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Chumbawamba discography
Studio albums15
EPs2
Live albums2
Compilation albums4
Singles23
Music videos6
Soundtracks1
Miscellaneous cassettes11

English rock band Chumbawamba has released fourteen studio albums, two live albums, three compilation albums, one soundtrack album, two extended plays (EPs), 23 singles, and 6 music videos.[1]

Albums

Studio and live albums

List of studio and live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[2] 		UK
Indie
[3] 		AUS CAN
[4] 		US
[5]
Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records
  • Released: 1986 (UK)[6]
  • Label: Agit Prop
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
  • Released on CD by One Little Indian in 1994 as First 2
 — 2 — — —
Never Mind the Ballots
  • Released: May 1, 1987 (UK)[7]
  • Label: Agit Prop
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
  • Released on CD by One Little Indian in 1994 as First 2
 — 2 — — —
English Rebel Songs 1381–1984
  • Released: 1988 (UK)[8]
  • Label: Agit Prop
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
  • Reissued 1993 and re-released on CD by One Little Indian in 1995
 — 13 — — —
Slap!
  • Released: 1990 (UK)[9]
  • Label: Agit Prop
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
  • Reissued 1995 & 1999 by One Little Indian. Re-released on double CD by MUTT in 2003 as Shhhlap!
 — — — — —
Shhh
  • Released: 1992 (UK)[10]
  • Label: Agit Prop
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
  • Re-released in 1994 on Southern Records. Re-released on double CD by MUTT in 2003 as Shhhlap!
 — — — — —
Anarchy 29 — — — —
Showbusiness!
  • Released: 1994 (UK)[12]
  • Label: One Little Indian
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 — — — — —
Swingin' with Raymond
  • Released: October 23, 1995 (UK)[13]
  • Label: One Little Indian
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 70 — — — —
Tubthumper
  • Released: September 1, 1997 (UK)[14]
  • Label: EMI/Universal
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 19 — 78 2 3
WYSIWYG
  • Released: April 4, 2000 (UK)[16]
  • Label: EMI/Universal
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 — — — — —
Readymades
  • Released: June 18, 2002 (UK)[17]
  • Label: MUTT
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 — — — — —
Revengers Tragedy — — — — —
Un — — — — —
A Singsong and a Scrap
  • Released: October 11, 2005 (UK)[20]
  • Label: No Masters/Edel Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 — — — — —
Get On with It
  • Released: 2006 (UK)[21]
  • Label: No Masters
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 — — — — —
The Boy Bands Have Won
  • Released: March 3, 2008 (UK)[22]
  • Label: No Masters
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 — — — — —
ABCDEFG
  • Released: March 1, 2010 (UK)[23]
  • Label: No Masters
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 — — — — —

Compilation albums

Title Record label Year Notes
First 2 Agit Prop/One Little Indian 1992/1994 Re-release of Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records and Never Mind the Ballots on CD
Uneasy Listening EMI 1998 Compilation of songs from 1986–1998, plus one new song
Shhhlap! MUTT 2003 Double CD re-release of Shhh and Slap!

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[2] 		UK
Indie
[3] 		AUS
[24] 		CAN
[25] 		FRA
[26] 		US
[27]
1985 "Revolution" — 4 — — — — singles only
1986 "We Are the World?" (split single with A State of Mind) — 4 — — — —
1988 "Smash Clause 28! Fight the Alton Bill!" — 5 — — — —
1990 "I Never Gave Up" — — — — — — Slap!
1992 "(Someone's Always Telling You How To) Behave" — — — — — — Shhh
1993 "Enough Is Enough" 56 — — — — — Anarchy
"Timebomb" 59 — — — — —
1994 "Criminal Injustice" — — — — — — single only
"Homophobia" 79 — — — — — Anarchy
1995 "Ugh! Your Ugly Houses!" 84 — — — — — Swingin' with Raymond
1996 "Just Look at Me Now" — — — — — —
1997 "Tubthumping" 2 — 1 1 38 6 Tubthumper
1998 "Amnesia" 10 — 34 7 — —[A]
"Top of the World (Olé, Olé, Olé)" 21 — — — — — singles only
1999 "Tony Blair" — — — — — —
2000 "She's Got All the Friends That Money Can Buy" — — — — — — WYSIWYG
2003 "Jacob's Ladder (Not in My Name)" — — — — — — Readymades
"Home with Me" — — — — — —
"Salt Fare North Sea" — — — — — —
2004 "On eBay" — — — — — — Un
"The Wizard of Menlo Park" — — — — — —
2006 "Fade Away (I Don't Want To)" — — — — — — A Singsong and a Scrap
2013 "In Memoriam: Margaret Thatcher" — — — — — — EP only

Compilation appearances

(not including top-single compilations)

Song Name Compilation Title Record Label Year Notes
"I'm Thick" Back on the Streets EP Secret Records 1982 recording as 'Skin Disease', a mock skinhead/Oi! band
"Three Years Later" Bullshit Detector Volume 2 Crass Records 1982
"The Police Have Been Wonderful", "Fitzwilliam" Dig This: A Tribute To The Great Strike LP Forward Sounds International Limited 1985 Liner notes list Margaret Thatcher on vocals and Neil Kinnock on lead guitar
"Rich Pop Stars Make Good Socialists" Red Rhino Records 1986 Free flexi with June edition of independent trade magazine The Catalogue. 3 other artists including The Mekons.
"Kinnochio" Ideal Guest House cassette Secret Records 1986
"Knit Your Own Balaclava" Mindless Slaughter Anhrefn Records 1987 Re-released in 1989 on "The Liberator" compilation LP
"Younger Moralists" A Vile Peace Peaceville Records 1987
"Tearing Up Zoo" The A.L.F. Is Watching No Master's Voice 1988
"Harry Goldthorpe" Wild And Crazy Noise Merchants 1 in 12 Records 1990 Benefit CD for the 1 in 12 Club in Bradford, UK
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" No Compromize Delerium Records 1996 Benefit CD for the Campaign for Free Education; Cover of U2 song
"Homophobia (Live)" Milkshake timmi-kat ReCoRDS 1998 Benefit CD for the Harvey Milk Institute; Can be purchased here.[34]
"Top of the World (Ole, Ole, Ole)" Music of the World Cup: Allez! Ola! Ole! Columbia Records 1998 Official album for 1998 FIFA World Cup in France
"We Don't Go To God's House Anymore (Acoustic)" No Ocean Separating Our Desire For Justice Esan Ozenki Records 1998 Benefit CD for Mumia Abu-Jamal; Performed by Chumbawamba & Alabama 3
"Unilever" This Is The Animal Liberation Front Mortarhate Records 1998 Benefit CD for the Animal Liberation Front
"Misbehave" Return of the Read Menace G7 Welcoming Committee Records/AK Press 1999
"Mary Mary (Stigmata Mix)" Stigmata - Original Soundtrack Virgin 1999 Remix of song; Featured in opening credits of Stigmata
"Bella Ciao" Article 14 Irregular Records 2001 Benefit CD for the medical foundation for victims of torture in support of their work on behalf of asylum seekers
"Smart Bomb" Dropping Food On Their Heads is Not Enough: Benefit For RAWA Geykido Comet Records 2002 Benefit CD for the Revolutionary Association for the Women of Afghanistan
"Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight" With a Little Help From My Friends Pirate Records 2002 German benefit CD for dolphin aid; Beatles cover
"Without Reason Or Rhyme (Acoustic)" Kitestringing: The Prison Literature Project Benefit AK Press 2006 Benefit CD to raise money to buy books for prisoners
Artist Song title(s) Album title Record label Year Notes
Chimp Eats Banana Cardboard Box N/A 1980 Cassette only release by proto-Chumbawamba group
Boffo "Garageland" Bullshit Detector Volume 2 Crass Records 1982 aka Boff Whalley; Cover of a song by The Clash
Passion Killers "Start Again" Bullshit Detector Volume 2 Crass Records 1982 aka Boff & Harry
Passion Killers & Chumbawamba See here[35] Be Happy Despite It All Sky and Trees 1983 Cassette only release; featuring hand coloured cover
Passion Killers It's Up To You Sky and Trees 1984 Cassette only release
Passion Killers & Chumbawamba Let Us Show Them Our Hearts Sky and Trees 1984 Cassette only release
Antidote See here[36] Destroy Fascism! Loony Tunes 1986 Features members of Chumbawamba & The Ex
Chumbawamba & Dona Nobis Pacem See here[37] Still Fighting The Fences Y.U.R.A. Kollektief 1987 Cassette only release
Sportchestra! See here[38] 101 Songs About Sport Agit Prop 1988 2 LP release; Collaborations with various other musicians
Passion Killers See here[39] Whoopee, We're All Gonna Die EP Rugger Bugger Discs 1991 7-inch EP of cover songs
Credit to the Nation See here[40] "Sowing the Seeds of Hatred" One Little Indian 1994 12-inch single; Production and remixes by Boff, Harry & Neil
Oysterband "Jam Tomorrow" & "One Green Hill" "Jam Tomorrow / One Green Hill" Running Man Records 1996 12-inch single; Remixes by Chumbawamba
Negativland & Chumbawamba See here[41] "The ABCs of Anarchism" EP Seeland Records 1999 Collaboration that extensively samples Chumbawamba

Miscellaneous cassettes

  • Another Year of the Same Old Shit (Sky and Trees, 1982)[42]
  • "Common Ground" (Sky and Trees, 1984) (Benefit single for striking miners)
  • It Could Be So Much More (Acid Rain Products, 1984) (Joint with Flux of Pink Indians, recorded live at the Conway Hall, London)
  • History Luddite, (Homebrew Tapes, 1984) (Live at Luton Library, May 1985)
  • To Thine Own Self Be True (Sky and Trees, 1984)
  • In the Cellar (Sky and Trees?, 1984)
  • Know Your Enemy (Doomsday Tapes, 1986) (Live material recorded at the Bull and Gate, London)
  • Feed the World, 1986 (Live material recorded in Birmingham)
  • Un Toast a la Democratie, 1986 (Early live incarnation of "Never Mind the Ballots")
  • There Comes a Time, 1987 (Recordings of two shows)
  • Raising Heck with Chumbawamba (Peaceville Records, 1989) [recorded 1983/4](Live material plus songs by Simon Lanzon)

Notes

  1. ^ "Amnesia" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[33]

References

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  2. ^ a b "CHUMBAWAMBA | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b Lazell, Barry (1997) Indie Hits 1980-1989, Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-9517206-9-4
  4. ^ /chart-history/canadian-albums "Chumbawamba – Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2020. {{cite magazine}}: Check |url= value (help)
  5. ^ "Chumbawamb – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 28, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records: Chumbawamba". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  7. ^ "Never Mind the Ballots by Chumbawamba". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  8. ^ "English Rebel Songs 1381-1984 by Chumbawamba". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  9. ^ "English Rebel Songs 1381-1984 by Chumbawamba". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  10. ^ "Jesus H. Christ by Chumbawamba". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  11. ^ "Anarchy by Chumbawamba". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  12. ^ "Showbusiness by Chumbawamba". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  13. ^ "Swingin' with Raymond by Chumbawamba". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  14. ^ "Tubthumper by Chumbawamba". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  15. ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  16. ^ "WYSIWYG by Chumbawamba". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  17. ^ "Readymades by Chumbawamba". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  18. ^ "Revengers Tragedy by Chumbawamba". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  19. ^ "Un by Chumbawamba". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  20. ^ "A Singsong and a Scrap by Chumbawamba". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  21. ^ "Get On with It by Chumbawamba". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  22. ^ "The Boy Bands Have Won by Chumbawamba". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  23. ^ "Abcdefg by Chumbawamba". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  24. ^ "australian-charts.com - Discography Chumbawamba". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  25. ^ ""Tubthumping"". bac-lac.gc.ca. Canada.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  26. ^ "Chumbawamba – Chart History: France Singles". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  27. ^ "Chumbawamba - Chart history (Billboard Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  28. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2020-08-19. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  29. ^ "Award - BPI: Chumbawamba by Tubthumping". BPI. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  30. ^ "IFPI Sweden" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-16. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  31. ^ "IFPI Norsk platebransje". ifpi. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  32. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart – 12 October 1997". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  33. ^ "Chumbawamba - Chart history (Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  34. ^ "various | Milkshake - A CD to benefit the Harvey Milk Institute". CD Baby. 1998-09-11. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
  35. ^ "Chumbawamba & Passion Killers - Be Happy ! Despite It All... (Demos) (Cassette) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2010-07-14. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
  36. ^ "Antidote (11) - Destroy Fascism ! (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
  37. ^ "Chumbawamba & Dona Nobis Pacem – Still Fighting The Fences (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  38. ^ "Sportchestra! - 101 Songs About Sport (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
  39. ^ "Passion Killers - Whoopee !! We're All Going To Die (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
  40. ^ "Credit To The Nation - Sowing The Seeds Of Hatred (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
  41. ^ "Negativland / Chumbawamba - The ABCs Of Anarchism (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
  42. ^ "Chumbawamba – Another Year of the Same Old Shit (1984, Black No Label, Cassette)". Discogs.
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