Editors are a British indie rock band based in Birmingham, who formed in 2002. Previously known as Pilot and "The Pride", the band consists of Tom Smith (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano), Russell Leetch (bass guitar and live backing vocals), Ed Lay (drums, percussion and live backing vocals), Justin Lockey (lead guitar), and Elliott Williams (keyboards and synthesizers).
| Editors discography | |
|---|---|
 Editors performing in 2007 | |
| Studio albums | 7 |
| EPs | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 5 |
| Singles | 40 |
| Music videos | 23 |
Editors have so far released two platinum studio albums, selling over 2 million copies between them worldwide.[1][2] Their debut album The Back Room was released in 2005. It contained hits such as "Munich" and "Blood" and the following year received a Mercury Prize nomination. Their follow-up album An End Has a Start went to number 1 in the UK Albums Chart in June 2007 and earned the band a Brit Awards nomination for best British Band. It also spawned another Top 10 hit single with the release of "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors".
Their third studio album, In This Light and On This Evening, was released in October 2009 and debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart.
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||||||
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| UK [3] |
BEL (FL) [4] |
BEL (WA) [5] |
FRA [6] |
GER [7] |
IRL [8] |
ITA [9] |
NLD [10] |
SWI [11] |
US [12] | ||||||||
| The Back Room |
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2 | 53 | 74 | 107 | — | 23 | — | 30 | — | —[A] |
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| An End Has a Start |
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1 | 5 | 45 | 56 | 24 | 7 | 47 | 2 | 31 | 117 |
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| In This Light and on This Evening |
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1 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 12 | —[B] |
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| The Weight of Your Love |
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6 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | —[C] | ||||||
| In Dream |
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5 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 7 | —[D] | ||||||
| Violence |
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6 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 10 | —[E] | ||||||
| EBM |
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10 | 2 | 6 | 122 | 6 | — | 97 | 2 | 10 | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] |
BEL (FL) [4] |
BEL (WA) [5] |
FRA [6] |
GER [7] |
IRL [8] |
ITA [9] |
NLD [10] |
SPA [24] |
SWI [11] | ||||||||
| Black Gold: Best of Editors[25] |
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28 | 2 | 18 | 115 | 21 | 72 | 61 | 8 | 44 | 94 | ||||||
| You Are Fading IV[26] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| You Are Fading III[26] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| You Are Fading II |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| You Are Fading I |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||
Box sets
edit| Title | Album details |
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| Unedited |
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EPs
edit| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Sales [3] |
UK Indie [3] |
AUT [29] |
BEL (FL) [4] |
BEL (WA) [5] |
GER [7] |
NLD [10] |
SCO [3] |
SWI [11] | |||||||||
| Snowfield Demo EP |
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| Napster EP (Live Session) |
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| Live At Telekom Street Gigs, Frankfurt |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Spotify Session - Live At Spotify Madrid |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| The Blanck Mass Sessions |
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34 | 12 | 67 | 13 | 109 | 53 | 36 | 50 | 90 | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] |
AUT [29] |
BEL (FL) [4] |
BEL (WA) [5] |
FRA [30] |
GER [7] |
IRL [8] |
NLD [31] |
POL [32] |
SWI [33] | ||||||
| "Bullets"[F] | 2005 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Back Room | |||
| "Munich"[G] | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 97 | — | — |
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| "Blood"[H] | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "All Sparks" | 2006 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors" | 2007 | 7 | — | 47 | —[I] | — | — | 39 | 89 | 31 | — | An End Has a Start | |||
| "An End Has a Start" | 27 | — | —[J] | — | — | 88 | — | 90 | — | — | |||||
| "The Racing Rats" | 26 | — | 36 | —[K] | — | — | — | 20 | 35 | — | |||||
| "Push Your Head Towards the Air" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Bones" [L] | — | — | —[M] | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | |||||
| "Papillon" | 2009 | 23 | 44 | 1 | 6 | — | 43 | — | 16 | 1 | 52 |
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In This Light and On This Evening | ||
| "You Don't Know Love" | 2010 | — | — | —[N] | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | ||||
| "Last Day" [O] | —[P] | — | — | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
| "Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | In This Light and On This Evening | ||||
| "No Sound But the Wind" [Q] | — | — | 1 | 37 | — | — | — | 72 | — | — |
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| "A Ton of Love" | 2013 | —[R] | — | 32 | —[S] | — | — | — | 54 | 50 | —[T] | The Weight of Your Love | |||
| "Formaldehyde" | —[U] | — | —[V] | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | |||||
| "Honesty" | — | — | —[W] | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | |||||
| "Sugar" | 2014 | — | — | —[X] | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | ||||
| "What Is This Thing Called Love" | — | — | —[Y] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "No Harm" | 2015 | — | — | —[Z] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | In Dream | |||
| "Marching Orders"[39] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Life Is a Fear" | — | — | 40 | —[AA] | — | — | — | —[AB] | 48 | — | |||||
| "Ocean of Night" | — | — | —[AC] | —[AD] | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | |||||
| "Forgiveness" | 2016 | — | — | —[AE] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "All the Kings" | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | |||||
| "Magazine" | 2018 | — | — | —[AF] | —[AG] | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | Violence | |||
| "Hallelujah (So Low)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | |||||
| "Darkness at the Door" | — | — | —[AH] | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | |||||
| "Cold" | — | — | —[AI] | —[AJ] | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | |||||
| "Barricades" | 2019 | — | — | —[AK] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Blanck Mass Sessions | |||
| "Frankenstein"[41] | — | — | —[AL] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Black Gold | ||||
| "Black Gold"[25] | — | — | —[AM] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Upside Down" | 2020 | — | — | —[AN] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Heart Attack" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | EBM | |||
| "Karma Climb" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Kiss" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Vibe" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
Other appearances
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "No Sound But the Wind" | 2009 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon OST |
Music videos
edit| Year | Song | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Bullets" (version 1) | Mike Brady |
| "Munich" | Mark Thomas | |
| "Blood" | Chris Hopewell & Matt Freeth | |
| "Bullets" (version 2) | Martin de Thurah | |
| 2006 | "All Sparks" | Lee Lennox |
| 2007 | "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors" | Arni & Kinski |
| "An End Has a Start" | Diane Martel | |
| "The Racing Rats" | Vince Haycock | |
| 2008 | "Push Your Head Towards the Air" | Paul Minor |
| "Bones" | Russell Leetch | |
| 2009 | "Papillon" | Andrew Douglas |
| 2010 | "You Don't Know Love" | Arni & Kinski |
| "Last Day" | ||
| "Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool" | Lennox Brothers | |
| "No Sound but the Wind" | ||
| 2013 | "A Ton of Love" | Mark Thomas |
| "Formaldehyde" | Ben Wheatley | |
| "Honesty" | Favourite Colour: Black | |
| 2014 | "Sugar" | Joe Vanhoutteghem |
| "What Is This Thing Called Love" | ||
| 2015 | "No Harm" | Rahi Rezvani |
| "Marching Orders" | ||
| "Life Is a Fear" | ||
| "Ocean of Night" | ||
| 2016 | "All the Kings" | |
| 2018 | "Magazine" | |
| "Hallelujah (So Low)" | ||
| "Darkness at the Door" | ||
| "Cold" | ||
| 2019 | "Barricades" | Hi-sim [42] |
| "Frankenstein" | Gregory Ohrel [43] | |
| "Black Gold" | Rahi Rezvani | |
| 2022 | "Heart Attack" | Felix Geen |
| "Karma Climb" | Justin Lockey & James Lockey | |
| "Kiss" | ||
| "Picturesque" | Ellie Madeland |
Notes
edit- ^ The Back Room did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 14 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[13]
- ^ In This Light and on This Evening did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 8 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[13]
- ^ The Weight of Your Love did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 17 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[13]
- ^ In Dream did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 9 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[13]
- ^ Violence did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 13 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[13]
- ^ "Bullets" originally peaked at 54 on the UK singles chart before being re-issued on 26 September 2005.
- ^ "Munich" originally peaked at 22 on the UK singles chart before being re-issued on 2 January 2006.
- ^ "Blood" was re-issued on 19 June 2006 and re-entered the UK singles chart at #39.
- ^ "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors" did not enter the Wallonia Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 7 on the Ultratip chart.[5]
- ^ "An End Has a Start" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 3 on the Ultratip chart.[4]
- ^ "The Racing Rats" did not enter the Wallonia Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 12 on the Ultratip chart.[5]
- ^ "Bones" was released as a digital download only.
- ^ "Bones" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 10 on the Ultratip chart.[4]
- ^ "You Don't Know Love" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 7 on the Ultratip chart.[4]
- ^ "Last Day" was a limited release as part of Record Store Day in April 2010.
- ^ "Last Day" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 23 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[34]
- ^ The live version of "No Sound But the Wind" recorded at Rock Werchter festival in Belgium in 2010 was the version released as a single.
- ^ "A Ton of Love" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 7 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[36]
- ^ "A Ton of Love" did not enter the Wallonia Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 32 on the Ultratip chart.[5]
- ^ "A Ton of Love" did not enter the Swiss Singles chart, but charted at number 85 on the Swiss Airplay chart.[37]
- ^ "Formaldehyde" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 65 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.[38]
- ^ "Formaldehyde" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 5 on the Ultratip chart.[4]
- ^ "Honesty" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 3 on the Ultratip chart.[4]
- ^ "Sugar" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 4 on the Ultratip chart.[4]
- ^ "What Is This Thing Called Love" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 7 on the Ultratip chart.[4]
- ^ "No Harm" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 66 on the Ultratip chart.[4]
- ^ "Life Is a Fear" did not enter the Wallonia Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 35 on the Ultratip chart.[5]
- ^ "Life Is a Fear" did not enter the Netherlands' Single Top 100 but peaked on the Netherlands' Single Tip Chart at number 28.[40]
- ^ "Ocean of Night" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 1 on the Ultratip chart.[4]
- ^ "Ocean of Night" did not enter the Wallonia Ultratop 50, but peaked as an "extra tip" on the Ultratip chart.[5]
- ^ "Forgiveness" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 46 on the Ultratip chart.[4]
- ^ "Magazine" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 1 on the Ultratip chart.[4]
- ^ "Magazine" did not enter the Wallonia Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 30 on the Ultratip chart.[5]
- ^ "Darkness at the Door" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 20 on the Ultratip chart.[4]
- ^ "Cold" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 29 on the Ultratip chart.[4]
- ^ "Cold" did not enter the Wallonia Ultratop 50, but peaked as an "extra tip" on the Ultratip chart.[5]
- ^ "Barricades" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 30 on the Ultratip chart.[4]
- ^ "Frankenstein" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but peaked as an "extra tip" on the Ultratip chart.[4]
- ^ "Black Gold" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 32 on the Ultratip chart.[4]
- ^ "Upside Down" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 30 on the Ultratip chart.[4]
References
edit- ^ Jon Perks, Editors Are Back In Town Archived 21 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Birmingham Post, 18 February 2008, Accessed 31 March 2008
- ^ 2007 Sales Estimations, Worldwidealbums.net, 1 January 2008, Accessed 31 March 2008
- ^ a b c d e f "Editors | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Belgian Positions (Vlaanderen)". ultratop.be. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Belgian Positions (Wallonie)". ultratop.be. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ a b "France: Albums". lescharts.com. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Discographie von Editors". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Irish chart positions". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 31 July 2009.
- ^ a b "Editors Italian Charting". Italian-charts.com. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ a b c "Netherlands: Albums". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ^ a b c "Switzerland: Albums". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ^ "Editors – Chart History: Billboard 200". billboard.com. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Editors – Chart History: Heatseekers". Billboard. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ a b c Hanley, James. "'It's about time the UK caught up with Editors': Sean Mayo of PIAS on the Brit band's new LP". Music Week. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Certified Awards Search" (To access, enter the keyword "Editors"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "'Ultratop Gold/Platinum Certifications 2010". Ultratop. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- ^ "The Back Room Irish sales certification". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Dutch album certifications – Editors" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 26 February 2020. Enter Editors in the "Artiest of titel" box.
- ^ "'Ultratop Gold/Platinum Certifications 2008". Ultratop. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- ^ "An End Has a Start Irish sales certification". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
- ^ "GOLD AND PLATINUM CERTIFICATIONS 2010". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2013". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2016". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ "DISCOGRAPHY EDITORS". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Editors Announce Best Of Album, Share New Song and Title Track "Black Gold"". Under the Radar. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ a b "You Are Fading, Volumes 3 & 4 Available Now". Editors-Official. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "You Are Fading, Vol. 2 (Bonus Tracks 2005–2010) by Editors". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "You Are Fading, Vol. 1 (Bonus Tracks 2005–2010) by Editors". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Austria: Discographie". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ^ "France: Singles". lescharts.com. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ "Netherlands: Singles". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ^ Peaks in Poland:
- For all except noted:"Lista Przebojów Trójki - Polskie Radio Online". Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- "Darkness at The Door": "Lista Przebojów Trójki - Polskie Radio Online". Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- "Cold": "Lista Przebojów Trójki - Polskie Radio Online". Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Switzerland: Singles". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 25 April 2010". Official Charts Company. 25 April 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2013". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 23 June 2013". Official Charts Company. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Schweizer Airplay Charts 28/2013 - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 01 September 2013 - 07 September 2013". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ Murray, Robin (18 June 2015). "Editors Partner With Oxfam For 'Marching Orders' Release". Clash. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "Netherlands Single Tip Chart - October 10, 2015". Mega Charts. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Frankenstein - Single by Editors". iTunes. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ David Knight (29 March 2019). "Editors 'Barricades' by Hi-sim". Promonews.
- ^ Ned Botwood (27 June 2019). "Editors 'Frankenstein' by Gregory Ohrel". Promonews.