| Fightstar discography | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio albums | 4 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Singles | 13 |
| B-sides | 28 |
| Music videos | 17 |
The discography of British post-hardcore band Fightstar consists of thirteen singles, one EP, four studio albums, one compilation album and seventeen music videos.
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | IRL [2] | ||
| 2006 | Grand Unification
| 28 | 42 |
| 2007 | One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours
| 27 | — |
| 2009 | Be Human
| 20 | — |
| 2015 | Behind the Devil's Back
| 19 | — |
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | ||
| 2005 | They Liked You Better When You Were Dead
| 86 |
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | ||
| 2008 | Alternate Endings
| 85 |
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | UK Rock | UK Indie | IRL [2] | SCO | |||
| 2005 | "Palahniuk's Laughter" | — | — | — | — | — | They Liked You Better When You Were Dead |
| "Paint Your Target" | 9 | — | — | 29 | — | Grand Unification | |
| "Grand Unification Part 1" | 20 | — | — | 41 | 18 | ||
| 2006 | "Waste a Moment" | 29 | 1 | — | — | 20 | |
| "Hazy Eyes" | 47 | 2 | — | — | 34 | ||
| 2007 | "99" | — | — | — | — | — | One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours |
| "We Apologise for Nothing" | 63 | 3 | 1 | — | 24 | ||
| "Deathcar" | 92 | 2 | 2 | — | 26 | ||
| 2008 | "Floods" | 114 | 2 | 2 | — | 32 | |
| "I Am the Message" | — | 1 | 4 | — | 36 | ||
| "The English Way" | 62 | 2 | 2 | — | 26 | Be Human | |
| 2009 | "Mercury Summer" | 46 | 1 | 3 | — | 7 | |
| "Never Change" | 132 | 4 | 11 | — | 22 | ||
| "A City on Fire" | 116 | 4 | 10 | — | 97 | ||
| 2015 | "Animal" [3] | — | — | — | — | — | Behind the Devil's Back |
| "Sharp Tongue" [4] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Song | Notes | Appearance |
|---|---|---|
| "Leper Messiah" | Metallica cover | Kerrang!s Remastered (Metallica Tribute) |
| "My Own Summer (Shove It)" | Deftones cover | Kerrang!s High Voltage (A Brief History of Rock) |
| "Fear of the Dark" | Iron Maiden cover | Kerrang!s Maiden Heaven (Iron Maiden Tribute) |
| "Battlefield" | Jordin Sparks cover | Radio 1 Live Lounge |
| "Sex on Fire" | Kings of Leon cover | The Sun Online |
| "Black Hole Sun" | Soundgarden cover | Live at Download Festival 2009 |
| "A.M. 180" | Grandaddy cover | Colin Murray Session for BBC Radio 1 |
| "Hurt" | Nine Inch Nails cover | Radio 1 Live |
| "She Drove Me to Daytime Television" | Funeral for a Friend cover | |
| Year | Song | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Palahniuk's Laughter" | Dan Haigh |
| "Paint Your Target" (Original Version) | ||
| "Paint Your Target" (Second Version) | ||
| "Grand Unification Pt 1" | ||
| 2006 | "Waste a Moment" | |
| "Hazy Eyes" | ||
| 2007 | "99" | |
| "We Apologise for Nothing" | ||
| "Deathcar" | ||
| 2008 | "Floods" | |
| "I Am the Message" | ||
| "The English Way" | Paul Morricone [5] | |
| 2009 | "Mercury Summer" | Ben Strebel and Dylan Byrne [6] |
| "Never Change" | ||
| "A City on Fire" | Ben Thornley and Paul Burrows [7] | |
| 2015 | "Sink with the Snakes" | Shane Davey [8] [9] [10] |
| "Overdrive" | ||
| "Behind the Devil's Back" |
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