Ian Dury discography
Introduction This is the discography of British musician Ian Dury, including with Kilburn and the High Roads and the Blockheads.
Albums ===Studio albums=== Title Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications UK AUS CAN GER NL NOR NZ SPA SWE US ''Handsome''* Released: 23 May 1975* Label: Dawn* Formats: LP* As part of Kilburn and the High Roads—————————— ''New Boots and Panties&excl;! ''* Released: 30 September 1977* Label: Stiff* Formats: LP, MC, 8-track513—29——7—40168* UK: Platinum ''Wotabunch! ''* Released: October 1978* Label: Warner Bros.* Formats: LP, MC* As part of Kilburn and the High Roads—————————— ''Do It Yourself''* Released: 18 May 1979* Label: Stiff* Formats: LP, MC, 8-track* With the Blockheads2195923381218—8126* UK: Gold ''Laughter''* Released: 28 November 1980* Label: Stiff* Formats: LP, MC* With the Blockheads4827——————29159* UK: Silver ''Lord Upminster''* Released: 14 September 1981* Label: Polydor* Formats: LP, MC5344—————2632— ''4,000 Weeks' Holiday''* Released: 27 January 1984* Label: Polydor* Formats: LP, MC* With the Music Students54————————— ''Apples''* Released: October 1989* Label: WEA* Formats: CD, LP, MC—————————— ''The Bus Driver's Prayer & Other Stories''* Released: 10 November 1992* Label: Demon* Formats: CD, MC—————————— ''Mr. Love Pants''* Released: 29 June 1997* Label: CNR Music, Ronnie Harris* Formats: CD* With the Blockheads57————————— ''Ten More Turnips from the Tip''* Released: 18 March 2002* Label: Ronnie Harris* Formats: CD* With the Blockheads60—————————"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.===Live albums=== Title Album details ''Live! Warts 'n' Audience''* Released: April 1991* Label: Demon* Formats: CD, LP, MC* With the Blockheads ''Straight from the Desk''* Released: June 2001* Label: Blockhead* Formats: CD* With the Blockheads ''Live at Rockpalast 1978''* Released: 27 July 2012* Label: MIG* Formats: CD, digital download* With the Blockheads ''Live at the Old Waldorf, San Francisco 1978''* Released: 15 September 2017* Label: Vogon* Formats: CD* With the Blockheads===Compilation albums=== Title Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications UK AUS NZ ''Jukebox Dury''* Released: 20 November 1981* Label: Stiff* Formats: LP, MC—4220* UK: Silver ''Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll''* Released: 4 May 1987* Label: Demon* Formats: CD, LP, MC——— ''Souled Out to Rock''* Released: 1990* Label: Polydor* Formats: CD, MC——— ''Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll: The Best Of''* Released: 5 May 1992* Label: Rhino* Formats: CD, MC——— ''The Very Best of Ian Dury & the Blockheads – Reasons to Be Cheerful''* Released: 1 October 1999* Label: Papillon/EMI* Formats: CD, MC40——* UK: Gold ''Sex and Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll – Greatest Hits''* Released: 2004* Label: Landmark* Formats: 2xCD———''Reasons to Be Cheerful – The Best of Ian Dury''* Released: 26 September 2005* Label: Music Club Deluxe* Formats: 2xCD80——* UK: Gold''Essex Boy: An Introduction to Ian Dury''* Released: September 2006* Label: Music Club* Formats: CD——— ''The Best of Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll''* Released: 13 November 2007* Label: The Great American Music Company* Formats: CD——— ''Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll - The Essential Collection''* Released: 5 February 2010* Label: DMG TV* Formats: CD51—— ''Greatest''* Released: 25 May 2015* Label: Crimson* Formats: CD——— ''What a Waste – The Collection''* Released: 17 February 2017* Label: Music Club Deluxe* Formats: CD——— ''Greatest Hits''* Released: 22 June 2018* Label: Demon* Formats: LP——— ''Hit Me! The Best of Ian Dury''* Released: 16 October 2020* Label: BMG* Formats: 3xCD, 2xLP, digital download———"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.===Box sets=== Title Album details ''Boxed''* Released: 1991* Label: Demon* Formats: 3xCD ''The Stiff Singles / The Promo Videos / The Peel Session''* Released: 27 October 2008* Label: Edsel* Formats: 8xCD+DVD ''Classics''* Released: 25 October 2010* Label: Edsel* Formats: 5xCD ''The Stiff Recordings 1977–1980''* Released: 11 November 2018* Label: Demon* Formats: 4xLP===Video albums=== Title Album details ''Hold On to Your Structure – Live at the Hammersmith Odeon''* Released: 1985* Label: EMI* Formats: VHS ''Rare and Unseen''* Released: 12 April 2010* Label: Wienerworld* Formats: DVD ''Live at Rockpalast 1978''* Released: 27 July 2012* Label: MIG* Formats: DVD
EPs  Title Album details ''The Best of Kilburn & the High Roads Featuring Ian Dury''* Released: November 1977* Label: Bonaparte ''The Pub Ska EP''* Released: 2010* Label: 2 Stick* Limited release
Singles  Title YearPeak chart positionsAlbum UK AUS BEL (FL) GER IRE NL NOR NZ SWE US Dance "Rough Kids" (as Kilburn and the High Roads)1974——————————''Handsome'' "Crippled with Nerves" (as Kilburn and the High Roads)1975—————————— "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll"1977——12——11——12— "Sweet Gene Vincent" (with the Blockheads)——————————''New Boots and Panties'' "Wake Up and Make Love with Me"1978——26——32———— "What a Waste" (with the Blockheads)9————————— "Billy Bentley" (as Kilburn and the High Roads featuring Ian Dury)——————————''Wotabunch!'' "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick" (with the Blockheads)1214223973979 "Inbetweenies" (with the Blockheads; Continental Europe-only release)1979——————————''Do It Yourself'' "Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3" (with the Blockheads)365——2027——24— "I Want to Be Straight" (with the Blockheads)19802218———————— "Sueperman's Big Sister" (with the Blockheads)5190————————''Laughter'' "Spasticus Autisticus"1981—50———48———32''Lord Upminster'' "Funky Disco (Pops)" (Spain and Australia-only release)—————————— "Ban the Bomb" (New Zealand-only release)1982——————————''4.000 Weeks' Holiday'' "Really Glad You Came"198398————————— "Very Personal" (with the Music Students)1984—————————— "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick" (with the Blockheads; Paul Hardcastle remix)198555——————28—— "Profoundly in Love with Pandora"45————————— "Average" (by Box of Frogs featuring Ian Dury)1986——————————''Strange Land'' (by Box of Frogs) "Burning Beds Salsa" (with Pia Frankenberg)1988—————————— "Apples"1989——————————''Apples'' "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick" (with the Blockheads; The Flying remix)199173————————— "Itinerant Child" (with the Blockheads)1997——————————''Mr. Love Pants'' "Mash It Up Harry" (with the Blockheads)1998—————————— "Sex & Drugs & Rock'n'Roll" (with the Blockheads; Klubbheads remix)1999—————————— "Y2K the Bug Is Coming" (with Jim's Super Stereoworld and Fuzz Townshend)—————————— "Drip Fed Fred" (Madness featuring Ian Dury)200055—————————''Wonderful'' (by Madness) "Dance Little Rude Boy" (with the Blockheads)2002—————98————''Ten More Turnips from the Tip'' "One Love" (with the Blockheads)——————————"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
See also * The Blockheads discography
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