The discography of English rock and roll revival band Showaddywaddy consists of fourteen studio albums, one live album, numerous compilation albums and 34 singles. The band’s recording career began in 1974 with their self-titled debut album and the single “Hey Rock and Roll”, which reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. They subsequently achieved ten UK top-ten singles, including the 1976 number-one single “Under the Moon of Love”.
Showaddywaddy’s most commercially successful period was during the mid-to-late 1970s. Their first six studio albums all reached the UK Albums Chart, with ‘’Showaddywaddy’’ peaking at number 9, ‘’Step Two’’ at number 7, ‘’Trocadero’’ at number 41, ‘’Red Star’’ at number 20, ‘’Crepes & Drapes’’ at number 8 and ‘’ Bright Lights at number 33. Their compilation albums ‘’Greatest Hits’’ (1976) and ‘’Greatest Hits 1976–1978’’ (1978) reached numbers 4 and 1 respectively on the UK Albums Chart, with both receiving a Platinum certification from the BPI.
The band continued to release recordings after their original run of chart success, with studio albums appearing through ‘’Next Chapter’’ in 2016. Their catalogue has also been extensively reissued and compiled, including ‘’The Complete Studio Recordings 1973–1988’’ and ‘’The Complete Singles Collection: 1974–1987’’.
Albums Studio albums YearTitleDetailsPeak chartpositionsCertificationsUK1974Showaddywaddy Released: 8 November 1974 Label: Bell Formats: LP, MC, 8-track9 UK: Silver1975Step Two Released: 13 June 1975 Label: Bell Formats: LP, MC, 8-track7 UK: Silver1976Trocadero Released: 7 May 1976 Label: Bell Formats: LP, MC, 8-track41 UK: Silver1977Red Star Released: 11 November 1977 Label: Arista Formats: LP, MC20 UK: Gold1979Crepes & Drapes Released: 2 November 1979 Label: Arista Formats: LP, MC8 UK: Gold1980Bright Lights Released: 1 December 1980 Label: Arista Formats: LP, MC33 UK: Silver1981Good Times Released: 1 October 1981 Label: Bell Formats: LP, MC—1983Living Legends Released: 17 July 1983 Label: RCA Formats: LP—1991Jump, Boogie & Jive Released: March 1991 Label: President Formats: CD, LP—1996The One & Only – Greatest & Latest Released: 1996 Label: CMC Formats: CD Re-recordings—2002Hey Rock 'n' Roll Released: 27 May 2002 Label: Ovation Formats: CD—2006I Love Rock 'n' Roll Released: 12 June 2006 Label: DMG TV Formats: CD—2008The Sun Album (I Betcha Gonna Like It) Released: 21 April 2008 Label: Voiceprint Formats: CD—2016Next Chapter Released: 29 July 2016 Label: – Formats: CD—"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Live albums YearTitleDetails2013Showaddywaddy Live! Released: 21 June 2013 Label: – Formats: CD Limited release
Compilation albums YearTitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsUKGERNL1976Greatest Hits Released: 6 December 1976 Label: Arista Formats: LP, MC4369 UK: Platinum1977Showaddywaddy Released: November 1977 Label: Music for Pleasure Formats: LP, MC———1978Greatest Hits 1976–1978 Released: 24 November 1978 Label: Arista Formats: LP, MC1—— UK: Platinum1981Rock on with Showaddywaddy Released: August 1981 Label: Music for Pleasure Formats: LP, MC———The Very Best of Showaddywaddy Released: October 1981 Label: Arista Formats: LP, MC33—— UK: Gold1982Showaddywaddy Released: February 1982 Label: Pickwick Formats: LP, MC———1985Under the Moon of Love Released: 1985 Label: Music for Pleasure Formats: LP, MC———1987The Best Steps to Heaven – Showaddywaddy Hits Collection Released: November 1987 Label: Tiger Formats: CD, LP, MC90——Sweet Little Rock 'n' Roller Released: 1987 Label: The Collection Formats: CD———199220 Greatest Hits Released: 17 June 1992 Label: Tring Formats: CD———1999Hey Rock 'N' Roll – The Very Best Of Showaddywaddy Released: October 1999 Label: Music Club Formats: CD———2001The Bell Singles 1974–76 Released: September 2001 Label: 7T's Formats: CD———2002The Arista Singles Vol. 1 Released: October 2002 Label: 7T's Formats: CD———2004The Rock Never Stopped Released: March 2004 Label: Recall 2cd Formats: 2xCD———2004Hey Rock 'n' Roll – The Very Best of Showaddywaddy Released: 15 November 2004 Label: DMG TV Formats: CD A deluxe edition was released in 200956—— UK: Silver2011100 Hit Legends Released: 14 March 2011 Label: 100 Hits Formats: 5xCD, digital download———2013The Complete Studio Recordings 1973–1988 Released: 17 June 2013 Label: Edsel Formats: 10xCD, digital download———2015Greatest Released: 25 May 2015 Label: Crimson Formats: CD———The Complete Singles Collection: 1974–1987 Released: 16 October 2015 Label: Edsel Formats: 33xCD, digital download 31 CD singles plus 2 greatest hits albums———2018Greatest Hits Released: 7 September 2018 Label: Demon Formats: LP———2019Gold Released: 19 April 2019 Label: Crimson Formats: 3xCD, LP15——The Studio LP Collection 1974–1983 Released: 18 October 2019 Label: Demon Formats: 8xLP———"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released
Video albums YearTitleDetails1987The Best Steps to HeavenReleased: 1987 Label: Legend Formats: VHS2007Rock & Roll Music Released: 26 March 2007 Label: Cherry Red Formats: DVD2008Greatest Hits – Live Released: December 2008 Label: Respect Formats: DVD2009Live in Germany 1975 Released: 19 October 2009 Label: Voiceprint Formats: DVD
Singles YearSinglePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbumsUKAUSAUTBE (FLA)BE (WA)GERIRENLSASWI1974"Hey Rock and Roll"2————135——— UK: SilverShowaddywaddy"Rock 'n' Roll Lady"15—————————"Hey Mister Christmas"13—————15———1975"Sweet Music"14—————12———Step Two"Three Steps to Heaven"2————391—6— UK: Silver"Heartbeat"7————215———Trocadero"Heavenly"34————35————1976"Trocadero"32—————————"Take Me in Your Arms"——————————"Under the Moon of Love"153511746362 UK: GoldGreatest Hits1977"When"379—10349710—7 UK: SilverRed Star"You Got What It Takes"2——29—2812——— UK: Silver"Dancin' Party"4——28—306——— UK: Silver1978"I Wonder Why"2——17—201019—— UK: SilverGreatest Hits 1976–1978"A Little Bit of Soap"5————432——— UK: Silver"Pretty Little Angel Eyes"5—————2——— UK: Silver1979"Remember Then"17————467———Crepes & Drapes"Sweet Little Rock 'n' Roller"15—————9———"A Night at Daddy Gees"39—————26———1980"Always & Ever"—————47————Bright Lights"Why Do Lovers Break Each Others Hearts?"2283—22——2416——"Blue Moon"32————7227———1981"Doo Wah Diddy"——————————"Multiplication"39————————— Good Times"Footsteps"31—————————1982"Good Timing"——————————"Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp-a-Bomp-a-Bomp)"37—————————Living Legends"Goody Goody"——————————1983"(You're My) Soul and Inspiration"103—————————1986"Under the Moon of Love" (remix)——————————1987"Why?"——————————The Best Steps to Heaven1990"Rockin' and Rollin' with Santa Claus"—————————— rowspan="2" 1997"Rock Christmas" (Germany promo-only release)——————————2006"Hey England! (Here We Come Berlin)"——————————I Love Rock 'n' Roll"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
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