The discography of Archie Roach , an Indigenous (Gunditjmara and BundjalungArchie Roach, His life story told through his music, National Film and Sound Archive of Australia) Australian musician consists of 10 studio albums, 3 live album, 1 soundtrack album and 5 compilation albums.
Roach has won numerous awards including and was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2020.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications AUSAustralian (ARIA Chart) peaks: Top 50 peaks: All ARIA peaks: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. Charcoal Lane Released: May 1990 Label: Aurura, Mushroom (D30386) Formats: CD, cassette 86ARIA: Gold Jamu Dreaming Released: March 1993 Label: Aurura, Mushroom (D30851) Formats: CD, cassette 55 Looking for Butter Boy Released: July 1997 Label: Aurura, Mushroom (320122) Formats: CD 52 Sensual Being Released: 22 July 2002 Label: Mushroom (335192) Formats: CD 59 Journey Released: 29 October 2007 Label: Liberation (LIBCD9259.2) Formats: CD 193 Into the Bloodstream Released: 19 October 2012 Label: Liberation (LMCD0197) Formats: CD 49 Let Love Rule Released: 11 November 2016 Label: Liberation (LMCD0297) Formats: CD, DD, streaming 24 Dancing with My Spirit Released: 13 April 2018 Label: Mushroom Music Publishing (335192) Formats: CD, DD, streaming, LP — Tell Me Why Released: 1 November 2019 Label: Bloodlines (BLOOD62) Formats: 2×CD, DD, streaming, LP 7 The Songs of Charcoal Lane Released: 13 November 2020 Label: Bloodlines (BLOOD83) Formats: CD, DD, streaming Re-recorded Charcoal Lane 176 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums + List of Live albums, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions AUS Ruby (with Ruby Hunter, Paul Grabowsky and Australian Art Orchestra) Released: 2005 Label: Australian Art Orchestra Formats: CD — The Concert Collection 2012–2018 Released: 17 May 2019 Label: Bloodlines (BLOOD54) Formats: CD, DD, streaming — Live in Key Largo '92 and Darwin '93 Released: 1 August 2022 Label: Archie Roach, Australian Road Crew Association Formats: DD, streaming —
Soundtrack albums + List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions AUS The Tracker Released: 12 August 2002 Label: Mushroom (334932) Formats: CD 171 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums Title Details Peak chart positions AUS The Definitive Collection Released: 5 July 2004 Label: Festival, Warner Music Australia (337682) Format: CD — Music Deli Presents Archie Roach 1988 Released: November 2009 Label: ABC Music (1791253) Format: CD NB: Early recordings from 1988 — Creation Released: 4 October 2013 Label: Aurora, Festival (FEST601011) Format: 4×CD box set of Roach's first 4 studio albums — My Songs: 1989–2021 Released: 11 March 2022 Label: Bloodlines (BLOOD101) Format: 3×CD, streaming, download 68 Songs from the Kitchen Table (with Ruby Hunter) Released: 31 May 2024 Format: digital download Label: Archie Roach Foundation Note: Compilation of unreleased tracks — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Charting singles +List of singles to chart in top 200, with selected chart positions Title Year Chart positions Album AUSAUS "Took the Children Away" 1990 160 Charcoal Lane "From Paradise" 1993 107 Jamu Dreaming
Singles
+ List of singles as lead artist Title Year Album "Took the Children Away" 1990 Charcoal Lane "Down City Streets" 1991 "From Paradise" 1993 Jamu Dreaming "Walking into Doors" "Hold On Tight" 1997 Looking for Butter Boy "Watching Over Me" "All Men Choose the Path They Walk" 2002 The Tracker "Alien Invasion" Sensual Being "A Child Was Born Tonight" 2005 Ruby "Song to Sing" 2012 Into the Bloodstream "We Won't Cry" "Colour of Your Jumper" 2013 "Freedom" (Mau Power featuring Archie Roach) 2014 The Show Will Go On "It's Not Too Late" 2016 Let Love Rule "Get Back to the Land" "Open Your Eyes" 2019 Tell Me Why "Rally Round the Drum" (with Paul Kelly) "One Song" 2022 My Songs: 1989 – 2021 "I'm Gonna Fly"(with Ellie Lovegrove) 2023
Other singles + List of other singles Title Year "Our Home, Our Land"(with various artists) 1995 "Yil Lull"(as Singers for the Red Black & Gold) 1998 "You're the Voice"(as United Voices Against Domestic Violence) 2017 "Song for Elijah (Wrap Our Arms Around You)"(with various artists) 2017
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