The discography of David Gray, a British singer-songwriter, consists of twelve studio albums, two live albums, three compilation albums, an EP, and twenty-one singles.
David Gray discography | |
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![]() Gray performing in Seattle, Washington in 2010 | |
Studio albums | 12 |
Live albums | 1 |
Compilation albums | 4 |
Music videos | 19 |
EPs | 1 |
Singles | 22 |
Gray released three studio albums in the 1990s before finally making a commercial breakthrough with his fourth album White Ladder (1998), which received little initial attention before being re-released the following year. It has sold over 3 million copies in the UK alone, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time there. He achieved two subsequent UK number-ones with A New Day at Midnight (2002) and Life in Slow Motion (2005), and went on to reach the US Top 20 with five successive albums.[1]
Albums
editStudio albums
editTitle | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||||
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UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
GER [5] |
IRE [6] |
NLD [7] |
NZ [8] |
NOR [9] |
SWI [10] |
US [11] | |||||
A Century Ends | 144 | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Flesh |
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152 | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Sell, Sell, Sell |
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92 | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
White Ladder | 1 | 34 | — | 61 | 1 | 51 | 4 | 18 | — | 35 | ||||
Lost Songs 95–98 |
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7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 153 |
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A New Day at Midnight |
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1 | 22 | — | 61 | 1 | 81 | 6 | 29 | 45 | 17 | |||
Life in Slow Motion |
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1 | 8 | 68 | 49 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | |||
Draw the Line |
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5 | 18 | 74 | 70 | 2 | 21 | 15 | — | 18 | 12 | |||
Foundling |
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18 | 34 | — | — | 9 | 55 | — | — | 26 | 9 | |||
Mutineers |
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10 | 22 | 67 | 53 | 7 | 31 | 36 | — | 27 | 15 | |||
Gold in a Brass Age |
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21 | 71 | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | 45 | 186 | |||
Skellig |
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53 | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released |
Live albums
editTitle | Album details |
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A Thousand Miles Behind |
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White Ladder Live |
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Compilation albums
editTitle | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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UK [2] |
AUS [3][23] |
IRE [6] |
NZ [8] |
NOR [9] |
US [11] | |||||||||
The EPs 1992–1994 |
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68 | — | 18 | — | — | — | |||||||
Shine: The Best of the Early Years |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Greatest Hits |
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11 | 61 | 7 | 15 | 38 | 96 | |||||||
The Best of David Gray |
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30 | 91 | 51 | — | — | — |
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"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released |
Extended plays
editTitle | EP details |
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Live from London EP |
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Gold in a Brass Age (Ground Control Acoustic Sessions) |
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Singles
editSingle | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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UK [2] |
AUS [23] |
AUT [4] |
GER [27] |
IRE [6] |
NLD [7] |
NZ [8] |
SWI [10] |
US [28] | ||||||
"Birds Without Wings" | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Century Ends | |||
"Shine" | 1993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Wisdom" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Faster Sooner Now" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sell, Sell, Sell | |||
"Late Night Radio" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"This Year's Love" | 1999 | 20 | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — |
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White Ladder | ||
"Babylon" | 5 | 51 | — | 96 | 31 | 81 | 31 | — | 57 |
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"Please Forgive Me" | 18 | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — |
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"Sail Away" | 2001 | 26 | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — |
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"Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Dead in the Water" | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A New Day at Midnight | |||
"The Other Side" | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Be Mine" | 2003 | 23 | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | ||||
"The One I Love" | 2005 | 8 | 59 | 48 | 96 | 8 | 93 | 38 | — | — |
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Life in Slow Motion | ||
"Hospital Food" | 34 | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Alibi" | 2006 | 71 | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | ||||
"You're the World to Me" | 2007 | 53 | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits | |||
"Fugitive" | 2009 | 103 | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | 84 | — | Draw the Line | |||
"Full Steam" (featuring Annie Lennox) |
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"A Moment Changes Everything" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Foundling | |||
"Gulls" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mutineers | |||
"Back in the World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Beautiful Agony" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Snow in Vegas" (featuring LeAnn Rimes) |
2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Smoke Without Fire" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of David Gray | |||
"The Sapling" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold in a Brass Age | |||
"A Tight Ship" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Watching The Waves" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"If 8 Were 9" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Mallory" (Acoustic) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold in a Brass Age (Ground Control Acoustic Sessions) | ||||
"Gold in a Brass Age" (Acoustic) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Skellig" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Skellig | |||
"Heart and Soul" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released |
Video albums
editTitle | Details | Certification |
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David Gray: Live |
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Live in Slow Motion |
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Live from the Artists Den |
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Music videos
editYear | Video | Director |
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1992 | "Birds Without Wings" | |
1993 | "Shine" | Tony van den Ende |
"Wisdom" | Lindy Heymann | |
1996 | "Late Night Radio" | Donal Scannell and Donal Dineen |
1998 | "This Year's Love" (version 1) | |
2000 | "Babylon" (UK version) | Kieran Evans |
"Babylon" (US version) | Mike Figgis | |
"Please Forgive Me" (UK version) | Kieran Evans and Russell Thomas | |
"Please Forgive Me" (US version) | David Kellogg | |
2001 | "This Year's Love" (version 2) | David Slade |
"Sail Away" | Big TV! | |
2002 | "The Other Side" | |
2003 | "Be Mine" | Vaughan Arnell |
2005 | "The One I Love" | Motion Theory |
"Hospital Food" | Rainbows & Vampires | |
"Alibi" | Happy | |
2009 | "Fugitive" | Will Barras and Dan Lumb |
"Full Steam" | Andy Morahan | |
2014 | "Gulls" | Donal Dineen and Myles O'Reilly |
"Back in the World" | ||
"Beautiful Agony" | ||
2016 | "Smoke Without Fire" |
References
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- ^ a b c "UK Charts > David Gray". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ a b Peaks in Australia:
- For all except noted: "Australian Charts > David Gray". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- For The Best Of: "ARIA CHART WATCH #393". auspOp. 5 November 2016. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- For Gold in a Brass Age: "ARIA Chart Watch #516". auspOp. 16 March 2019. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Austrian Charts > David Gray" (in German). austriancharts.at Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ "Discographie David Gray". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "Irish Charts > David Gray". irish-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Dutch Charts > David Gray" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- ^ a b c "New Zealand Charts > David Gray". charts.nz Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Norwegian Charts > David Gray". norwegiancharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Swiss Charts > David Gray" (in German). hitparade.ch Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ a b "David Gray Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "British album certifications – David Gray". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 April 2024. Select albums in the Format field. Type David Gray in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ Jones, Alan (4 November 2016). "Official Charts Analysis: James Arthur tops albums chart with Back from the Edge". Music Week. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Casey, Ruairi (26 April 2015). "Cultural Toolbox: David Gray's White Ladder to success". Newstalk. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ a b c Sexton, Paul (5 September 2009). "All Change". Billboard. p. 44. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ a b "ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 2005 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 21 December 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Dutch album certifications – David Gray" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 16 March 2020. Enter David Gray in the "Artiest of titel" box.
- ^ a b "Gold/Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ a b Jones, Alan (15 March 2019). "Charts analysis: Dave emerges victorious in close albums battle". Music Week. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2003 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "The Irish Charts > 2005 Certification Awards > Multi-Platinum". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ "IRMA > 2009 Certification Awards > Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 119.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Latest Gold / Platinum Albums". Radioscope Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "iTunes Preview > Live from London EP". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Chartverfolgung / Gray, David / Single" (in German). musicline.de PhonoNet. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "David Gray > Album & Song Chart History > Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 17 December 2021.