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Japandroids discography

The discography of Canadian rock band Japandroids consists of three studio albums, one compilation album, two extended plays, ten singles, and two music videos.

Japandroids discography
Japandroids in concert at the Hillside Festival in 2010
Studio albums3
EPs2
Compilation albums1
Singles10

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

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Studio albums

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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
  • Label: Polyvinyl
  • Released: 28 April 2009
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, Digital
 — — — — — — —[A] —
Celebration Rock
  • Label: Polyvinyl
  • Released: 5 June 2012
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, Digital
 — 12 — — 27 38 37 7
Near to the Wild Heart of Life 49 — 73 90 11 25 76 7
Fate & Alcohol — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Compilation albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
US Heat[17]
No Singles
  • Label: Polyvinyl
  • Released: 11 May 2010
  • Formats: CD, LP, Digital
 33
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Extended plays

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Title EP details Comments
All Lies
  • Label: Self-released
  • Released: May 2007
  • Formats: CD
  • Independently released and limited to 500 copies.
  • Re-released as part of No Singles compilation.
Lullaby Death Jams
  • Label: Self-released
  • Released: January 2008
  • Formats: CD

Singles

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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

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Year Title Director
2012 "The House That Heaven Built" Jim Larson
2017 "North East South West"

Notes

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  1. ^ Post-Nothing did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 22 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[17]

References

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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
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Cohen, Ian. Review: Japandroids - Post-Nothing, Pitchfork Media, 27 April 2009. Retrieved on 05 February 2019.
  3. ^ Thiessen, Brock. Japandroids Sign Worldwide Deal with Polyvinyl, Exclaim!, 05 June 2009. Retrieved on 05 February 2019.
  4. ^ Breihan, Tom. Japandroids Announce Singles Series, Pitchfork Media, 11 February 2010. Retrieved on 05 February 2019.
  5. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry. Japandroids Share New Song, Tour Date", Pitchfork Media, 26 March 2012. Retrieved on 05 February 2019.
  6. ^ Dombal, Ryan. Japandroids Talk New Album, Pitchfork Media, 09 March 2012. Retrieved on 05 February 2019.
  7. ^ Wheeler, Brad. Best Canadian album of 2012? Japandroids’ Celebration Rock, The Globe and Mail, 16 December 2012. Retrieved on 7 December 2017.
  8. ^ Shuymka, Dave. Top 5 Rock Albums of 2012, CBC Music, 17 December 2012. Retrieved on 7 December 2017.
  9. ^ CBC Music. The 100 Greatest Canadian Albums Ever, CBC Music, 28 July 2012. Retrieved on 7 December 2017.
  10. ^ Geslani, Michelle. "Japandroids announce new album Near to the Wild Heart of Life", Consequence of Sound, 31 October 2017. Retrieved on 7 December 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Japandroids - Billboard". Billboard.
  12. ^ "ARIA Report: Issue 1198" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  13. ^ "Japandroids German Charts". germancharts.de. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  14. ^ a b "Japandroids songs and albums - full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  15. ^ Peaks on UK Independent Albums:
  16. ^ "Japandroids - Billboard Independent". Billboard.
  17. ^ a b "Japandroids – Billboard Heatseekers". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  18. ^ "Canada Rock billboard.biz". Billboard.biz.
  19. ^ "Mexico Ingles Airplay billboard.biz". Billboard.biz.
  20. ^ Peaks in UK Physical Singles Chart:
  21. ^ "Hot Singles Sales billboard.biz". Billboard.biz.
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