Billy Talent discography

This is the discography of Canadian rock band Billy Talent. Included in this discography are three items that are from back when the band was known as Pezz. These items are Demoluca, Dudebox, and Watoosh!. Besides those items, this discography documents every studio album, live album, EP, DVD and single released under the name Billy Talent.

Billy Talent discography
Billy Talent at the 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards. (from left to right) Jonathan Gallant, Ian D'Sa, Aaron Solowoniuk, Benjamin Kowalewicz
Studio albums	5
Live albums	2
Video albums	1
Music videos	17
EPs	5
Singles	23
Demos/unreleased tracks	20

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales thresholds)
		CAN [1]	AUS [2]	AUT [3]	FIN [4]	GER [5]	IRL [6]	SWI [7]	UK [8]	US [9]	US Heat [10]
2003	Billy Talent Released: September 16, 2003 Label: Atlantic	6	—	38	—	97	—	—	124	194	11	MC: 3× Platinum[11] BVMI: Platinum[12] BPI: Silver[13]
2006	Billy Talent II Released: June 27, 2006 Label: Atlantic	1	—[upper-alpha 1]	4	22	1	—	31	46	134	3	MC: 3× Platinum[11] BVMI: 2× Platinum[12] BPI: Silver[13] IFPIA: Platinum
2009	Billy Talent III Released: September 22, 2009[15] Label: Warner, Roadrunner	1	44	2	3	2	98	3	35	107	1	MC: 2× Platinum[11] BVMI: Platinum[12]
2012	Dead Silence Released: September 11, 2012 Label: Warner, Last Gang	1	36	2	12	1	94	3	23	135	3	MC: Platinum[11] BVMI: Gold[12]
2016	Afraid of Heights Released: July 29, 2016 Label: Warner, The End	1	26	1	26	1	—	1	23	—	8	MC: Platinum[11]
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums

Year	Album details	Chart peaks
		AUT [3]	GER [5]
2006	Live from the UK Sept./2006 Released: September 8/16, 2006 Label: Atlantic	—	—
2007	666 Released: November 27, 2007 Label: Atlantic	17	31
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Year	Album details	Chart peaks
		CAN [1]	GER [5]	SWI [7]
2014	Hits Released: November 4, 2014 Label: Warner Music Canada	15	69	79

Extended plays

Year	EP details
1994	Demoluca^[B] Released: 1994 Label: Self-released
1995	Dudebox^[B] Released: January 1995 Label: Self-released
2001	Try Honesty EP Released: 2001 Label: Atlantic
2003	Try Honesty/Living in the Shadows Released: 2003 Label: Self-released
2009	Rusted from the Rain EP Released: July 28, 2009 Label: Warner
2010	iTunes Session Released: February 16, 2010 Label: iTunes

B^ Demoluca and Dudebox were released under Billy Talent's original name, "Pezz".

Singles

Year	Song	Peak chart positions									Album
		CAN [16][17]	CAN Alt [18]	CAN Rock [19]	AUT [20]	BEL (Fla) [21]	GER [22]	SWI [23]	UK [8][24]	US Alt. [25]
2003	"Try Honesty"	—	×	×	—	—	—	—	68	24	Billy Talent
	"The Ex"	—	×	×	—	—	—	—	61	—
2004	"River Below"	—	×	12	—	—	—	—	70	—
	"Nothing to Lose"	—	×	15	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	"Devil in a Midnight Mass"	4	×	5	—	—	—	—	66	—	Billy Talent II
	"Red Flag"	—	×	10	19	—	34	—	49	—
	"Fallen Leaves"	22	×	2	34	68	35	91	—	—
2007	"Surrender"	22	×	9	45	60	46	—	—	—
	"This Suffering"	93	×	27	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	"Turn Your Back" (Single Version) (featuring Anti-Flag)	23	×	19	50	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
	"Rusted from the Rain"	9	1	1	19	—	14	53	—	—	Billy Talent III
	"Devil on My Shoulder"	46	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	"Saint Veronika"	62	4	3	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Diamond on a Landmine"	88	10	7	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	"Viking Death March"	69	3	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	Dead Silence
	"Surprise Surprise"	77	8	1	—	—	77	—	—	—
2013	"Stand Up and Run"	90	13	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Show Me the Way"	—	22	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	"Kingdom of Zod"	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	Hits
	"Chasing the Sun"	—	—	34	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	"Afraid of Heights"	—	6	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	Afraid of Heights
	"Louder Than the DJ"	—	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	"Ghost Ship of Cannibal Rats"	—	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	"Forgiveness I + II"	—	—	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	TBA
	"Reckless Paradise"	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"I Beg to Differ (This Will Get Better)"	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart. "×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived.

DVDs

• Scandalous Travelers (2004, CAN: Platinum)

Demos and non-album tracks

• "This Is How It Goes" (Demo, released on the Try Honesty EP and single)
• "Living in the Shadows" (Demo, released over the internet)
• "Cut the Curtains" (Demo, released on the Try Honesty EP)
• "Try Honesty" (Demo, released on the Try Honesty EP and single)
• "Prisoners of Today" (Demo, released over the internet)
• "The Ex" (Demo, released over the internet)
• "Red Flag" (Demo, released over the internet and on several compilation CDs)
• "Devil in a Midnight Mass" (Demo, released over the internet, and on the Devil in a Midnight Mass single and iTunes)
• "Perfect World" (Demo)
• "This Suffering" (Demo)
• "Beach Balls" (Released on the Try Honesty EP and single)
• "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've?)" (Buzzcocks Cover, Released on Devil in a Midnight Mass 7" Single)
• "When I Was a Little Girl" (Released on the Try Honesty single, an alternative mix is featured on Watoosh!)
• "Surrender" (A work in progress, released over the internet)
• "Where Is the Line?" (Demo, released on the Red Flag single)
• "Waiting Room" (A live performance of the Fugazi song, released on the Pepsi Breakout Tour as well as The Ex single)
• "Things" (From "Dudebox")
• "Point Proven" (Old Pezz Demo)
• "Cold Turkey" (John Lennon cover released on Rusted from the Rain single)
• "Bloody Nails + Broken Hearts"
• "Don't Need to Pretend"
• "Chasing the Sun" (Demo, released on "The End Records Free Sampler 2015")
• "Sudden Movements (Dub Version, released on "Stand Up and Run" 7" vinyl record)

Music videos

Year	Title	Director
2003	"Try Honesty"	Sean Michael Turrell
2004	"The Ex"	Billy Talent & Shawn Maher
	"River Below"	Sean Michael Turrell
	"Nothing to Lose"
2006	"Devil in a Midnight Mass"
	"Red Flag"	Floria Sigismondi
	"Fallen Leaves"	Dean Karr & Ian D'Sa
2007	"Surrender"	Phil Harder
	"The Navy Song"
	"This Suffering"	Pierre & Francois Lamoureux
2009	"Rusted From the Rain"	Wayne Isham
	"Devil on My Shoulder"	Howard Greenhalgh
2010	"Saint Veronika"	Michael Maxxis
	"Diamond on a Landmine"
	"Prisoners of Today"	Dustin Rabin
2012	"Viking Death March"	Michael Maxxis, David Hogan
	"Surprise Surprise"[26]	Michael Maxxis
2013	"Stand Up and Run"[27]	Phil Harder
	"Show Me the Way"	Alon Isocianu, Jack Kay, Chad Kroeger
	"Runnin' Across the Tracks"	Alon Isocianu
2014	"Kingdom of Zod"	Sean Michael Turrell
2015	"Chasing the Sun"	Phil Harder
	"Love Was Still Around"	Dustin Rabin
2016	"Afraid of Heights"	Alon Isocianu
	"Louder Than the DJ"	Aaron Solowoniuk & Dustin Rabin
2017	"Ghost Ship of Cannibal Rats"	Jeremy Schaulin Rioux & Sarah Legault

Notes

1. Billy Talent II did not enter the ARIA Albums Chart, but peaked at number 8 on the Hitseekers Albums chart.[14]

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    • For "Diamond on a Landmine": "Re: Canadian Active/Alternative Charts". America's Music Charts. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
    • For "Viking Death March": "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Alternative Rock - August 7, 2012". America's Music Charts. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
    • For "Surprise, Surprise": "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Alternative Rock - November 20, 2012". America's Music Charts. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
19. • For "River Below" "RR Canada Rock Top 30" (PDF). p. 71. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
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    • For "Devil in a Midnight Mass": "Radio & Records Magazine" (PDF). Radio & Records. July 7, 2006. p. 54. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
    • For "Red Flag": "Radio & Records Magazine" (PDF). Radio & Records. November 10, 2006. p. 62. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
    • For "Fallen Leaves": "Radio & Records Magazine" (PDF). Radio & Records. July 7, 2006. p. 54. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
    • For "Surrender": "Radio & Records Magazine" (PDF). Radio & Records. June 1, 2007. p. 53. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
    • For "This Suffering": "Radio & Records Magazine" (PDF). Radio & Records. February 15, 2008. p. 58. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
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