The Swedish rock band Ghost has released six studio albums, two live albums, three extended plays (EPs), two compilation albums, twenty-six singles and twenty-one music videos. Formed in Linköping in 2006, Ghost (formerly known as Ghost B.C. in the US) is composed of nine anonymous members – vocalist Papa Emeritus (revealed in 2017 to be Tobias Forge; all of the band's other frontmen are Forge under a different persona) and eight instrumentalists known as "Nameless Ghouls" (each representing one of the classical elements Fire, Water, Wind, Earth and Ether). After a self-issued demo, the band released its full-length debut Opus Eponymous on Rise Above Records in October 2010, which reached number 30 on the Swedish Albums Chart. "Elizabeth" was released as the sole single from the album in June.
In January 2013 the band returned with new frontman Papa Emeritus II, and in April the band released its second album Infestissumam. The album topped the Swedish Albums Chart, as well as reaching the top ten in Finland and Norway. In October 2014, the album was certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) in Sweden, certifying sales of over 20,000 copies in the band's home country. Infestissumam lead single "Secular Haze" reached number 22 on the Finnish Singles Chart. The band released If You Have Ghost, a five-track EP of cover versions, in November 2013, which reached number 87 on the US Billboard 200.
Papa Emeritus III replaced II in May 2015, when the band released the single "Cirice" followed by "From the Pinnacle to the Pit" in July, both of which reached the top five of the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart. Ghost's third album Meliora was released in August, topping the albums charts in Sweden and Finland, and receiving a platinum certification in Sweden. A second EP, Popestar, featuring new original song "Square Hammer" and four covers, was released in September 2016. It became the first EP to top the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart since the chart began in 2006, while "Square Hammer" reached number 1 on the US Mainstream Rock chart, making the band the first Swedish band to top the chart.
Ghost released their fourth album Prequelle on 1 June 2018, which is the first to feature new frontman Cardinal Copia, and was preceded by the singles "Rats" and "Dance Macabre" in April.
On 13 September 2019, Ghost released Seven Inches of Satanic Panic, which has been described as a two-track EP and as a single. The day before, on 12 September, they released a video for the recording's A-side, "Kiss the Go-Goat", as part of their ongoing webseries.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certificationsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions SalesCertificationsSWEAUSPeaks in Australia: All except noted: Infestissumam: BELFla.CANFINGERNEDNORUKUSOpus EponymousReleased: 18 October 2010 Label: Rise Above Formats: CD, LP, DL 30 — — — — 90 — — — —InfestissumamReleased: 10 April 2013 Labels: Loma Vista, Universal Formats: CD, LP, DL 1 62 189 — 5 85 — 8 58 28GLF: GoldMelioraReleased: 21 August 2015 Labels: Loma Vista, Universal Formats: CD, LP, DL 1 20 21 9 1 19 6 2 23 8GLF: Platinum BPI: Silver MC: GoldPrequelleReleased: 1 June 2018 Label: Loma Vista Formats: CD, LP, DL, 8T, CT 1 7 4 6 1 2 14 1 10 3GLF: Platinum BPI: Silver IFPI NOR: GoldImperaReleased: 11 March 2022 Label: Loma Vista Formats: CD, LP, DL, CT 1 3 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 UK: 69,684 GLF: Platinum BPI: SilverSkeletáReleased: 25 April 2025 Label: Loma Vista Formats: CD, LP, DL, CT 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 UK: 30,515Sales for Skeletá in the United Kingdom: Week 02/05/2025 (26,522 sales): Week 09/05/2025 (3,993 sales): "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.
Live albums + List of live albums, with selected chart positionsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSWEBELFla.BELWal.ESPFINFRAGERNEDNORSWICeremony and DevotionReleased: 8 December 2017 Labels: Loma Vista, Concord Formats: CD, LP, 8T, DL 2 71 49 82 13 49 53 124 18 61Rite Here Rite NowReleased: 26 July 2024 Labels: Loma Vista Formats: CD, LP, DL 1 17 13 — 19 — 6 8 — 92 Big to RigReleased: 27 August 2026 Labels: Loma Vista Formats: DL — — — — — — — — — —"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums Title Album details Message from the Clergy Released: 12 September 2022 Format: Digital download 13 CommandmentsReleased: 1 December 2023 Format: Streaming, digital download
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positionsTitleEP detailsChart peaksSWESWERock Note: User must manually select 'Sök Alla Listor' from the menu, then select 'Genrelistor', 'Hårdrock' and week 38, 2016 in order to yield results. Phantomime: CANFINFRAGERSCO Phantomime: UKUKRock Popestar: Phantomime: USIf You Have GhostReleased: 19 November 2013 Labels: Loma Vista, Universal Formats: CD, 12", DL — — — — — — — 172 11 87PopestarReleased: 16 September 2016 Labels: Loma Vista, Universal Formats: CD, 12", DL 3 1 7 12 27 — 32 85 6 16PhantomimeReleased: 19 May 2023 Labels: Loma Vista, Universal Formats: CD, 12", DL 1 1 15 6 18 11 3 8 3 7"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.
7" Vinyl + List of extended plays, with selected chart positionsTitleEP detailsChart peaksSWESWERock Note: User must manually select 'Sök Alla Listor' from the menu, then select 'Genrelistor', 'Hårdrock' and week 38, 2016 in order to yield results. Phantomime: CANFINFRAGERSCO Phantomime: UKUKRock Popestar: Phantomime: USSeven Inches of Satanic PanicReleased: 13 September 2019
Labels: Loma Vista, Universal Formats: 7" single, DL — — — — — — — — — —"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album nameTitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum / E.P.SWEAUSBELFla.CANFINGERUKUSUSMain.USRock"Elizabeth"2010 — — — — — — — — — —Opus Eponymous"Secular Haze"2012 — — — — 22 — — — — —Infestissumam"Year Zero"2013 — — — — — — — — — — GLF: Gold"Cirice"2015 — — — — — — — — 4 46 GLF: Gold MC: Gold RIAA: GoldMeliora"From the Pinnacle to the Pit" — — — — — — — — 5 —"Majesty" — — — — — — — — — —"Square Hammer"2016 75 — — — — — — — 1 23IFPI NOR: Gold BPI: Silver MC: Gold RIAA: PlatinumPopestar"Rats"2018 83 — — — — — — — 1 16 MC: Gold RIAA: GoldPrequelle"Dance Macabre" 68 — — — — — — — 1 17 IFPI NOR: Gold MC: Gold PMB: Gold RIAA: Platinum"Faith"2019 100 — — — — — — — 6 —"Kiss the Go-Goat" — — — — — — — — — 17Seven Inches of Satanic Panic"Mary on a Cross" 16 89 — 50 7 41 28 90 — 11 ARIA: Platinum BPI: Platinum MC: Gold PMB: 2× Platinum RIAA: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum SNEP: Gold ZPAV: 2× Platinum"Hunter's Moon"2021 82 — — — — — — — 1 36Impera "Enter Sandman" — — — — — — — — — — The Metallica Blacklist"Call Me Little Sunshine"2022 69 — — — — — — — 1 34 MC: Gold RIAA: GoldImpera"Twenties" — — — — — — — — — —"Spillways" — — — — — — — — 5 —"Mary on a Cross" (Slowed + Reverb)——————————"Jesus He Knows Me"2023 — — — — — — — — 13 —Phantomime "Phantom of the Opera" — — — — — — — — — — "Stay" — — — — — — — — — — "The Future Is a Foreign Land"2024 — — — — — — — — — —Rite Here Rite Now "Satanized" 2025 75 — — — — — — — 6 32 Skeletá"Lachryma" 67 — — — — — 86 — 2 30 "Peacefield" 28 — — — 44 — — — — 31 "It's a Sin"2026 — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.
Other charted and certified songs + List of other songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released, album name and certificationsTitleYearPeaksCertificationsAlbumUS Hard RockSWEBELWal."He Is"2015 — 64 — GLF: Platinum IFPI NOR: GoldMeliora"See the Light" 2018 — — — Prequelle"Pro Memoria" — — —"Miasma" — — —"Witch Image" — — —"Life Eternal" — — —"Kaisarion" 2022 9 — — Impera"Watcher in the Sky" 14 95 —"Darkness at the Heart of My Love" 19 — —"Imperium" 24 — —"Griftwood" 20 — —"Guiding Lights" 2025 15 — — Skeletá"De Profundis Borealis" 18 — —"Cenotaph" 20 — —"Missilia Amori" 19 — —"Marks of the Evil One" 16 — —"Umbra" 17 — —"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released, album name and directorsTitleYearAlbumDirector(s)Ref."Secular Haze"2013InfestissumamAmir Chamdin"Year Zero""Monstrance Clock"Rob Semmer"Cirice"2015MelioraRoboshobo"From the Pinnacle to the Pit"Zev Deans"Square Hammer"2016Popestar"He Is"2017Meliora"Rats"2018PrequelleRoboshobo"Dance Macabre"Zev Deans"Kiss the Go-Goat"2019Seven Inches of Satanic Panicrowspan="2""Life Eternal"2021Prequelle"Hunter's Moon"ImperaAmanda Demme"Call Me Little Sunshine"2022Matt Mahurin"Spillways"Amir Chamdin"Jesus He Knows Me"2023PhantomimeAlex Ross Perry"Mary On A Cross"2024Seven Inches of Satanic PanicDurtySean"The Future Is A Foreign Land"Rite Here Rite Now (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)"Satanized"2025Skeletá Amir Chamdin"Lachryma""Peacefield""Umbra"2026
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References
External links Ghost official website Ghost discography at AllMusic Ghost discography at Discogs Ghost discography at MusicBrainz