# Soft Cell discography

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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 final farewell concert, accompanied by a host of musical and video releases, including a career-spanning box set and a single.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | CAN | FIN | GER | NED | NZ | SWE | US | US R&B/HH | Certifications |
| 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: Gold |
| The 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 | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | US | Certifications |
| Non Stop Ecstatic Dancing | Released: June 1982 Label: Some Bizzare (#BIZ6) Formats: LP, CS, CD | 6 | 57 | BPI: Gold |

### Live albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Additional Information |
| Title | Album details | UK | UK Indie | UK Vinyl | SCO | Additional Information |
| 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 album from 2003 With new title and artwork 26-track, double CD album |
| 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | BEL | EUR | GER | SCO | Certifications |
| 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 | |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||||||
Complete list
* 1982 – The Twelve Inch Singles (Some Bizzare) (6x12" vinyl boxset with booklet)
* 1986 – The Singles (Some Bizzare)
* 1991 – Memorabilia – The Singles (Mercury) (Soft Cell with Marc Almond)
* 1994 – Down in the Subway (Spectrum)
* 1996 – Say Hello to Soft Cell (Spectrum)
* 1998 – Master Series (Mercury)
* 2001 – The Twelve Inch Singles (PolyGram) (3CD re-release of the 1982 boxset)
* 2002 – The Very Best of Soft Cell (Universal)
* 2005 – The Bedsit Tapes (Some Bizzare) (Recorded in 1978–1980)
* 2006 – Demo Non Stop (Some Bizzare) (Recorded in 1978–1980)
* 2006 – 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Soft Cell (Universal)
* 2008 – Heat: The Remixes (Mercury) (2CD collection of new remixes)
* 2017 – Hits & Pieces The Best of Marc Almond and Soft Cell (UMC)
* 2018 – Keychains & Snowstorms – The Soft Cell Story (10 Disc Box Set) (UMC)
* 2018 – Keychains & Snowstorms – The Singles (UMC)

## 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Year | Title | UK | AUS | BEL | CAN | FIN | GER | IRE | NED | SWE | US | Certifications | Album |
| 1981 | "A Man Can Get Lost" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| 1981 | "Memorabilia" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| 1981 | "Tainted Love"/ "Where Did Our Love Go" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 8 | BPI: 3× Platinum ARIA: Gold BVMI: Gold MC: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum | Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret |
| 1981 | "Bedsitter" | 4 | — | 33 | — | 29 | — | 10 | — | — | — | BPI: Silver | Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret |
| 1982 | "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" | 3 | — | 36 | — | — | 29 | 12 | 30 | — | — | BPI: Silver | Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret |
| 1982 | "Torch" | 2 | 68 | 6 | — | 9 | 75 | 7 | 12 | — | — | BPI: Silver | Non-album single |
| 1982 | "What" | 3 | — | 32 | — | — | 64 | 6 | — | — | – | BPI: Silver | Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing |
| 1982 | "Where the Heart Is" | 21 | — | — | — | 23 | — | 14 | — | — | — | | The Art of Falling Apart |
| 1982 | "Loving You, Hating Me" (North America Only Release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Art of Falling Apart |
| 1983 | "Numbers"/"Barriers" | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | | The Art of Falling Apart |
| 1983 | "Heat" (North America Only Release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Art of Falling Apart |
| 1983 | "Soul Inside" | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | | This Last Night in Sodom |
| 1984 | "Down in the Subway" | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | | This Last Night in Sodom |
| 1985 | "Tainted Love" (re-issue) | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| 1991 | "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91" (featuring Marc Almond) | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Memorabilia – The Singles |
| 1991 | "Tainted Love '91" (featuring Marc Almond) | 5 | 93 | — | — | — | 22 | 4 | — | — | — | | Memorabilia – The Singles |
| 1999 | "Tainted Love" (Soft Cell vs Club 69) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| 2002 | "Monoculture" | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Cruelty Without Beauty |
| 2003 | "The Night" | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Cruelty Without Beauty |
| 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) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Happiness Not Included |
| 2022 | "Nostalgia Machine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Happiness Not Included |
| 2022 | "Last Chance (Christmas Mix) / Light Sleepers" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Happiness Not Included |
| 2024 | "Light Sleepers (Christmas Mix) / First Hand Experience In Second Hand Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Happiness Not Included |
| "—" 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 Released: 1982 Label: Some Bizzare Films | VHS | Reissued on DVD in 2004, and included on the Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset DVD disc |
| 1991 | Memorabilia – The Video Singles Released: 1991 Label: Polygram | 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 USA | DVD | |

## Music videos

| Year | Title | Director | Additional Information |
| 1981 | Tainted Love | Tim Pope | Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
| 1981 | Bedsitter | Tim Pope | Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show and Memorabilia – The Video Singles and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
| 1981 | Say Hello, Wave Goodbye | Tim Pope | Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
| 1982 | Torch | Tim Pope | Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show and Memorabilia – The Video Singles and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
| 1982 | What! | Tim Pope | Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show and Memorabilia – The Video Singles and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
| 1982 | Entertain Me | Tim Pope | Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
| 1982 | Frustration | Tim Pope | Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
| 1982 | Seedy Films | Tim Pope | Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
| 1982 | Secret Life | Tim Pope | Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
| 1982 | Youth | Tim Pope | Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
| 1982 | Memorabilia | Tim Pope | Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show and Memorabilia – The Video Singles and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
| 1982 | Sex Dwarf (Intro) | Tim Pope | Released on Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
| 1982 | Sex Dwarf | Tim Pope | Original, banned version that has yet to be officially released |
| 1983 | Where The Heart Is | Tim Pope | Released on Memorabilia – The Video Singles and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
| 1983 | Numbers | Tim Pope | Released on Memorabilia – The Video Singles and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
| 1983 | Soul Inside | Tim Pope | Released on Memorabilia – The Video Singles and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
| 1984 | Down in the Subway | Tim Pope | Released on Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
| 1991 | Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91 | Peter Christopherson | Released on Memorabilia – The Video Singles and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
| 1991 | Tainted Love '91 | Peter Christopherson | Released on Memorabilia – The Video Singles and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
| 2002 | Monoculture | Tim Pope | Included as a multimedia track on the Monoculture single and Keychains & Snowstorms Boxset |
| 2018 | Northern Lights | Tim Pope | 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 |
| 2022 | 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 / Youth | UMC/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 Mixes | | Limited to 500 copies in a PVC sleeve with sticker. |