James Blunt discography

The discography of James Blunt, a British pop rock singer, contains six studio albums, two live albums, nine extended plays and twenty six singles.

James Blunt discography
James Blunt performing at Reading Festival in 2008
Studio albums6
Live albums3
Compilation albums1
Music videos24
EPs9
Singles26

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 1111211212
All the Lost Souls
  • Released: 17 September 2007
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download
1111111217
Some Kind of Trouble
  • Released: 8 November 2010
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
45363262111
Moon Landing
  • Released: 21 October 2013
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
22125256120
The Afterlove[34]
  • Release date: 24 March 2017
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
67761467104177
Once Upon a Mind
  • Released: 25 October 2019[35]
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
3564026
[36]
838294

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
8172
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
8747
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released.

Box sets

Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
Certifications Notes
AUS
[3]
I'll Take Everything: The Platinum Collection[37]
  • 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[39][40]
  • Labels: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Digital EPs

Title Details
James Blunt: Live From London
James Blunt: Up Close
  • Released: 25 October 2005[42]
  • Label: Atlantic
James Blunt... Live in Berlin
  • Released: 28 October 2005[43]
  • Label: Atlantic
Introducing... James Blunt
  • Released: 19 May 2008[44]
  • Label: Atlantic
James Blunt Live: London Festival '08
  • Released: 17 July 2008[45]
  • Label: Atlantic
When I Find Love Again EP
  • Released: 31 October 2014[46]
  • Label: Atlantic
Smoke Signals EP
  • Released: 15 December 2014 (US)[47]
  • 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
[48]
FRA
[6]
GER
[7]
IRE
[8]
NLD
[49]
SWI
[10]
US
[50]
"High" 2005 164213221815100 Back to Bedlam
"You're Beautiful" 1261521121
"Goodbye My Lover" 933666281341966
"Wisemen" 2006 231115104036923
"No Bravery" 2007 15
"1973" 2007 411113258173 All the Lost Souls
"Same Mistake" 571269272921
"Carry You Home" 2008 2050435316
"I Really Want You" 17175
"Love, Love, Love" 1211005659
"Stay the Night" 2010 2610653314285194 Some Kind of Trouble
"So Far Gone" 2011 408215
"If Time Is All I Have" 53
[54]
"I'll Be Your Man" 45405364
"Dangerous"
"Bonfire Heart" 2013 4315126113511 Moon Landing
"Heart to Heart" 2014 422610175237
"Postcards" 90105031
"When I Find Love Again" 7827447859
"Love Me Better" 2017 9314087 The Afterlove
"Bartender"
"Cold"[35] 2019 59 Once Upon a Mind
"Champions"[58] 65
"I Told You"
"Monsters" 9071
[59]
"The Truth"[60] 55
"Halfway"
(solo or featuring Ward Thomas)[61]
2020
The Greatest"[62]
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released.
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
[49]
SWI
[10]
"Je réalise"
(Sinik & James Blunt)
2008 338 Le toit du monde
"Primavera in Anticipo
(It Is My Song)
"
(Laura Pausini & James Blunt)
2009 1165 Primavera in anticipo
"OK"
(Robin Schulz featuring James Blunt)
2017 2212232 Uncovered
"Bridge over Troubled Water"
(as part of Artists for Grenfell)
3228 Non-album single
"Melody"[63]
(Lost Frequencies featuring James Blunt)
2018 19268 Alive and Feeling Fine
"Walk Away"
(Alle Farben featuring James Blunt)[64]
2019 98 Non-album single
"—" 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
[65]
FRA
[6]
SWI
[10]
"Face the Sun" 2013 133 Moon Landing
"The Only One" 49
"Don't Give Me Those Eyes" 2017 6727 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"[66] 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[67]
2006 "If There's Any Justice" Radio 1's Live Lounge
2011 "Why Do I Fall" Titeuf Original Soundtrack[68]
2014 "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" BBC Radio 2: Sounds of the 80s[69]

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