Everything but the Girl discography

The discography of Everything but the Girl consists of eleven studio albums, eight compilation albums, five extended plays, thirty-one singles, and one video album.

Everything but the Girl discography
Studio albums11
EPs5
Compilation albums9
Singles36
Video albums1

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

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[2]
AUS
[3][4]
CAN
[5]
FRA
[6]
GER
[7]
NED
[8]
NZ
[9]
SWE
[10]
SWI
[11]
US
[12]
Eden 14 3 28
Love Not Money
  • Released: 15 April 1985
  • Label: Blanco y Negro
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
10 51 26 38
Baby, the Stars Shine Bright
  • Released: 25 August 1986
  • Label: Blanco y Negro
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
22 30 40
Idlewild
  • Released: 29 February 1988
  • Label: Blanco y Negro
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
13 38
The Language of Life
  • Released: 5 February 1990
  • Label: Blanco y Negro
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
10 90 61 19 77
Worldwide
  • Released: 23 September 1991
  • Label: Blanco y Negro
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
29 164
Acoustic
  • Released: 2 June 1992
  • Label: Blanco y Negro
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Amplified Heart
  • Released: 13 June 1994
  • Label: Blanco y Negro
  • Formats: CD, cassette
20 60 32 21 20 46
Walking Wounded
  • Released: 6 May 1996
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, cassette
4 11 19 48 59 52 18 6 33 37
Temperamental
  • Released: 27 September 1999
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, cassette
16 3 29 18 65 17 14 65
Fuse 3 39 52 18 46 27 8 116
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[2]
AUS
[3][4]
NZ
[9]
SCO
[17]
US
Elec

[18]
US
Indie

[19]
Everything but the Girl
  • Released: 1984 (US & Canada only)
  • Label: Sire
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
Essence & Rare 82–92
Home Movies
  • Released: 10 May 1993
  • Label: Blanco y Negro
5 183
The Best of Everything but the Girl
  • Released: 28 October 1996
  • Label: Blanco y Negro
23 58 30 46
Back to Mine
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: DMC
54 15 15
Like the Deserts Miss the Rain
  • Released: 21 October 2002
  • Label: Blanco y Negro
58 154 5
Adapt or Die: Ten Years of Remixes
  • Released: 14 March 2005
  • Label: Virgin
128 9
The Platinum Collection
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Rhino
The Works
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Rhino
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Home video

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Year Title
2003 Like the Deserts Miss the Rain

Extended plays

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Title EP details Peak chart positions
UK
[2]
UK
Dance

[20]
AUS
[3][4]
IRE
[21]
SCO
[22]
Covers
  • Released: February 1992
  • Label: Blanco y Negro
13 136 18
The Only Living Boy in New York
  • Released: April 1993
  • Label: Blanco y Negro
42
I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love
  • Released: June 1993
  • Label: Blanco y Negro
72
Rollercoaster
  • Released: May 1994
  • Label: Blanco y Negro
65
At Maida Vale
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

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Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[2]
AUS
[3][4]
FRA
[6]
GER
[7]
IRE
[21]
NED
[8]
NZ
[9]
SWE
[10]
SWI
[11]
US
[23]
US Dance
[24]
1982 "Night and Day" 92 Non-album single
1984 "Each and Every One" 28 19 9 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 49 Baby, the Stars Shine Bright
"Don't Leave Me Behind" 72 85
1987 "Cross My Heart"
1988 "These Early Days" 75 Idlewild
"I Always Was Your Girl" 87
"I Don't Want to Talk About It" 3 3 85 19
1989 "Love Is Here Where I Live"
1990 "Driving" 54 127 30 [a] The Language of Life
"Take Me" [b]
1991 "Old Friends" 93 Worldwide
"Twin Cities" 120
1992 "Talk to Me Like the Sea"
"Love Is Strange" 13 136 Covers
1993 "The Only Living Boy in New York" 42 191 Home Movies
"I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love" 72
1994 "Rollercoaster" 65 Amplified Heart
"Missing" 69
1995 "Missing" (Todd Terry Remix) 3 2 2 1 3 3 14 3 2 2 [c]
1996 "Walking Wounded" 6 30 29 31 34 41 Walking Wounded
"Mirrorball"
"Wrong" 8 36 43 59 20 29 47 41 68 1
"Single" 20 102
"Driving" (Todd Terry Mix) 36 127 The Best of Everything but the Girl
1997 "Before Today" 25 146 [d] Walking Wounded
1998 "The Future of the Future (Stay Gold)"
(Deep Dish with EBTG)
31 58 1 Temperamental
1999 "Five Fathoms (Love More)" 27 111 1
"Blame"
2000 "Temperamental" 72 1
"Lullaby of Clubland" 3
2001 "Tracey in My Room"
(EBTG vs Soul Vision)
34 76 Like the Deserts Miss the Rain
2002 "Corcovado"
2023 "Nothing Left to Lose" Fuse
"Caution to the Wind"[34]
"Run a Red Light"[35]
"No One Knows We're Dancing"[36]
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
  1. ^ "Driving" did not enter the Hot 100 but peaked at No. 23 at the Adult Contemporary Chart, No. 26 in the Alternative Airlplay Chart and No. 73 in the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[25][26][27]
  2. ^ "Take Me" did not chart in the Hot 100 but peaked at No. 30 at the Adult Contemporary Chart in September 1990.[28]
  3. ^ "Missing" did not chart in the Dance Club Songs chart but peaked at No. 1 at the Dance Singles Sales in January 1996.[29]
  4. ^ "Before Today" did not chart in the Dance Club Songs chart but peaked at No. 46 at the Dance Singles Sales in May 1997.[33]

Music videos

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Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"On My Mind" 1983 Chris Collins
"Each and Every One" 1984 John Maybury [37]
"Mine" 1984 John Maybury [37]
"Native Land" 1984 John Maybury [37]
"When All's Well" 1985 Tim Pope [37]
"Come on Home" 1986 Mike Brady [37]
"Don't Leave Me Behind" 1986 Mike Brady
"These Early Days" 1988 John Maybury [37]
"I Don't Want to Talk About It " 1988 Richard Haughton [37]
"Love Is Where I Live" 1988 Richard Haughton [37]
"Driving" 1990 Michael Geoghagan [37]
"Take Me" 1990 Michael Geoghagan [37]
"Old Friends" 1991 Daniel Kleinman
"Love Is Strange" 1992 Unknown
"The Only Boy Living in New York" 1993 Hal Hartley [37]
"Rollercoaster" 1994 Katherine Dieckmann [37]
"Missing" 1994 Mark Szaszy [37]
"Missing (Todd Terry Remix)" 1995 Mark Szaszy [37]
"Walking Wounded" 1996 Hal Hartley [37]
"Wrong" 1996 Big TV!
"Driving (Todd Terry Mix)" 1996 Michael Geoghegan
"Single" 1996 Edmundo [37]
"The Future of the Future (Stay Gold)" 1998 Huds [37]
"Five Fathoms" 1999 Mark Szaszy [37]
"Temperamental" 1999 Mike Mills [37]
"Nothing Left to Lose" 2023 Charlie Di Placido [37]
"Run a Red Light" 2023 Charlie Di Placido

References

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  1. ^ "Biography by Jason Ankeny". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d "Official Charts > Everything but the Girl". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d Australian chart peaks:
  4. ^ a b c d "Everything but the Girl ARIA chart history". ARIA. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  5. ^ Canadian studio albums:
  6. ^ a b "lescharts.com > Everything but the Girl dans les Charts Français" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Suchen nach "Everything but the Girl"" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 5 June 2019. N.B. Select 'Album' tab to display album chart peaks.
  8. ^ a b "dutchcharts.nl > Everything but the Girl in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  9. ^ a b c "charts.nz > Everything but the Girl in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  10. ^ a b "swedishcharts.com > Everything but the Girl in Swedish Chaarts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  11. ^ a b "hitparade.ch > Everything but the Girl > Charts" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2019. N.B. Select 'Alben' tab for albums chart peaks.
  12. ^ "Everything but the Girl Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "British certifications – Everything but the Girl". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 March 2022. Type Everything but the Girl in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  14. ^ a b "RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  15. ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. pp. 97–98.
  16. ^ "New Zealand Certification – "Walking Wounded"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  17. ^ Scottish compilation album peaks:
  18. ^ "Everything but the Girl Chart History > Top Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  19. ^ "Everything but the Girl Chart History > Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  20. ^ UK extended play dance chart peaks:
  21. ^ a b "Irish chart peaks". irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  22. ^ Scottish extended play peaks:
  23. ^ "Everything but the Girl Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  24. ^ "Everything But The Girl Dance Club Songs Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  25. ^ "Everything But The Girl Adult Conteporary Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  26. ^ "Everything But The Girl Alternative Airplay Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  27. ^ "Everything But The Girl Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  28. ^ "Everything But The Girl Adult Conteporary Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  29. ^ "Everything But The Girl Dance Singles Sales Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  30. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1996". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Archived from the original on 2 November 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  31. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Missing')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
  32. ^ "French Certification" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  33. ^ "Everything But The Girl Dance Singles Sales Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  34. ^ Bloom, Madison (22 February 2023). "Everything But the Girl Share New Song "Caution to the Wind": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  35. ^ "Everything but the Girl share new single 'Run A Red Light' from new album Fuse – Out 21 April". XS Noize. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  36. ^ "Listen to Everything But the Girl's New Song "No One Knows We're Dancing"". Pitchfork. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  37. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Video". Everything But The Girl - Official Website. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
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