Busted discography explained

Artist:Busted
Studio:4
Live:1
Compilation:2
Singles:24
Music Videos:14

This is a discography of the English pop punk band Busted. It consists of four studio albums, one live album, two compilation albums, twenty-four singles and fourteen music videos.

The band's debut album Busted was released by Island Records in the UK in September 2002 and peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart and has been certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. It also peaked at number five on the Irish Albums Chart. The album spawned four singles, "What I Go to School For", "Year 3000", "You Said No" and "Sleeping with the Light On". They all charted in the top three of the UK Singles Chart, with "You Said No" reaching number one and three of them reaching the top five in Ireland.

Busted's second album A Present for Everyone was released in 2003 and spawned four top-two singles in the UK, "Crashed the Wedding", "Who's David", "Air Hostess" and the double A-side "Thunderbirds / 3AM". The album itself peaked at number two in the UK, number nine in Ireland, and was also certified triple platinum by the BPI. This was followed in 2004 by a United States-only album which was again titled Busted. It featured tracks from both of their previous UK albums. In November 2004, Busted released a live album, , which features live recordings from their 2004 tour.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsSales
UK
[1]
SCO
[2]
AUT
[3]
DEN
[4]
FRA
[5]
GER
[6]
IRE
[7]
NL
[8]
SWI
[9]
Busted
  • Released: 30 September 2002
  • Label: Island (#MCD60084)
  • Formats: CD, CS, DL
2 1 19 9 57 43 5 51 88
A Present for Everyone
  • Released: 17 November 2003
  • Label: Island (#MCD60090)
  • Formats: CD, CS, DL
2 1 33 85 9
  • BPI: 3× Platinum
  • WW: 2,189,199
Night Driver
  • Released: 25 November 2016
  • Label: East West
  • Formats: CD, DL, LP
13 15 39
  • BPI: Silver
  • UK: 60,000 (as of 2020)
Half Way There
  • Released: 1 February 2019
  • Label: East West
  • Formats: CD, DL, LP
2 3 45
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Live albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
IRE
  • Released: 13 November 2004
  • Label: Island (#MCD60096)
  • Formats: CD, DL, DVD-V
11 35
  • BPI: Platinum
Greatest Hits 2.0 (Another Present For Everyone) [Live Edition]
  • Released: 5 January 2024
  • Label: Self-Released (#MCD60096)

Compilation albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
IRE
Busted
  • Released: 12 October 2004 (US only)
  • Label: Island
  • Format: CD
Greatest Hits 2.0
  • Released: 15 September 2023
  • Label: East West
  • Format: CD, digital download, vinyl, streaming, cassette
1 43
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
Album
UK
SCO
AUS
[12]
AUT
DEN
FRA
GER
IRE
NL
SWI
"What I Go to School For"2002 3 3 22 32 34 20 33 Busted
"Year 3000"2003 2 2 42 15 10 45 21 2 7 48
  • BPI: Platinum
"You Said No"1 2 62 15 38 3 27
"Sleeping with the Light On"3 2 4
  • BPI: Silver
"Hurra Hurra Die Schule Brennt"20 19 34
"Crashed the Wedding"1 1 70 3 45 3 28 59
  • BPI: Gold
A Present for Everyone
"Who's David"2004 1 2 9
"Air Hostess"2 3 51 12
  • BPI: Silver
"Thunderbirds / 3AM"1 1 92 6 72
  • BPI: Silver
"She Wants to Be Me"
"On What You're On"2016 60 26 Night Driver
"Nineties"[13] 2018 Half Way There
"Radio"2019
"Loser Kid 2.0"
(featuring Simple Plan)
2023 Greatest Hits 2.0
"Meet You There 2.0"
(with Neck Deep)
"MMMBop 2.0"
(with Hanson)[14]
"Crashed the Wedding 2.0"
(featuring All Time Low)[15]
"Year 3000 2.0"
(with Jonas Brothers)
"Good One"
"One of These Days"
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Promotional singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Coming Home"2016Night Driver
"Easy"
"One of a Kind"
"Thinking of You"2017
"Reunion"2018Half Way There
"Shipwrecked in Atlantis"2019
"Loser Kid 2.0"2023Greatest Hits 2.0

Music videos

YearTitleDirector(s)
2002"What I Go to School For"Alison Murray
2003"Year 3000"Dougal Wilson and Tom Gravestock
"You Said No"Jon Riche
"Sleeping with the Light On" Sven Harding
"Crashed the Wedding"Max Giwa and Dania Pasquini
"Hurra Hurra Die Schule Brennt"Liz Kessler and Pete Chambers
2004"Who's David?"Katie Bell
"Air Hostess"Ulf
"Thunderbirds Are Go"Jonathan Frakes
"3AM"Eugene O'Connor
2016"Coming Home"David Spearing
"On What You're On"Andrew Hines
2018"Nineties"Rankin
2019"Radio"
"Shipwrecked in Atlantis"Josh Partridge

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Busted. Official Charts Company. 14 July 2010.
  2. https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/
  3. Web site: Discographie Busted. German. Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 11 December 2009.
  4. Web site: Discography Busted. Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 11 December 2009.
  5. Web site: Discographie Busted. French. French Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 11 December 2009.
  6. Web site: Discographie Busted. German Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 11 December 2009.
  7. Web site: Discography Busted. Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 11 December 2009.
  8. Web site: Discografie Busted. Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 11 December 2009.
  9. Web site: Discographie Busted. German. Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 11 December 2009.
  10. Web site: BPI Certified Awards . . 11 December 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090924015932/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx . 24 September 2009 . dmy .
  11. Web site: Official Charts Analysis: Little Mix hold No.1 spot with Glory Days. Jones. Alan. 2 December 2016. Music Week. Intent Media. 3 December 2016. subscription .
  12. Web site: Discography Busted. australian-charts.com. 2 October 2013.
  13. Web site: Busted. OK!Magazine . 13 November 2018. 2017.
  14. Web site: Busted & Hanson - MMMBop 2.0. Apple Music. 26 May 2023. 27 May 2023.
  15. Web site: BUSTED RELEASE 'CRASH THE WEDDING 2.0'. Total Ntertainment. 23 June 2023. 24 June 2023.