The Cardigans discography

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The Cardigans discography
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Studio albums6
Compilation albums3
Music videos20
Singles20

The Cardigans are a band from Sweden. They have released six studio albums, which in total have sold about 15 million copies worldwide. This is a list of their album and single releases.

Studio albums[]

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales and certifications
SWE
[1] 		CAN
[2] 		DEN
[3] 		FIN
[4] 		FRA
[5] 		GER
[6] 		JPN
[7] 		NOR
[8] 		UK
[9] 		US
[10]
Emmerdale
  • Released: 18 February 1994
  • Label: Trampolene Records
  • Formats: CD · Cassette
 29 — — — — — — — — —
Life 20 — — — — 50 13 — 51 —
First Band on the Moon
  • Released: 12 August 1996
  • Label: Stockholm Records
  • Formats: CD · LP · Cassette
 2 41 — 16 — 83 4 — 18 35
Gran Turismo
  • Released: 19 October 1998
  • Label: Stockholm Records
  • Formats: CD · LP · Cassette
 1 30 2 8 44 38 19 2 8 151
Long Gone Before Daylight
  • Released: 24 March 2003
  • Label: Stockholm Records
  • Formats: CD · LP · Cassette
 1 — 13 10 47 24 44 8 47 —[A]
  • World (as of 2005): 500,000[23]
  • GLF: 2× Platinum[24]
  • IFPI DEN: Gold[25]
Super Extra Gravity
  • Released: 14 October 2005
  • Label: Stockholm Records
  • Formats: CD · digital download
 1 — 14 15 85 30 142 8 78 —
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums[]

List of compilation albums with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
SWE
[1] 		BEL
[26] 		DEN
[3] 		IRE
[27] 		JAP
[7] 		NOR
[8] 		SPA
[28] 		SWI
[29] 		UK
[9]
The Other Side of the Moon[B]
  • Released: 5 December 1997
  • Label: Stockholm Records
  • Formats: CD
 — — — — 44 — — — —
iTunes Originals
  • Released: 28 April 2005
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: digital download
 — — — — — — — — —
Best Of
  • Released: 30 January 2008
  • Label: Stockholm Records
  • Formats: CD · digital download
 5 81 8 60 99 5 93 78 32
"—" denotes an album that was not released in that territory.

Singles[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
[1] 		AUS
[30] 		CAN
[2] 		FRA
[5] 		GER
[6] 		IRE
[27] 		NLD
[31] 		NZ
[32] 		UK
[9] 		US Alt.
[33]
"Rise and Shine"[C] 1994 — — — — — — — — — — Emmerdale
"Black Letter Day"[D] — — — — — — — — — —
"Sick & Tired" — — — — — — — — 96 —
"Carnival" 1995 — — — — — — 44 — 35 — Life
"Hey! Get Out of My Way"[E] — — — — — — — — — —
"Sick & Tired" (re-issue) — — — — — — — — 34 —
"Rise and Shine" (new version) — — — — — — — — 29 —
"Lovefool" 1996 15 — — 31 — 11 — — 21 — First Band on the Moon
"Been It" 1997 — — — — — — — — 56 —
"Lovefool" (re-issue) — 11 3 — 6 13 21 1 2 9 Romeo + Juliet OST
"Your New Cuckoo" — — — — — — — — 35 — First Band on the Moon
"My Favourite Game" 1998 3 61 68 27 90 13 15 36 14 16 Gran Turismo
"Erase/Rewind" 1999 12 — — 60 71 16 62 36 7 —
"Hanging Around" — — — — — — — — 17 —
"Burning Down the House" (with Tom Jones) 2 8 — 21 27 18 58 13 7 — Reload
"For What It's Worth" 2003 8 — — — — 37 98 — 31 — Long Gone Before Daylight
"You're the Storm" 10 — — — — — — — 74 —
"Live and Learn" — — — — — — — — — —
"I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer" 2005 3 — — — 93 — — — 59 — Super Extra Gravity
"Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)" 2006 49 — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Videography[]

Video albums[]

Title Album details
Life: The True Story
  • Released: 25 October 1995
  • Label: PolyGram
  • Format: VHS, LaserDisc
Live in London
  • Released: April 1997
  • Label: PolyGram
  • Formats: VHS, VCD, LaserDisc, DVD

Music videos[]

List of music videos, showing year released and directors
Title Year Director(s)
"Rise & Shine" 1994 Bjorn Lindgren
"Black Letter Day"
"Sick and Tired"
"Carnival" 1995
"Rise & Shine" (Japan version) N/A
"Lovefool" 1996 Bjorn Lindgren
"Lovefool" (US version) Geoff Moore
"Been It" Bjorn Lindgren
"Been It" (US version) 1997 Lawrence Carroll
"Your New Cuckoo" Quatsi
"My Favourite Game" 1998 Jonas Akerlund
"Erase/Rewind" 1999 Adam Berg
"Hanging Around" Sophie Muller
"Burning Down the House" (with Tom Jones) David Mouldy
"Junk of the Hearts" (Nåid Remix) N/A
"For What It's Worth" 2003 Amir Chamdin
"You're the Storm"
"Live and Learn" N/A
"I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer" 2005 Martin and Bo Johan Renck
"Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)" 2006

Other appearances[]

Notes[]

  • A ^ Long Gone Before Daylight did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 37 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart.[38]
  • B ^ The Other Side of the Moon was only released in Japan.
  • C ^ The original Emmerdale version of "Rise and Shine" was only released in Sweden. It was later re-recorded for international editions of Life. This new version was re-issued as a single in Sweden, Japan and the UK in 1995 and throughout Europe in 1996.
  • D ^ "Black Letter Day" was only released in Sweden.
  • E ^ "Hey! Get Out of My Way" was only released in Sweden and Japan. In the UK, "Sick and Tired" was re-issued in its place, with the same B-sides.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "swedishcharts.com - Discography The Cardigans" (in Swedish). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b Peak chart positions for albums and singles in Canada:
  3. ^ a b * Peak chart positions for albums in Denmark:
  4. ^ "finnishcharts.com - Discography The Cardigans". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  5. ^ a b "lescharts.com - Discographie The Cardigans". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
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  7. ^ a b Peak chart positions for albums in Japan:
  8. ^ a b "norwegiancharts.com - Discography The Cardigans". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  9. ^ a b c "Cardigans | Full Official Charts History". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  10. ^ "The Cardigans Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  11. ^ a b c d "(Guld & Platina) ÅR 1987–1998" [(Gold & Platinum) Year 1987–1998] (PDF). Swedish Recording Industry Association (in Swedish). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  12. ^ a b c d "有料音楽配信認定" [Recording Industry Association of Japan - Statistics - Certified Awards]. 日本レコード協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 June 2017. Note: User must enter "カーディガンズ" ("The Cardigans") in "アーティスト" ("Artist") field.
  13. ^ Craig Rosen (21 September 1996). "Sweden's Cardigans Wrap Up U.S." Billboard. Vol. 108 no. 38. pp. 9, 89. ISSN 0006-2510.
  14. ^ a b c d e f "Certified Awards - BPI". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  15. ^ Tobias Jones (10 October 1998). "Interview: The Cardigans – Warm and fluffy and the best of friends". The Independent. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  16. ^ "Gold/Platinum - Music Canada". Music Canada. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  17. ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. 6 August 1997. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  18. ^ Mark Savage (3 March 2008). "How The Cardigans survived success". BBC News. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  19. ^ a b "(Guld & Platina) ÅR 1999" [(Gold & Platinum) Year 1999] (PDF). Swedish Recording Industry Association (in Swedish). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  20. ^ "Cardigans Platinumskiva för 50000 sålda skivor av 'Gran Turismo' 1998". Lauritz.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  21. ^ "SNEP - Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique - Les Certifications" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 1 June 2017. Note: User must define "Cardigans" as the search parameter.
  22. ^ "IFPI Norsk platebransje". IFPI Norway. Archived from the original on 26 June 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  23. ^ "Interview: The Cardigans: Songs from beyond the comfort zone". The Independent. 20 October 2005. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  24. ^ a b "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista" [Swedish Charts - Sweden's Official Charts] (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  25. ^ "Hitlisten.nu - Danmarks officielle hitlister | Album Top 40 - uge 33 - 2003". Hitlisten (in Danish). 15 August 2003. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  26. ^ "ultratop.be - The Cardigans - Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  27. ^ a b * Peak chart positions for albums and singles in Ireland:
  28. ^ "spanishcharts.com - The Cardigans - Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  29. ^ "The Cardigans - Best Of - hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  30. ^ Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
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  32. ^ "charts.nz - Discography The Cardigans". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  33. ^ "The Cardigans Album & Song Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  34. ^ "ARIA End Of Year Singles 1997 | Top 100 Singles Chart". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 1 June 2017. Note: "Lovefool" at number 52.
  35. ^ "New Zealand Top 40 Singles Chart | 11 May 1997". Recorded Music NZ. 11 May 1997. Retrieved 1 June 2017. Note: "Lovefool" at number 35.
  36. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1999 Singles". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
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