KT Tunstall Discography
The discography of KT Tunstall, a Scottish rock and folk recording artist, includes eight studio albums, seven as a solo artist, a a collaboration album with Suzi Quatro, and twenty-three singles. In addition to her recording work, she has also written various soundtracks for movies. In 2014, Tunstall wrote "Miracle" as an official soundtrack single for the film Winter's Tale, and "We Could Be Kings" for Million Dollar Arm.
KT Tunstall's debut album, Eye to the Telescope, was released in December 2004, and sold four million copies worldwide. The album produced two top twenty singles in the United Kingdom and was certified five times platinum. In 2005, it was nominated for the Mercury Prize, an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom or Ireland. Tunstall's song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 49th Grammy Awards in 2007.
In May 2006, Tunstall released an acoustic collection album, KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza, a CD and a DVD comprising songs from her debut and unreleased material. Her second studio album, Drastic Fantastic, was released in September 2007. The album has produced three singles and has sold 215,000 copies in the United States. Her third studio album Tiger Suit was released in 2010, followed by an EP "The Scarlet Tulip EP", released on 8 April 2011. On 10 June 2013, Tunstall released her fourth studio album Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon. Critically acclaimed, it was preceded by lead single "Feel It All" and other singles: "Invisible Empire" and "Made of Glass".
Her fifth studio album, the first in a three album trilogy, Kin was released on 9 September 2016. Golden State EP, with its lead single "Evil Eye" was released on 16 June 2016 to promote the album. The second album in the trilogy, Wax was released in 2018, whilst the third and final release in the trilogy, Nut, was released in 2022. In 2023, she released a collaboration album with American musician Suzi Quatro, entitled Face to Face.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| UK |
SCO |
AUS |
BEL (FL) |
FRA |
GER |
IRE |
JPN |
NL |
SWI |
US | ||||
| Eye to the Telescope |
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3 | 1 | 43 | 72 | 7 | 43 | 4 | 24 | 53 | 29 | 33 |
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| Drastic Fantastic |
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3 | 1 | 48 | 49 | 30 | 35 | 10 | 36 | 21 | 8 | 9 |
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| Tiger Suit |
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5 | 2 | — | 89 | 118 | 89 | 33 | 87 | 61 | 34 | 43 |
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| Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon |
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14 | 7 | — | 51 | 240 | — | 30 | 183 | 84 | 56 | 64 | ||
| Kin |
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7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | — | ||
| Wax |
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15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Nut |
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25 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Face to Face (with Suzi Quatro) |
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— | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | ||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation and collection albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
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| UK |
FRA | ||||||||||||
| KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza |
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32 | 132 | ||||||||||
| KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza 2 |
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— | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||
Live albums
| Date | Title |
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| Live from SoHo |
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| Energy Live Session: KT Tunstall |
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| Live at the Wiltern |
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| Live in London March 2011 |
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| Live Islington Assembly Hall |
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| Live at O2 Shepherds Bush Empire |
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| Live at the Barrowland Ballroom Glasgow 2019 |
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Demo albums
| Date | Title |
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| Tracks in July |
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| Toons March '03 |
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Extended plays
| Date | Title |
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| False Alarm |
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| Live in LA - EP |
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| Have Yourself a Very KT Christmas |
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| The Scarlet Tulip EP |
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| Golden State EP |
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| Extra Wax |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
AUS |
BEL |
FRA |
GER |
IRE |
NL |
NZ |
SWI |
US | ||||
| "Throw Me a Rope" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | False Alarm | |
| "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" | 2005 | 28 | — | 35 | 23 | 51 | 16 | 80 | 20 | 92 | 20 |
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Eye to the Telescope |
| "Other Side of the World" | 13 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 21 | — | — | — |
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| "Suddenly I See" | 12 | 6 | 59 | 66 | 89 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 46 | 21 |
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| "Under the Weather" | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Another Place to Fall" | 2006 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hold On" | 2007 | 21 | — | — | — | 100 | 39 | 46 | — | 26 | — | Drastic Fantastic | |
| "Saving My Face" | 50 | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | — | |||
| "If Only" | 2008 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Fade Like a Shadow" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tiger Suit | |
| "(Still a) Weirdo" | 39 | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Glamour Puss" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Feel It All" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon | |
| "Invisible Empire" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Made of Glass" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Come On, Get In" | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tiger Suit | ||
| "Evil Eye" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Golden State EP | |
| "Maybe It's a Good Thing" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kin | ||
| "Hard Girls" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Love Is an Ocean" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "It Took Me So Long to Get Here, But Here I Am" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Two Way" (featuring James Bay) |
2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The River" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wax | |
| "Human Being" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Little Red Thread" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Caledonia" (featuring Alan Cumming) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Canyons" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nut | |
| "I Am the Pilot" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Private Eyes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Shine a Light" (with Suzi Quatro) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Face to Face | |
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ "Hold On" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number four on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
- ^ "Caledonia" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 91 on the UK Download Singles chart.
Soundtracks
| Year | Title | Movie |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Boy" | The Kid soundtrack |
| 2014 | "Miracle" | Winter's Tale soundtrack |
| "We Could Be Kings" | Million Dollar Arm: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
| 2015 | "Float" | Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast soundtrack |
| "1000 Years" (featuring Bleu) | ||
| "Strange Sight" | ||
| "Fit In" | 3 Generations soundtrack | |
| 2016 | "Bad Moms (Suite)" | Bad Moms soundtrack |
| "Enough Is Enough (Suite)" | ||
| "Get Your Tits Up (Suite)" |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" | Sophie Muller |
| "Other Side of the World" | Big TV! | |
| "Suddenly I See" (Version 1) | ||
| "Under the Weather" | Jamie Thraves | |
| 2006 | "Another Place to Fall" | Tim Pope |
| "Suddenly I See" (Version 2) | Patrick Daughters | |
| "Suddenly I See" (Version 3) | Honey | |
| 2007 | "Hold On" | Perou |
| "Saving My Face" | Chris Bran | |
| 2008 | "If Only" | James Caddick |
| "Little Favours" | Chris Bran | |
| 2010 | "(Still a) Weirdo" | Paul Minor |
| "Fade Like a Shadow" | ||
| "Glamour Puss - Kollaborative" | Collaborative video | |
| 2013 | "Feel It All - Band Jam" | Isaac Ravishankara |
| "Feel It All" (Album Version) | Alex Kemp | |
| "Invisible Empire" | Chris Turner | |
| "Made of Glass" | ||
| "Come On, Get In" | Elizabeth Hobbs & John McLean | |
| 2016 | "Evil Eye" | KT Tunstall |
| "Maybe It's a Good Thing" | Yoni Weisberg | |
| "Hard Girls" | Chris Turner | |
| "Love is an Ocean" | ||
| "It Took Me So Long to Get Here, But Here I Am" | KT Tunstall | |
| 2017 | "Two Way" | Christopher M. Anthony |
| 2018 | "The River" | Alexo Wandael |
| "Human Being" | KT Tunstall | |
| 2019 | "Little Red Thread" | SZOP |
| 2022 | "Canyons" | KT Tunstall & Cortney Armitage |
| "I Am the Pilot" | Josh McCartney | |
| "Private Eyes" | KT Tunstall & Cortney Armitage |
Other appearances
These songs have not appeared on a studio album released by Tunstall.
| Year | Song | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "Refugee" | Laughter Through Tears | Performed with Oi Va Voi |
| "Yesterday's Mistakes" | |||
| "Ladino Song" | |||
| 2006 | "Lazarus" | Poison Sweet Madeira | Performed with Sophie Solomon |
| "Darkness on the Face of the Earth" | Moving Out to the Country | Performed with Jools Holland | |
| 2007 | "Under the Moonlight" | The Boy with No Name | Performed with Travis |
| "Sing" | Songs of Mass Destruction | Performed with Annie Lennox | |
| "I Want You Back" | The Saturday Sessions: The Dermot O'Leary Show | BBC Radio 2 Session. Cover of Jackson 5 song. | |
| "Let's Stick Together" | Radio 1: Established 1967 | Cover of Bryan Ferry song | |
| 2008 | "The Hidden Heart" | Songs for Survival | Album released in support of the Survival International charity |
| "Happy Man" | I Started Out with Nothin and I Still Got Most of It Left | Performed with Seasick Steve | |
| "The Letter" | |||
| 2009 | "Hazel Black" | The Sun Came Out | Performed with Neil Finn |
| "Black Silk Ribbon" | Performed with Bic Runga | ||
| "The Witching Hour" | Background vocals supporting Phil Selway | ||
| 2010 | "Don't You Forget About Me" | Songs to Save a Life. | |
| "Somebody To Love" | Rhythms del Mundo Revival | ||
| 2012 | "Third Swan" | Diamond Mine (Jubilee Edition) | Performed with King Creosote & Jon Hopkins. |
| 2013 | "The 3 Deaths of Lucky" | The Coincidentalist | Performed with Howe Gelb. |
| 2014 |
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The Cellardyke Recording and Wassailing Society | Co-performed with James Yorkston and The Pictish Trail |
| 2020 | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" | Worst of 2020 | Featured on the Pomplamoose cover the U2 song. |