CHART ENTRIES - LP's

Release Country / Chart / Ranking

Penthouse & Pavement

  • UK LP charts - Highest entry: No 12 in September/October 1981
  • UK LP charts - 17Oct1981 - No 16 (before 14, 4 weeks in chart, highest position so far : no 12)
  • UK LP charts - 22Jan1983 - No 100 (before 98, 2nd week in chart)
  • UK LP charts - 17Sep1983 - No 100 (before No 71, 19 weeks in chart)
  • UK LP charts - 09Jul1983 - No 51 (before No 83, 9 weeks in chart)
  • Sweden LP charts: Top position 24
  • New Zealand LP charts: Top position 45
  • New Music Express - Album No 5 of the year 1981
  • Melody Maker - Top No 1 album 1981
  • Record Mirror as of 30April1983 - Top albums & tapes - No 85 (first entry)
  • Sounds Germany Pop Poll 1981 - Top No 2 album 1981
  • SPEX critics- Record of the Year in category "Electronic" 1981
  • Musikexpress Germany issue January 1982 - No 5 (new entry)

The Luxury Gap

  • UK LP charts - Highest entry: No 3 in May 1983 (before No 5, 3 weeks in chart)
  • UK LP charts - No 3 in September 1983 (before No 5)
  • UK LP charts - 27Aug1983 No 16 (before No 13, 17 weeks in chart, highest position so far : No 1)
  • UK LP charts - 03Sep1983 No 28 (before No 16, 18 weeks in chart, highest position so far : No 1)
  • UK LP charts - 10Sep1983 No 23 (before No 28, 19 weeks in chart, highest position so far : No 1)
  • UK LP charts - 17Sep1983 No 14 (before No 21, 20 weeks in chart, highest position so far : No 1)
  • UK LP charts - No 13 (before No 8, 15 weeks in chart, highest position so far : No 1)
  • UK LP charts - No 8 in Jun1983 (before 6, 7 weeks in chart, highest position so far : No 1)
  • UK LP charts - No 10 on 09Jul1983 (before No 11, 10 weeks in chart)
  • US LP charts - No 20 in September 1983 (before No 6)
  • UK Tape charts - No 13 17Sep1983 (before No 23)
  • Sweden LP charts: Top position 17 (5 weeks in charts)
  • New Zealand LP charts: Top position 11 (10 weeks in charts)
  • Musikszene magazine - Readers charts - No 17 (new entry) in December 1983
  • Berlin Tip :
    Best of 1983 : The Best - No 3
    Critics : Hans-Jürgen Günther - No 6 ; Holly-Jane Rahlens - No 4 ; Harald InHülsen + Diedrich Diederichsen - No 3 ; Gitti Gülden + Gabriele Meierding - No 2 ; Michael Stressow - No 1
  • Musikexpress Sounds Aug1983 - No 7 (before No 10)
  • Musikexpress Sounds Aug1983 - readers choice - No 4 (before No 15)
  • Sounds 23April1983 - Playlist of Carole Linfield
  • Deejay's choice - No1! 18Jun83 - No 1
  • Record Mirror as of 09Jul1983 - Top cassettes - No 16 (before 17)

How Men Are

  • UK LP charts - Highest entry: No 12 in October 1984
  • Sweden LP charts: Top position 28
  • SPEX critics - LP of the Year 1984 - No 6
  • UK LP Charts - Melody Maker 06Oct1984 - No 28 (new entry)

Endless

  • UK LP charts - Highest entry: No 70 in July 1986

Pleasure One

  • UK LP charts - Highest entry: No 78 in November 1986
  • SPEX poll 1986 : No 22

Bigger than America

  • Germany Alphabeat Redaktionscharts - Rock/Pop/Alternative Charts Nov.1996 - No 1
  • Addicted To Noise - Writers Poll - No 6

B.E.F. - Music of
Quality & Distinction
Vol.1

  • UK LP charts - Highest entry: No 25
  • Melody Maker - One of the Top 10 albums 1982