Bright Eyes discography
| Bright Eyes discography | |
|---|---|
 Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes performing in 2005 | |
| Studio albums | 10 |
| EPs | 14 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Singles | 31 |
| Music videos | 11 |
| Splits and collaborations | 12 |
| Box set | 2 |
The discography of American indie rock band Bright Eyes consists of ten studio albums, one compilation album, one live album, two box sets, eleven extended plays, fourteen EPs, 31 singles, and eleven music videos.
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Year | Details | Chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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| 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 | ||
| 2024 | Five Dice, All Threes
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— | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | 85 | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory | |||||||||||||
Live albums
[edit]| Year | Details |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Motion Sickness: Live Recordings
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Compilation albums
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Year | Details | Chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US Indie [17] |
US Rock [17] |
UK [10] |
UK Indie [18] | ||
| 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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Cassadaga: A Companion
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The People's Key: A Companion
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— | — | — | — | — | |
Splits and collaborations
[edit]| Year | Release | Other artist(s) | Label | Format(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Bright Eyes / Squad Car 96 | Squad Car 96 | H. (RAV011/AMV007) | 7-inch |
| 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) | 10-inch, CD |
| 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
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Sales [23] |
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" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "I Will Be Grateful for This Day, I Will Be Grateful for Each Day to Come" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Drunk Kid Catholic" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | 42 | 6 | 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
[edit]| Year | Song | Director |
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| 2002 | "Bowl of Oranges" | Cat Solen |
| "Lover I Don't Have to Love" | James Frost | |
| 2005 | "Lua" | Jason Kulbel |
| "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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995–1997 did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 15 on the 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- "Easy/Lucky/Free": "Scottish Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- "Easy/Lucky/Free": "UK Independent Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ "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.