UB40 discography

The discography of UB40, a British reggae band, consists of 21 studio albums, 19 compilation albums, six live albums, four remix albums, 65 singles and a number of appearances with other artists.

UB40 discography
Studio albums	21
EPs	2
Live albums	6
Compilation albums	19
Singles	65
Remix albums	4

The band has sold over 100 million records worldwide.^[1] 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 details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		UK [2]	AUS [3]	AUT [4]	CAN [5]	GER [6]	NL [7]	NZ [8]	SWE [9]	SWI [10]	US [11]
Signing Off	Released: 29 August 1980 Label: Graduate Formats: LP, MC	2	26	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	BPI: Platinum[12] RMNZ: Platinum[13]
Present Arms	Released: 29 May 1981 Label: DEP International Formats: LP, MC	2	28	—	—	40	21	13	—	—	—	BPI: Platinum[12] NVPI: Gold[14]
UB44	Released: 27 September 1982 Label: DEP International Formats: LP, MC	4	89	—	—	—	21	—	—	—	—	BPI: Gold[12]
Labour of Love	Released: 12 September 1983 Label: DEP International Formats: LP, MC	1	14	—	5	29	1	1	—	—	14	BPI: 2× Platinum[12] BVMI: Gold[15] MC: Platinum[16] NVPI: Platinum[14] RIAA: Platinum[17] RMNZ: Platinum[18]
Geffery Morgan	Released: 8 October 1984 Label: DEP International Formats: LP, MC	3	—	—	51	59	9	27	49	—	60	BPI: Silver[12]
Baggariddim	Released: 2 September 1985 Label: DEP International Formats: CD, LP, MC	14	33	—	—	—	25	11	—	22	—	BPI: Gold[12]
Rat in the Kitchen	Released: 28 July 1986 Label: DEP International Formats: CD, LP, MC	8	51	—	37	—	3	4	—	21	53	BPI: Gold[12] MC: Gold[16] NVPI: Gold[14] RMNZ: Gold[19]
UB40	Released: 11 July 1988 Label: DEP International Formats: CD, LP, MC	12	41	—	46	62	7	11	32	15	44	BPI: Gold[12] NVPI: Gold[14] RMNZ: Gold[20]
Labour of Love II	Released: 27 November 1989 Label: DEP International Formats: CD, LP, MC	3	20	6	68	9	1	1	13	—	30	BPI: 3× Platinum[12] ARIA: Platinum[21] GLF: Gold[22] IFPI SWI: Platinum[23] MC: Gold[16] NVPI: Platinum[14] RIAA: Platinum[17] RMNZ: Platinum[24]
Promises and Lies	Released: 12 July 1993 Label: DEP International/Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	4	2	6	BPI: 2× Platinum[12] ARIA: Gold[21] BVMI: Platinum[15] GLF: Gold[22] IFPI AUT: Gold[25] IFPI SWI: Platinum[23] MC: Platinum[16] NVPI: Platinum[14] RIAA: Platinum[17] RMNZ: Platinum[26]
Guns in the Ghetto	Released: 30 June 1997 Label: DEP International/Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC	7	—	20	—	75	16	16	—	20	176	BPI: Silver[12]
Labour of Love III	Released: 12 October 1998 Label: DEP International/Virgin Formats: CD, MC	8	—	—	—	—	17	5	—	—	—	BPI: Gold[12] RMNZ: Platinum[27]
Cover Up	Released: 22 October 2001 Label: DEP International/Virgin Formats: CD, MC	29	—	—	—	84	18	22	—	—	—
Homegrown	Released: 3 November 2003 Label: DEP International/Virgin Formats: CD, MC	49	—	—	—	—	16	—	—	—	—
Who You Fighting For?	Released: 13 June 2005 Label: DEP International/Virgin Formats: CD	20	—	—	—	68	19	25	—	81	—	RMNZ: Gold[28]
TwentyFourSeven	Released: 9 June 2008 Label: ReflexMuzic Formats: CD, 2xLP	81	—	—	—	—	27	—	—	—	—
Labour of Love IV	Released: 8 February 2010 Label: Virgin Formats: CD	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Getting Over the Storm	Released: 2 September 2013 Label: Virgin/Universal Music Formats: CD	29	—	—	—	—	43	—	—	—	—
For the Many	Released: 15 March 2019 Label: Shoestring Formats: CD, 2xCD, LP, digital download	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bigga Baggariddim	Released: 25 June 2021 Label: Shoestring Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
UB45	Released: 19 April 2024[29] Label: SoNo Formats: CD, digital download	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	94	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions					Certifications
		UK [2]	NL [7]	NZ [8]	SWI [10]	US [11]
UB40 Live	Released: 18 February 1983 Label: DEP International Formats: LP, MC	44	5	—	—	—	NVPI: Gold[14]
UB40 CCCP: Live in Moscow	Released: June 1987 Label: DEP International Formats: CD, LP, MC	—	6	36	14	121
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 details	Peak chart positions
		UK [2]
Present Arms in Dub	Released: October 1981 Label: DEP International Formats: LP, MC	38
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 details	Peak chart positions							Certifications
		UK [2]	AUS [3]	CAN [5]	GER [6]	NL [7]	NZ [8]	SWE [9]
The Singles Album	Released: August 1982 Label: Graduate Formats: LP, MC	17	—	—	—	—	—	—
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, MC	3	18	—	52	1	3	—	BPI: 6× Platinum[12] ARIA: Platinum[21] BVMI: Gold[15] GLF: Gold[22] NVPI: Platinum[14] RMNZ: Platinum[30]
Labour of Love Parts I + II	Released: 25 November 1991 Label: DEP International/Virgin Formats: 2xCD	5	—	—	—	69	8	—	BPI: Gold[12] RMNZ: Platinum[31]
The Best of UB40 – Volume Two	Released: 30 October 1995 Label: DEP International/Virgin Formats: 2xCD	12	—	—	91	24	9	—	BPI: Platinum[12] RMNZ: Platinum[32]
The Very Best of UB40	Released: 23 October 2000 Label: DEP International/Virgin Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC	7	—	—	—	8	4	4	BPI: 4× Platinum[12] NVPI: Platinum[14] RMNZ: 5× Platinum[33]
UB40 Presents the Fathers of Reggae	Released: August 2002 Label: DEP International/Virgin Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC	104	—	—	—	—	—	—
Labour of Love, Volumes I, II and III – The Platinum Collection	Released: 2 June 2003 Label: DEP International/Virgin Formats: 3xCD	7	—	—	—	5	6	—	BPI: Gold[12] RMNZ: 2× Platinum[34]
The Best of UB40, Volumes 1 & 2	Released: 14 November 2005 Label: DEP International/Virgin Formats: 2xCD	47	—	—	—	3	—	—	BPI: Gold[12]
Love Songs	Released: 2 February 2009 Label: Virgin Formats: CD	3	—	—	—	—	8	—	BPI: Gold[12] RMNZ: Gold[35]
Best of Labour of Love	Released: 22 November 2009 Label: Virgin Formats: CD	29	—	—	—	—	24	—	BPI: Gold[12]
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[12]
Red Red Wine – The Essential UB40	Released: 23 September 2016 Label: Spectrum Music Formats: 3xCD, digital download	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver[12]
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 download	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver[12]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

EPs

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions
		CAN [5]	US [11]
Little Baggariddim	Released: 22 July 1985 Label: A&M Formats: 12", MC US and Canada-only release	26	40
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	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [2]	AUS [3]	BEL (FLA) [36]	CAN [37]	FRA [38]	GER [6]	IRE [39]	NL [7]	NZ [8]	US [40]
"King" / "Food for Thought"	1980	4	36	—	—	5	—	10	46	1	—	BPI: Silver[12] RMNZ: Gold[41]	Signing Off
"My Way of Thinking" / "I Think It's Going to Rain Today"		6	90	—	—	—	—	12	—	6	—
"The Earth Dies Screaming" / "Dream a Lie"		10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Don't Let It Pass You By" / "Don't Slow Down"	1981	16	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	—	—		Present Arms
"One in Ten"		7	87	—	—	—	—	18	—	20	—
"I Won't Close My Eyes"	1982	32	—	—	—	—	—	25	—	—	—		UB44
"Love Is All Is All Right"		29	—	—	—	—	—	26	31	—	—
"So Here I Am"		25	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	—	—
"Tyler" (12"-only release)		—[A]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Singles Album
"I've Got Mine"	1983	45	—	—	—	—	—	29	12	—	—		Non-album single
"Food for Thought" (live; Continental Europe-only release)		—	—	20	—	—	—	—	5	—	—		UB40 Live
"Red Red Wine"		1	2	1	1	—	12	1	1	1	1[B]	BPI: 2× Platinum[12] MC: Gold[16] NVPI: Gold[14] RIAA: Gold[17] RMNZ: Gold[43]	Labour of Love
"Please Don't Make Me Cry"		10	—	11	35	—	—	6	1	41	—
"Many Rivers to Cross"		16	—	—	—	—	—	11	—	48	—	BPI: Silver[12]
"Cherry Oh Baby"	1984	12	—	22	—	—	—	7	7	—	—	BPI: Silver[12]
"If It Happens Again"		9	55	11	56	—	—	9	8	28	—		Geffery Morgan
"Riddle Me"		59	—	—	—	—	—	—	34	—	—
"I'm Not Fooled So Easily" / "The Pillow"	1985	79	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"I Got You Babe" (featuring Chrissie Hynde)		1	1	4	6	29	15	1	2	1	28	BPI: Gold[12] RMNZ: Gold[44]	Baggariddim
"Don't Break My Heart"		3	37	15	—	—	—	8	11	13	—	BPI: Silver[12]
"Sing Our Own Song"	1986	5	76	7	70	—	—	4	1	7	—	NVPI: Gold[14]	Rat in the Kitchen
"All I Want to Do"		41	—	—	—	—	—	28	28	—	—
"Rat in Mi Kitchen"	1987	12	84	4	—	—	—	7	7	45	—	BPI: Silver[12]
"Watchdogs"		39	—	22	—	—	—	25	13	—	—
"Maybe Tomorrow"		14	—	7	—	—	—	6	5	—	—		The Best of UB40 – Volume One
"Breakfast in Bed" (featuring Chrissie Hynde)	1988	6	43	10	91	—	40	9	10	5	—		UB40
"Where Did I Go Wrong"		26	17	10	—	—	—	—	8	13	—
"Come Out to Play"		77	95	16	—	—	—	—	33	—	—
"I Would Do for You"	1989	45	121	—	—	—	—	—	34	34	—
"Homely Girl"		6	52	11	—	4	—	10	2	4	—	BPI: Silver[12] SNEP: Silver[45]	Labour of Love II
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

1990s

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [2]	AUS [3]	BEL (FLA) [36]	CAN [37]	FRA [38]	GER [6]	IRE [39]	NL [7]	NZ [8]	US [40]
"Here I Am (Come and Take Me)"	1990	46	3[C]	34	43	14	—	22	9	6	7	ARIA: Gold[21]	Labour of Love II
"Kingston Town"		4	17[D]	4	—	1	5	8	2	17	—	BPI: Platinum[12] ARIA: Gold[21] BVMI: Gold[15] SNEP: Gold[45]
"Wear You to the Ball"		35	132	—	—	—	—	—	—	28	—
"The Way You Do the Things You Do"		49	63[E]	37	42	11	53	26	15	—	6	RIAA: Gold[17] SNEP: Silver[45]
"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (with Robert Palmer)		6	4	12	—	24	14	6	4	1	—		Don't Explain
"Impossible Love"		47	—	—	—	—	55	25	—	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"		87	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Labour of Love Parts I + II
"One in Ten" (remix; with 808 State)	1992	17	—	—	—	—	—	19	22	—	—		Gorgeous
"(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You"	1993	1	1	1	1	5	2	2	1	1	1	BPI: Platinum[12] ARIA: 2× Platinum[46] BVMI: Platinum[15] NVPI: Gold[14] RIAA: Platinum[17] RMNZ: Platinum[47] SNEP: Silver[45]	Promises and Lies
"Higher Ground"		8	40	14	65	23	21	9	9	8	45
"Bring Me Your Cup"		24	—	—	—	—	52	—	29	7	—
"C'est la Vie"	1994	37	59	—	—	—	—	—	34	7	—
"Reggae Music"		28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	48	—
"Until My Dying Day"	1995	15	—	—	—	—	88	—	—	37	—		The Best of UB40 – Volume Two
"Tell Me Is It True"	1997	14	—	—	—	—	89	—	27	20	—		Speed 2: Cruise Control - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"Always There"		53	—	—	—	—	—	—	93	—	—		Guns in the Ghetto
"Come Back Darling"	1998	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Labour of Love III
"Holly Holy"		31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"The Train Is Coming"	1999	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

2000s–2020s

Title	Year	Peak chart positions						Certifications	Album
		UK [2]	AUS [3]	FRA [38]	GER [6]	NL [7]	NZ [8]
"Light My Fire"	2000	63	—	—	—	87	—		The Very Best of UB40
"Since I Met You Lady" (featuring Lady Saw)	2001	40	—	—	—	69	—		Cover Up
"Cover Up" (featuring Nuttea)	2002	54	—	10	—	—	—	SNEP: Gold[48]
"Swing Low" (featuring United Colours of Sound)	2003	15	—	—	—	—	—		Homegrown
"Kiss and Say Goodbye"	2005	19	—	—	89	45	16		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" (with Gilly G)	2022	—	—	—	—	—	—		UB45
"Gimme Some Kinda Sign" (with Gilly G)[29]	2024	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Home"		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Forever True"		—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions					Album
		UK [2]	BEL (FLA) [36]	IRE [39]	NL [7]	NZ [8]
"Reckless" (Afrika Bambaataa featuring UB40)	1988	17	7	19	4	13	The Light

Notes

1. "Tyler" did not enter the UK Top 75; however, it did peak at number 22 on the UK Independent Singles Chart.^[42]
2. The song peaked at number 34 upon its original release in 1984. When re-released in 1988 it went to number 1.
3. "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" peaked at number 96 in Australia in 1990 on its initial release, and at number 3 when re-issued in 1991.^[21]
4. "Kingston Town" missed the top 100 in Australia in 1990 on its initial release, and peaked at number 17 in January 1992 after being re-issued.^[21]
5. "The Way You Do the Things You Do" peaked at number 78 in Australia in February 1991 on its initial release, and at number 63 when re-issued in 1992.^[21]