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Aswad discography
Studio albums14
Live albums2
Compilation albums13
Singles41

This is the discography of British reggae band Aswad.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
FRA
[2]
NL
[3]
NZ
[4]
US
[5]
US R&B
[6]
Aswad
  • Released: January 1976
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: LP, MC
Hulet
  • Released: September 1979
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: LP, MC
New Chapter
  • Released: 20 November 1981[7]
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: LP, MC
Not Satisfied
  • Released: July 1982
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: LP, MC
50
Rebel Souls
  • Released: October 1984
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: LP, MC
48
Jah Shaka Meets Aswad in Addis Ababa Studio (with Jah Shaka)
  • Released: November 1985
  • Label: Jah Shaka Music
  • Formats: LP
To the Top
  • Released: June 1986
  • Label: Simba
  • Formats: LP, MC
71
Distant Thunder
  • Released: 28 March 1988
  • Label: Mango
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
10 19 10 173 41
Too Wicked
  • Released: 17 September 1990
  • Label: Mango
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
51
Rise and Shine
  • Released: 27 June 1994
  • Label: Bubblin'
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
  • Expanded reissue in April 1995 as Rise and Shine Again!
38 64
Big Up
  • Released: 13 November 1996
  • Label: Gut
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
Roots Revival
  • Released: 29 June 1999[9]
  • Label: Ark 21
  • Formats: CD, 2xCD
Cool Summer Reggae
  • Released: 12 August 2002
  • Label: Universal
  • Formats: CD, MC
54 77
City Lock
  • Released: 22 June 2009
  • Label: Rhythm Riders
  • Formats: CD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
Live and Direct
  • Released: November 1983
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: LP, MC
57
Live at Rockpalast – Cologne 1980
  • Released: 9 December 2016
  • Label: MIG
  • Formats: CD+DVD, LP
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Remix albums

Title Album details
A New Chapter of Dub
  • Released: April 1982
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: LP, MC
Dub: The Next Frontier
  • Released: June 1995
  • Label: Bubblin'
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
Showcase
Renaissance – 20 Crucial Tracks
  • Released: 21 November 1988[10]
  • Label: Stylus Music
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
52
Crucial Tracks – Best of Aswad
  • Released: May 1989
  • Label: Mango/Island
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
Don't Turn Around
Firesticks
  • Released: July 1993
  • Label: Mango
  • Formats: CD, MC
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 31 July 1995
  • Label: Bubblin'
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
20
Roots Rocking – The Island Anthology
  • Released: 11 March 1997
  • Label: Island Jamaica
  • Formats: 2×CD
The BBC Sessions
Classic Aswad – The Universal Masters Collection
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: CD
The Collection
  • Released: August 2003
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: CD
  • US-only release
Reggae Warriors – The Best of Aswad
The Best of Aswad – Don't Turn Around
Gold
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1]
BEL (FLA)
[11]
FIN
[12]
FRA
[2]
GER
[13]
IRE
[14]
NL
[3]
NOR
[15]
NZ
[4]
US R&B
[16]
"Back to Africa" 1976 Aswad
"Three Babylon" Non-album singles
"It's Not Our Wish (That We Should Fight)" / "Stranger" 1978
"Rainbow Culture" 1980
"Warrior Charge" (featuring Tromie and Bami)
"Babylon" 1981
"Finger Gun Style"
"Ways of the Lord" New Chapter
"Pass the Cup" 1982 Not Satisfied
"Girl's Got to Know"
"African Children Part 2"
"Roots Rockin" 1983 Non-album single
"Chasing for the Breeze" 1984 51 Rebel Souls
"54-46 (Was My Number)" 70
"Need Your Love (Each and Every Day)" 1985
"Bubbling" 91 To the Top
"Kool Noh" 93
"Pull Up" 1986 99
"Hooked on You" 1987 79
"Don't Turn Around" 1988 1 6 26 29 4 5 10 1 45 Distant Thunder
"Give a Little Love" 11 58 16 69 25
"Set Them Free" 70
"Beauty's Only Skin Deep" 1989 31 57 Crucial Tracks – Best of Aswad
"On and On" 25 Non-album single
"Next to You" 1990 24 46 18 31 Too Wicked
"Smile" (featuring Sweetie Irie) 53
"Best of My Love" [A] 1991 61 49
"How Long" (with Yazz) 1993 31 52 One on One (Yazz album)
"Dancehall Mood" 48 Rise and Shine Again!
"Shine" 1994 5 17 18 25 39 7 17 28
"Warriors" 33
"We Are One People" 96
"You're No Good" 1995 35 88
"If I Was" 58 Big Up
"One Shot Chilla" 1997
"Roxanne" Reggatta Mondatta – A Reggae Tribute to the Police
"Invisible Sun" (with Sting) 1998 97 Roots Revival
"Follow '99" 1999
"Shy Guy" (featuring Easther Bennett) 2002 62 Cool Summer Reggae
"What Is Love?" 2009 City Lock
"Calling" / "Do That Thing"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ^ Released in the UK on the EP Too Wicked.

References

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  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "lescharts.com - Discographie Aswad". lescharts.com. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Discografie Aswad - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "charts.org.nz - Discography Aswad". charts.nz. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 45. ISBN 0898201179.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Joel Whitburn's Top R&B Albums 1965–1998. Record Research. p. 7. ISBN 0898201349.
  7. ^ "New Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 21 November 1981. p. 27. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Aswad - Distant Thunder". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Upcoming releases" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. 28 June 1999. p. 38. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  10. ^ "none" (PDF). Music Week. 19 November 1988. p. 2. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  11. ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  12. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Aswad". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 21. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  14. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  15. ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Aswad US R&B/Hip-Hop Singles". Billboard. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  17. ^ "Aswad - Don't Turn Around". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Aswad - Shine". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2022.