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Studio albums	5
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	12
Singles	9
Compilation EPs	1

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Declined by Timtrent 10 days ago. Last edited by Fundgy 8 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: Resubmitting to get a second opinion. Fundgy (talk) 03:30, 20 June 2025 (UTC)

The discography of English glam rock^[1] band Be-Bop Deluxe, fronted by singer-songwriter and guitarist Bill Nelson, consists of five studio albums, two live albums, nine singles, twelve compilation albums, and one compilation EP. During the band's operative years, four of the group's albums charted on the UK Albums Chart, one of which reached the top ten.^[2]

Studio albums

Title	Year	Release details^[3]	Peak chart positions			Certifications
Title	Year	Release details^[3]	UK ^[2]	UK Indie ^[2]	SCOT ^[2]	Certifications
Axe Victim	1974	Released: June 1974 Label: Harvest	—	10	37
Futurama	1975	Released: July 1975 Label: Harvest	—	26	100
Sunburst Finish	1976	Released: February 1976 Label: Harvest EMI Capitol	17	24	—	BPI: Silver^[4]
Modern Music	1976	Released: 3 September 1976 Label: Harvest	12	33	—	BPI: Silver^[5]
Drastic Plastic	1978	Released: February 1978 Label: Harvest	22	14	31
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Release details^[3]	Peak chart positions			Notes
Title	Release details^[3]	UK ^[2]	UK Indie ^[2]	SCOT ^[2]	Notes
Live! in the Air Age	Released: July 1977 Label: Harvest	10	7	18
Radioland: BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert	Released: October 1994 Label: Windsong International	—	—	—	^[a]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album	Notes
Title	Year	UK ^[2]	Album	Notes
"Teenage Archangel"	1973	—	Non-album single
"Jet Silver and the Dolls of Venus"	1974	—	Axe Victim
"Between the Worlds"	1975	—	Futurama	^[b]
"Maid in Heaven"	1975	—	Futurama
"Ships in the Night"	1976	23	Sunburst Finish
"Kiss of Light"	1976	—	Modern Music
"Japan"	1977	—	Non-album single
"Panic in the World"	1978	—	Drastic Plastic
"Electrical Language"	1978	—	Drastic Plastic
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title	Year	Release details^[3]
The Best of and the Rest of Be Bop Deluxe	1978	Released: October 1978 Label: Harvest
The Singles As & Bs	1981	Released: June 1981 Label: Harvest
Axe Victim / Futurama	1983	Released: 1983 Label: EMI
Bop to the Red Noise	1986	Released: August 1986 Label: Dojo
The Best of Be-Bop Deluxe: Raiding the Divine Archive	1987	Released: March 1987 Label: Harvest
Air Age Anthology	1997	Released: February 1997 Label: EMI
Tramcar to Tomorrow	1998	Released: August 1998 Label: Hux
The Very Best of Be Bop Deluxe	1998	Released: 1998 Label: Collectables EMI-Capitol Special Markets
Postcards from the Future... Introducing Be Bop Deluxe	2004	Released: 20 September 2004^[7] Label: EMI
Futurist Manifesto: The Harvest Years 1974-1978	2012	Released: October 2012 Label: Harvest
At the BBC 1974-1978	2013	Released: 30 September 2013^[8] Label: Parlophone
Original Album Series	2014	Released: June 2014 Label: Parlophone

Compilation EPs

Title	Release details^[3]	Peak chart positions
Title	Release details^[3]	UK ^[2]
Hot Valves	Released: October 1976 Label: Harvest	36

Selected compilation appearances

Albums

Title	Release details
Electrotype: The Holyground Recordings 1968-1972	Released: February 2001 Label: Holyground
The Practice of Everyday Life: Celebrating 40 Years of Recordings	Released: December 2011 Label: Esoteric

Singles box sets

Title	Release details^[3]
Permanent Flame (The Beginners Guide to Bill Nelson)	Released: November 1983 Label: Cocteau

DVDs

At the BBC 1974–78
- Release date: September 2013
- Format: 3-CD + DVD

Notes

^ Radioland... (1994) was later remastered and re-released as Tremulous Antenna (2002).
^ The single "Between the Worlds" (1985) was withdrawn shortly after release.^[6]

References

^ Ruhlmann, William Thomas. "Be Bop Deluxe Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Be-Bop Deluxe | Artist | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. pp. 1069–71. ISBN 1-84195-615-5.
^ "British album certifications – Be-Bop Deluxe – Sunburst Finish". British Phonographic Industry. 1 August 1976. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
^ "British album certifications – Be-Bop Deluxe – Modern Music". British Phonographic Industry. 29 June 1977. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
^ McDonald, Steven Thomas. "Singles A's & B's Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
^ Jones, Chris (2004). "Be Bop Deluxe: Postcards From The Future...Introducing – Review". BBC. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
^ Sinclair, Paul (2 September 2013). "Be Bop Deluxe at the BBC 1974 to 1978 / 3CD+DVD set". Super Deluxe Edition. Retrieved 17 May 2025.

External links

Be-Bop Deluxe discography at Discogs
Bill Nelson discography at Dreamsville (a.k.a. billnelson.com)

[6] Radioland... (1994) was later remastered and re-released as Tremulous Antenna (2002).

[8] The single "Between the Worlds" (1985) was withdrawn shortly after release.^[6]

[AM_bio-1] Ruhlmann, William Thomas. "Be Bop Deluxe Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2025.

[uk_charts_BEBOP-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Be-Bop Deluxe | Artist | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 May 2025.

[GreatDiscog-3] Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. pp. 1069–71. ISBN 1-84195-615-5.

[BPI_Sunburst-4] "British album certifications – Be-Bop Deluxe – Sunburst Finish". British Phonographic Industry. 1 August 1976. Retrieved 13 May 2025.

[BPI_Modern-5] "British album certifications – Be-Bop Deluxe – Modern Music". British Phonographic Industry. 29 June 1977. Retrieved 13 May 2025.

[AM_AsBs-7] McDonald, Steven Thomas. "Singles A's & B's Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2025.

[9] Jones, Chris (2004). "Be Bop Deluxe: Postcards From The Future...Introducing – Review". BBC. Retrieved 17 May 2025.

[10] Sinclair, Paul (2 September 2013). "Be Bop Deluxe at the BBC 1974 to 1978 / 3CD+DVD set". Super Deluxe Edition. Retrieved 17 May 2025.

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