Big Audio Dynamite (later known as Big Audio Dynamite II and Big Audio, and often abbreviated BAD) are a British musical group formed in 1984 by the ex-guitarist and singer of the Clash, Mick Jones. The group is noted for its effective mixture of varied musical styles, incorporating elements of punk rock, dance music, hip hop, reggae, and funk. BAD's one constant throughout frequent shifts in membership and musical direction is the vocals provided by Mick Jones. After releasing a number of well-received albums and touring extensively throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Big Audio Dynamite disbanded in 1997. In 2011, the band embarked on a reunion tour.
| Big Audio Dynamite discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 9 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Singles | 17 |
| Video albums | 2 |
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][2] |
AUS [3] |
CAN [4] |
NZ [5] |
SWE [6] |
US [7] | |||
| This Is Big Audio Dynamite | 27 | 87 | — | 8 | — | 103 | ||
| No. 10, Upping St. |
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11 | 85 | — | 23 | 49 | 119 |
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| Tighten Up Vol. 88 |
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33 | — | — | — | — | 102 | |
| Megatop Phoenix |
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26 | — | — | — | — | 85 | |
| Kool-Aid (as Big Audio Dynamite II) |
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55 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Globe (as Big Audio Dynamite II) |
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63 | 10 | 69 | 16 | — | 76 | |
| Higher Power (as Big Audio) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F-Punk |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Entering a New Ride |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Ally Pally Paradiso (as Big Audio Dynamite II) |
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| On the Road Live '92 (as Big Audio Dynamite II) |
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| Class of '92 (as Big Audio Dynamite II) |
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Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Lost Treasure of Big Audio Dynamite I & II |
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| Looking for a Song (as Big Audio) |
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| Planet B.A.D. |
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| Super Hits |
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| Big Audio Dynamite I & II |
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| Original Album Classics |
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| The Best of Big Audio Dynamite |
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Video albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| BAD I + II |
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| Big Audio Dynamite Live: E=MC2 |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Albums | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][11] |
AUS [3] |
CAN [4] |
IRE [12] |
NZ [5] |
US [13] |
US Dance [14] |
US Alt [15] | ||||
| "The Bottom Line" | 1985 | 97 | 34 | — | — | 38 | — | 33[A] | — | This Is Big Audio Dynamite | |
| "E=MC²" | 1986 | 11 | 47 | — | 11 | 18 | — | 37 | — | ||
| "Medicine Show" | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 42[B] | — | |||
| "C'mon Every Beatbox" | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 16[C] | — | No. 10, Upping St. | ||
| "V. Thirteen" | 1987 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | 15[D] | — | ||
| "Sightsee M.C!" | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Just Play Music!" | 1988 | 51 | — | — | — | 49 | — | 45 | 1 | Tighten Up Vol. 88 | |
| "Other 99" | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | |||
| "James Brown" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19[E] | 2 | Megatop Phoenix | |
| "Contact" | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | 18[F] | 6 | |||
| "Free" | 1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 22 | Flashback (soundtrack) | |
| "Rush" (as Big Audio Dynamite II) | 1991 | 1[G] | 1 | 73 | 2[G] | 1 | 32 | 36 | 1 | The Globe | |
| "The Globe" (as Big Audio Dynamite II) | — | 8 | — | — | 10 | 72 | 28 | 3 |
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| "Innocent Child" (as Big Audio Dynamite II) | 1992 | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Looking for a Song" (as Big Audio) | 1994 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | Higher Power | |
| "I Turned Out a Punk" | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F-Punk | |
| "Sunday Best" | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Entering a New Ride | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ "The Bottom Line" and "BAD" charted together on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
- ^ "Medicine Show" and "This Is Big Audio Dynamite" charted together on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
- ^ "C'mon Every Beatbox", and "Badrock City" charted together on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. "Badrock City" also charted at number 66 on the Hot Black Singles chart.
- ^ "V. Thirteen" and "Hollywood Boulevard" charted together on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
- ^ "James Brown" and "If I Were John Carpenter" charted together on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
- ^ "Contact" and "In Full Effect" charted together on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
- ^ a b "Rush" was released as a double A-sided single, with the Clash's re-release of "Should I Stay or Should I Go".
References
edit- ^ a b "Big Audio Dynamite - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Big Audio Dynamite II - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ a b Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 34. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: "australian-charts.com - Discography Big Audio Dynamite II". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
- Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ a b Big Audio Dynamite's chart positions in Canada:
- The Globe: "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 54, no. 16. 21 September 1991. Retrieved 18 October 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Rush": "RPM 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Vol. 54, no. 22. 2 November 1991. Retrieved 18 October 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ a b "charts.nz - Discography Big Audio Dynamite II". charts.nz. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com - Discography Big Audio Dynamite". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Big Audio – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ a b "British certifications – Big Audio Dynamite". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 October 2022. Type Big Audio Dynamite in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "American certifications – Big Audio Dynamite". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Big Audio - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Big Audio – Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Big Audio – Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Big Audio – Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1991" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. 8 March 1992. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1992" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
