Visage discography

The discography of the British new wave band Visage consists of five studio albums, eight compilation albums, one EP and nineteen singles. Formed in 1978, the band released their first single "Tar" on the short-lived Radar Records label in 1979, before signing to Polydor Records in 1980. Their second single, "Fade To Grey", was released soon afterwards and became an international hit. After three studio albums and several personnel changes, the group disbanded in 1985 though a new line-up emerged in the 2000s, again led by vocalist Steve Strange. In 2013, the band released a new album, Hearts and Knives, the first new Visage album for 29 years. The following year, the band released Orchestral, a partly live album featuring various classic Visage songs remade with a symphony orchestra. The band's final studio album, Demons to Diamonds, was released in November 2015 (released posthumously following Strange's death in February that year).

Visage discography
Studio albums	5
EPs	1
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	8
Singles	19
Video albums	1
Music videos	13
Remix albums	4

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions								Certifications
		UK [1]	AUS [2]	AUT [3]	FIN [4]	GER [5]	NZ [6]	SWE [7]	US [8]
Visage	Released: 14 November 1980 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, MC	13	17	11	—	1	14	22	178	UK: Silver[9] GER: Gold[10]
The Anvil	Released: 26 March 1982 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, MC	6	—	—	25	41	38	33	—	UK: Silver[9]
Beat Boy	Released: 26 October 1984 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, MC	79	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Hearts and Knives	Released: 20 May 2013 Label: Blitz Club Formats: CD, LP, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Demons to Diamonds	Released: 6 November 2015 Label: August Day Formats: CD, LP, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Notes
Orchestral	Released: 8 December 2014 Label: August Day Formats: CD, digital download	A (partly) live album of eleven Visage songs (and one new track) recorded with the Czech Synthosymphonica Orchestra and the Prague Symphony Orchestra

Remix albums

Title	Album details	Notes
Fade to Grey: The Singles Collection (Special Dance Mix)	Released: 11 November 1983 Label: Polydor Formats: MC/LP (promo)/CD	Originally only available on cassette, but was also released promotionally on vinyl to DJs. Released on CD by Rubellan Remasters (US) in 2020.
Beat Boy (Special Cassette Remix)	Released: 26 October 1984 Label: Polydor Formats: MC/CD	Remix of the Beat Boy album, originally only available on cassette. Released on CD by Rubellan Remasters (US) in 2022.
Darkness to Diamond	Released: 8 January 2016 Label: August Day Formats: CD, digital download	Companion album to Demons to Diamonds, containing remixes, extended versions and alternate versions
The Wild Life – The Best of Extended Versions and Remixes 1978 to 2015	Released: December 2016 Label: Steve Strange Collective Formats: CD, 2xLP	A companion album to The Wild Life compilation featuring newly recorded 12" versions and remixes of tracks from throughout the band's history. Not the original 12" mixes, but re-recorded versions by Visage's final incarnation.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		UK [1]
Fade to Grey: The Singles Collection	Released: 11 November 1983 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, MC	38	UK: Gold[9]
Fade to Grey: The Best of Visage [A]	Released: 27 September 1993 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, MC	—
Master Series	Released: September 1997 Label: Polydor Formats: CD	—
The Damned Don't Cry	Released: 23 October 2000 Label: Spectrum Music Formats: CD	—
The Face – The Very Best of Visage	Released: 8 March 2010 Label: Polydor Formats: CD	—
Fade to Grey – The Best of Visage	Released: 1 July 2013 Label: Spectrum Music Formats: CD	—
The Wild Life – The Best of 1978–2015	Released: 9 December 2016 Label: Steve Strange Collective Formats: CD, MC, digital download	—
The Wild Life	Released: December 2016 Label: Steve Strange Collective Formats: 6xCD	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

EPs

Title	EP details
Visage	Released: 6 July 1981 Label: Polydor Formats: 12", MC US and Canada-only release

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [1]	AUS [2]	AUT [11]	BEL (FL) [12]	GER [5]	IRE [13]	NL [14]	NZ [6]	SWE [7]	SWI [15]
"Tar"	1979	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Visage
"Fade to Grey"	1980	8	6	3	4	1	7	24	10	12	1	UK: Silver[16] GER: Gold[17]
"Mind of a Toy"	1981	13	—	—	—	10	16	42	—	—	—
"Visage"		21	—	—	—	41	—	—	—	—	—
"Moon Over Moscow" [B]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"The Damned Don't Cry"	1982	11	94	—	—	39	22	—	—	—	—		The Anvil
"Night Train"		12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Whispers" [B]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Pleasure Boys"		44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Fade to Grey: The Singles Collection
"Love Glove"	1984	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Beat Boy
"Beat Boy"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Fade to Grey" (Bassheads '93 remix)	1993	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Fade to Grey: The Best of Visage
"Shameless Fashion"	2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Hearts and Knives
"Dreamer I Know"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Never Enough"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Hidden Sign"	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"She's Electric (Coming Around)"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Fade to Grey" (Orchestral)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Orchestral
"Lost in Static"	2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Hearts and Knives
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Album
"The Anvil" / "Der Amboss" [C]	1982	The Anvil
"Can You Hear Me"	1984	Beat Boy
"Casualty" [D]
"Questions" [D]

Videos

Video albums

Title	Album details
Visage	Released: 1 August 1985 Label: Channel 5 Formats: VHS, LD

Music videos

Title	Year	Director[18]
"Fade to Grey"	1980	Godley & Creme
"Mind of a Toy"	1981
"Visage"		Midge Ure
"The Damned Don't Cry"	1982
"Night Train"		Jean-Claude Luyat
"Pleasure Boys"		Tim Pope
"Love Glove"	1984	Nick Morris[19]
"The Horseman"	1985	Jean-Claude Luyat
"Yesterday's Shadow"
"Love Glove"
"Wild Life"
"Beat Boy"
"Dreamer I Know"	2013	Armando[20]

Notes

1. Fade to Grey: The Best of Visage is in fact a re-release of Fade to Grey: The Singles Collection with two extra tracks and a new catalogue number.
2. "Moon Over Moscow" and "Whispers" were only released as singles in Japan.
3. A remix of "The Anvil" was released as the B-side of the "Pleasure Boys" single, but became a popular dancefloor track in 1982. A single-sided 7" single was pressed (believed to be either a promo or a test pressing, as it had the same catalogue number as "Pleasure Boys" (POSP 523), and a German-language version, "Der Amboss", was released as a 12" promo (POSPV 523).
4. There is debate over the actual validity of these promotional releases, as they may be counterfeit.