Ghost discography
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The Swedish rock band Ghost has released six studio albums, two live albums, four extended plays (EPs), two compilation albums, twenty-six singles and twenty-one music videos. Formed in Linköping in 2006, Ghost (formerly known as Ghost B.C. in the US) is composed of nine anonymous members – vocalist Papa Emeritus (revealed in 2017 to be Tobias Forge; all of the band's other frontmen are Forge under a different persona) and eight instrumentalists known as "Nameless Ghouls" (each representing one of the classical elements Fire, Water, Wind, Earth and Ether).[1] After a self-issued demo, the band released its full-length debut Opus Eponymous on Rise Above Records in October 2010,[2] which reached number 30 on the Swedish Albums Chart.[3] "Elizabeth" was released as the sole single from the album in June.[4]
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| Ghost discography | |
|---|---|
Ghost performing in 2023 | |
| Studio albums | 6 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Singles | 26 |
| Music videos | 21 |
In January 2013 the band returned with new frontman Papa Emeritus II,[4] and in April the band released its second album Infestissumam.[5] The album topped the Swedish Albums Chart,[3] as well as reaching the top ten in Finland and Norway.[6][7] In October 2014, the album was certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) in Sweden, certifying sales of over 20,000 copies in the band's home country.[8] Infestissumam lead single "Secular Haze" reached number 22 on the Finnish Singles Chart.[6] The band released If You Have Ghost, a five-track EP of cover versions, in November 2013,[9] which reached number 87 on the US Billboard 200.[10]
Papa Emeritus III replaced II in May 2015, when the band released the single "Cirice" followed by "From the Pinnacle to the Pit" in July, both of which reached the top five of the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart.[11] Ghost's third album Meliora was released in August,[12] topping the albums charts in Sweden and Finland,[3][6] and receiving a platinum certification in Sweden.[8] A second EP, Popestar, featuring new original song "Square Hammer" and four covers, was released in September 2016.[13] It became the first EP to top the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart since the chart began in 2006,[14] while "Square Hammer" reached number 1 on the US Mainstream Rock chart, making the band the first Swedish band to top the chart.[11]
Ghost released their fourth album Prequelle on 1 June 2018, which is the first to feature new frontman Cardinal Copia, and was preceded by the singles "Rats" and "Dance Macabre" in April.[15]
On 13 September 2019, Ghost released Seven Inches of Satanic Panic, which has been described as a two-track EP[16] and as a single.[17] The day before, on 12 September, they released a video for the recording's A-side, "Kiss the Go-Goat", as part of their ongoing webseries.[18]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [3] |
AUS [19] |
BEL Fla. [20] |
CAN [21] |
FIN [6] |
GER [22] |
NED [23] |
NOR [7] |
UK [24][25] |
US [26] | ||||
| Opus Eponymous |
|
30 | — | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Infestissumam |
|
1 | 62 | 189 | — | 5 | 85 | — | 8 | 58 | 28 | ||
| Meliora |
|
1 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 8 | ||
| Prequelle | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | |||
| Impera |
|
1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
|
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| Skeletá |
|
1 [33] | 1 [34] | 1 | 2 | 1 [35] | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. | |||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [3] |
BEL Fla. [20] |
BEL Wal. [37] |
ESP [38] |
FIN [6] |
FRA [39] |
GER [22] |
NED [23] |
NOR [7] |
SWI [40] | |||
| Ceremony and Devotion |
|
2 | 71 | 49 | 82 | 13 | 49 | 53 | 124 | 18 | 61 | |
| Rite Here Rite Now |
|
1 | 17 | 13 | — | 19 | — | 6 | 8 | — | 9 | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. | ||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Message from the Clergy | |
| 13 Commandments |
Extended plays
| Title | EP details | Chart peaks | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [3] |
SWE Rock [45] |
CAN [21] |
FIN [6] |
FRA [46] |
GER [22] |
SCO [47] |
UK [24][25] |
UK Rock [48] |
US [26] | ||
| If You Have Ghost |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 172 | 11 | 87 |
| Popestar |
|
3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 27 | — | 32 | 85 | 6 | 16 |
| Seven Inches of Satanic Panic |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Phantomime |
|
1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. | |||||||||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album / E.P. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [3] |
AUS [49] |
BEL Fla. [20] |
CAN [50] |
FIN [6] |
GER [51] |
UK [25] |
US [52] |
US Main. [11] |
US Rock [53] | ||||
| "Elizabeth" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Opus Eponymous | |
| "Secular Haze" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | Infestissumam | |
| "Year Zero" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Cirice" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 46 | Meliora | |
| "From the Pinnacle to the Pit" | — | — | —[A] | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | |||
| "Majesty" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Square Hammer" | 2016 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 23 | Popestar[B] | |
| "Rats" | 2018 | 83 | — | —[C] | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | Prequelle | |
| "Dance Macabre" | 68 | — | —[D] | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | |||
| "Faith" | 2019 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | ||
| "Kiss the Go-Goat" | —[E] | — | —[F] | — | — | — | —[G] | —[H] | — | 17 | Seven Inches of Satanic Panic | ||
| "Mary on a Cross" | 16 | 89 | — | 50 | 7 | 41 | 28 | 90 | — | 11 | |||
| "Hunter's Moon" | 2021 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | —[I] | — | 1 | 36 | Impera | |
| "Enter Sandman"[J] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Metallica Blacklist | ||
| "Call Me Little Sunshine" | 2022 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | —[K] | — | 1 | 34 | Impera | |
| "Twenties" | —[L] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Spillways" (solo or featuring Joe Elliott) |
—[M] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | |||
| "Mary on a Cross" (Slowed + Reverb)[69] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Jesus He Knows Me" | 2023 | —[N] | — | — | — | — | — | —[O] | — | 13 | — | Phantomime | |
| "Phantom of the Opera" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Stay" (featuring Patrick Wilson) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[P] | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "The Future Is a Foreign Land" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[Q] | — | — | — | Rite Here Rite Now | |
| "Satanized" | 2025 | 75 [74] | — | — | — | — | — | —[R] | — | 6 | 32 | Skeletá | |
| "Lachryma" | 67 [76] | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | 2 | 30 | |||
| "Peacefield" | 28 [77] | — | — | — | 44 [78] | — | — | — | — | 31 | |||
| "It's a Sin" | 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. | |||||||||||||
Other charted and certified songs
| Title | Year | Peaks | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hard Rock | SWE [3] |
BEL Wal. [79] | ||||||||||
| "He Is" | 2015 | — | 64 | —[S] | Meliora | |||||||
| "See the Light" | 2018 | — | — | —[T] | Prequelle | |||||||
| "Pro Memoria" | — | —[U] | — | |||||||||
| "Miasma" | — | —[V] | — | |||||||||
| "Witch Image" | — | —[W] | — | |||||||||
| "Life Eternal" | — | —[X] | — | |||||||||
| "Kaisarion" | 2022 | 9 | —[Y] | — | Impera | |||||||
| "Watcher in the Sky" | 14 | 95 | — | |||||||||
| "Darkness at the Heart of My Love" | 19 | —[Z] | — | |||||||||
| "Imperium" | 24 | — | — | |||||||||
| "Griftwood" | 20 | — | — | |||||||||
| "Guiding Lights" | 2025 | 15 | —[AA] | — | Skeletá | |||||||
| "De Profundis Borealis" | 18 | —[AB] | — | |||||||||
| "Cenotaph" | 20 | —[AC] | — | |||||||||
| "Missilia Amori" | 19 | —[AD] | — | |||||||||
| "Marks of the Evil One" | 16 | —[AE] | — | |||||||||
| "Umbra" | 17 | —[AF] | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. | ||||||||||||
Music videos
| Title | Year | Album | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Secular Haze" | 2013 | Infestissumam | Amir Chamdin | [82] |
| "Year Zero" | [83] | |||
| "Monstrance Clock" | Rob Semmer | [84] | ||
| "Cirice" | 2015 | Meliora | Roboshobo | [85] |
| "From the Pinnacle to the Pit" | Zev Deans | [86] | ||
| "Square Hammer" | 2016 | Popestar | [87] | |
| "He Is" | 2017 | Meliora | [88] | |
| "Rats" | 2018 | Prequelle | Roboshobo | [89] |
| "Dance Macabre" | Zev Deans | [90] | ||
| "Kiss the Go-Goat" | 2019 | Seven Inches of Satanic Panic | Unknown | [91] |
| "Life Eternal" | 2021 | Prequelle | [92] | |
| "Hunter's Moon" | Impera | Amanda Demme | [93] | |
| "Call Me Little Sunshine" | 2022 | Matt Mahurin | [94] | |
| "Spillways" | Amir Chamdin | [95] | ||
| "Jesus He Knows Me" | 2023 | Phantomime | Alex Ross Perry | [96] |
| "Mary On A Cross" | 2024 | Seven Inches of Satanic Panic | DurtySean | [97] |
| "The Future Is A Foreign Land" | Rite Here Rite Now (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | [98] | ||
| "Satanized" | 2025 | Skeletá | Amir Chamdin | [99] |
| "Lachryma" | [100] | |||
| "Peacefield" | ||||
| "Umbra" | 2026 |
Footnotes
- "Square Hammer" was also included on the deluxe reissue of Meliora.
- "Kiss the Go-Goat" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 19 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[59]
- "Kiss the Go-Goat" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.[60]
- "Kiss the Go-Goat" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 42 on the US Digital Song Sales chart.[61]
- Released as a digital single and as a track on The Metallica Blacklist.
- "See the Light" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number five on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[80]