Bright Eyes discography
| Bright Eyes discography | |
|---|---|
 Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes performing in 2005 | |
| Studio albums | 10 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 11 |
| EPs | 11 |
| Singles | 31 |
| Splits and collaborations | 12 |
| Box set | 2 |
The discography of American
live album, two box sets, eleven extended plays, twelve split albums and EPs, 31 singles, and eleven music videos
.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Details | Chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
BEL (FL) [4] |
GER [5] |
IRE [6] |
NLD
[7] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [9] |
UK [10] | ||||
| 1998 | A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995–1997
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—[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Letting Off the Happiness
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—[B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2000 | Fevers and Mirrors
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—[C] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2002 | Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground
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161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | 138 |
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A Christmas Album
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2005 | I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
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10 | 81 | 46 | 41 | 21 | 24 | 53 | 12 | — | 23 |
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Digital Ash in a Digital Urn
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15 | 130 | 49 | 64 | 30 | 50 | 95 | 18 | — | 43 |
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| 2007 | Cassadaga
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4 | 40 | 47 | 25 | 19 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 59 | 13 |
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| 2011 | The People's Key
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13 | 55 | 36 | 60 | 42 | 49 | 67 | 39 | 50 | 46 | ||
| 2020 | Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was
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36 | 67 | 21 | 34 | 8 | 87 | 62 | — | 32 | 22 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory | |||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Details |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Motion Sickness: Live Recordings
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Compilation albums
| Year | Details | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US Indie [17] |
UK [10] | ||
| 2006 | Noise Floor (Rarities: 1998–2005)
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107 | 6 | 155 |
Box sets
| Year | Details | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Indie [17] |
US Folk [17] | ||
| 2003 | Vinyl Box Set
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— | — |
| 2016 | The Studio Albums: 2000-2011
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46 | 23 |
Extended plays
| Year | Details | Chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US Indie [17] |
UK [10] |
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| 1999 | Every Day and Every Night
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—[D] | — | — | —[E] | — |
| 2000 | Don't Be Frightened of Turning the Page
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— | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | There Is No Beginning to the Story
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—[F] | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | Four Winds
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57 | 5 | 20 | — | — |
| 2011 | Live Recordings
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— | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997: A Companion
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—[G] | — | — | — | — |
Letting Off the Happiness: A Companion
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—[H] | — | — | — | — | |
Fevers and Mirrors: A Companion
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—[I] | — | — | — | 43 | |
Lifted or the Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground: A Companion
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— | — | — | — | — | |
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning: A Companion
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— | — | — | — | — | |
Digital Ash in a Digital Urn: A Companion
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | Noise Floor: A Companion
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To be released | ||||
Cassadaga: A Companion
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The People's Key: A Companion
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Splits and collaborations
| Year | Release | Other artist(s) | Label | Format(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Bright Eyes / Squad Car 96 | Squad Car 96 | H. (RAV011/AMV007) | 7-inch
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| 1999 | Too Much of a Good Thing is a Good Thing | Books | Vanishing Act (VA-002) | 7-inch |
| 2000 | Bright Eyes vs Her Space Holiday | Her Space Holiday | Wichita (WEBB005S) | 7-inch, CD |
| Insound Tour Support Series No. 12 | Son, Ambulance | Insound (INS12) | CD | |
| 2001 | Oh Holy Fools: The Music of Son, Ambulance & Bright Eyes | Son, Ambulance | Saddle Creek (LBJ-34) | 12-inch, CD |
| Mote/Dust | The Faint | Gold Standard Labs (GSL-47) | 12-inch | |
| 2002 | Collaboration Series No. 1 | The Album Leaf | Better Looking (BLR005) | 7-inch |
| Home Volume IV: Bright Eyes & Britt Daniel | Britt Daniel (of Spoon) | Post-Parlo Records (PPR1004) | CD | |
| Bright Eyes with Rilo Kiley & Sorry About Dresden | Rilo Kiley, Sorry About Dresden | Devil in the Woods (DIW #55) | 7-inch | |
| 2004 | One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels | Neva Dinova | Crank! (CRC40)
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10-inch , CD
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| 2006 | Super Furry Animals / Bright Eyes | Super Furry Animals, Danger Mouse | Saddle Creek (DM-01) | 7-inch promo |
| 2010 | One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels (reissue) | Neva Dinova | Saddle Creek (LBJ-145) | 12-inch, CD |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US AAA [24] |
US Alt. Dig. [25] |
US Rock Dig. [26] |
CAN [27] |
MEX Air. [28] |
SCO [29] |
SWE [8] |
UK
[10] |
UK Indie [30] | |||||||
| " Motion Sickness "
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2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "I Will Be Grateful for This Day, I Will Be Grateful for Each Day to Come" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| " Drunk Kid Catholic "
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | 37 | |||||
| "Lover I Don't Have to Love" | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 95 | 16 | Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground | |||
| "Lua" | 2004 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | 80 | 16 | I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning | |||
| "Take It Easy (Love Nothing)" | 2 | — | — | — | 25 | — | 99 | 59 | 78 | 14 | Digital Ash in a Digital Urn | ||||
| "When the President Talks to God" | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "First Day of My Life" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | 37 | 4 | I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning | ||||
| "Easy/Lucky/Free" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | Digital Ash in a Digital Urn | ||||
| "Susan Miller Rag" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Four Winds" | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 57 | — | Cassadaga | ||||
| "Hot Knives" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | —[J] | — | |||||
| "Shell Games" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | The People's Key | |||
| "Coyote Song" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
| "Singularity" | 2011 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "We Are Going to Be Friends" (featuring First Aid Kit) (The White Stripes) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Jejune Stars" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The People's Key | ||||
| "Persona Non Grata"[32] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[K] | — | Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was | |||
| "Forced Convalescence"[34][35] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "One and Done"[36] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Mariana Trench"[37] | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Miracle of Life"[38] (featuring Phoebe Bridgers) |
— | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||
| "Flirted with You All My Life" (Vic Chesnutt) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Running Back" (live for Sirius XM) (Thin Lizzy) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Falling Out of Love at This Volume" (Companion version) (featuring Miwi La Lupa) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995–1997: A Companion | ||||
| "Contrast and Compare" (Companion version) (featuring Waxahatchee) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Letting Off the Happiness: A Companion | ||||
| "Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh" (Companion version) (featuring Phoebe Bridgers) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fevers and Mirrors: A Companion | ||||
| "St. Ides Heaven" (Companion version) (featuring Phoebe Bridgers) (Elliott Smith) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Letting Off the Happiness: A Companion | ||||
| "You Will. You? Will. You? Will. You? Will." (Companion version) (featuring Becky Stark) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lifted or the Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground: A Companion | ||||
| "Old Soul Song (for the New World Order)" (Companion version) (featuring Becky Stark) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning: A Companion | ||||
| "Gold Mind Gutted" (Companion version) (featuring Michaela Favara) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Digital Ash in a Digital Urn: A Companion | ||||
| "Blue Angels Air Show" (Companion version) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Noise Floor: A Companion | |||
| "Middleman" (Companion version) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cassadaga: A Companion | ||||
| "When You Were Mine" (Companion version) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The People's Key: A Companion | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
Music videos
| Year | Song | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | "Bowl of Oranges" | Cat Solen |
| "Lover I Don't Have to Love" | James Frost | |
| 2005 | "Lua" | Jason Kulbel
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| "First Day of My Life" | John Cameron Mitchell | |
| "Easy/Lucky/Free" | Lily Thorne | |
| "At the Bottom of Everything" | Cat Solen | |
| 2007 | "Four Winds" | Patrick Daughters |
| "Hot Knives" | ||
| "I Must Belong Somewhere" | Asako Masunouchi | |
| 2011 | "Shell Games" | Nik Fackler |
| 2020 | "Mariana Trench" | Art Camp |
Compilation appearances
| Year | Song(s) | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "Falling Out of Love at This Volume" "A Celebration Upon Completion" |
Saddle Creek Records, A Sampler | Saddle Creek |
| 1999 | "Pioneer's Park (August 17th, 1997)" | Commercial Food (Processor) | Unread |
| 2000 | "Arienette" | Clooney Tunes | Fierce Panda |
| "The City Has Sex" | U.S. Pop Life Vol. 2 / Fanfare of 2000!! | Contact | |
| "The Calendar Hung Itself" | Holiday Matinee CD Compilation Vol. 2 | Better Looking | |
| "Have You Ever Heard of Jandek Before?" | Naked in the Afternoon: A Tribute to Jandek | Summersteps | |
| "Act of Contrition" | Second Thoughts | Silent Film Soundtracks | |
| "If Winter Ends" | Songs for a Crimson Eggtree | Earworm | |
| "It's Cool, We Can Still Be Friends" | Transmission One: Tea at the Palaz of Hoon | Hozomeen Press | |
| 2002 | "Entry Way Song" | The Amos House Collection Volume II | Wishing Tree |
| "Bowl of Oranges" | Gone Fishin'... 3 Years Later | Wichita | |
| "Metal Firecracker" (Lucinda Williams) | As Yet No Title | Unread | |
| "Lover I Don't Have to Love" | Rough Trade Shops Counter Culture 2002 | Rough Trade | |
| 2003 | "Something Vague" "One Foot in Front of the Other" |
Saddle Creek 50 | Saddle Creek |
| "Trees Get Wheeled Away" | Lost & Found Volume 1 | Lost Highway
| |
| 2004 | "Arienette" | Decade: Ten Years of Fierce Panda | Fierce Panda |
| "Devil Town" (Daniel Johnston) | The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered | Gammon | |
| 2005 | "Napoleon's Hat" | Lagniappe: A Saddle Creek Benefit for Hurricane Katrina Relief | Saddle Creek |
| 2009 | "Papa Was a Rodeo" (The Magnetic Fields) | Score! 20 Years of Merge Records: The Covers! | Merge |
| 2011 | "We're Going to Be Friends" (The White Stripes) | Lunch Box Fund |
Notes
- Vinyl Albums Chart.[11]
- ^ Letting Off the Happiness did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 4 on the Vinyl Albums Chart.[11]
- ^ Fevers and Mirrors did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 7 on the Vinyl Albums Chart.[11]
- ^ Every Day and Every Night did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 8 on the Vinyl Albums Chart.[11]
- ^ "Every Day and Every Night" did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[19]
- ^ There Is No Beginning to the Story did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 14 on the Vinyl Albums Chart.[11]
- ^ A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997: A Companion did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 96 on the Top Album Sales Chart.[21]
- ^ Letting Off the Happiness: A Companion did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 92 on the Top Album Sales Chart.[21]
- ^ Fevers and Mirrors: A Companion did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 54 on the Top Album Sales Chart.[21]
- ^ "Hot Knives" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 64 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[31]
- ^ "Persona Non Grata" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[33]
See also
- List of songs by Bright Eyes
- List of songs with Conor Oberst
References
- ^ a b c "Bright Eyes Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ Bright Eyes chart positions in Australia:
- I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 14 February 2005" (PDF) (781). Australian Web Archive. February 20, 2005: 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-02-19. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Digital Ash in a Digital Urn: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 31 January 2005" (PDF) (779). Australian Web Archive. February 20, 2005: 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-02-19. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Cassadaga: "Discography Bright Eyes". australian-charts.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- The People's Key: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 28 February 2011" (PDF) (1096). Australian Web Archive. May 30, 2011: 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-30. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 31 August 2020". No. 1591. Australian Recording Industry Association. August 31, 2020.
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- I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 14 February 2005" (PDF) (781). Australian Web Archive. February 20, 2005: 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-02-19. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ^ "Discographie Bright Eyes - austriancharts.at" (in German). Hung Medien. austriancharts.at. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ "Discografie Bright Eyes" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ "Discographie von Bright Eyes" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ "Discography Bright Eyes". irish-charts.com. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ "Discographie Bright Eyes". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ a b "Sweden chart positions". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ "Bright Eyes". hitparade.ch. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Bright Eyes chart positions in the UK:
- All except noted: "Official Charts Company – Bright Eyes discography". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- Lifted, Noise Floor and "Drunk Kid Catholic": "Chart Log UK (1994–2010): Darren B – David Byrne". zobbel.de. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Bright Eyes Chart History: Vinyl Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Indie Stalwart" (PDF). Billboard. March 31, 2007. p. 26. Retrieved May 22, 2020 – via American Radio History.
- ^ a b Inc, Nielsen Business Media (August 29, 2009). "Tree Folk". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved May 22, 2020 – via Google Books.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ a b Ugwu, Reggie (April 28, 2014). "Conor Oberst: The Ex Boy Wonder of Indie Rock Moves to a Major Label". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ^ a b "American certifications – Bright Eyes". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ^ a b "British album certifications – Bright Eyes". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 19, 2020. Select albums in the Format field. Type Bright Eyes in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ a b c d e "Bright Eyes". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 – 9 June 2022". Official Charts. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ a b c Anderson, Carys; Young, Alex (February 1, 2022). "Bright Eyes Re-Record Old Music with Phoebe Bridgers, Waxahatchee for New Archival Project". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Bright Eyes Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ a b c Arcand, Rob; Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (August 10, 2022). "Bright Eyes Announce More "Companion" Reissues of Early Albums". Pitchfork.
- ^ "Bright Eyes Chart History: Hot Singles Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ "Bright Eyes Chart History: Triple A". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ "Bright Eyes Chart History: Alternative Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "Bright Eyes Chart History: Rock Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "Singles : Top 50". Broadcast Data Systems. Archived from the original on December 9, 2004. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "Bright Eyes Chart History: Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ Peaks in Scotland:
- "Take It Easy (Love Nothing)": "Scottish Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- "First Day of My Life": "Scottish Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- "Four Winds": "Scottish Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- "Hot Knives": "Scottish Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ Peaks on UK Independent Singles chart:
- "Drunk Kid Catholic": "UK Independent Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- "Lover I Don't Have to Love": "UK Independent Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- "Take It Easy (Love Nothing)" & "Lua": "UK Independent Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- "First Day of My Life": "UK Independent Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Minsker, Evan; Bloom, Madison (March 24, 2020). "Bright Eyes Share "Persona Non Grata," First New Song in 9 Years: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Listen to Bright Eyes' joyous new single 'Forced Convalescence'". NME. 21 April 2020.
- ^ Richards, Will (21 April 2020). "Listen to Bright Eyes' joyous new single 'Forced Convalescence'". NME. NME. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ "Bright Eyes Share New Dispatch from the End of the World, 'One and Done'". Rolling Stone. 27 May 2020.
- ^ Tan, Emily (June 22, 2020). "Bright Eyes Drop 'Mariana Trench' Video, Reveal New Album Details". Spin. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (October 23, 2020). "Bright Eyes – "Miracle Of Life" (Feat. Phoebe Bridgers)". Stereogum. Retrieved October 30, 2020.