Damien Dempsey discography

Damien Dempsey discography
Studio albums	7
EPs	2
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	1
Singles	14
Video albums	1

This is the discography of Irish musician Damien Dempsey.

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album	Peak chart position	Certifications (sales thresholds)
		IRE [1]
2000	They Don't Teach This Shit in School Released: 13 March 2000 Label: Zinc	47
2003	Seize the Day Released: 16 May 2003 Label: Clear	1 [2]	IRE: 2× Platinum
2005	Shots Released: 11 March 2005 Label: Clear	1	IRE: Platinum
2007	To Hell or Barbados Released: 1 June 2007 Label: Clear	2	IRE: Platinum
2008	The Rocky Road Released: 6 June 2008 Label: Clear	2	IRE: Gold
2012	Almighty Love Released: 28 September 2012 Label: Clear	20
2017	Soulsun Released: 26 May 2017 Label: Clear	3
2018	Union Released: 30 November 2018 Label: Soulsun	31
2024	Hold Your Joy Released: 25 October 2024 Label: Soulsun	3 [3]

Live albums

Year	Album	Peak chart position
		IRE [1]
2006	Live at the Olympia Released: 2 June 2006 Label: Clear	10

Compilation albums

Year	Album	Peak chart positions
		IRE [1]
2006	Sing All Our Cares Away Released: 5 May 2006 Label: Lamm	—
2014	It's All Good – The Best of Damien Dempsey Released: February 2014 Label: Clear	1

Video albums

Year	Album	Peak chart position
		IRE
2006	Party On: Live at Vicar Street Released: 24 October 2008 Label: Sony BMG	1

EPs

• Contender EP (1995)
• Negative Vibes EP (2002)
• No Force On Earth EP (2018)

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart position	Album
		IRE [1]
1997	"Dublin Town"	18	They Don't Teach This Shit in School
2000	"Chillin'"	—
2003	"Negative Vibes"	37	Seize the Day
	"It's All Good"	28
2004	"Apple of My Eye"	—
2005	"St. Patrick's Day"	18	Shots
	"Patience"	43
	"Hold Me"	34
2007	"Your Pretty Smile"	21	To Hell or Barbados
	"Kilburn Stroll"	—
	"The City"	—
2008	"A Rainy Night in Soho"	49	The Rocky Road
2012	"Almighty Love"	—	Almighty Love

Featured singles

Year	Title	Peak chart position	Album
		IRE
2007	"Cutting Down Laws" (with Eoin Coughlan)	—	Blood in Vein
2008	"The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" (with U2, The Dubliners, Kíla and A Band of Bowsies)	1	Non-album singles
2012	"The Rocky Road to Poland" (with Bressie, The Dubliners, and Danny O'Reilly)	1

Notable compilation appearances

• It's All Bells: Jingle All the Way (2002) - "Fairytale of New York" (with Sinéad O'Connor)
• Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 1 (2003) - "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"
• Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3 (2005) - "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
• Ceol '07 (2007) - "Taobh Leis An Muir", an Irish language version of Beside The Sea
• Music of Ireland: Welcome Home (2010) - "Maasai Returns"

Guest appearances

Year	Title	Album
2004	"The Sprinhill Mining Disaster" (with Pauline Scanlon)	Red Colour Sun
	"Mise Eire" (with Seanchai & the Unity Squad, Shane MacGowan, Cruncher, Gary Og and Mary Courtney)	Rebel Massive
2005	"It's All Good" (with Sinéad O'Connor)	Collaborations
	"Norwegian Wood" (with Sharon Shannon)	The Collection 1990-2005
	"Courtin' in the Kitchen" (with Sharon Shannon, Dessie O'Halloran and Mundy)
2007	"Cutting Down Laws" (with Eoin Coughlan)	Blood in Vein
2008	"The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" (with U2, The Dubliners, Kíla and A Band of Bowsies)	Non-album single
	"A Rainy Night in Soho" (with Ronnie Drew)	The Last Session: A Fond Farewell
2009	"Dirty Windscreens" (with Sydney City Trash)	Terror Australis
	"The West's Awake" (with Lumiere)	Lumiere
2013	"You Don't Have To" (with John Grant)	John Grant Gets Schooled (EP)

References

1. "Discography Damien Dempsey". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
2. "Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 14 April 2023". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
3. "Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 1 November 2024". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 November 2024.