Florence and the Machine discography

Florence and the Machine discography

Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine performing in August 2007
Releases
↙Studio albums 2
↙Live albums 2
↙EPs 4
↙Singles 17
↙Music videos 21
↙Promotional singles 2

English indie rock band Florence and the Machine have released two studio albums, two live albums, four extended plays, seventeen singles, two promotional singles and twenty-one music videos.

Florence and the Machine released their first extended play, A Lot of Love. A Lot of Blood in March 2009. Their debut album, Lungs, was released in July 2009 through Island Records, reaching number one on the UK Albums Chart in January 2010.[1] The album was subsequently certified quintuple platinum in the United Kingdom, quadruple platinum in Ireland, and triple platinum in Australia.[2][3][4] The album's first single "Kiss with a Fist" peaked at number fifty-one in the UK, this was succeeded by the single "Dog Days Are Over", which reached number twenty-three in the UK and twenty-one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, and being certified platinum certification there. Third single "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" reached number twelve in the UK and number forty-one in Ireland. "Drumming Song" was released as the fourth single, debuting at number fifty-four. "You've Got the Love", a cover of The Source song of the same name, peaked at number five in the UK and number nine in Australia.[5][6] A performance at the 2010 BRIT Awards on 17 February 2010 saw the Dizzee Rascal-assisted mash-up "You Got the Dirtee Love" debut at number two in the UK. A seventh single, "Cosmic Love", peaked at number fifty-one in the UK and number three in Ireland. The album's final single, "Heavy in Your Arms" was released in November 2010 and was included on the soundtrack for the film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse; peaking at number fifty-three.

The band's second album, Ceremonials, was released in October 2011, debuting at number one in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. The album's release was preceded by the promotional single "What the Water Gave Me", which peaked at number twenty-four in the UK—also reaching number thirteen and number fifteen in Ireland and New Zealand, respectively. Lead single "Shake It Out" became the band's fifth top forty hit in the UK, peaking at number twelve upon release in September 2011. The track also attained international chart success, reaching number seventy-two on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming the band's highest peaking single in Ireland; peaking at number two. The album also saw the release of singles "No Light, No Light" and "Never Let Me Go", which peaked at number fifty and number eighty-two respectively upon release in the UK. Their next release "Spectrum (Say My Name)" peaked at number one in the UK, becoming their first UK number-one single.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
UK
[1]		 AUS
[6]		 AUT
[7]		 CAN
[8]		 GER
[9]		 IRE
[10]		 NZ
[11]		 NOR
[12]		 SWI
[13]		 US
[14]
Lungs 1 3 73 20 41 2 3 36 54 14
Ceremonials
  • Released: 28 October 2011
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 1 1 12 4 7 1 1 6 10 6
  • World: 2,000,000[22]
How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
  • Released: 1 June 2015[27]
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 To be released

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]		 AUS
[6]		 AUT
[7]		 CAN
[28]		 IRE
[10]		 NZ
[11]		 US
[14]
Live at the Wiltern
  • Released: 28 June 2011
  • Label: Island
  • Format: Digital download
 — — — — — — —
MTV Unplugged
  • Released: 6 April 2012
  • Label: Island
  • Format: CD/DVD, digital download
 27 17 72 45 15 27 51
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

Title Album details
A Lot of Love. A Lot of Blood
iTunes Festival: London 2010
  • Released: 21 July 2010[30]
  • Label: Island
  • Format: Digital download
iTunes Live from SoHo
  • Released: 16 November 2010[31]
  • Label: Island
  • Format: Digital download
Lungs – The B-Sides

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[5]		 AUS
[33]		 AUT
[7]		 CAN
[34]		 GER
[9]		 IRE
[10]		 NZ
[11]		 NOR
[12]		 SWI
[13]		 US
[35]
"Kiss with a Fist" 2008 51 — — — — — — — — — Lungs
"Dog Days Are Over" 23 47 — 19 — 6 27 — — 21
"Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" 2009 12 93 — — — 41 — — — —
  • BPI: Silver[2]
"Drumming Song" 54 — — — — — — — — —
"You've Got the Love" 5 9 28 — 52 16 — — 49 —
  • BPI: Platinum[2]
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[36]
  • RMNZ: Gold[37]
"You Got the Dirtee Love"
(with Dizzee Rascal)		 2010 2 27 — — — 24 — — — —
  • BPI: Silver[2]
 N/A
"Cosmic Love" 51 — — — — 3 — — — — Lungs
"Heavy in Your Arms" 53 — — — — — — — — — The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
"Shake It Out" 2011 12 36 16 52 30 2 16 18 23 72 Ceremonials
"No Light, No Light" 2012 50 95 — — — 50 — — — —
"Never Let Me Go" 82 3 — 75 — 73 — — — —
  • ARIA: 4× Platinum[36]
"Breath of Life" 87 57 64 — 65 68 — — — —[upper-alpha 1] Snow White and the Huntsman
"Spectrum (Say My Name)" 1 4 51 — 32 1 2 — 58 —
  • BPI: Platinum[2]
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[36]
  • RMNZ: Platinum[41]
 Ceremonials
"Lover to Lover" — — — — — — — — — —
"What Kind of Man" 2015 37 16 52 46 — 31 34 — 42 88 How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
"St Jude" 156 90 — — — — — — — —
"Ship to Wreck" 94 52 — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[5]		 AUS
[6]		 CAN
[34]		 IRE
[10]		 NZ
[11]		 US
[35]
"What the Water Gave Me" 2011 24 35 72 13 15 91 Ceremonials
"Over the Love" 2013 — — — — — — The Great Gatsby
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Kiss with a Fist" 2009 Jennifer's Body[42]
"Halo" Radio 1's Live Lounge – Volume 4[43]
"Kiss with a Fist" St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold[44]
"Not Fade Away" 2011 Rave On Buddy Holly[45]
"Take Care" 2012 BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2012[46]

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors
Title Year Director(s)
"Kiss with a Fist" 2008 Price James[47]
"Dog Days Are Over" Tom Beard and Tabitha Denholm[48][49]
"Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" 2009
"Drumming Song" Dawn Shadforth[50]
"You've Got the Love" Tom Beard and Tabitha Denholm[51]
"Hurricane Drunk" 2010 Eva Husson[49]
"Dog Days Are Over" (second version) LEGS[52]
"Cosmic Love" Tom Beard and Tabitha Denholm[53]
"Heavy in Your Arms"
"What the Water Gave Me" 2011 Tabitha Denholm[49]
"Shake It Out" Dawn Shadforth[54]
"No Light, No Light" Arni and Kinski[55]
"Never Let Me Go" 2012 Tabitha Denholm[56]
"Breath of Life" Scott Murray[57]
"Spectrum" David LaChapelle and John Byrne[58]
"Breaking Down" Tabitha Denholm[59]
"Lover to Lover" Vincent Haycock[60]
"How Big How Blue How Beautiful" 2015 Tabitha Denholm and Vincent Haycock[61]
"What Kind of Man" Vincent Haycock[27][62][63]
"St Jude"
"Ship to Wreck"

Notes

  1. ↑ "Breath of Life" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 11 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[40]

References

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