# The Pogues discography

The Pogues are an English or Anglo-Irish Celtic punk band fronted by Shane MacGowan and others, founded in King's Cross, London in 1982, as Pogue Mahone – the anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic póg mo thóin, meaning 'kiss my arse'.
The band reached international prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s, recording several hit albums and singles. MacGowan left the band in 1991 owing to drinking problems, but the band continued – first with Joe Strummer and then with Spider Stacy on vocals – before breaking up in 1996. The Pogues re-formed in late 2001, and played regularly across the UK and Ireland and on the US East Coast, until dissolving again in 2014. The group did not record any new material during this second incarnation. Following MacGowan's death in 2023, Stacy along with other surviving members Jem Finer and James Fearnley reformed the band and announced a tour of the UK and Ireland for 2025.
Their politically-tinged music is informed by MacGowan and Stacy's punk backgrounds, yet used traditional Irish instruments such as the tin whistle, banjo, cittern, mandolin and accordion.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Title | Details | 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 | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Title | Details | AUS | AUT | GER | NL | NOR | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | US | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Red Roses for Me | Released: October 1984 Label: Warner Music Group Formats: CD, Cassette, LP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | — | BPI: Silver |
| Rum Sodomy & the Lash | Released: August 1985 Label: Warner Music Group Formats: CD, Cassette, LP | 89 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 39 | — | 13 | — | BPI: Gold |
| If I Should Fall from Grace with God | Released: January 1988 Label: Warner Music Group Formats: CD, Cassette, LP | 36 | — | — | 52 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 88 | BPI: Gold MC: Gold |
| Peace and Love | Released: July 1989 Label: Warner Music Group Formats: CD, Cassette, LP | — | — | 13 | 53 | 13 | 32 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 118 | BPI: Gold |
| Hell's Ditch | Released: 6 November 1990 Label: Warner Music Group Formats: CD, Cassette, LP | 82 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 17 | 33 | 12 | 187 | BPI: Silver |
| Waiting for Herb | Released: September 1993 Label: Warner Music Group Formats: CD, Cassette, LP | — | 30 | 32 | — | — | — | 15 | 29 | 20 | — | |
| Pogue Mahone | Released: 27 February 1996 Label: Warner Music Group Formats: CD, Cassette, LP | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 118 | — | |
| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released. |||||||||||||

### Live albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | UK |
| Streams of Whiskey: Live in Leysin, Switzerland 1991 | Released: 2002 Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — |
| The Ultimate Collection Including Live at the Brixton Academy 2001 | Released: 2005 Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 15 |
| The Pogues in Paris: 30th Anniversary Concert at the Olympia | Released: 2012 Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — |
| Live in London The Pogues with Joe Strummer | Released: 2013 Formats: CD. LP, digital download; released on CD as part of 2013 30 Years collection, released on LP as a 2014 Record Store Day exclusive release | — |
| BBC Sessions 1984–1986 | Released: 2020 Formats: LP – Record Store Day exclusive, limited to 5000 copies; CD, digital download, streaming | — |
| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released. |||

### Compilation albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Title | Details | IRE | AUS | NOR | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| The Best of The Pogues | Released: September 1991 Label: Warner Music Group Formats: CD, cassette, LP | 21 | 94 | — | 10 | 34 | 25 | 11 | ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold |
| Essential Pogues | Released: 19 November 1991 Label: Island Formats: CD, cassette, LP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Rest of The Best | Released: 1992 Label: Warner Music Group Formats: CD, cassette, LP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Very Best of The Pogues | Released: 2001 Label: Warner Music Group Formats: CD, cassette, LP | 2 | — | 40 | 12 | — | 87 | 18 | BPI: Platinum ARIA: Gold |
| The Ultimate Collection | Released: 2005 Label: Warner Music Group Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 12 | — | 13 | 8 | 41 | — | 15 | BPI: Gold |
| Dirty Old Town: The Platinum Collection | Released: 2005 Label: Warner Music Group Formats: CD, LP | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | BPI: Silver |
| Just Look Them Straight in the Eye and Say... POGUE MAHONE (The Pogues Box Set) | Released: 2008 Label: Warner Music Group Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Pogues: Original Album Series | Released: 2010 Label: Warner Music Group Formats: CD box set | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Very Best of The Pogues | Released: 2013 Label: Warner Music Group Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 30:30: The Essential Collection | Released: 2013 Label: Warner Music Group Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 30 Years The Pogues | Released: 2013 Label: Warner Music Group Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Stiff Records B-Sides (1984–1987) | Released: April 22, 2023 Label: Warner Music Group Formats: LP Note: Record Store Day comp released only through independent record stores | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released. ||||||||||

## Tributes

| Title | Details |
| Tribute to the Pogues | Released: 17 March 2016 Label: Independent Russian Release Formats: Digital download, CD |

## Videos

| Title | Details | Notes |
| Live at The Town & Country Club London 1988 | Released: VHS, 1988; DVD, 2003 Formats: VHS, DVD | |
| Saturday Night Live | Released: 1990 Formats: VHS, DVD | Season 15, Episode 16 – "Rob Lowe/The Pogues" |
| Poguevision | Released: VHS, 1991; DVD, 2002 Formats: VHS, DVD | Music video collection |
| Completely Pogued | Released: VHS 1991; DVD, 2003 Formats: VHS, DVD | Documentary As extra on Live at the Town & Country |
| The Pogues in Paris – 30th Anniversary | Released: November 2012 Formats: DVD | Length: 1h40:17 Video recording taken from two shows performed on 11 & 12 September 2012 at L'Olympia in Paris, France |

## Singles

| Year | Title | 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 | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Year | Title | IRE | AUS | NL | NOR | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | US Club | US Rock | Certifications | Album |
| 1984 | "Dark Streets of London" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Red Roses for Me |
| 1984 | "Boys from the County Hell" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Red Roses for Me |
| 1985 | "A Pair of Brown Eyes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | — | — | | Rum Sodomy & the Lash |
| 1985 | "Sally MacLennane" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | | Rum Sodomy & the Lash |
| 1985 | "Dirty Old Town" | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | BPI: Silver | Rum Sodomy & the Lash |
| 1986 | Poguetry in Motion (EP) | 11 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 29 | — | — | | |
| 1986 | "Haunted" | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | | Sid and Nancy Soundtrack |
| 1987 | "The Irish Rover" (featuring The Dubliners) | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | 8 | — | — | | 25 Years Celebration |
| 1987 | "Fairytale of New York" (featuring Kirsty MacColl) | 1 | 33 | 52 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 2 | — | — | | If I Should Fall from Grace with God |
| 1988 | "If I Should Fall from Grace with God" | 4 | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | 58 | — | — | | If I Should Fall from Grace with God |
| 1988 | "Fiesta" | 11 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | | If I Should Fall from Grace with God |
| 1989 | "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah" | 6 | 111 | — | — | 19 | — | — | 43 | 36 | 17 | | Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah |
| 1989 | "Misty Morning, Albert Bridge" | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | | Peace and Love |
| 1989 | "White City" | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | | Peace and Love |
| 1990 | "Summer in Siam" | 21 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | | Hell's Ditch |
| 1990 | "Jack's Heroes" (featuring The Dubliners) | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | | Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah |
| 1990 | "Miss Otis Regrets / Just One of Those Things" (with Kirsty MacColl) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Red Hot + Blue |
| 1991 | "Sunny Side of the Street" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | | Hell's Ditch |
| 1991 | "A Rainy Night in Soho" (remix) | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | | Poguetry in Motion |
| 1991 | "Fairytale of New York" (re-issue) | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | | If I Should Fall from Grace with God |
| 1992 | "Honky Tonk Women" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | | Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah |
| 1993 | "Tuesday Morning" | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 11 | | Waiting for Herb |
| 1993 | "Once Upon a Time" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | | Waiting for Herb |
| 2005 | "Fairytale of New York" (re-release) | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | BPI: 6× Platinum | If I Should Fall from Grace with God |