Ladytron discography

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Ladytron discography
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Ladytron in Mexico (2011)
Studio albums7
EPs6
Live albums1
Compilation albums8
Singles20
Video albums1
Music videos17
Promotional singles1

English electronic music band Ladytron have released seven studio albums, one live album, eight compilation albums, six extended plays, 20 singles, one promotional single, one video album and 19 music videos. Formed in 1999 in Liverpool, Merseyside, [1] the band consists of Helen Marnie (lead vocals, synthesisers), Mira Aroyo (vocals, synthesisers), Daniel Hunt (synthesisers, electric guitar, vocals) and Reuben Wu (synthesisers). [2]

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The band's sound blends electropop with new wave and shoegazing elements. Ladytron have described their sound as "electronic pop". [3] They focused on a balance between pop structures and experimental sounds. Some of the group's songs performed by Aroyo contain lyrics written in her native Bulgarian.

Ladytron took their name from the 1972 song of the same name by Roxy Music. [4] Former Roxy Music member Brian Eno has described Ladytron as "the best of English pop music". [5]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
UK
[6]
FIN
[7]
US
[8]
US
Dance

[9]
US
Heat.

[10]
US
Indie

[11]
604
  • Released: 6 February 2001
  • Label: Invicta Hi-Fi
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
Light & Magic
  • Released: 17 September 2002
  • Label: Telstar
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
724
Witching Hour
  • Released: 4 October 2005
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
8173240
Velocifero
  • Released: 3 June 2008
  • Label: Nettwerk
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
7513133
Gravity the Seducer
  • Released: 13 September 2011
  • Label: Nettwerk
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
72501126227
Ladytron
  • Released: 15 February 2019
  • Label: Ladytron Music
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
13310
Time's Arrow 67
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleDetails
Live at London Astoria 16.07.08
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD, LP, download

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
US
Dance

[9]
Softcore Jukebox 24
604 (Remixed & Rare)
  • Released: 1 September 2009
  • Label: Redbird, Cobraside
  • Formats: CD, download
Light & Magic
(Remixed & Rare)
  • Released: 1 September 2009
  • Label: Redbird, Cobraside
  • Formats: CD, download
Witching Hour
(Remixed & Rare)
  • Released: 1 September 2009
  • Label: Redbird, Cobraside
  • Formats: CD, download
Velocifero
(Remixed & Rare)
  • Released: 6 April 2010
  • Label: Nettwerk
  • Formats: CD, download
Best of Remixes
  • Released: 8 March 2011
  • Label: Nettwerk
  • Format: Download
Best of 00–10
  • Released: 28 March 2011
  • Label: Nettwerk
  • Formats: CD, download
20
Gravity the Seducer Remixed
  • Released: 29 November 2013
  • Label: Nettwerk
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
US
Dance

[9]
Miss Black and Her Friends
  • Released: December 1999
  • Label: Bambini
  • Format: CD
Commodore Rock
  • Released: June 2000
  • Label: Emperor Norton
  • Formats: CD, 10", 12"
Mu-Tron EP
  • Released: October 2000
  • Label: Invicta Hi-Fi
  • Formats: CD, 12"
Extended Play
  • Released: 11 April 2006
  • Label: Rykodisc
  • Format: CD + DVD
19
The Harmonium
Sessions
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD, download
Ace of Hz EP
  • Released: 11 January 2011
  • Label: Nettwerk
  • Format: Download
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[12]
AUS
[13]
US
Sales

[14]
US
Dance

[15]
"He Took Her to a Movie"1999604
"The Way That I Found You"200188
"Playgirl"89
"Seventeen"20026845Light & Magic
"Blue Jeans"200343
"Evil"44
"Cracked LCD"/"USA vs White Noise" [16]
"Sugar"200545Witching Hour
"Destroy Everything You Touch"42
"Weekend" [17] 2007
"Soft Power" [18]
"Ghosts"200810943Velocifero
"Runaway"30
"Tomorrow"2009
"Ace of Hz"20119Best of 00–10
"White Elephant"Gravity the Seducer
"Ambulances"
"Mirage"
"The Animals" [19] 2018Ladytron
"The Island" [20]
"Far from Home" [21]
"Deadzone"2019
"Tower of Glass"2020
"City of Angels" [22] 2022Time's Arrow
"Misery Remember Me" [23]
"Faces" [24]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

TitleYearAlbum
"International Dateline" [25] 2005Witching Hour

Other appearances

TitleYearNotes
"Open Your Heart"2001Cover version of The Human League's song from the compilation album Reproductions: Songs of The Human League .
"Rockfalls & Estuaries"2009Included on the soundtrack of the video game The Sims 3 .
"She Stepped Out of the Car"
"Young Etruscians"
"Use Your Mind"Performed on the children's television series Yo Gabba Gabba! .
"Tesla"2012Included on the soundtrack of the video game The Sims 3: Supernatural .

Videography

Video albums

TitleDetails
Best of 00–10 Videos
  • Released: 10 May 2011 [26]
  • Label: Nettwerk
  • Format: iTunes video

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors
TitleYearDirector(s)
"Playgirl" (version 1)2000James Slater and Neil McLean
"Playgirl" (version 2)2001
"Seventeen"2003David Chaudoir
"Evil" (UK version)Scott Lyon
"Evil" (US version)James Slater and Neil McLean
"Blue Jeans"
"Sugar"2005Andy Roberts
"Destroy Everything You Touch"Adam Bartley
"Ghosts"2008 Joseph Kahn
"Runaway"Mike Sharpe and Barney Steele
"Tomorrow"2009 Neil Krug
"Ace of Hz"2011Chino Moya
"White Elephant" Michele Civetta
"Mirage"Michael Sherrington
"International Dateline"2013Un­known
"The Animals"2018Fernando Nogari [27]
"The Island" Bryan M. Ferguson [28]
"Tower of Glass"2020Manuel Nogueira
"Light & Magic"2022Un­known
"Faces"2023 Daniel Hunt [29]

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