released: 3 June 1983 Label: Go-Feet, I.R.S. Formats: LP, 2xLP, MC | 10 | 44 | 14 | 87 |
| B.P.M.: The Very Best of the Beat | Released: 29 January 1996 Label: Arista Formats: CD, 2xCD, MC, 2xMC | 13 | — | — | — |
| Beat This! The Best of the Beat | Released: 20 November 2000 Label: Go-Feet, London-Sire Formats: CD Released in the US as Beat This! The Best of the English Beat in 2001 | — | — | — | — |
| The Platinum Collection | Released: 10 January 2006 Label: Warner Platinum Formats: CD | — | — | — | — |
| You Just Can't Beat It: The Best of the Beat | Released: 4 February 2008 Label: Music Club Formats: 2xCD | — | — | — | — |
| Keep the Beat: The Very Best of the English Beat | Released: 10 July 2012 Label: Shout! Factory Formats: CD | — | — | — | — |
| Greatest | Released: 25 May 2015 Label: Crimson Formats: CD, LP | — | — | — | — |
| Hard to Beat: Best of the Beat | Released: 25 August 2017 Label: BMG Formats: CD, digital download | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||||

### Box sets

| Title | Album details |
| - | - |
| The Complete Beat | Released: 10 July 2012 Label: Shout! Factory Formats: 5xCD All three studio albums plus a bonus dub album |
| The Complete Studio Recordings | Released: 12 May 2014 Label: Edsel Formats: 4xCD All three studio albums plus a CD of non-album singles and dub tracks |
| The 7" Singles Collection | Released: 18 April 2018 Label: Edsel Formats: 13x7" Vinyl box set of all thirteen 7-inch singles |

## Singles

### The Beat / The English Beat

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Title | Year | UK | AUS | BEL (FLA) | IRE | NL | NZ | US Under | US Dance | Album |
| "Tears of a Clown"/"Ranking Full Stop" | 1979 | 6 | — | 23 | 16 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Hands Off...She's Mine"/"Twist and Crawl" | 1980 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 41 | — | — | 22 | I Just Can't Stop It |
| "Mirror in the Bathroom" | 1980 | 4 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 22 | I Just Can't Stop It |
| "Best Friend"/"Stand Down Margaret" (dub) | 1980 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I Just Can't Stop It |
| "Too Nice to Talk To" | 1980 | 7 | 73 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Drowning"/"All Out to Get You" | 1981 | 22 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | Wha'ppen? |
| "Doors of Your Heart" | 1981 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wha'ppen? |
| "Hit It (Auto Erotic)" | 1981 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Save It for Later" | 1982 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 58 | Special Beat Service |
| "Jeanette"/"March of the Swivel Heads" | 1982 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Special Beat Service |
| "I Confess" | 1982 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 34 | Special Beat Service |
| "Can't Get Used to Losing You" | 1983 | 3 | 77 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 47 | — | — | What Is Beat? |
| "Ackee 1-2-3" | 1983 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | What Is Beat? |
| "Mirror in the Bathroom" (remix) | 1995 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | B.P.M.: The Very Best of the Beat |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||||||

### The Beat featuring Ranking Roger

| Title | Year | Album |
| - | - | - |
| "Walking on the Wrong Side" | 2016 | Bounce |
| "Heaven Hiding" (promo-only release) | 2016 | Bounce |
| "Avoid the Obvious" (promo-only release) | 2016 | Bounce |
| "Side to Side" (promo-only release) | 2016 | Bounce |
| "Fire Burn"/"Walk the Walk" (limited release) | 2017 | Live at the Roundhouse |
| "Maniac" | 2018 | Public Confidential |
| "Who's Dat Looking" (promo-only release) | 2019 | Public Confidential |

### The English Beat starring Dave Wakeling

| Title | Year | Album |
| - | - | - |
| "You're Stuck" (promo-only release) | 2018 | Here We Go Love! |
| "The One and Only" (promo-only release) | 2018 | Here We Go Love! |
| "How Can You Stand There?" (promo-only release) | 2018 | Here We Go Love! |

## Videos

### Video albums

| Title | Album details |
| - | - |
| Can't Get Used to Losing You: Greatest Hits | Released: September 1983 Label: Palace Formats: VHS, Beta Re-released in 1986 by Channel 5 |
| Live in Concert | Released: 1984 Label: WOT Video Formats: VHS Australia-only release |
| In Concert at the Royal Festival Hall | Released: 23 August 2005 Label: Secret Films/Music Video Distributors Formats: DVD |

### Music videos

| Title | Year |
| - | - |
| "Mirror in the Bathroom" | 1980 |
| "Best Friend" | 1980 |
| "Too Nice to Talk To" | 1980 |
| "Drowning" | 1981 |
| "Doors of Your Heart" | 1981 |
| "Hit It (Auto Erotic)" | 1981 |
| "Save It for Later" | 1982 |
| "I Confess" | 1982 |
