| Artist: | Everything but the Girl |
| Studio: | 11 |
| Compilation: | 9 |
| Ep: | 5 |
| Singles: | 36 |
| Video: | 1 |
The discography of Everything but the Girl consists of eleven studio albums, eight compilation albums, five extended plays, thirty-one singles, and one video album.
The band formed in Hull during 1982, consisting of lead singer and occasional guitarist Tracey Thorn and guitarist, keyboardist, and singer Ben Watt.[1]
| Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] | AUS [3] [4] | CAN [5] | FRA [6] | GER [7] | NED [8] | NZ [9] | SWE [10] | SWI [11] | US [12] | ||||||
| Eden |
| 14 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 28 | — | — | — | ||||
| Love Not Money |
| 10 | — | — | — | 51 | 26 | 38 | — | — | — |
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| Baby, the Stars Shine Bright |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 40 | — | — | — |
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| Idlewild |
| 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — |
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| The Language of Life |
| 10 | 90 | — | — | — | 61 | 19 | — | — | 77 |
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| Worldwide |
| 29 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Acoustic |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Amplified Heart |
| 20 | 60 | 32 | — | 21 | — | — | — | 20 | 46 | ||||
| Walking Wounded |
| 4 | 11 | 19 | 48 | 59 | 52 | 18 | 6 | 33 | 37 | ||||
| Temperamental |
| 16 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 65 | — | 17 | 14 | — | 65 | ||||
| Fuse |
| 3 | 39 | — | 52 | 18 | 46 | 27 | — | 8 | 116 | ||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
| Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | NZ | SCO [17] | US Elec [18] | US Indie [19] | ||||||||||
| Everything but the Girl |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Essence & Rare 82–92 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Home Movies |
| 5 | 183 | — | — | — | — |
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| The Best of Everything but the Girl |
| 23 | 58 | 30 | 46 | — | — |
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| Back to Mine |
| — | 54 | — | — | 15 | 15 | ||||||||
| Like the Deserts Miss the Rain |
| 58 | 154 | — | — | 5 | — | ||||||||
| — | 128 | — | — | 9 | — | |||||||||
| The Platinum Collection |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| The Works |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
| EP details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | UK Dance [20] | AUS | IRE [21] | SCO [22] | |||||||||||
| Covers |
| 13 | — | 136 | 18 | — | |||||||||
| The Only Living Boy in New York |
| 42 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love |
| 72 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Rollercoaster |
| 65 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| At Maida Vale |
| — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | FRA | GER | IRE | NED | NZ | SWE | SWI | US [23] | US Dance [24] | ||||||
| 1982 | "Night and Day" | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1984 | "Each and Every One" | 28 | — | — | — | 19 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | Eden | |||
| "Mine" | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Everything but the Girl | ||||
| "Native Land" | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1985 | "When All's Well" | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love Not Money | |||
| "Angel" | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1986 | "Come on Home" | 44 | — | — | — | 27 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | Baby, the Stars Shine Bright | |||
| "Don't Leave Me Behind" | 72 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1987 | "Cross My Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1988 | "These Early Days" | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Idlewild | |||
| "I Always Was Your Girl" | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "I Don't Want to Talk About It" | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 85 | 19 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1989 | "Love Is Here Where I Live" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | "Driving" | 54 | 127 | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Language of Life | |||
| "Take Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1991 | "Old Friends" | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Worldwide | |||
| "Twin Cities" | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1992 | "Talk to Me Like the Sea" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Love Is Strange" | 13 | 136 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Covers | ||||
| 1993 | "The Only Living Boy in New York" | 42 | 191 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Home Movies | |||
| "I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love" | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1994 | "Rollercoaster" | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Amplified Heart | |||
| "Missing" | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1995 | "Missing" (Todd Terry Remix) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | ||||
| 1996 | "Walking Wounded" | 6 | 30 | — | — | 29 | — | 31 | 34 | 41 | — | — | Walking Wounded | |||
| "Mirrorball" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Wrong" | 8 | 36 | 43 | 59 | 20 | — | 29 | 47 | 41 | 68 | 1 | |||||
| "Single" | 20 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Driving" (Todd Terry Mix) | 36 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of Everything but the Girl | ||||
| 1997 | "Before Today" | 25 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Walking Wounded | |||
| 1998 | "The Future of the Future (Stay Gold)" (Deep Dish with EBTG) | 31 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | Temperamental | |||
| 1999 | "Five Fathoms (Love More)" | 27 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||||
| "Blame" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2000 | "Temperamental" | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||||
| "Lullaby of Clubland" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |||||
| 2001 | "Tracey in My Room" (EBTG vs Soul Vision) | 34 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Like the Deserts Miss the Rain | |||
| 2002 | "Corcovado" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2023 | "Nothing Left to Lose" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fuse | |||
| "Caution to the Wind"[28] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Run a Red Light"[29] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "No One Knows We're Dancing"[30] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Director(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "On My Mind" | 1983 | Chris Collins | ||
| "Each and Every One" | 1984 | John Maybury | [31] | |
| "Mine" | 1984 | John Maybury | ||
| "Native Land" | 1984 | John Maybury | ||
| "When All's Well" | 1985 | Tim Pope | ||
| "Come on Home" | 1986 | Mike Brady | ||
| "Don't Leave Me Behind" | 1986 | Mike Brady | ||
| "These Early Days" | 1988 | John Maybury | ||
| "I Don't Want to Talk About It " | 1988 | Richard Haughton | ||
| "Love Is Where I Live" | 1988 | Richard Haughton | ||
| "Driving" | 1990 | Michael Geoghagan | ||
| "Take Me" | 1990 | Michael Geoghagan | ||
| "Old Friends" | 1991 | Daniel Kleinman | ||
| "Love Is Strange" | 1992 | Unknown | ||
| "The Only Boy Living in New York" | 1993 | Hal Hartley | ||
| "Rollercoaster" | 1994 | Katherine Dieckmann | ||
| "Missing" | 1994 | Mark Szaszy | ||
| "Missing (Todd Terry Remix)" | 1995 | Mark Szaszy | ||
| "Walking Wounded" | 1996 | Hal Hartley | ||
| "Wrong" | 1996 | Big TV! | ||
| "Driving (Todd Terry Mix)" | 1996 | Michael Geoghegan | ||
| "Single" | 1996 | Edmundo | ||
| "The Future of the Future (Stay Gold)" | 1998 | Huds | ||
| "Five Fathoms" | 1999 | Mark Szaszy | ||
| "Temperamental" | 1999 | Mike Mills | ||
| "Nothing Left to Lose" | 2023 | Charlie Di Placido | ||
| "Run a Red Light" | 2023 | Charlie Di Placido |
. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. St. Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. Illustrated. 106. 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 12 June 1988.
