The discography of British rock band Athlete comprises four studio albums, two live albums, one compilation album, fourteen singles and three extended plays (EP). They formed in 2000 with a line-up consisting of vocalist and guitarist Joel Pott, bassist Carey Willetts, keyboardist Tim Wanstall and drummer Steve Roberts.

They released a self-titled EP in March 2002 through independent label Regal Recordings, peaking at number 85 in the UK. Its opening track, "Westside" caught the attention of major label Parlophone, who signed the band shortly afterwards. "You Got the Style" was released as the band's debut single in June 2002, followed by "Beautiful" in November 2002. Athlete released their debut studio album, Vehicles & Animals, in April 2003, peaking at number 19 on the UK Albums Chart, where it was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). "Westside" was released as the album's third single a month later. "You Got the Style" was re-released in September 2003.

"Wires" was released as the lead single from Tourist, both of which were released in January 2005. "Wires" peaked at number four in the UK, becoming their highest-charting song in that territory, and was certified silver by the BPI. The album topped the UK Albums Chart, later being certified platinum by the BPI. "Half Light" was released as its second single in April 2005, reaching number 16 in the UK. "Tourist" was released as the third single in August 2005. "Twenty Four Hours" was released as the fourth single in November 2005. "Hurricane" was released as the lead single from Beyond the Neighbourhood in August 2007, charting at number 31 in the UK. The album appeared in September 2007, reaching number five in the UK, where it was certified silver by the BPI. It was followed by its second single "Tokyo" in November 2007. The Outsiders EP was released in June 2008.

Following the recording of the fourth album, the band signed to Fiction Records, a subsidiary of Polydor Records. "Superhuman Touch" was released as a single in August 2009. Later that month, the band's fourth album Black Swan was released, reaching the UK top 20. "Black Swan Song" was released as its second single in September 2009, followed by The Getaway EP in November 2009, which peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart. In late 2010, EMI Records released the band's first compilation album, Singles 01–10, which was promoted with the single "Back Track". The band then self-released two live albums, Live at Union Chapel and Vehicles & Animals Live, in 2012 and 2013, respectively.

Albums

Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales CertificationsUKUKIndieUKR&BAUSRyan 2011, p. 20BEL(FL)IRLITASCOPeaks in Scotland: Vehicles & Animals: Tourist: Beyond the Neighbourhood: Black Swan: SWIUSHeat Vehicles & AnimalsReleased: 7 April 2003 Label: Parlophone (5822912) Formats: CD, CS, DL, LP 19 9 — — — — — 30 — — UK: 240,000Sexton 2005, p. 51BPI: Platinum TouristReleased: 31 January 2005 Label: Parlophone (5607402) Formats: CD, CD+DVD-V, CS, DL, LP 1 — 24 60 45 18 72 1 99 — UK: 83,370BPI: Platinum IRMA: Gold Beyond the NeighbourhoodReleased: 3 September 2007 Label: Parlophone (5031772) Formats: CD, CD+DVD-V, CS, DL, LP 5 — — — — — — 8 — 41BPI: Silver Black SwanReleased: 24 August 2009 Label: Fiction (2710397) Formats: CD, DL, LP 18 — — — — — — 32 98 31 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums + List of live albums Title Album details Live at Union ChapelReleased: 27 February 2012 Label: Daley's Bread Formats: CD, DL Vehicles & Animals LiveReleased: 25 November 2013 Label: Daley's Bread Formats: CD, DL

Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positionsUK Singles 01–10Released: 27 September 2010 Label: EMI (9068802) Formats: CD, DL 174

Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions Title EP details Peak chart positionsUKUSSales AthleteReleased: 4 March 2002 Labels: Parlophone Formats: CD, DL85— The OutsidersReleased: 23 June 2008 Labels: Parlophone Formats: CD, DL—— The Getaway EPReleased: 2 November 2009 Labels: Polydor Formats: CD, DL—8 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles + List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, certifications and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK UKIndie AUS EUR IRL SCOPeaks in Scotland: "You Got the Style": "Beautiful": "El Salvador": "Westside": "Wires": "Half Light": "Tourist": "Twenty Four Hours": "Hurricane": "Tokyo": "Superhuman Touch": "Westside"2002 85 12 — — — —Athlete"You Got the Style" 37 — — — — 41Vehicles & Animals"Beautiful" 41 — — — — 49"El Salvador"2003 31 — — — — 40"Westside" (re-issue) 42 — — — — 53"You Got the Style" (re-issue) 42 — — — — 47"Wires"2005 4 — 74 15 73 3BPI: GoldTourist"Half Light" 16 — — — — 15"Tourist" 43 — — — — 46"Twenty Four Hours" 42 — — — — 44"Hurricane"2007 31 — — — — 28Beyond the Neighbourhood"Tokyo" 198 — — — — 41"Superhuman Touch"2009 71 — — — — 15Black Swan"Black Swan Song" 127 — — — — —"Back Track"2010 — — — — — —Singles 01–10 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other appearances + List of other appearances, showing year released and album nameTitleYearAlbum "Twenty Four Hours" (Joshua Wong remix) 2006 Sundance Film Festival Sampler 2006 (Sound 8) "God Only Knows" (The Beach Boys cover) 2007 The Saturday Sessions: The Dermot O'Leary Show "Hurricane" (acoustic) 2008 Sunset Sessions 2008 Chrysalis Music Sampler "Best Not to Think About It" (Yogi X mix) Chrysalis Music – March 2008 Singles Sampler "Wires" (live at the iTunes Festival) Pure(ly) Acoustic 2 "Bulletproof" (La Roux cover) 2010 Dermot O'Leary Presents The Saturday Sessions

Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released Title Year "You Got the Style" 2002 "Beautiful" "El Salvador" 2003 "Westside" "Wires" 2005 "Half Light" "Tourist" "Twenty Four Hours" "Hurricane" 2007 "Tokyo" "Superhuman Touch" 2009 "Black Swan Song" "The Getaway"

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