| Edwyn Collins discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 10 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Soundtrack albums | 2 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 5 |
| Singles | 29 |
| Video albums | 1 |
This is the solo discography of British musician Edwyn Collins. For his work with Orange Juice, see Orange Juice discography.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCO [1] | UK [2] | UK Indie [3] | AUS [4] | AUT [5] | CAN [6] | GER [7] | NL [8] | SWE [9] | US [10] | ||
| Hope and Despair | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Hellbent on Compromise |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gorgeous George |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 24 | 60 | 7 | 58 | 16 | 183 |
| I'm Not Following You |
| 55 | 55 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Doctor Syntax |
| — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Home Again |
| 39 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Losing Sleep |
| 34 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Understated |
| 37 | 66 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Badbea |
| 19 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nation Shall Speak Unto Nation |
| 8 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Studio Live Session Liechtenstein |
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| Live at Bloomsbury Ballroom |
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| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Possibilities Are Endless (with Carwyn Ellis and Sebastian Lewsley) |
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| Sometimes Always Never (with Sean Read) |
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| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Hope and Despair / Hellbent on Compromise |
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| Elevation Days |
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| A Casual Introduction 1981/2001 |
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| Down the Line – 12 Songs from 1989–2011 |
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| Tape Box |
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| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Phantasmagoria – Reading Festival 1991 |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCO [11] | UK [2] | ||
| My Beloved Girl |
| — | — |
| Expressly |
| 26 | 42 |
| I Hear a New World |
| — | — |
| Daytrotter Session |
| — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCO [12] | UK [2] [13] | UK Indie [14] | AUS [15] | AUT [16] | CAN [17] | GER [7] | NL [18] | SWE [19] | US [20] | |||
| "Pale Blue Eyes" (with Paul Quinn) | 1984 | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Don't Shilly Shally" | 1987 | — | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "My Beloved Girl" | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Coffee Table Song" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hope and Despair |
| "50 Shades of Blue" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "A Girl Like You" | 1994 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 32 | Gorgeous George |
| "Low Expectations" (Belgium-only release) | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "If You Could Love Me" | 85 | 98 | 12 | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | ||
| "Make Me Feel Again" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Keep On Burning" | 1996 | 36 | 45 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I'm Not Following You |
| "The Magic Piper (Of Love)" | 1997 | 20 | 32 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Adidas World" | 63 | 71 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "No One Waved Goodbye" | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Message for Jojo" (with Bernard Butler) | 2001 | — | 113 [21] | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Doctor Syntax |
| "The Beatle$" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Johnny Teardrop" | 2002 | — | 192 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Mr. Freedom" (Gabin featuring Edwyn Collins; Italy-only release) | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mr. Freedom (by Gabin) |
| "You'll Never Know (My Love)" | 2007 | — | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Home Again |
| "Home Again" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Losing Sleep" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Losing Sleep |
| "Do It Again" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "In Your Eyes" (with the Drums) | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "What Are You Doing, Fool?" (with the Heartbreaks) | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Dilemma" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Understated | |
| "Too Bad (That's Sad)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Dilemma" (The Ship-Tones featuring Edwyn Collins) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Indie Reggae Revolution (by the Ship-Tones) |
| "(Too Right) It's Christmas" (Frankie & the Heartstrings featuring Edwyn Collins) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Outside" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Badbea |
| "It's All About You"/"Sometimes Always Never" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
| Year | Album | Artist | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Call and Response | Zeke Manyika | Guitar on "Lay Them Down" |
| 1990 | Stray | Aztec Camera | |
| 1991 | I Am the Greatest | A House | Backing vocals and production |
| 1993 | The End of the Surrey People | Vic Godard | Vocals, guitar, piano, organ, engineer, production |
| 1994 | Wide-Eyed and Ignorant | A House | Backing vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards, production |
| 1996 | More of Her | Four Hours Sleep | Vocals and lead guitar on "Don't You Ever Listen" |
| Warm Nights | Robert Forster | ||
| 1998 | People Move On | Bernard Butler | Backing vocals on "Not Alone" |
| Long-Term Side Effect | Vic Godard | Backing vocals, guitar, bass, production | |
| Shaving Peaches | Terrorvision | Keyboards, production | |
| 1999 | Strange Weather Lately | Astrid | Organ, production |
| 2001 | Playgroup | Playgroup | Vocals, guitar, organ |
| 2002 | Une guerre en plein cœur | Franck Roussel | Vocals on "Time" |
| 2003 | Born Innocent | The Proclaimers | Guitar, production |
| 2005 | We Are Little Barrie | Little Barrie | Backing vocals, keyboards, organ, guitar, bass, production |
| The New Fellas | The Cribs | Backing vocals, keyboards, effects, production | |
| 2008 | Cookie Zoo | Colorama | Percussion, production |
| 2010 | King of the Waves | Little Barrie | Backing vocals, keyboards, organ, bass, production |
| 2011 | Hunger | Frankie & the Heartstrings | Backing vocals, mixing, engineer, production |
| Howl of the Lonely Crowd | Comet Gain | Backing vocals, executive production | |
| 2017 | Permo | Spinning Coin | Synthesizer on "Running with the World", production |
| 2018 | Tracyanne & Danny | Tracyanne & Danny | Gest vocals on "Alabama", production |
| 2022 | Hollow Heart | The Hanging Stars | Guest vocals |
