Elbow discography

The discography of the English rock band Elbow consists of eight studio albums and numerous EPs and singles. The band was first formed in while its members were secondary school and opted for the name Elbow in 1997.[1] The band recorded a 5-track demo EP entitled Noisebox, named after the studio where it was recorded. Four songs were later re-recorded for the deluxe edition of the debut album while a live-version was chosen for the fifth.[2] The band were signed to Island Records and recorded an album with Steve Osborne that was shelved after the Universal take-over.[3] Released from their contract, the band released the Newborn and Any Day Now EPs through Ugly Man Records that featured some of the material recorded with Osborne.[4][5] In early 2001 Elbow signed with V2 Records.[6]

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK [7]	AUS [8]	BEL [9]	DEN [10]	IRL [11]	NL [12]	NZ [13]	SWE [14]	US [15]	US Heat [15]
Asleep in the Back	Release date: 7 May 2001 Label: V2	14	80	—	—	63	—	—	—	—	—	UK: Gold[16]
Cast of Thousands	Release date: 18 August 2003 Label: V2	7	—	—	—	52	—	—	—	196	8	UK: Gold[16]
Leaders of the Free World	Release date: 12 September 2005 Label: V2	12	90	31	—	31	69	—	—	—	—	UK: Gold[16]
The Seldom Seen Kid	Release date: 17 March 2008 Label: Fiction/Polydor	5	—	7	—	9	39	—	—	109	2	UK: 3× Platinum[16] BE: Gold[17]
Build a Rocket Boys!	Release date: 7 March 2011[18] Label: Fiction/Polydor	2	13	3	31	2	5	18	57	151	1	UK: Platinum[16]
The Take Off and Landing of Everything	Release date: 10 March 2014 Label: Fiction/Polydor	1	12	1	25	1	4	29	—	83	1	UK: Gold[16]
Little Fictions	Release date: 3 February 2017[19] Label: Polydor	1	16	3	—	1	1	—	—	172	—	UK: Gold[16]
Giants of All Sizes	Release date: 11 October 2019[20] Label: Polydor	1	60	5	—	6 [21]	10	—	—	—	—	UK: Silver[16]
Elbowrooms	Release date: 19 June 2020[22] Label:	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes albums that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions					Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK [7]	AUS [8]	BEL [9]	IRE [11]	NL [12]
Dead in the Boot	Release date: 28 August 2012[23] Label: Fiction/Polydor	4	52	3	10	11	UK: Silver[16]
The Best of Elbow[24]	Release date: 24 November 2017 Label: Polydor	11	—	41	30 [25]	45	UK: Gold[16]
"—" denotes albums that did not chart.

Extended plays

Title	Details
The Noisebox EP	Release date: 1 January 1999 Label: Ugly Man
The Newborn EP	Release date: 7 August 2000 Label: Ugly Man
The Any Day Now EP	Release date: 23 January 2001 CD (4 tracks) 26 January 2001 CD (5 tracks) Label: Ugly Man, V2
iTunes Live from London EP	Release date: 12 June 2008 Label: Fiction / Polydor
Lost Worker Bee EP	Release date: 24 July 2015 Label: Polydor

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions							Certifications	Album
		UK [7]	BEL [9]	EU [26]	IRE [11]	MEX Air. [27]	NL [12]	US AAA [28]
2001	"Red"	36	—	—	—	—	—	—		Asleep in the Back
	"Powder Blue"	41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Newborn"	42	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	"Asleep in the Back" / "Coming Second"	19	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	"Ribcage"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Cast of Thousands
	"Fallen Angel"	19	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Fugitive Motel"	44	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	"Not a Job"	26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Grace Under Pressure" / "Switching Off"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	"Forget Myself"	22	—	—	—	—	—	—		Leaders of the Free World
	"Leaders of the Free World"	53	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	"Grounds for Divorce"	19	—	—	39	—	—	—	UK: Silver[29]	The Seldom Seen Kid
	"One Day Like This"	4	19	11	18	—	—	—	UK: Platinum[30]
	"The Bones of You"	—	63	—	—	—	—	—
2009	"Running to Stand Still" (U2 cover)	121[31]	—	—	—	37	—	—		War Child - Heroes Vol. 1 (Various Artists)
2011	"Neat Little Rows"	108[32]	86	—	—	—	—	—		Build a Rocket Boys!
	"Open Arms"[33][34]	58	47	—	—	—	—	—
	"Lippy Kids"[35]	—	70	—	—	—	36	—
2012	"First Steps"[36][37]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album release
2014	"New York Morning"	130	37	—	—	—	—	28		The Take Off and Landing of Everything
	"Fly Boy Blue/Lunette"	183	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"My Sad Captains"	—	65	—	—	—	—	—
2015	"What Time Do You Call This?"[38]	—	108	—	—	—	—	—		Man Up soundtrack[39]
	"Lost Worker Bee"	123	—	—	—	—	—	—		Lost Worker Bee EP
2016	"Magnificent (She Says)"	97	58	—	—	—	—	—		Little Fictions
2017	"Gentle Storm"	—	83	—	—	—	—	—
	"Golden Slumbers"	29	60	—	—	—	—	—		The Best of Elbow
2019	"Dexter & Sinister"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Giants of All Sizes
	"Empires"	—	81	—	—	—	—	—
	"White Noise White Heat"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	"My Trouble"	—	78	—	—	—	—	—

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37. "London 2012: How BBC Olympics theme tune First Steps was made". BBC News. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
38. "Listen to Elbow's new track, What Time Do You Call This?". The Guardian. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
39. "Man Up soundtrack announced". Film Music Reporter. Film Music Reporter. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.