# Adam Ant discography

Adam Ant is a British post-punk, new wave artist. He was the lead singer of Adam & the Ants until their split in early 1982, by which time they had recorded three studio albums. Ant, however, would go solo, and release an additional five studio albums throughout the 1980s and early 1990s (one other album recorded during this period remains unreleased but circulates widely as a bootleg). After a gap of nearly 18 years, his sixth released solo studio album came out in early 2013. A planned follow-up album recorded the following year currently officially remains at developmental stage.
His greatest UK chart success was Adam & the Ants' 1980 album Kings of the Wild Frontier which was number one in the UK Albums Chart for a total of twelve weeks. However, it was the follow-up album, Prince Charming, that produced the biggest hit singles with "Stand and Deliver" and the title track, achieving five weeks and four weeks respectively as number one singles on the UK Singles Chart.
In the United States, Ant's biggest chart success was his solo debut, 1982's Friend or Foe album, which reached the Top 20 on the Billboard 200 the following spring. Three other Ant albums have reached the middle area of the Top 100. Friend or Foe also included the hit single "Goody Two Shoes", which was a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time as the album, as well as a third number one single for Ant on the UK Singles Chart. Ant would achieve further US singles chart success in the 1990s with "Room at the Top", a second Top 20 hit in 1990, and the "Wonderful" title track, a third Top 40 hit in 1995. Friend or Foe achieved US Gold Disc status within a year of its release; Kings of the Wild Frontier crawled to the same certification after nearly 14 years.
Besides regular studio albums there are a number of live albums, box sets and compilations. The three Peel Sessions first appeared in 1990 (minus two tracks from the first session), while the complete integral one collection appeared in 2001.

## 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 | UK Indie | AUS | AUT | CAN | GER | NL | NZ | SWE | US | Certifications |
| As Adam & the Ants |||||||||||||
| Dirk Wears White Sox | Released: 30 November 1979 Label: Do It Formats: LP, MC | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | UK: Gold |
| Kings of the Wild Frontier | Released: 7 November 1980 Label: CBS Formats: LP, MC | 1 | — | 2 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 44 | AUS: 2× Platinum UK: Platinum US: Gold |
| Prince Charming | Released: 6 November 1981 Label: CBS Formats: LP, MC, 8-track | 2 | — | 7 | — | 45 | 21 | 5 | 43 | 29 | 94 | AUS: 2× Platinum UK: Platinum |
| As Adam Ant |||||||||||||
| Friend or Foe | Released: 11 October 1982 Label: CBS Formats: LP, MC, 8-track | 5 | — | 60 | — | 14 | 55 | 33 | — | 36 | 16 | UK: Gold US: Gold |
| Strip | Released: 7 November 1983 Label: CBS Formats: LP, MC, 8-track | 20 | — | — | — | 84 | — | 44 | — | — | 65 | UK: Silver |
| Vive Le Rock | Released: 2 September 1985 Label: CBS Formats: CD, LP, MC | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | |
| Manners & Physique | Released: 12 March 1990 Label: MCA Formats: CD, LP, MC | 19 | — | 138 | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | 57 | |
| Persuasion | Released: Unreleased Label: MCA Formats: N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wonderful | Released: 7 March 1995 Label: EMI Formats: CD, MC | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 143 | |
| Adam Ant Is the Blueblack Hussar in Marrying the Gunner's Daughter | Released: 21 January 2013 Label: Blueblack Hussar Formats: CD, 2xLP, digital download | 25 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bravest of the Brave | Released: 2025 or later Label: Blueblack Hussar Formats: N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||||||||||

### Live albums

| Title | Album details |
| Live | Released: 1994 Artist credit: Adam Ant Recording date: 21 February 1993 Recording location: Burbank Sound Stage, Los Angeles, California Label: Arcade Formats: CD Bonus disc with 1994 pressing of Antmusic: The Very Best of Adam Ant |
| Live at The Bloomsbury | Released: 12 December 2008 Artist credit: Adam Ant Recording date: 24 September 2007 Recording location: Bloomsbury Theatre, London, England Label: Essential Works Limited Formats: CD Limited release |
| Kings of the Wild Frontier Disc Two | Released: 20 May 2016 Artist credit: Adam and the Ants Recording date 16 April 1981 Recording location: Park West Club, Chicago, Illinois Label: Sony Music Formats: CD Bonus disc with 2016 reissue of Kings of the Wild Frontier |

### Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | Certifications |
| Hits | Released: September 1986 Label: CBS Formats: LP, MC | — | UK: Gold |
| Antics in the Forbidden Zone | Released: 23 October 1990 Label: Epic Formats: LP, MC | — | |
| Peel Sessions | Released: November 1990 Label: Strange Fruit Formats: LP, MC | — | |
| Antmusic: The Very Best of Adam Ant | Released: August 1993 Label: Arcade Formats: CD, MC | 6 | |
| B-Side Babies | Released: 27 September 1994 Label: Epic/Legacy Formats: CD | — | |
| Super Hits | Released: 27 January 1998 Label: Epic/Legacy Formats: CD, MC | — | |
| The Very Best of Adam and the Ants | Released: 5 April 1999 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, MD | 33 | UK: Gold |
| The Complete Radio 1 Sessions | Released: 9 July 2001 Label: Strange Fruit Formats: CD, MC | — | |
| The Essential Adam Ant | Released: 1 April 2003 Label: Epic/Legacy Formats: CD | — | |
| Redux | Released: 11 April 2005 Label: Epic Formats: CD | — | |
| Stand and Deliver: The Very Best of Adam & the Ants | Released: 26 September 2006 Label: Columbia Formats: CD | 39 | UK: Gold |
| Dandy Highwaymen: The Best Of | Released: 26 November 2007 Label: Music Club Formats: 2xCD | — | |
| Playlist: The Very Best of Adam Ant | Released: 9 October 2012 Label: Epic/Legacy Formats: CD | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. ||||

### Box sets

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | UK |
| Antbox | Released: 4 December 2000 Label: Columbia Formats: 3xCD | — |
| Adam Ant Remastered | Released: 11 April 2005 Label: Columbia Formats: 4xCD Limited collector's edition A 7xCD version was released in 2006 | 188 |
| Original Album Classics | Released: 26 September 2011 Label: Sony Music/Columbia Formats: 3xCD | — |
| Kings of the Wild Frontier Super Deluxe Edition | Released: 20 May 2016 Label: Sony Music/Legacy Formats: 2xCD+DVD+LP Limited collector's edition | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |||

## EPs

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | UK |
| The B-Sides | Released: 5 March 1982 Label: Do It Formats: 7", 12" | 46 |
| Four Play Volume Twelve | Released: March 1988 Label: CBS Formats: 7", CD Australia-only release | — |
| Save the Gorilla | Released: November 2003 Label: NV Formats: CD Withdrawn – blocked by EMI Music Publishing (a small number of copies were dispatched to purchasers) | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||

## Singles

| Title | Year | 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 |
| Title | Year | UK | AUS | BEL (FL) | CAN | GER | IRE | NL | NZ | US | US Dance | Certifications | Album |
| As Adam & the Ants ||||||||||||||
| "Young Parisians" | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Zerox" | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Cartrouble" (re-recording) | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Dirk Wears White Sox (contains original recording) |
| "Kings of the Wild Frontier" | 1980 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | | Kings of the Wild Frontier |
| "Dog Eat Dog" | 1980 | 4 | 22 | — | — | — | 16 | — | 31 | — | 19 | UK: Silver | Kings of the Wild Frontier |
| "Antmusic" | 1980 | 2 | 1 | 30 | — | — | 4 | 41 | 6 | — | 19 | AUS: Platinum UK: Gold | Kings of the Wild Frontier |
| "Young Parisians" (re-release) | 1980 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | UK: Silver | Non-album singles |
| "Zerox" (re-release) | 1981 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Cartrouble" (re-release) | 1981 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Dirk Wears White Sox (contains original recording) |
| "Kings of the Wild Frontier" (re-release) | 1981 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | | Kings of the Wild Frontier |
| "Stand and Deliver" | 1981 | 1 | 12 | 7 | — | 8 | 2 | 4 | 32 | — | 38 | UK: Gold | Prince Charming |
| "Prince Charming" | 1981 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | 10 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | UK: Gold | Prince Charming |
| "Ant Rap" | 1981 | 3 | 43 | — | — | 40 | 4 | — | — | — | — | UK: Gold | Prince Charming |
| "Deutscher Girls" | 1982 | 13 | — | — | — | 66 | 14 | — | — | — | — | | Jubilee soundtrack |
| As Adam Ant ||||||||||||||
| "Goody Two Shoes" | 1982 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 12 | — | UK: Silver | Friend or Foe |
| "Friend or Foe" | 1982 | 9 | 49 | — | — | 31 | 3 | 19 | — | — | — | | Friend or Foe |
| "Desperate But Not Serious" | 1982 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 66 | — | | Friend or Foe |
| "Puss 'n Boots" | 1983 | 5 | 84 | 26 | — | 67 | 5 | 22 | — | — | — | UK: Silver | Strip |
| "Strip" | 1983 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | | Strip |
| "Apollo 9" | 1984 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | | Vive Le Rock |
| "Vive Le Rock" | 1985 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | | Vive Le Rock |
| "Out of Bounds" (with Stewart Copeland; US-only release) | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Out of Bounds soundtrack |
| "Room at the Top" | 1990 | 13 | 116 | — | 30 | — | 21 | — | — | 17 | 3 | | Manners & Physique |
| "Rough Stuff" | 1990 | — | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | | Manners & Physique |
| "Can't Set Rules About Love" | 1990 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Manners & Physique |
| "Wonderful" | 1995 | 32 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | | Wonderful |
| "Beautiful Dream" (withdrawn & promo-only release) | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Wonderful |
| "Gotta Be a Sin" | 1995 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Wonderful |
| "Cool Zombie" | 2012 | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Adam Ant Is the Blueblack Hussar in Marrying the Gunner's Daughter |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

## Videos
### Video albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | UK | US |
| King of the Wild Frontier – Live in Japan | Released: 1981 Label: Home Video Productions Formats: VHS, Betamax | — | — |
| The Prince Charming Revue | Released: 1982 Label: CBS Video Formats: VHS, Betamax | — | — |
| Hits | Released: September 1986 Label: CBS Fox Video Formats: VHS | 4 | — |
| Antics in the Forbidden Zone | Released: 23 October 1990 Label: CMV Enterprises Formats: VHS, LaserDisc US-only release | — | 24 |
| Antmusic: The Very Best of Adam Ant | Released: August 1993 Label: Arcade Formats: VHS | 1 | — |
| Antvideo | Released: 4 December 2000 Label: SMV Enterprises Formats: VHS | — | — |
| Stand and Deliver: The Very Best of Adam & the Ants | Released: 11 December 2006 Label: Sony BMG Formats: 2xDVD | 46 | — |
| The Blueblack Hussar | Released: 7 July 2014 Label: Sunrise Pictures Formats: DVD, Blu-ray | 2 | — |
| Dirk Live at the Apollo | Released: April 2015 Label: BlueBlack Hussar Formats: DVD | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||

### Music videos

| Title | Year | Director |
| "Plastic Surgery" | 1977 | unknown |
| "Tabletalk" | 1979 | Stephanie Gluck/Clive Richardson |
| "Cartrouble pt2" | 1979 | Stephanie Gluck/Clive Richardson |
| "Zerox" | 1979 | Stephanie Gluck/Clive Richardson |
| "Kings of the Wild Frontier" | 1980 | Stephanie Gluck/Clive Richardson |
| "Dog Eat Dog" | 1980 | (Top of the Pops outtake licensed to CBS) |
| "Antmusic" | 1980 | Steve Barron/Daniel Kleinman |
| "Dog Eat Dog"/"Kings of the Wild Frontier"/"Physical (You're So)" (live in Manchester) | 1980 | Steve Barron |
| "Stand and Deliver" | 1981 | Mike Mansfield/Adam Ant |
| "Prince Charming" | 1981 | Mike Mansfield/Adam Ant |
| "Ant Rap" | 1981 | Mike Mansfield/Adam Ant |
| "Goody Two Shoes" | 1982 | Mike Mansfield/Adam Ant |
| "Friend or Foe" | 1982 | Adam Ant |
| "Desperate But Not Serious" | 1982 | Mike Mansfield/Adam Ant |
| "Puss 'n Boots" | 1983 | Mike Mansfield/Adam Ant |
| "Strip" | 1983 | Mike Mansfield/Adam Ant |
| "Apollo 9" | 1984 | Daniel Kleinman |
| "Vive Le Rock" | 1985 | Frances de Lea |
| "Room at the Top" | 1990 | Daniel Kleinman |
| "Rough Stuff" | 1990 | Daniel Kleinman |
| "Can't Set Rules About Love" | 1990 | Daniel Kleinman |
| "Wonderful" | 1995 | Tony Kunewalder |
| "Beautiful Dream" | 1995 | |
| "Gotta Be a Sin" | 1995 | |
| "Cool Zombie" | 2012 | Adam Ant/Adam Ross |