Chumbawamba discography


English rock band Chumbawamba has released fourteen studio albums, two live albums, three compilation albums, one soundtrack album, two extended plays, 23 singles, 8 music videos, and a variety of miscellaneous releases.

Compilation appearances


Song nameCompilation TitleRecord labelYearNotes
"I'm Thick"Back on the Streets EPSecret Records1982recording as 'Skin Disease', a mock skinhead/Oi! band
"Three Years Later"Bullshit Detector Volume 2Crass Records1982
"The Police Have Been Wonderful", "Fitzwilliam"Dig This: A Tribute To The Great Strike LPForward Sounds International Limited1985Liner notes list Margaret Thatcher on vocals and Neil Kinnock on lead guitar
"Rich Pop Stars Make Good Socialists"Red Rhino Records1986Free flexi with June edition of independent trade magazine The Catalogue. 3 other artists including The Mekons.
"Kinnochio"Ideal Guest House cassetteSecret Records1986
"Knit Your Own Balaclava"Mindless SlaughterAnhrefn Records1987Re-released in 1989 on "The Liberator" compilation LP
"Younger Moralists"A Vile PeacePeaceville Records1987
"Tearing Up Zoo"The A.L.F. Is WatchingNo Master's Voice1988
"Harry Goldthorpe"Wild And Crazy Noise Merchants1 in 12 Records1990Benefit CD for the 1 in 12 Club in Bradford, UK
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"No CompromizeDelerium Records1996Benefit CD for the Campaign for Free Education; Cover of U2 song
"Homophobia "Milkshaketimmi-kat ReCoRDS1998Benefit CD for the Harvey Milk Institute; Can be purchased here.
"Top of the World (Ole, Ole, Ole)"Music of the World Cup: Allez! Ola! Ole!Columbia Records1998Official album for 1998 FIFA World Cup in France
"We Don't Go To God's House Anymore "No Ocean Separating Our Desire For JusticeEsan Ozenki Records1998Benefit CD for Mumia Abu-Jamal; Performed by Chumbawamba & Alabama 3
"Unilever"This Is The Animal Liberation FrontMortarhate Records1998Benefit CD for the Animal Liberation Front
"Misbehave"Return of the Read MenaceG7 Welcoming Committee Records/AK Press1999
"Mary Mary "Stigmata - Original SoundtrackVirgin1999Remix of song; Featured in opening credits of Stigmata
"Bella Ciao"Article 14Irregular Records2001Benefit CD for the medical foundation for victims of torture in support of their work on behalf of asylum seekers
"Smart Bomb"Dropping Food On Their Heads is Not Enough: Benefit For RAWAGeykido Comet Records2002Benefit CD for the Revolutionary Association for the Women of Afghanistan
"Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight"With a Little Help From My FriendsPirate Records2002German benefit CD for dolphin aid; Beatles cover
"Without Reason Or Rhyme "Kitestringing: The Prison Literature Project BenefitAK Press2006Benefit CD to raise money to buy books for prisoners
"I Drive a Four by Four Four Door Fortress"Cat Nav: Songs and Poems of Les Barker Osmosys Records2009Benefit CD for The British Computer Association of the Blind

Miscellaneous releases

Chumbawamba during their early years released several cassette-exclusive releases, often either self-released or through independent labels. They also released a handful of miscellaneous releases later on.
  • Another Year of the Same Old Shit
  • "Common Ground"
  • History Luddite,
  • To Thine Own Self Be True
  • In the Cellar
  • It Could Be So Much More
  • Benefit for Leeds Hunt Saboteurs
  • Know Your Enemy
  • Feed the World, Sell the Rich, 1986
  • Un Toast a la Democratie, 1986
  • There Comes a Time, 1987
  • Still Fighting The Fences
  • The Police are Wonderful
  • Raising Heck with Chumbawamba
  • A Toast to Democracy
  • Jesus H. Christ
  • Stitch That!
  • For A Free Humanity: For Anarchy
  • Amnesia
  • Class War
  • Songs from WYSIWYG Played in a Fetchingly Acoustic Neobilly Style
  • ''Chumbawamba 1985''