# Idlewild discography

The discography of Idlewild, a Scottish rock band, consists of eight studio albums, three EPs, three compilations, one live album, and twenty-eight singles.

## Studio albums

| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Year | Details | UK | FRA | IRE | SCO | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| 1998 | Captain$^1$ Released: January 1998 Label: Deceptive Records | —$^2$ | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | Hope Is Important Released: 19 October 1998 Label: Food Records | 53 | — | — | 44 | BPI: Silver |
| 2000 | 100 Broken Windows Released: 9 May 2000 Label: Food Records | 15 | — | — | 6 | BPI: Gold |
| 2002 | The Remote Part Released: 15 July 2002 Label: Parlophone | 3 | 135 | 39 | 2 | BPI: Gold |
| 2005 | Warnings/Promises Released: 7 March 2005 Label: Parlophone | 9 | — | 50 | 5 | BPI: Silver |
| 2007 | Make Another World Released: 5 March 2007 Label: Sequel Records | 24 | — | 100 | 8 | |
| 2009 | Post Electric Blues$^3$ Released: 5 October 2009 Label: Cooking Vinyl | 90 | — | — | 37 | |
| 2015 | Everything Ever Written$^4$ Released: 9 February 2015 Label: Empty Words | 20 | — | — | 4 | |
| 2019 | Interview Music Released: 5 April 2019 Label: Empty Words | 22 | — | — | 1 | |
* $^1$ Often considered to be a mini-album.
* $^2$ Charted at number 2 on the UK Indie Chart.
* $^3$ Initially self-released to fans on 11 June through idlewildmusic.com.
* $^4$ Pre-orders through Pledge Music announced on 3 November 2014.

## EPs

| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Year | Details | UK | FRA | IRE | SCO | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| 2005 | Love Steals Us From Loneliness Released: 22 February 2005 Label: Parlophone | — | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | I Understand It Released: 29 April 2005 Label: Parlophone | — | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | Interview Music - Acoustic EP Released: 15 January 2020 Label: Empty Words | — | — | — | — | |

## Compilation albums

| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Year | Details | UK | FRA | IRE | SCO | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| 2007 | Scottish Fiction - Best of 1997-2007 Released: 1 October 2007 Label: Parlophone/EMI | 79 | — | — | 21 | |
| 2007 | A Distant History - Rarities 1997-2007$^1$ Released: 29 October 2007 Label: Parlophone/EMI | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | The Collection Released: 23 April 2010 Label: EMI | — | — | — | — | |
* $^1$ Download-only.

## Live albums

| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Year | Details | UK | FRA | IRE | SCO | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| 2015 | Live at Duart Castle Released: 16 Feb 2015 Given away free to people who pre-ordered Everything Ever Written | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Live Released: 16 May 2016 Label: Empty Words | — | — | — | — | |

## Singles

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Title | UK | IRE | SCO | Album |
| 1997 | "Queen of the Troubled Teens" | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | "Chandelier" | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | "Satan Polaroid" | 160 | — | — | Captain |
| 1998 | "A Film for the Future" | 53 | — | 39 | Hope Is Important |
| 1998 | "Everyone Says You're So Fragile" | 47 | — | 42 | Hope Is Important |
| 1998 | "I'm a Message" | 41 | — | 31 | Hope Is Important |
| 1999 | "When I Argue I See Shapes" | 19 | — | 15 | Hope Is Important |
| 1999 | "Little Discourage" | 24 | — | 12 | 100 Broken Windows |
| 2000 | "Actually It's Darkness" | 23 | — | 14 | 100 Broken Windows |
| 2000 | "These Wooden Ideas" | 32 | — | 18 | 100 Broken Windows |
| 2000 | "Roseability" | 38 | — | 25 | 100 Broken Windows |
| 2002 | "You Held the World in Your Arms" | 9 | — | 4 | The Remote Part |
| 2002 | "American English" | 15 | — | 8 | The Remote Part |
| 2002 | "Live in a Hiding Place" | 26 | — | 17 | The Remote Part |
| 2003 | "A Modern Way of Letting Go" | 28 | — | 21 | The Remote Part |
| 2005 | "Love Steals Us from Loneliness" | 16 | 37 | 6 | Warnings/Promises |
| 2005 | "I Understand It" | 32 | — | — | Warnings/Promises |
| 2005 | "El Capitan" | 39 | — | — | Warnings/Promises |
| 2006 | "If It Takes You Home" | — | — | — | Make Another World |
| 2007 | "No Emotion" | 36 | — | 7 | Make Another World |
| 2007 | "A Ghost in the Arcade" | — | — | — | Make Another World |
| 2009 | "Readers & Writers" | — | — | — | Post Electric Blues |
| 2009 | "City Hall" | — | — | — | Post Electric Blues |
| 2014 | "Collect Yourself" | — | — | — | Everything Ever Written |
| 2015 | "Come on Ghost" | — | — | — | Everything Ever Written |
| 2019 | "Dream Variations" | — | — | — | Interview Music |
| 2019 | "Same Things Twice" | — | — | — | Interview Music |
| 2019 | "There's a Place for Everything (Acoustic)" | — | — | — | Interview Music |
Notes
* A ^Chart ineligible.

## Other appearances

* 1998 – Gran Turismo – "A Film for the Future"
* 2003 – FIFA 2003 – "You Held the World in Your Arms"
* 2005 – Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition – "A Modern Way of Letting Go"
* 2006 – Saints Row – "Too Long Awake"
* 2007 – Ballads of the Book – "The Weight of Years"