James Blunt discography

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James Blunt discography
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James Blunt performing at Reading Festival in 2008
Studio albums6
Live albums3
Compilation albums1
Music videos24
EPs11
Singles26

The discography of James Blunt, a British pop rock singer, contains six studio albums, two live albums, eleven extended plays and twenty six 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. He has sold more than 20 million albums worldwide.

Albums[]

Studio albums[]

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales 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
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download
 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 7
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[16]
  • ARIA: Platinum[26]
  • BVMI: 5× Gold[18]
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum[19]
  • IFPI SWI: 3× Platinum[20]
  • IRMA: 3× Platinum[27]
  • MC: 2× Platinum[22]
  • NVPI: Gold[23]
  • RIAA: Gold[24]
  • SNEP: Diamond[25]
Some Kind of Trouble
  • Released: 8 November 2010
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 4 5 3 6 3 2 6 2 1 11
Moon Landing
  • Released: 21 October 2013
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 2 2 1 2 5 2 5 6 1 20
The Afterlove[30]
  • Release date: 24 March 2017
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 6 7 7 6 14 6 7 10 4 177
Once Upon a Mind
  • Released: 25 October 2019[31]
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 3 5 6 40 26 8 38 29 4 —

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
  • Formats: CD/DVD digital download
 8 17 2
Les Sessions Lost Souls
  • Released: 25 November 2008
  • Labels: Warner
  • Formats: CD/DVD digital download
 39 — —
Trouble Revisited
  • Released: 5 December 2011
  • Labels: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD/DVD
 87 — 47
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released.

Compilation albums[]

Title Album details
The Stars Beneath My Feet (2004–2021)[32]
  • Scheduled: 19 November 2021
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: LP, CD, 2×CD, digital download, streaming

Box sets[]

Title Album details Peak
chart
positions 		Certifications Notes
AUS
[3]
I'll Take Everything: The Platinum Collection[33]
  • Released: 4 September 2015
  • Labels: Warner
  • Formats: 4×CD, digital download
 5 Collection of Blunt's first four studio albums
(Back to Bedlam, All the Lost Souls, Some Kind of Trouble and Moon Landing)

Extended plays[]

Physical EPs[]

Title Details
Monkey on My Shoulder EP
Bonfire Heart EP
  • Released: 4 October 2013[35][36]
  • Labels: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Digital EPs[]

Title Details
James Blunt: Live from London
James Blunt: Up Close
  • Released: 25 October 2005[38]
  • Label: Atlantic
James Blunt... Live in Berlin
  • Released: 28 October 2005[39]
  • Label: Atlantic
Introducing... James Blunt
  • Released: 19 May 2008[40]
  • Label: Atlantic
James Blunt Live: London Festival '08
  • Released: 17 July 2008[41]
  • Label: Atlantic
Love, Love, Love
  • Released: 7 November 2008[42]
  • Label: Atlantic
Amazon Artist Lounge Live EP
  • Released: 30 September 2013[43]
  • Label: Atlantic
When I Find Love Again EP
  • Released: 31 October 2014[44]
  • Label: Atlantic
Smoke Signals EP
  • Released: 15 December 2014 (US)[45]
  • Label: Custard, Atlantic

Singles[]

As lead artist[]

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[2] 		AUS
[3] 		AUT
[4] 		CAN
[46] 		FRA
[6] 		GER
[7] 		IRE
[8] 		NLD
[47] 		SWI
[10] 		US
[48]
"High" 2005 16 42 13 — — 22 18 — 15 100 Back to Bedlam
"You're Beautiful" 1 2 6 1 5 2 1 1 2 1
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[16]
  • ARIA: Platinum[49]
  • BVMI: Platinum[18]
  • IFPI AUT: Gold[19]
  • IFPI SWI: Gold[20]
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum[24]
"Goodbye My Lover" 9 3 36 6 6 28 13 4 19 66
"Wisemen" 2006 23 11 15 10 — 40 36 9 23 —
"No Bravery" 2007 — — — — 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 — — 100 — — — 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
[52]		 — — — — — — — —
"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 — — 31 —
"When I Find Love Again" 78 27 44 — — 78 — — 59 —
"Love Me Better" 2017 93 — — — 140 — — — 87 — The Afterlove
"Bartender" — — — — — — — — — —
"Cold"[31] 2019 — — — — — — — — 59 — Once Upon a Mind
"Champions"[54] — — — — — — — — 65 —
"I Told You" — — — — — — — — — —
"Monsters" 90 — — — — — 71 — — —
"The Truth"[55] — — — — — — — — 55 —
"Halfway"
(solo or featuring Ward Thomas)[56] 		2020 — — — — — — — — — —
"The Greatest"[57] — — — — — — — — — —
"—" 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
AUT
[4] 		FRA
[6] 		GER
[7] 		NLD
[47] 		SWI
[10]
"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 Primavera in anticipo
"OK"
(Robin Schulz featuring James Blunt) 		2017 2 21 2 23 2
  • BVMI: 2× Platinum[18]
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum[19]
 Uncovered
"Bridge over Troubled Water"
(as part of Artists for Grenfell) 		32 — — — 28 Non-album single
"Melody"[58]
(Lost Frequencies featuring James Blunt) 		2018 19 — 26 — 8 Alive and Feeling Fine
"Walk Away"
(Alle Farben featuring James Blunt)[59] 		2019 — — 98 — — Sticker on My Suitcase
"—" 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
AUS
[60] 		FRA
[6] 		SWI
[10]
"Face the Sun" 2013 — 133 — Moon Landing
"The Only One" — — 49
"Don't Give Me Those Eyes" 2017 67 — 27 The Afterlove
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released.

Music videos[]

Year Song Director(s)
2004 "High" Mark Davis
2005 "Wisemen"
"You're Beautiful" Sam Brown
"High" (2005 video)
"Goodbye My Lover"
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" Robert Hales
"I'll Be Your Man" Giorgio Testi
"Dangerous" Luc Janin
2013 "Bonfire Heart" Vaughan Arnell
"Satellites" Official Lyric Video
"Heart to Heart" Vaughan Arnell
2014 "Postcards"
"When I Find Love Again"
2017 "Love Me Better"
"Time of Our Lives"
"Bartender" Declan Whitebloom
"Don't Give Me Those Eyes" video 1 Andrew Flakelar
"Don't Give Me Those Eyes" video 2 Travis Kopach
"OK"
(Robin Schulz featuring James Blunt) 		Liza Minou Morberg
"Someone Singing Along"[61] Suzie Selman
2019 "The Truth"

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[62]
2006 "If There's Any Justice" Radio 1's Live Lounge
2011 "Why Do I Fall" Titeuf Original Soundtrack[63]
2014 "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" BBC Radio 2: Sounds of the 80s[64]
2020 "OK"
(with Helene Fischer) 		Die Helene Fischer Show – Meine schönsten Momente, Vol. 1[65]

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