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| Studio albums | 65 SEEZ catalogue numbers |
| Singles | 259 BUY catalogue numbers |
Madness are the 18th biggest selling group of all time in the UK, with combined record sales of 6.15 million.[1] "Baggy Trousers" (Cat.No. BUY 84) is their greatest selling single.[1]
The British independent record label Stiff Records has released 259 singles and 65 albums on general release in the United Kingdom with a prefix catalogue number of BUY and SEEZ respectively. Just under a quarter of all BUY singles releases charted in the UK Singles Chart and 22 of these have gone on to receive either a silver or gold disc from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Over one third of all SEEZ albums releases charted in the UK Albums Chart and 13 of these have gone on to receive either a silver, gold or platinum disc from the BPI. This list excludes non-BUY singles catalogue numbers such as DAMNED 1 ("Stretcher Case Baby" by The Damned), DEV 1 ("Jocko Homo" by Devo) and NY 7 ("Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl). It also excludes non-SEEZ album catalogue numbers such as FIST 1 (Hits Greatest Stiffs), GET 1 (Live Stiffs Live), and LENE 1 (Lene Lovich Speaks by Lene Lovich).
Damned Damned Damned (SEEZ 1) by The Damned was the first full-length album released by a UK punk group and "New Rose" (BUY 6) was the first single by a UK punk group.[2][3] Other artists to have released singles or albums on BUY or SEEZ catalogue numbers include Elvis Costello, Madness, Ian Dury, Motörhead, Nick Lowe, Jona Lewie, Tracey Ullman, Desmond Dekker and Alvin Stardust.
This list also includes promotional singles that are generally distributed without charge to DJs and music journalists in advance of its general release, which is distributed commercially to the general public. A plug copy is another name for a promotional recording.
Key
- Denotes an unissued single or album.
Denotes that a silver disc was awarded in the UK for either 200,000 singles sold or 60,000 albums sold.
Denotes that a gold disc was awarded in the UK for either 400,000 singles sold or 100,000 albums sold.
Denotes that a platinum disc was awarded in the UK for either 600,000 singles sold or 300,000 albums sold.
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See also
References
Citations
- 1 2 "The Official Top 20 biggest selling groups of all time revealed!". Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ↑ Raggett, Ned. "Damned Damned Damned – The Damned". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ↑ Jones, Chris (18 April 2007). "BBC – Music – Review of The Damned – Damned Damned Damned". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
General references (sources)
Further reading
- Bert Muirhead (1983). Stiff, the Story of a Record Label, 1976-1982. Blandford Press. ISBN 978-0-7137-1314-5.
- Richard Balls (30 October 2014). Be Stiff: The Stiff Records Story. Soundcheck Books. ISBN 978-0-9575700-6-1.
External links
- The Official Stiff Records Site
- Stiff Records discography at Discogs
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