James Blunt discography

James Blunt discography

James Blunt performing at Reading Festival in 2008
Releases
↙Studio albums 4
↙Live albums 2
↙EPs 7
↙Singles 16

The discography of James Blunt, a British pop rock singer, contains four studio albums, two live albums, seven extended plays and fifteen singles.

Blunt's debut album, Back to Bedlam, was released by Atlantic Records in the United Kingdom in October 2004 and peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart in July 2005 and within the top five across most of Europe. It also peaked at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart and number two on the Billboard 200 in the United States. The album has sold over 11 million copies worldwide and has been certified 11× Platinum in the UK.[1] Back to Bedlam produced the singles "High", "Wisemen" and "Goodbye My Lover". The most successful single released from the album, "You're Beautiful", went to number one on the UK Singles Chart, Irish Singles Chart, Dutch Top 40 and the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. It also peaked at number two in Australia and Germany.

Chasing Time: The Bedlam Sessions, a live album and DVD package, was released in February 2006. Blunt's second studio album, All the Lost Souls, was released in September 2007 and contained the singles "1973", "Same Mistake", "Carry You Home", "I Really Want You" and "Love, Love, Love". The album was less successful than Back to Bedlam, but still managed to top the charts around the world. Blunt's third album, Some Kind of Trouble was released in November 2010 and debuted at number four in the UK.[2] Blunt's fourth studio album Moon Landing, was released in October 2013. It debuted and peaked at number two in the UK.

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[2]		 AUS
[3]		 AUT
[4]		 CAN
[5]		 FRA
[6]		 GER
[7]		 IRE
[8]		 NLD
[9]		 SWI
[10]		 US
[11]
Back to Bedlam 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2
All the Lost Souls
  • Released: 17 September 2007
  • Labels: Atlantic (#7567899659)
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download
 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 7
Some Kind of Trouble
  • Released: 8 November 2010
  • Labels: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 4 5 3 6 3 2 6 2 1 11
Moon Landing
  • Released: 21 October 2013
  • Labels: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 2 2 1 2 5 2 5 6 1 20

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
FRA
[6]		 NLD
[9]		 SWI
[10]
Chasing Time: The Bedlam Sessions
  • Released: 21 February 2006
  • Labels: Atlantic (#7567935302)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 8 17 2
Les Sessions Lost Souls
  • Released: 25 November 2008
  • Labels: Warner (#7567896952)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 39 — —
Trouble Revisited
  • Released: 5 December 2011
  • Labels: Atlantic (#7567882479)
  • Formats: CD/DVD
 87 — 47
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released.

Physical EPs

Title Album details
Monkey on My Shoulder EP

Digital EPs

Title Album details
James Blunt: Live From London
James Blunt: Up Close
  • Released: 25 October 2005[30]
  • Label: Atlantic
James Blunt... Live in Berlin
  • Released: 28 October 2005[31]
  • Label: Atlantic
Introducing... James Blunt
  • Released: 19 May 2008[32]
  • Label: Atlantic
James Blunt Live: London Festival '08
  • Released: 17 July 2008[33]
  • Label: Atlantic
12 Days of Christmas EP
  • Released: 8 December 2008[34]
  • Label: Atlantic
Bonfire Heart EP
  • Released: 4 October 2013[35]
  • Label: Atlantic
When I Find Love Again EP
  • Released: 31 October 2014[36]
  • Label: Atlantic
Smoke Signals EP
  • Released: 15 December 2014 (US)[37]
  • Label: Custard, Atlantic

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[2]		 AUS
[3]		 AUT
[4]		 CAN
[38]		 FRA
[6]		 GER
[39]		 IRE
[8]		 NLD
[40]		 SWI
[10]		 US
[41]
"High" 2004 16 42 13 — — 22 18 — 15 100 Back to Bedlam
"Wisemen" 2005 23 11 15 10 — 40 36 9 23 —
"You're Beautiful" 1 2 6 1 5 2 1 1 2 1
"Goodbye My Lover" 9 3 36 — 6 28 13 4 19 66
"No Bravery" 2006 — — — — 15 — — — — —
"1973" 2007 4 11 1 13 — 2 5 8 1 73 All the Lost Souls
"Same Mistake" 57 — 12 69 — 27 — 29 21 —
"Carry You Home" 2008 20 — 50 — — 43 — 53 16 —
"I Really Want You" 171 — — 75 — — — — — —
"Love, Love, Love" 121 — — — — — — 56 59 —
"Stay the Night" 2010 26 10 6 53 31 4 28 5 1 94 Some Kind of Trouble
"So Far Gone" 2011 — — 40 — 82 — — 15 — —
"If Time Is All I Have" — 53
[45]		 — — — — — — — —
"I'll Be Your Man" — — 45 — — 40 — 53 64 —
"Dangerous" — — — — — — — — — —
"Bonfire Heart" 2013 4 3 1 51 26 1 13 51 1 — Moon Landing
"Heart to Heart" 2014 42 26 10 — — 17 — 52 37 —
"Postcards" 90 — 10 — 50 50 — — 31 —
"When I Find Love Again" 78 27 44 — — 78 — — 59 —
"Trail of Broken Hearts" 2015 — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released.

As featured artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[2]		 AUS
[3]		 AUT
[4]		 CAN
[38]		 FRA
[6]		 GER
[39]		 ITA NLD
[40]		 SWI
[10]		 US
[41]
"Je réalise"
(Sinik & James Blunt)		 2008 — — — — 3 — — — 38 — Le toit du monde
"Primavera in Anticipo
(It Is My Song)"
(Laura Pausini & James Blunt)		 2009 — — 1 — — 16 5 43 5 — Primavera in anticipo
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released.

Other charted songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Single Year Chart Album
FRA
[6]		 SWI
[10]
"Face the Sun" 2013 133 — Moon Landing
"The Only One" — 49
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released.

Music videos

Year Song Director(s)
2004 "High" Mark Davies
2005 "Wisemen" Mark Davies
"You're Beautiful" Sam Brown
"High" (2005 video) Sam Brown
"Goodbye My Lover" Sam Brown
2006 "Wisemen" (2006 video) Paul Minor
"No Bravery" Paul Heyes
2007 "1973" Paul R. Brown
"Same Mistake" Jonas Åkerlund
2008 "Carry You Home" Jake Nava
"Je réalise" (Sinik featuring James Blunt) Thomas Peké
"I Really Want You" Jim Canty
"Love, Love, Love" Kinga Burza
2009 "Primavera in Anticipo" (It Is My Song)
(Laura Pausini featuring James Blunt)		 Gaetano Morbioli
2010 "Stay the Night" Ray Kay
2011 "So Far Gone" Marc Klasfeld
"If Time Is All I Have" Marc Klasfeld
"I'll Be Your Man" Giorgio Testi
"Dangerous" Luc Janin
2013 "Bonfire Heart" Vaughan Arnell
2014 "Heart to Heart" Vaughan Arnell
"Postcards" Vaughan Arnell
"When I Find Love Again" N/A
2015 "Trail of Broken Hearts" N/A

Other appearances

These songs have appeared on a studio album not released by Blunt.

Year Song Album
2005 "I Want You" Listen to Bob Dylan: A Tribute[49]
2006 "If There's Any Justice" Radio 1's Live Lounge
2007 "Dear Self"
(Beanie Sigel featuring James Blunt)		 The Solution

References

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External links

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 February 2011.