The Cardigans are a band from Sweden. They have released six studio albums, which in total have sold about 15 million copies worldwide. This is a list of their album and single releases.
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsSWECANPeak chart positions for albums and singles in Canada: For First Band on the Moon: For "Lovefool": For Gran Turismo: For "My Favourite Game": DEN* Peak chart positions for albums in Denmark: For Gran Turismo: For all other albums: FINFRAGERJPNPeak chart positions for albums in Japan: For First Band on the Moon: For Gran Turismo: For all other albums: NORUKUSEmmerdale Released: 18 February 1994 Label: Trampolene Records Formats: CD · cassette 29 — — — — — — — — —GLF: Gold RIAJ: Gold Note: User must enter "カーディガンズ" ("The Cardigans") in "アーティスト" ("Artist") field.Life Released: 24 March 1995 Label: Stockholm Records Formats: CD · LP · cassette 20 — — — — 50 13 — 51 —GLF: Platinum BPI: Gold RIAJ: 2× PlatinumFirst Band on the Moon Released: 6 September 1996 Label: Stockholm Records Formats: CD · LP · cassette 2 41 — 16 — 83 4 — 18 35GLF: Gold BPI: Gold MC: Platinum RIAA: Platinum RIAJ: 2× PlatinumGran Turismo Released: 19 October 1998 Label: Stockholm Records Formats: CD · LP · Cassette 1 30 2 8 44 38 19 2 8 151GLF: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum IFPI DEN: Platinum IFPI NOR: Platinum RIAJ: Gold SNEP: Gold Note: User must define "Cardigans" as the search parameter.Long Gone Before Daylight Released: 24 March 2003 Label: Stockholm Records Formats: CD · LP · cassette 1 — 13 10 47 24 44 8 47 —GLF: 2× Platinum IFPI DEN: GoldSuper Extra Gravity Released: 14 October 2005 Label: Stockholm Records Formats: CD · digital download 1 — 14 15 85 30 142 8 78 —GLF: Gold "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsSWEBELDENIRE* Peak chart positions for albums and singles in Ireland: For singles before 2000: For albums and singles after 2000: JPNNORSPASWIUKThe Other Side of the Moon Released: 5 December 1997 Label: Stockholm Records Formats: CD — — — — 44 — — — — iTunes Originals Released: 28 April 2005 Label: Universal Music Formats: digital download — — — — — — — — —Best Of Released: 30 January 2008 Label: Stockholm Records Formats: CD · digital download 5 81 8 60 99 5 93 78 32 BPI: SilverThe Rest of the Best – Vol. 1 Released: 6 September 2024 Label: Stockholm Records Formats: CD · vinyl · digital download — — — — — — — — —The Rest of the Best – Vol. 2 Released: 6 September 2024 Label: Stockholm Records Formats: CD · vinyl · digital download — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes an album that was not released in that territory.
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumSWEAUSAustralian (ARIA Chart) peaks: Top 50 peaks: Top 100 peaks: CANFRAGERIRENLDNZUKUS Alt. "Rise and Shine" 1994 — — — — — — — — — — Emmerdale "Black Letter Day" — — — — — — — — — — "Sick & Tired" — — — — — — — — 96 —"Carnival" 1995 — — — — — — 44 — 35 — Life"Hey! Get Out of My Way" — — — — — — — — — —"Sick & Tired" (re-issue) — — — — — — — — 34 —"Rise and Shine" (new version) — — — — — — — — 29 —"Lovefool" 1996 15 11 3 31 6 11 21 1 2 9ARIA: Gold Note: "Lovefool" at number 52. BPI: 2× Platinum RMNZ: 2× PlatinumFirst Band on the Moon"Been It" — — — — — — — — 56 —"Your New Cuckoo" — — — — — — — — 35 —"My Favourite Game"1998 3 61 68 27 90 13 15 36 14 16GLF: Gold BPI: Platinum RMNZ: Gold Gran Turismo"Erase/Rewind" 1999 12 — — 60 71 16 62 36 7 —BPI: Silver"Hanging Around" — — — — — — — — 17 —"Burning Down the House" (with Tom Jones) 2 8 — 21 27 18 58 13 7 —GLF: Gold ARIA: Gold BPI: SilverReload"For What It's Worth" 2003 8 — — — — 37 98 — 31 —Long Gone Before Daylight"You're the Storm" 10 — — — — — — — 74 —"Live and Learn" — — — — — — — — — —"I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer" 2005 3 — — — 93 — — — 59 —Super Extra Gravity"Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)" 2006 49 — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Videography Video albums Title Album detailsLife: The True StoryReleased: 25 October 1995 Label: PolyGram Format: VHS, LaserDisc Live in LondonReleased: April 1997 Label: PolyGram Formats: VHS, VCD, LaserDisc, DVD
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and directors Title Year Director(s)"Rise & Shine"1994Bjorn Lindgren"Black Letter Day""Sick and Tired""Carnival"1995"Rise & Shine" (Japan version)"Lovefool"1996Bjorn Lindgren"Lovefool" (US version)Geoff Moore"Been It"Bjorn Lindgren"Been It" (US version)1997Lawrence Carroll"Your New Cuckoo"Quatsi"My Favourite Game"1998Jonas Akerlund"Erase/Rewind"1999Adam Berg"Hanging Around"Sophie Muller"Burning Down the House" (with Tom Jones)David Mouldy"Junk of the Hearts" (Nåid Remix)"For What It's Worth"2003Amir Chamdin"You're the Storm""Live and Learn""I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer"2005Martin and Bo Johan Renck"Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)"2006
Other appearances "Lovefool" on William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Music from the Motion Picture (1996) "Carnival" on Original Soundtrack: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) "War" on A Life Less Ordinary Soundtrack (1997) "Deuce" on The X-Files: The Album (1998) "War" on 10 Things I Hate About You: Music from the Motion Picture (1999)
Notes A Long Gone Before Daylight did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 37 on Billboards Independent Albums chart. C The original Emmerdale version of "Rise and Shine" was only released in Sweden. It was later re-recorded for international editions of Life. This new version was re-issued as a single in Sweden, Japan and the UK in 1995 and throughout Europe in 1996. D "Black Letter Day" was only released in Sweden. E "Hey! Get Out of My Way" was only released in Sweden and Japan. In the UK, "Sick and Tired" was re-issued in its place, with the same B-sides.
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