| UB40 discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 21 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Live albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 19 |
| Singles | 65 |
| Remix albums | 4 |
The discography of UB40, a British reggae band, consists of 21 studio albums, 19 compilation albums, six live albums, four remix albums, 65 singles and a number of appearances with other artists.
The band has sold over 100 million records worldwide. [1] Their biggest hits include "Red Red Wine" (1983), "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You" (1993) and "I Got You Babe" (1985).
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] | AUS [3] | AUT [4] | CAN [5] | GER [6] | NL [7] | NZ [8] | SWE [9] | SWI [10] | US [11] | |||
| Signing Off | 2 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | ||
| Present Arms |
| 2 | 28 | — | — | 40 | 21 | 13 | — | — | — | |
| UB44 |
| 4 | 89 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — |
|
| Labour of Love |
| 1 | 14 | — | 5 | 29 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 14 | |
| Geffery Morgan |
| 3 | — | — | 51 | 59 | 9 | 27 | 49 | — | 60 |
|
| Baggariddim |
| 14 | 33 | — | — | — | 25 | 11 | — | 22 | — |
|
| Rat in the Kitchen |
| 8 | 51 | — | 37 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 21 | 53 | |
| UB40 |
| 12 | 41 | — | 46 | 62 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 15 | 44 | |
| Labour of Love II |
| 3 | 20 | 6 | 68 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 13 | — | 30 | |
| Promises and Lies |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Guns in the Ghetto |
| 7 | — | 20 | — | 75 | 16 | 16 | — | 20 | 176 |
|
| Labour of Love III |
| 8 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | |
| Cover Up |
| 29 | — | — | — | 84 | 18 | 22 | — | — | — | |
| Homegrown |
| 49 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | |
| Who You Fighting For? |
| 20 | — | — | — | 68 | 19 | 25 | — | 81 | — |
|
| TwentyFourSeven |
| 81 | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | |
| Labour of Love IV |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Getting Over the Storm |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | |
| For the Many |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bigga Baggariddim |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| UB45 |
| 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] | NL [7] | NZ [8] | SWI [10] | US [11] | |||
| UB40 Live |
| 44 | 5 | — | — | — |
|
| UB40 CCCP: Live in Moscow |
| — | 6 | 36 | 14 | 121 | |
| The Dancehall Album |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live at Montreux 2002 |
| — | 67 | — | — | — | |
| The Lost Tapes – Live at the Venue 1980 |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| UB40 at 40 – Live in Birmingham |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK [2] | ||
| Present Arms in Dub |
| 38 |
| Dub Sessions |
| — |
| Dub Sessions II: Labour of Dub |
| — |
| Dub Sessions III |
| — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] | AUS [3] | CAN [5] | GER [6] | NL [7] | NZ [8] | SWE [9] | |||
| The Singles Album |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1980–1983 |
| — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | |
| More UB40 Music |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The UB40 File |
| — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | |
| The Best of UB40 – Volume One |
| 3 | 18 | — | 52 | 1 | 3 | — | |
| Labour of Love Parts I + II |
| 5 | — | — | — | 69 | 8 | — | |
| The Best of UB40 – Volume Two |
| 12 | — | — | 91 | 24 | 9 | — | |
| The Very Best of UB40 |
| 7 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
| UB40 Presents the Fathers of Reggae |
| 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Labour of Love, Volumes I, II and III – The Platinum Collection |
| 7 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | |
| The Best of UB40, Volumes 1 & 2 |
| 47 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
|
| Love Songs |
| 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | |
| Best of Labour of Love |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — |
|
| All the Best |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Collected |
| — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | |
| Red Red Wine: The Collection |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| Red Red Wine – The Essential UB40 |
| 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| Red Red Wine – The Collection: Volume II |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Essential |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [5] | US [11] | ||
| Little Baggariddim |
| 26 | 40 |
| You Haven't Called |
| — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] | AUS [3] | BEL (FLA) [36] | CAN [37] | FRA [38] | GER [6] | IRE [39] | NL [7] | NZ [8] | US [40] | ||||
| "King" / "Food for Thought" | 1980 | 4 | 36 | — | — | 5 | — | 10 | 46 | 1 | — | Signing Off | |
| "My Way of Thinking" / "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" | 6 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 6 | — | |||
| "The Earth Dies Screaming" / "Dream a Lie" | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Don't Let It Pass You By" / "Don't Slow Down" | 1981 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | Present Arms | |
| "One in Ten" | 7 | 87 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 20 | — | |||
| "I Won't Close My Eyes" | 1982 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | UB44 | |
| "Love Is All Is All Right" | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 31 | — | — | |||
| "So Here I Am" | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | |||
| "Tyler" (12"-only release) | — [A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Singles Album | ||
| "I've Got Mine" | 1983 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 12 | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Food for Thought" (live; Continental Europe-only release) | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | UB40 Live | ||
| "Red Red Wine" | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 [B] | Labour of Love | ||
| "Please Don't Make Me Cry" | 10 | — | 11 | 35 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 41 | — | |||
| "Many Rivers to Cross" | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 48 | — |
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| "Cherry Oh Baby" | 1984 | 12 | — | 22 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — |
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| "If It Happens Again" | 9 | 55 | 11 | 56 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 28 | — | Geffery Morgan | ||
| "Riddle Me" | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | |||
| "I'm Not Fooled So Easily" / "The Pillow" | 1985 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Got You Babe" (featuring Chrissie Hynde) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 28 | Baggariddim | ||
| "Don't Break My Heart" | 3 | 37 | 15 | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | 13 | — |
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| "Sing Our Own Song" | 1986 | 5 | 76 | 7 | 70 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 7 | — |
| Rat in the Kitchen |
| "All I Want to Do" | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 28 | — | — | |||
| "Rat in Mi Kitchen" | 1987 | 12 | 84 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 45 | — |
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| "Watchdogs" | 39 | — | 22 | — | — | — | 25 | 13 | — | — | |||
| "Maybe Tomorrow" | 14 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | The Best of UB40 – Volume One | ||
| "Breakfast in Bed" (featuring Chrissie Hynde) | 1988 | 6 | 43 | 10 | 91 | — | 40 | 9 | 10 | 5 | — | UB40 | |
| "Where Did I Go Wrong" | 26 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | — | |||
| "Come Out to Play" | 77 | 95 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | |||
| "I Would Do for You" | 1989 | 45 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 34 | — | ||
| "Homely Girl" | 6 | 52 | 11 | — | 4 | — | 10 | 2 | 4 | — | Labour of Love II | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] | AUS [3] | BEL (FLA) [36] | CAN [37] | FRA [38] | GER [6] | IRE [39] | NL [7] | NZ [8] | US [40] | ||||
| "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" | 1990 | 46 | 3 [C] | 34 | 43 | 14 | — | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
| Labour of Love II |
| "Kingston Town" | 4 | 17 [D] | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 17 | — | |||
| "Wear You to the Ball" | 35 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | |||
| "The Way You Do the Things You Do" | 49 | 63 [E] | 37 | 42 | 11 | 53 | 26 | 15 | — | 6 | |||
| "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (with Robert Palmer) | 6 | 4 | 12 | — | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | Don't Explain | ||
| "Impossible Love" | 47 | — | — | — | — | 55 | 25 | — | 28 | — | Labour of Love II | ||
| "Groovin'" (Continental Europe, US and Australia-only release) | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 90 | |||
| "Tears from My Eyes" (Continental Europe-only release) | 1991 | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | ||
| "Baby" | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Labour of Love Parts I + II | ||
| "One in Ten" (remix; with 808 State) | 1992 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 22 | — | — | Gorgeous | |
| "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You" | 1993 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Promises and Lies | |
| "Higher Ground" | 8 | 40 | 14 | 65 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 45 | |||
| "Bring Me Your Cup" | 24 | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | 29 | 7 | — | |||
| "C'est la Vie" | 1994 | 37 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 7 | — | ||
| "Reggae Music" | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | |||
| "Until My Dying Day" | 1995 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | 37 | — | The Best of UB40 – Volume Two | |
| "Tell Me Is It True" | 1997 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 89 | — | 27 | 20 | — | Speed 2: Cruise Control - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
| "Always There" | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | — | — | Guns in the Ghetto | ||
| "Come Back Darling" | 1998 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Labour of Love III | |
| "Holly Holy" | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Train Is Coming" | 1999 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] | AUS [3] | FRA [38] | GER [6] | NL [7] | NZ [8] | ||||
| "Light My Fire" | 2000 | 63 | — | — | — | 87 | — | The Very Best of UB40 | |
| "Since I Met You Lady" (featuring Lady Saw) | 2001 | 40 | — | — | — | 69 | — | Cover Up | |
| "Cover Up" (featuring Nuttea) | 2002 | 54 | — | 10 | — | — | — |
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| "Swing Low" (featuring United Colours of Sound) | 2003 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | Homegrown | |
| "Kiss and Say Goodbye" | 2005 | 19 | — | — | 89 | 45 | 16 | Who You Fighting For? | |
| "Reasons" (featuring Hunterz and the Dhol Blasters) | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Bling Bling" (Continental Europe-only release) | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | |||
| "Lost & Found" / "Dance Until the Morning Light" (with Maxi Priest featuring DJ Rapper Truth) | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | TwentyFourSeven | |
| "Bring It On Home to Me" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Labour of Love IV | |
| "Get Along Without You Now" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Message of Love" (featuring House of Shem) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bigga Baggariddim | |
| "Champion" (with Gilly G) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | UB45 | |
| "Gimme Some Kinda Sign" (with Gilly G) [29] | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Home" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Forever True" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] | BEL (FLA) [36] | IRE [39] | NL [7] | NZ [8] | |||
| "Reckless" (Afrika Bambaataa featuring UB40) | 1988 | 17 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 13 | The Light |