# Damien Dempsey discography

This is the discography of Irish musician Damien Dempsey.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Year | Album | Peak chart position | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Year | Album | IRE | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| 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 | 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 | |

### Live albums

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

### Compilation albums

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

### Featured singles

| Year | Title | Peak chart position | Album |
| Year | Title | IRE | Album |
| 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 | Non-album singles |

## 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 |
| 2004 | "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 |
| 2005 | "Norwegian Wood" (with Sharon Shannon) | The Collection 1990-2005 |
| 2005 | "Courtin' in the Kitchen" (with Sharon Shannon, Dessie O'Halloran and Mundy) | The Collection 1990-2005 |
| 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 |
| 2008 | "A Rainy Night in Soho" (with Ronnie Drew) | The Last Session: A Fond Farewell |
| 2009 | "Dirty Windscreens" (with Sydney City Trash) | Terror Australis |
| 2009 | "The West's Awake" (with Lumiere) | Lumiere |
| 2013 | "You Don't Have To" (with John Grant) | John Grant Gets Schooled (EP) |