Biffy Clyro discography

The discography of Biffy Clyro, a Scottish alternative rock band from Kilmarnock, consists of eight studio albums, three live albums, seven compilations, one soundtrack, six extended plays (EPs), 41 singles, 35 music videos and six other appearances. Formed in 1995 by vocalist and guitarist Simon Neil, bassist James Johnston and drummer Ben Johnston, Biffy Clyro released their debut EP thekidswhopoptodaywillrocktomorrow in 2000 through Electric Honey, and later signed with Beggars Banquet Records.[1] The band's debut full-length album Blackened Sky was released in 2002, reaching number 25 on the Scottish Albums Chart.[2] The Vertigo of Bliss followed in 2003, with single "Questions and Answers" reaching the top ten of the Scottish Singles Chart.[3] The band's third and final album on Beggars Banquet, Infinity Land, peaked at number 13 in Scotland.[2] "Glitter and Trauma", "My Recovery Injection" and "Only One Word Comes to Mind" all reached the singles chart top ten.[3]

Biffy Clyro discography
Biffy Clyro performing in 2017.
Studio albums8
Live albums3
Compilation albums7
Music videos35
EPs6
Singles41
Soundtrack albums1
Other appearances6

After signing with 14th Floor Records, Biffy Clyro returned in 2007 with Puzzle, which topped the Scottish Albums Chart and reached number 2 in the UK.[2][4] The album was certified platinum in the UK,[5] and spawned three UK top-20 singles: "Saturday Superhouse", "Living Is a Problem Because Everything Dies", and "Folding Stars".[3] After reaching number 1 with "Mountains" and "That Golden Rule",[3] the band released Only Revolutions in 2009 which reached number 2 in Scotland,[2] number 3 in the UK,[4] and has since been certified double platinum in the UK.[6] An additional four singles from Only Revolutions reached the Scottish Singles Chart top 20.[3] In 2011, the group issued their first live album Revolutions: Live at Wembley, which reached number 4 in Scotland and number 9 in the UK.[7][4]

The double album Opposites, released in 2013, was the band's first to top the UK Albums Chart,[4] as well as reaching number 1 in Scotland.[2] Similarities, a collection of B-sides from the Opposites singles, charted at number 23 in Scotland and number 28 in the UK.[8][4] Biffy's seventh studio album Ellipsis followed in 2016, following its predecessor in topping the charts in both the UK and Scotland.[2][4] Upon the album's release, ten of the album's 11 tracks charted on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart, including four in the top ten.[9] In 2018, the group released the live acoustic album MTV Unplugged: Live at Roundhouse, London, which reached number 2 on the Scottish Albums Chart and number 4 on the UK Albums Chart.[7][4] The following year they released Balance, Not Symmetry, the soundtrack to the film of the same name written in part by Neil, which debuted at number 8 in Scotland and number 36 on the UK Albums Chart.[10][4]

Albums

Studio albums
List of studio albums with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
SCO
[2]		 AUT
[11]		 FIN
[12]		 GER
[13]		 IRL
[14]		 NED
[15]		 NOR
[16]		 SWE
[17]		 SWI
[18]		 UK
[4]
Blackened Sky 25————————78
The Vertigo of Bliss
  • Released: 16 June 2003
  • Label: Beggars Banquet
  • Formats: CD, LP
 18————————48
Infinity Land
  • Released: 4 October 2004
  • Label: Beggars Banquet
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
 13————————47
Puzzle 1——9517————2
Only Revolutions
  • Released: 9 November 2009
  • Label: 14th Floor
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, DL
 2——65168528—663
Opposites
  • Released: 28 January 2013
  • Label: 14th Floor
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, LP, DL
 1123532291621
Ellipsis
  • Released: 8 July 2016
  • Label: 14th Floor, Warner
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
 15101113214911
A Celebration of Endings
  • Released: 14 August 2020[22]
  • Label: 14th Floor, Warner
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
 ——————————
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Soundtracks
List of soundtrack albums with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
SCO
[23]		 GER
[13]		 IRL
[14]		 SWI
[18]		 UK
[4]		 UK
Down
[24]		 UK
Rock
[25]		 UK
OST
[26]
Balance, Not Symmetry
  • Released: 17 May 2019
  • Label: 14th Floor
  • Formats: DL, LP
 66862
[27]		5236634

Live albums
List of live albums with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
SCO
[7]		 AUT
[11]		 BEL
Fla.
[28]		 GER
[13]		 IRL
[14]		 NED
[15]		 SWI
[18]		 UK
[4]		 UK
Down
[29]		 UK
Rock
[30]
Revolutions: Live at Wembley
  • Released: 27 June 2011
  • Label: 14th Floor
  • Formats: CD+DVD, DL
 4——76———9481
Opposites: Live from Glasgow
  • Released: 29 November 2013
  • Label: 14th Floor
  • Formats: CD, DL
 ——————————
MTV Unplugged: Live at
Roundhouse, London
  • Released: 25 May 2018
  • Label: 14th Floor
  • Formats: CD+DVD, LP, DL
 2141525716711411—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilations
List of compilation albums with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
SCO
[8]		 GER
[13]		 IRL
[14]		 UK
[4]		 UK
Down
[31]		 UK
Rock
[32]
Singles 2001–2005
  • Released: 7 July 2008
  • Label: Beggars Banquet
  • Format: CD
 ——————
Missing Pieces
  • Released: 14 May 2009
  • Label: 14th Floor
  • Format: DL
 ——————
Lonely Revolutions
  • Released: 23 August 2010
  • Label: 14th Floor
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
 60—————
Blackened Sky B-Sides
  • Released: 2 April 2012
  • Label: 14th Floor
  • Format: DL
 ——————
The Vertigo of Bliss B-Sides
  • Released: 11 June 2012
  • Label: 14th Floor
  • Format: DL
 ——————
Infinity Land B-Sides
  • Released: 24 September 2012
  • Label: 14th Floor
  • Format: DL
 ——————
Similarities
  • Released: 18 July 2014
  • Label: 14th Floor
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
 23503728281
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays
List of extended plays
Title EP details
thekidswhopoptodaywillrocktomorrow
Live at Radio 1's Big Weekend
  • Released: 4 June 2007
  • Label: BBC
  • Format: DL
iTunes Live from London
  • Released: 26 October 2009
  • Label: 14th Floor
  • Format: DL
iTunes Festival: London 2010
  • Released: 18 January 2010
  • Label: 14th Floor
  • Format: DL
iTunes Festival: London 2012
  • Released: 28 September 2012
  • Label: 14th Floor
  • Format: DL
Spotify Sessions
  • Released: 1 July 2016
  • Label: 14th Floor
  • Format: DL

Singles
List of singles with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SCO
[3]		 BEL
Fla.
[28]		 CAN
Rock
[33]		 IRL
[14]		 NED
[15]		 UK
[34]		 UK
Rock
[35]		 US
Alt.
[36]		 US
Main.
[37]
"Iname" 1999 ————————— Non-album single
"27" 2001 ————————— Blackened Sky
"Justboy" 56————111———
"57" 2002 30————61———
"Joy.Discovery.Invention/Toys, Toys,
Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toys"		 46————86——— Blackened Sky/The Vertigo of Bliss
"The Ideal Height" 2003 31————46——— The Vertigo of Bliss
"Questions and Answers" 9————263——
"Eradicate the Doubt" 88————98———
"There's No Such Thing as a Jaggy Snake" 2004 ————————— Infinity Land
"Glitter and Trauma" 7————21———
"My Recovery Injection" 10————243——
"Only One Word Comes to Mind" 2005 7————27———
"Semi-Mental" 2006 ————————— Puzzle
"Saturday Superhouse" 2007 1————13———
"Living Is a Problem Because
Everything Dies"		 1————19—47—
"Folding Stars" 2————18———
"Machines" 5————29———
"Who's Got a Match?" 2008 5————27———
"Mountains" 1——42—5——— Only Revolutions
"That Golden Rule" 2009 1————10———
"The Captain" 7————171——
"Many of Horror" 2010 9——10668—33—
"Bubbles" 20————34———
"God and Satan" 17————36———
"Black Chandelier" 2013 8113875—14125— Opposites
"Biblical" 38————703——
"Opposite" 38————491——
"Victory Over the Sun" 93————152———
"Wolves of Winter" 2016 32————1101—28 Ellipsis
"Animal Style" 90————1843——
"Howl" ——————133316
"Re-Arrange" 39—————1——
"Flammable" 2017 ——————16——
"Friends and Enemies" ——————7——
"Modern Love" 2019 ————————— The Howard Stern Tribute
to David Bowie
"Balance, Not Symmetry" 65—————19—— Balance, Not Symmetry
"Instant History" 2020 17—————[upper-alpha 1]—3522 A Celebration of Endings
"End Of" 60————————
"Tiny Indoor Fireworks" 55—————[upper-alpha 2]———
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs
List of songs with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Charts Album
UK
Rock
[40]
"Sky Demon" 2009 13 Only Revolutions
"Different People" 2013 19 Opposites
"Herex" 2016 14 Ellipsis
"On a Bang" 20
"Small Wishes" 27
"People" 33

Music videos
List of music videos, showing year released and director(s)
Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"57" 2002 Matt Broadley [41]
"Justboy" Will Htay [42]
"Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke,
Toys, Toys, Toys"		 Paul McCallum [43]
"Questions and Answers" 2003 Bradley Beesley, Dan Brown [44]
"Eradicate the Doubt" Martin Wallace [45]
"Glitter and Trauma" 2004 The Shammashian Brothers [46]
"My Recovery Injection" Bradley Beesley, Dan Brown [47]
"Only One Word Comes to Mind" 2005 Paul Williams [48]
"Semi-Mental" 2006 Alex Gilbert, Biffy Clyro [49]
"Saturday Superhouse" 2007 Bradley Beesley
"Living Is a Problem Because
Everything Dies"		 Andy Morahan
"Folding Stars" Howard Greenhalgh
"Machines" unknown
"Who's Got a Match?" 2008 Tim Mattia
"Mountains" James Copeman [50]
"That Golden Rule" 2009 Popcore [51]
"The Captain" Andy Morahan [52]
"Many of Horror" 2010 [53]
"Bubbles" Marc Klasfeld [54]
"God and Satan" Corin Hardy [55]
"Booooom, Blast & Ruin" Blair Young [56]
"Stingin' Belle" 2012 Sam Wrench [57]
"Black Chandelier" Big TV! [58]
"Biblical" 2013 Jim Canty [59]
"Opposite" Elliott Sellers [60]
"Victory Over the Sun" Jim Canty [61]
"Sounds Like Balloons" unknown
"Wolves of Winter" 2016 Chris Boyle [62]
"Animal Style" Tim Mattia [63]
"Howl" Marc Klasfeld [64]
"Re-Arrange" Oscar Sansom [65]
"Flammable" 2017 Ross Cairns [66]
"Friends and Enemies" Oscar Sansom, Michael Sherrington [67]
"Balance, Not Symmetry" 2019 Jamie Adams [68]
"Instant History" 2020 Sophia + Robert [69]
"Tiny Indoor Fireworks" Oscar Sansom [70]

Other appearances
List of other appearances, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album Ref.
"Buddy Holly" (Weezer cover) 2006 High Voltage!: A Brief History of Rock [71]
"Umbrella" (Rihanna cover) 2007 Radio 1's Live Lounge Volume 2 [72]
"Fight for This Love" (Cheryl Cole cover) Dermot O'Leary Presents The Saturday Sessions [73]
"Love Sex Magic" (Ciara cover) 2009 Radio 1's Live Lounge Volume 4 [74]
"We Built This City" (Starship cover) 2013 BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2013 [75]
"Get Lucky" (Daft Punk cover) 2014 The Saturday Sessions from The Dermot O'Leary Show [76]
"The Modern Leper" (Frightened Rabbit cover) 2019 Tiny Changes: A Celebration of Frightened Rabbit's 'The Midnight Organ Fight' [77]
"Times Like These" (as part of Live Lounge Allstars) 2020 Non-album single [78]

Notes
  1. "Instant History" did not enter the UK Singles Chart but peaked at number 29 on the UK Sales Chart.[38]
  2. "Tiny Indoor Fireworks" did not enter the UK Singles Chart but peaked at number 86 on the UK Sales Chart.[39]
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