| Artist: | American Authors |
| Studio: | 5 |
| Ep: | 7 |
| Singles: | 16 |
| Music Videos: | 19 |
| Option: | 8 |
| Option Name: | Promotional singles |
New York-based rock band American Authors have released 5 studio albums, 7 EPs, and 16 singles, 8 of which were promotional singles, in their 13-year tenure as a band. Their discography also includes 19 music videos, 3 headlining tours, and three supporting tours for OneRepublic, the Fray, and the Revivalists respectively.
The band's first EP and first two studio albums recorded under the name American Authors have been major label releases on Universal Music Group subsidiary, Island Records. However, much of the band's early material was released independently under the name the Blue Pages.
| Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | US Rock [2] | AUS [3] | AUT [4] | CAN [5] | GER [6] | UK [7] | ||||||||
| Oh, What a Life |
| 15 | 3 | 35 | 58 | 12 | 68 | 26 |
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| What We Live For |
| 60 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Seasons |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Best Night of My Life |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Call Your Mother |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Rock | |||||||||||||
| American Authors |
| 156 | 42 | |||||||||||
| Counting Down |
| — | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Peak chart positions< | --Do not surpass 10 charts.--> | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [19] | US Adult [20] | US Rock [21] | AUS | AUT | CAN [22] | GER | NZ [23] | SWE [24] | UK | |||||
| "Believer"[25] | 2013 | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oh, What a Life | |
| "Best Day of My Life" | 11 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 17 | ||||
| "Luck" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "In a Big Country" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Go Big or Go Home"[30] | 2015 | — | 22 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | What We Live For | ||
| "Pride" | — | 29 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "What We Live For" | 2016 | — | 26 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I'm Born to Run" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | |||
| "Everything Everything" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Born in China | |||
| "Good Ol' Boys" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="2" | |||
| "Do My Own Thing" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Deep Water"[31] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Seasons | |||
| "Say Amen" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Bring It On Home" | 2019 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Champion" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Peak chart positions< | --Do not surpass 10 charts.--> | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Adult | US Rock | AUS | AUT | CAN | GER | NZ | SWE | UK | |||||
| "Microphone"[32] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Counting Down | ||
| "Best I Can"[33] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Brick by Brick"[34] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Counting Down"[35] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Nice and Easy"[36] | 2021 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="6" | ||
| "Favorite Time of the Year" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Timeless" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "One Way Up" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Good 4 U" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Circles" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Blind for Love" | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Best Night of My Life | |||
| "Christmas Karaoke" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="2" | |||
| "Sleigh Ride" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Best Night of My Life" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Best Night of My Life | ||
| "We Happy Don't Worry" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Perfectly Imperfect" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="4" | |||
| "Sweet Caroline" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Come Home to Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Christmas in Hollis" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "My Last Dime" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Call Your Mother | ||
| "Daisies" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Save Tonight" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Can't Stand the Mourning" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Something Amazing" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Come Too Far" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Rocketman" | 2019 | |||
| "Move" | 2021 | Santana | Blessings and Miracles | |
| "This Time Is Right" | CVBZ | rowspan="2" | ||
| "One Way Up" | 2022 | Fedde Le Grand | ||
| "The Life That I Got" | Lit | Tastes Like Gold | ||
| "Island in the Sun" | 2023 | Smallpools | Cameras & Coastlines & Covers |
| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Rock | ||||||||||||||
| "Trouble" | 2014 | 44 | Oh, What a Life | |||||||||||
| "Right Here Right Now" | 2016 | — | What We Live For | |||||||||||
| "I Wanna Go Out" | 2017 | — | Seasons | |||||||||||
| "Do My Own Thing" | 2018 | — | ||||||||||||
| "Say Amen" | — | Seasons | ||||||||||||
| "Neighborhood" | — | |||||||||||||
| "Stay Around" | 2019 | — | ||||||||||||
| "Champion" | — | |||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Director(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| "Believer" (Brooklyn version) | 2013 | Anthony Leonardi III and Brendan Walter |
| "Best Day of My Life" (Dog version) | Joshua Mikel | |
| "Best Day of My Life" | Mark Staubach | |
| "Believer" | 2014 | Anthony Leonardi III, Brendan Walter and Chris Newhard |
| "Luck" | Taylor Cohen | |
| "Go Big or Go Home" | 2015 | Ethan Lader |
| "Pride" | Rosco Guerrero | |
| "Pride" (radio mix / American sign language video) | 2016 | Brendan Walter and Mel Soria |
| "What We Live For" | Rosco Guerrero | |
| "I'm Born to Run" | 2017 | Jesse DeFlorio |
| "Everything Everything" | ||
| "Good Ol' Boys" | ||
| "Deep Water" (Viral) | 2018 | Harrison Sanborn |
| "Deep Water" | Lauren Sick | |
| "Say Amen" | Jesse DeFlorio and Seth Iliff | |
| "Neighborhood" | Rosco Guerrero | |
| "Stay Around" | 2019 | Spencer Kohn |
| "Calm Me Down" | Rosco Guerrero | |
| "Before I Go" | Jesse DeFlorio | |
| "Bring It On Home" | ||
| "Microphone" | 2020 | Spencer Kohn |
| "Brick by Brick" | Orlando Romero | |
| "Nice and Easy" | 2021 | Chris Greider |
| "Favorite Time of the Year" | Duncan Hatch | |
| "Timeless" | 2022 | Janush Libicki |
| "Blind for Love" | Matt Sanchez and Bianca Magick | |
| "Best Night of My Life" | 2023 | Chris Greider |
| "We Happy Don't Worry" |
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Rocketman" | 2019 | Magic Giant |
| "Move" | 2021 | Joshua Mikel |
| "This Time Is Right" | Matt Wilds |