The Pigeon Detectives discography
This article gives the discography for the British rock band The Pigeon Detectives. Since their formation in 2006 they have released 4 studio albums and 11 singles which have charted in the top 40 UK singles chart.
The Pigeon Detectives discography | |
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Studio albums | 4 |
Music videos | 5 |
Singles | 11 |
The band released their debut album, entitled "Wait for Me", in summer 2007 to critical acclaim and it sold well, reaching #3 in the UK album chart. Four singles were released from the album: "I Found Out" was first released in 2006 and re-released a year later; Take Her Back (#20), Romantic Type (#19) and I'm Not Sorry (#12) all charted in the top 20.
In 2008 the Pigeon Detectives released their second album, Emergency and have so far released the single This Is An Emergency which charted at #14. They have also released the single Everybody Wants Me, which didn't make it to the top 40 in the United Kingdom and stuck on 51. Say It Like You Mean It was the last single off the album.
On 1 February 2011, The Pigeon Detectives announced their third album "Up, Guards And At 'Em", which was released on 4 April 2011. The album's lead single, "Done In Secret", was released on 28 March 2011.
Albums
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications[1] | |||||
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UK [2] |
UK Ind. [3] |
FRA [4] |
IRL [5] |
NED [6] |
SCO [7] | |||
2007 | Wait for Me | 3 | 1 | — | — | 54 | 2 | UK: Platinum |
2008 | Emergency | 5 | 1 | 189 | 69 | — | 5 | UK: Gold |
2011 | Up, Guards And At 'Em! | 30 | 8 | — | — | — | 43 | |
2013 | We Met At Sea | 41 | 7 | — | — | — | 56 | |
2017 | Broken Glances | — | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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UK [2] |
UK IND |
SCO [8] | |||
2006 | "You Know I Love You" | 93 | 9 | 67 | Wait for Me |
"I Found Out" | 39 | 1 | 42 | ||
2007 | "Romantic Type" | 19 | 1 | 18 | |
"I'm Not Sorry" | 12 | 1 | 14 | ||
"Take Her Back" | 20 | 1 | 14 | ||
"I Found Out" (re-release) | 42 | 1 | 28 | ||
2008 | "This Is An Emergency" | 14 | 1 | 12 | Emergency |
"Everybody Wants Me" | 51 | 3 | 21 | ||
"Say It Like You Mean It" | 161 | 3 | 16 | ||
2011 | "Done In Secret" | —[upper-alpha 1] | 42 | — | Up, Guards And At 'Em! |
"Lost" | — | — | — | ||
2013 | "Animal" | — | — | — | We Met At Sea |
"I Won't Come Back" | — | — | — | ||
2016 | "Lose Control" | — | — | — | Broken Glances |
Notes
- "Done In Secret" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 63 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[9]
References
- BPI
- officialcharts.com]
- Peaks on the UK Independent Albums Chart:
- Wait for Me: "2007-06-03 Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 Archive". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- Emergency: "2008-06-01 Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 Archive". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- Up, Guards And At 'Em: "2011-04-10 Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 Archive". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- We Met At Sea: "2013-05-05 Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 Archive". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- Broken Glances: "2017-03-03 Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 Archive". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- "THE PIGEON DETECTIVES DANS LES CHARTS FRANÇAIS" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique / Lescharts. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
- irish-charts.com
- "DISCOGRAFIE THE PIGEON DETECTIVES" (in Dutch). MegaCharts / Dutchcharts. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
- Peaks in Scotland:
- Wait for Me: "2007-06-03 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- Emergency: "2008-06-01 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- Up, Guards And At 'Em: "2011-04-10 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- We Met At Sea: "2013-05-05 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- Peaks in Scotland:
- You Know I Love You: "2006 07 23 Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- I Found Out: "2006 11 12 Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- Romantic Type: "2007 03 04 Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- I'm Not Sorry: "2007 05 27 Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- Take Her Back: "2007 08 19 Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- I Found Out re-release: "2007 11 18 Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- This Is An Emergency: "2008 05 18 Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- Everybody Wants Me: "2008 08 03 Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- Say It Like You Mean It: "2008 10 26 Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 24 April 2011 - 30 April 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 May 2020.