Sea Power discography | |
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British Sea Power in January 2018 | |
Studio albums | 10 |
EPs | 6 |
Soundtrack albums | 3 |
Compilation albums | 7 |
Singles | 27 |
Music videos | 12 |
Miscellaneous | 4 |
English rock band Sea Power, previously known as British Sea Power, have released 10 studio albums, 4 soundtrack albums, 6 extended plays, 58 compilation appearances, 27 singles, 12 music videos and 4 miscellaneous
British Sea Power released their debut album The Decline of British Sea Power on 2 June 2003. In the UK it reached 54 in the peak chart position and earned a silver certification. The Decline of British Sea Power released 4 singles; "Fear of Drowning", "Remember Me", "The Lonely", "Carrion/Apologies to Insect Life".
The band's second studio album Open Season on 4 April 2005. In the UK it reached 13 in the peak chart position and earned a silver certification. Its lead single "It Ended On an Oily Stage" reached 18 in the UK charts and NME naming it Track of the Week, while "Please Stand Up" reached 34 in the UK charts and received positive reviews for the music video.
The third studio album Do You Like Rock Music? was released on 14 January 2008. It reached 10 in the UK, 5 in the US and 97 in the Netherlands in its peak chart positions. Its lead single "No Lucifer" was unable to make in the charts, while "Waving Flags" reached 31 on the UK charts.
Their fourth soundtrack/studio album Man of Aran was released on 18 May 2009 accompanying the 1934 movie of the same title. It has released titular song "Man of Aran" and another similar track called "Woman of Aran".
British Sea Power's fifth studio album Valhalla Dancehall was released on 10 January 2011. It has reached 22 in the UK and 14 in the US peak chart positions. It has lead single "Living Is So Easy" which was also released digitally, "Who's In Control", "Georgie Ray" which was inspired by George Orwell and Ray Bradbury, "Cleaning Out the Rooms" was released on the album and Zeus, same with "Mongk II" entitled "Mongk".
A sixth studio album Machineries of Joy was released on 1 April 2013. It reached on the UK album chart and 19 on the regular chart. It has 4 singles including its titular lead single "Machineries of Joy", "Loving Animals", "Monsters of Sunderland" and "Facts Are Right".
From the Sea to the Land Beyond, seventh soundtrack/studio album, was released for the movie of the same title on 2 December 2013. It was performed by the band for their love of nature and wildlife and plays the titular song during some part in the film. It has also done some reworks of previous tracks such as "Carrion", "No Lucifer" and "The Great Skua" all with new material.
Their eighth soundtrack/studio album Sea of Brass was released on 30 October 2015. It features songs from previous albums and was released as an expanded edition, a deluxe boxset and a DVD. They performed most of the songs with Brass Bands across the UK.
Studio album nine, Let the Dancers Inherit the Party was released on 31 March 2017. It includes singles "Bad Bohemian", "Keep on Trying (Sechs Freunde)" and "Electrical Kittens". They also released a four-disc box set with bonus discs of demos, alternative versions and instrumentals. The deluxe two-disc version has an extended version of "Saint Jerome" with a length of 5:35.
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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UK |
UK Down. |
UK Indie |
UK Vinyl |
IRE |
NLD |
SCO |
US Heat. |
US Indie | ||||||
The Decline of British Sea Power |
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54 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 56 | — | — |
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Open Season |
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13 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 38 | 32 |
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Do You Like Rock Music? |
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10 | 3 | 2 | — | 37 | 97 | 14 | 5 | — |
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Valhalla Dancehall |
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22 | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | 31 | 14 | 49 | ||||
Machineries of Joy |
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19 | 38 | 2 | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | ||||
Sea of Brass |
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139 | — | 23 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Let the Dancers Inherit the Party |
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21 | 24 | — | 10 | — | — | 18 | — | — | ||||
Everything Was Forever |
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4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | ||||
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Compilation albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
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UK |
UK Indie |
SCO | ||||||||||||
Valhalla Dancehall - Alternative Versions And Demos |
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Valhalla Dancehall - Remixes + Water Tower |
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Machineries Of Joy Alternative Versions |
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Re-Joys Machineries Of Joy Remix CD |
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The Decline Era B-sides |
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Demos And Lost Tracks |
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Lost Tracks And Rare Demos |
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"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Soundtrack albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
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UK |
UK Indie |
SCO | ||||||||||||
Man of Aran |
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68 | 5 | 79 | ||||||||||
From the Sea to the Land Beyond |
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— | 22 | — | ||||||||||
Happiness |
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Disco Elysium |
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— | — | — | ||||||||||
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Extended plays
- Remember Me (2003)
- The Spirit of St. Louis (2004)
- Krankenhaus? (2007)
- Zeus (2010)
- Valhalla V.I.P. (2011)
- BSP 1-6 (2012)
Singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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UK |
UK Indie |
SCO | ||||||||||||
2001 | "Fear of Drowning" | — | — | — | The Decline of British Sea Power | |||||||||
"Remember Me" | 114 | 43 | — | |||||||||||
2002 | "The Lonely" | 76 | 20 | — | ||||||||||
"Childhood Memories" | 90 | 23 | — | Non-album single | ||||||||||
2003 | "Carrion/Apologies to Insect Life" | 36 | 5 | 56 | The Decline of British Sea Power | |||||||||
"Remember Me" (re-issue) | 30 | 3 | 49 | |||||||||||
2004 | "A Lovely Day Tomorrow" (with The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa) |
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2005 | "It Ended on an Oily Stage" | 18 | 1 | 25 | Open Season | |||||||||
"Please Stand Up" | 34 | — | — | |||||||||||
"Remember Me/I Am a Cider Drinker" (with The Wurzels) |
— | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||||
2008 | "Waving Flags" | 31 | 1 | 5 | Do You Like Rock Music? | |||||||||
"No Lucifer" | — | 4 | — | |||||||||||
2010 | "Living is so Easy" | — | — | — | Valhalla Dancehall | |||||||||
2011 | "Who’s in Control" | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"Georgie Ray"/"Mongk 2" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
2013 | "Machineries of Joy" | — | — | — | Machineries of Joy | |||||||||
"Monsters of Sunderland" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
"Facts Are Right" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
"Loving Animals" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
2017 | "Bad Bohemian" | — | — | — | Let the Dancers Inherit the Party | |||||||||
"Keep On Trying (Sechs Freunde)" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
"Don't Let The Sun Get In The Way" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Videos
- Remember Me
- Carrion/Apologies to Insect Life (VHS, Promo, PAL)
- It Ended On an Oily Stage
- Please Stand Up (VHS, PAL)
- Waving Flags
- No Lucifer
- Living Is So Easy
- Who's In Control
- Machineries of Joy
- From the Sea to the Land Beyond
- Bad Bohemian
- Keep on Trying (Sechs Freunde)
- Don't Let The Sun Get In The Way
- Two Fingers
- Folly
- Lakeland Echo
Miscellaneous
- Trans-Manche Advance Portion (CDr, Sampler)
- "Close the Door" (File, MP3, 160)
- "Carrion/All In It (Remix)" (File, MP3, 128)
- Postcards From A Young Man Tour Sampler (CD, Promo, Sampler)
References
- ^ Peaks in the UK:
- For all except noted: "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- Everything Was Forever: "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- "Remember Me": "Chart Log UK 1994–2010: B> British Sea Power". zobbel - Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- Sea of Brass: "Chart Update 7.11.2015 (wk45)". The Zobbel Website. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- UK download album chart peaks:
- "Do You Like Rock Music?". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "Valhalla Dancehall". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "Machineries of Joy". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "Let the Dancers Inherit the Party". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- UK independent album chart peaks:
- "The Decline of British Sea Power". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "Open Season". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "Do You Like Rock Music?". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "Valhalla Dancehall". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "Machineries of Joy". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "Sea of Brass". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- UK vinyl album chart peaks:
- "Sea of Brass". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "Let the Dancers Inherit the Party". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "Irish chart peaks". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "Dutch chart peaks". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- Scottish album chart peaks:
- "The Decline of British Sea Power". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "Open Season". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "Do You Like Rock Music?". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "Valhalla Dancehall". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "Machineries of Joy". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "Let the Dancers Inherit the Party". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "Everything Was Forever". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- US Top Heatseekers album chart peaks:
- "Open Season". Billboard. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "Do You Like Rock Music". Billboard. March 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "Valhalla Dancehall". Billboard. 8 January – 26 March 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- US independent album chart peaks:
- "Open Season". Billboard. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "Valhalla Dancehall". Billboard. 8 January – 26 March 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 21 September 2020. Note: User needs to enter "British Sea Power" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- UK independent album chart peaks:
- "Man of Aran". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "From the Sea to the Land Beyond". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- Scottish album chart peaks:
- "Man of Aran". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- UK independent album chart peaks:
- "Man of Aran". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "From the Sea to the Land Beyond". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- Scottish album chart peaks:
- "Man of Aran". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- Independent singles chart peaks:
- "Remember Me". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- "The Lonely". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- "Childhood Memories". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- "Carrion/Apologies to Insect Life". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- "Remember Me (re-issue)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- "It Ended on an Oily Stage". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- "Waving Flags". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- "No Lucifer". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- Scottish singles chart peaks:
- "Carrion/Apologies to Insect Life". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- "Remember Me". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- "It Ended on an Oily Stage". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- "Waving Flags". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
External links
- British Sea Power – official site
- Sea Power discography discography at Discogs
- British Sea Power at Last.FM
- British Sea Power on Myspace
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