UB40 albums and sales

Updated: February 7, 2025

UB40 sold over 16 million albums. The best-selling album by UB40 is PROMISES AND LIES, which sold over 3.27 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, UB40 is the 279th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of UB40 have sold over 67,500 units, led by HOMEGROWN IN HOLLAND LIVE with over 40,000 units sold.

UB40 albums ranked by sales

Click on any album to see detailed sales, certification history, sources and chart runs.

Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	PROMISES AND LIES UB40 1993	1993	3,272,925	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 42 429 1,258
2	LABOUR OF LOVE II UB40 1989	1989	2,935,000	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 37 280 1,573
3	THE BEST OF UB40 VOL I UB40 1987	1987	2,907,190	Rank in 1987 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 35 285 1,586
4	LABOUR OF LOVE UB40 1983	1983	2,065,000	Rank in 1983 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 46 428 2,440
5	THE VERY BEST OF UB40 1980-2000 UB40 2000	2000	1,400,000	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 115 830 3,579
6	THE BEST OF UB40 VOL II UB40 1995	1995	418,790	Rank in 1995 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 421 3,977 14,139
7	PRESENT ARMS UB40 1981	1981	350,000	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 211 2,516 15,159
8	LABOUR OF LOVE - VOL. 1, 2 & 3 UB40 2003	2003	330,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 395 3,502 15,320
9	SIGNING OFF UB40 1980	1980	307,500	Rank in 1980 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 214 2,569 15,628
10	RED RED WINE - THE COLLECTION UB40 2014	2014	300,000	Rank in 2014 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 164 1,841 15,786
11	THE BEST OF - VOL 1 & 2 UB40 2005	2005	300,000	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 399 3,731 15,958
12	RAT IN THE KITCHEN UB40 1986	1986	248,800	Rank in 1986 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 287 3,020 18,396
13	UB40 UB40 1988	1988	157,500	Rank in 1988 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 440 3,375 21,580
14	LABOUR OF LOVE III UB40 1998	1998	115,000	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 775 6,741 23,338
15	LABOUR OF LOVE I & II UB40 1991	1991	115,000	Rank in 1991 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 520 6,749 23,346
16	LOVE SONGS UB40 2009	2009	107,500	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 405 6,187 23,686
17	UNPLUGGED UB40 2016	2016	100,000	Rank in 2016 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 389 3,625 24,725
18	BEST OF LABOUR OF LOVE UB40 2009	2009	100,000	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 576 6,471 25,883
19	BAGGARIDDIM UB40 1985	1985	100,000	Rank in 1985 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 420 4,233 31,631
20	UB44 UB40 1982	1982	100,000	Rank in 1982 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 409 4,541 31,939
21	GUNS IN THE GHETTO UB40 1997	1997	66,390	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,161 9,754 35,444
22	Essential UB40 2020	2020	60,000	Rank in 2020 Rank in 2020s Overall rank 478 1,662 35,918
23	A REAL LABOUR OF LOVE UB40 2018	2018	60,000	Rank in 2018 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 541 5,360 36,019
24	RED RED WINE - THE ESSENTIAL UB40 2014	2014	60,000	Rank in 2014 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 528 5,660 36,319
25	GEFFERY MORGAN UB40 1984	1984	60,000	Rank in 1984 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 429 5,167 38,948
26	LIVE UB40 1983	1983	50,000	Rank in 1983 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 497 5,838 43,506
27	CCCP LIVE IN MOSCOW UB40 1987	1987	N/A	Rank in 1987 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 900 7,639 73,230
28	LITTLE BAGGARIDDIM UB40 1985	1985	N/A	Rank in 1985 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 731 7,789 73,380

UB40 videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	HOMEGROWN IN HOLLAND LIVE UB40 2004	2004	40,000	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 182 1,247 2,514
2	THE COLLECTION UB40 2002	2002	25,000	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 156 1,669 3,177
3	LIVE AT MONTREUX UB40 2002	2002	2,500	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 228 2,571 4,540

UB40 sales by country

UB40 album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by UB40 are the United Kingdom (8.5 million), the United States (3 million) and France (1.1 million).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Argentina	157,000	2
2	Australia	175,000	3
3	Austria	25,000	1
4	Canada	300,000	4
5	Denmark	25,000	1
6	France	1,100,000	3
7	Germany	1,000,000	3
8	Japan	142,370	4
9	Netherlands	680,000	9
10	New Zealand	240,000	13
11	Norway	30,925	1
12	Portugal	20,000	1
13	Spain	400,000	2
14	Sweden	150,000	3
15	Switzerland	100,000	2
16	United Kingdom	8,500,000	25
17	United States	3,000,000	3
18	USSR	41,300	1

UB40 video sales by country

The largest markets for video releases by UB40 are the Netherlands (40,000), the United Kingdom (25,000) and New Zealand (2,500).