| Artist: | James |
| Studio: | 18 |
| Live: | 4 |
| Compilation: | 4 |
| Video: | 5 |
| Ep: | 4 |
| Singles: | 37 |
| B-Sides: | 1 |
This is the discography of English rock band James.
| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | AUS [2] | CAN [3] | SWE [4] | US [5] | ||||
| 1986 | Stutter
| 68 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | Strip-mine
| 90 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | Gold Mother1
| 2 | 174 | — | — | — |
Gold[6] | |
| 1992 | Seven
| 2 | 123 | — | 45 | — |
| |
| 1993 | Laid
| 3 | 86 | — | — | 72 |
Gold[7] | |
| 1994 | Wah Wah
| 11 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | Whiplash
| 9 | — | 72 | — | 158 |
| |
| 1999 | Millionaires
| 2 | — | — | — | — |
| |
| 2001 | Pleased to Meet You
| 11 | 115 | — | — | — |
| |
| 2008 | Hey Ma
| 10 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | The Night Before
| 20 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | The Morning After
| 19 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | La Petite Mort
| 11 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016 | Girl at the End of the World
| 2 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018 | Living in Extraordinary Times
| 6 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021 | All the Colours of You
| 3 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023 | Be Opened by the Wonderful
| 3 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024 | Yummy
| 1 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | UK Indie [9] | AUS | ||||
| 1998 | The Best Of
| 1 | — | 152 |
| |
| 2001 | B-Sides Ultra
| — | — | — | ||
| 2004 | The Collection
| — | 3 | — |
| |
| 2007 | Fresh as a Daisy – The Singles
| 12 | — | — |
| |
| 2017 | Justhipper (The Complete Sire & Blanc Y Negro Recordings 1986-1988)[10]
| — | — | — | ||
| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | UK Indie [11] | |||
| 1989 | One Man Clapping
| — | 2 | |
| 2002 | Getting Away with It... Live
| 102 | — | |
| 2008 | Live in 2008
| — | — | |
| 2020 | Live in Extraordinary Times
| 31 | — | |
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | UK Indie | |||
| 1983 | Jimone
| — | 10 | |
| 1985 | James II
| 121[13] | 2 | |
Village Fire
| 131 | 3 | ||
| 1986 | Sit Down, three songs by... James
| 93 | — | |
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | UK Indie | AUS | AUT [14] | GER [15] | IRL [16] | NLD [17] | US [18] | US Alt [19] | ||||
| 1986 | "Chain Mail" | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "So Many Ways" | 143[20] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stutter | ||
| 1988 | "What For" | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Strip-mine | |
| "Ya Ho" | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1989 | "Sit Down" | 77 | 2 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Come Home" | 84 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold Mother | ||
| 1990 | "How Was It for You?" | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Come Home" (Flood remix) | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Lose Control" | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="2" | ||
| 1991 | "Sit Down" (re-recorded version) | 2 | — | — | 27 | 56 | 5 | 42 | — | 9 |
| |
| "Sound" | 9 | — | 28 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | Seven | ||
| 1992 | "Born of Frustration" | 13 | — | 134 | — | — | — | 69 | — | 5 | ||
| "Ring the Bells" | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Seven" | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1993 | "Sometimes" | 18 | — | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Laid |
| "Laid" | 25 | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | 61 | 3 |
| ||
| 1994 | "Jam J" / "Say Something" | 24 | — | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | Wah-Wah | |
| 1997 | "She's a Star" | 9 | — | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whiplash |
| "Tomorrow" | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Waltzing Along" | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1998 | "Destiny Calling" | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of James | |
| "Runaground" | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sit Down '98" | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1999 | "I Know What I'm Here For" | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Millionaires | |
| "Just Like Fred Astaire" | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "We're Going to Miss You" | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2001 | "Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)" | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pleased to Meet You | |
| 2008 | "Whiteboy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hey Ma | |
| "Waterfall" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2010 | "Not So Strong" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | "Frozen Britain" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | La Petite Mort | |
| "Moving On" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Curse Curse" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "All I'm Saying" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2015 | "To My Surprise" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Girl at the End of the World | |
| 2016 | "Nothing But Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Girl at the End of the World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Dear John" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2018 | Better Than That (EP) | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Living in Extraordinary Times | |
| "Coming Home (Pt.2)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Many Faces" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2021 | "All the Colours of You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All the Colours of You | |
| "Beautiful Beaches" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Recover" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Isabella" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Year | Title | Format | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Come Home Live | VHS | |
| 1992 | Seven: Live Concert | VHS | |
| 2002 | Getting Away With It... Live | DVD | |
| 2007 | Fresh as a Daisy – The Videos | DVD | |
| 2020 | Live in Extraordinary Times | DVD |
| Year | Title | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | "So Many Ways" | ||
| 1988 | "What For" | ||
| 1989 | "Sit Down" | Edward Barton[21] | |
| 1990 | "How Was It for You" | Swivel[22] | |
| "Come Home" | |||
| "Lose Control" | |||
| 1991 | "Sound" | Peter Scammell | |
| 1992 | "Born of Frustration" | Peter Scammell | |
| "Ring the Bells" | Peter Scammell | ||
| "Seven" | |||
| 1993 | "Sometimes (Lester Piggott)" | Tim Pope | |
| "Laid" | Zanna | ||
| "Say Something" | Peter Care | ||
| 1997 | "She's a Star" | David Mould | |
| "Tomorrow" | Kevin Godley | ||
| "Waltzing Along" | John Hardwick | ||
| 1998 | "Runaground" | Mary Scanlon | |
| "Destiny Calling" | Alex Hemming | ||
| "Sit Down '98" | |||
| 1999 | "I Know What I'm Here For" | David Mould | |
| "Just Like Fred Astaire" | John Hillcoat | ||
| "We're Going to Miss You" | John Hardwick | ||
| 2001 | "Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)" | Gordon Main Rob Leggatt Simon Earith | |
| 2014 | "Frozen Britain" | Roger Sargent[23] | |
| "Moving On" | Ainslie Henderson[24] | ||
| "Curse Curse" | Alberto Almeida[25] | ||
| "All I'm Saying" | Péter Vácz[26] | ||
| 2015 | "To My Surprise" | Kris Merc[27] | |
| 2016 | "Nothing But Love" | James FitzGerald[28] | |
| "Girl at the End of the World" | Kris Merc[29] | ||
| "Dear John" | Péter Vácz[30] | ||
| 2018 | "Coming Home (Pt.2)" | Leif Tilden[31] |
