Billy Bragg discography
Billy Bragg discography | |
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![]() Billy Bragg in 2010 | |
Studio albums | 13 |
Live albums | 6 |
Compilation albums | 13 |
EPs | 5 |
Singles | 27 |
The discography of British singer-songwriter Billy Bragg includes 13 studio albums (including two with Wilco and one with The Blokes), six live albums, 12 compilation albums, five extended plays, and 20 singles.
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK [1] | AUS [2] | BEL (FL) [3] | CAN [4] | NZ [5] | SWE [6] | US [7] | |||
Life's a Riot with Spy vs Spy |
| 30 | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | |
Brewing Up with Billy Bragg |
| 16 | — | — | — | 23 | — | — |
|
Talking with the Taxman About Poetry |
| 8 | 77 | — | — | 5 | 43 | — |
|
Workers Playtime |
| 17 | 49 | — | 77 | 20 | — | 198 | |
The Internationale |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Don't Try This at Home |
| 8 | 35 | — | — | 21 | — | — |
|
William Bloke |
| 16 | 72 | — | — | — | — | —[a] | |
Mermaid Avenue (with Wilco) |
| 34 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 90 | |
Mermaid Avenue Vol. II (with Wilco) |
| 61 | 45 | — | 54 | — | — | 88 | |
England, Half-English (with the Blokes) |
| 51 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Mr Love & Justice |
| 33 | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | |
Tooth & Nail |
| 13 | — | 69 | — | — | 58 | — | |
The Million Things That Never Happened[15] |
| 44 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — |
Live albums
[edit]Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK [1] | BEL (FL) [3] | ITA [16] | NL [17] | US [7] | |||
Billy Bragg and The Red Stars Live Bootleg[18] |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
Mermaid Avenue Tour[18] |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
Bill’s Bargains[18] |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
Live at the Barbican[18] |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
Live at the Union Chapel, London |
| 61 | — | — | — | — | |
Shine a Light: Field Recordings from the Great American Railroad (with Joe Henry) |
| 28 | 138 | 38 | 112 | —[b] |
Compilation albums
[edit]Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
---|---|---|---|---|
UK [1] | AUS [20] | |||
Life's a Riot / Between the Wars |
| — | — | |
Back to Basics |
| 37 | — | |
The Peel Sessions Album |
| — | — | |
Victim of Geography |
| — | — | |
Bloke on Bloke |
| 72 | — | |
Reaching to the Converted |
| 41 | — | |
Must I Paint You a Picture? The Essential Billy Bragg |
| 49 | 60 |
|
Volume 1 |
| — | — | |
Volume 2 |
| — | — | |
Fight Songs |
| — | — | |
Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions (with Wilco) |
| — | — | |
Best of Billy Bragg at the BBC 1983–2019[22] |
| —[c] | — | |
The Roaring Forty (1983–2023) |
| 29 | — |
Singles and EPs
[edit]As lead artist
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK [1] | AUS [2] | CAN [4] | NZ [5] | US Alt. [24] | |||
Between the Wars (EP) | 1985 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
"Days Like These" | 43 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Levi Stubbs' Tears" | 1986 | 29 | — | — | 11 | — | Talking with the Taxman About Poetry |
"Greetings to the New Brunette" | 58 | — | — | 6 | — | ||
Help Save The Youth of America (EP)[18] | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
"She's Leaving Home" (with Cara Tivey) | 1 | — | — | — | — | Sgt. Pepper Knew My Father | |
"Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards" | 52 | — | — | 34 | 20 | Workers Playtime | |
"She's Got a New Spell" | — | 116 | — | — | 16 | ||
"Sexuality" | 1991 | 27 | 46 | 60[d] | — | 2 | Don't Try This at Home |
"You Woke Up My Neighbourhood" | 54 | 107 | — | — | 25 | ||
Accident Waiting to Happen (EP) | 1992 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |
"Upfield" | 1996 | 46 | — | — | — | — | William Bloke |
"The Boy Done Good" | 1997 | 55 | — | — | — | — | Bloke on Bloke |
"Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key" (with Wilco) | 1998 | 89 | — | — | — | — | Mermaid Avenue |
"England Half English" | 2002 | 98 | — | — | — | — | England, Half-English |
"Take Down the Union Jack" | 22 | — | — | — | — | ||
"We Laughed" | 2005 | 11 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"I Keep Faith" | 2008 | —[e] | — | — | — | — | Mr Love & Justice |
"The Beach Is Free" / "I Almost Killed You" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Pressure Drop (EP)[18] | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
"No-One Knows Nothing Anymore" / "Song of the Iceberg" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | Tooth & Nail |
Bridges Not Walls (EP) | 2017 | —[f] | — | — | — | — | — |
"Can't Be There Today" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | N/A |
"I Will Be Your Shield"[15] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | The Million Things That Never Happened |
"Ten Mysterious Photos That Can’t Be Explained"[27] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Pass It On"[28] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Mid-Century Modern"[29] | — | — | — | — | — |
As featured artist
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK [30] | AUT [31] | GER [32] | NL [17] | NZ [33] | SWI [34] | US [35] | |||
"Won't Talk About It" (Norman Cook feat. Billy Bragg) | 1989 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 24 | 76 | Let Them Eat Bingo |
Notes
[edit]- ^ William Bloke did not enter the Billboard 200, but it peaked at number 38 on Billboard's Heatseekers albums chart.[12]
- ^ Shine a Light did not enter the Billboard 200, but it peaked at number 40 on Billboard's Top Rock Albums chart.[19]
- ^ Best of Billy Bragg at the BBC 1983–2019 did not enter the Official Charts Company's UK Albums Chart, but it peaked at number 7 on the Official Independent Albums Chart.[23]
- ^ "Sexuality" was released as part of an EP of the same name in Canada, where it charted at number 60 on the RPM 100 Albums chart.[4]
- ^ "I Keep Faith" didn't enter the Official Singles Chart, but it peaked at number 14 on the Official Independent Singles Chart.[25]
- ^ Bridges Not Walls peaked at number 2 on the Official Americana Albums Chart.[26]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d UK chart positions:
- "Billy Bragg full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- "Billy Bragg & Joe Henry full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ a b Australian chart positions:
- Before 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- After 1988: "Discography Billy Bragg". Australian Charts. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- "She's Got a New Spell": "Week commencing 13 March 1989". Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- "You Woke Up My Neighbourhood": "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 4 November 1991". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- The Million Things That Never Happened: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 8 November 2021". The ARIA Report. No. 1653. Australian Recording Industry Association. 8 November 2021. p. 6.
- ^ a b "Discografie Billy Bragg". Ultratop Flanders (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ a b c RPM album chart positions:
- Workers Playtime: "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 48, no. 26. 15 October 1988. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- Sexuality: "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 55, no. 1. 7 December 1991. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- Mermaid Avenue Vol. II: "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 71, no. 7. 19 June 2000. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Discography Billy Bragg". New Zealand Charts. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Discography Billy Bragg". Swedish Charts. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ a b Billboard 200 chart positions:
- Workers Playtime: "Billboard 200, Week of November 5, 1988". Billboard. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- Mermaid Avenue: "Billboard 200, Week of July 11, 1998". Billboard. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- Mermaid Avenue Vol. II: "Billboard 200, Week of June 17, 2000". Billboard. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Billy Bragg, Life's A Riot With Spy Vs Spy". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Billy Bragg, Brewing Up". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Billy Bragg, Talking with the Taxman About Poetry". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Billy Bragg, Don't Try This at Home". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Billboard's Heatseekers Album Chart". Billboard. 28 September 1996. p. 22. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Billy Bragg & Wilco, Mermaid Avenue". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ a b Richards, Will (14 July 2021). "Billy Bragg announces details of new album, 'The Million Things That Never Happened'". NME. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Billy Bragg & Joe Henry – Shine a Light". Italian Charts. Archived from the original on 25 January 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ a b Dutch Chart positions:
- Shine a Light: "Billy Bragg & Joe Henry – Shine a Light". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- "Won't Talk About It": "Beats International – Won't Talk About It". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Weglarz, Kristine; Pedelty, Mark (2016). Political Rock. Taylor & Francis. pp. 104–105. ISBN 9781317078708.
- ^ "Top Rock Albums Week of October 15, 2016". Billboard. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 40.
- ^ "Billy Bragg, Must I Paint You a Picture?". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Best of Billy Bragg at the BBC 1983–2019". Folk Radio UK. 30 August 2019. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50, 27 September 2019 – 03 October 2019". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Billboard Alternative Airplay chart positions:
- "Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards": "Alternative Airplay, The week of November 5, 1988". Billboard. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- "She's Got a New Spell": "Alternative Airplay, The week of November 26, 1988". Billboard. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- "Sexuality": "Alternative Airplay, The week of October 19, 1991". Billboard. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- "You Woke Up My Neighbourhood": "Alternative Airplay, The week of November 23, 1991". Billboard. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50, 23 March 2008 – 29 March 2008". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40, 10 November 2017 – 16 November 2017". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Lloyd, Celina (6 August 2021). "Billy Bragg releases new single, announces online concert". Mojo. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Billy Bragg's Single 'Pass It On' Out Today". American Blues Scene. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Billy Bragg Is 'Mid-Century Modern' On New Single". American Blues Scene. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Beats International full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Discographie Beats International". Austrian Charts (in German). Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Discographie Von Beats International". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Discography Beats International". New Zealand Charts. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Discographie Beats International". Swiss Hitparade (in German). Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ Billboard Hot 100 chart positions:
- "Won't Talk About It": "The Hot 100, Week of September 22, 1990". Billboard. Retrieved 25 August 2021.