The Libertines discography

The Libertines discography
Doherty and Barât in 2010
Studio albums	3
Compilation albums	1
Music videos	6
EPs	4
Singles	6

The discography of the Libertines, a London-based indie rock band, consists of three studio albums, four extended plays (EPs), one compilation album, six singles and six music videos. Formed in 1997, the Libertines consisted of Pete Doherty (vocals/rhythm guitar), Carl Barât (vocals/lead guitar), John Hassall (bass) and Gary Powell (drums).

The Libertines released their first single "What a Waster" in June 2002 through Rough Trade Records. The single broke into the UK top 40, and earned the band acclaim from the British music press.^[1] The Libertines followed up with their debut full-length album Up the Bracket in October 2002. Although Up the Bracket only peaked at number thirty-five in the UK, it was critically acclaimed,^[2] and rated as one of the year's best by many publications.^[3] Two singles were released to support the album; "Up the Bracket", which reached number twenty-nine in the UK, and "Time for Heroes", which peaked at the twentieth spot.

In August 2003, the Libertines released their fourth single, "Don't Look Back into the Sun". It was their highest-charting effort so far, reaching number eleven. The band's self-titled second album The Libertines was released a year later in August 2004. The album debuted at the top of the British charts, helped by lead single "Can't Stand Me Now", which hit number two. The Libertines, which was certified platinum in the UK, saw the band chart in the United States for the first time, peaking at number 111 on the Billboard 200. In 2007, Rough Trade issued a greatest hits compilation, Time for Heroes – The Best of The Libertines, which reached number twenty-three in the UK.^[4]

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Details	Peak chart positions														Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK [4]	AUS [5]	AUT [6]	BEL [7]	FR [8]	GER [9]	IRE [10]	JPN [11]	NLD [12]	NOR [13]	SWE [14]	SWI [15]	US [16]	US Heat [16]
2002	Up the Bracket Label: Rough Trade (#065) Released: 14 October 2002 Formats: CD, vinyl, CD/DVD (re-release)	35	—	—	—	120	—	—	49	—	—	59	—	—	13	BPI: Gold[17]
2004	The Libertines Label: Rough Trade (#166) Released: 30 August 2004 Formats: CD, vinyl, gatefold vinyl, CD/DVD (re-issue)	1	53	31	24	27	20	5	18	53	34	18	51	111	4	BPI: Platinum[18]
2015	Anthems for Doomed Youth Label: Virgin EMI Records Released: 11 September 2015 Formats: CD, vinyl, Digital	3	55	9	16	22	9	10	—	28	—	13	11	—	1	TBD
"—" denotes albums that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Year	Details	Peak chart positions			Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK [4]	IRE [10]	JPN [11]
2007	Time for Heroes – The Best of The Libertines Label: Rough Trade (#421) Released: 29 October 2007 Formats: CD, vinyl	23	62	155	BPI: Gold[19]
"—" denotes albums that did not chart.

Extended plays

Year	Details	Peak chart positions
		UK [4]
2003	Time for Heroes Label: Toshiba EMI Released: March 2003 (Japan only) Format: Maxi CD	—
	I Get Along Label: Sanctuary Released: August 2003 (US only) Formats: CD, vinyl	99
	Don't Look Back into the Sun / Death on the Stairs Label: Rough Trade Japan Released: October 2003 (Japan only) Format: Maxi CD	—
2005	What Became of the Likely Lads Label: Rough Trade US Released: March 2005 (US only) Format: Maxi CD	—

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Album
		UK [4]	IRE [10]
2002	"What a Waster"	37	—	Non-album single
	"Up the Bracket"	29	—	Up the Bracket
2003	"Time for Heroes"	20	—
	"Don't Look Back into the Sun"	11	—	Non-album single
2004	"Can't Stand Me Now"	2	28	The Libertines
	"What Became of the Likely Lads"	9	—
2015	"Gunga Din"	101[20]	—	Anthems For Doomed Youth
	"Heart of the Matter"	—	—
"—" denotes singles that did not chart.

Music videos

Year	Title	Director
2002	"Up the Bracket"	Gina Birch
2003	"Don't Look Back into the Sun"	Alexander Strickland-Clarke
	"Time for Heroes"	Gina Birch
	"I Get Along"
2004	"Can't Stand Me Now"	Douglas Hart and Becky Hastings
	"What Became of the Likely Lads"	Johan Renck
2015	"Gunga Din"	Roger Sargent
	"Heart of the Matter"
	"You're My Waterloo"	Roger Sargent and Carl Barât

Miscellaneous

Year	Song	Album	Comments
2003	"What a Waster"[21]	The Football Factory soundtrack	Previously released as a single.
	"Lazy Sunday"[22]	Blackball soundtrack	Cover of a 1968 Small Faces song.
2004	"Born in England"[23]	Single	Xfm's song for the Euro 2004 football tournament. Also features James Nesbitt, Delays, Bernard Butler, The Wheatleys, and members of Supergrass.
	"All at Sea"[24]	The Observer newspaper free CD	Previously unreleased song. The other songs on the CD were "Can't Stand Me Now", "Don't Look Back into the Sun", "Time for Heroes" and "Narcissist".
	"Up the Bracket (live)"[25]	Bring Your Own Poison – the Rhythm Factory Sessions	"Another Girl, Another Planet" is a hidden track performed along with Peter Perrett.
	"Another Girl, Another Planet"
2006	"Arbeit Macht Frei"[26]	Children of Men soundtrack	Previously released on The Libertines.

References

1. Beaumont, Mark (28 May 2002). "A new dawn has come, brothers and sisters...". NME. Retrieved on 10 May 2008.
2. Fox, Jason (3 October 2002). "The Libertines: Up The Bracket ...an unholy row a million times better than 'What A Waster'...". NME. Retrieved on 10 May 2008.
3. " The Libertines: Up the Bracket". AcclaimedMusic.net. Retrieved on 10 May 2008.
4. "UK official charts". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
5. "ARIA Report: 6th September 2004" (PDF). pandora.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
   • Anthems for Doomed Youth: Ryan, Gavin (19 September 2015). "ARIA Albums: Bring Me the Horizon 'That's the Spirit' Debuts At One in Australia". Noise11. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
6. "The Libertines Austria Chart history". AustrianCharts.at. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
7. "The Libertines Belgium Chart history". UltraTop.be. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
8. "The Libertines France Chart history". lescharts.com. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
9. "The Libertines Germany Chart history". Musicline.de. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
10. "Irish chart positions". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
11. "ザ・リバティーンズ". oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
12. "The Libertines Netherlands Chart history". DutchCharts.nl. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
13. "The Libertines Norway Chart history". NorwegianCharts.com. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
14. "The Libertines Sweden Chart history". SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
15. "The Libertines Switzerland Chart history". HitParade.ch. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
16. "The Libertines: Charts & Awards – Billboard albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
17. "Up the Bracket Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 10 March 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2007.
18. "The Libertines Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 10 March 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2007.
19. "TIME FOR HEROES - THE BEST OF THE LIBERTINES Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 July 2007.
20. "Chart CLUK Update 12.07.2015". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
21. The Football Factory soundtrack. Amazon.com. Retrieved on 24 February 2008.
22. Blackball soundtrack. Amazon.com. Retrieved on 24 February 2008.
23. Top Story: "Born In England" Out This Week. Xfm Online. Retrieved on 26 February 2008.
24. The Observer: Exclusive 5-track CD. Last.fm. Retrieved on 24 February 2008.
25. Bring Your Own Poison – the Rhythm Factory Sessions. Amazon.com. Retrieved on 24 February 2008.
26. Children of Men soundtrack. Amazon.com. Retrieved on 24 February 2008.

External links

• Discography at Spirit of Albion: A Libertines fan-site
• Discography at Libertines-de fan-site