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[edit] Studio albums
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Franz Ferdinand
- Released: 9 February 2004
- Chart Position: #3 (UK), #2 (IRL), #32 (US), #26 (FRA), #16 (GER), #26 (AUT), #12 (AUS), #16 (SWE), #35 (SWI), #5 (NZ), #7 (BEL), #11 (NOR), #13 (FIN)
- Singles: "Darts of Pleasure", "Take Me Out", "The Dark of the Matinée", "Michael, "This Fire"
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You Could Have It So Much Better
- Released: 3 October 2005
- Chart Positions: #1 (UK), #2 (IRL), #9 (US), #5 (FRA), #4 (SWI), #5 (AUS), #2 (GER), #8 (ITA),#8 (POR), #9 (NLD), #5 (AUT), #7 (NZ), #6 (SWE), #6 (FIN), #4 (BEL), #4 (NOR), #3 (WORLD)
- Singles: "Do You Want To", "Walk Away", "The Fallen", "Eleanor Put Your Boots On"
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[edit] Album Sales
Franz Ferdinand
- United Kingdom: #3 (4x Platinum) (Sales: 1,200,000)
- United States: #32 (Platinum) (Sales: 1,000,000)
- Germany: #16 (Gold) (Sales: 100,000)
- Canada: #? (Gold) (Sales: 50,000)
- New Zealand: #5 (Platinum) (Sales: 15,000)
You Could Have It So Much Better
- United Kingdom: #1 (Platinum) (Sales: 300,000)
- United States: #8 (Gold) (Sales: 500,000)
- Germany: #2 (Gold) (Sales: 100,000)
- Canada: #3 (Gold) (Sales: 50,000)
[edit] Singles
a Download chart
b UK only release
c Double A-side
Note: You Could Have It So Much Better also saw the release of two video-clip only singles: "Jeremy Fraser" and "Wine in the Afternoon"
- "Get Up and Use Me" is a cover collaboration done with The Fire Engines, who played the band's song "Jacqueline".
- A remix virtual CD has been released, featuring remixes of songs from You Could Have It So Much Better.
- "Swallow, Smile" is a 7" Vinyl only available for those who sign up to the Franz Ferdinand fan club, features an alternate version of "Take Me Out" as a B-Side.
- "All My Friends" featured on the LCD Soundsystem single of the same name. The song is a cover, rather than the more common remix and is billed as "LCD Soundsystem vs Franz Ferdinand". It was released in 2007.
