James Bay discography
ArtistJames Bay
Studio4
Ep3
Singles24
Music videos22

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

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
[1]		AUS
[2]		AUT
[3]		BEL
(FL)
[4]		GER
[5]		IRE
[6]		NLD
[7]		NZ
[8]		SWI
[9]		US
[10]
Chaos and the Calm132103156115
Electric Light
  • Released: 18 May 2018
  • Label: Virgin EMI, Republic
  • Formats: CD, DL, LP
214202414121321621
Leap
  • Released: 8 July 2022[18]
  • Label: Mercury, Republic
  • Formats: CD, DL, LP
464——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

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
CAN
[19]		SWI
[9]		US
Heat
[20]
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[21]
  • Label: Republic
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
59——
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
[1]		AUS
[2]		AUT
[3]		BEL
(FL)
[4]		GER
[5]		IRE
[6]		NLD
[22]		NZ
[8]		SWI
[9]		US
[23]
"Let It Go"201410845—[B]222118109416Chaos and the Calm
"Hold Back the River"2447411484—[C]
"Scars"20154840———71——[D]——
"If You Ever Want to Be in Love"96———[E]——29———
"Best Fake Smile"201654———[F]—8733———
"Running"60—————————
"Wild Love"201839———[G]—75——[H]——Electric Light
"Pink Lemonade"——————————
"Us"
(solo or with Alicia Keys)		—[I]————99————
"Just for Tonight"[29]——————————
"Peer Pressure"
(featuring Julia Michaels)		20198568——[J]—62——[K]88—Oh My Messy Mind
"Bad"[30]————————[L]——
"Chew on My Heart"[31]2020—[M]——36——31———Leap
"Give Me the Reason"[32]2022—[N]—————————
"One Life"[33]—[O]———————[P]——
"Everybody Needs Someone"[34]——————————
"Save Your Love"[35]——————————
"Goodbye Never Felt So Bad"[36]2023——————————rowspan="2"
"All My Broken Pieces"[37]——————————
"Up All Night"[38]
(with the Lumineers and Noah Kahan)		2024—[Q]———————[R]——Changes All the Time
"Easy Distraction"[39]——————————
"Sunshine in the Room"
(with Jon Batiste)[40]		2025————————[S]——Changes All the Time (Deluxe)
"You and Me Time"
(featuring Sheryl Crow)[41]		——————————
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
BEL
(FL)
[4]		CAN
AC
[42]		IRE
[6]		NED
Tip
[43]		NZ
Hot
[44]		SWE
[45]		US
Dance
[46]		US
Pop
[47]
"Funeral"
(Maisie Peters featuring James Bay)		2021————————Trying: Season 2 (Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack)
"Chasing Stars"
(Alesso and Marshmello featuring James Bay)[48]		4044932915741030
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Other charted and certified songs

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
[1]		BEL
(FL)
Tip
[4]		BEL
(WA)
Tip
[49]		SCO
[50]		US
Rock
[51]
"Craving"2015121————Chaos and the Calm
"Move Together"171————
"Incomplete"179————
"When We Were on Fire"1811029——
"Need the Sun to Break"—————
"Clocks Go Forward"153——67—
"If I Ain't Got You"—————James Bay Spotify Session 2015
"Slide"2018————48Electric Light
"Rescue"2019————43Oh My Messy Mind
"—" denotes a song that did not chart.

Songwriting and other appearances

SongYearArtist(s)AlbumContribution
"Raging"2016Kygo (featuring Kodaline)Cloud NineCo-writer · guitarist
"Two Way"2016KT TunstallKinCo-writer · guitarist · singer
"Kings Highway"2017Tom PettyCars 3Singer · guitarist
"Blue No More"2018Buddy Guy (featuring James Bay)The Blues Is Alive and WellSinger · guitarist
"Minute to Myself"2019Tori KellyInspired by True EventsCo-writer · guitarist
"Repair"2019WestlifeSpectrumCo-writer
"Without You"2019WestlifeSpectrumCo-writer
"In a Rocket"2020Beoga"Carousel"Co-writer
"Funeral"2021Maisie PetersTrying (Apple TV, Series 2)Co-writer · singer · guitarist
"Biblical"2021Calum ScottBridgesCo-writer
"Waste"2024Myles SmithA Minute...Featured artist

Music videos

TitleYearDirector(s)
"Move Together"[52]2013Hobby Holmes
"When We Were on Fire"[53]Alex Shahmiri
"Need the Sun to Break"[54]
"Clocks Go Forward"[55]
"Stealing Cars"[56]
"Hold Back the River"[57]2014Mathy & Fran
"Let It Go"[58]2015Daniel Kragh-Jacobsen
"Scars"[59]Nils d'Aulaire, Benno Nelson
"If You Ever Want to Be in Love"[60]Sophie Muller
"Best Fake Smile"[61]2016Emil Nava
"Wild Love"[62]2018Marc Klasfeld
"Pink Lemonade"[63]Philip Andelman
"Us"[64]Bryan Schlam
"Just for Tonight"[65]Jackson Ducasse
"Peer Pressure"
(featuring Julia Michaels)[66]		2019Martin Langreve, Magnus Jonsson
"Bad"[67]Martin Langreve
"Chew on My Heart"[68]2020Philip Andelman
"Chasing Stars"
(with Alesso & Marshmello)[69]		2021Jake Jelicich
"Chasing Stars" (Stripped)[70]
"Give Me the Reason"[71]2022
"One Life"[72]Ozzie Pullin
"Save Your Love"[73]Alexa Cha

Notes

  1. ^ Leap did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 95 on the US Album Sales Chart.[74]
  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.[75]
  4. ^ "Scars" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 4 on the NZ Heatseekers chart.[76]
  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.[77]
  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.[78]
  12. ^ "Bad" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[79]
  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.[80]
  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.[81]
  19. ^ "Sunshine in the Room" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 38 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[82]

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