Ash discography

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Ash discography
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Ash performing live in 2004
Studio albums8
EPs4
Live albums3
Compilation albums5
Singles60
Music videos48

The discography of Ash, a Northern Irish alternative rock band, consists of eight studio albums, three live albums, five compilation albums, one EP and sixty singles.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
FIN
[4]
FRA
[5]
GER
[6]
IRE
[7]
NL
[8]
NOR
[9]
NZ
[10]
SWE
[11]
SWI
[12]
US Heat.
[13]
1977 11826657526144440
Nu-Clear Sounds
  • Released: 5 October 1998
  • Label: Infectious, Home Grown
  • Formats: Cassette, CD, LP, MD
7448637
Free All Angels
  • Released: 23 April 2001
  • Label: Infectious, Home Grown
  • Formats: Cassette, CD, CD+DVD-V, LP, MD
1432812134220325811
Meltdown
  • Released: 17 May 2004
  • Label: Infectious, Home Grown
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD-V, digital download, LP
5877865625
Twilight of the Innocents
  • Released: 2 July 2007
  • Label: Infectious
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
3226
Kablammo!
  • Released: 25 May 2015
  • Label: earMUSIC
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
4127
Islands
  • Released: 18 May 2018
  • Label: Infectious
  • Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, LP
1834
Race the Night
  • Released: 15 September 2023
  • Label: Fierce Panda
  • Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, LP
1460
[15]
"—" denotes releases that failed to chart or was not released

Mini-albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
[1]
Trailer
  • Released: 24 October 1994
  • Label: Infectious
  • Formats: Cassette, CD, LP
143

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
[1]
NOR
[9]
Live at the Wireless
  • Released: 24 February 1997
  • Label: Deathstar
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
85
Tokyo Blitz
  • Released: December 2001
  • Label: Infectious, Home Grown
  • Formats: DVD
Live on Mars: London Astoria 1997
  • Released: 2 December 2016
  • Label: Earmusic
  • Formats: CD, 2×LP

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
[1]
IRE
[7]
NOR
[9]
Intergalactic Sonic 7″s
  • Released: 9 September 2002
  • Label: Infectious
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
3418
A–Z Vol.1
  • Released: 19 April 2010
  • Label: Atomic Heart
  • Formats: CD
6883
A–Z Vol.2
  • Released: 25 October 2010
  • Label: Atomic Heart
  • Formats: CD
130
The Best of Ash
  • Released: 3 October 2011
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: CD/DVD
132
Teenage Wildlife: 25 Years of Ash
  • Released: 14 February 2020
  • Label: BMG, Echo
  • Formats: CD, LP
2614
"—" denotes releases that failed to chart or was not released

EPs

TitleEP details
Little Infinity EP
  • Released: June 2012
  • Label: Atomic Heart, Noyes
  • Formats: Digital download, 12" vinyl

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1] [16]
UK
Indie

[17]
UK
Rock

[18]
AUS
[2]
IRE
[19]
NZ
[20]
SCO
[21]
1994"Jack Names the Planets" Trailer
"Petrol"96
"Uncle Pat"101220
1995"Kung Fu"5758 1977
"Girl from Mars"11861614
"Angel Interceptor"141315
1996"Goldfinger"5508268
"Oh Yeah"680145
1997"A Life Less Ordinary"102881612 A Life Less Ordinary Soundtrack
1998"Jesus Says"152913 Nu-Clear Sounds
"Wildsurf"318734
1999"Numbskull"a8
2001"Shining Light"8169237 Free All Angels
"Burn Baby Burn"1312010
"Sometimes"2134116
"Candy"2052520
"There's a Star"1333821
2002"Walking Barefoot" [A]
"Envy"213720 Intergalactic Sonic 7″s
"Jack Names the Planets"82181289
2004"Clones" b
12 Meltdown
"Orpheus"131716
"Starcrossed"221921
"Renegade Cavalcade"332234
2007"You Can't Have It All"1612 Twilight of the Innocents
"Polaris"3214
"End of the World"6223
2009"Return of White Rabbit"c A–Z Series
"True Love 1980"1481288
"Joy Kicks Darkness"17116
"Arcadia"11413
"Tracers"1408
"The Dead Disciples"13911
"Pripyat"16517
2010"Ichiban"17618
"Space Shot"12916
"Neon"12011
"Command"13112
"Song of Your Desire"1046
"Dionysian Urge"1068
"War with Me"1148
"Dare to Dream"878
"Mind Control"1015
"Insects"998
"Binary"1037
"Physical World"967
"Spheres"919
"Instinct"655
"Summer Snow"917
"Carnal Love"785
"Embers"797
"Change Your Name"84101
"Sky Burial"87142
"There Is Hope Again"9214
2015"Cocoon" Kablammo!
"Free"
"Machinery"
2018"Buzzkill" Islands
"Annabel"
"Confessions in the Pool"
2023"Race the Night" Race the Night
"Like a God"
"Usual Places"
"Crashed Out Wasted"
2025"Jump in the Line"Ad Astra
"Give Me Back My World"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

a Ineligible for singles chart due to number of tracks
b Downloads chart exclusive. Reached number 1.
c Free download from ashofficial.com

Music videos

YearTitleDirectorAlbum
1994"Jack Names the Planets" Phil Harder Trailer
"Petrol"
"Uncle Pat"
1995"Kung Fu"Steven Wells and Nick Small 1977
"Girl from Mars" (UK version) Peter Christopherson
"Girl from Mars" (US version) Jesse Peretz
"Angel Interceptor"Ash
1996"Goldfinger"Mike Brady
"Oh Yeah"Julian Barton
1997"A Life Less Ordinary" Hammer & Tongs A Life Less Ordinary Soundtrack
1998"Jesus Says" Howard Greenhalgh Nu-Clear Sounds
"Wildsurf"Howard Greenhalgh
1999"Numbskull"Darran Tiernan
2001"Shining Light" Free All Angels
"Warmer Than Fire"Darren Tiernan"Shining Light" B-side
"Burn Baby Burn" Jeff Thomas Free All Angels
"Sometimes"Jeff Thomas
"Candy"Jeff Thomas
"There's a Star"Jeff Thomas
2002"Envy"Piper Ferguson Intergalactic Sonic 7″s
2004"Clones" (Version 1)Jeff Thomas Meltdown
"Clones" (Version 2)Jeff Thomas
"Orpheus"Jeff Thomas
"Starcrossed"Jeff Thomas
"Renegade Cavalcade"
2007"I Started a Fire"Josh Kletzkin Twilight of the Innocents
"You Can't Have It All"Jeff Thomas
"Polaris"Jeff Thomas
"End of the World"
2009"Return of the White Rabbit" (Version 1)Nico Jones A–Z Series
"Return of the White Rabbit" (Version 2)Karen Lord
"Return of the White Rabbit" (Version 3)
"True Love 1980"Daniel Garcia
"Joy Kicks Darkness"Josh Kletzkin
"Arcadia"Josh Kletzkin
"Tracers"Josh Kletzkin
"The Dead Disciples"Fan Made
"Pripyat"
2010"Ichiban"
"Spaceshot"Daniel Garcia
"Neon"KINo
"War with Me"Alex Beck
"Binary"Nico Jones
2015"Free"Mat Whitecross Kablammo!
"Machinery"
"Cocoon"Eric Feigenbaum
2018"Annabel"Luc Janin [23] Islands
"Confessions in the Pool"Dylan Holmes Williams [24]
2023"Race the Night"Jed Shepherd [25] Race the Night
"Like a God"
"Usual Places"Niall Trask
2025"Jump in the Line"Anthony NealeAd Astra
"Give Me Back My World"

References

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  2. 1 2 Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
  3. "Discographie Ash". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  4. "Discography Ash". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  5. "Discographie Ash". lescharts.com (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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  7. 1 2 "Discography Ash". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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  9. 1 2 3 "Discography Ash". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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  11. "Discography Ash". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  12. "Ash – 1977". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  13. "Ash Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard . Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 "BPI > Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  15. "Irish Albums Chart: 22 September 2023". Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  16. http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_A.HTM UK chart listings
  17. Peak chart position on the UK Indie Albums Chart:
  18. Peak chart positions in UK Rock & Metal Singles and Albums Chart:
  19. http://www.irishcharts.ie/ Irish Singles chart listings
  20. "Discography Ash". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  21. Peak chart positions in Scotland:
  22. "British single certifications – Ash". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 23 January 2022.Select singles in the Format field. Type Ash in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  23. "ASH SHARE COOL NEW VIDEO FOR ANNABEL". Kerrang!. May 2, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  24. "Ash 'Confessions In The Pool' by Dylan Holmes Williams". Promonews. September 7, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  25. "Ash announce new album and joint UK and European tour with The Subways". NME. June 15, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023.