| Artist | Idlewild |
|---|---|
| Studio | 10 |
| Live | 2 |
| Eps | 3 |
| Compilation | 3 |
| Singles | 26 |
The discography of Idlewild, a Scottish rock band, consists of ten studio albums, three EPs, three compilations, one live album, and twenty-eight singles.[1]
Studio albums
| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2][3] | FRA [4] | IRE [5] | SCO [6] | |||
| 1998 |
| —2 | — | — | — | |
| 53 | — | — | 44 | ||
| 2000 |
| 15 | — | — | 6 |
|
| 2002 |
| 3 | 135 | 39 | 2 |
|
| 2005 |
| 9 | — | 50 | 5 |
|
| 2007 |
| 24 | — | 100 | 8 | |
| 2009 |
| 90 | — | — | 37 | |
| 2015 |
| 20 | — | — | 4 | |
| 2019 |
| 22 | — | — | 1 | |
| 2025 |
| 16 | — | — | 3 | |
- 1 Often considered to be a mini-album.
- 2 Charted at number 2 on the UK Indie Chart.[3]
- 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 |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Love Steals Us From Loneliness
|
I Understand It
| |
| 2020 | Interview Music – Acoustic EP
|
Compilation albums
| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] | SCO [6] | ||
| 2007 | Scottish Fiction - Best of 1997-2007
| 79 | 21 |
A Distant History - Rarities 1997-20071
| — | — | |
| 2010 |
| — | — |
- 1 Download-only.
Live albums
| Year | Details |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Live at Duart Castle
Given away free to people who pre-ordered Everything Ever Written |
| 2016 | Live
|
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] | IRE [5] | SCO [9] | |||
| 1997 | "Queen of the Troubled Teens"[A] | — | — | — | — |
| "Chandelier"[A] | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 | "Satan Polaroid" | 160 | — | — | Captain |
| "|A Film for the Future" | 53 | — | 39 | Hope Is Important | |
| "Everyone Says You're So Fragile" | 47 | — | 42 | ||
| "I'm a Message" | 41 | — | 31 | ||
| 1999 | "When I Argue I See Shapes" | 19 | — | 15 | |
| "Little Discourage" | 24 | — | 12 | 100 Broken Windows | |
| 2000 | "Actually It's Darkness" | 23 | — | 14 | |
| "These Wooden Ideas" | 32 | — | 18 | ||
| "Roseability" | 38 | — | 25 | ||
| 2002 | "You Held the World in Your Arms" | 9 | — | 4 | The Remote Part |
| "American English" | 15 | — | 8 | ||
| "Live in a Hiding Place" | 26 | — | 17 | ||
| 2003 | "A Modern Way of Letting Go" | 28 | — | 21 | |
| 2005 | "Love Steals Us from Loneliness" | 16 | 37 | 6 | Warnings/Promises |
| "I Understand It" | 32 | — | — | ||
| "El Capitan" | 39 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | "If It Takes You Home" | — | — | — | Make Another World |
| 2007 | "No Emotion" | 36 | — | 7 | |
| "A Ghost in the Arcade" | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "Readers & Writers" | — | — | — | Post Electric Blues |
| "City Hall" | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | "Collect Yourself" | — | — | — | Everything Ever Written |
| 2015 | "Come on Ghost" | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | "Dream Variations" | — | — | — | Interview Music |
| "Same Things Twice" | — | — | — | ||
| "There's a Place for Everything" (acoustic) | — | — | — | ||
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"
References
- ^ "Idlewild Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic
- ^ "Idlewild | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ^ "UK Chartlog: I Am Kloot – I Wayne". Retrieved 2009-06-14.
- ^ "lescharts: Search – Idlewild chart positions". Retrieved 2009-06-14.
- ^ "irish-charts: Search – Idlewild chart positions". Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- ^ Scottish albums: * "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 1998-11-01. Retrieved 2016-09-19. * "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 2000-04-22. Retrieved 2016-09-19. * "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 2002-07-27. Retrieved 2016-09-19. * "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 2005-03-19. Retrieved 2016-09-19. * "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 2007-03-17. Retrieved 2016-09-19. * "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2016-09-19. * "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 2009-10-11. Retrieved 2016-09-19. * "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 2015-02-28. Retrieved 2016-09-19. * "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2016-09-19. * "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2019-04-13. * "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 2025-10-10. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
- ^ "Certified Awards". Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
- ^ "Interview Music The New Album – Out 5 April". Idlewild. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ Scottish singles: * "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 1998-05-03. Retrieved 2016-09-19. * "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 1998-07-19. Retrieved 2016-09-19. * "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 1998-10-18. Retrieved 2016-09-19. * "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 1999-02-07. Retrieved 2016-09-19. * "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 1999-09-26. Retrieved 2016-09-19. * "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 2000-04-02. Retrieved 2016-09-19. * "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 2000-06-18. Retrieved 2016-09-19. * "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 2000-10-22. Retrieved 2016-09-19. * "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 2002-04-28. Retrieved 2016-09-19. * "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 2002-07-07. Retrieved 2016-09-19. * "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 2002-10-27. Retrieved 2016-09-19. * "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 2003-02-16. Retrieved 2016-09-19. * "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 2005-02-27. Retrieved 2016-09-19. * "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 2007-03-04. Retrieved 2016-09-19.