# Public Image Ltd discography

This is the discography of British post-punk band Public Image Ltd.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | UK | UK Indie | AUS | CAN | NL | NZ | US |
| Public Image: First Issue | Released: 8 December 1978 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC | 22 | — | 77 | — | — | 18 | — |
| Metal Box | Released: 23 November 1979 Label: Virgin Formats: 3×12", MC Reissued in 1980 as Second Edition on 2×LP and MC | 18 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 171 |
| The Flowers of Romance | Released: 10 April 1981 Label: Virgin, Warner Bros. Formats: LP, MC | 11 | — | 94 | — | — | 33 | 114 |
| This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get | Released: 1 July 1984 Label: Virgin, Elektra Formats: LP, MC | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Album | Released: 27 January 1986 Label: Virgin, Elektra Formats: CD, LP, MC The cassette release was titled Cassette | 14 | — | 59 | 95 | 35 | 34 | 115 |
| Happy? | Released: 14 September 1987 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 169 |
| 9 | Released: 10 May 1989 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC | 36 | — | 57 | — | — | — | 106 |
| That What Is Not | Released: 10 February 1992 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| This Is PiL | Released: 28 May 2012 Label: PiL Official Formats: CD, CD+DVD, 2×LP, digital download | 35 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| What the World Needs Now... | Released: 4 September 2015 Label: PiL Official Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download | 29 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| End of World | Released: 11 August 2023 Label: PiL Official | 33 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||||

### Live albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | UK |
| Paris au Printemps | Released: 14 November 1980 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC | 61 |
| Live in Tokyo | Released: August 1983 Label: Virgin Formats: 2x12", MC | 28 |
| ALiFE 2009 | Released: 21 December 2009 Label: Concert Live Formats: 3xCD | — |
| Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 2011 | Released: 19 September 2011 Label: Concert Live Formats: 2xCD, digital download | — |
| Live at Rockpalast 1983 | Released: 27 January 2012 Label: MIG Formats: CD, 3x12" | — |
| Live at O$_2$ Shepherd's Bush Empire | Released: 2 October 2015 Label: Concert Live Formats: 3xCD | — |
| Concert – Live at the Brixton Academy 27.5.86 | Released: 21 April 2018 Label: Virgin/UMC Formats: 2xLP | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||

### Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS |
| The Greatest Hits, So Far | Released: 24 September 1990 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC | 20 | 102 |
| First Issue / Second Edition | Released: 2003 Label: Virgin Formats: 2xCD | — | — |
| Gold | Released: 2 December 2013 Label: Universal Music Formats: 2xCD | — | — |
| Rise – The Collection | Released: 25 May 2015 Label: Spectrum Music Formats: CD, digital download | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||

### Box sets

| Title | Album details |
| Box | Released: 1990 Label: Virgin Formats: 3xCD |
| PiL CD Box Vol. 1 | Released: 10 December 1991 Label: Columbia Formats: 5xCD Japan-only release |
| PiL CD Box Vol. 2 | Released: 21 December 1991 Label: Columbia Formats: 5xCD Japan-only release |
| Plastic Box | Released: March 1999 Label: Virgin Formats: 4xCD |
| 5 Album Set | Released: 2 April 2013 Label: EMI Formats: 5xCD Australia-only release |
| The Ultimate Live Collection Vol. 1 | Released: December 2015 Label: Concert Live Formats: 6xCD Limited release |
| The Ultimate Live Collection Vol. 2 | Released: December 2015 Label: Concert Live Formats: 6xCD Limited release |
| The Public Image Is Rotten – Songs from the Heart | Released: 20 July 2018 Label: Virgin/UMC Formats: 5xCD+2xDVD, 6xLP, digital download |

### Video albums

| Title | Album details |
| PIL Live | Released: 1983 Label: Virgin Formats: VHS, Betamax, LaserDisc |
| Videos | Released: June 1986 Label: Virgin Formats: VHS, Betamax |
| Live at Rockpalast 1983 | Released: 27 January 2012 Label: MIG Formats: DVD |

### Other albums

| Title | Album details |
| Commercial Zone | Released: 30 January 1984 Label: PiL Formats: LP US-only unofficial release by Keith Levene featuring early recordings of songs from This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get |

## Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | UK | AUS | BEL (WA) | GER | IRE | NL | NZ | US Alt | US Dance | Album |
| "Public Image" | 1978 | 9 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | x | — | Public Image: First Issue |
| "Death Disco" | 1979 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | x | — | Metal Box |
| "Memories" | 1979 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | x | 56 | Metal Box |
| "Flowers of Romance" | 1981 | 24 | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | x | 51 | The Flowers of Romance |
| "This Is Not a Love Song" | 1983 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 45 | x | — | This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get |
| "Bad Life" | 1984 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | x | — | This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get |
| "Rise" | 1986 | 11 | 37 | 35 | — | 10 | — | 29 | x | 30 | Album |
| "Home" | 1986 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | x | 30 | Album |
| "Seattle" | 1987 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | x | 30 | Happy? |
| "The Body" | 1987 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | x | 30 | Happy? |
| "Disappointed" | 1989 | 38 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 26 | 9 |
| "Warrior" | 1989 | 89 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | 9 |
| "Happy" (US promo-only release) | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 16 | 9 |
| "Don't Ask Me" | 1990 | 22 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | The Greatest Hits, So Far |
| "Cruel" | 1992 | 49 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | That What Is Not |
| "Covered" (US promo-only release) | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | That What Is Not |
| "Acid Drops" (US promo-only release) | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | That What Is Not |
| "The Order of Death" (The Blair Witch Mix; US and Canada promo-only release) | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Blair Witch Project – Josh's Blair Witch Mix |
| "Religion" (vs Psycho Radio; Italy-only release) | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "One Drop" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | This Is PiL |
| "Reggie Song" / "Out of the Woods" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | This Is PiL |
| "Double Trouble" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | What the World Needs Now... |
| "The One" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | What the World Needs Now... |
| "Bettie Page" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | What the World Needs Now... |
| "Hawaii" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | End of World |
| "Penge" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | End of World |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. "x" denotes chart did not exist at the time. ||||||||||||