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Calvin Harris discography

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 18, 2026
Entity authorityQ1027674
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Scottish DJ Calvin Harris has released seven studio albums, one mix album, nine extended plays, 62 singles (including four as a featured artist), 12 promotional singles and 48 music videos. As of November 2014, Harris had sold 8,176,180 singles and tracks in the United Kingdom. Harris's debut studio album, I Created Disco, was released in June 2007. The album peaked at number eight on the UK Albums Chart and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Its first two singles, "Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls", peaked at numbers 10 and three, respectively, on the UK Singles Chart, while the third single, "Merrymaking at My Place", reached number 43.

In August 2009, Harris released his second studio album, Ready for the Weekend, which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and earned a gold certification from the BPI within two months of release. Its lead single, "I'm Not Alone", became Harris's first number one on the UK Singles Chart as a lead artist. "Ready for the Weekend" was released as the album's second single, peaking at number three in the United Kingdom. Two more singles were released from the album, "Flashback" and "You Used to Hold Me", which reached numbers 18 and 27 on the UK chart, respectively.

His third studio album, 18 Months, was released in October 2012.

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Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2014, 2007, 2009, 2012—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Calvin, Harris and discography can be independently traced.
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