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Athlete discography | |
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Studio albums | 4 |
Compilation albums | 1 |
EPs | 3 |
Singles | 14 |
This is the discography of British rock band Athlete. It comprises four studio albums, one compilation album, fourteen singles, three EPs and numerous compilations on which the band's songs have appeared.
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- 1Albums
Albums[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||
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UK [1] | BEL (FL) [2] | IRL [3] | ITA [4] | SCO [5] | SWI [6] | US Heat [7] | ||||||||||||
Vehicles and Animals
| 19 | -- | -- | -- | 30 | -- | -- |
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Tourist
| 1 | 45 | 18 | 72 | 1 | 99 | -- |
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Beyond the Neighbourhood
| 5 | -- | -- | -- | 8 | -- | 41 |
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Black Swan
| 18 | -- | -- | -- | 32 | 98 | 31 | |||||||||||
'—' denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
Compilation albums[edit]
Album details | Peak chart positions |
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UK [1] | |
Singles 01-10
| 174 |
Live albums[edit]
Album details |
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Live At Union Chapel
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Vehicles & Animals Live
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Extended plays[edit]
EP details | Peak chart positions | |
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UK [1] | US Sales [9] | |
Athlete
| 85 | -- |
The Outsiders EP
| -- | -- |
The Getaway EP
| -- | 8 |
Singles[edit]
Year | Single(s) | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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UK [1] | IRL [3] | SCO [10] | |||
2002 | 'You Got the Style' | 37 | -- | 41 | Vehicles and Animals |
'Beautiful' | 41 | -- | 49 | ||
2003 | 'El Salvador' | 31 | -- | 40 | |
'Westside' | 42 | -- | 53 | ||
'You Got the Style' re-issue | 42 | -- | 47 | ||
2005 | 'Wires' | 4 | 73 | 3 | Tourist |
'Half Light' | 16 | -- | -- | ||
'Tourist' | 43 | -- | -- | ||
'Twenty Four Hours' / 'Stand In the Sun' | 42 | -- | 44 | ||
2007 | 'Hurricane' | 31 | -- | 28 | Beyond the Neighbourhood |
'Tokyo' | 198 | -- | 41 | ||
2009 | 'Superhuman Touch' | 71 | -- | 15 | Black Swan |
'Black Swan Song' | 127 | -- | -- | ||
2010 | 'Back Track' | -- | -- | -- | Singles 01:10 |
Compilation songs[edit]
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Athlete tracks have appeared on the following compilation CDs:
Year | Compilation | Track |
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2002 | The Album Vol. 4 | 'Westside' |
2004 | The Alternative Album Vol. 2 | 'Westside' |
The Best Bands in the World...Ever | 'Beautiful' | |
The Best Bands 2004 | 'You Got The Style' | |
2005 | The Alternative Album Vol. 3 | 'Shake Those Windows' |
The Album: Music from EMI | 'Wires' | |
Acoustic 05 | 'You Got The Style' | |
The Album Vol. 6 | 'Half Light' | |
2006 | The Acoustic Album | 'Wires' |
The Last Kiss Soundtrack | 'El Salvador' | |
The Ultimate Bands - The Classic Anthems | 'Wires' | |
Relaxing Songs 2006 | 'Wires' | |
2007 | The Saturday Sessions: The Dermot O'Leary Show | 'God Only Knows' |
Top Gear: Seriously Cool Driving Music | 'El Salvador' |
References[edit]
- ^ abcd'UK Charts > Athlete'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ^'Athlete albums (Flanders)'. Ultratop. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
- ^ abSteffen Hung. 'Discography Athlete'. irishcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
- ^'Athlete Italian Charting'. Italian-charts.com. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
- ^Peaks in Scotland:
- VEHICLES & ANIMALS: '2003-04-13 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive'. Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- TOURIST: '2005-02-06 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive'. Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- BEYOND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD: '2007-09-09 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive'. Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- BLACK SWAN: '2009-08-30 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive'. Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- ^'ATHLETE IN DER SCHWEIZER HITPARADE'. Hit Parade. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
- ^'Athlete – Chart History'. Billboard.com.
- ^ abc'BPI Certified Awards'. British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
- ^'Athlete Chart History: Hot Singles Sales'. Billboard. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ^Peaks in Scotland:
- YOU GOT THE STYLE: '2002 06 23 Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100'. Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- BEAUTIFUL: '2002 11 10 Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100'. Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- EL SALVADOR: '2003 03 30 Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100'. Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- WESTSIDE: '2003 06 29 Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100'. Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- WIRES: '2005 01 23 Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100'. Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- TWENTY FOUR HOURS: '2005 11 20 Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100'. Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- HURRICANE: '2007 09 02 Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100'. Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- TOKYO: '2007 11 25 Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100'. Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- SUPERHUMAN TOUCH: '2009 08 23 Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100'. Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
External links[edit]
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Athlete_discography&oldid=919307333'
Athlete have come of age on Tourist. Gone are the lazy laid back beats that pervaded Vehicles& Animals, 'El Salvador', 'Shake Those Windows' and'You've Got The Style'. Also absent is the dizzy persona trying to suss out what life's all about.They've developed on this, their second album, but there's an overriding sense of melancholia, so much so that initially the album proves quite difficult to listen to. 'Wires', the first single, is about singer Joel Pott's recollection of his newborn daughter being rushed into intensive care. Unlikely indie song material indeed, but the beautiful poetry combined with a contagious catchiness has got everyone singing under their breath.The unassuming voice of Pott slurping up to each note can sometimes get a bit too much, like talking to someone with low self-esteem, but when he sings on 'Trading Air': 'Someone better help me disarm myself, I don't want no-one else, All I want is you', I kind of think he means it. The love expressed on this album is not just this year's; it's a daily, toilet cleaning, baby sick wiping endurance type love.The band are clearly trying out new ideas on this record but the splicing of a gospel choir onto the second half of 'If I Found Out' is somewhat incongruous.
It just jars: indie bands and gospel choirs don't go, as the gospel choir invariably makes the band look a bit weedy in comparison. 'Ooh you gotta have soul' could have been tacked onto any of the songs, and makes you want to grab some Southern fried chicken.Final track 'I Love' combines the best components of new and old style Athlete: a tiny acoustic guitar, in a shimmering sampled background, with Joel giving a perfect sense of wellbeing in loving everybody here. Then a laidback beat cuts through from the old days, the upwards lilt returns into Joel's voice and coolcasio beats come in.Ultimately, the songs here are intelligent, relating more specific personal experiences yet crediting the audience with the ability to understand them, something that marks them out from their less risky contemporaries.
A nice evolution.
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