The discography of the English singer-songwriter, musician and composer Ben Howard consists of five studio albums, six extended plays, twenty-one singles and thirteen music videos. Howard signed to Island Records in 2011, due to the label's history of UK folk singers, including Nick Drake and John Martyn. After singles "Old Pine" and "The Wolves" were released in 2011, Howard recorded his debut album titled Every Kingdom, which was released on 3 October 2011. He was nominated for the 2012 Mercury Prize.
In 2012, Howard launched his music in the United States, with Every Kingdom being released on 3 April 2012. In November 2012, Howard released The Burgh Island EP produced by Chris Bond, which featured four new tracks. Once again released to critical acclaim, the EP had a darker, more menacing tone than most of Howard's previous work, with Howard also playing electric guitar, rather than his traditional acoustic.
In 2014, his second studio album I Forget Where We Were became his first to reach number one in the UK. Howard released his third studio album Noonday Dream in June 2018 which peaked at number four in the UK and was met with critical acclaim. In January 2021, Howard released "What a Day", the first single from his fourth studio album Collections from the Whiteout which was released on 26 March 2021.
Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUS AUT BEL CAN FRA GER IRE NLD NZ SWI US US Folk Every Kingdom Released: 30 September 2011 Label: Island (UK), Tôt ou tard (FRA), Republic (US) Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 4 — — 2 — 52 49 13 2 — 59 — 10 BPI: 3× Platinum ARIA: Gold BVMI: Gold NVPI: Platinum RIAA: Gold I Forget Where We Were Released: 20 October 2014 Label: Island (UK) Formats: CD, LP, digital download 1 9 26 2 7 68 12 5 2 6 15 23 3 BPI: Platinum Noonday Dream Released: 1 June 2018 Label: Island (UK) Formats: CD, LP, digital download 4 23 38 14 61 126 17 12 10 38 39 138 5 Collections from the Whiteout Released: 26 March 2021 Labels: Island (UK) Formats: CD, LP, digital download 1 — — 14 — — 19 17 9 — 81 — — Is It? Released: 16 June 2023 Label: Island Formats: CD, LP, digital download 17 — — 45 — — 66 — 55 — — — — "—" denotes items that were not released in that country or failed to chart.
Extended plays Title EP details Peakchartpositions UK US Folk Games in the Dark EP Released: 2008 Label: Released independently Format: CD — — These Waters EP Released: 7 July 2009 Label: Dualtone Format: CD, digital download — — Old Pine EP Released: 2 April 2011 Label: Communion Format: CD, LP, digital download — — Ben Howard Live EP Released: May 2011 Label: Not on Label Format: Digital download — — The Burgh Island EP Released: 31 October 2012 Label: Island Format: LP, digital download 32 11 Another Friday Night / Hot Heavy Summer / Sister Released: 14 September 2018 Label: Universal Island Records Format: LP, digital download — — "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK BEL GER IRE NLD USAAA US Rock "The Wolves" 2011 70 77 — — — — — BPI: Gold Every Kingdom "Keep Your Head Up" 46 41 68 89 14 15 — BPI: Platinum ARIA: Platinum "The Fear" 58 5 — — — — — BPI: Silver BEA: Gold "Only Love" 2012 9 — — 37 — 6 49 BPI: 2× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum "Old Pine" — — — — — — — BPI: Platinum ARIA: Platinum "I Forget Where We Were" 2014 54 77 — — 69 — — BPI: Gold ARIA: Gold I Forget Where We Were "End of the Affair" — — — — — — — "Conrad" — 45 — — — — — BPI: Silver "A Boat to an Island on the Wall" 2018 — — — — — — — Noonday Dream "Towing the Line" — — — — — — — "Nica Libres at Dusk" — 91 — — — — — "What a Day" 2021 — 68 — — — — — Collections from the Whiteout "Crowhurst’s Meme" — — — — — — — "Far Out" — — — — — — — "Follies Fixture" — — — — — — — "Sorry Kid" — — — — — — — "Couldn't Make It Up" 2023 — — — — — — —Is It? "Walking Backwards" — — — — — — — "Life In The Time" — — — — — — — "Rumble Strip"2024 — — — — — — — "How Are You Feeling?" — — — — — — — I Forget Where We Were (10th Anniversary Deluxe) "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other charted songs Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK BEL CAN FRA GER IRE "Depth over Distance" 2011 — — — — 55 — Keep Your Head Up "Promise" — — — 179 — — ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver Every Kingdom "Oats in the Water" 2012 89 — 96 — — 80 BPI: SilverThe Burgh Island EP "Burgh Island" 32 — — — — — "Rivers In Your Mouth" 2015 — 74 — — — — I Forget Where We Were "—" denotes a song that did not chart.
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and director Title Year Director "The Wolves" 2011 "Keep Your Head Up" "The Fear" "Only Love" 2012 "Old Pine" "Esmerelda" Mickey Smith "I Forget Where We Were" 2014 Ben Howard "Nica Libres at Dusk" 2018 Ben Howard & Allan Wilson "What A Day" 2021 Cloé Bailly "Sorry Kid" Thibaut Grevet"Finders Keepers" Dylan Goodsell"Life In The Time" 2023 N/A"Rumble Strip" 2024 Mickey Smith
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