The Strokes discography

The Strokes discography
The Strokes performing in March 2006.
Studio albums 5
Video albums 1
Music videos 15
EPs 2
Singles 12

The Strokes are an American indie rock band. Formed in New York City in 1999, the group consists of singer Julian Casablancas, guitarists Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr., bassist Nikolai Fraiture and drummer Fabrizio Moretti. The Strokes discography consists of five studio albums, two extended plays (EP), twelve singles, one video album and fifteen music videos.

In January 2001, the Strokes released a demo EP, The Modern Age, on independent record label Rough Trade. The large amount of hype generated by the record, especially among the British music press, led to a bidding war among major record labels.[1] The band signed with RCA Records, and released its debut LP Is This It in August 2001. Helped by lead single "Hard to Explain", the album debuted at number two in the UK and number 33 on the Billboard 200. Highly acclaimed by critics, Is This It was certified platinum in the US and UK, selling over two million copies worldwide.[2]

The Strokes released their next LP, Room on Fire, in October 2003. The album did well on the charts, reaching number two and going platinum in the UK, while peaking at the fourth spot in the US. Three singles were released from the album, the highest-charting of which was "12:51", which reached number seven in the UK. The band's third album First Impressions of Earth was released in January 2006. Although critics suggested the post-Christmas release date was an indication of the band's lower expectations of the record, First Impressions of Earth was the first Strokes album to top the UK charts.[2] "Juicebox" became the first single by the group to break into the Billboard Hot 100, and was its highest-charting effort in Britain, where it reached number five.

Released after a long hiatus, The Strokes' fourth album Angles (2011) became their third consecutive LP to chart at number four on the Billboard 200. Its 2013 follow-up Comedown Machine reached number ten on both the U.S. and British charts. In 2016 the Strokes released their second EP, Future Present Past.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
[3]		 AUS
[4]		 AUT
[5]		 FRA
[6]		 GER
[7]		 IRE
[8]		 NOR
[9]		 NZ
[10]		 SWE
[11]		 UK
[12]
Is This It 335351928422332
Room on Fire
  • Released: October 28, 2003
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, download
 461416623662
First Impressions of Earth
  • Released: January 3, 2006
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
 4499113221091
Angles
  • Released: March 22, 2011
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
 4196153156213
Comedown Machine
  • Released: March 26, 2013
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
 107211750910182810
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Sales
[27]		 CAN
[28]		 FRA
[29]		 NOR
[30]		 UK
[31]
The Modern Age
  • Released: January 29, 2001
  • Label: Rough Trade, Beggars Banquet
  • Formats: CD, LP
 —28—2068
Future Present Past
  • Released: June 3, 2016
  • Label: Cult
  • Formats: LP, download
 ——144——
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released as single and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[28]		 US
Alt
[28]		 AUS
[4]		 CAN
[28]		 FRA
[29]		 IRL
[8]		 JPN
[32]		 NLD
[33]		 SWE
[34]		 UK
[12]
"Hard to Explain" 2001 —2766—[upper-alpha 1]—10——5616 Is This It
"Last Nite" —[upper-alpha 2]547——48———14
"Someday" —17—————84—27
"12:51" 2003 —15——[upper-alpha 3]—22—40397 Room on Fire
"Reptilia" 2004 —1968——————17
"The End Has No End" —35———42———27
"Juicebox" 2005 98944—[upper-alpha 4]—18—98505 First Impressions of Earth
"Heart in a Cage" 2006 —21———————25
"You Only Live Once" —3552———————
"Under Cover of Darkness" 2011 —[upper-alpha 5]12—88754620——47 Angles
"Taken for a Fool" —32————————
"One Way Trigger"[upper-alpha 6] 2013 ————167—57——— Comedown Machine
"All the Time" —38————29———
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
BEL
(FL)
[38]		 BEL
(WA)
[39]		 CAN
[28]		 FRA
[29]		 MEX
Air.
[27]
"The Modern Age"[40] 2001———[upper-alpha 7]—— Is This It
"Soma"[41] ————40
"Elephant Song"[upper-alpha 8] 2004————— Non-album single
"Machu Picchu"[43] 20118495—8726 Angles
"Tap Out"[44] 2013————— Comedown Machine
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Hard to Explain" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 7 on the Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.[35]
  2. ↑ "Last Nite" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 8 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.[36]
  3. ↑ "12:51" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 30 on the Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.[35]
  4. ↑ "Juicebox" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 4 on the Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.[35]
  5. ↑ "Under Cover of Darkness" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 16 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.[36]
  6. ↑ "One Way Trigger" was only released as a free download.[37]
  7. ↑ "The Modern Age" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 28 on the Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.[35]
  8. ↑ "Elephant Song" was only released as a limited edition fan club exclusive.[42]

Other charted songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Rock
[45]		 FRA
[29]		 JPN
[32]		 MEX
Air.
[27]		 UK
[12]
"Oblivius" 2016 19 60 — — 178 Future Present Past
"Threat Of Joy" — — — 40 —
"Drag Queen" — — — 49 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Videos

Year Release details Comments
2002 The Videos and More
  • Label: Rough Trade (#030)
  • Released: December 9, 2002
  • Available only as a bonus DVD with the special edition of Is This It.
 Features promotional videos of the Is This It singles, and previously unaired performances on the MTV2 Special, "2$Bill".

Music videos

Year Title Director
2001 "Last Nite" Roman Coppola
2002 "The Modern Age"
"Hard to Explain" Roman Coppola
Johannes Gamble
Julian Casablancas
"Someday" Roman Coppola
2003 "12:51"
2004 "Reptilia" Jake Scott
"The End Has No End" Sophie Muller
2005 "Juicebox" Mike Palmieri
2006 "Heart in a Cage" Samuel Bayer
"You Only Live Once"
2007 "You Only Live Once" (second version) Warren Fu
2011 "Under Cover of Darkness"
"Call Me Back"[46] Albert Hammond, Jr.
"Taken for a Fool" Laurent Briet
2013 "All the Time" Albert Hammond, Jr.
2016 "Threat Of Joy" Warren Fu

References

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  2. 1 2 Deusner, Stephen M. (January 3, 2006). "First Impressions of Earth Record Review" Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine.. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on May 21, 2008.
  3. ↑ "The Strokes Artist Chart History: Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
  4. 1 2 Peaks in Australia:
    • All except noted: "The Strokes Australia album chart history". australian-charts.com. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
    • "Hard to Explain" and "You Only Live Once": Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
    • "Reptilia": "ARIA Top 100 Singles" (PDF) (743). ARIA. May 24, 2004: 2. Retrieved October 4, 2008.
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  6. ↑ "The Strokes France album chart history". lescharts.com. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
  7. ↑ "The Strokes Germany album chart history". Musicline.de. Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
  8. 1 2 "Irish Positions". irish-charts.com. Retrieved July 31, 2009.
  9. ↑ "The Strokes Norway album chart history". NorwegianCharts.com. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
  10. ↑ "The Strokes New Zealand album chart history". charts.org.nz. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
  11. ↑ "The Strokes Sweden album chart history". SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
  12. 1 2 3 "UK charts". Everyhit.com. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
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  13. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (October 17, 2003). "CD: The Strokes, Room on Fire | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  14. 1 2 3 "Ask Billboard". Billboard. October 5, 2006. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  15. 1 2 "Gold and Platinum database". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
  16. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "British album certifications – Strokes". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2013-05-21. Select albums in the Format field. Type Strokes in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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  22. ↑ "Gold Platinum Database". Music Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  23. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2006 Albums". Aria.com.au. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  24. ↑ "French album certifications – The Strokes – First Impressions of Earth" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  25. ↑ Lipshutz, Jason (January 17, 2013). "The Strokes To Release Fifth Album Later This Year: Update". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  26. ↑ Lynskey, Dorian (January 17, 2012). "Indie rock's slow and painful death | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
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  28. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Strokes Billboard Chart History: Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
  29. 1 2 3 4 "Discographie The Strokes". Lescharts.com. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
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  31. ↑ "UK chartlog". zobbel.de. Archived from the original on March 22, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2009.
  32. 1 2 "Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  33. ↑ "The Strokes Netherlands singles chart history". DutchCharts.nl. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
  34. ↑ "The Strokes Sweden singles chart history". SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
  35. 1 2 3 4 "The Strokes – Chart History: Canadian Digital Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  36. 1 2 "The Strokes – Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  37. ↑ Battan, Carrie (January 25, 2013). "Listen: The Strokes' New Song "One Way Trigger"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
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  40. ↑ "The Strokes - The Modern Age". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  41. ↑ "The Strokes - Soma". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  42. ↑ "Strokes, The - Elephant Song at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  43. ↑ "The Strokes - Machu Picchu". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  44. ↑ "The Strokes - Tap Out". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  45. ↑ "The Strokes - US Rock Billboard Chart". Lescharts.com. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  46. ↑ "The Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr makes 'art piece' for 'Call Me Back'". NME. March 29, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2011.

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