Biffy Clyro discography Biffy Clyro performing in 2017
Studio albums 9 EPs 6 Soundtrack albums 1 Live albums 3 Compilation albums 7 Singles 43 Music videos 37 Other appearances 6
The discography of Biffy Clyro , a Scottish alternative rock band from Kilmarnock , consists of nine studio albums , three live albums , seven compilations , one soundtrack , six extended plays (EPs), 43 singles , 37 music videos and six other appearances. Formed in 1995 by vocalist and guitarist Simon Neil , bassist James Johnston and drummer Ben Johnston , Biffy Clyro released their debut EP thekidswhopoptodaywillrocktomorrow in 2000 through Electric Honey , and later signed with Beggars Banquet Records .[ 1] The band's debut full-length album Blackened Sky was released in 2002, reaching number 25 on the Scottish Albums Chart .[ 2] The Vertigo of Bliss followed in 2003, with single "Questions and Answers " reaching the top ten of the Scottish Singles Chart .[ 3] The band's third and final album on Beggars Banquet, Infinity Land , peaked at number 13 in Scotland.[ 2] "Glitter and Trauma ", "My Recovery Injection " and "Only One Word Comes to Mind " all reached the singles chart top ten.[ 3]
After signing with 14th Floor Records , Biffy Clyro returned in 2007 with Puzzle , which topped the Scottish Albums Chart and reached number 2 in the UK.[ 2] [ 4] The album was certified platinum in the UK,[ 5] and spawned three UK top-20 singles: "Saturday Superhouse ", "Living Is a Problem Because Everything Dies ", and "Folding Stars ".[ 3] After reaching number 1 with "Mountains " and "That Golden Rule ",[ 3] the band released Only Revolutions in 2009 which reached number 2 in Scotland,[ 2] number 3 in the UK,[ 4] and has since been certified double platinum in the UK.[ 6] An additional four singles from Only Revolutions reached the Scottish Singles Chart top 20.[ 3] In 2011, the group issued their first live album Revolutions: Live at Wembley , which reached number 4 in Scotland and number 9 in the UK.[ 7] [ 4]
The double album Opposites , released in 2013, was the band's first to top the UK Albums Chart,[ 4] as well as reaching number 1 in Scotland.[ 2] Similarities , a collection of B-sides from the Opposites singles, charted at number 23 in Scotland and number 28 in the UK.[ 8] [ 4] Biffy's seventh studio album Ellipsis followed in 2016, following its predecessor in topping the charts in both the UK and Scotland.[ 2] [ 4] Upon the album's release, ten of the album's 11 tracks charted on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart , including four in the top ten.[ 9] In 2018, the group released the live acoustic album MTV Unplugged: Live at Roundhouse, London , which reached number 2 on the Scottish Albums Chart and number 4 on the UK Albums Chart.[ 7] [ 4] The following year they released Balance, Not Symmetry , the soundtrack to the film of the same name written in part by Neil, which debuted at number 8 in Scotland and number 36 on the UK Albums Chart.[ 10] [ 4]
Albums
Studio albums
Soundtracks
Live albums
Compilations
Extended plays
Singles
Other charted songs
Music videos
Other appearances
Notes
^ "The Modern Leper" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number five on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[ 39]
^ "Instant History" did not enter the UK Singles Chart but peaked at number 29 on the UK Sales Chart.[ 40]
^ "Tiny Indoor Fireworks" did not enter the UK Singles Chart but peaked at number 86 on the UK Sales Chart.[ 41]
^ "Cop Syrup" did not enter the UK Singles Chart but peaked at number 4 on the UK Sales Chart.[ 42]
^ "Errors in the History of God" did not enter the UK Singles Chart but peaked at number 1 on the UK Vinyl Singles Chart.[ 43]
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^ "Official Vinyl Singles Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021 .
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