The Joy Formidable discography

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

The discography of Welsh alternative rock band the Joy Formidable consists of three 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.

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
UK
[1]		 SCO
[2]		 US
[3]		 US
Alt.
[4]		 US
Heat
[5]
The Big Roar 31 36 — — 8
Wolf's Law
  • Released: 21 January 2013
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 41 58 51 11 —
Hitch
  • Released: 25 March 2016
  • Label: Caroline
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 119 — — 15 —
Aaarth
  • Released: 28 September 2018
  • Label: Caroline
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 93 70 — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

List of albums, with selected details
Title Album details
First You Have to Get Mad[7]
  • Released: 2009
  • 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
CAN
Rock
[8]		 MEX
Air.
[9]		 US
Alt
[3]		 US
Rock
[3]
"Austere"[A] 2008 —31—— A Balloon Called Moaning
and The Big Roar
"Cradle"[A] 2009 —30——
"Whirring"[A] 2238721
"Popinjay"[B] 2010 ———— The Big Roar
"I Don't Want to See You Like This" ————
"A Heavy Abacus" 2011 —5025—
"This Ladder Is Ours" 2012 —3524— Wolf's Law
"Cholla" ————
"A Minute's Silence" 2013 ———— N/A
"Silent Treatment" ———— Wolf's Law
"Yn Rhydiau'r Afon"[C] 2014 ———— N/A
"Tynnu Sylw"[C] ————
"Y Garreg Ateb"[C] 2015 ————
"Twin Peaks"[10] ————
"The Last Thing on My Mind" 2016 ——40— Hitch
"Y Gwir a'r Gwendid"[C] 2017 ———— N/A
"Cynnu Tân"[C] ————
"Dance of the Lotus" 2018 ———— AAARTH
"The Wrong Side" ————
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles
Title Year MEX
Air.
[9]		 Album
"Little Blimp"[11] 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.
  3. 1 2 3 The Joy Formidable - Allmusic // Awards
  4. ↑ "The Joy Formidable – Chart History - Alternative Albums". Billboard.com.
  5. ↑ "The Joy Formidable – Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard.com.
  6. ↑ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016.
  7. ↑ Discogs - The Joy Formidable – First You Have To Get Mad
  8. ↑ "Billboard.biz". billboard.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard.biz.
  10. ↑ The Joy Formidable. "The Joy Formidable: "Twin Peaks" - iTunes Store". iTunes. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "The Joy Formidable Little Blimp UK Promo CD-R". Retrieved 22 April 2016.
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