Adam Ant discography
Adam Ant is a British post-punk, new wave artist. He was the lead singer of Adam & the Ants until their split in early 1982, by which time they had recorded three studio albums. Ant, however, would go solo, and release an additional five studio albums throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. After a gap of nearly 18 years, his sixth released solo studio album came out in early 2013. A planned follow-up album recorded the following year currently officially remains at developmental stage.
His greatest UK chart success was Adam & the Ants' 1980 album Kings of the Wild Frontier which was number one in the UK Albums Chart for a total of twelve weeks. However, it was the follow-up album, Prince Charming, that produced the biggest hit singles with "Stand and Deliver" and the title track, achieving five weeks and four weeks respectively as number one singles on the UK Singles Chart.
In the United States, Ant's biggest chart success was his solo debut, 1982's Friend or Foe album, which reached the Top 20 on the Billboard 200 the following spring. Three other Ant albums have reached the middle area of the Top 100. Friend or Foe also included the hit single "Goody Two Shoes", which was a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time as the album, as well as a third number one single for Ant on the UK Singles Chart. Ant would achieve further US singles chart success in the 1990s with "Room at the Top", a second Top 20 hit in 1990, and the "Wonderful" title track, a third Top 40 hit in 1995. Friend or Foe achieved US Gold Disc status within a year of its release; Kings of the Wild Frontier crawled to the same certification after nearly 14 years.
Besides regular studio albums there are a number of live albums, box sets and compilations. The three Peel Sessions first appeared in 1990, while the complete integral one collection appeared in 2001.