Ghost discography
Ghost performing in 2023
Studio albums 5 Live albums 1 Compilation albums 2 Music videos 14 EPs 4 Singles 13
The
discography of
Ghost , a Swedish
rock band, consists of five
studio albums , one
live album , 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]
Other charted and certified songs
^ "From the Pinnacle to the Pit" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but registered on the Ultratip Bubbling Under chart.
[20]
^ "Square Hammer" was also included on the deluxe reissue of Meliora .
^ "Rats" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 28 on the Ultratip Bubbling Under chart.
[20]
^ "Dance Macabre" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number seven on the Ultratip Bubbling Under chart.
[20]
^ "Kiss the Go-Goat" did not enter the
Swedish Singellista Chart , but peaked at number 19 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.
[56]
^ "Kiss the Go-Goat" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 32 on the Ultratip Bubbling Under chart.
[20]
^ "Kiss the Go-Goat" did not enter the
UK Singles Chart , but peaked at number 14 on the
UK Singles Sales Chart .
[57]
^ "Hunter's Moon" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.
[62]
^ Released as a digital single and as a track on
The Metallica Blacklist .
^ "Call Me Little Sunshine" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 87 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.
[63]
^ "Twenties" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.
[64]
^ "Spillways" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number two on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.
[64]
^ "Jesus He Knows Me" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 19 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.
[65]
^ "Jesus He Knows Me" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 62 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.
[66]
^ "He Is" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but registered on the Ultratop Bubbling Under chart.
[20]
^ "See the Light" did not enter the
Swedish Singellista Chart , but peaked at number five on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.
[68]
^ "Pro Memoria" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number seven on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.
[68]
^ "Miasma" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number eight on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.
[68]
^ "Witch Image" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.
[68]
^ "Life Eternal" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.
[68]
^ "Kaisarion" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number three on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.
[64]
^ "Darkness at the Heart of My Love" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.
[64]
^ Bienstock, Richard (4 August 2015).
"Skulls, Satan and Dave Grohl: Inside Mysterious Occult-Rock Band Ghost" .
Rolling Stone . Retrieved 20 September 2016 .
^ Rivadavia, Eduardo.
"Opus Eponymous - Ghost: Songs, Reviews, Credits" .
AllMusic . Retrieved 20 September 2016 .
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^ Monger, James Christopher.
"Infestissumam - Ghost: Songs, Reviews, Credits" . AllMusic . Retrieved 20 September 2016 .
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"Discography Ghost" . finnishcharts.com . Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2016 .
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"Discography Ghost" . norwegiancharts.com . Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2016 .
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"Sverigetopplistan – Ghost" (in Swedish).
Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 8 June 2022 .
^ Monger, James Christopher.
"If You Have Ghosts - Ghost: Songs, Reviews, Credits" . AllMusic . Retrieved 20 September 2016 .
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"Ghost's 'If You Have Ghost' EP Cracks U.S. Top 100" . Blabbermouth.net . 27 November 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2016 .
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"Ghost Chart History: Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks" .
Billboard . Retrieved 30 October 2018 .
^ Jurek, Thom.
"Meliora - Ghost: Release Info" . AllMusic . Retrieved 20 September 2016 .
^ Monger, James Christopher.
"Popestar - Ghost: Songs, Reviews, Credits" . AllMusic . Retrieved 20 September 2016 .
^ Rutherford, Kevin (28 September 2016).
"Ghost Scares Up First Top Rock Albums No. 1" .
Billboard . Retrieved 29 September 2016 .
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"Ghost To Release 'Prequelle' Album In June; Video For 'Rats' Single Available" .
Blabbermouth.net . 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018 .
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"Listen To Ghost's New EP, Seven Inches Of Satanic Panic" .
Kerrang! . 13 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019 .
^ Munro, Scott (13 September 2019).
"Ghost release new single Seven Inches Of Satanic Panic" .
Metal Hammer . Retrieved 20 September 2019 .
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"Ghost Releases New Song Kiss The Go-Goat" .
Kerrang! . 12 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019 .
^ Peaks in Australia:
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"Discografie Ghost" . ultratop.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 September 2016 .
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"Ghost Chart History: Billboard Canadian Albums" .
Billboard . Retrieved 1 June 2023 .
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"Discographie von Ghost" . offiziellecharts.de . Retrieved 17 March 2022 .
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"Discografie Ghost" . dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 September 2016 .
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"Ghost BC Full Official Chart History" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved 20 September 2016 .
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"Ghost Full Official Chart History" . Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2016 .
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"Ghost Chart History: Billboard 200" .
Billboard . Retrieved 1 June 2023 .
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"Canadian certifications – Ghost" .
Music Canada . Retrieved 14 December 2023 .
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"Ghost - Prequelle 8-Track Cartridge – Loma Vista Bodega" . bodega.lomavistarecordings.com . Archived from
the original on 14 April 2018.
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"Ghost - Prequelle Cassette Tape" .
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"Norwegian certifications – Ghost" (in Norwegian).
IFPI Norway. Retrieved 8 June 2022 .
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"Discographie Ghost" . ultratop.be (in French). Retrieved 20 September 2016 .
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"Discography Ghost" . spanishcharts.com . Retrieved 13 April 2018 .
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"Discographie Ghost" . lescharts.com (in French). Retrieved 13 April 2018 .
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"Discographie Ghost" . hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 13 April 2018 .
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"Veckolista Album, vecka 31" .
Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 2 August 2024 .
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"Albumit 31/2024" (in Finnish).
Musiikkituottajat . Retrieved 3 August 2024 .
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"[MESSAGE FROM THE CLERGY]" . Spotify . UMG Recordings, Inc. Retrieved 12 September 2022 .
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Johnston, Maura (4 November 2022).
"How TikTok brought Ghost's track'Mary on a Cross' back to life" . Hypebot . Retrieved 4 November 2022 .
^ Millspublished, Matt (1 December 2023).
"Ghost just quietly released a greatest hits album with one very, very rare track" . louder . Retrieved 1 December 2023 .
^ Kennelty, Greg (1 December 2023).
"GHOST Finally Streams Meliora B-Side "Zenith" " . Metal Injection . Retrieved 1 December 2023 .
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"Veckolista Hårdrock - Vecka 38, 23 september 2016" (in Swedish).
Sverigetopplistan . Archived from
the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016 . Note: User must manually select 'Sök Alla Listor' from the menu, then select 'Genrelistor', 'Hårdrock' and week 38, 2016 in order to yield results.
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"Le Top de la semaine: Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 38, 2016)" (in French).
Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . 10 June 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2016 .
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"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100: 23 September 2016 - 29 September 2016" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved 5 October 2016 .
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"Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 24 November 2013 - 30 November 2013" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved 20 September 2016 .
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"Veckolista Album, vecka 21" .
Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 26 May 2023 .
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"Albumit 21/2023" (in Finnish).
Musiikkituottajat . Retrieved 27 May 2023 .
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"Top Albums (Week 21, 2023)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 29 May 2023 .
^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 5 September 2022". The ARIA Report . No. 1696.
Australian Recording Industry Association . 5 September 2022. p. 4.
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"Ghost Chart History: Canadian Hot 100" .
Billboard . Retrieved 20 September 2022 .
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"Ghost" . offiziellecharts.de .
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"Ghost Chart History: Billboard Hot 100" . Billboard . Retrieved 19 October 2022 .
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"Ghost Chart History: Hot Rock Songs" . Billboard . Retrieved 22 March 2022 .
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"Ghost – Year Zero" (in Swedish).
Grammofonleverantörernas förening .
Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024 .
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"American certifications – Ghost" .
Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 8 June 2022 .
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"Certificates - Pro-Música Brasil" .
Pro-Música Brasil . Retrieved 4 March 2024 .
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"Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 38" .
Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 20 September 2019 .
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"Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100" .
Official Charts Company . 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023 .
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"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF) .
Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 30 June 2024 .
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"British certifications – Ghost – Mary On A Cross" .
British Phonographic Industry . 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023 .
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"French certifications – Ghost" (in French).
Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 4 March 2024 .
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"ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Złote płyty CD - Archiwum" . bestsellery.zpav.pl . Retrieved 30 June 2023 .
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"Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100" .
Official Charts Company . 11 February 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2023 .
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"Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100" .
Official Charts Company . 28 January 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2023 .
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"Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 11" .
Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 19 March 2022 .
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"Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 16" .
Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 21 April 2023 .
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"Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100" .
Official Charts Company . 14 April 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023 .
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"Ghost - He is - ultratop.be" .
Ultratop .
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"Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 23, 8 juni 2018" .
Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 9 June 2018 .
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"Ghost B.C.: 'Secular Haze' Video Released" .
Blabbermouth.net . 18 February 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2016 .
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"Ghost: NSFW Version Of 'Year Zero' Video Posted Online" . Blabbermouth.net . 25 March 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2016 .
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"Ghost: 'Monstrance Clock' Video Released" . Blabbermouth.net . 3 July 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2016 .
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"Ghost Unveils 'Cirice' Video" . Blabbermouth.net . 8 June 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2016 .
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"Ghost Go Way Way Back for the "From the Pinnacle to the Pit" Video" .
Noisey . 14 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2016 .
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"Ghost - Square Hammer" . 15 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016 – via
YouTube .
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"He Is (Music Video) - Ghost" . 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017 – via
Vevo .
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"Ghost - Rats (Official Music Video)" . 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018 – via Vevo.
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"Watch The New Video For Ghost's 'Danse Macabre' " . udiscovermusic.com . 17 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018 .
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"Ghost - Chapter 8: Kiss the Go-Goat" . 11 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019 – via YouTube.
^ Henne, Bruce (5 March 2021).
"Ghost Share 'Life Eternal' Video From 2020 Tour Finale" . antiMUSIC . Retrieved 5 March 2021 .
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"Ghost - Hunter's Moon (Official Music Video)" . www.youtube.com . YouTube. Retrieved 30 September 2021 .
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"Ghost - Call Me Little Sunshine (Official Music Video)" . www.youtube.com . YouTube. Retrieved 20 January 2022 .
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"Ghost - Spillways (Official Music Video)" . www.youtube.com . YouTube. Retrieved 27 July 2022 .
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"Ghost - Jesus He Knows Me (Official Music Video)" . www.youtube.com . YouTube. Retrieved 9 April 2023 .
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"Ghost - Mary On A Cross (Official Music Video)" . www.youtube.com . YouTube. Retrieved 24 July 2024 .
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"Ghost - The Future Is A Foreign Land (Official Music Video)" . www.youtube.com . YouTube. Retrieved 24 July 2024 .
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