Years & Years discography explained

Artist:Years & Years
Studio:3
Ep:2
Singles:26
Music Videos:19

British band Years & Years has released three studio albums, two extended plays, twenty six singles (including three as a featured artist and one promotional single), and nineteen music videos. Until 2021, Years & Years was a three-member band with Alexander as the lead vocalist, and their releases under the Years & Years name until that point were released by the band rather than by Alexander as a solo act. After Emre Turkmen and Mikey Goldsworthy left the band, Years & Years became Alexander's solo project, and all releases under that name from the 2021 single "Starstruck" onwards were solo releases.

Years & Years' debut studio album, Communion, was released in 2015, charting at number one on the UK Albums Chart and obtaining Platinum status in the country. The band's debut single failed to chart in the UK, however, their third single "Desire" reached the UK top 40. Years & Years achieved global success and recognition for their 2015 hit single "King", which topped the UK charts and attained top-ten positions around the world, becoming their most successful single to date. This was followed by "Shine" and "Eyes Shut". Three years later in 2018, Years & Years released their second album Palo Santo, which was accompanied by the singles "Sanctify" and "If You're Over Me". In 2021, Years & Years became a solo project and released the single "Starstruck".

In December 2023, Years & Years disbanded. All of the music released under band's name has been re-named to "Olly Alexander (Years & Years)" on streaming services, therefore underlining that Alexander is the owner of the band's music catalogue.

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
BEL
[3]
CAN
[4]
GER
[5]
IRE
[6]
NL
[7]
SCO
[8]
SWE
[9]
US
[10]
Communion 1 5 2 8 16 1 5 1 6 47
Palo Santo
  • Released: 6 July 2018
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD, DL, LP, streaming
3 26 6 52 27 7 14 3 38 75
  • BPI: Gold
Night Call
  • Released: 21 January 2022
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD, DL, LP, streaming, cassette
1 88 12 46 19 2
  • BPI: Silver
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

TitleDetailsPeak
US
Traps
  • Released: 9 September 2013
  • Label: Polydor, Kitsune
Y & Y
  • Released: 3 February 2015 (USA)
  • Label: Polydor, Copenhagen
123

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
AUS
BEL
CAN
[14]
GER
IRE
NL
SCO
[15]
SWE
US
Dance

[16]
"I Wish I Knew"2012
"Traps"2013Traps
"Real"2014Communion
"Take Shelter"53
  • BPI: Silver
"Desire"22 57 61 32 20 21
"King"20151 9 11 80 9 3 5 1 26 14
"Shine"2 15 18 29 9 77 1 81 47
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
  • ARIA: Gold[22]
  • BVMI: Gold
  • IFPI DEN: Gold[23]
"Eyes Shut"17 53 25 11 86
  • BPI: Platinum
  • IFPI DEN: Gold[24]
  • IFPI SWE: Gold
"Desire"
(featuring Tove Lo)
201627 22 13 78
"Worship"72 50
"Meteorite"72 67 39 Bridget Jones's Baby
"Sanctify"201825 47 57 16 19
  • BPI: Silver
Palo Santo
"If You're Over Me" 6 147 50 7 4 43 16
"All for You" 47 79 70 31 29
  • BPI: Silver
"Play"
(with Jax Jones)
8 59 19 9 34
  • BPI: Platinum
Snacks and Snacks (Supersize)
"Valentino"
(with MNEK)
2019Palo Santo
"It's a Sin"
(solo or with Elton John)
202147 90 34The Lockdown Sessions
"Starstruck"
(solo or with Kylie Minogue)
31 80 55 18
  • BPI: Silver
Night Call
"The Edge of Glory"39Born This Way The Tenth Anniversary
"Crave"42Night Call
"A Second to Midnight"
(with Kylie Minogue)
26Disco: Guest List Edition
"Sweet Talker"
(with Galantis)
26 29 21
  • BPI: Gold
Night Call
"Hallucination"
(with Regard)
202256 71 28
  • BPI: Silver
"100% Pure Love"rowspan="2"
"A Very Bad Fun Idea"2023
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
UK
Dance

[26]
AUS
BEL
(FL)

[27]
BEL
(WA)

[28]
FRA
[29]
IRE
NL
SCO
"Sunlight"
(The Magician featuring Years & Years)
20147 3 20 7 11 184 57 37 7 rowspan="2"
"Illuminate"
(Tourist featuring Years & Years)
2019
"Dreamland"
202011Hotspot
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Palo Santo"2018Palo Santo
"Sooner or Later"[33] 2022Night Call
"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)"rowspan="2"
"American Boy"

Other charted songs

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
US
Dance

"Ties"201548Communion
"Karma"201891 21Palo Santo
"Come Alive"
80 The Greatest Showman: Reimagined
"Night Call"202241Night Call
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

Title! scope="col" style="width:1em;"
YearAlbum
"Come Alive"
(with Jess Glynne)
2018The Greatest Showman: Reimagined
"A Very Bad Fun Idea"2023Bonus Track: Soundtrack

Music videos

Title! scope="col" style="width:1em;"
YearDirector(s)
"I Wish I Knew"2012Ayshea Halliwell
"Traps"2013
"Real"2014Robert Francis Müller[34]
"Take Shelter"[35]
"Desire"Sing J Lee[36]
"King"2015Nadia Marquard Otzen[37]
"Foundation"Fred Rowson[38]
"Shine"Nadia Marquard Otzen[39]
"Shine" Fred Rowson[40]
"Eyes Shut"Chino Moya[41]
"Desire" Brian Harrison[42]
"Shine" Fred Rowson[43]
"Shine" [44]
"Desire" 2016[45]
"Worship"Matt Lambert[46]
"Meteorite"Ollie Wolf[47]
"Sanctify"2018Fred Rowson[48]
"If You're Over Me"[49]
"All For You"Stephen Agnew[50]
"Valentino" 2019Olly Alexander[51]
"It's a Sin" 2021[52]
"Starstruck" Fred Rowson[53]
"Crave" Tom Beard[54]
"Sweet Talker" Sophia Ray[55]

Notes and References

  1. Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
  2. Peaks in Australia:
  3. Web site: Years & Years. ultratop.be. 5 February 2019.
  4. Years & Years Chart History: Canadian Albums . Billboard . 16 August 2020.
  5. Web site: Discographie Years & Years. enter "Years & Years" into the "Suchen" box. GfK Entertainment.
  6. Web site: Discography Years & Years. Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  7. Web site: Discografie Years & Years. Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  8. Peaks for albums on the Scottish Albums Chart:
  9. Web site: Discography Years & Years . Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  10. Years & Years Chart History: Billboard 200. Billboard. 16 August 2020.
  11. News: The Official Top 40 Biggest Artist Albums of 2015 revealed. Copsey. Rob. 5 January 2016. Official Charts Company. 10 January 2016.
  12. United Kingdom. Years and Years. 26 June 2024.
  13. Web site: Search for Years & Years. Swedish Recording Industry Association. 21 January 2016.
  14. Years & Years Chart History: Canadian Hot 100 . Billboard . 15 February 2019.
  15. Peak chart positions for singles on the Scottish Singles Chart: (re-release): Web site: Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100: 15 April 2016 – 21 April 2016. Official Charts Company. 20 June 2018.
  16. Years & Years Chart History: Dance/Electronic Songs . . 7 July 2021.
  17. Web site: Years & Years "Desire". IFPI Denmark. 7 November 2017. 14 November 2017.
  18. Web site: ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 8 June 2015. 6 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150627082705/http://ariacharts.com.au/chart/singles/78383. 27 June 2015. dead.
  19. Web site: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank. 13 June 2019.
  20. Web site: Years & Years "King". IFPI Denmark. 30 August 2015.
  21. United States. Years & Years. King. 2018. 16 March 2016.
  22. Web site: ARIA Singles: 'What Do You Mean?' Justin Bieber Is No 1. Noise11. Ryan. Gavin. 5 September 2015. 5 September 2015.
  23. Web site: Years & Years "Shine". IFPI Denmark.
  24. Web site: Years & Years "Eyes Shut". IFPI Denmark. 20 February 2018. 27 February 2018.
  25. Web site: Certificeringer | IFPI.
  26. Web site: Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40. Official Charts Company. 8 October 2018.
  27. Web site: The Magician feat. Years And Years – Sunlight. ultratop.be. 8 October 2018.
  28. Web site: The Magician feat. Years And Years – Sunlight. ultratop.be. 8 October 2018.
  29. Web site: Discographie Years & Years. lescharts.com.
  30. Australia. single. 2014. 21 January 2015.
  31. Web site: ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS. ultratop.be. 8 October 2018.
  32. Web site: Goud/Platina. nvpi.nl. nl. 8 October 2018.
  33. Olly Alexander Chases After a Lost Love on Years & Years Song "Sooner or Later". Rolling Stone. 14 January 2022. 14 January 2022.
  34. "Real" by Years & Years. 4 February 2014. YearsAndYearsVevo. YouTube.
  35. "Take Shelter" by Years & Years. 3 August 2014. YearsAndYearsVevo. YouTube.
  36. "Desire" by Years & Years. 4 November 2014. YearsAndYearsVevo. YouTube.
  37. "King" by Years & Years. 19 January 2015. YearsAndYearsVevo. YouTube.
  38. "Foundation" by Years & Years. 22 January 2015. Pitchfork. YouTube.
  39. "Shine" by Years & Years. 7 June 2015. YearsAndYearsVevo. YouTube.
  40. "Shine #ChooseDark" by Years & Years. 15 July 2015. YearsAndYearsVevo. YouTube.
  41. "Eyes Shut" by Years & Years. 27 September 2015. YearsAndYearsVevo. YouTube.
  42. "Desire (Gryffin Remix)" by Years & Years. 18 November 2015. YearsAndYearsVevo. YouTube.
  43. "Shine #ChooseLight" by Years & Years. 13 December 2015. YearsAndYearsVevo. YouTube.
  44. "Shine #ChooseShadow" by Years & Years. 13 December 2015. YearsAndYearsVevo. YouTube.
  45. "Desire (featuring Tove Lo)" by Years & Years. 3 March 2016. YearsAndYearsVevo. YouTube.
  46. "Worship" by Years & Years. 30 June 2016. YearsAndYearsVevo. YouTube.
  47. "Meteorite" by Years & Years. 28 September 2016. YearsAndYearsVevo. YouTube.
  48. "Sanctify" by Years & Years. 4 July 2018. YearsAndYearsVevo. YouTube.
  49. "If You're Over Me" by Years & Years. 4 July 2018. YearsAndYearsVevo. YouTube.
  50. "All For You" by Years & Years. 6 July 2018. YearsAndYearsVevo. YouTube.
  51. "Valentino" by Years & Years, MNEK. Years & Years. YouTube.
  52. "It's A Sin (Montage Video)" by Years & Years. Years & Years. YouTube.
  53. "Starstruck" by Years & Years. Years & Years. YouTube.
  54. "Crave" by Years & Years. Years & Years. YouTube.
  55. "Sweet Talker" by Years & Years, Galantis. Years & Tears. YouTube.