Billy Talent discography

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Billy Talent discography
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Studio albums6
EPs5
Live albums3
Singles23
Video albums1
Music videos17
Demos/unreleased tracks20

This is the discography of Canadian rock band Billy Talent. Included in this discography are three items that are from when the band was known as Pezz. These items are Demoluca, Dudebox , and Watoosh! . Besides those items, this discography documents every studio album, live album, EP, DVD and single released under the name Billy Talent.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
CAN
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
BEL
(FL)

[4]
FIN
[5]
GER
[6]
IRL
[7]
SWI
[8]
UK
[9]
US
[10]
Billy Talent
  • Released: September 16, 2003
  • Label: Atlantic
63897124194
Billy Talent II
  • Released: June 27, 2006
  • Label: Atlantic
1 [A] 4802213146134
  • MC: 4× Platinum [11]
  • BVMI: 2× Platinum [12]
  • BPI: Silver [13]
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum [15]
Billy Talent III 14423298335107
  • MC: 3× Platinum [11]
  • BVMI: 2× Platinum [12]
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum [15]
Dead Silence
  • Released: September 11, 2012
  • Label: Warner, Last Gang
136217612194323135
Afraid of Heights
  • Released: July 29, 2016
  • Label: Warner, The End
126166261123 [B]
Crisis of Faith 8211
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
AUT
[3]
GER
[6]
Live from the UK Sept./2006
  • Released: September 8/16, 2006
  • Label: Atlantic
666
  • Released: November 27, 2007
  • Label: Atlantic
1731
Live at Festhalle Frankfurt34
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
CAN
[1]
GER
[6]
SWI
[8]
Hits
  • Released: November 4, 2014
  • Label: Warner Music Canada
156479
  • MC: 2× Platinum [11]

Extended plays

TitleAlbum details
Demoluca
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Self-released
  • Released under the name Pezz
Dudebox
  • Released: January 1995
  • Label: Self-released
  • Released under the name Pezz
Watoosh!
  • Released: July 23, 1999
  • Label: Self-released
  • Released under the name Pezz
Try Honesty EP
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Atlantic
Try Honesty/Living in the Shadows
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Self-released
Rusted from the Rain EP
  • Released: July 28, 2009
  • Label: Warner
iTunes Session
  • Released: February 16, 2010
  • Label: iTunes

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
CAN
[18]
CAN
Rock

[19]
AUT
[20]
BEL
(FL)

[4]
CZ
[21]
GER
[22]
SCO
[23]
SWI
[24]
UK
[9] [25]
US
Alt.

[26]
"Try Honesty"2003×846824 Billy Talent
"The Ex"×7461
"River Below"2004128870
"Nothing to Lose"15
"Devil in a Midnight Mass"2006454866 Billy Talent II
"Red Flag"1019344049
  • MC: 2× Platinum [11]
  • BVMI: Platinum [12]
"Fallen Leaves"2223468355791 [C]
  • MC: 3× Platinum [11]
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum [15]
"Surrender"20072294560684686 [D]
"This Suffering"9327
"Turn Your Back" (Single Version)
(featuring Anti-Flag)
200923195023Non-album single
"Rusted from the Rain"9119149553 [E] Billy Talent III
"Devil on My Shoulder"462
"Saint Veronika"2010623
"Diamond on a Landmine"887
"Viking Death March"2012697 Dead Silence
"Surprise Surprise"77177
"Stand Up and Run"2013901
"Show Me the Way"8
"Kingdom of Zod"20145 Hits
"Chasing the Sun"34
"Afraid of Heights"20161 Afraid of Heights
"Louder Than the DJ"18
"Ghost Ship of Cannibal Rats"21
"Forgiveness I + II"201940Crisis of Faith
"Reckless Paradise"2020 [F] 1
"I Beg to Differ (This Will Get Better)" [G] 1
"End of Me"
(featuring Rivers Cuomo)
20211
"The Wolf" [31] 202213
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.
"×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived.

Other charted and certified songs

TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
CAN
Rock

[19]
CZ
Rock

[32]
"This Is How It Goes"2003Billy Talent
"Diamond On A Landmine" (Live)201043iTunes Session
"Big Red Gun"20162Afraid of Heights
"The Crutch"7
"Time-Bomb Ticking Away"50
"One Less Problem20229Crisis of Faith
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

DVDs

Demos and non-album tracks

Music videos

YearTitleDirector
2003"Try Honesty" Sean Michael Turrell
2004"The Ex" Billy Talent & Shawn Maher
"River Below" Sean Michael Turrell
"Nothing to Lose"
2006"Devil in a Midnight Mass"
"Red Flag" Floria Sigismondi
"Fallen Leaves"Dean Karr & Ian D'Sa
2007"Surrender" Phil Harder
"The Navy Song"
"This Suffering"Pierre & Francois Lamoureux
2009"Rusted From the Rain" Wayne Isham
"Devil on My Shoulder" Howard Greenhalgh
2010"Saint Veronika"Michael Maxxis
"Diamond on a Landmine"
"Prisoners of Today"Dustin Rabin
2012"Viking Death March"Michael Maxxis, David Hogan
"Surprise Surprise" [33] Michael Maxxis
2013"Stand Up and Run" [34] Phil Harder
"Show Me the Way" Alon Isocianu, Jack Kay, Chad Kroeger
"Runnin' Across the Tracks"Alon Isocianu
2014"Kingdom of Zod" Sean Michael Turrell
2015"Chasing the Sun"Phil Harder
"Love Was Still Around"Dustin Rabin
2016"Afraid of Heights"Alon Isocianu
"Louder Than the DJ" Aaron Solowoniuk & Dustin Rabin
2017"Ghost Ship of Cannibal Rats" Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux & Sarah Legault
2021"End Of Me" Liam Lynch

Notes

  1. Billy Talent II did not enter the ARIA Albums Chart, but peaked at number 8 on the Hitseekers Albums chart. [14]
  2. Afraid of Heights did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number eight on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart. [17]
  3. "Fallen Leaves" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 43 on the UK Physical Singles Chart. [27]
  4. "Surrender" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 77 on the UK Physical Singles Chart. [28]
  5. "Rusted from the Rain" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 59 on the UK Physical Singles Chart. [29]
  6. "Reckless Paradise" did not enter the Canadian Singles Chart, but peaked at number 46 on the Canadian Digital Songs chart. [30]
  7. "I Beg to Differ (This Will Get Better)" did not enter the Canadian Singles Chart, but peaked at number 34 on the Canadian Digital Songs chart. [30]

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