UB40 discography
Introduction  The discography of UB40, a British reggae band, consists of 20 studio albums, 19 compilation albums, six live albums, four remix albums, 64 singles and a number of appearances with other artists.The band has sold over 100 million records worldwide. Their biggest hits include "Red Red Wine" (1983), "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You" (1993) and "I Got You Babe" (1985).
Albums ===Studio albums=== Title Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications UK AUS AUT CAN GER NL NZ SWE SWI US''Signing Off''* Released: 29 August 1980* Label: Graduate* Formats: LP, MC226————4———* BPI: Platinum* RMNZ: Platinum''Present Arms''* Released: 29 May 1981* Label: DEP International* Formats: LP, MC228——402113———* BPI: Platinum* NVPI: Gold''UB44''* Released: 27 September 1982* Label: DEP International* Formats: LP, MC489———21————* BPI: Gold''Labour of Love''* Released: 12 September 1983* Label: DEP International* Formats: LP, MC114—52911——14* BPI: 2× Platinum* BVMI: Gold* MC: Platinum* NVPI: Platinum* RIAA: Platinum* RMNZ: Platinum''Geffery Morgan''* Released: 8 October 1984* Label: DEP International* Formats: LP, MC3——515992749—60* BPI: Silver''Baggariddim''* Released: 2 September 1985* Label: DEP International* Formats: CD, LP, MC1433———2511—22—* BPI: Gold''Rat in the Kitchen''* Released: 28 July 1986* Label: DEP International* Formats: CD, LP, MC851—37—34—2153* BPI: Gold* MC: Gold* NVPI: Gold* RMNZ: Gold''UB40''* Released: 11 July 1988* Label: DEP International* Formats: CD, LP, MC1241—4662711321544* BPI: Gold* NVPI: Gold* RMNZ: Gold''Labour of Love II''* Released: 27 November 1989* Label: DEP International* Formats: CD, LP, MC32066891113—30* BPI: 3× Platinum* ARIA: Platinum* GLF: Gold* IFPI SWI: Platinum* MC: Gold* NVPI: Platinum* RIAA: Platinum* RMNZ: Platinum''Promises and Lies''* Released: 12 July 1993* Label: DEP International/Virgin* Formats: CD, LP, MC1122211426* BPI: 2× Platinum* ARIA: Gold* BVMI: Platinum* GLF: Gold* IFPI AUT: Gold* IFPI SWI: Platinum* MC: Platinum* NVPI: Platinum* RIAA: Platinum* RMNZ: Platinum''Guns in the Ghetto''* Released: 30 June 1997* Label: DEP International/Virgin* Formats: CD, LP, MC7—20—751616—20176* BPI: Silver''Labour of Love III''* Released: 12 October 1998* Label: DEP International/Virgin* Formats: CD, MC8————175———* BPI: Gold* RMNZ: Platinum''Cover Up''* Released: 22 October 2001* Label: DEP International/Virgin* Formats: CD, MC29———841822———''Homegrown''* Released: 3 November 2003* Label: DEP International/Virgin* Formats: CD, MC49————16————''Who You Fighting For? ''* Released: 13 June 2005* Label: DEP International/Virgin* Formats: CD20———681925—81—* RMNZ: Gold''TwentyFourSeven''* Released: 9 June 2008* Label: ReflexMuzic* Formats: CD, 2xLP81————27————''Labour of Love IV''* Released: 8 February 2010* Label: Virgin* Formats: CD24—————————''Getting Over the Storm''* Released: 2 September 2013* Label: Virgin/Universal Music* Formats: CD29————43————''For the Many''* Released: 15 March 2019* Label: Shoestring* Formats: CD, 2xCD, LP, digital download29—————————''Bigga Baggariddim''* Released: 25 June 2021* Label: Shoestring* Formats: CD, digital download137—————————"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.===Live albums=== Title Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications UK NL NZ SWI US''UB40 Live''* Released: 18 February 1983* Label: DEP International* Formats: LP, MC445———* NVPI: Gold''UB40 CCCP: Live in Moscow''* Released: June 1987* Label: DEP International* Formats: CD, LP, MC—63614121''The Dancehall Album''* Released: 27 April 1998* Label: DEP International/Virgin* Formats: CD, LP, MC—————''Live at Montreux 2002''* Released: 11 May 2007* Label: Eagle* Formats: CD—67———''The Lost Tapes – Live at the Venue 1980''* Released: September 2008* Label: EMI/Virgin* Formats: CD—————''UB40 at 40 – Live in Birmingham''* Released: 19 February 2021* Label: DEP International* Formats: 2xCD+DVD, digital download—————"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.=== Remix albums === Title Album detailsPeak chart positions UK''Present Arms in Dub''* Released: October 1981* Label: DEP International* Formats: LP, MC38''Dub Sessions''* Released: December 2007* Label: ReflexMuzic* Formats: CD, digital download* Sold at concerts—''Dub Sessions II: Labour of Dub''* Released: December 2009* Label: ReflexMuzic* Formats: digital download* Sold at concerts—''Dub Sessions III''* Released: October 2010* Label: ReflexMuzic* Formats: digital download* Sold at concerts—"—" denotes releases that did not chart.===Compilation albums=== Title Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications UK AUS CAN GER NL NZ SWE''The Singles Album''* Released: August 1982* Label: Graduate* Formats: LP, MC17——————''1980–1983''* Released: June 1983* Label: A&M* Formats: LP, MC* US and Canada-only release——94————''More UB40 Music''* Released: September 1983* Label: Graduate* Formats: 2xLP, 2xMC———————''The UB40 File''* Released: March 1985* Label: Virgin* Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC——83————''The Best of UB40 – Volume One''* Released: 26 October 1987* Label: DEP International/Virgin* Formats: CD, LP, MC318—5213—* BPI: 6× Platinum* ARIA: Platinum* BVMI: Gold* GLF: Gold* NVPI: Platinum* RMNZ: Platinum''Labour of Love Parts I + II''* Released: 25 November 1991* Label: DEP International/Virgin* Formats: 2xCD5———698—* BPI: Gold* RMNZ: Platinum''The Best of UB40 – Volume Two''* Released: 30 October 1995* Label: DEP International/Virgin* Formats: 2xCD12——91249—* BPI: Platinum* RMNZ: Platinum''The Very Best of UB40''* Released: 23 October 2000* Label: DEP International/Virgin* Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC7———844* BPI: Platinum* NVPI: Platinum* RMNZ: 5× Platinum''UB40 Presents the Fathers of Reggae''* Released: August 2002* Label: DEP International/Virgin* Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC104——————''Labour of Love, Volumes I, II and III – The Platinum Collection''* Released: 2 June 2003* Label: DEP International/Virgin* Formats: 3xCD7———56—* BPI: Gold* RMNZ: 2× Platinum''The Best of UB40, Volumes 1 & 2''* Released: 14 November 2005* Label: DEP International/Virgin* Formats: 2xCD47———3——* BPI: Gold''Love Songs''* Released: 2 February 2009* Label: Virgin* Formats: CD3————8—* BPI: Gold* RMNZ: Gold''Best of Labour of Love''* Released: 22 November 2009* Label: Virgin* Formats: CD29————24—* BPI: Gold''All the Best''* Released: April 2012* Label: EMI* Formats: 2xCD———————''Collected''* Released: 24 June 2013* Label: Universal Music* Formats: 3xCD* Netherlands-only release————4——''Red Red Wine: The Collection''* Released: 30 June 2014* Label: Spectrum Music* Formats: CD———————* BPI: Platinum''Red Red Wine – The Essential UB40''* Released: 23 September 2016* Label: Spectrum Music* Formats: 3xCD, digital download51——————* BPI: Silver''Red Red Wine – The Collection: Volume II''* Released: 26 October 2018* Label: Spectrum Music* Formats: CD, digital download———————''Essential''* Released: 9 October 2020* Label: UMC* Formats: 3xCD, digital download30——————"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
EPs  Title EP detailsPeak chart positions CAN US''Little Baggariddim''* Released: July 1985* Label: A&M* Formats: 12", CD, MC* US and Canada-only release2640''You Haven't Called''* Released: 18 January 2019* Label: Shoestring* Formats: digital download——"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Singles ===1980s=== Title YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum UK AUS BEL (FLA) CAN FRA GER IRE NL NZ US"King" / "Food for Thought"1980436——5—10461—* BPI: Silver* RMNZ: Gold''Signing Off''"My Way of Thinking" / "I Think It's Going to Rain Today"690————12—6—"The Earth Dies Screaming" / "Dream a Lie"10—————————"Don't Let It Pass You By" / "Don't Slow Down"198116—————18———''Present Arms''"One in Ten"787————18—20—"I Won't Close My Eyes"198232—————25———''UB44''"Love Is All Is All Right"29—————2631——"So Here I Am"25—————16———"Tyler" (12"-only release)——————————''The Singles Album''"I've Got Mine"198345—————2912——"Food for Thought" (live; Continental Europe-only release)——20————5——''UB40 Live''"Red Red Wine"1211—121111* BPI: 2× Platinum* MC: Gold* NVPI: Gold* RIAA: Gold* RMNZ: Gold''Labour of Love''"Please Don't Make Me Cry"10—1135——6141—"Many Rivers to Cross"16—————11—48—"Cherry Oh Baby"198412—22———77——* BPI: Silver"If It Happens Again"9551156——9828—''Geffery Morgan''"Riddle Me"59——————34——"I'm Not Fooled So Easily" / "The Pillow"198579—————————"I Got You Babe" (featuring Chrissie Hynde)1146291512128* BPI: Gold* RMNZ: Gold''Baggariddim''"Don't Break My Heart"33715———81113—* BPI: Silver"Sing Our Own Song"1986576770——417—* NVPI: Gold''Rat in the Kitchen''"All I Want to Do"41—————2828——"Rat in Mi Kitchen"198712844———7745—"Watchdogs"39—22———2513——"Maybe Tomorrow"14—7———65——''The Best of UB40 – Volume One''"Breakfast in Bed" (featuring Chrissie Hynde)19886431091—409105—''UB40''"Where Did I Go Wrong"261710————813—"Come Out to Play"779516————33——"I Would Do for You"198945121—————3434—"Homely Girl"65211—4—1024—* BPI: Silver* SNEP: Silver''Labour of Love II''"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.===1990s=== Title YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum UK AUS BEL (FLA) CAN FRA GER IRE NL NZ US"Here I Am (Come and Take Me)"1990463344314—22967* ARIA: Gold''Labour of Love II''"Kingston Town"4174—158217—* BPI: Platinum* ARIA: Gold* BVMI: Gold* SNEP: Gold"Wear You to the Ball"35132——————28—"The Way You Do the Things You Do"4963374211532615—6* SNEP: Silver"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (with Robert Palmer)6412—2414641—''Don't Explain''"Impossible Love"47————5525—28—''Labour of Love II''"Groovin'" (Continental Europe, US and Australia-only release)——38————13—90"Tears from My Eyes" (Continental Europe-only release)1991——26————20——"Baby"——————————''Labour of Love Parts I + II''"One in Ten" (remix; with 808 State)199217—————1922——''Gorgeous''"(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You"19931111522111* BPI: Platinum* ARIA: 2× Platinum* BVMI: Platinum* NVPI: Gold* RIAA: Platinum* RMNZ: Platinum* SNEP: Silver''Promises and Lies''"Higher Ground"8401465232199845"Bring Me Your Cup"24————52—297—"C'est la Vie"19943759—————347—"Reggae Music"28———————48—"Until My Dying Day"199515————88——37—''The Best of UB40 – Volume Two''"Tell Me Is It True"199714————89—2720—''Speed 2: Cruise Control'' (soundtrack)"Always There"53——————93——''Guns in the Ghetto''"Come Back Darling"199810—————————''Labour of Love III''"Holly Holy"31—————————"The Train Is Coming"199930—————————"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.===2000s–2020s=== Title YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum UK AUS FRA GER NL NZ"Light My Fire"200063———87—''The Very Best of UB40''"Since I Met You Lady" (featuring Lady Saw)200140———69—''Cover Up''"Cover Up" (featuring Nuttea)200254—10———* SNEP: Gold"Swing Low" (featuring United Colours of Sound)200315—————''Homegrown''"Kiss and Say Goodbye"200519——894516''Who You Fighting For? ''"Reasons" (featuring Hunterz and the Dhol Blasters)75—————"Bling Bling" (Continental Europe-only release)————78—"Lost & Found" / "Dance Until the Morning Light" (with Maxi Priest featuring DJ Rapper Truth)2008——————''TwentyFourSeven''"Bring It On Home to Me"2009——————''Labour of Love IV''"Get Along Without You Now"2010——————"Message of Love" (featuring House of Shem)2021——————''Bigga Baggariddim''"Champion"2022——————"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.===As featured artist=== Title YearPeak chart positionsAlbum UK AUS BEL (FLA) CAN IRE NL NZ"Reckless" (Afrika Bambaataa featuring UB40)198817—7—19413''The Light''
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References
External links * UB40 official web site* UB40 at ''Rolling Stone''* UB40 discography at Discogs