The discography of Skunk Anansie, an English rock band, consists of seven studio albums and twenty-four singles, including one re-issue. The band's members include Skin (Deborah Dyer), Cass (Richard Lewis), Ace (Martin Kent) and Mark Richardson. The group formed in 1994 and disbanded in 2001; they re-united in 2009. Skunk Anansie are named after the West African folk tales of Anansi the Spider-man, with "Skunk" added to "make the name nastier".
In 1995, Skunk Anansie released their debut album, Paranoid and Sunburnt, on the One Little Indian record label. It was recorded with Robbie France on drums, who left before the album was released. Mark Richardson replaced France. The album peaked at number eight on the UK albums chart and was certified Platinum in their native United Kingdom with a Gold certification in the Netherlands; the band also won the Kerrang! Award for "Best British Band" in the same year. Paranoid and Sunburnt spawned two top 20 singles in the United Kingdom: "Weak" and a re-issue of "Charity", which had previously made the top 40.
One year after the release of their debut, Skunk Anansie released Stoosh, which was certified gold in several European countries, with a Platinum certification in Italy and also became their second UK album to be certified Platinum, while peaking at number nine on the UK album charts. Stoosh spawned their highest-charting singles, which included "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)", which reached the top 20 in several European countries. "Brazen (Weep)" from the same album became their highest-charting UK single, peaking at number 11. European sales for the album stand at two million. Skunk Anansie released Post Orgasmic Chill on Virgin in 1999. The album was certified Platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for selling more than 1 million units in Europe and the UK. The album was multi-platinum in both Italy and Portugal.
2009 saw the band re-unite, with the single releases of "Because of You" and "Squander", from the compilation Smashes and Trashes. The album was certified Gold in Poland and Italy while also making the top 10 in Portugal. Skunk Anansie's first studio album after the reunion, Wonderlustre, was released internationally on 13 September 2010. Despite debuting at number 1 in Italy, the album charted moderately in many European territories and became their first studio album to miss the UK top 40. Wonderlustre spawned the singles "My Ugly Boy", "Over the Love" and "You Saved Me". In 2012, the band released the album Black Traffic, which reached the top 10 in Italy and Switzerland. Their sixth studio album, Anarchytecture, was released on 15 January 2016.
In July 2019, Skunk Anansie released the single "What You Do for Love". A video for the song was also released.
Albums
Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) UK AUS AUT BEL GER ITAPeak positions on the Italian Albums Chart: For Post Orgasmic Chill: For all the other albums: NL POLPeak chart positions for studio albums in Poland: Smashes and Trashes: Wonderlustre: Black Traffic: An Acoustic Skunk Anansie (Live in London): Anarchytecture: 25Live@25: SWE SWIParanoid & SunburntReleased: 18 September 1995 Label: One Little Indian (TPLP55) Format: CD, CD+DVD-V, CS, DL, LP 8 61 19 8 37 — 22 — 7 —
StooshReleased: 7 October 1996 Label: One Little Indian (TPLP85) Format: CD, CD+DVD-V, CS, DL, LP 9 37 6 14 11 15 5 — 18 8
Post Orgasmic ChillReleased: 22 March 1999 Label: Virgin (V2881) Format: CD, CS, DL, LP, MD 16 56 6 6 5 2 10 — 31 10
WonderlustreReleased: 13 September 2010 Label: V2 (VVNL21652) Format: CD, CD+DVD-V DL, LP 58 — 33 8 27 1 12 9 — 11 Black TrafficReleased: 17 September 2012 Format: CD, CD+DVD-V, DL, LP 42 — 28 30 33 2 32 11 — 7AnarchytectureReleased: 15 January 2016 Label: Boogooyamma Format: CD, DL, LP 85 — 48 25 52 5 37 8 — 11The Painful TruthReleased: 23 May 2025 Format: CD, DL, LP 7 — 38 — 58 — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions UK BEL GER ITA NL POL POR SWI An Acoustic Skunk Anansie (Live in London)Released: 23 September 2013 Label: Boogooyamma Format: CD+DVD, Blu-ray — 16 — 21 28 16 30 87 25Live@25 Released: 25 January 2019 Label: Republic of Music 99 55 64 93 — 34 — 53 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUT BEL GER ITA NL POL POR SWISmashes and TrashesReleased: 2 November 2009 Label: One Little Indian (#986) Format: CD (+DVD), LP, limited box set, digital download 74 44 22 53 12 30 47 8 31
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album UK AUSAustralian (ARIA Chart) peaks: Top 50 peaks: Top 100 peaks to December 2010: "I Can Dream": N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached. "Weak": "Charlie Big Potato": AUT BEL GER ITA NOR NL SWE SWI"Little Baby Swastikkka" [promo] 1995 — — — — — — — — — — Paranoid and Sunburnt"Selling Jesus" 46 — — — — — — — — — "I Can Dream" 41 60 — — — — — — — — "Charity" 40 — — — — — — — — — "Weak" 1996 20 105 — — — — — 31 12 — "Charity" (re-issue) 20 — — — — — — — — — "All I Want" 14 80 — — — — — — 58 — Stoosh"Twisted (Everyday Hurts)" 26 82 — — — — — 100 — —"Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" 199713 — 11 — 12 — 8 6 18 2"Brazen (Weep)" 11 — — — — — — 48 — — "Charlie Big Potato" 1999 17 72 — 61 96 20 — 59 — — Post Orgasmic Chill"Secretly" 16 — — 64 — 5 — 30 — —"Lately" 33 — — — — — — 80 — —"You'll Follow Me Down" — — — — — 17 — — — — "Tear the Place Up" [promo] 2009 — — — — — — — — — — Smashes and Trashes "Because of You" — — — — — 10 — — — — "Squander" — — — 67 — — — — — — "My Ugly Boy" 2010 — — — — — 15 — — — — Wonderlustre "Talk Too Much"/"Over the Love" — — — 58 — — — — — — "You Saved Me" 2011 — — — — — — — — — — "I Believed in You" 2012 — — — — — — — — — — Black Traffic "I Hope You Get to Meet Your Hero" — — — — — — — — — — "This Is Not a Game"2013 — — — — — — — — — — "Love Someone Else"2015 — — — — — 30 — — — — Anarchytecture "Death to the Lovers" 2016 — — — — — — — — — — "Without You" — — — — — — — — — — "What You Do for Love"2019 — — — — — — — — — — Non-Album singles "This Means War"2020 — — — — — — — — — — "Piggy" 2022 — — — — — — — — — — "Can't Take You Anywhere" — — — — — — — — — — "An Artist Is An Artist" 2025 — — — — — — — — — — The Painful Truth "Cheers" — — — — — — — — — — "Lost and Found" — — — — — — — — — — "Animal" — — — — — — — — — — "Shame" — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart, were not released in that country or were ineligible.
Notes
ILimited-edition vinyl promotional release.
Other appearances
Song Year Compilation or single Notes "Army of Me" (Sucker Punch Remix) 1995 "Army of Me" single by Björk Released as track four on CD2 of the single release, including the Japanese edition "Feed" Strange Days soundtrack Compilation exclusive "Black Skin Sexuality" 1996 Tonnage Volume 2 Compilation exclusive "Tracy's Flaw" and "You'll Follow Me Down" 2000 Pavarotti & Friends for Cambodia and Tibet Collaborations with Luciano Pavarotti as part of the Pavarotti and Friends concert "I've Had Enough" 2011 Download-only track Available only to holders of a fan club card. "Search and Destroy" Sucker Punch Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Compilation exclusive, originally recorded by The Stooges.
Music videos Title Year Director "Selling Jesus" 1995 Gob TV "I Can Dream" "Selling Jesus" (Strange Days Version) Kathryn Bigelow "Charity" David Mould "Weak" 1996 Hammer & Tongs "All I Want" Stephen Norrington "Twisted (Everyday Hurts)" Anton Beebe "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" 1997 Thomas Krygier "Brazen (Weep)" "Charlie Big Potato" 1999 Giuseppe Capotondi "Secretly" "Lately" Howard Greenhalgh "You'll Follow Me Down" Thomas Krygier "Tear the Place Up" 2009 Adam Powell "Because of You" Shotopop "Squander" Hope Audikana "My Ugly Boy" 2010 Paul Street "Over the Love"Mark Richardson "Talk Too Much"2011 "You Saved Me" Ben Foley "I Believed in You" 2012 Thomas Hicks "I Hope You Get to Meet Your Hero" Loran Dunn "Spit You Out" 2013 Sylvain Tardiveau "This Is Not a Game" Lore&Jun"Love Someone Else"2015Isaac Tomiczek"Victim"2016Mark Richardson"What You Do For Love"2019"This Means War"2020
References
External links Official band website https://www.facebook.com/skunkanansieitalia/?fref=ts