The discography of Reverend and the Makers, an English rock band, consists of eight studio albums, two live albums, one compilation album, one extended play, and twenty-two singles.
The band was formed in 2005 after Jon McClure (flatmate to Alex Turner of the Arctic Monkeys) created the band after fronting two in the past, 1984 and Judan Suki. The band signed to Wall of Sound before releasing their debut album, The State of Things, which reached number 5 on the charts and sold 25,000 copies in its first week. The debut single off the album, "Heavyweight Champion of the World", reached the top ten, and the follow-up "He Said He Loved Me" also did well in the charts. The third and penultimate single from the album, "Open Your Window", was featured on FIFA 09, the popular football video game. The band toured, and soon after rumours began to surface that the band was close to splitting up.
However, the band's second album, A French Kiss in the Chaos, was released in 2009, and they were approached by Oasis to tour with them in what proved to be Oasis' final tour. McClure has appeared on Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Soccer AM in support of the album. The debut single, "Silence Is Talking", was received well by critics and fans, reaching number 14 on the UK Singles Chart, but the album received mixed reviews. In October 2009, the band recorded their live concert at the O2 Academy Sheffield and released it as a live album via the internet, titled Live in the UK.
The band released their third studio album, @Reverend Makers, on 18 June 2012, with the album reaching number 16 on the UK Albums Chart.
In 2025, the band collaborated with actress Vicky McClure on the single "Haircut".
Albums Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) UKPeaks in the UK charts: For all except noted: For "Silence Is Talking": UKIndie NLDAlt. SCO The State of Things First studio album Release date: 17 September 2007 Label: Wall of Sound 5 1 21 8 BPI: Gold A French Kiss in the Chaos Second studio album Release date: 27 July 2009 Label: Wall of Sound 19 2 — 40 @Reverend Makers Third studio album Release date: 18 June 2012 Label: Cooking Vinyl 16 2 — 25 ThirtyTwoFourth studio album Release date: 24 February 2014 Label: Cooking Vinyl 13 4 — 23 MirrorsFifth studio album Release date: 9 October 2015 Label: Cooking Vinyl 16 2 — 16 The Death of a KingSixth studio album Release date: 22 September 2017 Label: Cooking Vinyl 11 3 — 13 Heatwave in the Cold NorthSeventh studio album Release date: 28 April 2023 Label: Distiller Records 6 2 — 7 Is This How Happiness Feels?Eighth studio album Release date: 24 April 2026 Label: Distiller Records 7 1 — 4 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums Reverend and the Makers: Live in the UK (2009) Reverend and the Makers Live in Sheffield (2012)
Compilation albums Title Details Peak chart positions UK UKIndie SCO Best Of Release date: 20 September 2019 Label: Cooking Vinyl 57 3 24
Other albums And Whilst the World Was Asleep We Were Listening To... limited edition CD mixtape (27 May 2007) Ten Songs (demo)
Extended plays Sundown on the Empire / 18-30 / The Machine – Remixes (2008)
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK UKIndie AUS AUSDance SCOPeak positions on the Scottish Singles Chart: "Heavyweight Champion of the World": "He Said He Loved Me": "Open Your Window": "Sundown on the Empire": "Heavyweight Champion of the World" 2007 8 1 85 14 13 BPI: Gold The State of Things "He Said He Loved Me" 16 1 — — 18 "Open Your Window" 65 2 — — 31 "Silence Is Talking" 2009 124 11 — — — A French Kiss in the Chaos "Sundown on the Empire" — 8 — — 44 "No Soap (In a Dirty War)" — — — — — "Bassline" 2012 — — — — — @Reverend_Makers"The Wrestler" — — — — —"Out of the Shadows" — — — — —"Shine the Light" 2013 — — — — — "The Only One" 2014 — — — — — ThirtyTwo "Black Widow" 2015 — — — — — Mirrors "Heatwave in the Cold North" 2022 — — — — — Heatwave in the Cold North "High" 2023 — — — — — "Problems" — — — — — "A Letter to My 21 Year Old Self" — — — — — "You Again"(with The Lottery Winners) 2024 — — — — — "Late Night Phone Call" — — — — — Is This How Happiness Feels? "Haircut"(with Vicky McClure) 2025 — — — — — "UFO" — — — — — "Twenty-Seven Past Midnight" 2026 — — — — — "Fucked Up"(featuring Robbie Williams) — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
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