| Artist: | Doves |
| Studio: | 6 |
| Live: | 1 |
| Compilation: | 4 |
| Ep: | 7 |
| Singles: | 18 |
| Music Videos: | 20 |
The discography of the English alternative rock trio Doves comprises six studio albums, eighteen singles, and seven EPs, as well as a best-of compilation album, a B-sides compilation, and a full-length DVD compilation. After self-releasing their first three EPs on Casino Records, the band signed to Heavenly Recordings and released their debut album Lost Souls in April 2000. The album reached number 16 on the UK Albums Chart, and has since been certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. Their second album The Last Broadcast was even more successful upon its release in April 2002, reaching number 1 on the charts and yielding the band's highest-charting single to date, "There Goes the Fear", which peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart. The album has also been certified platinum by the BPI. In February 2005, Doves released their third studio album Some Cities, which again topped the albums chart at number 1, and produced the hit single "Black and White Town", which charted at number 6, and the minor hit "Snowden", which peaked at number 17.
Following worldwide tours throughout 2005, the band took a break, which saw singer/bassist Jimi Goodwin providing drums on the songs "Mathematics" and "People Help the People" by Bolton-based indie pop band Cherry Ghost, and drummer Andy Williams becoming a father for the first time in September 2007. The band reconvened and began recording throughout 2007 and 2008. Their anticipated fourth album Kingdom of Rust was released in April 2009, peaking at number 2 on the albums chart. The album yielded two singles: "Kingdom of Rust" and "Winter Hill", the latter of which marked the first time a single by the band did not enter the top 100 of the Singles Chart. Worldwide tours coincided with the releases, including an appearance at the BBC Electric Proms festival accompanied by the London Bulgarian Choir in October 2009.[1]
A best–of compilation, entitled , was released in April 2010[2] and peaked at number 12 on the albums chart. The single "Andalucia" preceded the album in March 2010.
Following the release of The Places Between, Doves announced they would be taking an indefinite hiatus, during which time Jimi Goodwin released his debut solo album Odludek and the Williams brothers regrouped as Black Rivers and released an eponymous album. Then, in 2019, Doves reunited for a special charity gig, whereupon rumours of the band recording new material began to circulate. On 18 June 2020, the band released their first music in ten years with a song titled "Carousels". Another track, "Prisoners", followed one month later. Simultaneously, the band announced their fifth studio album, The Universal Want, which was released on 11 September 2020,[3] with third single "Cathedrals of the Mind" preceding the album's release on 27 August 2020. The Universal Want became the band's third album to top the UK Albums Chart at number 1. On 4 November 2024, the band released a new single, "Renegade", alongside the announcement of their sixth studio album Constellations for the Lonely, to be released on 14 February 2025.
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||||||||
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| UK [4] | AUS [5] | BEL [6] | FRA [7] | GER [8] | IRL [9] | NED [10] | NOR [11] | SCO [12] | US [13] | |||||||||
| 2000 | Lost Souls | 16 | 68 | — | — | — | 72 | — | — | 30 | — |
Platinum[14] | ||||||
| 2002 | The Last Broadcast
| 1 | 17 | — | 94 | 93 | 2 | — | 11 | 1 | 83 | |||||||
| 2005 | Some Cities
| 1 | 23 | 45 | 149 | — | 2 | 62 | — | 1 | 111 |
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| 2009 | Kingdom of Rust
| 2 | 34 | 68 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 2 | 89 |
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| 2020 | The Universal Want
| 1 | 83 | 120 | — | 85 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | |||||||
| 2025 | Constellations for the Lonely
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| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||||||||
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| UK | IRL | SCO | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Lost Sides
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| 2003 | Lost Sides
| 50 | — | 48 | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 |
| 12 | 57 | 13 |
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| 2012 | 5 Album Set
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| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | EP | |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Cedar
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| 1999 | Sea EP
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Here It Comes
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| 2005 | Live at Eden | |
| 2006 | Some Cities Live
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| 2020 | Remnants I
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| 2020 | Remnants II
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| Song | Release date | Release info | Formats | UK | IRL | MEX[18] | SCO[19] | US Sales [20] | US Dance [21] | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Sea Song" | 24 May 1999 | Casino (CHIP002) | CD, 10" vinyl | 80 | — | — | 100 | — | — | Sea EP | |
| "Here It Comes" | 2 August 1999 | Casino (CHIP003) | CD, 10" vinyl | 73 | — | — | 74 | — | — | Here It Comes EP | |
| "The Cedar Room" | 20 March 2000 | Heavenly (HVN95) | CD, 10" vinyl | 33 | — | — | 37 | — | — | Lost Souls | |
| "Catch the Sun" | 29 May 2000 | Heavenly (HVN96) | CD1, CD2, 10" vinyl | 32 | — | — | 33 | — | — | ||
| "The Man Who Told Everything" | 30 October 2000 | Heavenly (HVN98) | CD1, CD2, 7" vinyl | 32 | — | — | 33 | — | — | ||
| "There Goes the Fear" | 15 April 2002 | Heavenly (HVN111) | CD, 10" vinyl | 3 | 27 | — | 2 | — | — | The Last Broadcast | |
| "Pounding" | 22 July 2002 | Heavenly (HVN116) | CD, DVD, 10" vinyl | 21 | — | — | 20 | — | — | ||
| "Caught by the River" | 14 October 2002 | Heavenly (HVN126) | eCD, CD, 10" vinyl | 29 | — | — | 29 | — | — | ||
| "Black and White Town" | 7 February 2005 | Heavenly (HVN145) | CD1, CD2, 7" vinyl | 6 | 11 | — | 6 | — | — | Some Cities | |
| "Snowden" | 9 May 2005 | Heavenly (HVN150) | CD1, CD2, 7" vinyl | 17 | 42 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sky Starts Falling" | 12 September 2005 | Heavenly (HVN152) | CD, DVD, 7" vinyl | 45 | — | — | 41 | — | — | ||
| "Kingdom of Rust" | 30 March 2009 | Heavenly (HVN189) | CD, 7" vinyl, 3 x 12" vinyl | 28 | — | 26 | 3 | 2 | — | Kingdom of Rust | |
| "Winter Hill" | 20 July 2009 | Heavenly (HVN192) | 7" vinyl, 3 x 12" vinyl | 148 | — | — | 30 | 6 | 1 | ||
| "Andalucia" | 5 April 2010 | Heavenly (HVN201) | DL | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Carousels" | 18 June 2020 | Virgin/EMI/Heavenly | DL, streaming | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | The Universal Want | |
| "Prisoners" | 9 July 2020 | Virgin/EMI/Heavenly | DL, streaming | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Cathedrals of the Mind" | 27 August 2020 | Virgin/EMI/Heavenly | DL, streaming | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Renegade" | 4 November 2024 | EMI North | DL, streaming | — | — | — | — | — | — | Constellations for the Lonely | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||||||
| Title | Release date | Release info | Formats | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Spaceface" (Live) | 19 May 2003 | Heavenly (HVN122) | Promo CD[A] | Where We're Calling From DVD |
| "Black Circus of Prague" / "Black and White Town" (David Holmes Remix) | 4 April 2005 | Heavenly (HVN150P) | Promo 7"[B] | "Snowden" single |
| Instrumentals of Rust | 15 June 2009 | Heavenly | DL[C] | Kingdom of Rust |
| "House of Mirrors" | 7 December 2009 | Heavenly (HVN195) | Promo CD-R[D] | |
| "Brazil" (Aeroplane Remix) | 7 December 2009 | Heavenly | Promo CD-R[E] | Non-album track |
Doves performed live at The Eden Sessions on 2 July 2010.[24] The set was recorded and burned to CD-R, and made available for sale on Doves' official website as a digital download or limited edition 2CD-R set shortly thereafter.[25]
Live at The Eden Sessions 2 July 2010
| Year | Video | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "The Cedar Room" | Matthew Norman | |
| 1999 | "Sea Song" | Rick Myers | |
| "Here It Comes" | Rick Myers, Julian Cooper, Rich Mulhearn, and Mat Burhouse | ||
| 2000 | "Catch the Sun" | Sophie Muller | |
| "The Man Who Told Everything" | Sam Brown | ||
| 2002 | "There Goes the Fear" | Julian House and Julian Gibbs at Intro | |
| "Pounding" | |||
| "Caught by the River" | David Mould | ||
| 2005 | "Black and White Town" | Lynne Ramsay | |
| "Snowden" | Dominic Leung | ||
| "Sky Starts Falling" | Reuben Sutherland at Joyrider Films | ||
| 2009 | "House of Mirrors" | Soup Collective | |
| "Kingdom of Rust" | China Moo-Young at Warp Films | ||
| "Winter Hill" | David Mould at Pulse Films | ||
| 2010 | "Andalucia" | Soup Collective and Percy Dean | |
| 2020 | "Carousels" | Yoni Weisberg | |
| "Prisoners" | BWTV | ||
| "Cathedrals of the Mind" | David Kitson | ||
| "Broken Eyes" | Colin Read | ||
| 2024 | "Renegade" | Hingston Studio |
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