Billy Bragg discography
| Billy Bragg discography | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio albums | 12 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 9 |
| Singles | 21 |
This page is a discography for the British singer-songwriter Billy Bragg.
Albums and mini albums
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Chart position | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][2] |
AUS [3] |
US [4] | |||
| Life's a Riot with Spy Vs Spy | |||||
| Brewing Up with Billy Bragg | |||||
| Talking with the Taxman about Poetry | |||||
| Workers Playtime | |||||
| The Internationale | |||||
| Don't Try This at Home | |||||
| William Bloke | |||||
| Bloke on Bloke | |||||
| Mermaid Avenue (with Wilco) | |||||
| Mermaid Avenue Vol. II (with Wilco) | |||||
| England, Half-English (with the Blokes) | |||||
| Mr. Love & Justice | |||||
| Pressure Drop | |||||
| Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions (with Wilco) | |||||
| Tooth & Nail | |||||
| Shine a Light: Field Recordings from the Great American Railroad (with Joe Henry) | |||||
| Bridges Not Walls[9] | |||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Chart position |
|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | ||
| Back to Basics | ||
| The Peel Sessions | ||
| The Peel Sessions Album | ||
| Victim of Geography | ||
| Life's a Riot Between the Wars | ||
| Reaching to the Converted | ||
| Must I Paint You a Picture? The Essential Billy Bragg | ||
| Billy Bragg Volume 1 | ||
| Billy Bragg Volume 2 | ||
| Fight Songs | ||
| Best of Billy Bragg at the BBC 1983–2019 |
Live albums
| Year | Title | Chart position |
|---|---|---|
| UK [10] | ||
| Help Save the Youth of America | ||
| No Pop, No Style, Strictly Roots | ||
| Mermaid Avenue Tour | ||
| Going to a Party Way Down South | ||
| Live at the Barbican | ||
| Live at the Union Chapel, London |
Singles and EPs
| Year | Title | UK [10] |
US Modern Rock [11] |
Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between the Wars EP | 7": "Between the Wars", "Which Side Are You On", "World Turned Upside Down", "It Says Here" | |||
| 1985 | "Days Like These" | 43 | - | 7" and 12" B-sides: "I Don't Need This Pressure Ron", "Scholarship is the Enemy of Romance" |
| 1986 | "Levi Stubbs' Tears" | 29 | - | 7" B-sides: "Think Again", "Walk Away Renee (Version)" 12" B-sides: as 7" and "Between the Wars" (live) |
| 1986 | "Greetings to the New Brunette" | 53 | - | with Johnny Marr and Kirsty MacColl 7" B-sides: "Deportees", "The Tatler" 12" B-sides: as 7" and "Jeane", "There is Power in a Union" |
| 1988 | "She's Leaving Home" | 1 | - | with Cara Tivey Double A-side with Wet Wet Wet's "With a Little Help from My Friends" |
| 1988 | "Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards" | 52 | 20 | 7" B-sides: "Wishing the Days Away", "Sin City" |
| 1988 | "She's Got a New Spell" | - | 16 | 7" B-side: "Must I Paint You a Picture" (7.08 minute mix) |
| 1989 | "Won't Talk About It" | 29 | - | Beats International featuring Billy Bragg Double A-side with "Blame It on the Bassline" by Norman Cook featuring MC Wildski |
| 1991 | "Sexuality" | 27 | 2 | 7" and MC B-side: "Bad Penny" 12" B-sides: "Sexuality" (Manchester Remix), "Sexuality" (London Remix) CD B-sides: "Sexuality" (Manchester Remix), "Sexuality" (London Remix), "Bad Penny" |
| 1991 | "You Woke Up My Neighbourhood" | 54 | 16 | 7" and MC B-side: "Quebec Ontario and Me" 12" and CD B-sides: "Quebec Ontario and Me", "Bread and Circuses", "Heart Like a Wheel" |
| Accident Waiting to Happen EP | "Accident Waiting To Happen" (Red Star Version): 7", 12" and CD plus "Revolution", "Sulk", "The Warmest Room" (live) "Accident Waiting To Happen" (live): CD plus "Levi Stubs Tears" (live), "Valentine's Day is Over" (live), "North Sea Bubble" (live) | |||
| 1996 | "Upfield" | 46 | - | 7" and MC B-side: "Thatcherites" CD B-sides: "Rule for No Reason", "Thatcherites" |
| 1997 | "The Boy Done Good" / "Sugardaddy" | 55 | - | Double A-side CD and MC B-sides: "Just One Victory" "Qualifications" |
| 1998 | "Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key" | 89 | - | Billy Bragg and Wilco CD B-sides: "My Thirty Thousand", "Bugeye Jim" |
| She Came Along to Me EP | Billy Bragg and Wilco CD B-sides: "California Stars" (live from Late Night with Conan O'Brien), "My Thirty Thousand", "Bugeye Jim", "At My Window Sad And Lonely" (Jeff Tweedy guitar solo version) Australian release | |||
| 2002 | "England Half English" / "St Monday" | 98 | - | Billy Bragg and the Blokes Double A-side |
| 2002 | "Take Down the Union Jack" | 22 | - | Billy Bragg and the Blokes CD 1: "Take Down the Union Jack" (Album Version), "Mystery Shoes", "England, Half English "(7" remix) CD 2: "Take Down the Union Jack" (Band Version), "Yarra Song", "England, Half English" (12" Remix) CD 3: "Take Down the Union Jack" (Video Version), "You Pulled the Carpet Out", "England, Half English" (Ambient Remix), "Take Down the Union Jack" (Video) |
| 2005 | "We Laughed" | 11 | - | Rosetta Life featuring Billy Bragg CD B-sides: "The Light Within", "My Guiding Star" |
| 2008 | "I Keep Faith" | - | - | 7" B-side: "Like Soldiers Do" (Acoustic Version) Pos. #15 UK Indie Chart[12] |
| 2008 | "The Beach Is Free" / "I Almost Killed You" | - | - | Download only single |
| 2011 | "Never Buy the Sun" | - | - | Download only single |
| 2013 | "No-One Knows Nothing Anymore" / "Song of the Iceberg" | - | - | Exclusive 7" release for Record Store Day |
| 2013 | "Folk Goes Ska" | - | - | 7" A-side: Hoodoo Voodoo Ska (Live) B-side Police And Thieves (Live) |
| 2016 | "The Midnight Special" | - | - | Collaboration with Joe Henry |
| 2016 | "The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore" | - | - | Collaboration with Joe Henry |
| 2016 | "Hobo's Lullaby" | - | - | Collaboration with Joe Henry |
| 2016 | "Gentle on My Mind" | - | - | Collaboration with Joe Henry |
| 2017 | "The Sleep of Reason" | - | - | Download only single |
| 2017 | "King Tide and the Sunny Day Flood" | - | - | Download only single |
| 2017 | "Why We Build the Wall" | - | - | Download only single |
| 2017 | "Saffiyah Smiles" | - | - | Download only single |
Other contributions
- 107.1 KGSR Radio Austin – Broadcasts Vol.10 (2002) – "St. Monday"
Footnotes
- ^ a b "Chart Log UK". Zobbel.de. 16 June 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
- ^ "The Official UK Albums Chart for the week ending 15 March 2008". ChartsPlus (342). Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd: 5–8.
- ^ Peaks in Australia:
- All except noted: "Australian Album positions". australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
- Shine a Light: Field Recordings from the Great American Railroad: "ARIA CHART WATCH #388". auspOp. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Billy Bragg Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ ""Life's a Riot with Spy Vs Spy" Gold Certificate". BPI. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
- ^ ""Brewing Up with Billy Bragg" Silver Certificate". BPI. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
- ^ ""Talking with the Taxman About Poetry" Silver Certificate". BPI. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
- ^ ""Don't Try This at Home" Gold Certificate". BPI. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
- ^ "Billy Bragg | Bridges Not Walls". billybragg.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Billy Bragg | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Billy Bragg Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "The Official UK Indie Charts for the week ending 29 March 2008". ChartsPlus (344). Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd: 15.