John Butler Trio discography

Studio albums| 7
EPs| 2
Live albums| 5
Singles| 14
Video albums| 3

The John Butler Trio are an Australian roots jam band. To date, they have released seven studio albums, five live albums, eleven singles, two EPs, and three video albums.

The John Butler Trio's second studio album, Three (2001), reached the top 30 on the Australian album charts and achieved platinum sales status. The band's subsequent studio albums titled Sunrise Over Sea (2004), Grand National (2007), and April Uprising (2010) all debuted at #1 on the Australian album charts with all three reaching platinum sales status.

The band's first live album titled Living 2001–2002 (2003) reached the top 10 and achieved platinum status in Australia. The band's second live album, Live at St. Gallen (2005), was successful as well achieving gold record status in Australia.

## Studio albums

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Year  | Album details  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications
(sales thresholds)

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AUS
[1] | US
[2] | US
Heat.
[3][4] | NZ
[5] | FRA
[6] | SWI
[7] | BEL
(Fl)
[8] | BEL
(Wa)
[9]
1998  | John Butler

* Released: 27 December 1998
* Label: Independent/MGM Distribution (JBT001)
* Format: LP

| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |

* AUS: Gold[10]

2001  | Three

* Released: 18 April 2001
* Label: Independent/MGM Distribution (JBT003)
* Format: CD

| 24  | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |

* AUS: Platinum[11]

2004  | Sunrise Over Sea

* Released: 8 March 2004[nb 1]
* Label: Jarrah Records (JBT006)
* Format: CD

| 1  | —  | 16  | 9  | 36  | —  | —  | —  |

* AUS: 5× Platinum[11]

2007  | Grand National

* Released: 24 March 2007
* Label: Jarrah Records (JBT011)
* Format: CD

| 1  | 110  | 1  | 14  | 17  | 58  | —  | 94  |

* AUS: 3× Platinum[13]

2010  | April Uprising

* Release: 26 March 2010
* Label: Jarrah Records (JBT015)
* Format: CD

| 1  | 36  | 2  | 6  | 4  | 9  | 33  | 61  |

* AUS: Platinum[14]

2014  | Flesh & Blood

* Released: 7 February 2014
* Label: Jarrah Records
* Format: CD

| 2  | 58  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 8  | 24  |

* AUS: Gold[15]

2018  | Home[16]

* Released: 28 September 2018
* Label: Jarrah Records
* Format: CD

| 1
[17] | —  | —  | —  | —  | 61  | —  | 87  |
"--" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification.

## Live albums

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Year  | Album details  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications
(sales thresholds)

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|
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AUS
[1] | FRA
[6]
2002  | Living 2001–2002

* Released: 10 February 2003
* Label: Jarrah (JBT004)
* Format: CD

| 6  | -- | AUS: Platinum[18]
2005  | Live at St. Gallen

* Released: 5 December 2005
* Label: Jarrah (SFL1-0142)
* Format: LP

| 47  | 76  | AUS: Gold[19]
2009  | Live at Lollapalooza

* Released: 22 September 2009
* Label: Jarrah
* Format: Digital

| -- | -- |
2011  | Live at Red Rocks

* Released: 19 July 2011
* Label: Jarrah
* Format: CD

| 22  | -- |
2023  | Live in Paris

* Released: 21 April 2023[20]
* Label: Family Music
* Format: Digital download, streaming

| -- | -- |

## EPs

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Year  | EP details

|

2000  | JBT EP

* Released: 31 July 2000
* Label: Independent/MGM Distribution (JBT002)
* Format: CD

2004  | What You Want

* Released: 9 August 2004
* Label: Jarrah (JBT007)
* Format: CD

## Cassette

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Year  | Album details  | Sales

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1996  | Searching for Heritage[nb 2]

* Released: 1996
* Label: Independent (self release)
* Format: cassette

| 3,500

## Singles

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Year  |  Title  |  Peak chart positions  |  Album

|
|
|

AUS
[1] |  NZ
[5]
2003  |  "Zebra"  |  22  |  27 |  Sunrise Over Sea
2004  |  "What You Want"  |  29  |  —
"Somethings Gotta Give"  |  47  |  —
2006  |  "Funky Tonight"[A] |  15  |  — |  non-album single
2007  |  "Good Excuse"[B] |  —  |  — |  Grand National
"Better Than"  |  16  |  32
"Funky Tonight" (with Keith Urban)[C] |  11  |  — |  non-album single
"Used to Get High"[D] |  —  |  — |  Grand National
2009  |  "One Way Road"  |  15  |  — |  April Uprising
2010  |  "Close to You"  |  38  |  —
"Revolution"  |  34  |  —
2011  |  "I'd Do Anything"  |  69[21] |  —
2013  |  "Only One"  |  44  |  — |  Flesh & Blood
2018  |  "Home" ([16]) |  —  |  — |  Home
"Just Call Me"  |  —  |  —
"Tell Me Why"  |  —  |  —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

## DVDs

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Year  | Album details  | Certifications
(sales thresholds)

|
|

2005  | Live at St. Gallen

* Released: 5 December 2005
* Label: Jarrah Records
* Format: DVD

| --
2007  | Live at Federation Square

* Released: 3 November 2007
* Label: ABC Music/Warner Music Australia
* Format: DVD

| Platinum[22]
2011  | Live at Red Rocks

* Released: 19 July 2011
* Label: Jarrah Records
* Format: DVD

| --

## Notes

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1. ^ Sunrise Over Sea debuted at #1 on the ARIA Top 50 Charts on 15 March 2004, reaching gold record status in its first week on sale.[12] It was the first time a release by a completely independent Australian artist on their own independent label had debuted at the top of the national charts. It peaked at #1 for three weeks and spent a total of 57 weeks in the charts.[12] Sunrise Over Sea also debuted at #1 on the AIR Album Charts and spent a total of 84 weeks in those charts.[11]
2. ^ Searching for Heritage was recorded and released by John Butler prior to the formation of the John Butler Trio

A.^ "Funky Tonight" was originally released as a non-album single, it subsequently appeared on the album, Grand National.
B.^ "Good Excuse" was released as a radio promotional single only.
C.^ "Funky Tonight" was performed by John Butler Trio and Keith Urban at 2007 ARIA Awards and the duet was released as a digital download single only.
D.^ "Used to Get High" was released as a radio promotional single only.

## References

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General

* "John Butler Trio discography". John Butler Trio website. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
* "John Butler Trio – Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
* "The John Butler Trio – Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
* "The John Butler Trio – Discography". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
* "John Butler Trio : Discography". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 July 2009.[dead link‍]

Specific

1. ^ a b c "Discography John Butler Trio". australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
2. ^ "John Butler Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
3. ^ "John Butler Chart History". Billboard magazine. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
4. ^ "John Butler Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
5. ^ a b "Discography The John Butler Trio". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
6. ^ a b "Discographie The John Butler Trio". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2009. Note: Some information is in French.
7. ^ "John Butler Trio - Discography". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
8. ^ "Discographie The John Butler Trio". ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 December 2009. Note: Some information is in Flanders.
9. ^ "Discographie The John Butler Trio". ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 December 2009. Note: Some information is in French.
10. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
11. ^ a b c "Nominations for Song of the Year - 2008". APRA/AMCOS. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
12. ^ a b "The John Butler Trio - Sunrise Over Sea". Australian Charts Portal. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
13. ^ "ARIA Charts - Album Accreditation". ARIA. 2007. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
14. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2010 Albums". ARIA. 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
15. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2014 Albums". ARIA. 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
16. ^ a b Langford, Jackson (3 August 2018). "John Butler Trio Drop New Single 'Home', Announce First Album In Four Years". Music Feeds. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
17. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
18. ^ "ARIA Charts - Album Accreditation". ARIA. 2004. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
19. ^ "ARIA Charts - Album Accreditation". ARIA. 2005. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
20. ^ "John Butler Previews Solo 'Live In Paris' Album With 'Faith'". noise11. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
21. ^ "The ARIA Report: Issue 1097" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
22. ^ "ARIA Charts - DVD Accreditation". ARIA. 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2009.

## External links

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* Music portal
* Australia portal

* John Butler Trio discography at Discogs
* The John Butler Trio discography at MusicBrainz

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John Butler Trio

* John Butler
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* Michael Barker
* Shannon Birchall
* Nicky Bomba
* Gavin Shoesmith

Studio albums|

* John Butler
* Three
* Sunrise Over Sea
* Grand National
* April Uprising
* Flesh & Blood
* Home

EPs|

* Searching for Heritage
* JBT EP
* What You Want

Singles|

* "Zebra"
* "What You Want"
* "Something's Gotta Give"
* "Funky Tonight"
* "Good Excuse"
* "Better Than"
* "Used to Get High"

Live albums|

* Living 2001-2002
* Live at St. Gallen
* Live At Red Rocks

DVDs|

* Live at St. Gallen
* Live At Red Rocks

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