The 1975 has released two studio albums, a live album, four extended plays and sixteen singles. The band's debut album, The 1975 (2013), debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and was certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. Its follow-up, I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It, was released on 26 February 2016.
The following is the list of The 1975's discography from their beginnings to present times.
Their first studio album called The 1975 was released on 2 September 2013 in four different formats (CD, CS, DL and LP). The album charted on charts in UK (#1), Australia (#29), Austria (#60), Germany (#57), Canada (#17), Ireland (#4), New Zealand (#5), Scottland (#1), Switzerland (#100) and US (#28). More than million copies were sold worlwide. It was also certified Platinum by BPI and Gold by RIAA. The concept for this album was the band's typical look they started with in their EPs - the black and white aesthetic.
The second studio album, I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It, was released on 26 February 2016 in four different formats(CD, CS, DL and LP). Gaining even more success than the previous albumm, it charted in UK (#1), Australia (#1), Austria (#10), Canada (#1), Germany (#28), Ireland (#3), New Zealand (#1), Scotland (#1), Switzerland (#19) and US (#1). Once again the album got certified Platinum by BPI and Gold by RIAA. The aesthetic for this album has changed drastically with the band going for a more colorful concept with light pink and neon as prominent colors.
The next album named after one of their EPs, Music For Cars, is supposed to be realeased this year. (The following cover of the album is only illustrative as the cover of the album is yet to be releaved).
Their live album, DH00278, was released on 15 December 2017. It contains live versions of songs the band performed at their O2 Concert in London.
All of the Extended Plays were released before the band's self-titled debut with The 1975 and they were released in two formats - DL and 12" vinyl.
Their first EP's, Facedown, lyrics were written by Matty Healy himself and the sound was noted as "reverb-soaked guitars and emotive vocals with a distinct twang."
The second EP, Sex, received positive reviews. Paste Magazine praised The 1975's "haunting vocals" and described the eponymous single as "full of catchy hooks". Nylon Magazine lauded their "accent-inflected truisms" and the use of guitars in their music. All the lyrics were written by Matthew Healy, George Daniel, Nisha Sangar and all music was composed by The 1975, Coles and Coles.
The third EP, Music For Cars, shares its name with the band's third studio album, scheduled for release in 2018. According to Rolling Stone, "The 1975 wrap two pop anthems inside a trio of hazy, atmospheric journeys". Venture Mag gave it a 7/10, describing it as "sonically diverse", bringing "an honest, fresh sound to alternative pop" and "genuinely exciting" to listen, but also "possibly too experimental for a long-lasting affect".
Their fourth EP, IV, received near-positive reception. Sam Lawrie from Motion and Sound Magazine wrote: "The other-worldly sound is fascinating, and the appeal of The 1975 is obvious when they stand out so much in the alt-rock genre. On the other hand, it can also fail to make an impact, and that is a risk The 1975 have decided to take. Basically, you’ll either love it or you’ll hate it, but no doubt it’ll be another success in the fans’ eyes."
Musical Ramble rated the record 3.5/5, saying "I came into IV feeling skeptical that the seemingly schizophrenic personality of the band would eventually be their downfall, but came out pleasantly optimistic about what the album might be like. The EP isn’t without its flaws and I still think the inclusion of 'The City' was a bad call considering it will be the last release before the album."
"The City" only charted in UK (#30) and Scotland (#27). The music video for the single has gained over 13M views and 78k likes as of 27 May 2018.
The band's 2nd single called "Chocolate" charted in UK (#19), Canada (#99), Ireland (#9), Scotland (#18), US (#80). It was their first song to be certified Platinum by BPI, Gold by RIAA and Gold by IFPI DEN. The song was also featured in a teaser for Love, Rosie. The music video has gained over 26M views and 193k likes as of 27 May 2018.
Their third single, "Sex", charted in UK (#34) and on the Billboard Alternative Songs (#35). It was also certified Silver by BPI. The music video has gained over 13M views and nearly 100k likes as of 27 May 2018.
The fourth single "Girls" charted in UK (#45), Ireland (#88) and on Billboard Rock Songs (#12). The song got certified Gold by BPI. The music video for the song was the band's first colorful mv and they mention it at the beginning of the video. It has gained over 50M views and 341k likes as of 27 May 2018.
"Settle Down" is their fifth single that only charted in UK (#68). The MV has gained over 21M views and 130k likes as of 27 May 2018. The band also went back to their signature monochrome videos.
"Robbers" is the 6th single that also charted only in UK> at number 179. The once again colorful music video has gained over 43M views and 416k likes as of 27 May 2018.
The 7th single, "Heart Out", didn't chart on any charts in the world, but the music video had gained over 14M views and 116k likes as of 27 May 2018.
"Medicine" is the non-album single that charted in UK (#53), Ireland (#74) and Billboard Rock Songs (#35). There's no official MV released, but the uploaded song has gained over 4M views on Youtube. The song was written and produced by Matt Healy and George Daniel, and it was only performed by them as well. Healy stated: "We wrote Medicine for our chosen scenes. Medicine, its title and sentiment, goes all the way back to the original The 1975 project that was based in my bedroom. It's a new piece of music informed by the genesis of our band and our love for 'Drive' as a film. ... The movie itself plays with the duality of resignment and hope - and this is most obvious and stirring in the scenes we chose to score. The song is a testament to that same idea and has in turn become one of our most personal and best loved pieces of music to date."
"Love Me" is the 9th single released by The 1975. It charted in UK (#20), Australia (#35),
Ireland (#40), Scotland (#10), US (#100) and was certified Silver by BPI. It's also the first song of their
new and more colorful era.
According to Matthew Healy, the band's vocalist, the song was born out of confusion in response
to the band's success. He spoke on the song's genesis to Billboard: "It came from jamming. We're big Talking Heads fans,
big Scritti Politti fans, and Japan as well. "Love Me" was just three years of being on the road and not wanting to
soundcheck the same song every night. That riff just happened. "Love Me" sounded bombastic and ridiculous and a bit
arrogant and I was like, "That's what it needs to be about. The rock star buying into his own self-constructed mythology."
We found ourselves, as a band, being immersed in a world we didn't feel part of. So it's just… love me, if that's what you want to do."
Matthew Horton of NME wrote that the song "fizzes with overweening confidence, fitting for a song Healy says is about narcissism."
Nick Williams at Billboard dubbed it "an impressive coming-of-age shift" and a "spirited step away from the radio-friendly
teen rock of its debut." Brennan Carley of Spin's response was favorable: "A track that wouldn’t be out of place on
any Neon Indian record, albeit with more heavily U.K.-accented vocals, "Love Me" shows the band loosening their grip on
accomplishing much of anything beyond the sprawling, joyous fun of making good tunes."
"UGH!" is their 10th single that charted in UK (#42), Australia (#113),
Ireland (#80) and Scotland (#26).
Rhian Daly, writing for NME, praised the song as being "bold, brilliant and thought-provoking."
The song was also praised for its instrumentation, with "uplifting synth melodies" and "a foot-tapping
beat you'll be dancing along to in no time," and described as "sounding practically joyous, bright,
supple guitar lines rippling like they’re being played on a wobbleboard and a loose rhythm section
virtually encouraging finger-clicking, hip-dipping dad-dancing." Carolyn Menyes wrote that "UGH!"
also excelled lyrically, "infusing together tight hooks with a lyrical bite."
The 11th single called "Somebody Else" charted in UK (#55), Australia (#34),
Ireland (#70) and Scotland (#29). Reaching a peak of number five in the US on the
Alternative Songs chart, it is the band's highest-peaking single on that chart to date. NME named it
the second best song of 2016. Pitchfork listed the song on their ranking of the 100 best songs of
2016 at number 74. It was also certified Silver by BPI.
The music video has gained over 35M views and 449k likes as of 27 May 2018.
"The Sound" is the band's 12th single. It is currently the band's highest charting single in the UK,
peaking at number 15. Rolling Stone named "The Sound" one of the 30 best songs of the first half of
2016. It has also featured on the YouTube channel 'Jess and Gab.'
The music video for the single has gained over 38M views and 362k likes as of 27 May 2018.
In the video, the group are shown dressed in black and playing in a large glass cube in a dark room throughout.
The cube's lighting intersects between black and white to pink as they play, and at one point fills
with smoke. They are observed from outside and spoken about by well-groomed strangers all dressed
in white, with pink cards showing negative comments from real-life critics about the band as they
play (such as Terrible high-pitched vocals over soulless robo beats, Totally lacking the wow factor,
and Pompous arena synth-pop) Lead singer Matty Healy writes 'HELP ME' on the glass,
and the video ends with the band sitting and observing the critical audience inside the box.
"A Change of Heart" is their 13th single which charted in UK (#127). The music vide for the song has gained over 14M views and 180k likes as of 27 May 2018.
"She's American" is their 14th single which charted in UK (#176). There's no official music video for the song, so we linked a fan made lyrics video for the single.
Their 15th single is called Loving Someone didn't chart on any major charts and the official music video also doesn't exist, but we linked a live performance of The 1975 performing the song at O2 Arena, London.
"By Your Side" is the band's 16th single which charted in Scotland (#50). There's no official music video for the song so we once again linked a fan made lyrics video.
