Everything but the Girl discography
| Everything but the Girl discography | |
|---|---|
 Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt, 1996 | |
| Studio albums | 11 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Singles | 31 |
| Video albums | 1 |
The discography of Everything but the Girl (EBTG), consists of eleven studio albums, seven compilation albums, four extended plays, thirty-one singles, and one video album. The band formed in Hull during 1982, consisting of lead singer and occasional guitarist Tracey Thorn and guitarist, keyboardist, and singer Ben Watt.[1]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications (sales threshold) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
US [3] | |||||||||||||
| Eden |
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14 | — | |||||||||||
| Everything but the Girl |
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— | — | |||||||||||
| Love Not Money |
|
10 | 202 |
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| Baby the Stars Shine Bright |
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22 | — |
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| Idlewild |
|
13 | — |
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| The Language of Life |
|
10 | 77 |
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| Worldwide |
|
29 | — | |||||||||||
| Acoustic |
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— | — | |||||||||||
| Amplified Heart |
|
20 | 46 | |||||||||||
| Walking Wounded |
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4 | 37 |
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| Temperamental |
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16 | 65 | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | UK[6] | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Essence & Rare 82-92 | — | — |
| 1993 | Home Movies | 5 | — |
| 1996 | The Best of Everything but the Girl | 23 | — |
| 2001 | Back to Mine, an EBTG compilation of Chill Out tracks | — | — |
| 2002 | Like the Deserts Miss the Rain | 58 | — |
| 2005 | Adapt or Die: Ten Years of Remixes | — | — |
| 2006 | The Platinum Collection | — | — |
| 2007 | The Works a 3 CD Retrospective | — | — |
Extended plays
| Year | EP | UK[6] | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Covers EP | 13 | — |
| 1993 | The Only Living Boy in New York EP | 42 | — |
| 1993 | I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love EP | 72 | — |
| 1994 | Missing - the Live EP | — | — |
Singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [6] |
AUS [7] |
GER [8] |
IRE [9] |
NED [10] |
NZ [11] |
SWE [12] |
SWI [13] |
US [14] |
US Dance [14] | ||||
| 1983 | "Night and Day" | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Single only | |
| 1984 | "Each and Every One" | 28 | — | — | 9 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | Eden | |
| "Mine" | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Everything but the Girl | ||
| "Native Land" | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1985 | "When All's Well" | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love Not Money | |
| "Angel" | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1986 | "Come on Home" | 44 | — | — | 27 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | Baby, the Stars Shine Bright | |
| "Don't Leave Me Behind" | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1987 | "Cross My Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | "These Early Days" (remix) | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Idlewild | |
| "I Always Was Your Girl" | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1989 | "I Don't Want to Talk About It" | 3 | — | — | 3 | 85 | 19 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Love Is Here Where I Live" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1990 | "Driving" | 54 | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Language of Life | |
| "Take Me" (Hamblin remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1991 | "Old Friends" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Worldwide | |
| "Twin Cities" (Wildwood remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1992 | "Talk To Me Like The Sea" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "Rollercoaster" | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Amplified Heart | |
| "Missing" | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1995 | "Missing" (Todd Terry remix) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1996 | "Walking Wounded" | 6 | 30 | — | 29 | 31 | 41 | 34 | — | — | — | Walking Wounded | |
| "Wrong" | 8 | 36 | 59 | 20 | 29 | 41 | 47 | 68 | 1 | ||||
| "Single" | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Driving" (remix) | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of Everything but the Girl | ||
| 1997 | "Before Today" | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Walking Wounded | |
| 1998 | "The Future of the Future (Stay Gold)" (Deep Dish with Everything but the Girl) |
31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | Temperamental | |
| 1999 | "Five Fathoms (Love More)" | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| "Blame" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2000 | "Temperamental" | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| "Lullaby of Clubland" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |||
| 2001 | "Tracey in My Room" (Mash-up – credited to EBTG vs Soul Vision) |
34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Single only | |
| 2002 | "Corcovado" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Red Hot + Rio | |
Videos
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Like the Deserts Miss the Rain |
VIDEOGRAPHY :
- ON MY MIND - 1983
- EACH AND EVERY ONE - 1984
- MINE - 1984
- NATIVE LAND - 1984
- WHEN ALL’S WELL - 1985
- COME ON HOME - 1986
- DON’T LIVE ME BEHIND - 1986
- THESE EARLY DAYS - 1988
- I DON’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT - 1988
- LOVE IS HERE WHERE I LIVE - 1988
- DRIVING - 1990
- TAKE ME - 1990
- OLD FRIEND - 1991
- LOVE IS STRANGE - 1992
- THE ONLY LIVING BOY IN NEW YORK - 1993
- ROLLERCOSTER -1994
- MISSING - 1994
- MISSING - 1995 (REMIX)
- WALKING WOUNDED - 1996
- WRONG- 1996
- SINGLE -1996
- THE FUTURE OF THE FUTURE (STAY GOLD) -1998
- FIVE FATHOMS (LOVE MORE)- 1999
- TEMPERAMENTAL - 1999
References
- ^ "Biography by Jason Ankeny". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
- ^ "Chart Stats - Everything but the Girl". chartstats.com. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ^ "Everything but the Girl Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g "BPI Searchable Database". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - April 4, 2011: Amplified Heart certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ^ a b c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 190. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Australian peaks
- ^ German peaks
- ^ "Irish Singles Chart – Search for song". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
- ^ Dutch peaks
- ^ New Zealand peaks
- ^ Swedish peaks
- ^ Swiss peaks
- ^ a b allmusic - Everything but the Girl Billboard Singles
- ^ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved 28 August 2008)
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Missing')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
- ^ Norwegian certifications Ifpi.no (Retrieved 28 August 2008)
- ^ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved 28 August 2008)
- ^ U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved 28 August 2008)