English electronic music duo Goldfrapp have released seven studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, four extended plays, 25 singles, eight promotional singles, one video album and 29 music videos. The band was formed in 1999 in London, and consists of Alison Goldfrapp (vocals, synthesiser) and Will Gregory (synthesiser).[1]
| Goldfrapp discography | |
|---|---|
 Alison Goldfrapp performing in 2005 | |
| Studio albums | 7 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 29 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Singles | 25 |
| Promotional singles | 8 |
Goldfrapp's debut studio album Felt Mountain was released in September 2000. The album reached number 57 on the United Kingdom albums chart and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[2][3] In 2001, it was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize in the UK.[4] Black Cherry, their second album, was released in April 2003. The album and its singles experienced success on the UK Singles Chart and across nightclubs in North America, influencing the dance-oriented sound of future releases.[2][5]
In August 2005, the duo released their third album Supernature. The album reached number two in the UK and has sold over one million copies worldwide.[2][6] The album produced two number-one US Hot Dance Club Play singles,[5] and was nominated for Best Electronic/Dance Album at the 49th Grammy Awards in 2007.[7] Goldfrapp's fourth album Seventh Tree was followed in 2008. The album peaked at number two in the UK and reached the top 20 of several other national album charts, including in Australia, Austria, Belgium and Ireland.[2][8][9][10][11] Head First, Goldfrapp's fifth studio album, was released in March 2010. It reached number six in the UK and produced three singles: "Rocket", "Alive" and "Believer".[2] Goldfrapp's sixth studio album, Tales of Us, was released in September 2013, peaking at number four on the UK Albums Chart.[2] Goldfrapp's seventh studio album Silver Eye, was released in March 2017, which produced four singles: "Anymore", "Systemagic", "Everything Is Never Enough" and "Ocean" featuring Dave Gahan.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] | AUS [8] | AUT [9] | BEL (FL) [10] | FRA [12] | GER [13] | IRE [11] | NZ [14] | SWI [15] | US [16] | ||||
| Felt Mountain |
| 57 | 44 | 44 | — | 48 | 36 | — | — | 98 | — | ||
| Black Cherry |
| 19 | 71 | — | 46 | 45 | 25 | 30 | — | 41 | —[A] |
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| Supernature |
| 2 | 23 | 33 | 16 | 43 | 26 | 9 | 35 | 29 | 138 | ||
| Seventh Tree |
| 2 | 11 | 37 | 10 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 39 | 11 | 48 |
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| Head First |
| 6 | 14 | 33 | 35 | 70 | 28 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 45 |
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| Tales of Us |
| 4 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 33 | 9 | 15 | — | 8 | 75 |
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| Silver Eye |
| 6 | 20 | 27 | 25 | 57 | 31 | 19 | —[B] | 24 | 118 | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Live 2005[C] | |
| iTunes Originals |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] | IRE [11] | SWI [15] | US Dance [26] | US Indie [27] | ||
| We Are Glitter |
| — | — | — | 8 | 48 |
| The Singles |
| 33 | 77 | 98 | 19 | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Wonderful Electric: Live in London |
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| Ride a White Horse: Live in London E.P. |
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| Live Session EP |
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| iTunes Festival: London 2010 |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [30] | AUS [31] | AUT [9] | BEL (FL) [10] | GER [13] | IRE [11] | SPA [32] | SWI [15] | US Sales [33] | US Dance [5] | |||
| "Lovely Head" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Felt Mountain |
| "Utopia" | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Human" | 2001 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Utopia (Genetically Enriched)" | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Pilots (On a Star)" / "Lovely Head" | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Train" | 2003 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | —[D] | Black Cherry |
| "Strict Machine" | 20[E] | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||
| "Twist" | 2004 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[F] | |
| "Black Cherry" | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[G] | ||
| "Ooh La La" | 2005 | 4 | 36 | — | —[H] | 82 | 16 | 1 | 96 | — | 1 | Supernature |
| "Number 1" | 9 | — | — | — | 73 | 29 | 11 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| "Ride a White Horse" | 2006 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 7 | — | 38 | 29 | |
| "Fly Me Away" | 26 | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | 6 | ||
| "Satin Boys, Flaming Chic" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | We Are Glitter | |
| "A&E" | 2008 | 10 | 85 | — | 38 | 98 | 33 | — | — | 2 | 22 | Seventh Tree |
| "Happiness" | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Caravan Girl" | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | —[I] | ||
| "Clowns" | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Rocket" | 2010 | 47 | 55 | 38 | —[J] | 32 | 36 | — | 50 | 4 | 1 | Head First |
| "Alive" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| "Believer" | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 31 | ||
| "Melancholy Sky"[35] | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Singles |
| "Thea"[36] | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | Tales of Us |
| "Anymore" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silver Eye |
| "Systemagic" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Everything Is Never Enough" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ocean" (featuring Dave Gahan) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Peaks | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEL Tip (FL) [10] | |||
| "Big Black Cloud, Little White Lie"[37] | 2003 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Yes Sir"[38] | — | ||
| "Slide In"[39] | 2005 | — | Supernature |
| "Winter Wonderland"[40] | 2008 | — | Winter Wonderland |
| "Drew"[41] | 2013 | 86 | Tales of Us |
| "Annabel"[42] | — | ||
| "Ocean"[43] | 2017 | — | Silver Eye |
| "Moon in Your Mouth"[44] | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "End Titles" (with Adrian Utley) | 2001 | Accelerator: The Soundtrack[45] |
| "Mona on the Tennis Court" | 2005 | My Summer of Love[46] |
| "Meeting in the Moors" | ||
| "Pulse" | ||
| "Mona and Tamsin on a Rock" | ||
| "Sadie's Room" | ||
| "Mona at the Gate" | ||
| "It's Not Over Yet" | 2008 | Radio 1's Live Lounge – Volume 3[47] |
| "Sex Exciter" | 2010 | Any Which Way[48] |
| "We Radiate" | The Vampire Diaries: Original Television Soundtrack[49] |
Remixes
| Title | Year | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| "This Is the New Shit" (Marilyn Manson vs. Goldfrapp)[50] | 2003 | Marilyn Manson |
| "Halo" (Goldfrapp remix)[51] | 2004 | Depeche Mode |
| "A Pain That I'm Used To" (Goldfrapp remix)[52] | 2005 | |
| "The W.A.N.D. Supernaturalistic" (Goldfrapp remix)[53] | 2006 | The Flaming Lips |
| "Judas" (Goldfrapp remix)[54] | 2011 | Lady Gaga |
Videography
Video albums
| Title | Details | Peaks |
|---|---|---|
| UK [55] | ||
| Wonderful Electric: Live in London |
| 9 |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Lovely Head" (version one) | 2000 | Wolfgang Tillmans | [56] |
| "Lovely Head" (version two) | |||
| "Utopia" | Dylan Kendle | [57] | |
| "Human" | 2001 | Jake Scott | |
| "Pilots (On a Star)" | James Griffiths | [58] | |
| "Train" | 2003 | Dawn Shadforth | [59] |
| "Strict Machine" | Jonas Odell | [60] | |
| "Twist" | 2004 | H5 | |
| "Black Cherry" | The Makers | [61] | |
| "Ooh La La" | 2005 | Dawn Shadforth | [62] |
| "Number 1" | [63] | ||
| "Ride a White Horse" | 2006 | Diane Martel | [64] |
| "Fly Me Away" | Andreas Nilsson | [65] | |
| "A&E" | 2008 | Dougal Wilson | [66] |
| "Happiness" | [67] | ||
| "Clowns" (Super 8) | Alison Goldfrapp and Francis Kennard | [57] | |
| "Caravan Girl" | The Malloys | [68] | |
| "Rocket" | 2010 | Kim Gehrig | [69] |
| "Alive" | Legs | [70] | |
| "Believer" | Lisa Gunning | [57] | |
| "Yellow Halo" | 2011 | [71] | |
| "Drew" | 2013 | [72] | |
| "Annabel" | [73] | ||
| "Thea" (Tales of Us Live Projection) | 2014 | [57] | |
| "Jo" | [74] | ||
| "Stranger" | [75] | ||
| "Laurel" | [76] | ||
| "Anymore" | 2017 | Mary Calderwell | [77] |
| "Systemagic" | Alison Goldfrapp | [78] | |
| "Everything Is Never Enough" | [79] | ||
| "Ocean" (featuring Dave Gahan) | 2018 | [80] |
Notes
References
External links
- Official website
- Goldfrapp at AllMusic
- Goldfrapp discography at Discogs
- Goldfrapp discography at MusicBrainz