The English singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding has released six studio albums, two remix albums, eight extended plays (EPs), 54 singles (including 11 as a featured artist), 13 promotional singles and 60 music videos. She had sold over 2.6 million albums and over 15 million singles (including collaborations) in the United Kingdom alone as of August 2024. According to Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Goulding has sold 28.5 million digital singles and 4.5 million albums in the United States. After signing to Polydor Records in July 2009, Goulding released her debut extended play, An Introduction to Ellie Goulding, in December of that year. It was followed by the release of her debut studio album, Lights, in February 2010. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and subsequently earned a double platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). It spawned four singles: "Under the Sheets", "Starry Eyed", "Guns and Horses" and "The Writer", which reached numbers 53, four, 26 and 19 on the UK singles chart, respectively. In November 2010, the album was re-released as Bright Lights; it featured seven new songs, including a cover version of Elton John's "Your Song", which peaked at number two on the UK singles chart. The sixth single to be lifted from the album, "Lights", peaked at No. 49 in the United Kingdom, while becoming Goulding's highest-charting single to date in the United States and Canada, where it reached numbers two and seven, respectively.
Goulding's second studio album, Halcyon, was released in October 2012, peaking at number one in the UK and reaching the top 10 in Canada, Germany and the US. It was later certified triple platinum by the BPI and gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album's lead single, "Anything Could Happen", earned Goulding her third top-five song on the UK Singles Chart when it peaked at number five. The track also became her first charting single in Australia (number 20) and second appearance on the US Billboard Hot 100 (number 47). Subsequent singles "Figure 8" and "Explosions" peaked at numbers 33 and 13 on the UK chart, respectively. In 2013, Goulding was featured on Calvin Harris's single "I Need Your Love", which reached number four in the UK. That same year, her album Halcyon was reissued as Halcyon Days, containing 10 additional tracks. It was preceded by the lead single "Burn", which gave Goulding her first UK number-one single. The song also became an international success, charting inside the top 10 in several countries. Halcyon Days yielded two more singles: a cover of "How Long Will I Love You" by the Waterboys and "Goodness Gracious". In 2014, Goulding recorded the song "Beating Heart" for the soundtrack to Divergent, and she also released her second collaboration with Calvin Harris, titled "Outside". The following year, she contributed the song "Love Me like You Do" to the soundtrack to Fifty Shades of Grey. "Love Me like You Do" became a commercial success worldwide, earning Goulding her second UK number one and topping the charts in several other countries.
Goulding's third studio album, Delirium, was released in November 2015 and peaked at number three in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia, while reaching the top five in several other countries. The album spawned three singles: "On My Mind", "Army" and "Something in the Way You Move". In 2016, Goulding recorded the song "Still Falling for You" for the soundtrack to Bridgit Jones' Baby. On the same year, Goulding announced that she was going on indefinite hiatus. During the hiatus, to keep in touch with her fans, Goulding released several stand-alone singles: "First Time" with the Norwegian DJ and record producer Kygo, "Return to Love" with the Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, and the cover versions of Don McLean's "Vincent", the Christmas carol "O Holy Night", and her rendition of Joni Mitchell's "River", which became Goulding's third number-one in her homecountry and the last number-one single of the 2010s in the UK. After a five-year gap, Goulding made her long-awaited return with her fourth studio album, Brightest Blue, which peaked at number one in the UK, her third album to do so. The record was split into two sides; the first side Brightest Blue, marked the return of Goulding introspective sound and it spanned the singles: "Flux", "Power" and "Love I'm Given", while the second side of the record, titled EG.0, was a more commercial sound, and described by Goulding herself as the songs that her record label (Polydor) wants her to do. It spawned several singles, including: "Close to Me", "Hate Me", "Sixteen", "Slow Grenade" and "Worry About Me", while the first three saw international commercial success.
In 2023, Goulding and Harris released their third collaboration, titled "Miracle". The track was a commercial success in Europe, specially in the United Kingdom where it became Goulding's 35 chart entry in the UK Official Singles Charts, the most entries for any British female soloist in history, and spent eight non-consecutive weeks at number one, becoming Goulding's fourth UK number-one, and her longest running number one single to date. In its second week at number one, Goulding's fifth studio album, Higher Than Heaven was released and debuted atop the UK Albums Chart, marking the first time Goulding simultaneously had a number-one single and album in her career. The record also became her fourth UK number-one album, tying with Adele, as the British female artists with the most number ones albums in UK history. The album spawned the singles: "Easy Lover", "All by Myself", "Let It Die", "Like a Saviour" and "By the End of the Night". In September 2023, Goulding collaborated with music producer TSHA, and singer-songwriter Gregory Porter, on the single "Somebody". During 2024, Goulding released two remixes: "Brightest Blue" (with Nature), and "I Adore You" (alongside J Balvin) and three acclaimed electronic dance collaborations: "Leave Me Slowly" (with Starsmith), "Free" (with Calvin Harris), and "In My Dreams" (with Four Tet). She also appeared as a featured artist on "My Life/Happiness (Skit)" from Big Sean's Better Me Than You (2024). Goulding achieved further acclaim with the release of "Hypnotized" (with Anyma) in early 2025. She followed this with two more singles later that year: "Save My Love" (with Marshmello and Avaion) and "Destiny", which was released as the ending them for the Japanese manga series Clevatess. In 2026, Goulding appeared as a featured artist on two records: "Don't Want Your Love" from Illenium's Odyssey and "Hush" from Muse's The Wow! Signal. Goulding's sixth studio album I Know Too Much was released on 4 September 2026, spawning four singles: "Black Prada Dress", "4 Seasons", "Ravers" and "For Your Entertainment".
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications UK AUSPeak chart positions for albums and singles in Australia: All except noted: "Army": "Sixteen": "Hate Me": BEL(FL) CANPeak chart positions for albums in Canada: All except Lights: Lights: FRA GER IRE NZ SWI US Lights Released: 26 February 2010 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, LP, digital download 1 — 54 66 — 42 6 28 90 21 UK: 840,000 US: 300,000 BPI: 2× Platinum MC: Platinum RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: Gold Halcyon Released: 5 October 2012 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, LP, digital download 1 16 14 8 85 8 1 3 7 9 UK: 1,469,289 US: 522,000 BPI: 4× Platinum ARIA: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold MC: 2× Platinum RIAA: 2× Platinum Delirium Released: 6 November 2015 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, LP, digital download 3 3 1 2 34 5 2 4 5 3 UK: 355,000 FRA: 7,000 US: 117,000 BPI: Platinum MC: 2× Platinum RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum Brightest Blue Released: 17 July 2020 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, LP, digital download 1 25 17 38 101 12 9 19 9 29 BPI: Silver MC: Gold RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Gold Higher Than Heaven Released: 7 April 2023 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, LP, digital download 1 — 5 — 86 20 97 — 28 125 I Know Too Much Released: 4 September 2026 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, LP, digital download, cassette 16 — 20 — — 37 — — 50 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory.
Reissues + List of reissues, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications AUS AUT BEL(FL) FIN NZ SWE Bright Lights Released: 26 November 2010 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, digital download — 56 179 — — — Halcyon Days Released: 23 August 2013 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, digital download 4 23 — 30 1 22 IFPI SWE: Gold RMNZ: 4× Platinum Halcyon Nights Released: 12 October 2022 Label: Polydor Formats: Digital download — — — — — — BPI: Silver "—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory.
Remix albums Title Details Halcyon Days: The Remixes Released: 27 May 2014 Label: Polydor Format: Digital download Brightest Blue: Music for Calm Released: 8 January 2021 Label: Polydor Format: Digital download
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions Title Details Peaks UKPeak chart positions for extended plays in the United Kingdom: Run into the Light: US An Introduction to Ellie Goulding Released: 20 December 2009 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, digital download — — iTunes Festival: London 2010 Released: 15 July 2010 Label: Polydor Format: Digital download — — Run into the Light Released: 30 August 2010 Label: Polydor Format: Digital download 102 — Live at Amoeba San Francisco Released: 21 November 2011 Label: Interscope Format: CD — — iTunes Festival: London 2012 Released: 19 November 2012 Label: Polydor Format: Digital download — — iTunes Festival: London 2013 Released: 17 October 2013 Label: Polydor Format: Digital download — — iTunes Session Released: 10 December 2013 Label: Polydor Format: Digital download — 190 Songbook for Christmas Released: 20 November 2020 Re-released: 1 December 2023 Label: Universal Music Group Format: Digital download — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory.
Singles As lead artist 2000s and 2010s +List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album UK AUS BEL(FL) CANPeak chart positions for singles in Canada: All except "Do They Know It's Christmas?": "Do They Know It's Christmas?": FRA GER IRE NZ SWI USPeak chart positions for singles in the United States: All except "Do They Know It's Christmas?": "Do They Know It's Christmas?": "Under the Sheets" 2009 53 — — — — 91 — — — — UK: 42,960 Lights "Starry Eyed" 2010 4 — — — — 46 4 26 — — UK: 775,000 BPI: Platinum RIAA: Gold "Guns and Horses" 26 — — — — — — — — — "The Writer" 19 — — — — — — — — — "Your Song" 2 — — — 126 75 5 — 56 — UK: 1,300,000 BPI: 2× Platinum RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Gold Bright Lights "Lights" 2011 49 — 10 7 29 11 — 16 14 2 US: 4,212,000 BPI: Platinum BRMA: Gold BVMI: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum RIAA: 7× Platinum RMNZ: 3× Platinum "Anything Could Happen" 2012 5 20 31 37 — 66 16 16 68 47 UK: 620,000 US: 1,166,000 BPI: Platinum ARIA: Gold RIAA: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Halcyon "Figure 8" 33 — — — — — — 7 — — RMNZ: Platinum "Explosions" 2013 13 — — — — — 51 — — 100 UK: 400,000 BPI: Gold "Burn" 1 6 3 14 9 4 2 7 5 13 UK: 1,400,000 FRA: 41,300 US: 2,000,000 BPI: 3× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BRMA: Gold BVMI: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum RIAA: 5× Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum Halcyon Days "How Long Will I Love You" 3 46 3 — — — 3 6 16 — UK: 1,500,000 BPI: 3× Platinum ARIA: Gold BRMA: Gold RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum "Goodness Gracious" 2014 16 39 — — — — 10 — — — "Beating Heart" 9 38 — 79 84 — 8 20 — 88 US: 55,000 RIAA: Gold