# Billy Bragg discography

The discography of British singer-songwriter Billy Bragg includes 13 studio albums (including two with Wilco and one with The Blokes), six live albums, 12 compilation albums, five extended plays, and 20 singles.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details, peak chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | BEL (FL) | CAN | NZ | SWE | US | Certifications |
| Life's a Riot with Spy vs Spy | Released: 1983 Label: Utility Records | 30 | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | BPI: Gold |
| Brewing Up with Billy Bragg | Released: 1984 Label: Go! Discs | 16 | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | BPI: Silver |
| Talking with the Taxman About Poetry | Released: 1986 Label: Go! Discs | 8 | 77 | — | — | 5 | 43 | — | BPI: Silver |
| Workers Playtime | Released: 1988 Label: Go! Discs | 17 | 49 | — | 77 | 20 | — | 198 | |
| The Internationale | Released: 1990 Label: Utility Records | 34 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Don't Try This at Home | Released: 1991 Label: Go! Discs | 8 | 35 | — | — | 21 | — | — | BPI: Gold |
| William Bloke | Released: 1996 Label: Cooking Vinyl | 16 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Mermaid Avenue (with Wilco) | Released: 1998 Label: Elektra | 34 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 90 | BPI: Silver ARIA: Gold |
| Mermaid Avenue Vol. II (with Wilco) | Released: 2000 Label: Elektra | 61 | 45 | — | 54 | — | — | 88 | |
| England, Half-English (with the Blokes) | Released: 2002 Label: Elektra | 51 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Mr Love & Justice | Released: 2008 Label: Cooking Vinyl | 33 | 115 | 78 | — | — | — | — | |
| Tooth & Nail | Released: 2013 Label: Cooking Vinyl | 13 | 70 | 69 | — | — | 58 | — | |
| The Million Things That Never Happened | Released: 8 October 2021 Label: Cooking Vinyl | 44 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | |

### Live albums

List of live albums, with selected details, peak chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | BEL (FL) | ITA | NL | US | Certifications |
| Billy Bragg and The Red Stars Live Bootleg | Released: 1995 Self-released | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Mermaid Avenue Tour | Released: 1999 Self-released | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bill’s Bargains | Released: 2002 Self-released | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live at the Barbican | Released: 2006 Label: Cooking Vinyl | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live at the Union Chapel, London | Released: 2014 Label: Cooking Vinyl | 61 | — | — | — | — | |
| Shine a Light: Field Recordings from the Great American Railroad (with Joe Henry) | Released: 2016 Label: Cooking Vinyl | 28 | 138 | 38 | 112 | — | |

### Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected details, peak chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | Certifications |
| Life's a Riot / Between the Wars | Released: 1985 Label: Go! Discs | — | — | |
| Back to Basics | Released: 1987 Label: Elektra | 37 | — | |
| The Peel Sessions Album | Released: 1991 Label: Strange Fruit | — | — | |
| Victim of Geography | Released: 1993 Label: Cooking Vinyl | — | — | |
| Bloke on Bloke | Released: 1997 Label: Cooking Vinyl | 72 | — | |
| Reaching to the Converted | Released: 1999 Label: Cooking Vinyl | 41 | — | |
| Must I Paint You a Picture? The Essential Billy Bragg | Released: 2003 Label: Elektra | 49 | 60 | BPI: Silver |
| Volume 1 | Released: 2006 Label: Yep Rock | — | — | |
| Volume 2 | Released: 2006 Label: Yep Rock | — | — | |
| Fight Songs | Released: 2011 Label: Bragg Central | — | — | |
| Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions (with Wilco) | Released: 2012 Label: Nonesuch | — | — | |
| Best of Billy Bragg at the BBC 1983–2019 | Released: 2019 Label: Cooking Vinyl | — | — |
| The Roaring Forty (1983–2023) | Released: 27 October 2023 Label: Cooking Vinyl | 29 | 190 | |

## Singles and EPs
### As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, showing selected peak chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | UK | AUS | CAN | NZ | US Alt. | Album |
| Between the Wars (EP) | 1985 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Days Like These" | 1985 | 43 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Levi Stubbs' Tears" | 1986 | 29 | — | — | 11 | — | Talking with the Taxman About Poetry |
| "Greetings to the New Brunette" | 1986 | 58 | — | — | 6 | — | Talking with the Taxman About Poetry |
| Help Save The Youth of America (EP) | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "She's Leaving Home" (with Cara Tivey) | 1988 | 1 | — | — | — | — | Sgt. Pepper Knew My Father |
| "Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards" | 1988 | 52 | — | — | 34 | 20 | Workers Playtime |
| "She's Got a New Spell" | 1988 | — | 116 | — | — | 16 | Workers Playtime |
| "Sexuality" | 1991 | 27 | 46 | 60 | — | 2 | Don't Try This at Home |
| "You Woke Up My Neighbourhood" | 1991 | 54 | 107 | — | — | 25 | Don't Try This at Home |
| Accident Waiting to Happen (EP) | 1992 | 33 | 62 | — | — | — | — |
| "Upfield" | 1996 | 46 | 134 | — | — | — | William Bloke |
| "The Boy Done Good" | 1997 | 55 | — | — | — | — | Bloke on Bloke |
| "Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key" (with Wilco) | 1998 | 89 | — | — | — | — | Mermaid Avenue |
| "She Came Along to Me" | 1999 | — | 136 | — | — | — | Mermaid Avenue |
| "England Half English" | 2002 | 98 | — | — | — | — | England, Half-English |
| "Take Down the Union Jack" | 2002 | 22 | — | — | — | — | England, Half-English |
| "We Laughed" | 2005 | 11 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "I Keep Faith" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | Mr Love & Justice |
| "The Beach Is Free" / "I Almost Killed You" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | Mr Love & Justice |
| Pressure Drop (EP) | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "No-One Knows Nothing Anymore" / "Song of the Iceberg" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | Tooth & Nail |
| Bridges Not Walls (EP) | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Can't Be There Today" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | N/A |
| "I Will Be Your Shield" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | The Million Things That Never Happened |
| "Ten Mysterious Photos That Can’t Be Explained" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | The Million Things That Never Happened |
| "Pass It On" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | The Million Things That Never Happened |
| "Mid-Century Modern" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | The Million Things That Never Happened |

### As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, showing selected peak chart positions :
| Title | Year | 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 | AUT | GER | NL | NZ | SWI | US | Album |
| "Won't Talk About It" (Norman Cook feat. Billy Bragg) | 1989 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 24 | 76 | Let Them Eat Bingo |