As a solo artist, English singer Boy George has released eleven studio albums, five compilation albums and forty-eight singles. The vocalist has also released seven DJ albums, three EPs and a soundtrack album.
Boy George was born as George Alan O'Dowd on 14 June 1961 in Bexley, London, England. The singer was essentially part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the early 1980s. He helped give androgyny an international stage with the success of Culture Club during the 1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, influenced by rhythm and blues and reggae. Between 1989 and 1992, he also founded and was lead singer of Jesus Loves You, which performed house and dance music. In the 1990s and 2000s, Boy George's solo music reveals also glam rock influences such as David Bowie and Iggy Pop. Being involved in many activities (among them songwriting, DJing, writing books, designing clothes and photography), he has released fewer music recordings in the 21st century.
Albums
Studio albums Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) UKFor Boy George solo chart positions in the UK: and For Boy George as Jesus Loves You chart positions in the UK: AUTFor Boy George solo chart positions in Austria: For Boy George as Jesus Loves You chart positions in Austria: FRAFor Boy George solo chart positions in France: For Boy George as Jesus Loves You chart positions in France: GER ITA NLD NOR SWE SWI US 1987 Sold 29 — — — 4 51 15 18 15 145 UK: Silver 1988 Tense Nervous Headache————38——46—— 1989 Boyfriend—————————— 1990 The Martyr MantrasCredited to Jesus Loves You in most territories.6013—16—————— 1995 Cheapness and Beauty44————————— 1998 The Unrecoupable One Man Bandit—————————— 2002 U Can Never B2 Straight—————————— 2010 Ordinary Alien——————————2013 This Is What I Do33615856—————— 2018 Life 12 — — 58 66 — — — 89 —2020 This Is What I Dub, Vol.1——————————2021 Cool Karaoke, Vol.1——————————2025 SE18—————————— "—" denotes releases that failed to chart or were not released.
Compilation albums YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications(sales thresholds)UKAUS N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.AUTFRAUS 1989 High Hat—126——126 1992 Spin Dazzle – The Best of Boy George and Culture Club—12236—— 1993 At Worst... The Best of Boy George and Culture Club24185—13169 UK: Silver FRA: Gold 1996 Everything I Own————— 2002 Classic Masters————— "—" denotes releases that failed to chart or were not released.
DJ albums 1995: The House Collection, Volume 2 (Disc one) 1995: Poptartz (Disc three) 1995: The Annual (Disc one) 1996: Dance Nation (Disc two) (Engineered by Charlie Brook) 1996: Dance Nation Part Two (Disc two) 1996: The Annual II (Disc two) (Engineered by Charlie Brook) 1997: Dance Nation 4 (Disc two) (Engineered by Paul Morris) 1997: The Annual III (Disc two) (Engineered by Paul Morris) 1998: Dance Nation 5 (Disc two) (Engineered by Paul Morris) 1998: The Ibiza Annual (Disc two) (Engineered by Paul Morris) 1998: The Annual IV (Disc two) (Engineered by Paul Morris) 1999: Galaxy Weekend (Disc one) (Engineered by Paul Morris) 1999: Galaxy Mix 2000: The Annual - 1999-2000 (Disc two) 2001: Essential Mix 2001: BoyGeorgeDj.com 2001: Lucky for Some 2002: Something Old, Something New – A More Protein Compilation 2002: A Night Out with Boy George – A DJ MixA Night Out with Boy George – A DJ Mix and A Night In with Boy George – A Chillout Mix were released as a double CD set In & Out with Boy George – A DJ Mix the same year. 2002: A Night In with Boy George – A Chillout Mix
Soundtracks 2002: Taboo – Original London Cast
EPs YearAlbum detailsUK1994 The Devil in Sister George EP262005 StraightIncluded in the book of the same name.—2012 King of Queens— "—" denotes releases that failed to chart or were not released.
Singles
Solo singles YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbumUKAUTBELGERIRENLDFor Boy George as Jesus Loves You chart positions in the Netherlands: NORSWESWIFor Boy George as Jesus Loves You chart positions in Switzerland: US 1987 "Everything I Own"11024141148—Sold "Keep Me in Mind"29——5521————— "Sold"24—26—819———— "To Be Reborn"13—22—855———— 1988 "Live My Life"62————————40Hiding Out (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) "No Clause 28"57—38———————Boyfriend "Don't Cry"60—————————Tense Nervous Headache "Something Strange Called Love"—————————— 1989 "Don't Take My Mind on a Trip"68—————————Boyfriend "You Found Another Guy"—————————— "Whether They Like It or Not"—————————— "Whisper"——————————High Hat 1990 "One on One"83—————————The Martyr Mantras 1991 "Bow Down Mister"272446————15— "Generations of Love"353027——12———— 1992 "Sweet Toxic Love/Am I Losing Control"65—————————single only "The Crying Game"22——6826——32—15The Crying Game: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 1995 "Funtime"45—————————Cheapness and Beauty "Il Adore"50————————— "Same Thing in Reverse"56————————— 1996 "Sad"/"Satan's Butterfly Ball"—————————— "Love Is Leaving"——————————single only 1998 "When Will You Learn"—————————— 2008 "Yes We Can"——————————Ordinary Alien 2009 "White Xmas"——————————single only 2010 "Amazing Grace"——————————Ordinary Alien 2011 "Turn 2 Dust"—————————— 2013 "King of Everything"——————————This Is What I Do 2014 "My God"—————————— "Nice and Slow"—————————— 2018 "Life"——————————Life (with Culture Club) 2020"Rainbow in the Dark" (featuring Asaf Goren)——————————singles only"Mercy Now"——————————"What Would You Call Unreasonable"—————————— 2021 "Shine On" (with Kim Wilde)——————————Pop Don't Stop"I Feel Like I Won the Lottery"——————————singles only"Swoon" ——————————"Bacteria"—————————— 2022"The Power of Not Knowing"——————————"Let Somebody Love You" (Remixes) —————————— 2024"You're Not the One" (with Kinky Roland)——————————"Smalltown Boy"—————————— "Electric Energy"(with Ariana DeBose and Nile Rodgers)——————————Argylle (Soundtrack from the Apple Original Film)"Let the Flowers Grow" (with Peter Murphy)——————————singles only"London Lingo"——————————"Religion" ——————————"Them There Crows" ——————————2026"We Will Dance Again" "—" denotes releases that failed to chart or were not released.
As featured artist YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbumUKBELFRAGERNLDSWESWI 1993 "More Than Likely" (with P.M. Dawn)40——————The Bliss Album...? 1994 "Human Beings" (with Gaurangi)———————singles only 1997 "Police and Thieves" (with Dubversive and Mica Paris)——————— 1998 "I Could Be Someone" (with Dubversive and Mica Paris)———————Streetwise 1999 "Why Go?" (with Faithless)————6552—Sunday 8PM 2002 "Run" (with Sash!)———48——98S4!Sash! "Auto-Erotic" (with Dark Globe)———————singles only 2003 "Psychology of the Dreamer" (with Eddie Lock)——————— "Out of Fashion" (with Hi-Gate)———————Split Personality 2006 "You Are My Sister" (with Antony and the Johnsons)39—190—96——I Am a Bird Now 2007 "You're Not the One" (with Loverush UK!)———————singles only "Time Machine" (with Amanda Ghost)——————— "Atoms" (with Dark Globe)———————Nostalgia for the Future 2009 "American Heart" (with Bliss)———————No One Built This Moment 2010 "Someone Else's Eyes" (with Amanda Lear and Deadstar)———————Brief Encounters Reloaded "Take Us to the Disco" (with Bylli Crayone)———————single only "Somebody to Love Me" (with Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt)5516—————Record Collection 2012 "Happy" (with DJ Yoda)———————singles only 2013 "Coming Home" (with Dharma Protocol)——————— 2014 "You Cannot Be Saved" (with Marc Vedo)——————— 2015 "Just Another Guy" (with Vanilla Ace & Katerina Themis)——————— 2016 "Kiss the DJ"——————— 2016 "The Last Breath of the World's Greatest Rock & Roll Love Affair"(with Toilet Böys)——————— 2019 "House of Truth"(with Jamie Hannah)——————— 2019 "Symphony of You" (with Pete Tong & Her-O)———————Chilled Classics 2020 "Body Control" (with Jamie Jones)———————Recovery 2022 "London Calling Paris" (Love Rush UK! featuring Boy George)——————— "—" denotes releases that failed to chart or were not released.
References
Notes
External links Boy George on AllMusic Boy George on Discogs Boy George on Rate Your Music