The Joy Formidable discography

The Joy Formidable discography
The Joy Formidable on the BBC Introducing stage at the Reading Festival in 2008.
Studio albums	5
EPs	4
Live albums	1
Singles	19

The discography of Welsh alternative rock band the Joy Formidable consists of five studio albums, one live album, three extended plays and 15 singles. Their debut extended play, A Balloon Called Moaning , was released in December 2008, followed by their debut studio album, The Big Roar , in January 2011, which reached No. 31 on the UK Albums Chart, and produced the singles "Whirring" and "A Heavy Abacus", which reached No. 7 and No. 25 on the US Alternative Songs Chart, respectively. Their second studio album, Wolf's Law , was released in January 2013 and reached No. 41 and No. 51 on the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200, respectively. Their third studio album, Hitch was released in March 2016. Their fourth studio album, AAARTH , was released on 28 September 2018. Their fifth studio album, Into the Blue , was released on 20 August 2021.

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected details and chart positions

Title	Details	Peak chart positions						Sales
		UK [1]	UK Indie [1]	SCO [2]	US [3]	US Alt. [4]	US Ind. [5]
The Big Roar	Released: 24 January 2011 Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, LP, digital download	31	—	36	— [A]	—	—
Wolf's Law	Released: 21 January 2013 Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, LP, digital download	41	—	58	51	11	—	US: 25,000 [7]
Hitch	Released: 25 March 2016 Label: Caroline Formats: CD, LP, digital download	119	12	—	— [B]	15	14
AAARTH	Released: 28 September 2018 Label: Caroline Formats: CD, LP, digital download	93	13	70	—	—	42
Into the Blue	Released: 20 August 2021 Label: Hassle	— [C]	30	68	—	—	—
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Notes

1. The Big Roar did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 8 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart. ^[6]
2. Hitch did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 82 on the US Billboard Album Sales Chart. ^[8]
3. Into the Blue did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 80 on the UK Album Sales Chart. ^[9]

Live albums

List of albums, with selected details

Title	Details
First You Have to Get Mad	Released: 2009 [10] Label: Independent Formats: CD

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details

Title	Album details
A Balloon Called Moaning	Released: 17 December 2008 Label: Black Bell Formats: CD, LP, digital download
Bootleg, Vol. 1	Released: 2011 Label: Independent Formats: CD
Roarities	Released: 5 July 2011 Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, digital download
The Big More	Released: 14 October 2011 Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, digital download
Sleep is Day	Released: 26 September 2016 Label: C'mon Let's Drift Formats: Digital download

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Year	Peak chart positions						Album
		UK Sales [11]	BEL (FL) Tip [12]	CAN Rock [13]	MEX Air. [14]	US Alt [3]	US Rock [3]
"Austere" [A]	2008	14	—	—	31	—	—	A Balloon Called Moaning and The Big Roar
"Cradle" [A]	2009	32	—	—	30	—	—
"Whirring" [A]		41	34	22	38	7	21
"Popinjay" [B]	2010	34	—	—	—	—	—	The Big Roar
"I Don't Want to See You Like This"		12	—	—	—	—	—
"A Heavy Abacus"	2011	—	—	—	50	25	—
"This Ladder Is Ours"	2012	—	—	—	35	24	—	Wolf's Law
"Cholla"		8	—	—	—	—	—
"A Minute's Silence"	2013	40	—	—	—	—	—	non-album single
"Silent Treatment"		—	—	—	—	—	—	Wolf's Law
"Yn Rhydiau'r Afon" [C]	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	non-album singles
"Tynnu Sylw" [C]		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Y Garreg Ateb" [C]	2015	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Twin Peaks" [15]		—	—	—	—	—	—
"The Last Thing on My Mind"	2016	—	—	—	—	40	—	Hitch
"Y Gwir a'r Gwendid" [C]	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	non-album singles
"Cynnu Tân" [C]		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Dance of the Lotus"	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	AAARTH
"The Wrong Side"		—	—	—	—	—	—
"The Better Me"		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Into the Blue"	2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	Into the Blue
"Back to Nothing"		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Chimes"		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Interval"		—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles

Title	Year	MEX Air. [14]	Album
"Little Blimp" [16]	2012	47	Wolf's Law

Notes:

• ^A - These tracks were re-released in 2011 in promotion of The Big Roar.
• ^B - This track was included only on the Japanese and limited editions of The Big Roar
• ^C - These tracks were released as part of the Aruthrol singles collection, in which The Joy Formidable released a single, usually in Welsh, along with another Welsh band.

References

1. The Joy Formidable – Official Charts Company
2. Peaks in Scotland:
   • The Big Roar: "2011-01-30 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company.
   • Wolf's Law: "2013-01-27 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company.
   • Aaarth: "2018-10-05 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
   • Into the Blue: "Into the Blue – Joy Formidable - Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
3. The Joy Formidable - Allmusic // Awards
4. "The Joy Formidable – Chart History - Alternative Albums". Billboard.com. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
5. "The Joy Formidable – Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard.com. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
6. "The Joy Formidable Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard . Retrieved 8 May 2020.
7. "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016.
8. "The Joy Formidable Chart History: Album Sales". Billboard . Retrieved 8 May 2020.
9. "Into the Blue – Joy Formidable - Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
10. Discogs - The Joy Formidable – First You Have To Get Mad
11. Peaks in UK Physical Singles Chart:
    • "Popinjay": "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 11 April 2010 - 17 April 2010". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 27 May 2020.
    • "Cradle": "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 15 October 2011 - 21 October 2011". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 25 October 2023.
    • "Whirring": "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 01 May 2011 - 07 May 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
    • "Austere", "I Don't Want to See You Like This": "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 23 January 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
    • "Cholla": "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 28 October 2012 - 03 November 2012". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
    • "A Minute's Silence": "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 21 April 2013 - 27 April 2013". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
12. "Discografie The Joy Formidable - ultratop.be". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
13. "Billboard.biz". billboard.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
14. "Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard.biz.
15. The Joy Formidable. "The Joy Formidable: "Twin Peaks" - iTunes Store". iTunes . Retrieved 27 January 2016.
16. "The Joy Formidable Little Blimp UK Promo CD-R" . Retrieved 22 April 2016.