Songs written by Alex James&nbsp;&nbsp;

10/1990

She's So High by Blur

from Leisure

48
UK

written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

& Dave Rowntree (as David Rowntree)

04/1991

There's No Other Way by Blur

from Leisure

121

82
US

15
dance

5
alt.

8
UK

written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

& Dave Rowntree (as David Rowntree)

08/1991

Bang by Blur

from Leisure

40
dance

24
UK

written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

& Dave Rowntree (as David Rowntree)

04/1992

Popscene by Blur

32
UK

written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

& Dave Rowntree (as David Rowntree)

05/1993

For Tomorrow by Blur

from Modern Life Is Rubbish

28
UK

written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

07/1993

Chemical World by Blur

from Modern Life Is Rubbish

27
alt.

28
UK

written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

10/1993

Sunday Sunday by Blur

from Modern Life Is Rubbish

26
UK

written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

03/1994

Girls & Boys by Blur

from Parklife

169

59
US

21
dance

4
alt.

5
UK

[SBK/Food 58155]
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

06/1994

To the End by Blur

from Parklife

16
UK

written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

10.

09/1994

Parklife by Blur

from Parklife

10
UK

[BRIT Awards Best British Single 1995]
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

11.

11/1994

End of a Century by Blur

from Parklife

19
UK

written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

12.

08/1995

① Country House by Blur

from The Great Escape

202

✫1
UK

[songwriter #1 hit]
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

13.

11/1995

The Universal by Blur

from The Great Escape

125

5
UK

written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

14.

02/1996

Stereotypes by Blur

from The Great Escape

7
UK

written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

15.

05/1996

Charmless Man by Blur

from The Great Escape

117

5
UK

written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

Pianoman

16.

06/1996

Blurred by Pianoman

107

6
UK

written by Damon Albarn (sample), Graham Coxon (sample), Alex James (sample)

& Dave Rowntree (sample)

Me Me Me

17.

08/1996

Hanging Around by Me Me Me

19
UK

written by Charles Bloor, Stephen Duffy, Alex James

& Justin Welch

18.

02/1997

③ Beetlebum by Blur

from Blur

190

✫1
UK

[songwriter #3 hit]
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

19.

04/1997

② Song 2 by Blur

from Blur

199

55
US

25
rock

6
alt.

2
UK

[songwriter #2 hit]
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

20.

06/1997

On Your Own by Blur

from Blur

117

5
UK

written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

21.

09/1997

M.O.R. by Blur

from Blur

114
US

15
UK

[Food/Virgin 38611]
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

, Dave Rowntree, David Bowie & Brian Eno

22.

01/1998

Song 2 by Blur

from Blur

124
UK

[R]
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

23.

06/1998

④ Vindaloo by Fat Les

170

2
UK

[songwriter #4 hit]
written by Keith Allen, Alex James

Brock Landars

24.

07/1998

S.M.D.U. by Brock Landars

49
UK

written by Alex James

, Ced-Gee (as Cedric Miller), Damon Albarn, Dave Rowntree, Graham Coxon, Keith Thornton (as Keith Matthew Thornton), Liam Howlett, Maurice Smith & Trevor Randolph

Devorah

25.

07/1998

Song 2 by Devorah

117
UK

written by Alex James

, Damon Albarn, Dave Rowntree & Graham Coxon

26.

12/1998

Naughty Christmas (Goblin in the Office) by Fat Les

21
UK

featuring Alex James & The London Community Gospel Choir
[Christmas]
written by Alex James

, Keith Allen & Damien Hirst

27.

03/1999

⑤ Tender by Blur

from 13

170

2
UK

[songwriter #5 hit]
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

& Dave Rowntree (as David Rowntree)

28.

11/1999

No Distance Left to Run by Blur

from 13

14
UK

written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

& Dave Rowntree (as David Rowntree)

29.

06/2000

Tender by Blur

from 13

157
UK

[R]
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

& Dave Rowntree (as David Rowntree)

30.

07/2000

Vindaloo by Fat Les

98
UK

[R]
written by Keith Allen, Alex James

31.

10/2000

Music Is My Radar by Blur

from Blur: The Best of

10
UK

written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

32.

06/2002

Who Invented Fish and Chips by Fat Les

86
UK

written by Alex James

, Keith Allen & Damien Hirst

Marco Zaffarano

33.

10/2002

Girls & Boys by Marco Zaffarano

113
UK

written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

34.

03/2003

Crazy Beat by Blur

from Think Tank

22
alt.

18
UK

written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

35.

04/2003

Out of Time by Blur

from Think Tank

127

5
UK

written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

36.

10/2003

Good Song by Blur

from Think Tank

22
UK

written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

37.

01/2004

Good Song by Blur

from Think Tank

155
UK

[R]
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

38.

02/2004

Out of Time by Blur

from Think Tank

176
UK

[R]
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

Cally & Juice / The Whitehouse Project

39.

10/2004

Blurred / I Am the God by Cally & Juice / The Whitehouse Project

90
UK

written by Alex James

, Damon Albarn, Dave Rowntree, Graham Coxon & Steve Knight

WigWam

40.

04/2006

WigWam by WigWam

60
UK

written by Alex James

, Betty Boo (as Alison Clarkson), Ben Hillier & Paul Carter

Route 33

41.

09/2006

Looking Back by Route 33

77
UK

featuring Alex James
written by Alex James

, Dele Ladimeji, Glenn Scott & Kevin J. Ryan

42.

06/2009

Song 2 by Blur

from Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur

105
UK

[R]
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

43.

07/2009

Girls & Boys by Blur

from All the People: Blur Live at Hyde Park

191
UK

[R]
[live]
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

44.

07/2009

Parklife by Blur

from Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur

160
UK

[R]
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

45.

07/2009

The Universal by Blur

from Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur

162
UK

[R]
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

Jason Derulo

46.

03/2010

The Sky's the Limit by Jason Derulo

from Jason Derülo

68
UK

written by Jason Derulo, J-Lex, J. R. Rotem & Alex James

47.

06/2010

Vindaloo by Fat Les

35
UK

[R]
written by Keith Allen, Alex James

Preeya Kalidas

48.

08/2010

Shimmy by Preeya Kalidas

from Constant Cravings

85
UK

featuring Mumzy Stranger
written by Janet Ava Leon (as Janet Leon) & Alex James

Jason Derulo

49.

07/2011

The Sky's the Limit by Jason Derulo

from Jason Derülo

158
UK

[R]
written by Jason Derulo, J-Lex, J. R. Rotem & Alex James

50.

02/2012

Song 2 by Blur

64
UK

[R]
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

51.

03/2012

Country House by Blur

192
UK

[R]
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

52.

03/2012

Girls & Boys by Blur

88
UK

[R]
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

53.

03/2012

Parklife by Blur

74
UK

[R]
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

54.

03/2012

Tender by Blur

174
UK

[R]
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

& Dave Rowntree (as David Rowntree)

55.

06/2012

Vindaloo by Fat Les

171
UK

[R]
written by Keith Allen, Alex James

56.

07/2012

Under the Westway by Blur

34
UK

written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James

57.

06/2023

The Narcissist by Blur

from The Ballad of Darren

26
alt.

written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James