British-Irish vocal pop group The Wanted have released three studio albums, one compilation album, two extended plays and fifteen singles. The band's debut album, The Wanted, was released by Geffen Records in the United Kingdom in October 2010. It reached number four on the UK Album Chart and number eleven on the Irish Albums Chart. The album's first single, "All Time Low", was released in July 2010 and peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart and number thirteen on the Irish Singles Chart. This was followed by "Heart Vacancy", which reached two in the UK and eighteen in Ireland. "Lose My Mind", was the third and last single from the album and was less successful than its predecessors, reaching number 19 in the UK and number 30 in Ireland.
In March 2011, The Wanted released the official 2011 Comic Relief charity single, "Gold Forever", which peaked at number three in the UK and number 13 in Ireland. "Glad You Came", the Wanted's fifth single, was released in July 2011 and became their second number-one single in the UK and their first in Ireland; it also charted in the US, Australia, and Europe. In October, their sixth single, "Lightning", debuted and peaked at number 2 on 23 October 2011. This was followed by second album Battleground, which got to number 5.
In 2012, the band released "Chasing the Sun", the lead single from their then-untitled third studio album and the theme song of the animated film Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012). Four further singles were released, including top 5 hits "I Found You" and "Walks Like Rihanna", before long-awaited third album Word of Mouth finally dropped in November 2013. After the album only reached number 9 in the UK and number 17 in the US, the band announced an indefinite hiatus.
The band reunited in September 2021 and released their first greatest hits album in November 2021, which included two new songs.
Albums
Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UKPeak positions in the UK: For all except noted: For "Could This Be Love": For "Glow in the Dark": AUSPeaks in Australia: All top 50 peaks: Word of Mouth: "I Found You": FRA IRE NL NZ SPA US The Wanted Released: 22 October 2010 Label: Geffen Format: CD, digital download 4 — — 11 — 40 — — BPI: Platinum Battleground Released: 1 November 2011 Label: Island Format: CD, digital download 5 — 129 4 — — 56 — BPI: Platinum IRMA: Gold RMNZ: Gold Word of Mouth Released: 4 November 2013 Label: Island Format: CD, digital download 9 64 151 10 70 23 31 17 BPI: Gold "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected details Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications UK IRE Most Wanted: The Greatest Hits Released: 12 November 2021 Label: Island Format: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming 8 37 BPI: Silver
Extended plays Title EP details Peak chart positions US CAN iTunes Festival:London 2011 Released: 21 July 2011 Label: Island Format: Digital download — — The Wanted: The EP Released: 24 April 2012 Label: Mercury Format: CD, digital download 7 8 "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles
As lead artists Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS CAN GER IRE NL NZ SPA US "All Time Low" 2010 1 — — 44 13 — — — — BPI: Platinum The Wanted "Heart Vacancy" 2 — — — 18 — — — — BPI: Silver "Lose My Mind" 19 — — — 30 — — — — "Gold Forever" 2011 3 — 86 — 13 — — — — BPI: Silver Battleground "Glad You Came" 1 20 2 — 1 31 13 34 3 BPI: 2× Platinum ARIA: PlatinumARIA Charts – Accreditations , ARIA MC: 5× Platinum PROMUSICAE: Gold RIAA: 3× Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum "Lightning" 2 79 84 — 5 — 23 — — BPI: Silver "Warzone" 21 — — — 27 — — — — 2012 2 18 18 17 4 — 18 33 50 BPI: Gold ARIA: Platinum BVMI: Gold MC: Platinum RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Gold The Wanted: The EP "I Found You" 3 63 50 — 8 — — — 89 MC: Gold Word of Mouth "Walks Like Rihanna" 2013 4 32 — 54 3 35 — 27 — BPI: Gold "We Own the Night" 10 40 51 — 13 — — — 94 BPI: Silver "Show Me Love (America)" 8 — — — 18 — — — — "Glow in the Dark" 2014 177 — — — — — — — — "Rule the World" 2021 — — — — — — — — — Most Wanted: The Greatest Hits "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Promotional singles Title Year Peak chart position Album UK "Could This Be Love" 2013 77 Word of Mouth "Stay Another Day" 2021 — Most Wanted: The Greatest Hits "Gold Forever (For Tom)" 2022 —
Other charted songs Song Year Peak chart position Album UKPeak positions for the Other charted songs in the UK: For "Replace Your Heart": "Replace Your Heart" 2010 156 The Wanted "Drunk on Love" 2013 147 Word of Mouth
Other appearances Songs Year Album "Bring It Home"(Dappy featuring The Wanted) 2012 Bad Intentions "Have Some Fun"(Pitbull featuring The Wanted and Afrojack) Global Warming
Music videos Title Year Director(s) "All Time Low" 2010 Max and Diana "Heart Vacancy" "Lose My Mind" Nigel Dick "Gold Forever" 2011 "Glad You Came" Director X "Lightning" "Warzone" "Chasing the Sun" 2012 "Chasing the Sun (Ice Age: Continental Drift Version)" "I Found You" Chris Marrs Piliero "I Found You (fan version)" 2013 "All Time Low (The Live Experience)" Global Talent Records "Walks Like Rihanna" Shane Drake "We Own the Night" Frank Borin "Show Me Love (America)" "Glow in the Dark" 2014 Global Talent Records "Rule the World" 2021 "Stay Another Day"
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