This is a discography of the Scottish-born Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes. As of 2019, Barnes has been certified with 48 platinum awards for his solo work and a further 20 platinum awards for his work with Cold Chisel.
Barnes holds the record with the most number-one albums in Australia, with 16.
Albums Studio albums TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications(sales thresholds)AUSNZSWEUSCANUKBodyswerveReleased: 10 September 1984 Label: Mushroom 1 35 — — — — AUS: 2× PlatinumARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 AlbumsFor the Working Class ManReleased: 4 December 1985 Label: Mushroom 1 2 22 109 — — AUS: 7× Platinum NZ: PlatinumFreight Train HeartReleased: 13 November 1987 Label: Mushroom 1 5 24 104 86 — AUS: 5× Platinum NZ: PlatinumTwo FiresReleased: 7 September 1990 Label: Mushroom 1 1 — — — — AUS: 6× Platinum NZ: PlatinumSoul DeepReleased: 8 November 1991 Label: Mushroom 1 3 — — — — AUS: 10× Platinum NZ: 3× PlatinumHeatReleased: 26 March 1993 Label: Mushroom 2 3 50 — — — AUS: Platinum NZ: GoldFlesh and WoodReleased: 17 December 1993 Label: Mushroom 2 9 — — — — AUS: 3× Platinum NZ: GoldPsycloneReleased: 30 June 1995 Label: Mushroom 2 38 — — — 125 AUS: GoldLove and FearReleased: 5 November 1999 Label: Mushroom 22 — — — — — AUS: GoldARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 AlbumsSoul Deeper... Songs from the Deep SouthReleased: 17 November 2000 Label: Liberation Music 3 15 — — — — AUS: PlatinumARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums NZ: GoldDouble HappinessReleased: 18 July 2005 Label: Liberation Music 1 29 — — — — AUS: PlatinumARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 AlbumsOut in the BlueReleased: 24 November 2007 Label: Liberation Music 3 — — — — — AUS: PlatinumARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 AlbumsThe Rhythm and the BluesReleased: 28 August 2009 Label: Liberation Music 1 — — — — — AUS: PlatinumARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 AlbumsRage and RuinReleased: 27 August 2010 Label: Liberation Music 3 20 — — — — AUS: GoldARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Albums30:30 HindsightReleased: 29 August 2014 Label: Liberation Music 1 20 — — — — AUS: Platinum RMNZ: PlatinumSoul Searchin'Released: 3 June 2016 Label: Liberation Music 1 — — — — —Och Aye the G'nuReleased: 31 March 2017 Label: ABC Music 34 — — — — —My Criminal RecordReleased: 17 May 2019 Label: Bloodlines 1 3 — — — —Flesh and BloodReleased: 2 July 2021 Label: Bloodlines 1 6 — — — —Blue ChristmasReleased: 25 November 2022 Label: Bloodlines 1 — — — — —DefiantReleased: 6 June 2025 Label: Mushroom 1 — — — — — "—" denotes a release that did not chart.
Soundtrack albums TitleDetailPeak chart positionsAUSWorking Class BoyReleased: 17 August 2018 Label: Bloodlines 3
Reissued albums TitleDetailPeak chart positionsAUSSoul Deep 30Released: 17 June 2022 Label: Bloodlines 1
Live albums TitlesDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications(sales thresholds)AUSTop 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: NZBarnestormingReleased: 1 December 1988 Label: Mushroom 1 1 AUS: 5× Platinum NZ: PlatinumRawReleased: 2 November 2001 Label: Thames/Thompson (334632) Format: CD, VHS, DVD 57 —Live (Unplugged) at the ChapelReleased: 2002 Label: Liberation Music (LIBCD 6089.2) Format: CD+DVD — —Soul Deeper – Live at the BasementReleased: 18 March 2003 [limited] / 2004 Label: Liberation Music (LIBCD 6091.2) Format: 2×CD — —Ride the Night Away – Live Shepherds Bush Empire 2001 (Europe only)Released: 2003 Label: T2 Media (T2CD 0102) Format: 2×CDLive at the Sydney Opera House – Max SessionsReleased: 2007 Label: Liberation Music (LIBCD92652) Format: CD+DVD — —Live at the EnmoreReleased: 13 February 2009 Label: Liberation Music (LMCD0061) Format: CD+DVD — —Modus OperandiReleased: 29 November 2019 Label: Bloodlines 48 — "—" denotes a release that did not chart.
Compilation albums TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications(sales thresholds)AUSNZBarnes Hits Anthology (also known as Hits and The Best of... Anthology) Released: 28 October 1996 Label: Mushroom Records 1 3 AUS: 6× Platinum NZ: PlatinumIn the Heat of the Night (New Zealand only release)Released: 4 December 2006 Label: Liberation Musicalign="center" —Best of the Soul YearsReleased: 14 August 2015 Label: Liberation Music 3 — ARIA: Gold "—" denotes a release that did not chart.
Box sets TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsAUS N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.The Soul Sessions2×CD + DVD Soul Deep, Soul Deeper & Live at the Basement (DVD) Released: 25 August 2003 Label: Liberation Music 23JB5013×CD box set Released: 28 April 2007 Label: Liberation Music Limited to 5000 copies 147 Soul Searchin: 7in Singles Box3x7" LPs Released: 14 October 2016 Label: Liberation Music — "—" denotes a release that did not chart.
Singles YearTitlePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum AUS For "It Will Be Alright": For "Come Undone" and "Every Beat": For "Working Class Man 1998": For "Red Hot/Fool in Love": NZ US US Rock CAN UK IRE1984"No Second Prize"1249—41———RMNZ: GoldBodyswerve"Promise Me You'll Call"86——————1985"Daylight"12——————"I'd Die to Be with You Tonight"716—————RMNZ: GoldFor the Working Class Man"Working Class Man"5367422———RMNZ: 3×Platinum1986"Ride the Night Away"39——————"Good Times" (INXS & Jimmy Barnes)21473741823RMNZ: GoldThe Lost Boys (soundtrack)1987"Too Much Ain't Enough Love"14913———Freight Train Heart1988"Driving Wheels"1219—38———RMNZ: Platinum"I'm Still on Your Side"2950—————"Waitin' for the Heartache"33——————"When a Man Loves a Woman" (live)311————— ARIA: GoldBarnestorming1989"Last Frontier" (live)31——————1990"Lay Down Your Guns"412————— ARIA: PlatinumTwo Fires"Let's Make It Last All Night"12——————"Little Darling"39——————1991"When Your Love Is Gone"717————— ARIA: Gold"Love Is Enough"4842—————"I Gotcha"627————— ARIA: GoldSoul Deep"When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" (Jimmy Barnes & John Farnham)36————— ARIA: Platinum1992"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"2845—————"(Simply) The Best" (Tina Turner & Jimmy Barnes)1411—————RMNZ: GoldSimply the Best1993"Sweat It Out"1130—————Heat"Stand Up"41——————"Stone Cold"414————— ARIA: Platinum"Right by Your Side"43——————"The Weight" (Jimmy Barnes & The Badloves)641————— ARIA: GoldFlesh and Wood1994"You Can't Make Love Without a Soul"84——————"Still Got a Long Way to Go" (Jimmy Barnes & Diesel)57——————"It Will Be Alright"129——————1995"Change of Heart"1731———154—Psyclone"Come Undone" (solo or with The Pilgrims)103——————"Every Beat"128——————1996"Lover Lover"613—————Hits Anthology1997"Never Give You Up"/"Tear My Heart Out"/"(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher"33——————single only1998"Working Class Man (98)"187——————single only1999"Love and Hate"70——————Love and Fear"Thankful for the Rain"63——————2000"Chain of Fools"15——————Soul Deeper... Songs from the Deep South"Land of 1000 Dances" / "To Love Somebody"———————2002"Higher" (Jimmy Barnes & Gary Pinto)80——————Double Happiness2005"Sit on My Knee" (Jimmy Barnes & Dallas Crane)14——————"Gonna Take Some Time" (Jimmy Barnes & Mahalia Barnes)31——————2006"Bird on a Wire" (Jimmy Barnes & Troy Cassar-Daley & Bella)59——————"Out of Time" (Jimmy Barnes & Tim Rogers)50——————2007"Out in the Blue"———————Out in the Blue"Better Off Alone" ———————"Out in the Blue" (live) ———————Live at the Sydney Opera House – Max Sessions2008"Blue Hotel" ———————Out in the Blue"I Can't Tell You Why" ———————"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (David Campbell & Jimmy Barnes)——————— Good Lovin'2009"Red Hot" / "A Fool in Love"159——————The Rhythm and the Blues2010"That's How It Is (When You're in Love)"———————"Before the Devil Knows You're Dead"———————Rage and Ruin"God or Money"———————2011"Largs Pier Hotel"———————2014"Lay Down Your Guns" (featuring The Living End)———————30:30 Hindsight"I'd Die to Be with You Tonight" (featuring Diesel)93——————2016"Who Was I Foolin'?" (with Lachy Doley)———————Lovelight2017"Big Enough" (Kirin J. Callinan featuring Alex Cameron, Molly Lewis & Jimmy Barnes)———————Bravado2019"My Criminal Record"———————My Criminal Record"Shutting Down Our Town"——————— ARIA: Gold"I Won't Let You Down"——————— 2020"Killing Time"(with Australian Chamber Orchestra)——————— rowspan="2" "Silent Night"——————— 2021"Flesh and Blood"——————— Flesh and Blood"You Ain't Goin' Nowhere"(with Paul Field)——————— Loves Songs for Lonely People"'Til the Next Time"——————— Flesh and Blood"Gateway to Your Heart"———————"Around in Circles"——————— 2022"Soothe Me"(featuring Sam Moore)———————Soul Deep 30"Do You Love Me"(With Josh Teskey)———————"Blue Christmas"——————— Blue Christmas 2023"If Santa Forgets" (with The Tin Lids)——————— Blue Christmas (Expanded edition) "Black and Blue" (with Joe Bonamassa)——————— Mushroom: Fifty Years of Making Noise (Reimagined) 2024"Comin' Up" (with Y.O.G.A.)——————— 2025"New Day" / "Beyond the River Bend"——————— Defiant"The Long Road"———————"Defiant"———————"That's What You Do for Love"———————"Brother of Mine" (with Swanee and Alan Barnes)——————— Believe 2026"Rock 'n' Roll Is King"——————— "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.
Promotional releases Year Title Notes 1993"Gonna See My Baby Tonight" (Jimmy Barnes & Nathan Cavaleri)In September 1993 Cavaleri and Barnes released a cover version of the La De Da's' single, "Gonna See My Baby Tonight". Fifty thousand promotional copies were included as give-aways in Uncle Tobys breakfast cereal boxes. 2001 "Good Times" (live) / "Ride the Night Away" (live) (Jimmy Barnes & Bon Jovi)Recorded live on 24 March 2001 at Colonial Stadium in Melbourne, Australia and sold online via Barnes website. 2017 "High Voltage (Tribute to George and Malcolm Young)" (live) Recorded live at the 2017 ARIA Awards. Released digitally
Other albums YearTitle1995Euro Summer '94 UK promo-release only Released: 1995 Label: Mushroom Records2003Live at the Basement Jon Lord with Hoochie Coochie Men & Jimmy Barnes Released: 2003 Label: EMI2004Living Loud as part of Living Loud Released: 22 June 2004 Label: Capitol Records2006Live at Lizottes iTunes-only release Released: 1 July 2006 Label: Liberation Music2008Live as part of Living Loud Released: 29 August 2008 Label: Edel Records2013Welcome to the Pleasure House 6-track EP Released: 16 August 2013 Label: Freight Train Studio2021 Skin and Bone (The Flesh and Blood Demos) (featuring Diesel) 6-track demo EP Released: 15 October 2021 Label: Bloodlines
Videos and DVDs TitleDetailPeak chart positionsCertificationAUSTake One – The VideosReleased: 1989 Label: Mushroom (81009)align="center" ARIA: PlatinumTake Two – The VideosReleased: 1991 Label: Mushroom (V82375)align="center" Soul Deep – Live at the Palais Released: 1992 Label: Mushroom (V82451)align="center" Flesh and Wood Released: 1994 Label: Mushroom (74321 21761 3)align="center" Barnes Hits – Video Anthology Released: 1996 Label: Mushroom (V81632) 29 ARIA: PlatinumSoul Deeper – Live at the Basement Released: 2001 Label: Liberation Music (LIBDVD1016) ARIA: PlatinumRaw / Live in AustraliaReleased: November 2001 Label: Festival (334638) 5Unplugged: Live at the Chapel Released: 2002 Label: Thames/Thompson (TMM0021) Hits Released: 2004 Label: Liberation Music (LIBDVD1027) ARIA: PlatinumHits + Released: 2004 Label: Liberation Music ARIA: PlatinumConcert Box Released: 2004 Label: Liberation Music (BARNESDVD1) Note: 3x DVD (Soul Deep – Live at the Palais / Live at the Chapel / Soul Deeper – Live at the Basement) Max Sessions: Live at the Sydney Opera House Released: November 2007 Label: Liberation Music (LIBDVD 1085) 11 ARIA: GoldLive at the Enmore Released: July 2009 Label: Liberation Music (LIBDVD1093) 12 ARIA: Gold30 Years of Jimmy Barnes – The Rockumentary Released: 2015 Label: Liberation Music
Other appearances