Years & Years discography

Years & Years discography

Years & Years at Festival SOS 4.8 in Murcia, 2015.
Studio albums 1
Music videos 8
EPs 4
Singles 8

British electronica trio Years & Years have released one studio album, four extended plays, nine singles (including two as a featured artist and one promotional single), and seven music videos.

In July 2015, the group's debut studio album, Communion, was released, the album has peaked to number one on the UK Albums Chart. In February 2014, "Real" was released via Kitsuné and its music video featured an appearance from Alexander's Peter and Alice costar, Ben Whishaw, Pearl Mackie, and former Misfits actor Nathan Stewart-Jarrett. In 2014 the group signed to Polydor Records and released the single "Take Shelter". In December 2014, the song "Desire" was released, peaking at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart. In January 2015 "King" was previewed on BBC Radio 1, selected as Zane Lowe's Hottest Record of the day. The single was released on 1 March 2015, and reached number one on the UK Singles Chart on 8 March 2015. "Shine" was released on 5 July 2015, the song has peaked to number 2 on the UK Singles Chart.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
DEN
[4]
GER
[5]
IRE
[6]
NL
[7]
NZ
[8]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
US
[11]
Communion 1 5 8 7 16 1 5 11 6 5 47

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak
US
[11]
Traps
  • Released: 9 September 2013
  • Label: Kitsuné
Real
  • Released: 17 February 2014
  • Label: Kitsuné
Take Shelter
Y & Y
  • Released: 3 February 2015
  • Label: Polydor, Copenhagen
123
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[16]
DEN
[4]
FRA
[17]
GER
[5]
IRE
[6]
NL
[7]
NZ
[8]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
"I Wish I Knew" 2012 Non-album single
"Real" 2014 158 Communion
"Take Shelter" 140
"Desire" 22 61
[18]
32
"King" 2015 1 9 8 6 40 9 3 5 18 26 9
"Shine" 2 15 35 163 29 9 77 81 41
"Eyes Shut" 17 25 86
"Desire"
(re-release featuring Tove Lo)
2016 27 78
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
FRA
[17]
IRE
[6]
NL
[7]
"Sunlight"
(The Magician featuring Years & Years)
2014 7 20 184 57 37 Non-album singles
"Illuminate"
(Tourist featuring Years & Years)
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title Year Peak Album
UK
[1]
"Worship" 2015 168 Communion

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[1]
"Foundation" 2015 110 Communion
"Ties" 172

Music videos

Title Year Director Ref.
"I Wish I Knew" 2012 Ayshea Halliwell [26]
"Real" 2014 Robert Francis Müller [27]
"Take Shelter" [28]
"Desire" Sing J Lee [29]
"King" 2015 Nadia Marquard Otzen [30]
"Shine" [31]
"Foundation" Fred Rowson [32]
"Eyes Shut" Chino Moya [33]
"Shine" (Choose Light) Fred Rowson [34][35]
"Shine" (Choose Dark)
"Shine" (Choose Shadow)
"Desire" 2016 [36]

References

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  12. "14th Jan: Years & Years lead nominations for Brit Awards 2016". Machine Management.
  13. Copsey, Rob (5 January 2016). "The Official Top 40 Biggest Artist Albums of 2015 revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 "Certified Awards Search" (To access, enter the search parameter "Years & Years" and select "Search"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  15. "Years & Years "Communion"". Swedish Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
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  17. 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Years & Years". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  18. http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/latest/index_test.jsp&ct=240001
  19. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  20. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  21. "Years & Years "King"". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  22. "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  23. Ryan, Gavin (5 September 2015). "ARIA Singles: 'What Do You Mean?' Justin Bieber Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  24. "Years & Years "Shine"". IFPI Denmark.
  25. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  26. "Years & Years - I Wish I Knew". Vimeo. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  27. "Years & Years 'Real' by Robert Francis Müller". Promo News. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  28. "Take Shelter (2014)". IMVDB. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  29. "Years & Years 'Desire' by Sing J Lee". Promo News. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  30. "Premiere: Years And Years Dance Like They’re Possessed In Sia-Esque New Music Video". Buzzfeed. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  31. "Years & Years 'Shine' Official Video". Vevo. Universal Music Publishing. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  32. Strauss, Matthew. "Years & Years Come Back from the Dead in "Foundation" Video". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media Inc. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  33. "Years & Years - Eyes Shut". IMVDb. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  34. "Years & Years - Shine (Choose Light)". IMVDb. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  35. "Years & Years - Shine (Choose Shadow)". IMVDb. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  36. "Desire – Version 2". IMVDb. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
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