Scritti Politti discography

This is the discography of British band Scritti Politti.

Scritti Politti discography
Studio albums5
Compilation albums3
Video albums1
EPs3
Singles21

Albums

Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1][2]		 UK Indie
[3][4]		 AUS
[5]		 CAN
[6]		 NL
[7]		 NOR
[8]		 NZ
[9]		 SWE
[10]		 US
[11]
Songs to Remember 12 2 — — — — 36 — —
Cupid & Psyche 85 5 — 59 55 9 — 12 13 50
Provision
  • Released: 6 June 1988
  • Label: Virgin, Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 8 — 96 — 28 9 13 9 113
Anomie & Bonhomie
  • Released: 26 July 1999
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, MC, MD
 33 — — — — — — 59 —
White Bread Black Beer
  • Released: 28 May 2006
  • Label: Rough Trade, Nonesuch
  • Formats: CD, LP
 113 8 — — — — — 43 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums
Title Album details
The Basics
  • Released: 22 May 1986
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 12", MC
  • Japan-only mini-album
Early
  • Released: 14 February 2005
  • Label: Rough Trade
  • Formats: CD, 2xLP
Absolute
  • Released: 28 February 2011
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD

Video albums
Title Album details
Scritti Politti

EPs
Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
Indie
[3]
4 'A Sides'
  • Released: November 1979
  • Label: Rough Trade/St. Pancras
  • Formats: 12"
 11
2nd Peel Session
  • Released: November 1979
  • Label: Rough Trade/St. Pancras
  • Formats: 7"
 13
Tinseltown to the Boogiedown: Variations
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 2x12"
 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[1][2]		 UK Indie
[3][13]		 AUS
[5][14]		 CAN
[15][16]		 IRE
[17]		 NL
[18]		 NZ
[19]		 SWE
[20]		 US
[21]		 US Dance
[22]
"Skank Bloc Bologna" 1978 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"The "Sweetest Girl"" 1981 64 3 — — — — — — — — Songs to Remember
"Faithless" 1982 56 2 — — — — — — — —
"Asylums in Jerusalem"/"Jacques Derrida" 43 2 — — — — — — — —
"Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)" 1984 10 — 25 94 11 — 26 — 91 4 Cupid & Psyche 85
"Absolute" 17 — 77 — 14 10 26 — —
"Hypnotize" 68 — — — — — — — — 43
"The Word Girl" 1985 6 — 70 — 12 18 18 — — —
"Perfect Way" 48 — 75 32 — — — — 11 6
"Lover to Fall" (France-only release) — — — — — — — — — —
"Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry for Loverboy)" (with Miles Davis) 1988 13 — — — 18 45 36 — — — Provision
"First Boy in This Town (Lovesick)" 63 — — — — — 40 — — —
"Boom! There She Was" (featuring Roger Troutman) 55 — — — — — 31 — 53 12
"She's a Woman" (featuring Shabba Ranks) 1991 20 — 82 — — — — 29 — — Non-album singles
"Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me" (with Sweetie Irie) 47 — 113 — — — — — — —
"Tinseltown to the Boogiedown" (featuring Mos Def and Lee Majors) 1999 46 — — — — — — — — — Anomie & Bonhomie
"Another Sound Mission" (with Likwit Crew) — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"The Boom Boom Bap" 2006 139 10 — — — — — — — — White Bread Black Beer
"Snow in Sun"/"Robin Hood" — — — — — — — — — —
"A Day Late and a Dollar Short" (promo-only release) 2011 — — — — — — — — — — Absolute
"A Failed Scheme" (B-side of split single with a version of the song by Lark) — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References
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  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 267. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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  21. Whitburn, Joel (1994). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1993. Record Research. p. 529. ISBN 9780898201048.
  22. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco 1974–2003 (illustrated ed.). Record Research Incorporated. ISBN 9780898201567.
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