| Jimmy Barnes discography | |
|---|---|
|   | |
| Studio albums | 20 | 
| EPs | 7 | 
| Soundtrack albums | 1 | 
| Live albums | 8 | 
| Compilation albums | 3 | 
| Singles | 76 | 
| Video albums | 15 | 
| Other albums | 3 | 
This is a discography of the Scottish-born Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes. As of 2019, Barnes has been certified with 48 platinum awards for his solo work and a further 20 platinum awards for his work with Cold Chisel. [1]
Barnes holds the record with the most number-one albums in Australia, with 16. [2]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |  Certifications  (sales thresholds)  | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  AUS  [3] [4]  |  NZ  [5]  |  SWE  [6]  |  US  [7]  |  CAN  [8]  |  UK  [9]  | |||||||
| Bodyswerve | 
  | 1 | 35 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| For the Working Class Man | 
  | 1 | 2 | 22 | 109 | — | — | |||||
| Freight Train Heart | 
  | 1 | 5 | 24 | 104 | 86 | — | |||||
| Two Fires | 
  | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Soul Deep | 
  | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Heat | 
  | 2 | 3 | 50 | — | — | — | |||||
| Flesh and Wood | 
  | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Psyclone | 
  | 2 | 38 | — | — | — | 125 | 
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| Love and Fear | 
  | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 
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| Soul Deeper... Songs from the Deep South | 
  | 3 | 15 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Double Happiness | 
  | 1 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 
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| Out in the Blue | 
  | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 
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| The Rhythm and the Blues | 
  | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 
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| Rage and Ruin | 
  | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 
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| 30:30 Hindsight | 
  | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 
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| Soul Searchin' | 
  | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
|  Och Aye the G'nu  (with The Wiggles)  | 
  | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| My Criminal Record | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Flesh and Blood | 
  | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Blue Christmas | 
  | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Defiant | 
  | 1 [34]  | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
| Title | Detail | Peak chart positions | 
|---|---|---|
|  AUS  [3]  | ||
| Working Class Boy | 
  | 3 | 
| Title | Detail | Peak chart positions | 
|---|---|---|
|  AUS  [3]  | ||
| Soul Deep 30 | 
  | 1 [36]  | 
| Titles | Details | Peak chart positions |  Certifications  (sales thresholds)  | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  AUS  [3] [4] [37]  |  NZ  [5]  | |||||||||||
| Barnestorming | 
  | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Raw | 
  | 57 | — | |||||||||
| Live (Unplugged) at the Chapel | 
  | — | — | |||||||||
| Soul Deeper – Live at the Basement | 
  | — | — | |||||||||
| Ride the Night Away – Live Shepherds Bush Empire 2001 (Europe only)  | 
  | — | — | |||||||||
| Live at the Sydney Opera House – Max Sessions | 
  | — | — | |||||||||
| Live at the Enmore | 
  | — | — | |||||||||
| Modus Operandi | 
  | 48 | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |  Certifications  (sales thresholds)  | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  AUS  [3] [4]  |  NZ  [5]  | |||||||||||
|  Barnes Hits Anthology  (also known as Hits and The Best of... Anthology)  | 
  | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| In the Heat of the Night (New Zealand only release)  | 
  | — | — | |||||||||
| Best of the Soul Years | 
  | 3 | — | 
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| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  AUS  [3] [4]  | ||||||||||||
| The Soul Sessions | 
  | 23 | ||||||||||
| JB50 | 
  | — | ||||||||||
| Soul Searchin: 7in Singles Box | 
  | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  AUS  [3] [4] [42]  |  NZ  [5]  |  US  [43]  |  US Rock  [43]  |  CAN  [44]  |  UK  [45] [9]  |  IRE  [46]  | ||||||||
| 1984 | "No Second Prize" | 12 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | Bodyswerve | |||||
| "Promise Me You'll Call" | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1985 | "Daylight" | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "I'd Die to Be with You Tonight" | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | For the Working Class Man | ||||||
| "Working Class Man" | 5 | 36 | 74 | 22 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1986 | "Ride the Night Away" | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Good Times"  (INXS & Jimmy Barnes)  | 2 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 74 | 18 | 23 | The Lost Boys (soundtrack) | ||||||
| 1987 | "Too Much Ain't Enough Love" | 1 | 4 | 91 | 3 | — | — | — | Freight Train Heart | |||||
| 1988 | "Driving Wheels" | 12 | 19 | — | 38 | — | — | — | ||||||
| "I'm Still on Your Side" | 29 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Waitin' for the Heartache" | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "When a Man Loves a Woman" (live) | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 
  | Barnestorming | |||||
| 1989 | "Last Frontier" (live) | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1990 | "Lay Down Your Guns" | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 
  | Two Fires | ||||
| "Let's Make It Last All Night" | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Little Darling" | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1991 | "When Your Love Is Gone" | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 
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| "Love Is Enough" | 48 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "I Gotcha" | 6 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 
  | Soul Deep | |||||
| "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby"  (Jimmy Barnes & John Farnham)  | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 
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| 1992 | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | 28 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "(Simply) The Best"  (Tina Turner & Jimmy Barnes)  | 14 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | Simply the Best | ||||||
| 1993 | "Sweat It Out" | 11 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | Heat | |||||
| "Stand Up" | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Stone Cold" | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 
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| "Right by Your Side" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "The Weight"  (Jimmy Barnes & The Badloves)  | 6 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 
  | Flesh and Wood | |||||
| 1994 | "You Can't Make Love Without a Soul" | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Still Got a Long Way to Go"  (Jimmy Barnes & Diesel)  | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "It Will Be Alright" | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1995 | "Change of Heart" | 17 | 31 | — | — | — | 154 | — | Psyclone | |||||
| "Come Undone"  (solo or with The Pilgrims)  | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Every Beat" | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1996 | "Lover Lover" | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | Hits Anthology | |||||
| 1997 | "Never Give You Up"/"Tear My Heart Out"/"(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | single only | |||||
| 1998 | "Working Class Man (98)" | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | — | single only | |||||
| 1999 | "Love and Hate" | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love and Fear | |||||
| "Thankful for the Rain" | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2000 | "Chain of Fools" | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Soul Deeper... Songs from the Deep South | |||||
| "Land of 1000 Dances" / "To Love Somebody" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2002 | "Higher"  (Jimmy Barnes & Gary Pinto)  | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Double Happiness | |||||
| 2005 | "Sit on My Knee"  (Jimmy Barnes & Dallas Crane)  | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Gonna Take Some Time"  (Jimmy Barnes & Mahalia Barnes)  | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2006 | "Bird on a Wire"  (Jimmy Barnes & Troy Cassar-Daley & Bella)  | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Out of Time"  (Jimmy Barnes & Tim Rogers)  | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2007 | "Out in the Blue" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Out in the Blue | |||||
| "Better Off Alone" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Out in the Blue" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live at the Sydney Opera House – Max Sessions | ||||||
| 2008 | "Blue Hotel" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Out in the Blue | |||||
| "I Can't Tell You Why" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"  (David Campbell & Jimmy Barnes)  | — [A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Good Lovin' | ||||||
| 2009 | "Red Hot" / "A Fool in Love" | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Rhythm and the Blues | |||||
| 2010 | "That's How It Is (When You're in Love)" [49] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" [50] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rage and Ruin | ||||||
| "God or Money" [51] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2011 | "Largs Pier Hotel" [52] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2014 | "Lay Down Your Guns" [53]  (featuring The Living End)  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30:30 Hindsight | |||||
| "I'd Die to Be with You Tonight" [54]  (featuring Diesel)  | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2016 | "Who Was I Foolin'?" [55]  (with Lachy Doley)  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lovelight | |||||
| 2017 | "Big Enough"  (Kirin J. Callinan featuring Alex Cameron, Molly Lewis & Jimmy Barnes)  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bravado | |||||
| 2019 | "My Criminal Record" [56] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | My Criminal Record | |||||
| "Shutting Down Our Town" | — [B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
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| "I Won't Let You Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2020 | "Killing Time" (with Australian Chamber Orchestra) [59]  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||
| "Silent Night" [60] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2021 | "Flesh and Blood" [31] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Flesh and Blood | |||||
| "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" (with Paul Field) [61]  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Loves Songs for Lonely People | ||||||
| "'Til the Next Time" [62] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Flesh and Blood | ||||||
| "Gateway to Your Heart" [63] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Around in Circles" [64] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2022 | "Soothe Me" (featuring Sam Moore) [35]  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Soul Deep 30 | |||||
| "Do You Love Me" (With Josh Teskey) [65]  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Blue Christmas" [32] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blue Christmas | ||||||
| 2023 | "If Santa Forgets" (with The Tin Lids) [66]  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blue Christmas (Expanded edition) | |||||
| "Black and Blue"  (with Joe Bonamassa) [67]  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mushroom: Fifty Years of Making Noise (Reimagined) | ||||||
| 2024 | "Comin' Up" (with Y.O.G.A.) [68]  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2025 | "New Day" / "Beyond the River Bend" [69] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Defiant | |||||
| "The Long Road" [70] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Defiant" [71] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "That's What You Do for Love" [72] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Brother of Mine" (with Swanee and Alan Barnes) [73]  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Believe | ||||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Title | Notes | 
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "Gonna See My Baby Tonight"  (Jimmy Barnes & Nathan Cavaleri)  | In September 1993 Cavaleri and Barnes released a cover version of the La De Da's' single, "Gonna See My Baby Tonight". Fifty thousand promotional copies were included as give-aways in Uncle Tobys breakfast cereal boxes. [74]  | 
| 2001 | "Good Times" (live) / "Ride the Night Away" (live) (Jimmy Barnes & Bon Jovi)  | Recorded live on 24 March 2001 at Colonial Stadium in Melbourne, Australia and sold online via Barnes website. | 
| Year | Title | 
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| 1995 | Euro Summer '94
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| 2003 | Live at the Basement | 
| 2004 |  Living Loud 
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| 2006 | Live at Lizottes
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| 2008 | Live
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| 2013 | Welcome to the Pleasure House
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| 2021 | Skin and Bone (The Flesh and Blood Demos) (featuring Diesel) 
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| Title | Detail | Peak chart positions | Certification | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  AUS  [3]  | |||
| Take One – The Videos | 
  | — | 
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| Take Two – The Videos | 
  | — | |
| Soul Deep – Live at the Palais | 
  | — | |
| Flesh and Wood | 
  | — | |
| Barnes Hits – Video Anthology | 
  | 29 [C] | 
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| Soul Deeper – Live at the Basement | 
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| Raw / Live in Australia | 
  | 5 | |
| Unplugged: Live at the Chapel | 
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| Hits | 
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| Hits + | 
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| Concert Box | 
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| Max Sessions: Live at the Sydney Opera House | 
  | 11 | |
| Live at the Enmore | 
  | 12 | |
| 30 Years of Jimmy Barnes – The Rockumentary | 
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| Title | Year | Album | 
|---|---|---|
| "Laying Down the Law"  (with INXS)  | 1987 | The Lost Boys (soundtrack) | 
| "If Santa Forgets""  (with Tin Lids)  | 1991 | Hey Rudolph! | 
| "Working Class Man" | 1993 | Triple M Cordless | 
| "Catch Your Shadow" | ||
| "The Toilet" | 1995 | I Can Do That! | 
| "Merry Christmas Everybody" | The Spirit of Christmas 1995 | |
| "Rain" (live) | 1998 | Good Vibrations – A Concert for Marc Hunter – The Live Event | 
| "Working Class Man" (live) | Mushroom 25 Live | |
| "Lover Lover" (live) | ||
| "The Loved One" (live)  (with INXS)  | ||
| "Good Times" (live)  (with INXS)  | ||
| "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)" | The Spirit of Christmas 1998 | |
| "Good Time Tonight"   (with Bon Jovi)  | 2001 | Crush Down Under | 
| "Ride the Night Away"   (with Bon Jovi)  | ||
| "Dancing Queen" | Andrew Denton's Musical Challenge | |
| "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" (live) | A Night Out... Live at the Basement | |
| "I Put a Spell on You" (live) | 2002 | Live at the Basement Vol. 2 | 
| "I'd Die To Be With You Tonight" (live) | Cold Live at the Chapel 3 | |
| "Flame Trees" (live) | ||
| "When a Blind Man Cries"  (with Jon Jord)  | 2003 | The Spirit of Christmas Vol. 1 2003 | 
| "What a Wonderful World" | 2005 | The Spirit of Christmas 2005 | 
| "Gonna Take Some Time"  (with Mahalia Barnes)  | 2006 | RocKwiz Duets | 
| "River Deep Mountain High" (live) | 2007 | Rock the Millennium [D] | 
| "Working Class Man" (live) | ||
| "Heart of Stone"  (with The Hoochie Coochie Men and Jon Lord)  | Danger. White Men Dancing | |
| "The Hoochie Coochie Man"  (with The Hoochie Coochie Men and Jon Lord)  | ||
| "Silent Night"  (with The Choir of Hard Knocks)  | The Spirit of Christmas 2007 | |
| "Monkey Man" (live)  (with Glenn Hughes)  | 2008 | Music for the Divine | 
| "Everything Love Is"  (with Olivia Newton-John)  | A Celebration in Song | |
| "Motherfigure"  (with Stevie Wright)  | Easy Fever – A Tribute to The Easybeats and Stevie Wright | |
| "Hurt" | Caution: Life Ahead | |
| "Out in the Blue" (live) | A Day on the Green (The Vintage Years 2001-2008) | |
| "You Make Me Feel Brand New"  (with Tex Perkins)  | No.1's and No.2's | |
| "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"  (with Ian Moss)  | 2009 | Soul on West 53rd | 
| "Blue Hotel" (live) | 2010 | A Day on the Green – Celebrating 10 Years | 
| "Shake Rattle and Roll" (live) | Byron Bay Bluesfest 2010 | |
| "Bird on a Wire" (live)  (with Troy Cassar-Daley  | Troy Cassar-Daley Live | |
| "Message to My Girl" | He Will Have His Way – The Songs of Tim & Neil Finn | |
| "Have Love, Will Travel"  (with Diesel)  | 2011 | Under the Influence | 
| "Never Give You Up" | Floodlight – Barnes Family Songs for Flood Relief | |
| "When Two Hearts Collide"  (with Kasey Chambers)  | ||
| "I've Seen It All" | ||
| "Around the World"  (with David Campbell and Mahalia Barnes)  | ||
| "Love Me Tender"  (with David Campbell and Mahalia Barnes)  | ||
| "If I Needed You"  (with Kasey Chambers)  | Storybook | |
| "Too Much Ain't Enough Love"  (with Joe Bonamassa)  | 2012 | Driving Towards the Daylight | 
| "Lazy"  (with Joe Bonamassa)  | Re-Machined a Tribute to Deep Purple's Machine Head | |
| "Ain't That a Shame"  (with Lil' Band o' Gold)  | Play Fats | |
| "Please Come Home for Christmas" | 2013 | The Spirit of Christmas 2013 | 
| "Two Weeks On, Two Weeks Off"  (with Troy Cassar-Daley)  | 2015 | Freedom Ride | 
| "Empty Heart"  (with The Dead Daisies)  | Revolución | |
| "Itchy Fingers (Jimmy's Sea Shanty)"  (with The Wiggles)  | 2017 | The Wiggles Duets | 
| "When You're Ready"  (with Tina Arena)  | Greatest Hits & Interpretations | |
| "Who Was I Foolin'?"  (with The Lachy Doley Group and Nathan Cavaleri)  | Lovelight | |
| "Ring of Fire"  (with Johnny Kannis)  | Cover to Cover | |
| "Edge of Reality"  (with The Hitmen)  | Solid as a Rock: The Best of | |
| "Khe Sahn" (live) | 2018 | Countdown: Live at The Sydney Opera House | 
| "Flame Trees" (live) | ||
| "Working Class Man" (live) | ||
| "Good Times" (live)  (with Mahalia Barnes)  | ||
| "Ride the Nite Away" (live)  (with Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul  | 2019 | Summer of Sorcery Live! At The Beacon Theatre | 
| "Sun City" (live)  (with Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul and Peter Garrett  | ||
| "Working Class Man"  (with Diesel)  | 2020 | Music from the Home Front | 
| "After it's Over"  (with Gölä)  | Hour of the Thief | |
| "Black Bess"  (with Kasey Chambers)  | Cannot Buy My Soul: The Songs of Kev Carmody [81] | |
| "Gotcha Money on Yr Mind"  (with Davie Lane)  | 'Don't Bank Your Heart on It | |
| "Brother of Mine" (with Swanee and Alan Barnes) | 2025 | Believe | 
| "Dark End of the Street" (with Swanee) | ||