Everything but the Girl discography
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The discography of Everything but the Girl consists of 11 studio albums, eight compilation albums, five extended plays, 31 singles, and one video album.
Studio albums11
EPs5
Compilation albums10
Singles41
| Everything but the Girl discography | |
|---|---|
Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt, 1996 | |
| Studio albums | 11 |
| EPs | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 10 |
| Singles | 41 |
| Video albums | 1 |
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 | 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 |
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14 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 28 | — | — | — | |||
| Love Not Money |
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10 | — | — | — | 51 | 26 | 38 | — | — | — |
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| Baby, the Stars Shine Bright |
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22 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 40 | — | — | — |
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| Idlewild |
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13 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — |
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| The Language of Life |
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10 | 90 | — | — | — | 61 | 19 | — | — | 77 |
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| Worldwide |
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29 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Acoustic |
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| Amplified Heart |
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20 | 60 | 32 | — | 21 | — | — | — | 20 | 46 | |||
| Walking Wounded |
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4 | 11 | 19 | 48 | 59 | 52 | 18 | 6 | 33 | 37 | |||
| Temperamental |
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16 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 65 | — | 17 | 14 | — | 65 | |||
| Fuse |
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3 | 39 | — | 52 | 18 | 46 | 27 | — | 8 | 116 | |||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| 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 |
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| Essence & Rare 82–92 |
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| Home Movies |
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5 | 183 | — | — | — | — |
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| The Best of Everything but the Girl |
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23 | 58 | 30 | 46 | — | — | |||||||
| Back to Mine |
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— | 54 | — | — | 15 | 15 | |||||||
| Like the Deserts Miss the Rain |
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58 | 154 | — | — | 5 | — | |||||||
| Adapt or Die: Ten Years of Remixes |
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— | 128 | — | — | 9 | — | |||||||
| The Platinum Collection |
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| The Works |
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| The Platinum Collection |
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| Best of Everything but the Girl (1984-1995) |
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| The Best of Everything But the Girl |
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| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Home video
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1991 | Everything But the Girl |
| 1993 | Home Movies |
| 2003 | Like the Deserts Miss the Rain |
Extended plays
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
UK Dance [20] |
AUS [3][4][21] |
IRE [22] |
SCO [23] | ||||||||||
| Covers |
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13 | — | 136 | 18 | — | ||||||||
| The Only Living Boy in New York |
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42 | — | 191 | — | — | ||||||||
| I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love |
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72 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Rollercoaster |
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65 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| At Maida Vale |
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— | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3][4] |
FRA [6] |
GER [7] |
IRE [22] |
NED [8] |
NZ [9] |
SWE [10] |
SWI [11] |
US [25] |
US Dance [26] | |||||
| 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"[37] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Run a Red Light"[38] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "No One Knows We're Dancing"[39] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "On My Mind" | 1983 | Chris Collins | |
| "Each and Every One" | 1984 | John Maybury | [40] |
| "Mine" | 1984 | John Maybury | [40] |
| "Native Land" | 1984 | John Maybury | [40] |
| "When All's Well" | 1985 | Tim Pope | [40] |
| "Come on Home" | 1986 | Mike Brady | [40] |
| "Don't Leave Me Behind" | 1986 | Mike Brady | |
| "These Early Days" | 1988 | John Maybury | [40] |
| "I Don't Want to Talk About It " | 1988 | Richard Haughton | [40] |
| "Love Is Where I Live" | 1988 | Richard Haughton | [40] |
| "Driving" | 1990 | Michael Geoghagan | [40] |
| "Take Me" | 1990 | Michael Geoghagan | [40] |
| "Old Friends" | 1991 | Daniel Kleinman | |
| "Love Is Strange" | 1992 | Unknown | |
| "The Only Boy Living in New York" | 1993 | Hal Hartley | [40] |
| "Rollercoaster" | 1994 | Katherine Dieckmann | [40] |
| "Missing" | 1994 | Mark Szaszy | [40] |
| "Missing (Todd Terry Remix)" | 1995 | Mark Szaszy | [40] |
| "Walking Wounded" | 1996 | Hal Hartley | [40] |
| "Wrong" | 1996 | Big TV! | |
| "Driving (Todd Terry Mix)" | 1996 | Michael Geoghegan | |
| "Single" | 1996 | Edmundo | [40] |
| "The Future of the Future (Stay Gold)" | 1998 | Huds | [40] |
| "Five Fathoms" | 1999 | Mark Szaszy | [40] |
| "Temperamental" | 1999 | Mike Mills | [40] |
| "Nothing Left to Lose" | 2023 | Charlie Di Placido | [40] |
| "Run a Red Light" | 2023 | Charlie Di Placido |