Gang of Youths discography

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Gang of Youths discography
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Gang of Youths performing in Kingston upon Thames, 2022.
Studio albums3
Live albums1
EPs4
Singles24

Australian alternative rock band Gang of Youths have released three studio albums, one live album, four extended plays and 24 singles. The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist David Le'aupepe, bass guitarist Max Dunn, lead guitarist Jung Kim, drummer Donnie Borzestowski and violinist Tom Holden.

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The band's first studio album, The Positions (2015), debuted at number five on the ARIA Albums Chart. It was supported by the certified platinum single "Magnolia". In 2017, their second album, Go Farther in Lightness , peaked at number one in Australia, and was preceded by their first Australian top 50 single "Let Me Down Easy". In the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2017, the album held a three positions in the top 10. The following year, a concert film and live album was released from their MTV Unplugged performance in Melbourne. In 2021, Gang of Youths' comeback single, "The Angel of 8th Ave." was released supporting their third studio album, Angel in Realtime (2022) which debuted at number one in Australia and number 10 on the UK Albums Chart. An accompanying EP, Immolation Tape , was released the same year and features acoustic renditions of album tracks.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with release date, label, and selected chart positions and certifications shown
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
AUS
[1] 		HUN
[2] 		NZ
[3] 		SCO
[4] 		UK
[4] 		US
Sales
[5]
The Positions 5—————
Go Farther in Lightness
  • Released: 18 August 2017
  • Label: Mosy, Sony
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
1—— [upper-alpha 1] —— [upper-alpha 2] —
  • ARIA: Platinum [9]
Angel in Realtime
  • Released: 25 February 2022
  • Label: Mosy, Sony
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of live albums, with release date, label, and selected chart positions shown
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[1]
MTV Unplugged (Live in Melbourne)
  • Released: 26 October 2018
  • Label: Mosy, Sony
  • Formats: CD, DVD, digital download, streaming
5

Extended plays

List of EPs, with release date, label, and selected chart positions shown
TitleEP detailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[1]
Let Me Be Clear
  • Released: 29 June 2016
  • Label: Mosy, Sony
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
2
Total Serene
  • Released: 16 July 2021
  • Label: Mosy, Sony
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
—
Immolation Tape
  • Released: 20 May 2022
  • Label: Mosy, Sony
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
—
Triple J Like a Version Sessions
  • Released: 12 August 2022
  • Label: ABC
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
—

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions, certifications, and album name shown
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
AUS
[1] 		Triple J
Hottest
100
[10] 		CAN
Rock
[11] 		UK
Sales
[4] 		US
AAA
[12] 		US
Alt.
[13] 		US
Rock
Air.
[14]
"Evangelists" [15] 2013———————Non-album singles
"Riverlands" [16] 2014———————
"Poison Drum" [17] ———————The Positions
"Benevolence Riots" [18] ———————Non-album single
"Radioface" [19] 2015———————The Positions
"Magnolia"—21—————
"Heroes" [upper-alpha 3] 2016———————Non-album single [upper-alpha 4]
"Strange Diseases" [23] —50—————Let Me Be Clear
"What Can I Do If the Fire Goes Out?"2017— [upper-alpha 5] 10—————
  • ARIA: Platinum [25]
Go Farther in Lightness
"Atlas Drowned" [26] ———————
"Let Me Down Easy"492—————
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum [27]
"Keep Me In the Open" [28] ———————
"The Deepest Sighs, the Frankest Shadows"935—————
  • ARIA: Platinum [25]
"The Heart Is a Muscle"————37——
"Still Unbeaten Life (Live)" [29] 2018———————MTV Unplugged (Live in Melbourne)
"Fear and Trembling (Live)" [30] ———————
"The Angel of 8th Ave."202148616—72931Total Serene [upper-alpha 6]
"Unison" [31] ———————
"The Man Himself" [32] —57—————Angel in Realtime
"Tend the Garden" [33] ———————
"In the Wake of Your Leave"2022—949—28——
"Spirit Boy" [34] ———————
"Shot in the Arm" [upper-alpha 7] [35] ———————Immolation Tape
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" [upper-alpha 8] [36] 2023———————Non-album single
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Split singles

TitleYearPeak chart
positions		Album
UK
Sales
[4]
"A Fantastic Death (Demo)/
The Angel of 8th Ave. (Alternate Version)" [37] 		202295Non-album single
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
"Blood (Live from Stockholm)" [38]
(Mumford & Sons featuring Gang of Youths) [upper-alpha 9] 		2020—Delta Tour EP
"I'm on Fire" [39]
(Sam Fender featuring Gang of Youths)		2022— [upper-alpha 10] Apple Music Home Session
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Other contributions

SongYearAlbumNotes
"Worldly-wise"
(by Gretta Ray) [41] 		2021 Begin to Look Around Co-produced by Gang of Youths, with backing vocals by David Le'aupepe

Notes

  1. ↑ Go Farther in Lightness did not enter the NZ Top 40 Albums Chart, but peaked at number 3 on the NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart. [7]
  2. ↑ Go Farther in Lightness did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 35 on the UK Records Store Chart. [8]
  3. ↑ "Heroes" is a cover of the 1977 song by David Bowie.
  4. ↑ This single was uploaded on the band's SoundCloud profile in January 2016, [21] but it wasn't released on streaming platforms until October 2017. [22]
  5. ↑ "What Can I Do If the Fire Goes Out?" did not enter the Australian ARIA Singles Chart but peaked at number 13 on the ARIA Hitseekers Chart. [24]
  6. ↑ Both "The Angel of 8th Ave." and "Unison" were later featured on Angel in Realtime.
  7. ↑ "Shot in the Arm" is a cover of the 1999 song by Wilco.
  8. ↑ "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is a cover of the 1944 song by Judy Garland.
  9. ↑ Gang of Youths previously covered "Blood" by the Middle East for Like a Version in 2017.
  10. ↑ "I'm on Fire" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 88 on the UK Singles Sales Chart. [40]

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