Aswad discography

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Aswad discography
Studio albums14
Live albums2
Compilation albums13
Singles41

This is the discography of British reggae band Aswad.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
FRA
[2]
NL
[3]
NZ
[4]
US
[5]
US R&B
[6]
Aswad
  • Released: January 1976
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: LP, MC
Hulet
  • Released: September 1979
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: LP, MC
New Chapter
  • Released: 20 November 1981 [7]
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: LP, MC
Not Satisfied
  • Released: July 1982
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: LP, MC
50
Rebel Souls
  • Released: October 1984
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: LP, MC
48
Jah Shaka Meets Aswad in Addis Ababa Studio(with Jah Shaka)
  • Released: November 1985
  • Label: Jah Shaka Music
  • Formats: LP
To the Top
  • Released: June 1986
  • Label: Simba
  • Formats: LP, MC
71
Distant Thunder
  • Released: 28 March 1988
  • Label: Mango
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
10191017341
Too Wicked
  • Released: 17 September 1990
  • Label: Mango
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
51
Rise and Shine
  • Released: 27 June 1994
  • Label: Bubblin'
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
  • Expanded reissue in April 1995 as Rise and Shine Again!
3864
Big Up
  • Released: 13 November 1996
  • Label: Gut
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
Roots Revival
  • Released: 29 June 1999 [9]
  • Label: Ark 21
  • Formats: CD, 2xCD
Cool Summer Reggae
  • Released: 12 August 2002
  • Label: Universal
  • Formats: CD, MC
5477
City Lock
  • Released: 22 June 2009
  • Label: Rhythm Riders
  • Formats: CD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
[1]
Live and Direct
  • Released: November 1983
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: LP, MC
57
Live at Rockpalast – Cologne 1980
  • Released: 9 December 2016
  • Label: MIG
  • Formats: CD+DVD, LP
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Remix albums

TitleAlbum details
A New Chapter of Dub
  • Released: April 1982
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: LP, MC
Dub: The Next Frontier
  • Released: June 1995
  • Label: Bubblin'
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
[1]
Showcase
Renaissance – 20 Crucial Tracks
  • Released: 21 November 1988 [10]
  • Label: Stylus Music
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
52
Crucial Tracks – Best of Aswad
  • Released: May 1989
  • Label: Mango/Island
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
Don't Turn Around
Firesticks
  • Released: July 1993
  • Label: Mango
  • Formats: CD, MC
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 31 July 1995
  • Label: Bubblin'
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
20
Roots Rocking – The Island Anthology
  • Released: 11 March 1997
  • Label: Island Jamaica
  • Formats: 2×CD
The BBC Sessions
Classic Aswad – The Universal Masters Collection
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: CD
The Collection
  • Released: August 2003
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: CD
  • US-only release
Reggae Warriors – The Best of Aswad
The Best of Aswad – Don't Turn Around
Gold
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
[1]
BEL (FLA)
[11]
FIN
[12]
FRA
[2]
GER
[13]
IRE
[14]
NL
[3]
NOR
[15]
NZ
[4]
US R&B
[16]
"Back to Africa"1976Aswad
"Three Babylon"Non-album singles
"It's Not Our Wish (That We Should Fight)" / "Stranger"1978
"Rainbow Culture"1980
"Warrior Charge" (featuring Tromie and Bami)
"Babylon"1981
"Finger Gun Style"
"Ways of the Lord"New Chapter
"Pass the Cup"1982Not Satisfied
"Girl's Got to Know"
"African Children Part 2"
"Roots Rockin"1983Non-album single
"Chasing for the Breeze"198451Rebel Souls
"54-46 (Was My Number)"70
"Need Your Love (Each and Every Day)"1985
"Bubbling"91To the Top
"Kool Noh"93
"Pull Up"198699
"Hooked on You"198779
"Don't Turn Around"19881626294510145Distant Thunder
"Give a Little Love"1158166925
"Set Them Free"70
"Beauty's Only Skin Deep"19893157Crucial Tracks – Best of Aswad
"On and On"25Non-album single
"Next to You"199024461831Too Wicked
"Smile" (featuring Sweetie Irie)53
"Best of My Love" [upper-alpha 1] 19916149
"How Long" (with Yazz)19933152 One on One (Yazz album)
"Dancehall Mood"48Rise and Shine Again!
"Shine"199451718253971728
"Warriors"33
"We Are One People"96
"You're No Good"19953588
"If I Was"58Big Up
"One Shot Chilla"1997
"Roxanne"Reggatta Mondatta – A Reggae Tribute to the Police
"Invisible Sun" (with Sting)199897Roots Revival
"Follow '99"1999
"Shy Guy" (featuring Easther Bennett)200262Cool Summer Reggae
"What Is Love?"2009City Lock
"Calling" / "Do That Thing"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. Released in the UK on the EP Too Wicked.

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