Jimmy Somerville discography
Scottish singer-songwriter Jimmy Somerville entered the music industry as the lead vocalist of the British pop band Bronski Beat. The trio, originally co-founded along with Steve Bronski and Larry Steinbachek, scored an international success with their debut single entitled "Smalltown Boy". In 1986, Somerville also co-founded The Communards before launching his solo career in 1989.
| Jimmy Somerville discography | |
|---|---|
 Jimmy Somerville performing live during the Here and Now Tour on 25 June 2011. | |
| Studio albums | 6 |
| Live albums | 9 |
| Compilation albums | 10 |
| Video albums | 5 |
| Music videos | 25 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Singles | 41 |
| Remix albums | 2 |
| Other appearances | 12 |
According to the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique, Somerville himself sold 1,422,905 albums and singles in France as of 2009. While additional 1,765,500 units in common with the Communards.[1]
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [2] |
GER [3] |
IT [4] |
SWI [5] |
UK [6] |
US [7] | |||||||||
| 1989 | Read My Lips
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6 | 29 | 25 | — | 29 | 192 | |||||||
| 1995 | Dare to Love
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— | 79 | — | 45 | 38 | — | |||||||
| 1999 | Manage the Damage
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2004 | Home Again
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— | 48 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2009 | Suddenly Last Summer
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2014 | Homage
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60 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that region. | ||||||||||||||
Remix albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Root Beer
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Live albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 1991 | In Concert – 521
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| 1996 | Coca-Cola Planet Live! as Jimmy Somerville
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| 2006 | Live at Full House (with The Communards)
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| 2016 | Live And Acoustic at Stella Polaris
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Compilations
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [10] |
FRA [2] |
GER [3] |
IT [4] |
NL [11] |
NZ [12] |
SWI [5] |
UK [6] | ||||
| 1989 | Best
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | The Singles Collection 1984/1990
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10 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 30 | 4 | 4 |
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| 1991 | Master Series
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993 | Heaven with The Communards
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001 | The Very Best of Jimmy Somerville, Bronski Beat and The Communards
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— | 15 | 49 | — | — | — | — | 29 |
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| 2002 | The Essentials
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 | Het Beste Van The Communards with The Communards
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | The Platinum Collection with The Communards
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | For a Friend: The Best of Bronski Beat, The Communards & Jimmy Somerville
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | Dance & Desire: Rarities & Remixes: Jimmy Somerville, Bronski Beat & The Communards
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that region. | |||||||||||
Extended plays
| Year | Album details | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Bright Thing
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| 2011 | Momentum
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| 2012 | Solent
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| None of the EPs did chart. | ||
Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Thresholds | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [13] |
BE [14] |
FRA [15] |
GER [16] |
IRE [17] |
IT [18] |
NL [19] |
UK [6] |
US | |||||
| DC [20] |
100 [21] | ||||||||||||
| 1989 | "Comment te dire adieu?" with June Miles-Kingston | 122 | 23 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 42 | 26 | 14 | — | — | Read My Lips | |
| 1990 | "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" | 76 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 23 | 49 | 5 | 34 | 87 | ||
| "Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)" | — | 38 | 29 | 57 | 13 | — | — | 26 | — | — | |||
| "To Love Somebody" | 146 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 8 | — | — | The Singles Collection 1984/1990 | ||
| 1991 | "Smalltown Boy (1991 Remix)" with Bronski Beat | — | — | — | 28 | 16 | 22 | 72 | 32 | — | — | ||
| "Run from Love" | — | — | 27 | 98 | 29 | — | — | 52 | — | — | |||
| 1995 | "Heartbeat" | — | 39 | — | 54 | — | 21 | — | 24 | 1 | — | Dare to Love | |
| "Hurt So Good" | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | |||
| "By Your Side" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | |||
| 1997 | "Safe" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | single only | |
| "Dark Sky" | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | Manage the Damage | ||
| 1999 | "Something to Live for" | — | — | — | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Lay Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2000 | "Why (Almighty Mixes)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | single(s) only | |
| 2001 | "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004 | "It's So Good" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Home Again | |
| "Come On" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region. | |||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Thresholds | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [23][24] |
BE [25] |
FRA [15] |
GER [16] |
IRE [17] |
IT [18] |
NL [19] |
UK [6] |
US | |||||
| DC [20] |
100 [21] | ||||||||||||
| 1984 | "Smalltown Boy"[I] with Bronski Beat | 8 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 48 | The Age of Consent | |
| "Why?"[J] with Bronski Beat | 10 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 27 | — |
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| "It Ain't Necessarily So" with Bronski Beat | 58 | 27 | — | 31 | 26 | 28 | 21 | 16 | — | — | |||
| 1985 | "I Feel Love (Medley)"[K] with Bronski Beat & Marc Almond | 34 | 9 | 28 | 16 | 3 | — | 11 | 3 | — | — |
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Hundreds & Thousands |
| "You Are My World" with The Communards | — | — | 16 | 59 | — | 22 | — | 30 | — | — |
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Communards | |
| 1986 | "Suspicious Minds"[L] with Fine Young Cannibals | 6 | 22 | — | 37 | 9 | — | 21 | 8 | 23 | — | Fine Young Cannibals | |
| "Disenchanted"[M] with The Communards | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 29 | — | — | Communards | ||
| "Don't Leave Me This Way"[N] with The Communards & Sarah Jane Morris | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | |||
| "So Cold the Night" with The Communards | 90 | 7 | 17 | 14 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 25 | — | |||
| 1987 | "You Are My World '87" with The Communards | — | 31 | — | 59 | 7 | — | 23 | 21 | — | — | ||
| "Tomorrow" with The Communards | 99 | 31 | 32 | 25 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 23 | — | — | Red | ||
| "Hold On Tight" with The Communards | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Never Can Say Goodbye"[O] with The Communards | 13 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 51 | |||
| 1988 | "For a Friend" with The Communards | — | 29 | — | 35 | 12 | — | — | 28 | — | — | ||
| "There's More to Love" with The Communards | — | — | — | 34 | 10 | — | — | 20 | — | — | |||
| "The Last Infanta" with Uno | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Uno | ||
| 1989 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" with Band Aid II | 30 | 17 | — | — | 1 | 23 | 20 | 1 | single(s) only | |||
| 1994 | "Smalltown Boy (1994 Remix)" with Bronski Beat | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995 | "Why? (1995 Remix)" with Bronski Beat | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rainbow Nation | |
| 1996 | "Respect: The Single" with United Against Racism | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | single only | |
| "Star" with The Weather Girls | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Think Big! | ||
| 1997 | "The Number One Song in Heaven" with Sparks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 28 | — | Plagiarism | |
| 2007 | "You & Me" with Blu-ray | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Clubland 10 | |
| 2011 | "I Believe in Love (Remix)" with Arthur Baker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | single only | |
| 2012 | "Take Me There" with Scratch Massive | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nuit de rêve | |
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region. | |||||||||||||
Additional charts
- I ^ The original release of the "Smalltown Boy" single peaked at number 4 on the US component Hot Dance Singles Sales.[28]
- J ^ "Why?" peaked at number 20 on the US Hot Dance Singles Sales.[28]
- K ^ "I Feel Love (Medley)" peaked at number 50 on the US Hot Dance Singles Sales.[28]
- L ^ "Suspicious Minds" peaked at number 49 on the US Hot Dance Singles Sales chart.[28]
- M ^ "Disenchanted" peaked at number 43 on the US Hot Dance Singles Sales chart.[28]
- N ^ "Don't Leave Me This Way" peaked at number 3 on the US Hot Dance Singles Sales chart[28]
- O ^ "Never Can Say Goodbye" peaked at number 3 on the US Hot Dance Singles Sales chart.[28]
Promotional singles
| Year | Single | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | "Why Aren’t You in Love with Me?" with Banderas | Collaboration with Banderas, from their album Ripe, on London Records. |
| 1993 | "Coming" | US promotional single, released as the main theme on the Orlando soundtrack. |
| "Gimme Shelter" with Voice of the Beehive | *Four track EP by VAs (such as Heaven 17, New Model Army, Thunder, 808 State with Robert Owens.) The song was also issued on an album of the same name. |
Other appearances
| Year | Single | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | "I Believe in Love" with Arthur Baker |
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| "One Fine Day" with Carmel |
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| 1990 | "From This Moment On" |
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| 1993 | "Eliza" |
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| 1995 | "So Long Babe" |
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| "Postcards from America Suite" | ||
| 1998 | "Words (J+S Mix)" by Low |
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| 2004 | "Child" |
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| 2006 | "I Was Born This Way…" with Craig C. |
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| 2007 | "You Are My World (Live)" |
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| "Something to Live for (Live)" | ||
| 2008 | "I Will" with Mystéfy |
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Videos
Video albums
| Year | Details |
|---|---|
| 1990 | The Video Collection 1984/1990
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Music videos
| Year | Song | Direction | Video album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | "Smalltown Boy" | The First Chapter with Bronski Beat | |
| "Why?" | |||
| "It Ain't Necessarily So" |
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| 1985 | "I Feel Love (Medley)" | ||
| "You Are My World" |
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The Video Singles with The Communards | |
| 1986 | "Disenchanted" | ||
| "Disenchanted (Live)" | N/A | Days Like These with Red Wedge | |
| "Don't Leave Me This Way (Live)" | N/A | ||
| "Don't Leave Me This Way" | The Video Singles with The Communards | ||
| "So Cold the Night" | |||
| 1987 | "Tomorrow" | The Video Collection 1984/1990 | |
| "Never Can Say Goodbye" |
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| 1988 | "For a Friend" | ||
| "There's More To Love" |
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| "Dancing Queen"[Z] | N/A | ||
| 1989 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" | N/A | Do They Know It's Christmas? |
| "Comment te dire adieu?" | The Video Collection 1984/1990 | ||
| 1990 | "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" | ||
| "Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)" | |||
| "To Love Somebody" | |||
| 1990 | "From This Moment On"[Z2] | ||
| 1995 | "Heartbeat" | N/A | music video(s) only |
| "Hurt So Good" | N/A | ||
| 1997 | "Dark Sky" | N/A | |
| 1999 | "Something to Live for" | N/A |
- Notes
- Z ^ "Dancing Queen" was taken from the Friday Night Live show performed with The Communards.[29]
- Z2 ^ "From This Moment On" was also issued on VHS Red Hot + Blue by various artists, released on DVD in 2006.
See also
References
- General
- "Jimmy Somerville – US Chart History". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. billboard.com. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- "Jimmy Somerville – Discography > Albums / Singles & EPs / Compilations / Videos". Discogs. Zink Media. discogs.com. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- Specific
- Les Ventes par Artiste de 1955 à fin 2009 Archived 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- For peak positions of Somerville's albums in the France, search for his releases using the link:
- France – Albums – Chart Run Archived 20 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- For peak positions of Somerville's albums in the Germany, use a link depending on a release:
- Germany – Albums – The Age of Consent
- Germany – Albums – Communards
- Germany – Albums – Red
- Germany – Albums – Read My Lips
- Germany – Albums – The Singles Collection 1984/1990
- Germany – Albums – Dare to Love
- Germany – Albums – The Very Best of Jimmy Somerville, Bronski Beat and The Communards
- Germany – Albums – Home Again
- For peak positions of Somerville's albums in the Italy, use a link depending on a release:
- For peak positions of Somerville's albums in the Switzerland, use a link depending on a release:
- For peak positions of Somerville's releases in the United Kingdom, use a link depending on a release:
- with Bronski Beat: "Official Charts > Bronski Beat". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- with The Communards: "Official Charts > Communards". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- as lead artist: "Official Charts > Jimmy Somerville". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- with Fine Young Cannibals: "Official Charts > Fine Young Cannibals". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- with Band Aid II: "Official Charts > Band Aid II". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- with Sparks: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > DJ S – The System Of Life". zobbel.de. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- For peak positions of Somerville's albums in the United States, use a link depending on a release:
- "French album certifications – Jimmy Somerville" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 17 April 2022. Select JIMMY SOMERVILLE and click OK.
- For music recording sales certifications received by Somerville in the United Kingdom, search for his awards using the IFPI link:
- UK – International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Archived 24 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- For peak positions of Somerville's albums in the Austria, use a link depending on a release:
- For peak positions of Somerville's albums in the Netherlands, use a link depending on a release:
- For peak positions of Somerville's albums in the New Zealand, use a link depending on a release:
- For peak positions of Somerville's singles in Australia, use a link depending on a release:
- "Comment te dire adieu?": "Week commencing 11 December 1989". Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 15 Apr 1990 (61–100)". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 29 April 2017. N.B. The number in the HP column indicates highest position.
- "To Love Somebody":"Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 25 February 1991". Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- "Dark Sky": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 12 Apr 1998". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- For peak positions of Somerville's singles in the France, use a link depending on a release:
- France – Singles – "Smalltown Boy"
- France – Singles – "Why?"
- France – Singles – "I Feel Love (Medley)"
- France – Singles – "You Are My World"
- France – Singles – "Don't Leave Me This Way"
- France – Singles – "So Cold the Night"
- France – Singles – "Tomorrow"
- France – Singles – "Never Can Say Goodbye"
- France – Singles – "Comment te dire adieu?"
- France – Singles – "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"
- France – Singles – "Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)"
- France – Singles – "To Love Somebody"
- France – Singles – "Run from Love"
- France – Singles – "Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
- For peak positions of Somerville's singles in the Germany, use a link depending on a release:
- Germany – Singles – "Smalltown Boy"
- Germany – Singles – "Why?"
- Germany – Singles – "It Ain't Necessarily So"
- Germany – Singles – "I Feel Love (Medley)"
- Germany – Singles – "You Are My World"
- Germany – Singles – "Suspicious Minds"
- Germany – Singles – "Don't Leave Me This Way"
- Germany – Singles – "So Cold The Night"
- Germany – Singles – "You Are My World (1987 Remix")
- Germany – Singles – "Tomorrow"
- Germany – Singles – "Never Can Say Goodbye"
- Germany – Singles – "For a Friend"
- Germany – Singles – "There's More to Love"
- Germany – Singles – "Comment te dire adieu?"
- Germany – Singles – "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"
- Germany – Singles – "Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)"
- Germany – Singles – "Smalltown Boy (1991 Remix)"
- Germany – Singles – "To Love Somebody"
- Germany – Singles – "Run from Love"
- Germany – Singles – "Heartbeat"
- Germany – Singles – "Hurt So Good"
- Germany – Singles – "Something to Live for"
- Germany – Singles – "Aint No Mountain High Enough"
- "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- Spinetoli, John Joseph. Artisti In Classifica: I Singoli: 1960-1999. Milano: Musica e dischi, 2000
- For peak positions of Somerville's singles in the Netherlands, use a link depending on a release:
- Netherlands – Singles – "Smalltown Boy"
- Netherlands – Singles – "Why?"
- Netherlands – Singles – "It Ain't Necessarily So"
- Netherlands – Singles – "I Feel Love (Medley)"
- Netherlands – Singles – "Suspicious Minds"
- Netherlands – Singles – "Disenchanted"
- Netherlands – Singles – "Don't Leave Me This Way"
- Netherlands – Singles – "So Cold the Night"
- Netherlands – Singles – "You Are My World (1987 Remix)"
- Netherlands – Singles – "Tomorrow"
- Netherlands – Singles – "Never Can Say Goodbye"
- Netherlands – Singles – "Comment te dire adieu?"
- Netherlands – Singles – "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
- Netherlands – Singles – "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"
- Netherlands – Singles – "To Love Somebody"
- Netherlands – Singles – "Smalltown Boy (1991 Remix)"
- For peak positions of Somerville's singles on the US Hot Dance Club Play, use a link depending on a release:
- US – Singles – Hot Dance Club Play – "Smalltown Boy" and "Why?"
- US – Singles – Hot Dance Club Play – "Run from Love"
- US – Singles – Hot Dance Club Play – "Suspicious Minds"
- US – Singles – Hot Dance Club Play – "Don't Leave Me This Way", "So Cold the Night" and "Never Can Say Goodbye"
- US – Singles – Hot Dance Club Play – "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" and "Heartbeat"
- US – Singles – Hot Dance Club Play – "Safe"
- US – Singles – Hot Dance Club Play – "Number One Song in Heaven"
- For peak positions of Somerville's singles on the US Billboard Hot 100, use a link depending on a release:
- "French single certifications – Jimmy Somerville with June Miles Kingston" (in French). InfoDisc. Select JIMMY SOMERVILLE WITH JUNE MILES KINGSTON and click OK.
- "australian-charts.com - Band Aid II - Do They Know It's Christmas?". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. pp. 46, 71, 72, 111. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- For music recording sales certifications received by Somerville in Canada, use the CRIA link:
- Canada – Canadian Recording Industry Association Archived 25 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- "French single certifications – Communards" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 17 April 2022. Select COMMUNARDS and click OK.
- For peak positions of Somerville's singles on the US Hot Dance Singles Sales, use a link depending on a release:
- US – Singles – Hot Dance Singles Sales – "Smalltown Boy", "Why?" and "I Feel Love (Medley)"
- US – Singles – Hot Dance Singles Sales – "Suspicious Minds"
- US – Singles – Hot Dance Singles Sales – "Disenchanted", "Don't Leave Me This Way" and "Never Can Say Goodbye"
- US – Singles – Hot Dance Singles Sales – "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" and "Heartbeat"
- Music Video Directors
- "From This Moment On" – Video Director
External links
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