Ghost discography

Further information: List of songs recorded by Ghost

The Swedish rock band Ghost has released six studio albums, two live albums, four extended plays (EPs), two compilation albums, twenty-five singles and twenty 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).^[1] After a self-issued demo, the band released its full-length debut Opus Eponymous on Rise Above Records in October 2010,^[2] which reached number 30 on the Swedish Albums Chart.^[3] "Elizabeth" was released as the sole single from the album in June.^[4]

Ghost discography
Ghost performing in 2023
Studio albums	6
EPs	4
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	2
Singles	25
Music videos	20

In January 2013 the band returned with new frontman Papa Emeritus II,^[4] and in April the band released its second album Infestissumam.^[5] The album topped the Swedish Albums Chart,^[3] as well as reaching the top ten in Finland and Norway.^[6][7] 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.^[8] Infestissumam lead single "Secular Haze" reached number 22 on the Finnish Singles Chart.^[6] The band released If You Have Ghost, a five-track EP of cover versions, in November 2013,^[9] which reached number 87 on the US Billboard 200.^[10]

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.^[11] Ghost's third album Meliora was released in August,^[12] topping the albums charts in Sweden and Finland,^[3][6] and receiving a platinum certification in Sweden.^[8] A second EP, Popestar, featuring new original song "Square Hammer" and four covers, was released in September 2016.^[13] It became the first EP to top the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart since the chart began in 2006,^[14] while "Square Hammer" reached number 1 on the US Mainstream Rock chart, making the band the first Swedish band to top the chart.^[11]

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.^[15]

On 13 September 2019, Ghost released Seven Inches of Satanic Panic, which has been described as a two-track EP^[16] and as a single.^[17] 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.^[18]

Albums

Studio albums

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

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
		SWE [3]	AUS [19]	BEL Fla. [20]	CAN [21]	FIN [6]	GER [22]	NED [23]	NOR [7]	UK [24][25]	US [26]
Opus Eponymous	Released: 18 October 2010 Label: Rise Above Formats: CD, LP, DL	30	—	—	—	—	90	—	—	—	—
Infestissumam	Released: 10 April 2013 Labels: Loma Vista, Universal Formats: CD, LP, DL	1	62	189	—	5	85	—	8	58	28		GLF: Gold[8]
Meliora	Released: 21 August 2015 Labels: Loma Vista, Universal Formats: CD, LP, DL	1	20	21	9	1	19	6	2	23	8		GLF: Platinum[8] BPI: Silver[27] MC: Gold[28]
Prequelle	Released: 1 June 2018 Label: Loma Vista Formats: CD, LP, DL, 8T,[29] CT[30]	1	7	4	6	1	2	14	1	10	3		GLF: Platinum[8] BPI: Silver[27] IFPI NOR: Gold[31]
Impera	Released: 11 March 2022 Label: Loma Vista Formats: CD, LP, DL, CT	1	3	2	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	UK: 69,684[32]	GLF: Platinum[8] BPI: Silver[27]
Skeletá	Released: 25 April 2025 Label: Loma Vista Formats: CD, LP, DL, CT	1 [33]	1 [34]	1	2	1 [35]	1	2	2	2	1	UK: 30,515[36]
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		SWE [3]	BEL Fla. [20]	BEL Wal. [37]	ESP [38]	FIN [6]	FRA [39]	GER [22]	NED [23]	NOR [7]	SWI [40]
Ceremony and Devotion	Released: 8 December 2017 Labels: Loma Vista, Concord Formats: CD, LP, 8T, DL	2	71	49	82	13	49	53	124	18	61
Rite Here Rite Now	Released: 26 July 2024 Labels: Loma Vista Formats: CD, LP, DL	1	17	13	—	19	—	6	8	—	9
"—" 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[41][42] Format: Digital download
13 Commandments	Released: 1 December 2023[43][44] Format: Streaming, digital download

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions

Title	EP details	Chart peaks
		SWE [3]	SWE Rock [45]	CAN [21]	FIN [6]	FRA [46]	GER [22]	SCO [47]	UK [24][25]	UK Rock [48]	US [26]
If You Have Ghost	Released: 19 November 2013 Labels: Loma Vista, Universal Formats: CD, 12", DL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	172	11	87
Popestar	Released: 16 September 2016 Labels: Loma Vista, Universal Formats: CD, 12", DL	3	1	7	12	27	—	32	85	6	16
Seven Inches of Satanic Panic	Released: 13 September 2019 Labels: Loma Vista, Universal Formats: 7", DL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Phantomime	Released: 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.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album / E.P.
		SWE [3]	AUS [49]	BEL Fla. [20]	CAN [50]	FIN [6]	GER [51]	UK [25]	US [52]	US Main. [11]	US Rock [53]
"Elizabeth"	2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Opus Eponymous
"Secular Haze"	2012	—	—	—	—	22	—	—	—	—	—		Infestissumam
"Year Zero"	2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	GLF: Gold[54]
"Cirice"	2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	46	GLF: Gold[55] MC: Gold[28] RIAA: Gold[56]	Meliora
"From the Pinnacle to the Pit"		—	—	—[A]	—	—	—	—	—	5	—
"Majesty"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Square Hammer"	2016	75	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	23	IFPI NOR: Gold[31] MC: Gold[28] RIAA: Platinum[56]	Popestar[B]
"Rats"	2018	83	—	—[C]	—	—	—	—	—	1	16	MC: Gold[28]	Prequelle
"Dance Macabre"		68	—	—[D]	—	—	—	—	—	1	17	IFPI NOR: Gold[31] MC: Gold[28] PMB: Gold[57] RIAA: Gold[56]
"Faith"	2019	100	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—
"Kiss the Go-Goat"		—[E]	—	—[F]	—	—	—	—[G]	—[H]	—	17		Seven Inches of Satanic Panic
"Mary on a Cross"		16	89	—	50	7	41	28	90	—	11	ARIA: Platinum[61] BPI: Gold[27] MC: Gold[28] PMB: 2× Platinum[57] RIAA: Platinum[56] RMNZ: Gold[62] SNEP: Gold[63] ZPAV: 2× Platinum[64]
"Hunter's Moon"	2021	82	—	—	—	—	—	—[I]	—	1	36		Impera
"Enter Sandman"[J]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Metallica Blacklist
"Call Me Little Sunshine"	2022	69	—	—	—	—	—	—[K]	—	1	34	MC: Gold[28] RIAA: Gold[56]	Impera
"Twenties"		—[L]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Spillways" (solo or featuring Joe Elliott)		—[M]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—
"Mary on a Cross" (Slowed + Reverb)[68]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Jesus He Knows Me"	2023	—[N]	—	—	—	—	—	—[O]	—	13	—		Phantomime
"Phantom of the Opera"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Stay" (featuring Patrick Wilson)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—[P]	—	—		Non-album single
"The Future Is a Foreign Land"	2024	—	—	—	—	—	—	—[Q]	—	—	—		Rite Here Rite Now
"Satanized"	2025	75 [73]	—	—	—	—	—	—[R]	—	6	32		Skeletá
"Lachryma"		67 [75]	—	—	—	—	—	86	—	12	30
"Peacefield"		28 [76]	—	—	—	44 [77]	—	—	—	—	31
"—" 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 certifications

Title	Year	Peaks			Certifications	Album
		US Hard Rock	SWE [3]	BEL Wal. [78]
"He Is"	2015	—	64	—[S]	GLF: Platinum[8] IFPI NOR: Gold[31]	Meliora
"See the Light"	2018	—	—	—[T]		Prequelle
"Pro Memoria"		—	—[U]	—
"Miasma"		—	—[V]	—
"Witch Image"		—	—[W]	—
"Life Eternal"		—	—[X]	—
"Kaisarion"	2022	9	—[Y]	—		Impera
"Watcher in the Sky"		14	95	—
"Darkness at the Heart of My Love"		19	—[Z]	—
"Imperium"		24	—	—
"Griftwood"		20	—	—
"Guiding Lights"	2025	15	—[AA]	—		Skeletá
"De Profundis Borealis"		18	—[AB]	—
"Cenotaph"		20	—[AC]	—
"Missilia Amori"		19	—[AD]	—
"Marks of the Evil One"		16	—[AE]	—
"Umbra"		17	—[AF]	—
"—" 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 directors

Title	Year	Album	Director(s)	Ref.
"Secular Haze"	2013	Infestissumam	Amir Chamdin	[81]
"Year Zero"				[82]
"Monstrance Clock"			Rob Semmer	[83]
"Cirice"	2015	Meliora	Roboshobo	[84]
"From the Pinnacle to the Pit"			Zev Deans	[85]
"Square Hammer"	2016	Popestar		[86]
"He Is"	2017	Meliora		[87]
"Rats"	2018	Prequelle	Roboshobo	[88]
"Dance Macabre"			Zev Deans	[89]
"Kiss the Go-Goat"	2019	Seven Inches of Satanic Panic	Un­known	[90]
"Life Eternal"	2021	Prequelle		[91]
"Hunter's Moon"		Impera	Amanda Demme	[92]
"Call Me Little Sunshine"	2022		Matt Mahurin	[93]
"Spillways"			Amir Chamdin	[94]
"Jesus He Knows Me"	2023	Phantomime	Alex Ross Perry	[95]
"Mary On A Cross"	2024	Seven Inches of Satanic Panic	DurtySean	[96]
"The Future Is A Foreign Land"		Rite Here Rite Now (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)		[97]
"Satanized"	2025	Skeletá	Amir Chamdin	[98]
"Lachryma"				[99]
"Peacefield"

Footnotes

1. "From the Pinnacle to the Pit" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but registered on the Ultratip Bubbling Under chart.^[20]
2. "Square Hammer" was also included on the deluxe reissue of Meliora.
3. "Rats" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 28 on the Ultratip Bubbling Under chart.^[20]
4. "Dance Macabre" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number seven on the Ultratip Bubbling Under chart.^[20]
5. "Kiss the Go-Goat" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 19 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[58]
6. "Kiss the Go-Goat" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 32 on the Ultratip Bubbling Under chart.^[20]
7. "Kiss the Go-Goat" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.^[59]
8. "Kiss the Go-Goat" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 42 on the US Digital Song Sales chart.^[60]
9. "Hunter's Moon" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.^[65]
10. Released as a digital single and as a track on The Metallica Blacklist.
11. "Call Me Little Sunshine" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 87 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.^[66]
12. "Twenties" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[67]
13. "Spillways" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number two on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[67]
14. "Jesus He Knows Me" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 19 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[69]
15. "Jesus He Knows Me" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 62 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.^[70]
16. "Stay" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 26 on the US Digital Song Sales chart.^[71]
17. "The Future Is a Foregin Land" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 62 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.^[72]
18. "Satanized" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 57 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.^[74]
19. "He Is" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but registered on the Ultratop Bubbling Under chart.^[20]
20. "See the Light" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number five on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[79]
21. "Pro Memoria" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number seven on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[79]
22. "Miasma" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number eight on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[79]
23. "Witch Image" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[79]
24. "Life Eternal" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[79]
25. "Kaisarion" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number three on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[67]
26. "Darkness at the Heart of My Love" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[67]
27. "Guiding Lights" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number one on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[80]
28. "De Profundis Borealis" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number two on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[80]
29. "Cenotaph" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number three on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[80]
30. "Missilia Amori" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number eight on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[80]
31. "Marks of the Evil One" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number six on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[80]
32. "Umbra" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number seven on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[80]