Ghost discography

Further information: List of songs recorded by Ghost

Ghost discography
Ghost performing in 2023
Studio albums5
EPs4
Live albums2
Compilation albums2
Singles13
Music videos14

The discography of Ghost, a Swedish rock band, consists of five studio albums, two live albums, four extended plays (EPs), thirteen singles and fourteen music videos. Formed in Linköping in 2008, Ghost (formerly known as Ghost B.C. in the US) is composed of nine anonymous members – vocalist Papa Emeritus (revealed in 2017 to be Tobias Forge; all of the band's other frontmen are Forge under a different persona) and eight instrumentalists known as "Nameless Ghouls" (each representing one of the classical elements Fire, Water, Wind, Earth and Ether).[1] After a self-issued demo, the band released its full-length debut Opus Eponymous on Rise Above Records in October 2010,[2] which reached number 30 on the Swedish Albums Chart.[3] "Elizabeth" was released as the sole single from the album in June.[4]

In January 2013 the band returned with new frontman Papa Emeritus II,[4] and in April the band released its second album Infestissumam.[5] The album topped the Swedish Albums Chart,[3] as well as reaching the top ten in Finland and Norway.[6][7] In October 2014, the album was certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) in Sweden, certifying sales of over 20,000 copies in the band's home country.[8] Infestissumam lead single "Secular Haze" reached number 22 on the Finnish Singles Chart.[6] The band released If You Have Ghost, a five-track EP of cover versions, in November 2013,[9] which reached number 87 on the US Billboard 200.[10]

Papa Emeritus III replaced II in May 2015, when the band released the single "Cirice" followed by "From the Pinnacle to the Pit" in July, both of which reached the top five of the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart.[11] Ghost's third album Meliora was released in August,[12] topping the albums charts in Sweden and Finland,[3][6] and receiving a platinum certification in Sweden.[8] A second EP, Popestar, featuring new original song "Square Hammer" and four covers, was released in September 2016.[13] It became the first EP to top the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart since the chart began in 2006,[14] while "Square Hammer" reached number 1 on the US Mainstream Rock chart, making the band the first Swedish band to top the chart.[11]

Ghost released their fourth album Prequelle on 1 June 2018, which is the first to feature new frontman Cardinal Copia, and was preceded by the singles "Rats" and "Dance Macabre" in April.[15]

On 13 September 2019, Ghost released Seven Inches of Satanic Panic, which has been described as a two-track EP[16] and as a single.[17] The day before, on 12 September, they released a video for the recording's A-side, "Kiss the Go-Goat", as part of their ongoing webseries.[18]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
SWE
[3] 		AUS
[19] 		BEL
Fla.
[20] 		CAN
[21] 		FIN
[6] 		GER
[22] 		NED
[23] 		NOR
[7] 		UK
[24][25] 		US
[26]
Opus Eponymous 30 — — — — 90 — — — —
Infestissumam 1 62 189 — 5 85 — 8 58 28
Meliora
  • Released: 21 August 2015
  • Labels: Loma Vista, Universal
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
 1 20 21 9 1 19 6 2 23 8
Prequelle
  • Released: 1 June 2018
  • Label: Loma Vista
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL, 8T,[28] CT[29]
 1 7 4 6 1 2 14 1 10 3
Impera
  • Released: 11 March 2022
  • Label: Loma Vista
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL, CT
 1 3 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 2
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
SWE
[3] 		BEL
Fla.
[20] 		BEL
Wal.
[32] 		ESP
[33] 		FIN
[6] 		FRA
[34] 		GER
[22] 		NED
[23] 		NOR
[7] 		SWI
[35]
Ceremony and Devotion
  • Released: 8 December 2017
  • Labels: Loma Vista, Concord
  • Formats: CD, LP, 8T, DL
 2 71 49 82 13 49 53 124 18 61
Rite Here Rite Now
  • Released: 26 July 2024
  • Labels: Loma Vista
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
 1
[36]		 17 13 — 19
[37]		 — 6 8 — 9
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums
Title Album details
Message from the Clergy
  • Released: 12 September 2022[38][39]
  • Format: Digital download
13 Commandments
  • Released: 1 December 2023[40][41]
  • Format: Streaming, digital download

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title EP details Chart peaks
SWE
[3] 		SWE
Rock
[42] 		CAN
[21] 		FIN
[6] 		FRA
[43] 		GER
[22] 		SCO
[44] 		UK
[24][25] 		UK
Rock
[45] 		US
[26]
If You Have Ghost
  • Released: 19 November 2013
  • Labels: Loma Vista, Universal
  • Formats: CD, 12", DL
 — — — — — — — 172 11 87
Popestar
  • Released: 16 September 2016
  • Labels: Loma Vista, Universal
  • Formats: CD, 12", DL
 3 1 7 12 27 — 32 85 6 16
Seven Inches of Satanic Panic
  • Released: 13 September 2019
  • Labels: Loma Vista, Universal
  • Formats: 7", DL
 — — — — — — — — — —
Phantomime
  • Released: 19 May 2023
  • Labels: Loma Vista, Universal
  • Formats: CD, 12", DL
 1
[46]		 1 15 6
[47]		 18
[48]		 11 3 8 3 7
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album / E.P.
SWE
[3] 		AUS
[49] 		BEL
Fla.
[20] 		CAN
[50] 		FIN
[6] 		GER
[51] 		UK
[25] 		US
[52] 		US
Main.
[11] 		US
Rock
[53]
"Elizabeth" 2010 — — — — — — — — — — Opus Eponymous
"Secular Haze" 2012 — — — — 22 — — — — — Infestissumam
"Year Zero" 2013 — — — — — — — — — —
"Cirice" 2015 — — — — — — — — 4 46 Meliora
"From the Pinnacle to the Pit" — — —[A] — — — — — 5 —
"Majesty" — — — — — — — — — —
"Square Hammer" 2016 75 — — — — — — — 1 23 Popestar[B]
"Rats" 2018 83 — —[C] — — — — — 1 16 Prequelle
"Dance Macabre" 68 — —[D] — — — — — 1 17
"Faith" 2019 100 — — — — — — — 6 —
"Kiss the Go-Goat" —[E] — —[F] — — — —[G] — — 17 Seven Inches of Satanic Panic
"Mary on a Cross" 16 89 — 50 7 41 28 90 — 11
"Hunter's Moon" 2021 82 — — — — — —[H] — 1 36 Impera
"Enter Sandman" —[I] — — — — — — — — — The Metallica Blacklist
"Call Me Little Sunshine" 2022 69 — — — — — —[J] — 1 34 Impera
"Twenties" —[K] — — — — — — — — —
"Spillways"
(solo or featuring Joe Elliott) 		—[L] — — — — — — — 5 —
"Jesus He Knows Me" 2023 —[M] — — — — — —[N] — 13 — Phantomime
"Phantom of the Opera" — — — — — — — — — —
"Stay" (feat. Patrick Wilson) — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"The Future is a Foreign Land" 2024 — — — — — — — — — — Rite Here Rite Now
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Other charted and certified songs

List of other songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released, album name and certifications
Title Year Peaks Certifications Album
SWE
[3] 		BEL
Wal.
[68]
"He Is" 2015 64 —[O]
  • GLF: Platinum[8]
  • IFPI NOR: Gold[31]
 Meliora
"See the Light" 2018 —[P] — Prequelle
"Pro Memoria" —[Q] —
"Miasma" —[R] —
"Witch Image" —[S] —
"Life Eternal" —[T] —
"Kaisarion" 2022 —[U] — Impera
"Watcher in the Sky" 95 —
"Darkness at the Heart of My Love" —[V] —
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released, album name and directors
Title Year Album Director(s) Ref.
"Secular Haze" 2013 Infestissumam Amir Chamdin [70]
"Year Zero" [71]
"Monstrance Clock" Rob Semmer [72]
"Cirice" 2015 Meliora Roboshobo [73]
"From the Pinnacle to the Pit" Zev Deans [74]
"Square Hammer" 2016 Popestar [75]
"He Is" 2017 Meliora [76]
"Rats" 2018 Prequelle Roboshobo [77]
"Dance Macabre" Zev Deans [78]
"Kiss the Go-Goat" 2019 Seven Inches of Satanic Panic Un­known [79]
"Life Eternal" 2021 Prequelle [80]
"Hunter's Moon" Impera Amanda Demme [81]
"Call Me Little Sunshine" 2022 Matt Mahurin [82]
"Spillways" Amir Chamdin [83]
"Jesus He Knows Me" 2023 Phantomime Alex Ross Perry [84]
"Mary On A Cross" 2024 Seven Inches of Satanic Panic DurtySean [85]
"The Future Is A Foreign Land" Rite Here Rite Now (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [86]

Footnotes

  1. ^ "From the Pinnacle to the Pit" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but registered on the Ultratip Bubbling Under chart.[20]
  2. ^ "Square Hammer" was also included on the deluxe reissue of Meliora.
  3. ^ "Rats" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 28 on the Ultratip Bubbling Under chart.[20]
  4. ^ "Dance Macabre" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number seven on the Ultratip Bubbling Under chart.[20]
  5. ^ "Kiss the Go-Goat" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 19 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[57]
  6. ^ "Kiss the Go-Goat" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 32 on the Ultratip Bubbling Under chart.[20]
  7. ^ "Kiss the Go-Goat" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.[58]
  8. ^ "Hunter's Moon" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.[63]
  9. ^ Released as a digital single and as a track on The Metallica Blacklist.
  10. ^ "Call Me Little Sunshine" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 87 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.[64]
  11. ^ "Twenties" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[65]
  12. ^ "Spillways" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number two on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[65]
  13. ^ "Jesus He Knows Me" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 19 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[66]
  14. ^ "Jesus He Knows Me" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 62 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.[67]
  15. ^ "He Is" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but registered on the Ultratop Bubbling Under chart.[20]
  16. ^ "See the Light" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number five on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[69]
  17. ^ "Pro Memoria" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number seven on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[69]
  18. ^ "Miasma" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number eight on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[69]
  19. ^ "Witch Image" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[69]
  20. ^ "Life Eternal" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[69]
  21. ^ "Kaisarion" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number three on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[65]
  22. ^ "Darkness at the Heart of My Love" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[65]

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