UB40 discography
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{{Infobox artist discography
|Artist = UB40
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|Studio = 21
|Compilation = 19
|Live = 6
|Singles = 65
|EP = 2
|Music videos =
|Option = 4
|Option name = Remix albums
}}
The discography of UB40, a British reggae band, consists of 21 studio albums, 19 compilation albums, six live albums, four remix albums, 65 singles and a number of appearances with other artists.
The band has sold over 100 million records worldwide.{{cite news|title=UB40 reveal new lead singer: Ali Campbell's brother Duncan|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3848605.ece|work=The Times|location=London|date=30 April 2008|first=Adam|last=Sherwin|access-date=12 January 2010|archive-date=17 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517001237/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3848605.ece|url-status=dead}} Their biggest hits include "Red Red Wine" (1983), "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You" (1993) and "I Got You Babe" (1985).
Albums
=Studio albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Album details ! colspan="10" |Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" |Certifications |
| scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | UK UK chart peaks:
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | AUS
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | AUT ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | CAN
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | GER ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | NL ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | NZ ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | SWE ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | SWI
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | US |
|---|
| scope="row" |Signing Off
| |2 |26 |— |— |— |— |4 |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |Present Arms
|
|2 |28 |— |— |40 |21 |13 |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |UB44
|
|4 |89 |— |— |— |21 |— |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |Labour of Love
|
|1 |14 |— |5 |29 |1 |1 |— |— |14 |
|
| scope="row" |Geffery Morgan
|
|3 |— |— |51 |59 |9 |27 |49 |— |60 | |
| scope="row" |Baggariddim
|
|14 |33 |— |— |— |25 |11 |— |22 |— | |
| scope="row" |Rat in the Kitchen
|
|8 |51 |— |37 |— |3 |4 |— |21 |53 |
|
| scope="row" |UB40
|
|12 |41 |— |46 |62 |7 |11 |32 |15 |44 |
|
| scope="row" |Labour of Love II
|
|3 |20 |6 |68 |9 |1 |1 |13 |— |30 |
|
| scope="row" |Promises and Lies
|
|1 |1 |2 |2 |2 |1 |1 |4 |2 |6 |
|
| scope="row" |Guns in the Ghetto
|
|7 |— |20 |— |75 |16 |16 |— |20 |176 | |
| scope="row" |Labour of Love III
|
|8 |— |— |— |— |17 |5 |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |Cover Up
|
|29 |— |— |— |84 |18 |22 |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |Homegrown
|
|49 |— |— |— |— |16 |— |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |Who You Fighting For?
|
|20 |— |— |— |68 |19 |25 |— |81 |— | |
| scope="row" |TwentyFourSeven
|
|81 |— |— |— |— |27 |— |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |Labour of Love IV
|
|24 |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |Getting Over the Storm
|
|29 |— |— |— |— |43 |— |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |For the Many
|
|29 |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |Bigga Baggariddim
|
|— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |UB45
| |5 |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |94 |— | |
| colspan="13" style="font-size:90%" |"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
=Live albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Album details ! colspan="5" |Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" |Certifications |
| scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | UK ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | NL ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | NZ ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | SWI ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | US |
|---|
| scope="row" |UB40 Live
|
|44 |5 |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |UB40 CCCP: Live in Moscow
|
|— |6 |36 |14 |121 | |
| scope="row" |The Dancehall Album
|
|— |— |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |Live at Montreux 2002
|
|— |67 |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |The Lost Tapes – Live at the Venue 1980
|
|— |— |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |UB40 at 40 – Live in Birmingham
|
|— |— |— |— |— | |
| colspan="8" style="font-size:90%" |"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
= Remix albums =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Album details !Peak chart positions |
| scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | UK |
|---|
| scope="row" |Present Arms in Dub
|
|38 |
| scope="row" |Dub Sessions
|
|— |
| scope="row" |Dub Sessions II: Labour of Dub
|
|— |
| scope="row" |Dub Sessions III
|
|— |
| colspan="3" style="font-size:90%" |"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
=Compilation albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Album details ! colspan="7" |Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" |Certifications |
| scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | UK ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | AUS ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | CAN ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | GER ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | NL ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | NZ ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | SWE |
|---|
| scope="row" |The Singles Album
|
|17 |— |— |— |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |1980–1983
|
|— |— |94 |— |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |More UB40 Music
|
|— |— |— |— |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |The UB40 File
|
|— |— |83 |— |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |The Best of UB40 – Volume One
|
|3 |18 |— |52 |1 |3 |— |
|
| scope="row" |Labour of Love Parts I + II
|
|5 |— |— |— |69 |8 |— | |
| scope="row" |The Best of UB40 – Volume Two
|
|12 |— |— |91 |24 |9 |— | |
| scope="row" |The Very Best of UB40
|
|7 |— |— |— |8 |4 |4 |
|
| scope="row" |UB40 Presents the Fathers of Reggae
|
|104 |— |— |— |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |Labour of Love, Volumes I, II and III – The Platinum Collection
|
|7 |— |— |— |5 |6 |— | |
| scope="row" |The Best of UB40, Volumes 1 & 2
|
|47 |— |— |— |3 |— |— | |
| scope="row" |Love Songs
|
|3 |— |— |— |— |8 |— | |
| scope="row" |Best of Labour of Love
|
|29 |— |— |— |— |24 |— | |
| scope="row" |All the Best
|
|— |— |— |— |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |Collected
|
|— |— |— |— |4 |— |— | |
| scope="row" |Red Red Wine: The Collection
|
|— |— |— |— |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |Red Red Wine – The Essential UB40
|
|51 |— |— |— |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |Red Red Wine – The Collection: Volume II
|
|— |— |— |— |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |Essential
|
|30 |— |— |— |— |— |— | |
| colspan="10" style="font-size:90%" |"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
EPs
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:15em;" | EP details ! colspan="2" |Peak chart positions |
| scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | CAN ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | US |
|---|
| scope="row" |Little Baggariddim
|
|26 |40 |
| scope="row" |You Haven't Called
|
|— |— |
| colspan="4" style="font-size:90%" |"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Singles
=1980s=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:17em;" | Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:2em;" | Year ! colspan="10" |Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" |Certifications ! rowspan="2" |Album |
| scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | UK ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | AUS ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | BEL (FLA) ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | CAN
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | FRA ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | GER ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | IRE ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | NL ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | NZ ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | US |
|---|
| scope="row" |"King" / "Food for Thought"
| rowspan="3" |1980 |4 |36 |— |— |5 |— |10 |46 |1 |— |
| rowspan="2" |Signing Off |
| scope="row" |"My Way of Thinking" / "I Think It's Going to Rain Today"
|6 |90 |— |— |— |— |12 |— |6 |— | |
| scope="row" |"The Earth Dies Screaming" / "Dream a Lie"
|10 |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | |{{N/A|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row" |"Don't Let It Pass You By" / "Don't Slow Down"
| rowspan="2" |1981 |16 |— |— |— |— |— |18 |— |— |— | | rowspan="2" |Present Arms |
| scope="row" |"One in Ten"
|7 |87 |— |— |— |— |18 |— |20 |— | |
| scope="row" |"I Won't Close My Eyes"
| rowspan="4" |1982 |32 |— |— |— |— |— |25 |— |— |— | | rowspan="3" |UB44 |
| scope="row" |"Love Is All Is All Right"
|29 |— |— |— |— |— |26 |31 |— |— | |
| scope="row" |"So Here I Am"
|25 |— |— |— |— |— |16 |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |"Tyler" (12"-only release)
|—{{Efn|"Tyler" did not enter the UK Top 75; however, it did peak at number 22 on the UK Independent Singles Chart.{{cite book|last=Lazell|first=Barry|title=Indie Hits 1980–1989|publisher=Cherry Red Books|year=1997|isbn=0-9517206-9-4}}|group=upper-alpha}} |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | |The Singles Album |
| scope="row" |"I've Got Mine"
| rowspan="5" |1983 |45 |— |— |— |— |— |29 |12 |— |— | |{{N/A|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row" |"Food for Thought" (live; Continental Europe-only release)
|— |— |20 |— |— |— |— |5 |— |— | |UB40 Live |
| scope="row" |"Red Red Wine"
|1 |2 |1 |1 |— |12 |1 |1 |1 |1{{efn|The song peaked at number 34 upon its original release in 1984. When re-released in 1988 it went to number 1.|group=upper-alpha}} |
| rowspan="4" |Labour of Love |
| scope="row" |"Please Don't Make Me Cry"
|10 |— |11 |35 |— |— |6 |1 |41 |— | |
| scope="row" |"Many Rivers to Cross"
|16 |— |— |— |— |— |11 |— |48 |— | |
| scope="row" |"Cherry Oh Baby"
| rowspan="3" |1984 |12 |— |22 |— |— |— |7 |7 |— |— | |
| scope="row" |"If It Happens Again"
|9 |55 |11 |56 |— |— |9 |8 |28 |— | | rowspan="3" |Geffery Morgan |
| scope="row" |"Riddle Me"
|59 |— |— |— |— |— |— |34 |— |— | |
| scope="row" |"I'm Not Fooled So Easily" / "The Pillow"
| rowspan="3" |1985 |79 |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |"I Got You Babe" (featuring Chrissie Hynde)
|1 |1 |4 |6 |29 |15 |1 |2 |1 |28 |
| rowspan="2" |Baggariddim |
| scope="row" |"Don't Break My Heart"
|3 |37 |15 |— |— |— |8 |11 |13 |— | |
| scope="row" |"Sing Our Own Song"
| rowspan="2" |1986 |5 |76 |7 |70 |— |— |4 |1 |7 |— | | rowspan="4" |Rat in the Kitchen |
| scope="row" |"All I Want to Do"
|41 |— |— |— |— |— |28 |28 |— |— | |
| scope="row" |"Rat in Mi Kitchen"
| rowspan="3" |1987 |12 |84 |4 |— |— |— |7 |7 |45 |— | |
| scope="row" |"Watchdogs"
|39 |— |22 |— |— |— |25 |13 |— |— | |
| scope="row" |"Maybe Tomorrow"
|14 |— |7 |— |— |— |6 |5 |— |— | |The Best of UB40 – Volume One |
| scope="row" |"Breakfast in Bed" (featuring Chrissie Hynde)
| rowspan="3" |1988 |6 |43 |10 |91 |— |40 |9 |10 |5 |— | | rowspan="4" |UB40 |
| scope="row" |"Where Did I Go Wrong"
|26 |17 |10 |— |— |— |— |8 |13 |— | |
| scope="row" |"Come Out to Play"
|77 |95 |16 |— |— |— |— |33 |— |— | |
| scope="row" |"I Would Do for You"
| rowspan="2" |1989 |45 |121 |— |— |— |— |— |34 |34 |— | |
| scope="row" |"Homely Girl"
|6 |52 |11 |— |4 |— |10 |2 |4 |— |
|Labour of Love II |
| colspan="14" style="font-size:90%" |"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
=1990s=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:17em;" | Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:2em;" | Year ! colspan="10" |Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" |Certifications ! rowspan="2" |Album |
| scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | UK ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | AUS ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | BEL (FLA) ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | CAN ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | FRA ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | GER ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | IRE ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | NL ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | NZ ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | US |
|---|
| scope="row" |"Here I Am (Come and Take Me)"
| rowspan="7" |1990 |46 |3{{efn|"Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" peaked at number 96 in Australia in 1990 on its initial release, and at number 3 when re-issued in 1991.|group=upper-alpha}} |34 |43 |14 |— |22 |9 |6 |7 | | rowspan="4" |Labour of Love II |
| scope="row" |"Kingston Town"
|4 |17{{efn|"Kingston Town" missed the top 100 in Australia in 1990 on its initial release, and peaked at number 17 in January 1992 after being re-issued.|group=upper-alpha}} |4 |— |1 |5 |8 |2 |17 |— | |
| scope="row" |"Wear You to the Ball"
|35 |132 |— |— |— |— |— |— |28 |— | |
| scope="row" |"The Way You Do the Things You Do"
|49 |63{{efn|"The Way You Do the Things You Do" peaked at number 78 in Australia in February 1991 on its initial release, and at number 63 when re-issued in 1992.|group=upper-alpha}} |37 |42 |11 |53 |26 |15 |— |6 | |
| scope="row" |"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (with Robert Palmer)
|6 |4 |12 |— |24 |14 |6 |4 |1 |— | |
| scope="row" |"Impossible Love"
|47 |— |— |— |— |55 |25 |— |28 |— | | rowspan="3" |Labour of Love II |
| scope="row" |"Groovin'" (Continental Europe, US and Australia-only release)
|— |— |38 |— |— |— |— |13 |— |90 | |
| scope="row" |"Tears from My Eyes" (Continental Europe-only release)
| rowspan="2" |1991 |— |— |26 |— |— |— |— |20 |— |— | |
| scope="row" |"Baby"
|87 |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | |Labour of Love Parts I + II |
| scope="row" |"One in Ten" (remix; with 808 State)
|1992 |17 |— |— |— |— |— |19 |22 |— |— | |
| scope="row" |"(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You"
| rowspan="3" |1993 |1 |1 |1 |1 |5 |2 |2 |1 |1 |1 |
| rowspan="5" |Promises and Lies |
| scope="row" |"Higher Ground"
|8 |40 |14 |65 |23 |21 |9 |9 |8 |45 | |
| scope="row" |"Bring Me Your Cup"
|24 |— |— |— |— |52 |— |29 |7 |— | |
| scope="row" |"C'est la Vie"
| rowspan="2" |1994 |37 |59 |— |— |— |— |— |34 |7 |— | |
| scope="row" |"Reggae Music"
|28 |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |48 |— | |
| scope="row" |"Until My Dying Day"
|1995 |15 |— |— |— |— |88 |— |— |37 |— | |The Best of UB40 – Volume Two |
| scope="row" |"Tell Me Is It True"
| rowspan="2" |1997 |14 |— |— |— |— |89 |— |27 |20 |— | |Speed 2: Cruise Control - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| scope="row" |"Always There"
|53 |— |— |— |— |— |— |93 |— |— | |Guns in the Ghetto |
| scope="row" |"Come Back Darling"
| rowspan="2" |1998 |10 |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | | rowspan="3" |Labour of Love III |
| scope="row" |"Holly Holy"
|31 |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |"The Train Is Coming"
|1999 |30 |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | |
| colspan="14" style="font-size:90%" |"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
=2000s–2020s=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:17em;" | Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:2em;" | Year ! colspan="6" |Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" |Certifications ! rowspan="2" |Album |
| scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | UK ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | AUS ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | FRA ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | GER ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | NL ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | NZ |
|---|
| scope="row" |"Light My Fire"
|2000 |63 |— |— |— |87 |— | |The Very Best of UB40 |
| scope="row" |"Since I Met You Lady" (featuring Lady Saw)
|2001 |40 |— |— |— |69 |— | | rowspan="2" |Cover Up |
| scope="row" |"Cover Up" (featuring Nuttea)
|2002 |54 |— |10 |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |"Swing Low" (featuring United Colours of Sound)
|2003 |15 |— |— |— |— |— | |Homegrown |
| scope="row" |"Kiss and Say Goodbye"
| rowspan="3" |2005 |19 |— |— |89 |45 |16 | | rowspan="3" |Who You Fighting For? |
| scope="row" |"Reasons" (featuring Hunterz and the Dhol Blasters)
|75 |— |— |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |"Bling Bling" (Continental Europe-only release)
|— |— |— |— |78 |— | |
| scope="row" |"Lost & Found" / "Dance Until the Morning Light" (with Maxi Priest featuring DJ Rapper Truth)
|2008 |— |— |— |— |— |— | |TwentyFourSeven |
| scope="row" |"Bring It On Home to Me"
|2009 |— |— |— |— |— |— | | rowspan="2" |Labour of Love IV |
| scope="row" |"Get Along Without You Now"
|2010 |— |— |— |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |"Message of Love" (featuring House of Shem)
|2021 |— |— |— |— |— |— | |Bigga Baggariddim |
| scope="row" |"Champion" (with Gilly G) |2022 |— |— |— |— |— |— | | rowspan="4" |UB45 |
| scope="row" |"Gimme Some Kinda Sign" (with Gilly G){{cite web|url=https://www.breakingnews.ie/entertainment/ub40-release-first-single-from-forthcoming-45th-anniversary-album-1592546.html|title=UB40 release first single from forthcoming 45th anniversary album|website=Breaking News|date=23 February 2024|access-date=27 February 2024}} | rowspan="3" |2024 |— |— |— |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |"Home"
|— |— |— |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |"Forever True"
|— |— |— |— |— |— | |
| colspan="10" style="font-size:90%" |"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
=As featured artist=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:17em;" | Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:2em;" | Year ! colspan="5" |Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" |Album |
| scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | UK ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | BEL (FLA) ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | IRE ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | NL ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | NZ |
|---|
| scope="row" |"Reckless" (Afrika Bambaataa featuring UB40)
|1988 |17 |7 |19 |4 |13 |
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100114152228/http://www.ub40.co.uk/ UB40 official web site]
- [https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/ub40 UB40] at Rolling Stone
- [http://www.discogs.com/artist/UB40 UB40 discography] at Discogs
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