| Artist: | Editors |
| Studio: | 7 |
| Compilation: | 5 |
| Ep: | 5 |
| Singles: | 40 |
| Music Videos: | 23 |
Editors are a British indie rock band based in Birmingham, who formed in 2002. Previously known as Pilot and "The Pride", the band consists of Tom Smith (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano), Russell Leetch (bass guitar and live backing vocals), Ed Lay (drums, percussion and live backing vocals), Justin Lockey (lead guitar), and Elliott Williams (keyboards and synthesizers).
Editors have so far released two platinum studio albums, selling over 2 million copies between them worldwide.[1] [2] Their debut album The Back Room was released in 2005. It contained hits such as "Munich" and "Blood" and the following year received a Mercury Prize nomination. Their follow-up album An End Has a Start went to number 1 in the UK Albums Chart in June 2007 and earned the band a Brit Awards nomination for best British Band. It also spawned another Top 10 hit single with the release of "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors".
Their third studio album, In This Light and On This Evening, was released in October 2009 and debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart.
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| UK [3] | BEL (FL) [4] | BEL (WA) [5] | FRA [6] | GER [7] | IRL [8] | ITA [9] | NLD [10] | SWI [11] | US [12] | |||||||||
| The Back Room |
| 2 | 53 | 74 | 107 | — | 23 | — | 30 | — | — |
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| An End Has a Start |
| 1 | 5 | 45 | 56 | 24 | 7 | 47 | 2 | 31 | 117 |
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| In This Light and on This Evening |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 12 | — |
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| The Weight of Your Love |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | — |
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| In Dream |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 7 | — |
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| Violence |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 10 | — | |||||||
| EBM |
| 10 | 2 | 6 | 122 | 6 | — | 97 | 2 | 10 | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||||||
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| UK | BEL (FL) | BEL (WA) | FRA | GER | IRL | ITA | NLD | SPA [23] | SWI | |||||||||
| Black Gold: Best of Editors[24] |
| 28 | 2 | 18 | 115 | 21 | 72 | 61 | 8 | 44 | 94 | |||||||
| You Are Fading IV[25] |
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| You Are Fading III |
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| You Are Fading II |
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| You Are Fading I |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||||||
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| UK Sales | UK Indie | AUT | BEL (FL) | BEL (WA) | GER | NLD | SCO | SWI | ||||||||||
| Snowfield Demo EP |
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| Napster EP (Live Session) |
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| Live At Telekom Street Gigs, Frankfurt |
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| Spotify Session - Live At Spotify Madrid |
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| The Blanck Mass Sessions |
| 34 | 12 | 67 | 13 | 109 | 53 | 36 | 50 | 90 | ||||||||
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||
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| UK | AUT [28] | BEL (FL) | BEL (WA) | FRA [29] | GER | IRL | NLD [30] | POL [31] | SWI [32] | |||||||
| "Bullets" | 2005 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Back Room | ||||
| "Munich" | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 97 | — | — |
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| "Blood" | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "All Sparks" | 2006 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors" | 2007 | 7 | — | 47 | — | — | — | 39 | 89 | 31 | — | An End Has a Start | ||||
| "An End Has a Start" | 27 | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | 90 | — | — | ||||||
| "The Racing Rats" | 26 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 35 | — | ||||||
| "Push Your Head Towards the Air" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Bones" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | ||||||
| "Papillon" | 2009 | 23 | 44 | 1 | 6 | — | 43 | — | 16 | 1 | 52 |
| In This Light and On This Evening | |||
| "You Don't Know Love" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | |||||
| "Last Day" | — | — | — | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | In This Light and On This Evening | |||||
| "No Sound But the Wind" | — | — | 1 | 37 | — | — | — | 72 | — | — |
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| "A Ton of Love" | 2013 | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | 54 | 50 | — | The Weight of Your Love | ||||
| "Formaldehyde" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | ||||||
| "Honesty" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | ||||||
| "Sugar" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | |||||
| "What Is This Thing Called Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "No Harm" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | In Dream | ||||
| "Marching Orders"[34] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Life Is a Fear" | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | ||||||
| "Ocean of Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | ||||||
| "Forgiveness" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "All the Kings" | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | ||||||
| "Magazine" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | Violence | ||||
| "Hallelujah (So Low)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | ||||||
| "Darkness at the Door" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | ||||||
| "Cold" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | ||||||
| "Barricades" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Blanck Mass Sessions | ||||
| "Frankenstein"[35] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Black Gold | |||||
| "Black Gold" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Upside Down" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Heart Attack" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | EBM | ||||
| "Karma Climb" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Kiss" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Vibe" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
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| Year | Song | Director |
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| 2005 | "Bullets" (version 1) | Mike Brady |
| "Munich" | Mark Thomas | |
| "Blood" | Chris Hopewell & Matt Freeth | |
| "Bullets" (version 2) | Martin de Thurah | |
| 2006 | "All Sparks" | Lee Lennox |
| 2007 | "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors" | Arni & Kinski |
| "An End Has a Start" | Diane Martel | |
| "The Racing Rats" | Vince Haycock | |
| 2008 | "Push Your Head Towards the Air" | Paul Minor |
| "Bones" | Russell Leetch | |
| 2009 | "Papillon" | Andrew Douglas |
| 2010 | "You Don't Know Love" | Arni & Kinski |
| "Last Day" | ||
| "Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool" | Lennox Brothers | |
| "No Sound but the Wind" | ||
| 2013 | "A Ton of Love" | Mark Thomas |
| "Formaldehyde" | Ben Wheatley | |
| "Honesty" | Favourite Colour: Black | |
| 2014 | "Sugar" | Joe Vanhoutteghem |
| "What Is This Thing Called Love" | ||
| 2015 | "No Harm" | Rahi Rezvani |
| "Marching Orders" | ||
| "Life Is a Fear" | ||
| "Ocean of Night" | ||
| 2016 | "All the Kings" | |
| 2018 | "Magazine" | |
| "Hallelujah (So Low)" | ||
| "Darkness at the Door" | ||
| "Cold" | ||
| 2019 | "Barricades" | Hi-sim [36] |
| "Frankenstein" | Gregory Ohrel [37] | |
| "Black Gold" | Rahi Rezvani | |
| 2022 | "Heart Attack" | Felix Green |
| "Karma Climb" | ||
| "Kiss" | Justin Lockey and James Lockey | |
| "Picturesque" | Ellie Madeland | |