The Clash discography

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The Clash discography
Releases
Studio albums 6
Live albums 1
Compilation albums 8
Extended plays 4
Singles 32

This page includes discography of The Clash, with chart placings in the UK and US.

Contents

[edit] Studio albums

Year Title Peak positions Notes
US UK
1977 The Clash 126 12 The 1979 USA release is significantly different from the original 1977 UK release.
1978 Give 'Em Enough Rope 128 2
1979 London Calling 27 9 Released as a double album
1980 Sandinista! 24 19 Released as a triple album
1982 Combat Rock 7 2
1985 Cut the Crap 88 16

[edit] Compilations

Release Date Title US UK Record Label Notes
1980 Black Market Clash 74 - Epic Records 10" EP collection of B-sides
1988 The Story of the Clash, Volume 1 142 7 CBS Records/Epic Records Greatest hits collection
1991 Clash on Broadway - - CBS Records/Epic Records 3 disc box set containing several unreleased tracks and alternate versions
1991 The Singles - 68 CBS Records/Epic Records Collection of singles in chronological order
1994 Super Black Market Clash - - Epic Records Collection of b-sides and rarities
1999 From Here to Eternity: Live 193 13 Epic Records Collection of live recordings from 1978 - 1982)
2003 The Essential Clash 99 18 Epic Records/Legacy Collection of "essential" recordings
2004 London Calling: 25th Anniversary Legacy Edition - 26 Epic Records/Legacy Expanded with rehearsal tapes and making of the album DVD
2006 Singles Box - - Epic Records/Legacy A collection of 19 UK singles
2007 The Singles - 13 SonyBMG Single Disc of 19 singles including "This is England" and not in chronological order

[edit] UK Singles

Release Date Title Album UK
18 March 1977 White Riot The Clash 38
1 April 1977 Capital Radio One - -
13 May 1977 Remote Control The Clash -
23 September 1977 Complete Control - 28
17 February 1978 Clash City Rockers - 35
16 June 1978 (White Man) in Hammersmith Palais - 32
24 November 1978 Tommy Gun Give 'Em Enough Rope 19
23 February 1979 English Civil War Give 'Em Enough Rope 25
29 February 1979 I Fought the Law The Cost of Living (EP) 29
7 December 1979 London Calling London Calling 11
8 August 1980 Bankrobber - 12
28 November 1980 The Call Up Sandinista! 40
16 January 1981 Hitsville UK Sandinista! 56
10 April 1981 The Magnificent Seven Sandinista! 34
20 November 1981 This Is Radio Clash - 47
23 April 1982 Know Your Rights Combat Rock 43
11 June 1982 Rock the Casbah Combat Rock 30
17 September 1982 Should I Stay or Should I Go / Straight To Hell Combat Rock 17
30 September 1985 This Is England Cut the Crap 24
25 April 1988 London Calling (re-release) London Calling 46
9 July 1990 The Guns of Brixton (Remixes) London Calling 57
18 February 1991 Should I Stay or Should I Go (re-release) Combat Rock 1
1 April 1991 Rock the Casbah (re-release) Combat Rock 15
27 May 1991 London Calling (second re-release) London Calling 64
14 October 1991 Train In Vain (Stand by Me) (re-release) London Calling -

[edit] US Singles

Release Date Title Album USA
July 26, 1979 I Fought the Law / (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais - -
1980 Train In Vain (Stand By Me) / London Calling London Calling 23
February 17, 1981 Hitsville UK Sandinista! -
March 27, 1981 The Magnificent Seven Sandinista! -
November 25, 1981 This Is Radio Clash - -
June 10, 1982 Should I Stay or Should I Go Combat Rock 45
September 16, 1982 Rock the Casbah Combat Rock 8

[edit] EPs

Release Date Title UK Notes
April 1, 1977 Capital Radio - Given away to readers who sent off the coupon printed in the NME, plus the red sticker found on the first album
May 11, 1979 The Cost of Living E.P. 22 Contains I Fought The Law, Groovy Times, Gates Of The West and Capital Radio Two.
1980 Bankrobber EP - 33⅓ rpm 7" EP -- "Train In Vain" b/w "Bankrobber" & "Rockers Galore... UK Tour" (Mikey Dread). US release.
1988 I Fought the Law - Deleted 1988 UK 4-track CD single manufactured in Germany including: I Fought the Law, City Of The Dead, Police On My Back, 48 Hours.

[edit] Filmography