Japandroids discography
| Japandroids discography | |
|---|---|
 Japandroids in concert at the Hillside Festival in 2010 | |
| Studio albums | 3 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Singles | 10 |
The discography of Canadian rock band Japandroids consists of three studio albums, one compilation album, two extended plays, ten singles, and two music videos.
After self-releasing two EPs, Japandroids signed to independent Canadian label Unfamiliar Records. Their debut album, Post-Nothing, was released in Canada on April 28, 2009. Pitchfork awarded 'Best New Music' to both the album and lead single "Young Hearts Spark Fire", helping to expose the band to a large audience outside of Canada.[1][2] Japandroids were subsequently signed to Polyvinyl, who re-released the album worldwide on August 4, 2009.[3] Many of the un-included tracks that the duo had written for the album were later recorded and released in 2010 as series of limited edition 7" singles.[4] These tracks include "Art Czars", "Younger Us", and "Heavenward Grand Prix". The same year, Japandroids re-released their first two EPs as a compilation titled No Singles.
Japandroids' second album, Celebration Rock, was released by Polyvinyl on June 5, 2012, preceded by a limited edition 7" of the album's first single "The House That Heaven Built".[5][6] The album was released to widespread critical acclaim, appearing on many year-end best-of lists. The Globe and Mail named it the best Canadian album of 2012, while CBC declared it the best rock album of the year, later ranking it #91 on its list of The 100 Greatest Canadian Albums Ever.[7][8][9] Their third album, Near to the Wild Heart of Life, was released on January 27, 2017, by ANTI-.[10]
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [11] |
AUS Hit. [12] |
GER [13] |
SCO [14] |
UK Rec. [14] |
UK Indie [15] |
US [11] |
US Indie [16] | ||||||||||
| Post-Nothing |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | —[A] | — | ||||||||
| Celebration Rock |
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— | 12 | — | — | 27 | 38 | 37 | 7 | ||||||||
| Near to the Wild Heart of Life |
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49 | — | 73 | 90 | 11 | 25 | 76 | 7 | ||||||||
| Fate & Alcohol |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Heat[17] | |||||||||||||||||
| No Singles |
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33 | |||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||||||
Extended plays
[edit]| Title | EP details | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| All Lies |
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| Lullaby Death Jams |
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Singles
[edit]| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Rock [18] |
MEX Air. [19] |
UK Sales [20] |
US Sales [21] | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | "Young Hearts Spark Fire" | — | — | — | — | Post-Nothing | |||||||||||
| "Wet Hair" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | "Art Czars" | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||||
| "Younger Us" | — | — | — | 23 | Celebration Rock | ||||||||||||
| "Heavenward Grand Prix" | — | — | 85 | — | Non-album single | ||||||||||||
| 2012 | "The House That Heaven Built" | 12 | 44 | 19 | 22 | Celebration Rock | |||||||||||
| "The Nights of Wine and Roses" | 33 | 38 | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | "Near to the Wild Heart of Life" | 9 | 43 | — | 1 | Near to the Wild Heart of Life | |||||||||||
| "No Known Drink or Drug" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "North East South West" | 28 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||||||
Music videos
[edit]| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "The House That Heaven Built" | Jim Larson |
| 2017 | "North East South West" |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Post-Nothing did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 22 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[17]
References
[edit]- General
- "Japandroids - Discography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- "Japandroids - Discography". Polyvinyl Record Co. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- "Japandroids - Discography". ANTI- Records. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- Specific
- ^ Hogan, Marc. Single Review: Young Hearts Spark Fire Archived 2009-03-12 at the Wayback Machine, Pitchfork Media, 04 March, 2009. Retrieved on 05 February 2019.
- ^ Cohen, Ian. Review: Japandroids - Post-Nothing, Pitchfork Media, 27 April 2009. Retrieved on 05 February 2019.
- ^ Thiessen, Brock. Japandroids Sign Worldwide Deal with Polyvinyl, Exclaim!, 05 June 2009. Retrieved on 05 February 2019.
- ^ Breihan, Tom. Japandroids Announce Singles Series, Pitchfork Media, 11 February 2010. Retrieved on 05 February 2019.
- ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry. Japandroids Share New Song, Tour Date", Pitchfork Media, 26 March 2012. Retrieved on 05 February 2019.
- ^ Dombal, Ryan. Japandroids Talk New Album, Pitchfork Media, 09 March 2012. Retrieved on 05 February 2019.
- ^ Wheeler, Brad. Best Canadian album of 2012? Japandroids’ Celebration Rock, The Globe and Mail, 16 December 2012. Retrieved on 7 December 2017.
- ^ Shuymka, Dave. Top 5 Rock Albums of 2012, CBC Music, 17 December 2012. Retrieved on 7 December 2017.
- ^ CBC Music. The 100 Greatest Canadian Albums Ever, CBC Music, 28 July 2012. Retrieved on 7 December 2017.
- ^ Geslani, Michelle. "Japandroids announce new album Near to the Wild Heart of Life", Consequence of Sound, 31 October 2017. Retrieved on 7 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Japandroids - Billboard". Billboard.
- ^ "ARIA Report: Issue 1198" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ^ "Japandroids German Charts". germancharts.de. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
- ^ a b "Japandroids songs and albums - full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ Peaks on UK Independent Albums:
- CELEBRATION ROCK: "2012-06-10 Top 100 Independent Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- NEAR TO THE WILD HEART OF LIFE: "2017-02-03 Top 100 Independent Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- ^ "Japandroids - Billboard Independent". Billboard.
- ^ a b "Japandroids – Billboard Heatseekers". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ "Canada Rock billboard.biz". Billboard.biz.
- ^ "Mexico Ingles Airplay billboard.biz". Billboard.biz.
- ^ Peaks in UK Physical Singles Chart:
- "Heavenward Grand Prix": "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 21 November 2010 - 27 November 2010". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- "The House That Heaven Built": "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 20 May 2012 - 26 May 2012". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ "Hot Singles Sales billboard.biz". Billboard.biz.