Billy Talent discography

Billy Talent discography
Billy Talent at the 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards (from left to right) Jonathan Gallant, Ian D'Sa, Aaron Solowoniuk, Benjamin Kowalewicz
Studio albums	6
EPs	5
Live albums	3
Singles	23
Video albums	1
Music videos	17
Demos/unreleased tracks	20

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.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak 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	6	—	38	—	—	97	—	—	124	194	MC: 4× Platinum [11] BVMI: Platinum [12] BPI: Silver [13]
Billy Talent II	Released: June 27, 2006 Label: Atlantic	1	— [A]	4	80	22	1	—	31	46	134	MC: 4× Platinum [11] BVMI: 2× Platinum [12] BPI: Silver [13] IFPI AUT: Platinum [15]
Billy Talent III	Released: September 22, 2009 [16] Label: Warner, Roadrunner	1	44	2	—	3	2	98	3	35	107	MC: 3× Platinum [11] BVMI: 2× Platinum [12] IFPI AUT: Platinum [15]
Dead Silence	Released: September 11, 2012 Label: Warner, Last Gang	1	36	2	176	12	1	94	3	23	135	MC: Platinum [11] BVMI: Gold [12] IFPI AUT: Gold [15]
Afraid of Heights	Released: July 29, 2016 Label: Warner, The End	1	26	1	66	26	1	—	1	23	— [B]	MC: Platinum [11]
Crisis of Faith	Released: January 21, 2022 Label: Spinefarm	8	—	2	—	—	1	—	1	—	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak 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	17	31
Live at Festhalle Frankfurt	Released: June 16, 2023 Label: Warner Music Canada	—	34
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
		CAN [1]	GER [6]	SWI [8]
Hits	Released: November 4, 2014 Label: Warner Music Canada	15	64	79	MC: 2× Platinum [11]

Extended plays

Title	Album 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

Title	Year	Peak 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	—	×	—	—	—	—	84	—	68	24	MC: Platinum [11]	Billy Talent
"The Ex"		—	×	—	—	—	—	74	—	61	—
"River Below"	2004	—	12	—	—	—	—	88	—	70	—	MC: Platinum [11]
"Nothing to Lose"		—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	MC: Gold [11]
"Devil in a Midnight Mass"	2006	4	5	—	—	—	—	48	—	66	—	MC: Platinum [11]	Billy Talent II
"Red Flag"		—	10	19	—	—	34	40	—	49	—	MC: 2× Platinum [11] BVMI: Platinum [12]
"Fallen Leaves"		22	2	34	68	—	35	57	91	— [C]	—	MC: 3× Platinum [11] IFPI AUT: Platinum [15]
"Surrender"	2007	22	9	45	60	68	46	86	—	— [D]	—	MC: Platinum [11] IFPI AUT: Gold [15]
"This Suffering"		93	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Turn Your Back" (Single Version) (featuring Anti-Flag)	2009	23	19	50	—	—	—	—	—	—	23		Non-album single
"Rusted from the Rain"		9	1	19	—	—	14	95	53	— [E]	—	MC: 3× Platinum [11] BVMI: Gold [12] IFPI AUT: Gold [15]	Billy Talent III
"Devil on My Shoulder"		46	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	MC: Platinum [11]
"Saint Veronika"	2010	62	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	MC: Gold [11]
"Diamond on a Landmine"		88	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Viking Death March"	2012	69	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	MC: Platinum [11]	Dead Silence
"Surprise Surprise"		77	1	—	—	—	77	—	—	—	—	MC: Gold [11]
"Stand Up and Run"	2013	90	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Show Me the Way"		—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Kingdom of Zod"	2014	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Hits
"Chasing the Sun"		—	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Afraid of Heights"	2016	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	MC: Gold [11]	Afraid of Heights
"Louder Than the DJ"		—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Ghost Ship of Cannibal Rats"		—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Forgiveness I + II"	2019	—	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Crisis of Faith
"Reckless Paradise"	2020	— [F]	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"I Beg to Differ (This Will Get Better)"		— [G]	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"End of Me" (featuring Rivers Cuomo)	2021	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"The Wolf" [31]	2022	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart. "×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived.

Other charted and certified songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Certifications	Album
		CAN Rock [19]	CZ Rock [32]
"This Is How It Goes"	2003	—	—	MC: Gold [11]	Billy Talent
"Diamond On A Landmine" (Live)	2010	43	—		iTunes Session
"Big Red Gun"	2016	—	2		Afraid of Heights
"The Crutch"		—	7
"Time-Bomb Ticking Away"		50	—
"One Less Problem	2022	—	9		Crisis of Faith
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

DVDs

• Scandalous Travelers (2004, CAN: Platinum)

Demos and non-album tracks

• "This Is How It Goes" (Demo, released on the Try Honesty EP and single)
• "Living in the Shadows" (Demo, released over the internet)
• "Cut the Curtains" (Demo, released on the Try Honesty EP)
• "Try Honesty" (Demo, released on the Try Honesty EP and single)
• "Prisoners of Today" (Demo, released over the internet)
• "The Ex" (Demo, released over the internet)
• "Red Flag" (Demo, released over the internet and on several compilation CDs)
• "Devil in a Midnight Mass" (Demo, released over the internet, and on the Devil in a Midnight Mass single and iTunes)
• "Perfect World" (Demo)
• "This Suffering" (Demo)
• "Beach Balls" (Released on the Try Honesty EP and single)
• "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've?)" (Buzzcocks Cover, Released on Devil in a Midnight Mass 7" Single)
• "When I Was a Little Girl" (Released on the Try Honesty single, an alternative mix is featured on Watoosh!)
• "Surrender" (A work in progress, released over the internet)
• "Where Is the Line?" (Demo, released on the Red Flag single)
• "Waiting Room" (A live performance of the Fugazi song, released on the Pepsi Breakout Tour as well as The Ex single)
• "Things" (From "Dudebox")
• "Point Proven" (Old Pezz Demo)
• "Cold Turkey" (John Lennon cover released on Rusted from the Rain single)
• "Bloody Nails + Broken Hearts"
• "Don't Need to Pretend"
• "Chasing the Sun" (Demo, released on "The End Records Free Sampler 2015")
• "Sudden Movements (Dub Version, released on "Stand Up and Run" 7" vinyl record)

Music videos

Year	Title	Director
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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