Complete List of Billy Bragg Songs A to Z Selection

MusicBrainz lists 282 distinct song titles by Billy Bragg on official albums, singles and EPs (retrieved 2026-10-09); this page lists 100 of them, A to Z – for each letter the titles found on the most releases – and says so plainly.

Billy Bragg Songs Starting With #

• “1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8” – first released 2006 on England, Half English

Billy Bragg Songs Starting With A

• “A Change Is Gonna Come” – first released 1990 on The Internationale
• “A Lover Sings” – first released 1984 on Brewing Up With Billy Bragg
• “A Miner’s Life” – first released 1990 on The Internationale
• “A New England” – first released 1983 on Life’s a Riot With Spy vs Spy
• “A Nurse’s Life Is Full of Woe” – first released 1986 on Talking With the Taxman About Poetry
• “A Pict Song” – first released 1996 on William Bloke
• “Accident Waiting to Happen” – first released 1991 on Don’t Try This at Home

Billy Bragg Songs Starting With B

• “Bad Penny” – first released 1991 on Sexuality
• “Between the Wars” – first released 1984 on Brewing Up With Billy Bragg
• “Birds and Ships” – first released 1998 on Mermaid Avenue
• “Bread and Circuses” – first released 1991 on Sexuality
• “Bugeye Jim” – first released 1998 on Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key

Billy Bragg Songs Starting With C

• “California Stars” – first released 1998 on She Came Along to Me
• “Chile Your Waters Run Red Through Soweto” – first released 1990 on The Internationale

Billy Bragg Songs Starting With D

• “Days Like These” – first released 1985 on Days Like These
• “Deportees” – first released 1986 on Talking With the Taxman About Poetry
• “Dolphins” – first released 1991 on Don’t Try This at Home

Billy Bragg Songs Starting With E

• “Eisler on the Go” – first released 1998 on Mermaid Avenue
• “England, Half English” – first released 2002 on Take Down the Union Jack

Billy Bragg Songs Starting With F

• “From a Vauxhall Velox” – first released 1984 on Brewing Up With Billy Bragg
• “From Red to Blue” – first released 1996 on William Bloke

Billy Bragg Songs Starting With G

• “Gentle on My Mind” – first released 2016 on Gentle on My Mind
• “Goalhanger” – first released 1996 on William Bloke
• “God’s Footballer” – first released 1991 on Don’t Try This at Home
• “Greetings to the New Brunette” – first released 1986 on Talking With the Taxman About Poetry

Billy Bragg Songs Starting With H

• “Heart Like a Wheel” – first released 1991 on Sexuality
• “Help Save the Youth of America” – first released 1986 on Talking With the Taxman About Poetry
• “Hobo’s Lullaby” – first released 2016 on Hobo’s Lullaby
• “Hold the Fort” – first released 1986 on Talking With the Taxman About Poetry
• “Home” – first released 2010 on Six Songs From Pressure Drop

Billy Bragg Songs Starting With I

• “I Almost Killed You” – first released 2008 on Mr Love & Justice
• “I Guess I Planted” – first released 1998 on Mermaid Avenue
• “I Keep Faith” – first released 2008 on Mr Love & Justice
• “Island of No Return” – first released 1984 on Brewing Up With Billy Bragg
• “It Must Be a River” – first released 1984 on Brewing Up With Billy Bragg
• “It Says Here” – first released 1984 on Brewing Up With Billy Bragg

Billy Bragg Songs Starting With J

• “Jeane” – first released 1986 on Greetings to the New Brunette
• “Joe Hill” – first released 1990 on The Internationale
• “Just One Victory” – first released 1997 on The Boy Done Good / Sugar Daddy

Billy Bragg Songs Starting With K

• “King Tide and the Sunny Day Flood” – first released 2017 on King Tide and the Sunny Day Flood

Billy Bragg Songs Starting With L

• “Levi Stubbs’ Tears” – first released 1986 on Talking With the Taxman About Poetry
• “Like Soldiers Do” – first released 1984 on Brewing Up With Billy Bragg
• “Love Gets Dangerous” – first released 1984 on Brewing Up With Billy Bragg
• “Lovers Town Revisited” – first released 1983 on Life’s a Riot With Spy vs Spy

Billy Bragg Songs Starting With M

• “Mother of the Bride” – first released 1991 on Don’t Try This at Home
• “Moving the Goalposts” – first released 1991 on Don’t Try This at Home
• “Must I Paint You a Picture” – first released 1988 on Workers Playtime
• “My Thirty Thousand” – first released 1998 on Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key
• “My Youngest Son Came Home Today” – first released 1990 on The Internationale

Billy Bragg Songs Starting With N

• “Never Cross a Picket Line” – first released 1990 on The Internationale
• “Never Had No One Ever” – first released 1997 on Bloke on Bloke
• “No One Knows Nothing Anymore” – first released 2013 on Tooth & Nail

Billy Bragg Songs Starting With O

• “Only Bad Signs” – first released 1986 on Talking With the Taxman About Poetry
• “Ontario, Quebec and Me” – first released 1991 on Sexuality

Billy Bragg Songs Starting With P

• “Party of God” – first released 2006 on Don’t Try This at Home

Billy Bragg Songs Starting With Q

• “Qualifications” – first released 1997 on Bloke on Bloke

Billy Bragg Songs Starting With R

• “Revolution” – first released 1992 on Accident Waiting to Happen
• “Richard” – first released 1983 on Life’s a Riot With Spy vs Spy
• “Rock Island Line” – first released 2016 on Shine a Light: Field Recordings From the Great American Railroad
• “Rotting on Remand” – first released 1988 on Workers Playtime
• “Rule nor Reason” – first released 1996 on Upfield

Billy Bragg Songs Starting With S

• “Saffiyah Smiles” – first released 2017 on Saffiyah Smiles
• “Scholarship Is the Enemy of Romance” – first released 1985 on Days Like These
• “Sexuality” – first released 1991 on Sexuality
• “She Came Along to Me” – first released 1998 on She Came Along to Me
• “She’s Got a New Spell” – first released 1988 on Workers Playtime
• “Sin City” – first released 1986 on Talking With the Taxman About Poetry
• “St Swithin’s Day” – first released 1984 on St. Swithin’s Day
• “Strange Things Happen” – first released 1984 on Brewing Up With Billy Bragg
• “Sugar Daddy” – first released 1997 on The Boy Done Good / Sugar Daddy
• “Sugardaddy” – first released 1996 on William Bloke

Billy Bragg Songs Starting With T

• “The Beach Is Free” – first released 2008 on Mr Love & Justice
• “The Boy Done Good” – first released 1997 on Bloke on Bloke
• “The Busy Girl Buys Beauty” – first released 1983 on Life’s a Riot With Spy vs Spy
• “The L&N Don’t Stop Here Anymore” – first released 2016 on The L&N Don’t Stop Here Anymore
• “The Man in the Iron Mask” – first released 1983 on Life’s a Riot With Spy vs Spy
• “The Midnight Special” – first released 2016 on The Midnight Special
• “The Milkman of Human Kindness” – first released 1983 on Life’s a Riot With Spy vs Spy
• “The Sleep of Reason” – first released 2017 on The Sleep of Reason
• “Take Down the Union Jack” – first released 2002 on Take Down the Union Jack
• “Thatcherites” – first released 1996 on Upfield
• “There Is Power in a Union” – first released 1986 on Talking With the Taxman About Poetry
• “There Will Be a Reckoning” – first released 2010 on Six Songs From Pressure Drop
• “Think Again” – first released 1986 on Levi Stubbs’ Tears
• “This Guitar Says Sorry” – first released 1984 on Brewing Up With Billy Bragg
• “To Have and to Have Not” – first released 1983 on Life’s a Riot With Spy vs Spy
• “Tomorrow’s Going to Be a Better Day” – first released 2010 on Six Songs From Pressure Drop
• “The Unwelcome Guest” – first released 1998 on Mermaid Avenue
• “The Warmest Room” – first released 1986 on Talking With the Taxman About Poetry
• “The World Turned Upside Down” – first released 1984 on Brewing Up With Billy Bragg

Billy Bragg Songs Starting With U

• “Upfield” – first released 1996 on William Bloke

Billy Bragg Songs Starting With V

• “Valentine’s Day Is Over” – first released 1988 on Workers Playtime

Billy Bragg Songs Starting With W

• “Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards” – first released 1988 on Workers Playtime
• “Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key” – first released 1998 on Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key
• “Which Side Are You On” – first released 1984 on Brewing Up With Billy Bragg
• “Why We Build the Wall” – first released 2017 on Why We Build the Wall
• “Wishing the Days Away” – first released 1986 on Talking With the Taxman About Poetry

Billy Bragg Songs Starting With Y

• “You Got the Power” – first released 1984 on Brewing Up With Billy Bragg
• “You Woke Up My Neighbourhood” – first released 1991 on Don’t Try This at Home

Studio Albums

• Life’s a Riot With Spy vs Spy (1983)
• Brewing Up With Billy Bragg (1984)
• Talking With the Taxman About Poetry (1986)
• Workers Playtime (1988)
• The Internationale (1990)
• Don’t Try This at Home (1991)
• William Bloke (1996)
• Mermaid Avenue (1998)
• Mermaid Avenue, Vol. II (2000)
• England, Half English (2002)
• Mr Love & Justice (2008)
• Mermaid Avenue, Vol. III (2012)
• Tooth & Nail (2013)
• Shine a Light: Field Recordings From the Great American Railroad (2016)
• The Million Things That Never Happened (2021)

How This List Was Compiled

This list is based solely on the MusicBrainz database for Billy Bragg, retrieved on 2026-10-09. It reflects the song titles listed on official albums, singles, and EPs, excluding live recordings, remixes, demos, and compilation-only tracks. Duplicate or alternate versions of the same song title have been merged to avoid repetition. The selection of 100 songs here represents titles found on the most official releases for each letter of the alphabet. For a complete catalog beyond this selection, MusicBrainz does not list any additional songs. Wikipedia was referenced only to confirm album titles and years where MusicBrainz data was supplemented.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many distinct Billy Bragg songs are listed on official releases?
MusicBrainz lists 282 distinct song titles by Billy Bragg on official albums, singles, and EPs.

What is the earliest release year for Billy Bragg songs in this list?
The earliest release year listed is 1983, with songs from the album Life’s a Riot With Spy vs Spy.

Which letter has the most Billy Bragg song titles in this selection?
The letter T has the most songs listed here, with 19 titles appearing on official releases.

Are live or unofficial recordings included in this list?
No, only official album, single, and EP releases are included. Live, remix, demo, or compilation-only tracks are excluded.

Final Thoughts

This selection offers a broad overview of Billy Bragg’s officially released songs as catalogued by MusicBrainz. For those interested in exploring his work, the studio albums listed provide a comprehensive starting point.

While this list does not cover every song, it highlights key titles from across his career, reflecting the range of his musical output up to the retrieval date.

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