Billy Talent discography explained

Artist:Billy Talent
Studio:6
Live:3
Video:1
Ep:5
Singles:23
Music Videos:17
Option:20
Option Name:Demos/unreleased tracks

This is the discography of Canadian rock band Billy Talent. Included in this discography are three items that are from when the band was known as Pezz. These items are Demoluca, Dudebox, and Watoosh!. Besides those items, this discography documents every studio album, live album, EP, DVD and single released under the name Billy Talent.

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positions<--Do not surpass 10 charts.-->Certifications
CAN
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
BEL
(FL)

[4]
FIN
[5]
GER
[6]
IRL
[7]
SWI
[8]
UK
[9]
US
[10]
Billy Talent
  • Released: September 16, 2003
  • Label: Atlantic
6 38 97 124 194

4× Platinum

Platinum[11]

Silver[12]

Billy Talent II
  • Released: June 27, 2006
  • Label: Atlantic
1 4 80 22 1 31 46 134
  • MC: 4× Platinum
  • BVMI: 2× Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum[13]
Billy Talent III 1 44 2 3 2 98 3 35 107
  • MC: 3× Platinum
  • BVMI: 2× Platinum
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum
Dead Silence
  • Released: September 11, 2012
  • Label: Warner, Last Gang
1 36 2 176 12 1 94 3 23 135
  • MC: Platinum
  • BVMI: Gold
  • IFPI AUT: Gold
Afraid of Heights
  • Released: July 29, 2016
  • Label: Warner, The End
1 26 1 66 26 1 1 23
  • MC: Platinum
Crisis of Faith 8 2 1 1
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positions
AUT
GER
Live from the UK Sept./2006
  • Released: September 8/16, 2006
  • Label: Atlantic
666
  • Released: November 27, 2007
  • Label: Atlantic
17 31
Live at Festhalle Frankfurt 34
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
CAN
GER
SWI
Hits
  • Released: November 4, 2014
  • Label: Warner Music Canada
15 64 79
  • MC: 2× Platinum

Extended plays

TitleAlbum details
Demoluca
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Self-released
  • Released under the name Pezz
Dudebox
  • Released: January 1995
  • Label: Self-released
  • Released under the name Pezz
Watoosh!
  • Released: July 23, 1999
  • Label: Self-released
  • Released under the name Pezz
Try Honesty EP
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Atlantic
Try Honesty/Living in the Shadows
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Self-released
Rusted from the Rain EP
  • Released: July 28, 2009
  • Label: Warner
iTunes Session
  • Released: February 16, 2010
  • Label: iTunes

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
CAN
[15]
CAN
Rock

[16]
AUT
[17]
BEL
(FL)

CZ
[18]
GER
[19]
SCO
[20]
SWI
[21]
UK
[22]
US
Alt.

[23]
"Try Honesty"2003× 84 68 24
  • MC: Platinum
Billy Talent
"The Ex"× 74 61
"River Below"200412 88 70
  • MC: Platinum
"Nothing to Lose"15
  • MC: Gold
"Devil in a Midnight Mass"20064 5 48 66
  • MC: Platinum
Billy Talent II
"Red Flag"10 19 34 40 49
  • MC: 2× Platinum
  • BVMI: Platinum
"Fallen Leaves"22 2 34 68 35 57 91
  • MC: 3× Platinum
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum
"Surrender"200722 9 45 60 68 46 86
  • MC: Platinum
  • IFPI AUT: Gold
"This Suffering"93 27
"Turn Your Back" (Single Version)
200923 19 50 23
"Rusted from the Rain"9 1 19 14 95 53
  • MC: 3× Platinum
  • IFPI AUT: Gold
Billy Talent III
"Devil on My Shoulder"46 2
  • MC: Platinum
"Saint Veronika"201062 3
  • MC: Gold
"Diamond on a Landmine"88 7
"Viking Death March"201269 7
  • MC: Platinum
Dead Silence
"Surprise Surprise"77 1 77
  • MC: Gold
"Stand Up and Run"201390 1
"Show Me the Way"8
"Kingdom of Zod"20145 Hits
"Chasing the Sun"34
"Afraid of Heights"20161
  • MC: Gold
Afraid of Heights
"Louder Than the DJ"18
"Ghost Ship of Cannibal Rats"21
"Forgiveness I + II"201940 Crisis of Faith
"Reckless Paradise"20201
"I Beg to Differ (This Will Get Better)"1
"End of Me"
20211
"The Wolf" [24] 202213
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.
"×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived.

Other charted and certified songs

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
CAN
Rock

CZ
Rock

[25]
"This Is How It Goes"2003
  • MC: Gold
Billy Talent
"Diamond On A Landmine" (Live)201043 iTunes Session
"Big Red Gun"20162Afraid of Heights
"The Crutch"7
"Time-Bomb Ticking Away"50
"One Less Problem20229Crisis of Faith
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

DVDs

Demos and non-album tracks

Music videos

YearTitleDirector
2003"Try Honesty"Sean Michael Turrell
2004"The Ex"Billy Talent & Shawn Maher
"River Below"Sean Michael Turrell
"Nothing to Lose"
2006"Devil in a Midnight Mass"
"Red Flag"Floria Sigismondi
"Fallen Leaves"Dean Karr & Ian D'Sa
2007"Surrender"Phil Harder
"The Navy Song"
"This Suffering"Pierre & Francois Lamoureux
2009"Rusted From the Rain"Wayne Isham
"Devil on My Shoulder"Howard Greenhalgh
2010"Saint Veronika"Michael Maxxis
"Diamond on a Landmine"
"Prisoners of Today"Dustin Rabin
2012"Viking Death March"Michael Maxxis, David Hogan
"Surprise Surprise"[26] Michael Maxxis
2013"Stand Up and Run"Phil Harder
"Show Me the Way"Alon Isocianu, Jack Kay, Chad Kroeger
"Runnin' Across the Tracks"Alon Isocianu
2014"Kingdom of Zod"Sean Michael Turrell
2015"Chasing the Sun"Phil Harder
"Love Was Still Around"Dustin Rabin
2016"Afraid of Heights"Alon Isocianu
"Louder Than the DJ"Aaron Solowoniuk & Dustin Rabin
2017"Ghost Ship of Cannibal Rats"Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux & Sarah Legault
2021"End Of Me" Liam Lynch

Notes and References

  1. Chart History. Billboard. December 6, 2018.
  2. Web site: australian-charts.com – Discography Billy Talent. Hung Medien. August 7, 2016.
  3. http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=billy+talent&cat=a "Austrian Albums Chart Search for Billy Talent"
  4. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?search=Billy+Talent&cat=s "Belgian Singles Charts Search for Billy Talent"
  5. http://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?search=billy+talent&cat=a "Finnish Albums Chart Search for Billy Talent"
  6. Web site: Discographie von Billy Talent. GfK Entertainment. June 11, 2021.
  7. Web site: Discography Billy Talent . irishcharts.com . January 16, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121020143744/http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Billy+Talent . October 20, 2012 .
  8. http://www.hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=billy+talent&cat=a "Swiss Albums Chart Search for Billy Talent"
  9. http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_T.HTM "Chart Log UK (1994–2006) DJ T – Tzant"
  10. Chart History. Billboard. December 6, 2018.
  11. Germany. Billy Talent. September 18, 2023.
  12. Web site: Certified Awards . bpi.co.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150315204844/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx . March 15, 2015 .
  13. Austria. Billy Talent. 18 September 2023.
  14. Roth, Kaj. "Billy Talent 3 Out This Summer" melodic.net. Retrieved on April 7, 2009.
  15. Chart History. Billboard. December 6, 2018.
  16. http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?cat=s&search=billy+talent "Austrian Singles Charts Search for Billy Talent"
  17. Web site: CZ - Radio - Top 100 - Billy Talent. IFPI Czech Republic. May 23, 2023. Czech.
  18. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Billy+Talent/?type=single "Chartverfolgung / Billy Talent / Single"
  19. Peaks on the Scottish singles chart:
  20. http://www.hitparade.ch/search.asp?cat=s&search=billy+talent "Swiss Singles Charts Search for Billy Talent"
  21. http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_B.HTM "Chart Log UK (1994–2006) Howie B – David Byrne"
  22. Chart History. Billboard. December 6, 2018.
  23. Billy Talent. Billboard.
  24. Web site: CZ - Radio - Top 20 Modern Rock - Billy Talent. IFPI Czech Republic. May 23, 2023. Czech.
  25. Billy Talent – Surprise Surprise – Official Video. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/ZGbNq_flErA . 2021-12-15 . live. October 12, 2012. YouTube.