This is a list of all Various Artist compilations featuring tracks by Madness up to 1989 (in 3 parts), and a selection from 1990 to the present day.
All UK (and some foreign) pressings have a further page with more details and photos – click on the flag
Most of the UK releases are scans from my collection, most of the foreign releases are images from Discogs
Madness featured on seven chart-topping compilation albums in the main UK album charts (highlighted in bold)
Please contact me if you feel there is anything missing
Part 1
| Title | Year | Featured Tracks | Country of Release |
| Night Moves | 1979 | The Prince | UK, Ireland, Saudi Arabia |
| 20 Hits – Été 80 | 1980 | The Prince | France |
| New Wave | 1979 | The Prince | Scandinavia |
| Poprock Special | 1980 | The Prince | Finland |
| Riding High: The Original Film Soundtrack | 1980 | One Step Beyond | UK, France, Netherlands, Greece, Uruguay, Argentina |
| Roots Of Reggae | 1981 | One Step Beyond | Netherlands |
| Remember Radio 24 | 1980 | One Step Beyond | Switzerland |
| Top Twenty D.J.’s Special! | 1980 | One Step Beyond | Italy |
| Discomania Vol. 20 | 1980 | One Step Beyond | Italy |
| Il Meglio In Discoteca | 1980 | One Step Beyond | Italy |
| Nu Muzik | 1980 | One Step Beyond | Canada |
| Hits Collection 82 | 1982 | Un Paso Adelante | Mexico |
| New Wave Disco D’Ouro | 1980 | One Step Beyond / My Girl | Portugal |
| Hot Wax – 16 Non Stop Hits | 1980 | One Step Beyond / Night Boat To Cairo | Israel |
| The Last Stiff Compilation | 1980 | Bed And Breakfast Man | USA |
| BBC TV’s Best Of… Top Of The Pops Volume 8 | 1980 | My Girl | UK, Saudi Arabia |
| Stars Explosion | 1980 | My Girl | Italy |
| Single High Light ‘80.5 | 1981 | My Girl | Japan |
| British Rock (Video) | 1980 | The Prince / Swan Lake / My Girl | France, Germany |
| Happy Rock – O Máximo Da New Wave | 1980 | One Step Beyond / My Girl / Night Boat To Cairo | Portugal |
| Single High Light ‘80.7 | 1981 | One Step Beyond… | Japan |
| Hot Singles #001 | 1980 | Night Boat To Cairo | Australia |
| Chart Explosion | 1980 | Baggy Trousers | UK, Ireland, Saudi Arabia |
| Power Play! | 1980 | Baggy Trousers | Scandinavia |
| Stiff Records | 1980 | Baggy Trousers | Greece |
| 1981… The Sound | 1981 | Baggy Trousers | Australia / New Zealand |
| Single High Light ‘80.12 | 1980 | Baggy Trousers | Japan |
| Single High Light ’81-1 | 1981 | Baggy Trousers | Japan |
| Super Successi In Discoteca | 1980 | Take It Or Leave It | Italy |
| Hit Machine | 1981 | Embarrassment (edit) | UK, Ireland |
| ΕUPΩΠH ’81 | 1981 | Embarrassment | Greece |
| Single High Light ’81-4 | 1981 | Embarrassment | Japan |
| Super Hits #1 | 1981 | Grey Day | UK, Ireland |
| Power Pop 81 – 3 | 1981 | Grey Day | Denmark |
| Hot Stiffs | 1982 | Grey Day | Yugoslavia |
| Single High Light ’81-9 | 1981 | Grey Day | Japan |
| Life In The European Theatre | 1981 | Grey Day | UK, Germany, Spain, Greece, USA, Canada, Israel, Australia, Japan |
| Chart Hits 81 Volume 2 | 1981 | Shut Up | UK, Ireland |
| 13 Super Singles | 1981 | Shut Up | Belgium |
| La Gran Movida | 1981 | Shut Up | Spain |
| Disco Promozionale | 1981 | Shut Up | Italy |
| Hot Singles #012 | 1981 | Shut Up | Australia |
| Chart Hits 82 Vol. 2 | 1982 | Shut Up | Saudi Arabia |
| Skallapopp | 1981 | Day On The Town | Iceland |
| “Wonderful Time Out There” | 1981 | It Must Be Love | UK |
| SFX Issue No. 1 | 1981 | Interview | UK |
| Hits Hits Hits | 1981 | It Must Be Love | UK, Ireland |
| Stiff’s On 45 | 1982 | It Must Be Love | Scandinavia |
| Beint Í Mark 2 | 1982 | It Must Be Love | Iceland |
| Pop Shop Vol. 15 | 1981 | It Must Be Love | South Africa |
| Pop Shop Spectacular Vol. 2 | 1981 | It Must Be Love | South Africa |
| 1982 Out Of The Blue | 1982 | It Must Be Love | Australia |
| Dancin’ Master | 1982 | Shadow On The House | UK |
| Non Stop Pop | 1982 | Cardiac Arrest | Ireland |
| Single High Light 1982-2 | 1982 | In The City | Japan |
| Single High Light 1982-3 | 1982 | In The City | Japan |
| Turbo Trax | 1982 | House Of Fun | UK, Ireland, Italy |
| Radio Impuls Nr. 7 | 1982 | House Of Fun | Sweden |
| The Disco Collection Volume 8 | 1982 | House Of Fun | Malta |
| 1982 Up In Lights | 1982 | House Of Fun | Australia |
| Hit Wave 82 | 1982 | House Of Fun | New Zealand |
| New Wave 3 | 1984 | House Of Fun | Indonesia |
| Pop Punk Rock 2 | 1982 | House Of Fun | Singapore |
| Single High Light 1982-7 | 1982 | House Of Fun | Japan |
| Single High Light 1982-8 | 1982 | House Of Fun | Japan |
| Chart Beat | 1982 | Driving In My Car | UK, Ireland, Egypt, Saudi Arabia |
| Party Party – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | 1982 | Driving In My Car | UK, Spain, Portugal, Greece, USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, Germany |
| Glymskrattinn | 1982 | Driving In My Car | Iceland |
| Da Da Da | 1982 | Driving In My Car | Israel |
| Summer Big Hits | 1983 | Driving In My Car | Japan |
Part 2
| Title | Year | Featured Tracks | Country of Release |
| Raiders Of The Pop Charts Part 1 | 1982 | Our House | UK, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia |
| Stiff Visions Volume One (Video) | 1982 | Our House | UK |
| Top Of The Pops (Video) | 1983 | Our House | UK, Japan |
| Hitpalast | 1982 | Our House | Germany |
| Hit-News Brandneu | 1983 | Our House | Germany, Austria, Switzerland |
| 16 Top Hits – Aus Den Hitparaden Mai Juni 1983 | 1983 | Our House | Germany |
| Super Hits Aktuell | 1983 | Our House | Germany |
| Internationale Hitparade ’83 | 1983 | Our House | Germany |
| Club Special Vol. 4 | 1983 | Our House | Denmark |
| Kassett-Avisen Musikk På Gang 8 | 1982 | Our House | Norway |
| WorldHits | 1983 | Our House | Finland |
| Ein Með Öllu | 1983 | Our House | Iceland |
| Super Disco | 1983 | Our House | Portugal |
| International Mixage | 1983 | Our House | Italy |
| Danceteria | 1984 | Our House | Greece |
| Street Beat | 1984 | Our House | USA |
| Hit Formula | 1984 | Our House | USA |
| Formula 20 | 1984 | Our House | USA |
| Formula – Vol. 1 | 1984 | Our House | USA |
| Rocktober ’83 | 1983 | Our House | Canada |
| Hot Tracks | 1984 | Our House | Canada |
| Rock ’84 | 1984 | Our House | Canada |
| Hits Collection Vol. 2 | 1983 | Nuestra Casa (Our House) | Mexico |
| Campeonas De Radio Éxitos 790 Y Hits De Radio Hits – 1983 | 1983 | Nuestra Casa (Our House) | Mexico |
| Radio City Club | 1984 | Our House | Argentina |
| 1984 24 Hrs Non Stop Dancing | 1984 | Our House | Saudi Arabia |
| British Wave | 1983 | Our House | South Africa |
| 1983 The Hot Ones | 1983 | Our House | Australia |
| European Top Hits | 1984 | Our House | South Korea |
| Sahara Club Attack | 1983 | Our House | Hong Kong |
| Single High Light 1983-2 | 1983 | Our House | Japan |
| Chart Encounters Of The Hit Kind – Part 2 | 1983 | Tomorrow’s Just Another Day | UK |
| Sound Tracks Nr. 1. 1983 | 1983 | Tomorrow’s Just Another Day + Interview ? | Sweden |
| Single High Light 1983-8 | 1983 | Driving In My Car, Our House | Japan |
| The Hit Squad – Chart-Tracking | 1983 | Wings Of A Dove | UK |
| The Hit Squad’s Hits Of ’83 Vol. 1 | 1983 | Tomorrow’s Just Another Day | UK |
| Let The Children Play | 1983 | Wings Of A Dove | UK |
| Die Neue Ronny’s Pop Show | 1983 | Wings Of A Dove | Germany |
| Rás 3 | 1983 | Wings Of A Dove | Iceland |
| Now That’s What I Call Music | 1983 | The Sun And The Rain | UK |
| Rás 4 | 1983 | The Sun And The Rain | Iceland |
| D.J. Compilation | 1984 | The Sun And The Rain | Italy |
| Racket Packet | 1983 | Grey Day (live) | UK |
| Single High Light 1983-11 | 1983 | It Must Be Love | Japan |
| Expresso Video (Video) | 1983 | Madness | UK |
| The Prince’s Trust Rock Gala | 1983 | Madness (live), Baggy Trousers (live) / 9 songs (live) | UK, USA, Japan |
| The Prince’s Trust Rock Concert | 1991 | 9 songs (live) | Japan |
| Now That’s What I Call Music II | 1984 | Michael Caine | UK, Ireland |
| Nationale Und Internationale Schallplatten-Neuerscheinungen März 1984 | 1984 | Michael Caine | Germany |
| Club Mix Vol. 1 | 1984 | Michael Caine | Denmark |
| “Voulez Vous… Danser?” | 1984 | Michael Caine | Germany |
| 45° Υπό Σκιάν | 1984 | Michael Caine | Greece |
| 1984 Stars On 100 (British Chart) Vol. 7 | 1984 | Michael Caine | Saudi Arabia |
| Off The Record | 1984 | Interviews | USA |
| Now That’s What I Call Music 3 | 1984 | One Better Day | UK, Ireland, Japan |
| Saturday SuperStore Replay Selection Volume 2 | 1984 | One Better Day | UK |
| 12 Aktuella Hits! | 1984 | Keep Moving | Sweden |
| Debüt LP / Zeitschrift Ausgabe 4 – 03/84 | 1984 | Turning Blue | Germany |
| Happy Families (A Compendium Of Reggae Hits) | 1984 | The Prince | UK |
| Dancer | 1984 | Embarazo (Embarrassment) | Argentina |
| Soundwave Magazine No. 8 | 1984 | Interview | UK |
| Now This Is Music 3 | 1985 | Yesterday’s Men | Netherlands |
| Sky Music | 1985 | Yesterday’s Men | Finland |
| Now Esto Si Es Musica 2 | 1985 | Yesterday’s Men | Spain |
| Top ’86 | 1985 | Yesterday’s Men | Greece |
| Now Dance: The 12″ Mixes | 1985 | Yesterday’s Men | Greece |
| Now That’s What I Call Music 6 | 1985 | Uncle Sam | UK, USA, Argentina, Japan |
| 12 Maxi Tubes | 1986 | Uncle Sam (Ray Gun Mix) | France |
| Dúndur | 1985 | Uncle Sam | Iceland |
| I Love Virgin | 1986 | Uncle Sam | Israel |
| Turbo Charged Tracks | 1986 | Uncle Sam | Australia |
Part 3
| Title | Year | Featured Tracks | Country of Release |
| Greenpeace | 1985 | Wings Of A Dove | UK, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Italy, USA, Canada, Australia, South Korea, Japan |
| The Prince’s Trust Collection | 1985 | Our House (Special Stretch Mix) | UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Japan |
| The Hits Box | 1985 | Our House (Special Stretch Mix) | UK |
| The History Of Rock – Volume Thirty One | 1985 | The Prince | UK |
| Midnight Special | 1985 | Nuestra Casa | Argentina |
| Videoscopio | 1985 | Nuestra Casa | Argentina |
| Burning The Boats: Wising Up To Heroin (Video) | 1986 | Burning The Boats (live) / My Girl (live) | UK |
| Dancing Club | 1986 | Sweetest Girl (Extended Version) | Argentina |
| Now That’s What I Call Music 8 | 1986 | (Waiting For) The Ghost Train | UK, Turkey, UAE, Japan |
| November 86 Previews | 1986 | (Waiting For) The Ghost Train | UK |
| High Life – Da Geht Die Post Ab! | 1986 | (Waiting For) The Ghost Train | Germany |
| Verano Virgin ’87 | 1987 | (Waiting For) The Ghost Train | Spain |
| Chart Attack 86 Vol. 10 | 1986 | (Waiting For) The Ghost Train | UAE |
| Oldies But Goodies | 1986 | One Step Beyond | France |
| Bailable Interdisc | 1986 | Un Paso Mas Alla | Argentina |
| Artists For Animals – Abuse | 1986 | Animal Farm | UK |
| NME & Strange Fruit Records Present Mixed Peel | 1987 | Bed And Breakfast Man | UK |
| Now That’s What I Call Music – Smash Hits Of The 80’s | 1987 | Baggy Trousers | UK |
| Punk World | 1987 | Cardiac Arrest | Indonesia |
| Una Más… Y No Jodemos Más..! | 1988 | Un Paso Mas Alla | Argentina |
| The Young Ones (Video) | 1988 | House Of Fun / Our House | UK, USA, Australia |
| Eighties – Video Stars Of 1980 (Video) | 1989 | Baggy Trousers | UK |
| Eighties – Video Stars Of 1982 (Video) | 1989 | House Of Fun | UK |
| Don’t Worry Be Happy | 1989 | Baggy Trousers | Netherlands |
| Play My Music Vol 11 – Angel Eyes | 1989 | Yesterday’s Men | Netherlands |
| The Album Of The Decade – The 80’s | 1989 | House Of Fun | UK |
| Artists For Animals – The Liberator | 1989 | Animal Farm | UK, Japan |
| The Sunshine Mix | 1989 | It Must Be Love (mixed) | UK |
| Best Of The 80s (1980-1990) Vol II | 1989 | Our House | Greece |
Part 4
| Title | Year | Featured Tracks | Country of Release |
| Now That’s What I Call Music 21 | 1992 | It Must Be Love | UK |
| Virgin Mega Hits! Vol. 18 | 1992 | It Must Be Love / One Step Beyond | Japan |
| The Stiff Records Box Set | 1992 | One Step Beyond / My Girl / Baggy Trousers | UK, USA |
| Virgin Mega Hits Vol. 1 | 1992 | In The City | Japan |
| In Session Tonight | 1993 | The Prince | UK |
| Vox Presents The Radio 1 FM Sessions | 1994 | Embarrassment (Madstock 1994) | UK |
| Geffen Vintage 80s Vol. 1 | 1995 | Our House | USA, Canada |
| It’s Like, So Refreshing! | 1997 | Our House / It Must Be Love / One Step Beyond | USA |
| 30 Years Of Chrysalis | 1998 | It Must Be Love | UK |
| Now That’s What I Call Music 43 | 1999 | Lovestruck | UK |
| Abbamania | 1999 | Money Money Money | UK |
| Y-100 Sonic Sessions 3 | 1999 | Our House | USA |
| Live Music! At Party In The Park 99 (Video) | 2000 | Our House (live) / One Step Beyond (live) | Europe |
| Brand New Boots And Panties | 2001 | My Old Man | Europe, USA, Japan |
| Heineken NightLive 2002 – Dance To The Music! | 2002 | Nightboat To Cairo | Netherlands |
| Re-Worked ABBA | 2003 | Money Money Money | Ukraine |
| Abba Forever | 2004 | Money Money Money | Germany |
| Rock You! 1500 | 2005 | In The City | Japan |
| The Tube Anthology – The Best Of Series 1 (Video) | 2005 | It Must Be Love | UK |
| 1981 – Ein Jahr Und Seine 20 Songs | 2006 | It Must Be Love | Germany |
| The Big Stiff Box Set | 2007 | One Step Beyond | UK |
| London Pride | 2009 | NW5 | UK |
| A Symphony Of British Music (Music For The Closing Ceremony Of The London 2012 Olympic Games) | 2012 | Our House | UK |
| London 2012 Olympic Games (Video) | 2012 | Our House / Our House (Reprise) | UK |
| Oxfam Presents Stand As One: Glastonbury 2016 Live | 2016 | My Girl (live) | UK |
| The Mojo Festival 2020 | 2020 | Before We Was We (live) | UK |