The Black Sorrows discography

The Black Sorrows are an Australian blues rock band formed in 1983 by mainstay vocalist Joe Camilleri. The band is most well known for their songs "Chained to the Wheel", "Harley + Rose" and "Never Let Me Go", released in the late '80s and early '90s. Faithful Satellite, released in September 2016, is the band's 18th studio album.^[1] Citizen John was released in March 2019.^[2]

The Black Sorrows discography
The Black Sorrows in 2021
Studio albums	20
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	3

The band have had three albums peak inside the top 10 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Their top 40 singles are "Chained to the Wheel" (February 1989), "Harley + Rose" (August 1990) and "Snake Skin Shoes" (July 1994).

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions				Notes
		AUS [3]	NOR [4]	NZ [5]	SWE [6]
Sonola	Released: June 1984 Label: Spirit	50	—	—	—
Rockin' Zydeco	Released: March 1985 Label: Spirit	—	—	—	—
A Place in the World	Released: November 1985 Label: Spirit	—	—	—	—
Dear Children	Released: April 1987 Label: CBS	22	—	—	—
Hold on to Me	Released: September 1988 Label: CBS	7	6	35	18
Harley and Rose	Released: August 1990 Label: CBS	3	5	—	36	ARIA: 2× Platinum
Better Times	Released: September 1992 Label: Columbia	13	—	—	—
Lucky Charm	Released: November 1994 Label: Columbia	20	—	—	—
Beat Club	Released: November 1998 Label: Mushroom	—	—	—	—
One Mo' Time	Released: August 2004 Label: Liberation	—	—	—	—
Roarin' Town	Released: October 2006 Label: Warner Music	—	—	—	—
4 Days in Sing Sing	Released: September 2009 Label: Head	—	—	—	—
Crooked Little Thoughts	Released: 24 February 2012 Label: Head	—	—	—	—
Certified Blue	Released: 4 April 2014 Label: Head	73	—	—	—	No. 5 on 2014 Jazz and Blues Australian year-end chart[7] No. 49 on 2015 Jazz and Blues Australian year-end chart.[8]
Endless Sleep Chapter 46	Released: 13 April 2015 Label: Head	—	—	—	—	Nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Blues and Roots Album in 2015
Endless Sleep Chapter 47	Released: 13 April 2015 Label: Head	—	—	—	—
Faithful Satellite	Released: 16 September 2016[9] Label: Head	—	—	—	—
Citizen John	Released: 29 March 2019[2] Label: Bloodlines, Mushroom	11	—	—	—
Saint Georges Road	Released: 10 September 2021[10] Label: Ambition	14	—	—	—
The Way We Do Business	Released: 18 October 2024 Label: Black Sorrows / ABC	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

Title	Details
Radio Waves	Released: March 1996 Label: Mushroom Contains three discs
Live! At the Palms	Released: 2019 (Germany) Label: Blue Rose Recorded live at the Palms Crown, Melbourne, October 2018

Compilations

Title	Details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
		AUS [3]	NZ [5]
The Chosen Ones – Greatest Hits	Released: November 1993 Label: Columbia	4	23	ARIA: Platinum No. 50 on the 1994 year-end Australian chart.[11]
The Very Best of The Black Sorrows	Released: November 1997 Label: Mushroom	—	—
The Essential Black Sorrows	Released: 28 July 2007 Label: Sony BMG	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions		Album
		AUS [3]	NZ [5]
1984	"Brown Eyed Girl"/"What a Difference a Day Makes"	—	—	Sonola
1985	"Shape I'm In"	—	—	Rockin' Zydeco
	"Sons of the Sea"	—	—	A Place in the World
1986	"Country Girls"	—	—
1987	"Daughters of Glory"	48	—	Dear Children
	"Maybe Tomorrow"	91	—
	"The Last Frontier"	—	—
1988	"Hold on to Me"	41	—	Hold On to Me
	"The Chosen Ones"	65	32
1989	"Chained to the Wheel"	9	42
	"The Crack Up"	40	—
	"Fire Down Below"	74	—
1990	"Harley + Rose"	24	—	Harley and Rose
	"Angel Street"	97	—
1991	"Never Let Me Go"	30	—
	"Hold It Up to the Mirror"	97	—
1992	"Ain't Love the Strangest Thing"	46	—	Better Times
	"Better Times"	74	—
1993	"Come On, Come On"	70	—
	"Sweet Inspiration"	136	—
	"Stir It Up"	58	20	The Chosen Ones – Greatest Hits
1994	"Snake Skin Shoes"	16	—	Lucky Charm
	"Last One Standing for You" (with Jon Stevens)	46	—
1995	"Lucky Charm"	158	—
1997	"New Craze"	177	—	Beat Club
2016	"Fix My Bail"[12]	—	—	Faithful Satellite
	"It Ain't Ever Gonna Happen"[13]	—	—
2017	"Raise Your Hands"[14]	—	—
2018	"Silvio"[15]	—	—	Citizen John
2019	"Wednesday's Child"[16]	—	—
2021	"Livin' Like Kings"[17]	—	—	Saint Georges Road
	"Revolutionary Blues"[18]	—	—
	"Chiquita"[19]	—	—
2022	"Saint Georges Road"[20]	—	—
2023	"A Little Love" (with Joe Camilleri and Darlinghurst)[21]	—	—	Non-album single
2024	"One Door Slams"[22]	—	—	The Way We Do Business
	"Crazy Love"[23]	—	—