The Cardigans discography

The Cardigans discography
Studio albums	6
Compilation albums	2
Music videos	16
Singles	18

The Cardigans are a band from Sweden. They have released 6 studio albums which in total have sold about 10 million copies worldwide. This is a list of their album and single releases.

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Details	Peak chart positions															Certifications (sales thresholds)
		SWE [1]	AUT [2]	CAN [3][4]	CHE [5]	DEN [6]	FIN [7]	FRA [8]	GER [9]	IRL [10]	NLD [11]	NZL [12]	NOR [13]	POR [14]	UK [15]	US [16]
1994	Emmerdale Released: 18 February 1994 Label: Trampolene Records	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SWE: Gold[17]
1995	Life Released: 16 March 1995 Label: Stockholm Records	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	50	—	—	—	—	—	51	—	SWE: Gold[17] UK: Gold[18]
1996	First Band on the Moon Released: 12 August 1996 Label: Stockholm Records	2	—	41	—	—	16	—	83	—	—	12	—	—	18	35	SWE: Gold[17] CAN: Platinum[19] UK: Gold[18] US: Platinum[20]
1998	Gran Turismo Released: 1 October 1998 Label: Stockholm Records	1	43	30	—	—	8	44	38	29	27	24	2	—	8	151	SWE: 2× Platinum[21] FRA: Gold[22] NOR: Platinum[23] UK: Platinum[18]
2003	Long Gone Before Daylight Released: 24 March 2003 Label: Stockholm Records	1	47	—	22	13	10	47	24	35	—	—	8	24	47	—	SWE: 2× Platinum[17]
2005	Super Extra Gravity Released: 14 October 2005 Label: Stockholm Records	1	48	—	42	14	15	85	30	—	—	—	8	—	78 [24]	—	SWE: Gold[17]

Compilation albums

Year	Details	Peak chart positions							Certifications (sales thresholds)
		SWE [1]	CHE [5]	DEN [6]	IRL [10]	NOR [13]	SPA [25]	UK [15]
1997	The Other Side of the Moon ^[A] Compilation Released: 5 December 1997	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	Best of Hits Compilation Released: 30 January 2008	5	78	8	60	5	93	32

Notes

• A ^Japanese-only release.

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions														Certifications (sales thresholds)	Album
		SWE [1]	AUS [26]	AUT [2]	CAN [27] [28]	CHE [5]	FIN [7]	FRA [8]	GER [29] [30]	IRL [10] [31]	NLD [11]	NZL [12]	NOR [13]	UK [15] [24]	US Alt [32]
1994	"Rise and Shine" ^[A]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	—		Emmerdale
	"Black Letter Day" ^[B]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Sick and Tired"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	"Carnival"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	44	—	—	35	—		Life
	"Sick and Tired (re-issue)"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	34	—
	"Hey! Get Out of My Way" ^[C]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	"Lovefool"	15	—	—	—	—	5	31	—	11	—	—	—	21	—		First Band on the Moon
	"Been It" ^[D]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	56	—
1997	"Lovefool" (re-issue)	—	11	7	3	22	—	—	6	13	21	1	—	2	9	AUS: Gold[33] UK: Silver[18]
	"Your New Cuckoo" ^[E]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	35	—
1998	"My Favourite Game"	3	61	—	19	—	—	27	90	13	15	36	—	14	16	SWE: Gold[17] UK: Silver[18]	Gran Turismo
1999	"Erase/Rewind"	12	—	—	—	39	—	60	71	16	62	36	14	7	—
	"Hanging Around"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	—
	"Burning Down the House" (with Tom Jones)	2	8	21	—	31	10	21	27	18	58	13	4	7	—	AUS: Gold[33] SWE: Gold[17]	Reload
2003	"For What It's Worth"	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37	98	—	—	31	—		Long Gone Before Daylight
	"You're the Storm"	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	74	—
	"Live and Learn"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	"I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer"	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	93	—	—	—	—	59	—		Super Extra Gravity
2006	"Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)"	49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Notes

• A ^Originally released in Sweden only, re-recorded and reissued for Sweden, Japan and UK in 1995 and for Europe in 1996.
• B ^Released in Sweden and Japan only
• C ^Released in Europe and Japan only. In the UK, "Sick and Tired" was issued in its place, with the same B sides.
• D ^Released in Europe and Australia. Later released in the U.S. in 1997
• E ^Released in Japan. Reissued in Europe and Australia in 1997
• The song "Losers" was released in 1996 as a promotional CD single in the USA, but never released commercially.
• The song "Communication" was released in 2004 as a limited 7" by Sound Pollution.

Music videos

Year	Single	Director
1994	"Sick and Tired"	Bjorn Lindgren
1995	"Carnival"	Bjorn Lindgren
	"Rise and Shine"	Bjorn Lindgren
1996	"Been It" (European version)	Bjorn Lindgren
	"Lovefool" (European version)	Bjorn Lindgren
	"Lovefool" (US version)	Geoff Moore
	"Your New Cuckoo"	Quatsi
	"Been It" (US version)	Lawrence Carroll
1998	"My Favourite Game"	Jonas Akerlund
1999	"Erase/Rewind"	Adam Berg
	"Hanging Around"	Sophie Muller
	"Burning Down the House (with Tom Jones)	David Mouldy
2003	"For What It's Worth"
	"You're the Storm"	Amir Chamdin
2005	"I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer"	Martin Renck & Jakob Ström
2006	"Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)"	Johan Renck & Martin Renck

Other appearances

• "War" on 10 Things I Hate About You: Music From the Motion Picture (1999)^[34]
• "Carnival" on Original Soundtrack: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
• "Lovefool" on William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Music from the Motion Picture (1996)
• "Deuce" on The X-Files: The Album (1998)

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