English singer-songwriter James Bay has released four studio albums, three extended plays, nineteen singles and twenty two music videos.

James Bay discography
Bay performing at the Glastonbury Festival on 26 June 2015
Studio albums4
EPs3
Singles21
Music videos22

Albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
BEL
(FL)

[4]
GER
[5]
IRE
[6]
NLD
[7]
NZ
[8]
SWI
[9]
US
[10]
Chaos and the Calm 1 3 2 10 3 1 5 6 1 15
Electric Light
  • Released: 18 May 2018
  • Label: Virgin EMI, Republic
  • Formats: CD, DL, LP
2 14 20 24 14 12 13 21 6 21
Leap
  • Released: 8 July 2022[18]
  • Label: Mercury, Republic
  • Formats: CD, DL, LP
4 64 36 9 [A]
Changes All the Time
  • Released: 4 October 2024
  • Label: Mercury, Republic
  • Formats: CD, DL, LP
4 47
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

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Title Details Peak chart positions
CAN
[20]
SWI
[9]
US
Heat

[21]
The Dark of the Morning 24
Let It Go
  • Released: 3 May 2014
  • Label: Republic
  • Format: CD, Digital download
35
Other Sides
  • Released: 13 January 2015
  • Label: Republic
  • Format: Digital download
Oh My Messy Mind
  • Released: 10 May 2019[22]
  • Label: Republic
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
59
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

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As lead artist

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
BEL
(FL)

[4]
GER
[5]
IRE
[6]
NLD
[23]
NZ
[8]
SWI
[9]
US
[24]
"Let It Go" 2014 10 8 45 [B] 22 21 18 10 94 16 Chaos and the Calm
"Hold Back the River" 2 4 4 7 4 1 14 8 4 [C]
  • BPI: 4× Platinum[11]
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[31]
  • BVMI: Platinum[13]
  • IFPI AUT: Gold[14]
  • IFPI SWI: Gold[15]
  • NVPI: 2× Platinum[28]
  • RMNZ: Platinum[32]
  • RIAA: Platinum[17]
"Scars" 2015 48 40 71 [D]
"If You Ever Want to Be in Love" 96 [E] 29
"Best Fake Smile" 2016 54 [F] 87 33
"Running" 60
"Wild Love" 2018 39 [G] 75 [H] Electric Light
"Pink Lemonade"
"Us"
(solo or with Alicia Keys)
[I] 99
"Just for Tonight"[35]
"Peer Pressure"
(featuring Julia Michaels)
2019 85 68 [J] 62 [K] 88 Oh My Messy Mind
"Bad"[37] [L]
"Chew on My Heart"[39] 2020 [M] 36 31 Leap
"Give Me the Reason"[40] 2022 [N]
"One Life"[41] [O] [P]
"Everybody Needs Someone"[43]
"Save Your Love"[44]
"Goodbye Never Felt So Bad"[45] 2023 Non-album singles
"All My Broken Pieces"[46]
"Up All Night"[47]
(with the Lumineers and Noah Kahan)
2024 [Q] [R] Changes All the Time
"Easy Distraction"[49]
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
BEL
(FL)

[4]
CAN
AC

[50]
IRE
[6]
NED
Tip

[51]
NZ
Hot

[52]
SWE
[53]
US
Dance

[54]
US
Pop

[55]
"Funeral"
(Maisie Peters featuring James Bay)
2021 Trying: Season 2 (Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack)
"Chasing Stars"
(Alesso and Marshmello featuring James Bay)[56]
40 44 93 29 15 74 10 30 Non-album single
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Other charted and certified songs

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1]
BEL
(FL)
Tip

[4]
BEL
(WA)
Tip

[57]
SCO
[58]
US
Rock

[59]
"Craving" 2015 121 Chaos and the Calm
"Move Together" 171
"Incomplete" 179
"When We Were on Fire" 181 10 29
"Need the Sun to Break"
"Clocks Go Forward" 153 67
"Slide" 2018 48 Electric Light
"Rescue" 2019 43 Oh My Messy Mind
"—" denotes a song that did not chart.

Songwriting and other appearances

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Song Year Artist(s) Album Contribution
"Raging" 2016 Kygo (featuring Kodaline) Cloud Nine
  • Co-writer
  • guitarist
"Two Way" 2016 KT Tunstall Kin
  • Co-writer
  • guitarist
  • singer
"Kings Highway" 2017 Tom Petty Cars 3
  • Singer
  • guitarist
"Blue No More" 2018 Buddy Guy (featuring James Bay) The Blues Is Alive and Well
  • Singer
  • guitarist
"Minute to Myself" 2019 Tori Kelly Inspired by True Events
  • Co-writer
  • guitarist
"Repair" 2019 Westlife Spectrum
  • Co-writer
"Without You" 2019 Westlife Spectrum Co-writer
"In a Rocket" 2020 Beoga "Carousel" Co-writer
"Funeral" 2021 Maisie Peters Trying (Apple TV, Series 2)
  • Co-writer
  • singer
  • guitarist
"Biblical" 2021 Calum Scott Bridges Co-writer
"Waste" 2024 Myles Smith A Minute Featured artist

Music videos

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Title Year Director(s)
"Move Together"[60] 2013 Hobby Holmes
"When We Were on Fire"[61] Alex Shahmiri
"Need the Sun to Break"[62]
"Clocks Go Forward"[63]
"Stealing Cars"[64]
"Hold Back the River"[65] 2014 Mathy & Fran
"Let It Go"[66] 2015 Daniel Kragh-Jacobsen
"Scars"[67] Nils d'Aulaire, Benno Nelson
"If You Ever Want to Be in Love"[68] Sophie Muller
"Best Fake Smile"[69] 2016 Emil Nava
"Wild Love"[70] 2018 Marc Klasfeld
"Pink Lemonade"[71] Philip Andelman
"Us"[72] Bryan Schlam
"Just for Tonight"[73] Jackson Ducasse
"Peer Pressure"
(featuring Julia Michaels)[74]
2019 Martin Langreve, Magnus Jonsson
"Bad"[75] Martin Langreve
"Chew on My Heart"[76] 2020 Philip Andelman
"Chasing Stars"
(with Alesso & Marshmello)[77]
2021 Jake Jelicich
"Chasing Stars" (Stripped)[78]
"Give Me the Reason"[79] 2022
"One Life"[80] Ozzie Pullin
"Save Your Love"[81] Alexa Cha

Notes

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  1. ^ Leap did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 95 on the US Album Sales Chart.[19]
  2. ^ "Let It Go" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 23 on the Ultratip chart.[4]
  3. ^ "Hold Back the River" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 1 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[30]
  4. ^ "Scars" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 4 on the NZ Heatseekers chart.[33]
  5. ^ "If You Ever Want to Be in Love" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but peaked at number three on the Ultratip chart.[4]
  6. ^ "Best Fake Smile" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but peaked at number four on the Ultratip chart.[4]
  7. ^ "Wild Love" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 23 on the Ultratip chart.[4]
  8. ^ "Wild Love" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 10 on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[34]
  9. ^ "US" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 98 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.[1]
  10. ^ "Peer Pressure" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 38 on the Ultratip chart.[4]
  11. ^ "Peer Pressure" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number four on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[36]
  12. ^ "Bad" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[38]
  13. ^ "Chew on My Heart" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 41 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.[1]
  14. ^ "Give Me the Reason" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.[1]
  15. ^ "One Life" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 47 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.[1]
  16. ^ "One Life" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 38 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[42]
  17. ^ "Up All Night" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 99 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.[1]
  18. ^ "Up All Night" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number six on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[48]

References

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    • For "Running": "New Chart Entries > 28.03.2015". zobbel.de. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
    • For "Best Fake Smile", "Craving", "Incomplete", "Move Together" and "When We Were on Fire": "New Chart Entries > 04.04.2015". zobbel.de. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
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  37. ^ "I'm sooooo excited to let you all know that Bad will be coming out THIS Friday! Can't wait for you to hear it x". 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via Twitter.
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  39. ^ @JamesBayMusic (6 July 2020). "Really excited to tell you my new single Chew On My Heart is coming out this Thursday, 9th July. Pre-save it for a preview! ❤ http://JamesBay.lnk.to/ChewPresave" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 July 2020 – via Twitter.
  40. ^ "Give Me The Reason - Single on Apple Music". 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  41. ^ @JamesBayMusic (9 May 2022). "Very excited to share that the next single from the new album is One Life and it's out this Friday!..." (Tweet). Retrieved 10 May 2022 – via Twitter.
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  44. ^ "James Bay Finds Light Even In The Darkest Moments On Third Studio Album 'Leap'". U Discover Music. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  45. ^ "James Bay shares first new material since 'Leap' with anthemic 'Goodbye Never Felt So Bad'". NME. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  46. ^ "James Bay Shares Nostalgic New Single 'All My Broken Pieces'". U Discover Music. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
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  49. ^ "James Bay shares new single 'Easy Distraction', co-written by The Killers' Brandon Flowers". NME. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
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  62. ^ "James Bay: Need the Sun to Break (Video 2013)". IMDb. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  63. ^ "James Bay: Clocks Go Forward (Video 2013)". IMDb. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  64. ^ "James Bay: Stealing Cars (Video 2013)". IMDb. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  65. ^ "James Bay: Hold Back the River (Video 2013)". IMDb. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  66. ^ "James Bay: Let It Go (Video 2015)". IMDb. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
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