Public Image Ltd discography explained

Artist:Public Image Ltd
Studio:10
Live:7
Compilation:4
Video:3
Singles:24
1Option:8
1Option Name:Box sets

This is the discography of British post-punk band Public Image Ltd.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
[1] [2]
UK Indie
[3] [4]
AUS
[5]
CAN
[6]
NL
[7]
NZ
[8]
US
[9]
  • Released: 8 December 1978
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: LP, MC
227718
Metal Box
  • Released: 23 November 1979
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 3×12", MC
  • Reissued in 1980 as Second Edition on 2×LP and MC
1821171
The Flowers of Romance
  • Released: 10 April 1981
  • Label: Virgin, Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, MC
119433114
This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get
  • Released: 1 July 1984
  • Label: Virgin, Elektra
  • Formats: LP, MC
56
Album
  • Released: 27 January 1986
  • Label: Virgin, Elektra
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
  • The cassette release was titled Cassette
1459953534115
Happy?
  • Released: 14 September 1987
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
40169
9
  • Released: 10 May 1989
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
3657106
That What Is Not
  • Released: 10 February 1992
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
46
This Is PiL 354
What the World Needs Now...
  • Released: 4 September 2015
  • Label: PiL Official
  • Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download
293
End of World
  • Released: 11 August 2023
  • Label: PiL Official
334
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK [10] [11]
Paris au Printemps
  • Released: 14 November 1980
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: LP, MC
61
Live in Tokyo
  • Released: August 1983
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 2x12", MC
28
ALiFE 2009
  • Released: 21 December 2009
  • Label: Concert Live
  • Formats: 3xCD
Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 2011
  • Released: 19 September 2011
  • Label: Concert Live
  • Formats: 2xCD, digital download
Live at Rockpalast 1983
  • Released: 27 January 2012
  • Label: MIG
  • Formats: CD, 3x12"
Live at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
  • Released: 2 October 2015
  • Label: Concert Live
  • Formats: 3xCD
Concert – Live at the Brixton Academy 27.5.86
  • Released: 21 April 2018
  • Label: Virgin/UMC
  • Formats: 2xLP
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK [12] [13] AUS
[14]
The Greatest Hits, So Far
  • Released: 24 September 1990
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC
20102
First Issue / Second Edition
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 2xCD
Gold
Rise – The Collection
  • Released: 25 May 2015
  • Label: Spectrum Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Box sets

TitleAlbum details
Box
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 3xCD
PiL CD Box Vol. 1
  • Released: 10 December 1991
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: 5xCD
  • Japan-only release
PiL CD Box Vol. 2
  • Released: 21 December 1991
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: 5xCD
  • Japan-only release
Plastic Box
  • Released: March 1999
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 4xCD
5 Album Set
  • Released: 2 April 2013
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: 5xCD
  • Australia-only release
The Ultimate Live Collection Vol. 1
  • Released: December 2015
  • Label: Concert Live
  • Formats: 6xCD
  • Limited release
The Ultimate Live Collection Vol. 2
  • Released: December 2015
  • Label: Concert Live
  • Formats: 6xCD
  • Limited release
The Public Image Is Rotten – Songs from the Heart
  • Released: 20 July 2018
  • Label: Virgin/UMC
  • Formats: 5xCD+2xDVD, 6xLP, digital download

Video albums

TitleAlbum details
PIL Live
Videos
  • Released: June 1986
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: VHS, Betamax
Live at Rockpalast 1983
  • Released: 27 January 2012
  • Label: MIG
  • Formats: DVD

Other albums

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
AUS
BEL
(WA)

[15]
GER
[16]
IRE
[17]
NL
[18]
NZ
[19]
US Alt
[20]
US Dance
[21]
"Public Image"1978915xPublic Image: First Issue
"Death Disco"197920x
"Memories"60x56Metal Box
"Flowers of Romance"19812419x51The Flowers of Romance
"This Is Not a Love Song"1983517201031245xThis Is What You Want... This Is What You Get
"Bad Life"198471x
"Rise"19861137351029x30Album
"Home"75x
"Seattle"198747x30Happy?
"The Body"100x
"Disappointed"198938941269
"Warrior"891141616
"Happy" (US promo-only release)15
"Don't Ask Me"1990221392The Greatest Hits, So Far
"Cruel"19924987That What Is Not
"Covered" (US promo-only release)11
"Acid Drops" (US promo-only release)29
"The Order of Death" (The Blair Witch Mix; US and Canada promo-only release)1999The Blair Witch Project – Josh's Blair Witch Mix
"Religion" (vs Psycho Radio; Italy-only release)2006
"One Drop"2012This Is PiL
"Reggie Song" / "Out of the Woods"
"Double Trouble"2015What the World Needs Now...
"The One"
"Bettie Page"
"Hawaii"2023End of World
"Penge"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. "x" denotes chart did not exist at the time.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Roberts, David. British Hit Singles & Albums. Guinness World Records Limited. 2006. 1-904994-10-5. 19th. London. 442.
  2. Peaks in the UK:
  3. Web site: Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 Official Charts Company. 2022-02-19. www.officialcharts.com. en.
  4. Web site: Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 Official Charts Company. 2022-02-19. www.officialcharts.com. en.
  5. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. illustrated. St Ives, N.S.W.. 242. David Kent (historian).
  6. Web site: 2013-07-17. Image : RPM Weekly. 2022-02-19. www.bac-lac.gc.ca.
  7. Web site: Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl. 2022-02-19. dutchcharts.nl.
  8. Web site: charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal. 2022-02-19. charts.nz.
  9. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955–1996. Record Research. 1996. 0898201179. 630.
  10. Book: Roberts, David. British Hit Singles & Albums. Guinness World Records Limited. 2006. 1-904994-10-5. 19th. London. 442.
  11. Peaks in the UK:
  12. Book: Roberts, David. British Hit Singles & Albums. Guinness World Records Limited. 2006. 1-904994-10-5. 19th. London. 442.
  13. Peaks in the UK:
  14. Other peaks in Australia:
  15. Web site: ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS. 2022-02-19. www.ultratop.be.
  16. Web site: Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts. 2022-02-19. www.offiziellecharts.de.
  17. Web site: The Irish Charts - All there is to know. 2022-02-19. irishcharts.ie.
  18. Web site: Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl. 2022-02-19. dutchcharts.nl.
  19. Web site: charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal. 2022-02-19. charts.nz.
  20. Book: Whiteburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981–2002. 2002. Hal Leonard Corporation. 0898201535. 236.
  21. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Dance/Disco 1974–2003. Record Research Incorporated. 2004. 9780898201567. illustrated.