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David Gray discography
David Gray
Studio albums10
EPs1
Live albums1
Compilation albums4
Singles22
Music videos19

The discography of David Gray, an English singer-songwriter, consists of ten studio albums, a live album, three compilation albums, an EP, and twenty-one singles.

Gray released three studio albums in the 1990s before finally making a commercial breakthrough with his fourth album White Ladder (1998), which received little attention at first before being re-released the following. It has sold over 3 million copies in the UK alone, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time there.

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
GER
[4]
IRE
[5]
NLD
[6]
NZ
[7]
NOR
[8]
SWI
[9]
US
[10]
A Century Ends 144 23
Flesh
  • Released: 6 September 1994
  • Label: Hut
  • Formats: CD, cassette
152 70
Sell, Sell, Sell
  • Released: 15 April 1996
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, cassette
92 36
  • UK: Gold
White Ladder
  • Released: 27 November 1998
  • Label: IHT, EastWest
  • Formats: CD, cassette
1 34 61 1 51 4 18 35
Lost Songs 95–98
  • Released: 12 February 2001
  • Label: IHT
  • Formats: CD, cassette
7 1 153
A New Day at Midnight
  • Released: 28 October 2002
  • Label: EastWest
  • Formats: CD, cassette
1 22 61 1 81 6 29 45 17
Life in Slow Motion 1 8 68 49 1 23 4 3 19 16
Draw the Line
  • Released: 14 September 2009
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD, digital download
5 18 74 70 2 21 15 18 12
Foundling
  • Released: 17 August 2010
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD, digital download
18 34 9 55 26 9
Mutineers
  • Released: 17 June 2014
  • Label: Good Soldier
  • Formats: CD, digital download, 12"
10 22 67 53 7 31 36 27 15
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Live albums

Title Album details
A Thousand Miles Behind
  • Released: 13 August 2007
  • Label: self-released
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
IRE
[5]
NZ
[7]
NOR
[8]
US
[10]
The EPs 1992–1994
  • Released: 2 July 2001
  • Label: Hut
  • Formats: CD, cassette
68 18
Shine: The Best of the Early Years
  • Released: 26 March 2007
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 12 November 2007
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
11 7 15 38 96
The Best of David Gray
  • Released: 28 October 2016
  • Label: IHT Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
30 91 53
[17]
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Extended plays

Title EP details
Live from London EP
  • Released: 3 April 2006[18]
  • Label: IHT
  • Formats: digital download

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart position, showing year released and album name
Single Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[1]
AUT
[3]
GER
[19]
IRE
[5]
NLD
[6]
NZ
[7]
SWI
[9]
US
[10]
"Birds Without Wings" 1992 A Century Ends
"Shine" 1993
"Wisdom"
"Faster Sooner Now" 1996 Sell, Sell, Sell
"Late Night Radio"
"This Year's Love" 1999 20 27 White Ladder
"Babylon" 5 96 31 81 31 57
"Please Forgive Me" 18 46
"Sail Away" 2001 26 31
"Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" 26
"Dead in the Water" 2002 A New Day at Midnight
"The Other Side" 35
"Be Mine" 2003 23 36
"The One I Love" 2005 8 48 96 8 93 38 Life in Slow Motion
"Hospital Food" 34 40
"Alibi" 2006 71 47
"You're the World to Me" 2007 53 48 Greatest Hits
"Fugitive" 2009 103 32 84 Draw the Line
"Full Steam"
(featuring Annie Lennox)
"A Moment Changes Everything" 2010 Foundling
"Gulls" 2014 Mutineers
"Back in the World"
"Beautiful Agony"
"Snow in Vegas"
(featuring LeAnn Rimes)
2015
"Smoke Without Fire" 2016 The Best of David Gray
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released

Video albums

Music videos

Year Video Director
1992 "Birds Without Wings"
1993 "Shine" Tony van den Ende
"Wisdom" Lindy Heymann
1996 "Late Night Radio" Donal Scannell and Donal Dineen
1998 "This Year's Love" (version 1)
2000 "Babylon" (UK version) Kieran Evans
"Babylon" (US version) Mike Figgis
"Please Forgive Me" (UK version)
"Please Forgive Me" (US version) David Kellogg
2001 "This Year's Love" (version 2) David Slade
"Sail Away" Big TV!
2002 "The Other Side"
2003 "Be Mine" Vaughan Arnell
2005 "The One I Love" Motion Theory
"Hospital Food" Rainbows & Vampires
"Alibi" Happy
2009 "Fugitive" Will Barras and Dan Lumb
"Full Steam" Andy Morahan
2014 "Gulls"
"Back in the World"
"Beautiful Agony"
2016 "Smoke Without Fire"

References

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  2. ^ a b Peaks in Australia:
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  5. ^ a b c "Irish Charts > David Gray". irish-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
  6. ^ a b "Dutch Charts > David Gray" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
  7. ^ a b c "New Zealand Charts > David Gray". charts.org.nz Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
  8. ^ a b "Norwegian Charts > David Gray". norwegiancharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
  9. ^ a b "Swiss Charts > David Gray" (in German). hitparade.ch Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
  10. ^ a b c "David Gray > Album & Song Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2011-08-19. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) Cite error: The named reference "bb200" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  11. ^ a b c d e f "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved 2009-12-06. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ a b "RIAA Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
  13. ^ "ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 2005 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
  14. ^ "The Irish Charts > 2005 Certification Awards > Multi-Platinum". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  15. ^ "IRMA > 2009 Certification Awards > Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
  16. ^ "Latest Gold / Platinum Albums". Radioscope Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Archived from the original on June 2, 2010. Retrieved 2011-08-19. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/latest/index_test.jsp&ct=240002
  18. ^ "iTunes Preview > Live from London EP". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
  19. ^ "Chartverfolgung / Gray, David / Single" (in German). musicline.de PhonoNet. Retrieved 2011-08-19.