Birdy discography

English musician Birdy has released five studio albums, four extended plays, fifteen singles and six music videos in MP3 format. She began her career at the age of 12 when she won the Open Mic UK music competition, singing "So Be Free", a song she composed herself.^[1][2] The competition brought Birdy to the attention of 14th Floor Records, which signed her in 2008.^[3]

Birdy discography
Birdy performing in 2013
Studio albums	5
EPs	4
Singles	15
Music videos	15
Promotional singles	5

Birdy released her self-titled debut studio album in November 2011, which consists of cover versions and two original songs.^[4] The album reached number one on the Australian, Belgian and Dutch album charts.^[5][6][7] It was certified triple platinum by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP), platinum by the Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA) and gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).^[8][9][10] Four singles were released from the album: "Skinny Love", "Shelter", "People Help the People" and "1901", with "Skinny Love" peaking at number one in the Netherlands and number two in Australia.^[5][7]

Birdy's second studio Fire Within was released in September 2013. It peaked at number five in Australia and number eight in the UK.^[5][11] Four singles, "Wings", "No Angel", "Light Me Up" and "Words As Weapons" were released from the album. In March 2016 she released Beautiful Lies, her third album, and reached the top five in Hungary, Ireland, and the UK. It was preceded by the singles "Keeping Your Head Up" and "Wild Horses", taken from the album. Her fourth studio album, Young Heart, was released in April 2021.

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales, and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
		UK [11]	AUS [5]	BEL [6]	FRA [12]	GER [13]	NL [7]	NZ [14]	SCO [15]	SWI [16]	US [17]
Birdy	Released: 4 November 2011 (UK)[18] Labels: 14th Floor, Atlantic (5249859582) Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming	13	1	1	5	14	1	4	18	3	62	UK: 199,694[A]	BPI: Gold[10] ARIA: 2× Platinum[20] BEA: Platinum[8] BVMI: Platinum[21] IFPI SWI: Gold[22] NVPI: Platinum[23] RMNZ: Gold[24] SNEP: 3× Platinum[9]
Fire Within	Released: 16 September 2013 (UK)[25] Labels: 14th Floor, Atlantic Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming	8	5	2	4	5	3	5	9	1	24	UK: 128,868[A]	BPI: Gold[10] ARIA: Gold[26] BVMI: Gold[21] IFPI SWI: Gold[22] SNEP: Platinum[27]
Beautiful Lies	Released: 25 March 2016 (UK)[28] Labels: 14th Floor, Atlantic Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming	4	10	7	10	7	8	15	4	2	68	UK: 93,344[A]	BPI: Gold[10]
Young Heart	Released: 30 April 2021 Labels: 14th Floor, Atlantic Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming	4	—	19	90	23	18	—	9	11	—
Portraits	Released: 18 August 2023 Labels: 14th Floor, Atlantic Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming	13	—	28	102	18	—	—	5	10	—
"—" denotes release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		US Folk [29]
Live in London	Released: 7 November 2011 (UK)[30] Label: Warner Format: Digital download, streaming	—
Live in Paris	Released: 8 October 2012 (FRA)[31] Label: Warner Format: Digital download, streaming	—
Birdy – Artist Lounge EP	Released: 9 May 2013 (UK)[32] Label: Atlantic Format: Digital download	—
Breathe	Released: 24 July 2013 (US)[33] Label: Warner Format: Digital download	19
Piano Sketches	Released: 6 November 2020[34] Label: Warner Format: Digital download, streaming	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Year	Peak chart positions									Certifications	Album
		UK [11]	AUS [5]	BEL (FL) [6]	FRA [12]	GER [13]	IRE [7]	NL [7]	NZ [14]	SWI [16]
"Skinny Love"	2011	17	2	3	2	73	2	1	2	19	BPI: 3× Platinum[10] ARIA: 11× Platinum[35] BEA: Platinum[8] BVMI: 3× Gold[21] IFPI SWI: Platinum[36] RIAA: Platinum[37] SNEP: Platinum[9]	Birdy
"Shelter"		50	—	—	—	—	39	—	—	—
"People Help the People"		33	10	2	7	3	4	5	—	2	BPI: Platinum[10] ARIA: 3× Platinum[35] BEA: Platinum[8] BVMI: Platinum[21] SNEP: Gold[9] IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum[22]
"1901"	2012	—	—	61	—	—	47	—	—	—
"Wings"	2013	8	25	3	8	15	1	27	17	3	BPI: 2× Platinum[10] ARIA: 2× Platinum[38] BEA: Gold[8] BVMI: 3× Gold[21] IFPI SWI: Platinum[22]	Fire Within
"No Angel"		—	—	—	168	—	24	51	—	—
"Light Me Up"	2014	—	—	52	—	—	22	—	—	—
"Words as Weapons"		—	—	56	125	63	27	—	—	—
"Let It All Go" (with Rhodes)	2015	58	—	34	—	—	78	—	—	14	BPI: Silver[10] IFPI SWI: Gold[22]	Wishes
"Keeping Your Head Up"	2016	57	—	47	27	34	48	64	—	47	BPI: Platinum[10] ARIA: Platinum[35] BVMI: Gold[21]	Beautiful Lies
"Wild Horses"		75	—	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver[10]
"Words"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Surrender"	2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Young Heart
"Loneliness"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Deepest Lonely"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Second Hands News"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Little Blue"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"I Only Want to Be with You"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Deep End" (Hybrid Minds Remix)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—[B]	—	ARIA: Gold[35]
"Open Hearts" (with Haevn)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Quietly Yours"	2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—[C]	—		Persuasion (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)
"State Lines" (with Hybrid Minds)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Walking in the Air"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Raincatchers"	2023	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Portraits
"Heartbreaker"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Your Arms"[41]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Paradise Calling"[42]		—[D]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions					Certifications	Album
		UK [11]	BEL (FL) [6]	FRA [12]	IRE [7]	ITA [43]
"Find Me" (Sigma featuring Birdy)	2016	36 [44]	54	193	45 [45]	—	BPI: Silver[10]	Hope
"Non c'è più musica"[46] (Mr. Rain featuring Birdy)	2021	—	—	—	—	71 [47]		Petrichor
"Closure" (Sarcastic Sounds featuring Birdy and Mishaal)		—	—	—	—	—		Sarcastic Sounds
"Riverbed" (Matt Ryder featuring Birdy)	2022	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Head Up" (Cheat Codes featuring Birdy)	2024	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"—" denotes release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Album
"Hear You Calling"Heartbreaker	2016	Beautiful Lies
"Open Your Heart"	2020	Piano Sketches
"Island Lights"
"If This Is It Now"
"Blue Skies"		Non-album single
"Heartbreaker"	2023	Portraits

Other charted and certified songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions							Certifications	Album
		UK [11]	AUS [5]	BEL (FL) Tip [48]	BEL (WA) Tip [49]	IRE [7]	FRA [12]	GER [13]
"Young Blood"	2012	—	—	14	15	—	—	—		Birdy
"White Winter Hymnal"	2013	154	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Not About Angels"	2014	200	63	—	—	100	—	—	BPI: Gold[10] ARIA: 2× Platinum [35] RIAA: Platinum[37]	The Fault in Our Stars
"Tee Shirt"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ARIA: Gold [35]
"Beautiful Lies"	2016	153	—	—	—	—	—	—		Beautiful Lies
"Deep End"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver[10]
"I'll Keep Loving You" (David Guetta featuring Jaymes Young and Birdy)	2014	—	—	—	—	—	144	96		Listen
"—" denotes release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"Just a Game"	2012	—	The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond[50]
"Learn Me Right"		Mumford & Sons	Brave[51]
"Tee Shirt"	2014	—	The Fault in Our Stars
"Best Shot"		Jaymes Young
"Beautiful Birds"	2016	Passenger	Young as the Morning, Old as the Sea

Music videos

Title	Year	Director(s)	Ref.
"Skinny Love"	2011	Sophie Muller	[52]
"Shelter"			[53]
"People Help the People"		Adam Powell	[54]
"Skinny Love [One Take Music Video]"		Sophie Muller	[55]
"1901"	2012	Nez	[56]
"Wings"	2013	Sophie Muller	[57]
"Light Me Up"			[58]
"Skinny Love (Version 2)"	2014		[59]
"Words as Weapons"			[60]
"Tee Shirt"		Jeff Greco and Eli Stonberg (Fourclops)	[61][62]
"Not About Angels"		Elliott Sellers	[63]
"Let It All Go" (with Rhodes)	2015	Sing J. Lee	[64]
"Keeping Your Head Up"	2016	Favourite Colour Black	[65]
"Wild Horses"		Francis Wallis	[66]
"Words"		Dave Bullivant	[67]
"Surrender"	2021	Sophie Muller	[68]
"Loneliness"			[69]
"Second Hand News"		Holly Warburton	[70]
"Young Heart"		Lotta Boman (Affair in Tokyo)	[71]
"The Otherside"		Un­known	[72]
"Little Blue"		Lotta Boman (Affair in Tokyo)	[73]
"Voyager"			[74]
"Evergreen"			[75]
"Raincatchers"	2023	Max McLachlan (Blink)	[76]
"Heartbreaker"		Jess Kohl	[77]
"Paradise Calling"		Max McLachlan	[78]

Notes

1. UK sales figures for albums as of December 2017^[19]
2. "Deep End" (Hybrid Minds Remix) did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 22 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.^[39]
3. "Quietly Yours" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 32 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.^[40]
4. "Paradise Calling" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 49 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.^[11]