# The Black Sorrows discography

The Black Sorrows are an Australian blues rock band formed in 1983 by mainstay vocalist Joe Camilleri. The band is most well known for their songs "Chained to the Wheel", "Harley + Rose" and "Never Let Me Go", released in the late '80s and early '90s. Faithful Satellite, released in September 2016, is the band's 18th studio album. Citizen John was released in March 2019.
The band have had three albums peak inside the top 10 on the ARIA Albums Charts. Their top 40 singles are "Chained to the Wheel" (February 1989), "Harley + Rose" (August 1990) and "Snake Skin Shoes" (July 1994).

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Notes |
| Title | Details | AUS | NOR | NZ | Notes |
| Sonola | Released: June 1984 Label: Spirit | 50 | — | — | |
| Rockin' Zydeco | Released: March 1985 Label: Spirit | — | — | — | |
| A Place in the World | Released: November 1985 Label: Spirit | — | — | — | |
| Dear Children | Released: April 1987 Label: CBS | 22 | — | — | |
| Hold on to Me | Released: September 1988 Label: CBS | 7 | 6 | 35 | |
| Harley and Rose | Released: August 1990 Label: CBS | 3 | 5 | — | ARIA: 2× Platinum |
| Better Times | Released: September 1992 Label: Columbia | 13 | — | — | |
| Lucky Charm | Released: November 1994 Label: Columbia | 20 | — | — | |
| Beat Club | Released: November 1998 Label: Mushroom | — | — | — | |
| One Mo' Time | Released: August 2004 Label: Liberation | — | — | — | |
| Roarin' Town | Released: October 2006 Label: Warner Music | — | — | — | |
| 4 Days in Sing Sing | Released: September 2009 Label: Head | — | — | — | |
| Crooked Little Thoughts | Released: 24 February 2012 Label: Head | — | — | — | |
| Certified Blue | Released: 4 April 2014 Label: Head | 73 | — | — | No. 5 on 2014 Jazz and Blues Australian year-end chart No. 49 on 2015 Jazz and Blues Australian year-end chart. |
| Endless Sleep Chapter 46 | Released: 13 April 2015 Label: Head | — | — | — | Nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Blues and Roots Album in 2015 |
| Endless Sleep Chapter 47 | Released: 13 April 2015 Label: Head | — | — | — | |
| Faithful Satellite | Released: 16 September 2016 Label: Head | — | — | — | |
| Citizen John | Released: 29 March 2019 Label: Bloodlines, Mushroom | 11 | — | — | |
| Saint Georges Road | Released: 10 September 2021 Label: Ambition | 14 | — | — | |
| The Way We Do Business | Released: 18 October 2024 Label: Black Sorrows / ABC | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. ||||||

### Live albums

| Title | Details |
| Radio Waves | Released: March 1996 Label: Mushroom Contains three discs |
| Live! At the Palms | Released: 2019 (Germany) Label: Blue Rose Recorded live at the Palms Crown, Melbourne, October 2018 |

### Compilations

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Details | AUS | NZ | Certifications |
| The Chosen Ones – Greatest Hits | Released: November 1993 Label: Columbia | 4 | 23 | ARIA: Platinum No. 50 on the 1994 year-end Australian chart. |
| The Very Best of The Black Sorrows | Released: November 1997 Label: Mushroom | — | — | |
| The Essential Black Sorrows | Released: 28 July 2007 Label: Sony BMG | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |||||

## Singles

| Year | Title | Chart positions | Chart positions | Album |
| Year | Title | AUS | NZ | Album |
| 1984 | "Brown Eyed Girl"/"What a Difference a Day Makes" | — | — | Sonola |
| 1985 | "Shape I'm In" | — | — | Rockin' Zydeco |
| 1985 | "Sons of the Sea" | — | — | A Place in the World |
| 1986 | "Country Girls" | — | — | A Place in the World |
| 1987 | "Daughters of Glory" | 48 | — | Dear Children |
| 1987 | "Maybe Tomorrow" | 91 | — | Dear Children |
| 1987 | "The Last Frontier" | — | — | Dear Children |
| 1988 | "Hold on to Me" | 41 | — | Hold On to Me |
| 1988 | "The Chosen Ones" | 65 | 32 | Hold On to Me |
| 1989 | "Chained to the Wheel" | 9 | 42 | Hold On to Me |
| 1989 | "The Crack Up" | 40 | — | Hold On to Me |
| 1989 | "Fire Down Below" | 74 | — | Hold On to Me |
| 1990 | "Harley + Rose" | 24 | — | Harley and Rose |
| 1990 | "Angel Street" | 97 | — | Harley and Rose |
| 1991 | "Never Let Me Go" | 30 | — | Harley and Rose |
| 1991 | "Hold It Up to the Mirror" | 97 | — | Harley and Rose |
| 1992 | "Ain't Love the Strangest Thing" | 46 | — | Better Times |
| 1992 | "Better Times" | 74 | — | Better Times |
| 1993 | "Come On, Come On" | 70 | — | Better Times |
| 1993 | "Sweet Inspiration" | 136 | — | Better Times |
| 1993 | "Stir It Up" | 58 | 20 | The Chosen Ones – Greatest Hits |
| 1994 | "Snake Skin Shoes" | 16 | — | Lucky Charm |
| 1994 | "Last One Standing for You" (with Jon Stevens) | 46 | — | Lucky Charm |
| 1995 | "Lucky Charm" | 158 | — | Lucky Charm |
| 1997 | "New Craze" | 177 | — | Beat Club |
| 2016 | "Fix My Bail" | — | — | Faithful Satellite |
| 2016 | "It Ain't Ever Gonna Happen" | — | — | Faithful Satellite |
| 2017 | "Raise Your Hands" | — | — | Faithful Satellite |
| 2018 | "Silvio" | — | — | Citizen John |
| 2019 | "Wednesday's Child" | — | — | Citizen John |
| 2021 | "Livin' Like Kings" | — | — | Saint Georges Road |
| 2021 | "Revolutionary Blues" | — | — | Saint Georges Road |
| 2021 | "Chiquita" | — | — | Saint Georges Road |
| 2022 | "Saint Georges Road" | — | — | Saint Georges Road |
| 2023 | "A Little Love" (with Joe Camilleri and Darlinghurst) | — | — | TBA |
| 2024 | "One Door Slams" | — | — | The Way We Do Business |
| 2024 | "Crazy Love" | — | — | The Way We Do Business |