Billy Bragg discography | |
---|---|
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.
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 | — | — | — | — | — |
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] |
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 | — |
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] | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
Billy Bragg discography | |
---|---|
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.
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 | — | — | — | — | — |
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] |
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 | — |
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] | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |