UB40 discography

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UB40 discography
Releases
↙Studio albums 17
↙Live albums 4
↙Compilation albums 12
↙Singles 62

The discography of the UB40, a British reggae band, consists of seventeen studio albums, twelve compilation albums, four live albums, two remix albums, sixty-two singles and a number of appearances with other artists.

The band has sold over 70 million records worldwide.[1] Their biggest hits include "Red Red Wine" (1983), "Can't Help Falling in Love" (1993) and "I Got You Babe" (1985).

Contents

[edit] Albums

[edit] Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[2]		 US NZ IRE NL AUT FRA SWE SWI AUS
1980 Signing Off 2 — 4 — — 6 — — — —
1981 Present Arms 2 — 13 — 20 — — — — —
  • UK: Platinum[3]
1982 UB44
  • Released: September 1982
  • Label: DEP Intl
 4 — — — 15 — — — — —
1983 Labour of Love
  • Released: September 1983
  • Label: DEP Intl
 1 14 1 — 1 — — — — —
1984 Geffery Morgan
  • Released: October 1984
  • Label: DEP Intl
 3 60 27 — 9 — — 49 — —
  • UK: Silver[3]
1985 Baggariddim
  • Released: October 1985
  • Label: DEP Intl
 14 — 11 — 28 — — — 22 —
1986 Rat in the Kitchen
  • Released: July 1986
  • Label: DEP Intl
 8 53 4 — 1 — — — 21 —
1988 UB40
  • Released: July 1988
  • Label: DEP Intl
 12 44 11 — 4 — — 32 15 41
1989 Labour of Love II
  • Released: December 1989
  • Label: Virgin
 3 30 1 — 1 6 — 13 — 20
  • UK: 3x Platinum[3]
  • CAN: Gold[4]
1993 Promises and Lies
  • Released: July 1993
  • Label: DEP Intl
 1 6 1 — 1 2 — 4 2 1
  • UK: 2x Platinum[3]
1997 Guns in the Ghetto
  • Released: July 1997
  • Label: DEP Intl
 7 176 16 — 16 20 36 — 20 —
  • UK: Silver[3]
1998 Labour of Love III
  • Released: November 1998
  • Label: Virgin
 8 — 5 — 17 — — — — —
2001 Cover Up
  • Released: November 2001
  • Label: EMI
 29 — 22 — 18 — — — — —
2003 Homegrown
  • Released: November 2003
  • Label: DEP Intl
 49 — — — 16 — — — — —
2005 Who You Fighting For?
  • Released: July 2005
  • Label: DEP Intl
 20 — 25 — 19 — — — 81 —
2008 TwentyFourSeven
  • Released: June 2008
  • Label: Edel
 81 — — — 27 — — — — —
2010 Labour of Love IV
  • Released: February 2010
  • Label: EMI
 24 — — — — — — — — —

[edit] Compilation albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[2]		 US NZ IRE NL[5] AUT FRA SWE SWI AUS
1982 The Singles Album
  • Released: August 1982
  • Label: Graduate
 17 — — — — — — — — —
1983 More UB40 Music
  • Released: September 1983
  • Label: Graduate
 — — — — — — — — — —
1985 The UB40 File
  • Released: March 1985
  • Label: DEP Intl
 — — — — — — — — — —
1987 The Best of UB40 - Volume One
  • Released: October 1987
  • Label: DEP Intl
 3 — 3 — 1 — — — — 18
  • UK: 6x Platinum[3]
1994 Labour of Love, Volumes I and II
  • Released: October 1994
  • Label: DEP Intl
 5 — 8 — — — — — — —
1995 The Best of UB40 - Volume Two
  • Released: November 1995
  • Label: DEP Intl
 12 — 9 — 24 — — — — —
  • UK: Platinum[3]
1998 UB40 Present the Dancehall Album
  • Released: 27 April 1998
  • Label: Virgin
 — — — — — — — — — —
2000 The Very Best of UB40 1980-2000
  • Released: October 2000
  • Label: Virgin
 7 — 4 15 8 — 9 4 — —
  • UK: Platinum[3]
2002 UB40 presents the Fathers of Reggae
  • Released: August 2002
  • Label: DEP Intl
 104 — — — — — — — — —
2003 Labour of Love, Volumes I, II and III - The Platinum Collection
  • Released: June 2003
  • Label: DEP Intl
 7 — 6 23 5 — 23 — — —
2005 The Best Of UB40, Volumes 1 & 2
  • Released: November 2005
  • Label: DEP Intl
 47 — — 33 3 — — — — —
2009 Love Songs
  • Released: February 2009
  • Label: Virgin
 3 — 8 14 — — — — — —
Best of Labour of Love
  • Released: November 2009
  • Label: EMI
 29 — 24 — — — — — — —

[edit] Live albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[2]		 US NZ IRE NL[5] AUT FRA SWE SWI AUS
1983 UB40 Live
  • Released: February 1983
  • Label: DEP Intl
 44 — — — 2 — — — — —
1987 UB40 CCCP: Live in Moscow
  • Released: October 1987
  • Label: A&M
 — 121 36 — 5 — — — 14 —
1998 UB40 Present the Dancehall Album
  • Released: April 1998
  • Label: DEP Intl
 57 — — — — — — — — —
2007 Live at Montreux 2002
  • Released: May 2007
  • Label: Eagle
 — — — — 67 — — — — —
2008 The Lost Tapes — Live at the Venue 1980
  • Released: September 2008
  • Label: EMI
 — — — — — — — — — —
2009 lIVE 2002 Arena: 12/12/2009
  • Released: January 2009
  • Label: EMI
 — — — — — — — — — —

[edit] Remix albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[2]		 US NZ IRE NL AUT FRA SWE SWI AUS
1981 Present Arms in Dub
  • Released: October 1981
  • Label: DEP Intl
 38 — — — — — — — — —
2007 Dub Sessions
(sold at concerts and for download only)
  • Released: December 2007
  • Label: Self-released
 — — — — — — — — — —

[edit] Singles

[edit] 1980s

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK
[2]		 US NZ IRL NL AUT CAN FRA GER SWE SWZ AUS NOR
1980 "King" / "Food for Thought" 4 - 1 10 46 - - - - - - 36 - Signing Off
"My Way of Thinking" / "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" 6 - 6 12 - - - - - - - 90 -
"The Earth Dies Screaming" / "Dream a Lie" 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - Non-album single
1981 "Don't Let It Pass You By" / "Don't Slow Down" 16 - - 18 - - - - - - - - - Present Arms'
"One in Ten" 7 - 20 18 - - - - - - - 87 -
1982 "I Won't Close My Eyes" 32 - - 25 - - - - - - - - - UB44
"Love Is All Is All Right" 29 - - 26 31 - - - - - - - -
"So Here I Am" 25 - - 16 - - - - - - - - -
1983 "I've Got Mine" 45 - - 29 12 - - - - - - - - Non-album single
"Food for Thought" (Live) — - - - 5 - - - - - - - - UB40 Live
"Red Red Wine" 1 1 1 1 1 5 2 - 12 14 8 2 10 Labour of Love
"Please Don't Make Me Cry" 10 - 41 6 1 - - - - - - - -
"Many Rivers to Cross" 16 - 48 11 - - - - - - - - -
1984 "Cherry Oh Baby" 12 - - 7 7 - - - - - - - -
"If It Happens Again" 9 - 28 9 8 - - - - - - 55 - Geffery Morgan
"Riddle Me" 59 - - - 34 - - - - - - - -
1985 "I'm Not Fooled So Easily" / "The Pillow" 79 - - - - - - - - - - - -
"I Got You Babe" (featuring Chrissie Hynde) 1 28 1 1 2 14 4 29 15 17 15 1 - Baggariddim
"Don't Break My Heart" 3 - 13 8 11 - - - - - - 37 -
1986 "Sing Our Own Song" 5 - 7 4 1 - - - - - - 76 - Rat in the Kitchen
"All I Want to Do" 41 - - 28 28 - - - - - - - -
1987 "Rat in mi Kitchen" 12 - 45 7 7 - - - - - - 84 -
"Watchdogs" 39 - - 25 13 - - - - - - - -
"Maybe Tomorrow" 14 - - 6 5 - - - - - - - - The Best of UB40 - Vol. 1
1988 "Breakfast in Bed" (featuring Chrissie Hynde) 6 - 5 9 10 - - - - - 16 43 -
"Where Did I Go Wrong" 26 - 13 - 8 - - - - - - 17 - UB40
"Come out to Play" 77 - - - 33 - - - - - - - -
1989 "I Would Do for You" 45 - 34 - 34 - - - - - - - -
"Homely Girl" 6 - 4 10 2 - - 4 - - - 52 - Labour of Love II

[edit] 1990s

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK U.S. NZ IRL NL AUT CAN FRA GER SWE SWZ AUS NOR
1990 "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" 46 7 6 22 9 - - 14 - - - 3 -
"Kingston Town" 4 - 17 8 2 5 - 1 5 14 8 17 -
"Wear You to the Ball" 35 - 28 - - - - - - - - - -
"The Way You Do the Things You Do" 49 6 - 26 15 - - 11 53 - - 63 -
"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (with Robert Palmer) 6 - 1 6 4 5 - 25 14 11 5 4 -
"Impossible Love" 47 - 28 25 - - - - - - - - -
"Groovin'" - 90 - - 13 - - - - - - - -
1991 "Tears From My Eyes" - - - - 20 - - - - - - - -
1992 "One in Ten" (Remix) (with 808 State) 17 - - 19 22 - - - - - - - -
1993 "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You" 1 1 1 2 1 1 - 5 2 1 2 1 4
"Higher Ground" 8 45 8 9 9 16 - 23 - 27 19 40 -
"Bring Me Your Cup" 24 - 7 - 29 - - - - - - - -
1994 "C'est La Vie" 37 - 7 - 34 - - - - - - 59 -
"Reggae Music" 28 - 48 - - - - - - - - - -
1995 "Until My Dying Day" 15 - 37 - - - - - - - - - -
1997 "Tell Me Is It True" 14 - 20 - 27 - - - - - - - -
"Always There" 53 - - - 93 - - - - - - - -
1998 "Come Back Darling" 10 - - - - - - - - - - - -
"Holly Holy" 31 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1999 "The Train Is Coming" 30 - - - - - - - - - - - -

[edit] 2000s

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK U.S. NZ IRL NL AUT CAN FRA GER SWE SWZ AUS NOR
2000 "Light My Fire" 63 - - - 87 - - - - - - - -
2001 "Since I Met You Lady" (with Lady Saw) / "Sparkle of My Eyes" 40 - - - 69 - - - - - - - -
2002 "Cover Up" (feat. Nuttea in France) 54 - - - - - - 10 - - 55 - -
2003 "Swing Low" (with United Colours of Sound) 15 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2005 "Kiss and Say Goodbye" 19 - 16 - 45 42 - - 89 - - - -
"Reasons" (with Hunterz and The Dhol Blasters) 75 - - - - - - - - - - - -
"Bling Bling" - - - - 78 - - - - - - - -
2006 "Who You Fighting For" (download only) - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2008 "Lost & Found" / "Dance Until The Morning Light" (with Maxi Priest) - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2009 "Bring It On Home To Me" - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2010 "Get Along Without You Now" - - - - - - - - - - - - -

[edit] As featured artist

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK
[2]		 US NZ IRE NL AUT CAN FRA GER SWE SWI AUS NOR
1988 "Reckless"
(Afrika Bambaataa featuring UB40)		 17 - 13 19 4 - - - - - - - -
1994 "Baby Come Back"
(Pato Banton featuring UB40)		 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sherwin, Adam (2008-04-30). "UB40 reveal new lead singer: Ali Campbell's brother Duncan". Times Online (London). http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3848605.ece. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f "UK Charts > UB40". Official Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/ub40/. Retrieved 2010-06-22. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Retrieved 2010-03-26. 
  4. ^ a b c "Certified Awards Search". Music Canada. Retrieved on 13 August 2011. Note: User needs to enter "New Order" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
  5. ^ a b Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, Hitdossier 1939 - 1994

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