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	Released: 10 July 2015 Label: Polydor, Interscope Formats: CD, LP, digital download	1	5	8	7	16	1	5	11	6	5	47	WW: 1,000,000[12] UK: 300,000[13]	BPI: Platinum[14] IFPI SWE: Gold[15]

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak
		US [11]
Traps	Released: 9 September 2013 Label: Kitsuné	—
Real	Released: 17 February 2014 Label: Kitsuné	—
Take Shelter	Released: August 2014 Label: Polydor, Copenhagen	—
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	—	—	—	BPI: Silver[14]
"King"	2015	1	9	8	6	40	9	3	5	18	26	9	BPI: Platinum[14] ARIA: Platinum[19] BVMI: Gold[20] IFPI DEN: Platinum[21] RMNZ: Gold[22]
"Shine"		2	15	35	—	163	29	9	77	—	81	41	BPI: Platinum[14] ARIA: Gold[23] IFPI DEN: Gold[24]
"Eyes Shut"		17	—	—	—	—	—	25	—	—	86	—	BPI: Gold[14]
"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	ARIA: Gold[25]	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

1. Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
   • For all except noted: "Years & Years". Official Charts Company.
   • For "Take Shelter": "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update - 30 August 2014". Zobbel.de.
   • For "Worship": "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update - 4 April 2015". Zobbel.de.
   • For "Foundation": "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update - 4 July 2015". Zobbel.de.
   • For "Real" and "Ties": "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update - 18 July 2015". Zobbel.de.
2. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Years & Years". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
3. "Years & Years – Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
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10. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Years & Years". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
11. "Years & Years – Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
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. "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.
16. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Years & Years". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
17. 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.