The_Collection_(James_album)
This is the discography of English rock band James.
Quick Facts Studio albums, Live albums ...
| James discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 18 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 4 |
| Video albums | 5 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Singles | 37 |
| B-sides | 1 |
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Studio albums
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| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||
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| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
SWE [4] |
US [5] | |||
| 1986 | Stutter
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68 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1988 | Strip-mine
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90 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | Gold Mother1
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2 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | Seven
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2 | — | — | 45 | — |
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| 1993 | Laid
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3 | 86 | — | — | 72 | |
| 1994 | Wah Wah
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11 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1997 | Whiplash
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9 | — | 72 | — | 158 |
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| 1999 | Millionaires
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2 | — | — | — | — |
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| 2001 | Pleased to Meet You
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11 | — | — | — | — |
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| 2008 | Hey Ma
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10 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | The Night Before
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20 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | The Morning After
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19 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | La Petite Mort
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11 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | Girl at the End of the World
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2 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | Living in Extraordinary Times
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6 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | All the Colours of You
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3 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | Be Opened by the Wonderful
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3 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2024 | Yummy
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1 | — | — | — | — | |
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1Released as James in the US in 1991
Compilation albums
More information Year, Details ...
| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |
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| UK [1] |
UK Indie [9] | |||
| 1998 | The Best Of
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1 | — |
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| 2001 | B-Sides Ultra
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— | — | |
| 2004 | The Collection
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— | 3 |
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| 2007 | Fresh as a Daisy – The Singles
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12 | — |
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| 2017 | Justhipper (The Complete Sire & Blanc Y Negro Recordings 1986-1988)[10]
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— | — | |
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Live albums
More information Year, Details ...
| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | |
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| UK [1][9] |
UK Indie [11] | ||
| 1989 | One Man Clapping
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— | 2 |
| 2002 | Getting Away with It... Live
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102 | — |
| 2008 | Live in 2008
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— | — |
| 2020 | Live in Extraordinary Times
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31 | — |
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More information Year, Title ...
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
UK Indie [11] | ||
| 1983 | Jimone
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— | 10 |
| 1985 | James II
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121[13] | 2 |
Village Fire
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131[13] | 3 | |
| 1986 | Sit Down, three songs by... James
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93 | — |
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More information Year, Title ...
| 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"[upper-alpha 1] | 84 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold Mother | ||
| 1990 | "How Was It for You?" | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Come Home" (Flood remix)[upper-alpha 2] | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Lose Control"[upper-alpha 3] | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| 1991 | "Sit Down" (re-recorded version)[upper-alpha 4] | 2 | — | — | 27 | 56 | 5 | 42 | — | 9 |
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| "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 |
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| 1994 | "Jam J" / "Say Something" | 24 | — | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | Wah-Wah | |
| 1997 | "She's a Star" | 9 | — | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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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" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
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Promotional singles
More information Year, Title ...
| Year | Title | Album |
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| 2007 | "Who Are You"[21] | Fresh As A Daisy - The Singles |
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Video albums
More information Year, Title ...
| Year | Title | Format |
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| 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 |
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Music videos
More information Year, Title ...
| 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] |
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- "James | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > James in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "Sit Down", "Sometimes", "Say Something", "She's a Star" and "Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 July 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- "Canadian Whiplash position". RPM. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- "Swedish chart positions". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- "James Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- "British certifications – James". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 October 2022. Type James in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- "US certificates: searchable database". RIAA. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- Turman, Katherine (1 March 2021). "James Share Title Track from Upcoming LP, All the Colours of You". Spin. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- "UK Chartlog: Candy J. – JX". zobbel.de. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- "Compilations & Live | James". wearejames.com.
- "IndieHits: J". cherryred.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
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- "Austrian chart positions". austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on 23 January 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- "German singles positions". musicline.de. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- "Irishcharts: searchable database". irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- "Dutch chart positions". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- "James Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- "James Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- James - Who Are You, retrieved 6 April 2022
- Cavanagh, David (1 July 1989). "Stand Up". Sounds: 21.
- Fresh as a Daisy – The Videos (booklet). James. Fontana Records. 2007. JIMDVD1/984 836-2 (6).
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - James (27 February 2014). James – "Frozen Britain" (Official Video). Archived from the original on 25 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020 – via YouTube.
- "News (page 21)". James. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- James (26 August 2014). James – "Curse Curse" (Official Video). Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020 – via YouTube.
- Tuffrey, Laurie (31 October 2014). "WATCH: James – All I'm Saying". The Quietus. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- "News (page 12)". James. Archived from the original on 19 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- Murray, Robin (1 March 2016). "Premiere: James – 'Nothing But Love'". Clash. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- "News (page 8)". James. Archived from the original on 19 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- Roberts, Christopher (6 July 2016). "Premiere: James -'Dear John' Video". Under the Radar. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- Murray, Robin (26 June 2018). "Premiere: James – 'Coming Home (Pt.2)'". Clash. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
