James discography

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James discography
Studio albums18
EPs4
Live albums4
Compilation albums4
Singles37
B-sides1
Video albums5

This is the discography of English rock band James.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

YearDetailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
SWE
[4]
US
[5]
1986 Stutter 68
1988 Strip-mine
  • Released: 26 September 1988
  • Label: Blanco y Negro/Sire
90
1990 Gold Mother 1
  • Released: 4 June 1990
  • Label: Fontana
2174
1992 Seven
  • Released: 17 February 1992
  • Label: Fontana
212345
1993 Laid
  • Released: 27 September 1993
  • Label: Fontana
38672
1994 Wah Wah
  • Released: 29 August 1994
  • Label: Mercury
11
1997 Whiplash
  • Released: 24 February 1997
  • Label: Mercury
972158
1999 Millionaires
  • Released: 11 October 1999
  • Label: Mercury
2
2001 Pleased to Meet You
  • Released: 2 July 2001
  • Label: Mercury
11115
  • BPI: Silver [6]
2008 Hey Ma
  • Released: 7 April 2008
  • Label: Fontana
10
2010 The Night Before
  • Released: 19 April 2010
  • Label: Mercury
20
2010 The Morning After
  • Released: 6 September 2010
  • Label: Mercury
19
2014 La Petite Mort 11
2016 Girl at the End of the World
  • Released: 18 March 2016
  • Label: BMG
2
2018 Living in Extraordinary Times 6
2021 All the Colours of You 3
2023 Be Opened by the Wonderful
  • Released: 9 June 2023
  • Label: Nothing but Love Music
3
2024 Yummy
  • Released: 12 April 2024
  • Label: Virgin
1

1Released as James in the US in 1991

Compilation albums

YearDetailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]
UK Indie
[9]
AUS
[2]
1998 The Best Of
  • Released: 23 March 1998
  • Label: Mercury/Fontana
1152
  • BPI: 3× Platinum [6]
2001B-Sides Ultra
  • Released: 3 December 2001
  • Label: Mercury
2004The Collection
  • Released: 11 October 2004
  • Label: Spectrum Music
3
2007Fresh as a Daisy – The Singles
  • Released: 30 April 2007
  • Label: Mercury
12
  • BPI: Silver [6]
2017Justhipper (The Complete Sire & Blanc Y Negro Recordings 1986-1988) [10]
  • Released: 28 July 2017
  • Label: Cherry Red Records

Live albums

YearDetailsPeak chart positions
UK
[1] [9]
UK Indie
[11]
1989 One Man Clapping 2
2002Getting Away with It... Live102
2008Live in 2008
  • Released: 8 December 2008
  • Label: Self-released
2020Live in Extraordinary Times
  • Released: 11 December 2020 [12]
  • Label: Nothing But Love Music
31
2025James, Live at the Acropolis
  • Announced: 8 November 2024

Extended plays

YearTitlePeak chart positions
UK
[1]
UK Indie
[11]
1983 Jimone
  • Released: November 1983
  • Label: Factory
10
1985 James II
  • Released: February 1985
  • Label: Factory
121 [13] 2
Village Fire
  • Released: June 1985
  • Label: Factory
131 [13] 3
1986 Sit Down, three songs by... James
  • Released: March 1986
  • Label: Sire
93

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1]
UK Indie
[11]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[14]
GER
[15]
IRL
[16]
NLD
[17]
US
[18]
US
Alt

[19]
1986"Chain Mail"93Non-album single
"So Many Ways"143 [20] Stutter
1988"What For"90Strip-mine
"Ya Ho"137
1989"Sit Down"772141Non-album single
"Come Home" [A] 843Gold Mother
1990"How Was It for You?"32
"Come Home" (Flood remix) [B] 32
"Lose Control" [C] 38Non-album singles
1991"Sit Down" (re-recorded version) [D] 227565429
  • BPI: Platinum [6]
"Sound"92815Seven
1992"Born of Frustration"13134695
"Ring the Bells"37
"Seven"46
1993"Sometimes"18139
  • BPI: Silver [6]
Laid
"Laid"2540613
  • BPI: Platinum [6]
1994"Jam J" / "Say Something"2411919Wah-Wah
1997"She's a Star"9149
  • BPI: Silver [6]
Whiplash
"Tomorrow"12
"Waltzing Along"23
1998"Destiny Calling"17The Best of James
"Runaground"29
"Sit Down '98"7Non-album single
1999"I Know What I'm Here For"22Millionaires
"Just Like Fred Astaire"17
"We're Going to Miss You"48
2001"Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)"22Pleased to Meet You
2008"Whiteboy"Hey Ma
"Waterfall"
2010"Not So Strong"Non-album single
2014"Frozen Britain"La Petite Mort
"Moving On"
"Curse Curse"
"All I'm Saying"
2015"To My Surprise"Girl at the End of the World
2016"Nothing But Love"
"Girl at the End of the World"
"Dear John"
2018Better Than That(EP)Living in Extraordinary Times
"Coming Home (Pt.2)"
"Many Faces"
2021"All the Colours of You"All the Colours of You
"Beautiful Beaches"
"Recover"
"Isabella"

Notes

  1. The original mix of "Come Home" was found on early pressings of Gold Mother.
  2. The Flood remix of "Come Home" was found on later pressings of Gold Mother.
  3. "Lose Control" was initially released as a non-album single, however it was added to later pressings of Gold Mother.
  4. The 1991 version of "Sit Down" was initially released as a non-album singles, however it was added to later pressings of Gold Mother.

Promotional singles

YearTitleAlbum
2007"Who Are You" [21] Fresh As A Daisy - The Singles

Videography

Video albums

YearTitleFormat
1991Come Home LiveVHS
1992Seven: Live ConcertVHS
2002Getting Away With It... LiveDVD
2007Fresh as a Daisy – The VideosDVD
2020Live in Extraordinary Times [12] DVD
2025James, Live at the AcropolisDVD

Music videos

YearTitleDirector
1986"So Many Ways"
1988"What For"
1989"Sit Down"Edward Barton [22]
1990"How Was It for You"Swivel [23]
"Come Home"
"Lose Control"
1991"Sound"Peter Scammell [23]
1992"Born of Frustration"Peter Scammell [23]
"Ring the Bells"Peter Scammell [23]
"Seven"
1993"Sometimes (Lester Piggott)"Tim Pope [23]
"Laid"Zanna
"Say Something"Peter Care [23]
1997"She's a Star"David Mould [23]
"Tomorrow" Kevin Godley [23]
"Waltzing Along"John Hardwick [23]
1998"Runaground"Mary Scanlon [23]
"Destiny Calling"Alex Hemming [23]
"Sit Down '98"
1999"I Know What I'm Here For"David Mould [23]
"Just Like Fred Astaire"John Hillcoat [23]
"We're Going to Miss You"John Hardwick [23]
2001"Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)"Gordon Main
Rob Leggatt
Simon Earith [23]
2014"Frozen Britain"Roger Sargent [24]
"Moving On" Ainslie Henderson [25]
"Curse Curse"Alberto Almeida [26]
"All I'm Saying" Péter Vácz [27]
2015"To My Surprise"Kris Merc [28]
2016"Nothing But Love"James FitzGerald [29]
"Girl at the End of the World"Kris Merc [30]
"Dear John"Péter Vácz [31]
2018"Coming Home (Pt.2)" Leif Tilden [32]

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