Soft Cell discography
Soft Cell discography
Studio albums 5
EPs 3
Live albums 5
Compilation albums 15
Singles 26
Video albums 3
Remix albums 1
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 supposedly farewell UK concert accompanied by a host of musical and video releases, including a career-spanning box set and a single., but subsequently changed their minds and played several further gigs and festival spots in the UK. This reunion spawned a new album and a slew of singles, with a new album due for release in 2026.
Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUS CAN FIN GER NED NZ SWE US US R&B/HH Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret Released: 27 November 1981 Label: Some Bizzare (#BIZ2) Formats: LP , CS , CD 5 34 2 19 23 — 7 25 22 55 BPI : Platinum MC : Platinum RMNZ : GoldThe Art of Falling Apart Released: 14 January 1983 Label: Some Bizzare (#BIZ3) Formats: LP, CS, CD 5 — 82 — — 43 — — 84 — BPI: Gold This Last Night in Sodom Released: 16 March 1984 Label: Some Bizzare (#BIZ6) Formats: LP, CS, CD 12 — — — — — — — — — Cruelty Without Beauty Released: 8 October 2002 Label: Cooking Vinyl (#COOK245) Formats: CS, CD 116 — — — — — — — — — Happiness Not Included Released: 6 May 2022 Label: BMG Formats: LP, CS, CD 7 — — — 12 — — — — — Happiness Now Completed Released: 28 July 2024 Label: BMG — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Remix albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK US US Dance Club Non Stop Ecstatic Dancing Released: June 1982 Label: Some Bizzare (#BIZ6) Formats: LP, CS, CD 6 57 31 BPI: Gold Heat: The Remixes Released: 15 September 2008 Label: Some Bizzare, Mercury , UMC Formats: 2xCD, digital download — — —
Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Additional Information UK UK Indie UK Vinyl SCO Live Released: 7 October 2003 Label: Cooking Vinyl (#COOKCD267) Formats: CD — — — — 2003 European tour Includes recordings from Leeds, London and Brussels 26-track, double CD album Soft Cell at the BBC Released: 14 October 2003 Label: Strange Fruit (#SFRSCD123) Formats: CD — — — — Live sessions in 1981–1983 Includes multimedia tracks from The Old Grey Whistle Test 10-track album of BBC recordings Say Hello, Wave Goodbye: Live Released: 27 June 2005 Label: Demon Music Group (#MCCD573) Formats: CD — — — — Re-issue of Live Say Hello, Wave Goodbye – 2018 Released: 1 August 2019 Label: Live Here Now (#LHN052) Formats: LP, CD, download 95 11 18 38 Live at the O2, 30 September 2018 4×LP and 2×CD box sets Available with DVD and Blu-ray discs Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret & Other Stories Released: 7 October 2022 Label: Live Here Now Formats: LP, CD, download , DVD, Blu-ray — — — — Live in London, November 2021 2×CD set, plus various vinyl, DVD & Blu-ray packages Available with DVD and Blu-ray discs
Compilation albums Charting compilations
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK BEL EUR GER SCO The Singles Released: 13 December 1986 Label: Some Bizzare (#BIZ3) Formats: LP, CS, CD 58 — — 54 — Memorabilia – The Singles Released: 20 May 1991 Label: Mercury (#8485121) Formats: LP, CS, CD 8 — 40 — — The Very Best of Soft Cell Released: 1 April 2002 Label: UMTV (#5868342) Formats: CD 37 — — — 63 BPI: Gold Hits & Pieces: The Best of Marc Almond and Soft Cell Released: 10 March 2017 Label: Universal (#5737778) Formats: LP, CD 7 134 — — 5 Keychains & Snowstorms – The Soft Cell Story Released: 7 September 2018 Label: Universal (#6741996) Formats: CD 56 — — 80 36 Keychains & Snowstorms – The Singles Released: 28 September 2018 Label: Universal (#6779852) Formats: CD 34 — — — 30 Non-Stop Extended Cabaret Released: 20 April 2024 Label: EMI (#5880199), Universal (#00602458801996), Mercury (#5880199) Formats: 2x LP — — — — — "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Additional compilations
1982 – The Twelve Inch Singles 1994 – Down in the Subway 1996 – Say Hello to Soft Cell 1998 – Master Series (Mercury) 2001 – The Twelve Inch Singles PolyGram ) (3CD re-release of the 1982 boxset with additional material) 2005 – The Bedsit Tapes 2006 – Demo Non Stop 2006 – 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Soft Cell (Universal) Extended plays Title Details Mutant Moments Released: 1980 Label: Big Frock Club Mixes 2018 Released: 2018 Label: Big Frock Magick Mutants Released: 2019 Label: Big Frock
Singles Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS BEL CAN FIN GER IRE NED SWE US US Dance Club 1981 "A Man Could Get Lost" — — — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles "Memorabilia" — — — — — — — — — — 35 "Tainted Love"/ "Where Did Our Love Go" 1 1 1 1 — 1 4 7 2 8 4 BPI: 3× Platinum ARIA: Gold BVMI : Gold MC: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret "Bedsitter " 4 — 33 — 29 — 10 — — — — BPI: Silver 1982 "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye " 3 — 36 — — 29 12 30 — — — BPI: Silver "Torch " 2 68 6 — 9 75 7 12 — — — BPI: Silver Non-album single "What !" 3 — 32 — — 64 6 — — – — BPI: Silver Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing "Where the Heart Is" 21 — — — 23 — 14 — — — — The Art of Falling Apart "Loving You, Hating Me" (North America Only Release) — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 "Numbers"/"Barriers" 25 — — — — — 16 — — — — "Heat" (North America Only Release) — — — — — — — — — — — "Soul Inside" 16 — — — — — 13 — — — — This Last Night in Sodom 1984 "Down in the Subway" 24 — — — — — 20 — — — — 1985 "Tainted Love" (re-issue) 43 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single 1991 "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91" (featuring Marc Almond) 38 — — — — — — — — — — Memorabilia – The Singles "Tainted Love '91" (featuring Marc Almond) 5 93 — — — 22 4 — — — — 1999 "Tainted Love" (Soft Cell vs Club 69 ) — — — — — — — — — — 24 Non-album single 2002 "Monoculture" 52 — — — — — — — — — — Cruelty Without Beauty 2003 "The Night " 39 — — — — — — — — — — 2016 "Sex Dwarf" — — — — — — — — — — — Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret 2018 "Northern Lights"/ "Guilty (Cos I Say You Are)" — — — — — — — — — — — Keychains & Snowstorms: The Singles 2021 "Bruises on All My Illusions" — — — — — — — — — — — Happiness Not Included 2022 "Purple Zone" (with Pet Shop Boys ) — — — — — — — — — — — "Nostalgia Machine" — — — — — — — — — — — "Light Sleepers / Last Chance" — — — — — — — — — — — Happiness Not Included / Cruelty Without Beauty — 2024 "Light Sleepers (Christmas Mix) / First Hand Experience In Second Hand Love" — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 "First Hand Experience In Second Hand Love (Remixes)" — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 "Martin (Remixes)" — — — — — — — — — — 2026 "Out Come the Freaks" — — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Promotional singles
1981 – "Sex Dwarf/Entertain Me/Seedy Films" (US Dance #65) 1982 – "What/Insecure...Me?" 1984 – Songs from The Last Night in Sodom Video albums Year Title Format Additional information 1982 Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show VHS Reissued on DVD in 2004, and included on the Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset DVD disc 1991 Memorabilia – The Video Singles VHS Soft Cell with Marc Almond – video compilation released alongside the 1991 compilation album of the same name 2002 Live in Milan Released: 2002 Label: Eagle Vision USADVD
Music videos Year Title Director Additional information 1981 Tainted Love Tim Pope Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show Bedsitter Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show Memorabilia – The Video Singles Say Hello, Wave Goodbye Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show 1982 Torch Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show Memorabilia – The Video Singles What! Entertain Me Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show Frustration Seedy Films Secret Life Youth Memorabilia Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show Memorabilia – The Video Singles Sex Dwarf (Intro)Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show Sex Dwarf Original, banned version that has yet to be officially released 1983 Where The Heart Is Released on Memorabilia – The Video Singles Numbers Soul Inside 1984 Down in the Subway Released on Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset 1991 Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91 Peter Christopherson Released on Memorabilia – The Video Singles Tainted Love '91 2002 Monoculture 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 2022 Purple Zone Yassa Khan Soft Cell & Pet Shop Boys Single Light Sleepers Charlie Ann Max
Rarities and miscellaneous Year Title Label Additional information 1981 Some Bizzare Album 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 Sex Dwarf UMC 12" Vinyl UK Record Store Day 2016. Contains the 3 existing (At the time) remixes of the song. 2018 Say Hello Wave Goodbye / YouthUMC/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) 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 MixesLimited to 500 copies in a PVC sleeve with sticker. 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'.
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