James discography | |
---|---|
Studio albums | 17 |
Live albums | 4 |
Compilation albums | 4 |
Video albums | 5 |
EPs | 4 |
Singles | 37 |
B-sides | 1 |
This is the discography of English rock band James.
Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
SWE [4] |
US [5] | |||
1986 | Stutter
|
68 | — | — | — | — | |
1988 | Strip-mine
|
90 | — | — | — | — | |
1990 | Gold Mother1
|
2 | — | — | — | — | |
1992 | Seven
|
2 | — | — | 45 | — |
|
1993 | Laid
|
3 | 86 | — | — | 72 | |
1994 | Wah Wah
|
11 | — | — | — | — | |
1997 | Whiplash
|
9 | — | 72 | — | 158 |
|
1999 | Millionaires
|
2 | — | — | — | — |
|
2001 | Pleased to Meet You
|
11 | — | — | — | — |
|
2008 | Hey Ma
|
10 | — | — | — | — | |
2010 | The Night Before
|
20 | — | — | — | — | |
2010 | The Morning After
|
19 | — | — | — | — | |
2014 | La Petite Mort
|
11 | — | — | — | — | |
2016 | Girl at the End of the World
|
2 | — | — | — | — | |
2018 | Living in Extraordinary Times
|
6 | — | — | — | — | |
2021 | All the Colours of You
|
3 | — | — | — | — | |
2023 | Be Opened by the Wonderful
|
3 | — | — | — | — |
1Released as James in the US in 1991
Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
UK [1] |
UK Indie [9] | |||
1998 | The Best Of
|
1 | — |
|
2001 | B-Sides Ultra
|
— | — | |
2004 | The Collection
|
— | 3 |
|
2007 | Fresh as a Daisy – The Singles
|
12 | — |
|
2017 | Justhipper (The Complete Sire & Blanc Y Negro Recordings 1986-1988)[10]
|
— | — |
Year | Details | Peak chart positions | |
---|---|---|---|
UK [1][9] |
UK Indie [11] | ||
1989 | One Man Clapping
|
— | 2 |
2002 | Getting Away with It... Live
|
102 | — |
2008 | Live in 2008
|
— | — |
2020 | Live in Extraordinary Times
|
31 | — |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |
---|---|---|---|
UK [1] |
UK Indie [11] | ||
1983 | Jimone
|
— | 10 |
1985 | James II
|
121[13] | 2 |
Village Fire
|
131[13] | 3 | |
1986 | Sit Down, three songs by... James
|
93 | — |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK [1] |
UK Indie [11] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [14] |
GER [15] |
IRL [16] |
NLD [17] |
US [18] |
US Alt [19] | ||||
1986 | "Chain Mail" | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"So Many Ways" | 143[20] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stutter | ||
1988 | "What For" | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Strip-mine | |
"Ya Ho" | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1989 | "Sit Down" | 77 | 2 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Come Home"[A] | 84 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold Mother | ||
1990 | "How Was It for You?" | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Come Home" (Flood remix)[B] | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Lose Control"[C] | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
1991 | "Sit Down" (re-recorded version)[D] | 2 | — | — | 27 | 56 | 5 | 42 | — | 9 |
| |
"Sound" | 9 | — | 28 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | Seven | ||
1992 | "Born of Frustration" | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | 5 | ||
"Ring the Bells" | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Seven" | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1993 | "Sometimes" | 18 | — | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Laid | |
"Laid" | 25 | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | 61 | 3 |
| ||
1994 | "Jam J" / "Say Something" | 24 | — | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | Wah-Wah | |
1997 | "She's a Star" | 9 | — | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Whiplash |
"Tomorrow" | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Waltzing Along" | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1998 | "Destiny Calling" | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of James | |
"Runaground" | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Sit Down '98" | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
1999 | "I Know What I'm Here For" | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Millionaires | |
"Just Like Fred Astaire" | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"We're Going to Miss You" | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2001 | "Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)" | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pleased to Meet You | |
2008 | "Whiteboy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hey Ma | |
"Waterfall" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2010 | "Not So Strong" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
2014 | "Frozen Britain" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | La Petite Mort | |
"Moving On" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Curse Curse" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"All I'm Saying" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2015 | "To My Surprise" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Girl at the End of the World | |
2016 | "Nothing But Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Girl at the End of the World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Dear John" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2018 | Better Than That (EP) | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Living in Extraordinary Times | |
"Coming Home (Pt.2)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Many Faces" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2021 | "All the Colours of You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All the Colours of You | |
"Beautiful Beaches" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Recover" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Isabella" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Notes
Year | Title | Album |
---|---|---|
2007 | "Who Are You"[21] | Fresh As A Daisy - The Singles |
Year | Title | Format |
---|---|---|
1991 | Come Home Live | VHS |
1992 | Seven: Live Concert | VHS |
2002 | Getting Away With It... Live | DVD |
2007 | Fresh as a Daisy – The Videos | DVD |
2020 | Live in Extraordinary Times[12] | DVD |
Year | Title | Director |
---|---|---|
1986 | "So Many Ways" | |
1988 | "What For" | |
1989 | "Sit Down" | Edward Barton[22] |
1990 | "How Was It for You" | Swivel[23] |
"Come Home" | ||
"Lose Control" | ||
1991 | "Sound" | Peter Scammell[23] |
1992 | "Born of Frustration" | Peter Scammell[23] |
"Ring the Bells" | Peter Scammell[23] | |
"Seven" | ||
1993 | "Sometimes (Lester Piggott)" | Tim Pope[23] |
"Laid" | Zanna | |
"Say Something" | Peter Care[23] | |
1997 | "She's a Star" | David Mould[23] |
"Tomorrow" | Kevin Godley[23] | |
"Waltzing Along" | John Hardwick[23] | |
1998 | "Runaground" | Mary Scanlon[23] |
"Destiny Calling" | Alex Hemming[23] | |
"Sit Down '98" | ||
1999 | "I Know What I'm Here For" | David Mould[23] |
"Just Like Fred Astaire" | John Hillcoat[23] | |
"We're Going to Miss You" | John Hardwick[23] | |
2001 | "Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)" | Gordon Main Rob Leggatt Simon Earith[23] |
2014 | "Frozen Britain" | Roger Sargent[24] |
"Moving On" | Ainslie Henderson[25] | |
"Curse Curse" | Alberto Almeida[26] | |
"All I'm Saying" | Péter Vácz[27] | |
2015 | "To My Surprise" | Kris Merc[28] |
2016 | "Nothing But Love" | James FitzGerald[29] |
"Girl at the End of the World" | Kris Merc[30] | |
"Dear John" | Péter Vácz[31] | |
2018 | "Coming Home (Pt.2)" | Leif Tilden[32] |