English singer-songwriter and record producer James Blake has released 7 studio albums, 2 collaborative albums, 9 extended plays, 42 singles and 18 music videos.
Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUSPeaks in Australia: All except noted: "Retrograde": "King's Dead": "Stop Trying to Be God": Friends That Break Your Heart: "Til Further Notice": BEL(FL) DEN FRAPeaks in France: All except noted: "Stop Trying to Be God": "Til Further Notice": GER IRE NLPeaks in Netherlands: All except noted: "Stop Trying to Be God": SWI US James Blake Released: 4 February 2011 Label: ATLAS, A&M, Polydor Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl 9 32 1 2 152 27 11 6 9 123 BPI: Silver IFPI DEN: Gold Overgrown Released: 8 April 2013 Label: Polydor, Republic Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl 8 5 12 2 62 13 24 32 16 32 BPI: Silver IFPI DEN: Gold The Colour in Anything Released: 6 May 2016 Label: Polydor, Republic Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl 13 16 18 21 93 76 16 20 19 36 Assume Form Released: 18 January 2019 Label: Polydor, Republic Formats: CD, streaming, digital download, cassette, vinyl 6 22 4 7 60 27 18 17 9 21 Friends That Break Your Heart Released: 8 October 2021 Label: Polydor, Republic Formats: CD, streaming, digital download, cassette, vinyl 4 61 11 15 62 19 80 29 14 75 Playing Robots into Heaven Released: 8 September 2023 Label: Polydor, Republic Formats: CD, streaming, digital download, cassette, vinyl — — 24 — 192 32 — — 75 — Trying Times Released: 13 March 2026 Label: Good Boy Records Formats: CD, streaming, digital download, vinyl 3 35 3 — 42 7 — 16 18 — "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released.
Collaborative albums + List of collaborative albums, with date released Title Album details Peak chart positions BEL(FL) Wind Down Released: 18 March 2022 Label: Polydor, Republic Formats: Streaming —Bad Cameo(with Lil Yachty) Released: 28 June 2024 Label: Quality Control, Motown Format: Streaming, digital download 198
Extended plays Title Details Peak chart positions UKSales UKDance UKIndie SCO USSales The Bells Sketch Released: 8 March 2010 Label: Hessle Formats: Vinyl, digital — — — — 14 CMYK Released: 31 May 2010 Label: R&S Formats: Vinyl, digital — 38 32 — — Klavierwerke Released: 27 September 2010 Label: R&S Formats: Vinyl, digital — — 49 — — Enough Thunder Released: 7 October 2011 Label: ATLAS, Polydor Formats: Vinyl, CD, digital — — — — — Love What Happened Here Released: 6 December 2011 Label: R&S Formats: Vinyl, digital — — — — — 200 Press Released: 8 December 2014 Label: 1-800 Dinosaur Formats: Vinyl, digital — — — — — Before Released: 14 October 2020 Label: Republic, Polydor Formats: Vinyl, digital — — — — — Covers Released: 11 December 2020 Label: Republic, Polydor Formats: Digital 55 — — 81 — CMYK 002 Released: 15 June 2024 Label: CMYK Formats: Digital — — — — — "—" denotes a release that did not chart.
Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UKPeak positions in the United Kingdom: For all except where noted: For "The Wilhelm Scream": For "I Need a Forest Fire": For "King's Dead": For "Bloody Waters": For "Mile High": For "Stop Trying to Be God": For "Feel Away": AUS BEL(FL) CANPeak positions in Canada: For all except when noted: For "Stop Trying to Be God": DEN IRE NL NZ PORPeaks in Portugal: All except noted: "Retrograde": "You're Too Precious": "Stop Trying to Be God": "Diablo": USPeak positions in the United States: For all except when noted: For "Stop Trying to Be God": "Air & Lack Thereof" 2009 — — — — — — — — — — "Limit to Your Love" 2010 39 — 5 — 3 — 7 — — — IFPI DEN: Gold James Blake "The Wilhelm Scream" 2011 136 — — — — — — — — — "Lindisfarne / Unluck" — — — — — — — — — — "Order / Pan" — — — — — — — — — — "Fall Creek Boys Choir"(with Bon Iver) — — — — — — — — — — Enough Thunder "A Case of You" — — — — — — — — — — "Retrograde" 2013 87 56 — — 10 — — — 46 — ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold IFPI DEN: Gold RMNZ: Gold Overgrown "Overgrown" — — — — — — — — — — "Life Round Here" (Remix)(featuring Chance the Rapper) — — — — — — — — — — "Modern Soul" 2016 — — — — — — — — — — The Colour in Anything "Timeless" — — — — — — — — — — "Radio Silence" — — — — — — — — — — "My Willing Heart" — — — — — — — — — — "I Need a Forest Fire"(featuring Bon Iver) 195 — — — — — — — — — RMNZ: Gold "Timeless" (Remix)(featuring Vince Staples) — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="2" "Vincent" 2017 — — — — — — — — — — "King's Dead" 2018 50 58 — 23 — 51 — — 64 21 RIAA: 3× Platinum MC: 2× Platinum BPI: GoldBlack Panther: The Album and Redemption "If the Car Beside You Moves Ahead" — — — — — — — — — — "Don't Miss It" — — — — — — — — — — Assume Form "Mile High" 2019 47 — — — — — — — 73 — RMNZ: Gold "Lullaby for My Insomniac" — — — — — — — — — — "Barefoot in the Park" — — — — — — — — 99 — "Mulholland" — — — — — — — — — — "You're Too Precious" 2020 — — — — — — — — 35 — rowspan="2" "Are You Even Real?" — — — — — — — — — — "Godspeed" — — — — — — — — — — Covers "Before" — — — — — — — — — — Before "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" — — — — — — — — — — Covers "Say What You Will" 2021 — — — — — — — — — — Friends That Break Your Heart "Life Is Not the Same" — — — — — — — — — — "Famous Last Words" — — — — — — — — — — "(Pick Me Up) Euphoria"(featuring Labrinth) 2022 — — — — — — — — — — Euphoria Season 2 (An HBO Original Series Soundtrack) "Big Hammer" 2023 — — — — — — — — — — Playing Robots into Heaven "Loading" — — — — — — — — — — "Kisses Make Sure" 2024 — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="3" "Thrown Around" — — — — — — — — — — "Like the End" — — — — — — — — — — "Death of Love"2026 — — — — — — — — — —Trying Times "I Had a Dream She Took My Hand" — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album UK BEL(FL) NZHot "Feel Away": "MaNyfaCedGod" 2017 — — — 4:44 "We Go Home Together" — — — Love What Survives "Feel Away" 2020 92 — 34 Tyron "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Promotional singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album UK UKIndie UKR&B NZHot "Doesn't Just Happen" 2026 66 24 27 9 Trying Times
Other charted songs Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS CAN FRA GER NL NZ POR US WW "The Bells Sketch" 2010 — — — — — — — — — — The Bells Sketch "Forward" 2016 85 — — 151 — — — — 63 — Lemonade "Bloody Waters" 2018 98 — — — — — — — — —Black Panther: The Album "Stop Trying to Be God" 70 87 19 76 100 94 — 39 27 — BPI: Silver ARIA: Gold MC: Platinum RIAA: Platinum Astroworld "Tell Them" 2019 — — — — — — ― — — — Assume Form "Into the Red" — — — — — — ― — — — "Where's the Catch?" — — — — — — ― — — — "Both Sides of a Smile" 2021 — — — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver We're All Alone in This Together "Coming Back" — — — — — — — — — — Friends That Break Your Heart "Diablo" 2022 — — — — — — — 184 — — Motomami "Hummingbird" 2023 — — 73 — — — — — 90 143 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack from and Inspired by the Motion Picture) "Nonviolent Communication" — — — — — — — — — — "Til Further Notice" — 52 33 86 — — 39 55 38 42 BPI: Silver RIAA: Gold MC: Platinum Utopia "History" 2025 9 — — — — 82 — — — — The Boy Who Played the Harp "Selfish" — — — — — — — — — — "Trying Times" 2026 — — — — — — — — — — Trying Times "When I'm Home" — — — — — — — — — — The Odyssey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Guest appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Other artist(s) Album "Forward" 2016 Beyoncé Lemonade "(At Your Best) You Are Love" Frank Ocean Endless "The Ends" Travis Scott, André 3000 Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight "How We Got By" 2017 Mount Kimbie Love What Survives "Look Ma No Hands"2018 André 3000 Look Ma No Hands EP "Momo's"Connan MockasinJassbusters "Still Stuff That Doesn't Happen" Oneohtrix Point Never Age Of "Stop Trying to Be God" Travis Scott, Kid Cudi, Philip Bailey, Stevie Wonder Astroworld "Universal Soldier" 2020 Jay Electronica A Written Testimony "Grieving" Kehlani It Was Good Until It Wasn't "Both Sides of a Smile" 2021 Dave We're All Alone in This Together "Diablo" 2022 Rosalía Motomami "Let Her Go" 2023 Don Toliver Love Sick "Lost Forever" Travis Scott, Westside Gunn Utopia "Til Further Notice" Travis Scott, 21 Savage "Tantrums" 2024 Normani Dopamine"History"2025DaveThe Boy Who Played the Harp"Selfish" "When I'm Home" 2026 Ludwig Göransson, Travis Scott The Odyssey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
as Harmonimix 2012: "Confidence Boost" – Harmonimix and Trimbal
Remixes YearArtistSongTitle2009Untold"Stop What You're Doing"James Blake Remix2010Mount Kimbie"Maybes"Destiny's Child"Bills, Bills, Bills"2013Mala"Changes"Harmonimix RemixDrake"Come Thru"James Blake Remix2014Beyoncé"Drunk in Love"Harmonimix Remix2018Moses Sumney"Make Out in My Car"James Blake Remix2019Khushi"This Is, Pt. I"
Production and songwriting credits
YearSongArtistAlbum2012"Confidence Boost"UntoldSweat / Dante"Saying"2016"Forward" (featuring James Blake)BeyoncéLemonade"Pray You Catch Me""The Ends" (featuring André 3000)Travis ScottBirds in the Trap Sing McKnight"War Ready"Vince StaplesPrima Donna"Big Time""Nikes"Frank OceanBlonde"Solo""Solo (Reprise)""Godspeed"2017"Element"Kendrick LamarDamn"Adnis"Jay-Z4:44"ManyFacedGod" (featuring James Blake)2018"Momo's"Connan MockasinJassbusters2019"iMi"Bon IverI, I2020 "Flux Capacitor"Jay ElectronicaA Written Testimony "Lucky Me"Moses SumneyGræ "Legendary"MikeQ & Ash B. non-album single "Afterlife"Flatbush ZombiesTBA2021"PANIC ROOM!"JPEGMAFIAEP2!"Stay Alive"MustafaWhen Smoke Rises"Come Back" 2022"Diablo"RosalíaMotomami"Como un G""Dark Hearted"Freddie Gibbs$oul $old $eperately 2023"Let Her Go" (featuring James Blake)Don ToliverLove Sick"Leave the Club" (featuring Lil Durk and GloRilla)"Slow Motion" (featuring Wizkid)"Hummingbird" (with James Blake)Metro BoominSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack from and Inspired by the Motion Picture)"Delresto (Echoes)" (with Beyoncé)Travis ScottUtopia"Lost Forever" (featuring Westside Gunn)"Til Further Notice" (featuring James Blake and 21 Savage)2024"Talking / Once Again" (featuring North West)¥$ (Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign)Vultures 1"2-3 Zone"Erick Arc ElliottI've Never Been Here Before"Parkour""Beef Patty" (featuring Boy Boy)2025"History"DaveThe Boy Who Played the Harp"175 Months""Chapter 16""Selfish"2026"This One Here"Kanye WestBully
Music videos YearTitleDirector2010"Limit to Your Love"Martin de Thurah2011"The Wilhelm Scream"Alexander Brown"Lindisfarne"Martin de Thurah"A Case of You"Seb Edwards2013"Retrograde"Martin de Thurah"Overgrown" Nabil"Voyeur"Tobias Revell and Ferry Gouw"Life Round Here" (featuring Chance the Rapper)Nabil2016"I Need a Forest Fire"Matt Clark2017"My Willing Heart"Anna Rose Holmer"Vincent" (Don McLean cover)Andrew Douglas2018"If the Car Besides You Moves Ahead"Alexander Brown2019"Barefoot in the Park" Diana Kunst2021"Say What You Will"Bear Damen"Funeral" The Rest"Famous Last Words"2023"Big Hammer"Oscar Hudson2024"Thrown Around"Will and Ed Reid
as Harmonimix YearTitleDirector 2012"Confidence Boost" (Harmonimix & Trim)Rollo Jackson
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