Abingdon Boys School discography

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Abingdon Boys School discography
Studio albums2
Live albums1
Compilation albums1
Video albums3
Singles9
Other appearances7

The discography of Japanese rock band Abingdon Boys School includes two studio albums, eight singles, one live album, four video albums, one compilation album, eight soundtrack appearances, and seven other appearances in releases not under that name. Abingdon Boys School (stylized as "abingdon boys school" or abbreviated "a.b.s"), was formed in 2005 by Takanori Nishikawa, or T.M.Revolution, who originally named the band ABS after Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan, [N 1] and later changed the band's name to Abingdon Boys School, a school formerly attended by members of Radiohead. [1] [2] [3] The band plays alternative rock and is currently signed to Epic Records Japan. [4]

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Abingdon Boys School has contributed to the soundtracks of numerous anime and video game series and several tribute albums. Their music has been used as opening or closing tracks for anime series, including Darker than Black , Soul Eater , and Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 , and games, including Sengoku Basara . In addition, they have also contributed to tribute albums to the manga Nana and the rock bands Luna Sea and Buck-Tick. They also perform in a live DVD by Buck-Tick.

Both of the band's studio albums reached number two on the Oricon charts. Abingdon Boys School's singles have all charted on the Oricon charts as well; the singles "Blade Chord" and "From Dusk Till Dawn" have peaked at number two and number three respectively. Additionally, the band's four videos have all charted, with Abingdon Boys School Japan Tour 2008 and Abingdon Road Movies both peaking at number ten. Two of the band's releases, the album Abingdon Boys School and the single "Innocent Sorrow", have been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeaks Certifications
JPN
[5]
Abingdon Boys School 2
Abingdon Road
  • Released: January 27, 2010 [8]
  • Label: Epic Japan (ESCL-3342)
  • Format: CD, DVD, digital download
2

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums
TitleAlbum details
Teaching Materials

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeaks
JPN
[11]
Abingdon Boys School Japan Tour 2020
  • Released: February 16, 2022
  • Label: Epic Records Japan (ESBL-5614)
  • Format: CD
31

Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeaks
JPN
[12]
Abingdon Boys School Japan Tour 200810
Abingdon Road Movies
  • Released: March 17, 2010 [14]
  • Label: Epic Japan (ESBL-2273/4)
  • Format: DVD
10
Abingdon Boys School Japan Tour 2010
  • Released: September 29, 2010 [15]
  • Label: Epic Japan (ESBL-2277/8)
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray
15
Abingdon Boys School Japan Tour 2020
  • Released: February 16, 2022
  • Label: Epic Records Japan (ESBL-2613)
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray
16

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak Certifications Album
JPN
[16]
"Innocent Sorrow"20065Abingdon Boys School
"Howling"20074
"Nephilim"20075
"Blade Chord"20072Abingdon Road
"Strength"20094
"JAP"20094
"Kimi no Uta" (キミノウタ)20098
"From Dusk Till Dawn"20093
"WE aRE"20128Non-album single

Soundtracks

List of soundtrack appearances
TitleYearSoundtrack
"Innocent Sorrow (TV Size)" [18] 2007 D.Gray-man Original Soundtrack 1
"Innocent Sorrow" [19] 2008D.Gray-man Complete Best
"Strength" [20] 2009 The Best of Soul Eater
"JAP (TV Version)" [21] 2009 Sengoku Basara: Blue Scrolls Music -It's Show Time! CD-
"Kimi no Uta" (キミノウタ) [22] 2009 Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
"From Dusk Till Dawn (TV Size)" [23] 2009 Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha
"JAP" [24] 2010 Sengoku Basara Anime Best
"Blade Chord" and "JAP" [25] 2010 Sengoku Basara Game Best

Other appearances

Other song appearances
TitleYearAlbum
"Stay Away" [26] 2005Love for Nana -Only 1 Tribute-
"Dress" (ドレス, Doresu) [27] Parade -Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick-
"Freak Show" [28] 2006 The Songs for Death Note The Movie ~the Last Name Tribute~
"Nephilim" [29] 2007Tokyo Rock City
"Sweetest Coma Again" [30] 2007 Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album -Re:birth-
"Innocent Sorrow" [31] 2008Buck-Tick Fest 2007 on Parade
"Valkyrie -Lioleia Mix-" [32] 2009Monster Hunter 5th Anniversary Collection

Footnotes

Notes

  1. ↑ In Japanese, Ebisu has approximately the same pronunciation as the letters A-B-S

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