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{{Short description|English punk rock band}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name              = Sham 69
| background        = group_or_band
| image             = Sham 69.jpg
| landscape         = yes
| image_size        = 
| caption           = Sham 69 in 2025
| alias             = Hersham Boys
| origin            = [[Hersham]], [[Surrey]], England, United Kingdom
| genre             = [[Punk rock]], [[Oi!]]
| years_active      = {{flatlist|
* 1975–1980
* 1987–present
}}
| label             = {{flatlist|
* [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
* [[Parlophone]]
* Step Forward
}}
| associated_acts   = {{flatlist|
* [[Sham Pistols]]
* [[The Lords of the New Church]]
}}
| current_members   = * '''Classic version'''
* [[Jimmy Pursey]]
* Dave Parsons
* Dave Tregunna
* Spike T. Smith
* '''Tim V version'''
* Tim V.
* Tom Austin-Morgan
* Paul Brightman
* Ian Whitewood
| past_members      = * Billy Bostick
* Alby Slider
* Johnny Goodfornothing
* Neil Harris
* Jonathan Phillips
* Pete Nash
* Ricky Goldstein
* Andy Prince
* Mat Sargent
* Mark Cain
* [[Danny Fury]]
* Stuart Wilson
* Rob Jefferson
* Sonny Boy Williamson
*Alan Campbell
*John Woodward
*Ryan Monshall
*[[Robin Guy]]
}}

'''Sham 69''' are an English [[punk rock]] band that formed in [[Hersham]] in [[Surrey]] in 1975. They changed their musical direction after seeing the [[Sex Pistols]] play live in early 1976. They were one of the most successful punk bands in the United Kingdom, achieving five top 20 singles, including "[[If the Kids Are United]]" and "[[Hurry Up Harry]]". The group's popularity saw them perform on the BBC’s ''[[Top of the Pops]]'', and they appeared in the rockumentary film ''[[D.O.A.: A Rite of Passage|D.O.A.]]''. The original unit broke up in 1980, with frontman [[Jimmy Pursey]] moving on to pursue a solo career.

In 1987, Pursey and guitarist David Parsons reformed the band, joined by new personnel. Although subsequently going through a number of line-up changes, Sham 69 remained active and were still playing gigs as of 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialsham69.com/GIGS.html|title=OFFICIAL SHAM 69 WEBSITE|website=Officialsham69.com|access-date=1 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929195458/http://www.officialsham69.com/GIGS.html|archive-date=29 September 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
===Formation===
Sham 69 formed in [[Hersham]], [[Surrey]] in 1975, although originally known (according to some sources) as Jimmy and the Ferrets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punk77.co.uk/groups/sham_69_history.htm|title=The history of Sham 69 Part 1 - Punk Rock legends.|website=Punk77.co.uk|access-date=9 April 2018}}</ref> 'Sham 69' is said to have derived from a piece of [[graffiti]] that co-founder [[Jimmy Pursey]] saw on a wall. It originally said ''Walton and Hersham '69'' but had partly faded away, and made reference to when [[Walton & Hersham F.C.]] secured the [[Athenian League]] title in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sham-69-mn0000160054/biography|title=Sham 69 - Biography & History|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=30 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130204505/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sham-69-mn0000160054/biography|archive-date=30 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

The 12 November 1976 issue of ''[[New Musical Express|NME]]'' noted that Sham 69 was rehearsing in 1976, although only Pursey would remain from this early line-up twelve months later.<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1997|edition=Concise|isbn=1-85227-745-9|page=1074}}</ref> Original guitarists Johnny Goodfornothing (a.k.a. John Goode) and Neil Harris were replaced by Dave Parsons, and drummer Billy Bostik (a.k.a. Andy Nightingale) by Mark Cain.<ref>Buckley, Peter ''The Rough Guide to Rock''. Rough Guides, 2003, p. 925</ref> Albie Slider (a.k.a. Albie Maskell) remained for the group's first single in 1977<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/sf4|title=Sham 69 - I Don't Wanna|website=45cat.com|access-date=9 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108180209/http://www.45cat.com/record/sf4|archive-date=8 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> before being replaced by Dave Tregunna. The Pursey/Parsons/Tregunna/Cain line up then remained stable until 1979,<ref name="Larkin"/> when Ricky Goldstein took over on drums for the band's fourth album.

Sham 69 did not have the [[art school]] background of many English punk bands of the time, and brought in [[football chant]] backup [[vocals]] and an implicit political [[populism]]. The band attracted a large [[skinhead]] following ([[Left-wing politics|left wing]], [[Right-wing politics|right wing]] and non-political). Their concerts were plagued by [[violence]], and the band ceased live performances after a 1979 concert at the [[Rainbow Theatre]] in [[Finsbury Park]] was broken up by [[British National Front|National Front]]-supporting [[white power skinhead]]s fighting and rushing the stage.<ref>{{cite news |last= Hennessey |first= Val |date= 21 September 2010 |orig-date= 21 September 1979 |title= From the archive: 21 September 1979, A wimp's-eye view of punk rock gigs |work= The Guardian |url= https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2010/sep/21/punk-sham69-farewell-concert |access-date= 20 October 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last= Piller |first= Eddie |author-link= Eddie Piller |year= 2023 |title= Clean living under difficult circumstances : A life in Mod |publisher= Monoray |location= London |isbn= 978-1-8009-6059-6 |pages= 141–144 }}</ref>

===Recordings===
[[File:Sham 69 1978.png|left|thumb|Sham 69 performing in 1978]]
Sham 69 released their first [[single (music)|single]], "[[I Don't Wanna (Sham 69 song)|I Don't Wanna]]", on Step Forward Records in August 1977, produced by [[John Cale]] (formerly of [[the Velvet Underground]]), and its success in the independent charts prompted [[Polydor Records]] to sign the band. Their major label debut was "Borstal Breakout" in January 1978, followed by [[UK Singles Chart]] success with "[[Angels with Dirty Faces (Sham 69 song)|Angels with Dirty Faces]]" (reaching No. 19 in May 1978) and "[[If the Kids Are United]]" (No. 9 in July 1978).<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/> These were not included on the group's debut album, ''[[Tell Us the Truth]]'', a mixture of live and studio recordings.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/>

The group had further chart success with "[[Hurry Up Harry]]" (No. 10 in October 1978), which came from their second [[Album|LP]] and first full [[recording studio|studio]] [[album]], ''[[That's Life (Sham 69 album)|That's Life]]''.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/> The band's popularity was enhanced by their performances on ''[[Top of the Pops]]'', and the band performed in the film, ''[[D.O.A. (1980 film)|D.O.A.]]'' around this time (although the film was not released until 1980). Sham 69 would ultimately be one of the most successful UK punk rock bands, releasing five singles that cracked the Top 20 of the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name=Ind>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/jimmy-pursey-hurry-up-jimmy-405331.html|title=Jimmy Pursey: Hurry up Jimmy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925144421/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/jimmy-pursey-hurry-up-jimmy-405331.html|archive-date=25 September 2015|work=[[The Independent]]|date=25 June 2006}}</ref>

The band eventually started to move away from punk rock, to embrace a sound heavily influenced by classic [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Rock music|rock]] bands such as [[Mott the Hoople]], [[The Who]], [[the Rolling Stones]] and [[Faces (band)|Faces]]. This was demonstrated by their third album, ''[[The Adventures of the Hersham Boys]]''.{{according to whom|date=November 2016}}

===Demise===
[[File:Sham 69 - 7571034022.jpg|thumb|Original singer [[Jimmy Pursey]] in 2012]]
The original incarnation of Sham 69 disbanded in 1980, following the release of the band's fourth album, ''The Game.'' Pursey was enormously critical of the album, calling it "a pile of shit" in a 1989 ''[[Flipside (fanzine)|Flipside]]'' interview, noting:

<blockquote>
"I was forced into making it, you understand? I called it ''The Game'' because that's how the music business had become to me. Like a little [[roulette]] wheel where everything we did had all of this political value to it, but it didn't make any difference because you spin the wheel and if it landed on the right number you were all right, the wrong number and you were not all right."<ref name=Flip58>Al Kowalewski, "Jimmy Pursey 1988: Sham 69 Round Two: A Decade to Think," ''Flipside,'' whole no. 58 (Winter 1989), pp. 24–27.</ref></blockquote>

Pursey formed the short-lived band [[Sham Pistols]] with former [[Sex Pistols]] members [[Steve Jones (musician)|Steve Jones]] and [[Paul Cook]], before moving on to a solo recording career.<ref name=Ind /> Pursey's first solo album was with [[Polydor Records]], the label for which Sham 69 had recorded,<ref name=Flip58 /> but was a commercial and critical failure. The second solo album, ''Alien Orphans,'' was recorded with [[CBS Records International|CBS Records France]].<ref name=Flip58 /> For his third solo album, ''Revenge Is Not the Password,'' Pursey paid for the recording out of his own pocket in order to maintain artistic freedom.<ref name=Flip58 />

In 1981, Pursey collaborated with [[Peter Gabriel]] on the single "Animals Have More Fun" which was commercially unsuccessful. He also became occupied with video production in London, making use of snippets of found video in an effort "to do something really anarchic."<ref name=Flip58 />

Rick Goldstein, Dave Parsons, and Dave Tregunna joined the 1980s [[glam punk]]/[[gothic rock]] band [[The Wanderers (band)|the Wanderers]] with [[Stiv Bators]] of [[the Dead Boys]]. Tregunna and Bators later recruited Nick Turner of [[the Barracudas]] and [[Brian James (guitarist)|Brian James]] of [[The Damned (band)|the Damned]] to form [[the Lords of the New Church]].
===1987 and later===
In 1987 Pursey and Parsons resurrected Sham 69 with new members; Ian Whitewood on drums, Andy Prince on bass, Tony Hardie-Bick ("Tony Bic") on keyboards and Linda Paganelli on saxophone, releasing the album ''[[Volunteer (Sham 69 album)|Volunteer]]''  and the singles "Rip and Tear" and "Outside the Warehouse". The album [[Live at CBGB's (Sham 69 album)|''Live at CBGB's'']] also features this line-up. The next studio album, ''[[Information Libre]]'', has Patricia de Mayo on keyboards. Andy Prince went on to join the [[Magic Mushroom Band]], and Whitewood was replaced on drums by Sonny Boy Williamson, who played on the ''[[Soapy Water and Mister Marmalade]]'' album and the singles "Uptown", "Action Time & Vision" and "Girlfriend".

===2006 break-up and aftermath===
[[File:Sham 69 2.jpg|thumb|Tim V performing with the band in 2008|left]]
In late 2006, Sham 69 broke up and Dave Parsons stated his wish to independently continue as 'Sham 69'. On 26 January 2007, [[BBC News]] announced that Sham 69 had split because of a bitter fallout between Pursey and Parsons.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6303411.stm|work=[[BBC News]]|title=Punk band Sham 69 in bitter split|date=2007-01-26|access-date=2010-05-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829052910/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6303411.stm|archive-date=29 August 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> ''NME'' reported that a statement released by Parsons included the message: "Sham 69 have left Jimmy Pursey on the eve of their 30th anniversary. The band had become increasingly fed up with Jimmy's lack of interest in playing live and continually letting down both promoters and fans by pulling out of gigs at the last moment".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/nme/26054|title=Sham 69 split with singer|date=26 January 2007|work=[[NME]]|access-date=30 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082547/http://www.nme.com/news/nme/26054|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Parsons and Whitewood continued as Sham 69 with Tim V on vocals and Rob Jefferson on bass.<ref>{{cite web|title=SHAM 69 - THE STORY SO FAR|url=http://www.sham69online.co.uk/HISTORY.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518111246/http://www.sham69online.co.uk/HISTORY.html|archive-date=18 May 2007}}</ref> This line-up performed tours of the United States, played at many punk [[music festival|festivals]] across Europe, and released the album, ''[[Hollywood Hero]]'', in August 2007.

Pursey and Sargent formed a new band [[Day 21]] with Rev & Snell from [[Towers of London (band)|Towers of London]].  The band was named after the last Sham 69 album and also to avoid confusion with the fans over the name. Day 21 recorded an album titled ''4:10am'' which was not released, although a CD single, "'Aving It Rock 'N' Roll", was released in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/4779850-Day-21-Running-Free-Aving-It-Rock-N-Roll|title=Day 21 : 'Aving It Rock 'N' Roll|website=Discogs.com|access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref>
 
Bassist Rob Jefferson left Parsons' Sham 69 and was replaced by the former [[U.K. Subs]] member Alan Campbell. In 2009, Sham 69 was the first major punk band to tour [[China]]. They released an album titled ''[[Who Killed Joe Public]]'', in late 2010.

===2011–present===
In May 2011, Parsons stated on his website that he had disbanded Sham 69, although this was disputed by the other members.  In July 2011, Pursey announced on [[Twitter]] the re-formation of most of the 1977 line-up, comprising Pursey, Parsons and Tregunna. This meant that there were two active bands using the same name, with three of the classic line-up (Pursey, Parsons and Tregunna) in one band, and Harris in the other.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sham 69 biography|url=http://thegreatrockbible.com/portfolio-item/sham-69-biography/|website=The Great Rock Bible|access-date=17 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305045408/http://thegreatrockbible.com/portfolio-item/sham-69-biography/|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2012, Pursey registered the name as a trademark.<ref>{{UK trademark|2613069|Sham 69 text trademark}}</ref> As of 2016, both bands were still touring using the name, with the Pursey version often using the "Original 1977 line-up" tagline,<ref>{{cite web|title=Sham 69 (Original 1977 Line-up) Tour Date|url=https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/sham-69-original-1977-line-up|website=Ents 24|access-date=17 May 2015}}</ref> and the other using the "Tim V" name.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sham 69 (Tim V) dates|url=http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/artist/72659/Sham_69_Tim_V.html|website=Allgigs.co.uk|access-date=17 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115205924/http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/artist/72659/Sham_69_Tim_V.html|archive-date=15 November 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 28 January 2018, Sham 69 co-founder Neil Harris died from cancer at the age of 63.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.awayfromlife.com/neil-harris-von-sham-69-tot|title=Neil Harris - Sham 69 Gründungsmitglied gestorben|language=de|date=28 January 2018|website=Awayfromlife.com|access-date=30 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Krause |first= Riley |date= 2 February 2018 |title= Daughter of Sham 69's Neil Harris pays tribute after father's death |work= Surrey Comet |url= https://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/15915726.daughter-sham-69s-neil-harris-pays-tribute-fathers-death/ |access-date= 21 October 2023 }}</ref> Drummer Robin Guy died from cancer on 12 September 2024, at the age of 54.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dunworth |first1=Liberty |title=Tributes paid after Rachel Stamp and Sham 69 drummer Robin Guy dies: "A tremendously talented drummer and a lovely bloke" |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/tributes-paid-after-rachel-stamp-and-sham-69-drummer-robin-guy-dies-a-tremendously-talented-drummer-super-showman-and-a-lovely-bloke-3793546 |access-date=14 September 2024 |publisher=NME |date=13 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Robin Guy |url=https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Robin_Guy/444331 |website=Encyclopaedia Metallum |access-date=14 September 2024}}</ref>

==Legacy==
Sham 69 have been cited as a major influence on the [[Oi!]] musical subgenre of UK punk in the late 1970s, and also on the working class [[street punk]] musical subgenre of the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sham-69-mn0000160054/biography|title=Sham 69 &#124; Biography & History|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=5 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607122349/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sham-69-mn0000160054/biography|archive-date=7 June 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Members==
<gallery>
File:Sham 69 (27435122361).jpg|Pursey
File:Sham 69 6.jpg|Parsons
File:Sham 69 (27408268862).jpg|Tregunna
File:Memoriam RudE 2022 11.jpg|Smith
</gallery>

=== Current line-up ===
* [[Jimmy Pursey]] &ndash; vocals (1975–1980, 1987–2006, 2011–present)
* Dave Parsons &ndash; guitar, backing vocals (1977–1980, 1987–present)
* Dave Tregunna &ndash; bass, backing vocals (1977–1980, 2011–present)
* Spike T. Smith &ndash; drums (2023–present)

=== Former members ===
* Neil Harris &ndash; guitar (1975–1977; died 2018)
* John Goode &ndash; guitar (1975–1977)
* Albie Slider (Albert Maskell) &ndash; bass (1975–1977)
* Billy Bostik &ndash; drums (1975–1977)
* Mark Cain &ndash; drums (1977–1979)
* Ricky Goldstein &ndash; drums (1979–1980)
* Andy Prince &ndash; bass (1987–1993)
* Mat Sargent &ndash; bass (1994–2006)
* Ian Whitewood &ndash; drums (1987–2011)
* Tim V &ndash; vocals (2007–2011)
* Rob Jefferson &ndash; bass, backing vocals (2007–2009)
* Al Campbell &ndash; bass (2009–2011)
* Danny Fury &ndash; drums (2011–2012)
* [[Robin Guy]] &ndash; drums (2012–2023; died 2024)
* Ryan Monshall &ndash; Bass (2016–2021)

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===Tim V version===
[[File:Sham 69 3.jpg|thumb|Tim V's version performing in 2008]]

====Current members====
* Tim V &ndash; vocals (2007–present)
* Ian Whitewood &ndash; drums (2007–present)
* Paul Brightman &ndash; guitar (2014–present)
* Tom Austin-Morgan &ndash; bass (2021–present)

====Former members====
* Dave Parsons &ndash; guitar, backing vocals (2007–2011)
* Neil Harris &ndash; guitar (2011–2018; died 2018)
* Tony Feedback &ndash; guitar (2011–2014)
* Rob Jefferson &ndash; bass, backing vocals (2007–2009)
* Al Campbell &ndash; bass (2009–2011)
* John Woodward &ndash; bass (2011–2016)
* Ryan Monshall &ndash; bass (2016–2021)

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==Discography==
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title
! Year
! width=40|[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2006|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|edition=19th|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|location=London|isbn=1-904994-10-5|page=493}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Tell Us the Truth]]''
|rowspan="2"|1978
| style="text-align:center;"|25
|-
|''[[That's Life (Sham 69 album)|That's Life]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|27
|-
|''[[The Adventures of the Hersham Boys]]''
|1979
| style="text-align:center;"|8
|-
|''[[The Game (Sham 69 album)|The Game]]''
|1980
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|''[[Volunteer (Sham 69 album)|Volunteer]]''
|1988
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|''[[Information Libre]]''
|1991
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|''[[Kings & Queens (Sham 69 album)|Kings & Queens]]''
|1993
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|''[[Soapy Water and Mister Marmalade]]''
|1995
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|''[[The A Files]]''
|1997
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|''[[Direct Action: Day 21]]''
|2001
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|''[[Hollywood Hero]]'' (U.S.)
(a.k.a. ''Western Culture'' (UK / Europe))
|2007
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|''[[Who Killed Joe Public]]''
|2010
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|''Their Finest Hour''
|2013
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|''It'll End in Tears''
|2015
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|''Black Dog''
|2021
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|''To the Ends of the Earth''
|2024
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date of issue
! [[A-side and B-side|A-side]]
! [[A-side and B-side|B-side]]
! Label
! Catalogue #
! [[Album]]
! width=40|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>
|-
|October 1977
|"[[I Don't Wanna (Sham 69 song)|I Don't Wanna]]"
|"Red London" / "Ulster"
|[[Step-Forward Records|Step Forward]]
|SF 4
| {{N/A}}
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|1977
|"Song of the Streets"<br/>(aka "What Have We Got")
| {{N/A}}
|(self released)
|
| {{N/A}}
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|January 1978
|"Borstal Breakout"
|"Hey Little Rich Boy"
|[[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
|2058 966
|''[[Tell Us the Truth]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|59{{Efn|Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".|name=fn2|group=upper-alpha}}
|-
|April 1978
|"[[Angels with Dirty Faces (Sham 69 song)|Angels with Dirty Faces]]"
|"Cockney Kids Are Innocent"
|Polydor
|2059 023
|''[[That's Life (Sham 69 album)|That's Life]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|19
|-
|July 1978
|"[[If the Kids Are United]]"
|"Sunday Morning Nightmare"
|Polydor
|2059 05
| {{N/A}}
| style="text-align:center;"|9
|-
|October 1978
|"[[Hurry Up Harry]]"
|"No Entry"
|Polydor
|POSP 7
|''[[That's Life (Sham 69 album)|That's Life]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|10
|-
|March 1979
|"[[Questions and Answers (Sham 69 song)|Questions and Answers]]"
|"Gotta Survive" (live) / "With a Little Help from My Friends"
|Polydor
|POSP 27
|rowspan="3"|''[[The Adventures of the Hersham Boys]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|18
|-
|July 1979
|"[[Hersham Boys]]"
|"I Don't Wanna" (live) / "Tell Us the Truth" (live)<br/>"Rip Off (Live)" / "I'm A Man, I'm A Boy (Live)"
|Polydor
|POSP 64
| style="text-align:center;"|6
|-
|October 1979
|"[[You're a Better Man Than I]]"
|"Give a Dog a Bone"
|Polydor
|POSP 82
| style="text-align:center;"|49
|-
|March 1980
|"[[Tell the Children]]"
|"Jack"
|Polydor
|POSP 136
|rowspan="2"|''[[The Game (Sham 69 album)|The Game]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|45
|-
|June 1980
|"Unite and Win"
|"I'm a Man"
|Polydor
|2059 259
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|July 1987
|"Rip and Tear"
|"The Great American Slowdown"
|Legacy
|LGY 69
|rowspan="2"|''[[Volunteer (Sham 69 album)|Volunteer]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|181
|-
|February 1988
|"Outside the Warehouse"
|"Outside the Warehouse" (version)
|Legacy
|LGY 71
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|March 1993
|"Uptown"
|"Borstal Breakout"
|C.M.P.
|CMP 1T
|''[[Information Libre]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|October 1993
|"Action Time & Vision"
|"Bosnia" / "Hey Little Rich Boy" / "Reggae Giro"
|C.M.P.
|CMCCD 002
|''Kings & Queens''
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|1995
|"Girlfriend"
|"25 Years" / "Rainbow Warrior (Greenpeace)"
|Red Cat
|AISCD 001
| ''[[Soapy Water and Mister Marmalade]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|1996
|"Swampy (Run to the Forest)"
|"Geoffrey Thomas" / "Studenthead" / "Window Stare"
|[[Cleopatra Records|Cleopatra]]
|AI CD 005
|''[[The A Files]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|1996
|”Listen Up"
|”25 Years"
|Empty Records
|MT-359
|''[[Soapy Water and Mister Marmalade]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|2006
|"[[Hurry Up England]]"
| {{N/A}}
|[[Parlophone]]
|CDR 6704
| {{N/A}}
| style="text-align:center;"|10
|-
| colspan="9" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
|}
Source: <ref name="The Great Rock Discography">{{cite book|first=Martin C.|last=Strong|year=2000|title=The Great Rock Discography|edition=5th|publisher=Mojo Books|location=Edinburgh|page=869|isbn=1-84195-017-3}}</ref>

===Compilation albums===
*''[[The First, the Best and the Last]]'' (1980)
*''[[The Punk Singles Collection 1977–80]]'' (1998)
*''Angels With Dirty Faces 2-CD Anthology'' (1999) (Castle Music ESDCD 780)
*''Laced Up Boots and Corduroys'' (2000)
*''If The Kids Are United - The Best of Sham 69'' (2001)
*''The Best of Sham 69: Cockney Kids Are Innocent'' (2002)
*''The Complete Collection: 3-disc'' (2004)
*''Sham 69 - Set List: The Anthology'' (Re-recorded Greatest Hits on CD & LP) - [[Secret Records]]
*''Hurry Up Harry: The Collection'' (2017)

===Compilation appearances===
*''Lords of Oi!''  (1997)
*''Teenage Kicks'' (4 April 2005)
*''The Original Punk Album'' (2007)
*''Punk 77/2007 30th Anniversary'' (2007)*
*''DOA movie, Rip Off'' Performed by Sham 69; recorded live at Roundhouse Studios
"Borstal Breakout" Performed by Sham 69; recorded live at Roundhouse Studios (1981)

===Live albums===
*''[[Live and Loud!! (Sham 69 album)|Live and Loud!!]]'' (1987)
*''[[The Complete Sham 69 Live]]'' (1989)
*''[[Live at the Roxy Club]]'' (1990)
*''[[Live in Italy (Sham 69 album)|Live in Italy]]'' (1996)
*''[[Live at CBGB's (Sham 69 album)|Live at CBGB's]]'' (1998)
*''[[Green Eggs & Sham]]'' (1999)
*''SHAM 69 Live'' (2011)

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.officialsham69.com/ Website of Sham 69/Tim V]
* [https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4289446.stm BBC article on use of Sham 69 song at Labour Party conference]
* {{discogs artist|Sham 69}}
* {{imdb name|1505097}}

{{Sham 69}}

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