Japandroids discography | |
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Studio albums | 3 |
Compilation albums | 1 |
EPs | 2 |
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]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||||
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CAN [11] | AUS Hit. [12] | GER [13] | SCO [14] | UK Rec. [14] | UK Indie [15] | US [11] | US Indie [16] | ||||||||||
Post-Nothing |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — [upper-alpha 1] | — | ||||||||
Celebration Rock |
| — | 12 | — | — | 27 | 38 | 37 | 7 | ||||||||
Near to the Wild Heart of Life |
| 49 | — | 73 | 90 | 11 | 25 | 76 | 7 | ||||||||
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||||||
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||||
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US Heat [17] | |||||||||||||||||
No Singles |
| 33 | |||||||||||||||
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||||||
Title | EP details | Comments |
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All Lies |
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Lullaby Death Jams |
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Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||
Year | Title | Director |
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2012 | "The House That Heaven Built" | Jim Larson |
2017 | "North East South West" | |
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