Fat Freddy's Drop discography explained

Artist:	Fat Freddy's Drop
Studio:	7
Live:	2
Video:	1
Music Videos:	4
Ep:	3
Singles:	12

Fat Freddy's Drop have released seven studio albums, two live albums, and several singles. Their songs have appeared on compilation albums both in New Zealand and internationally. In 2007, they released a DVD, Fantastic Voyages Vol. 1, with live footage from their 2006 World Cup Tour, music videos, and behind the scenes footage.

Albums

Studio albums

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Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
NZ ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	AUT ^[3]	BEL (FL) ^[4]	DEN ^[5]	FRA ^[6]	GER ^[7]	NLD ^[8]	SWI ^[9]	UK ^[10]
Based on a True Story	Released: 2 May 2005 Label: The Drop · Kartel · Sonar Kollektiv Format: CD · digital download · LP	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RMNZ 11× Platinum^[11]
Dr Boondigga and the Big BW	Released: 2 June 2009 Label: The Drop Format: CD · digital download · LP	1	45	—	—	—	97	97	—	—	—	RMNZ: 2× Platinum^[12]
Blackbird	Released: 9 July 2013 Label: The Drop Format: CD · digital download · LP	1	11	—	72	26	188	65	65	55	59	RMNZ: 2× Platinum
Bays	Released: 23 October 2015 Label: The Drop Format: CD · digital download · LP	1	12	66	93	—	141	35	77	93	79	RMNZ: Gold^[13]
Special Edition Part 1	Released: 15 November 2019 Label: The Drop Format: CD · digital download · LP	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Lock-In	Released: 16 October 2020 Label: The Drop Format: CD · digital download · LP	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wairunga	Released: 20 August 2021 Label: The Drop Format: CD · digital download · LP	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Live albums

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Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
NZ
Live at the Matterhorn	Released: May 2001 Label: The Drop Format: CD · digital download	—	RMNZ: Gold
Live at Roundhouse London	Released: 14 June 2010 Label: The Drop Format: CD · digital download	8
"—" denotes items which failed to chart.

Remix albums

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Album details	Peak chart positions
NZ
Blackbird Returns	Released: 29 September 2023 Label: The Drop Format: CD · digital download	17 ^[14]

Extended plays

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EP details	Peak chart positions
NZ
Hope for a Generation EP	Released: 2004 Label: The Drop Format: CD · digital download · 12" vinyl	—
Remix EP	Released: 2004 Label: The Drop Format: CD · digital download · 12" vinyl	—
Wandering Eye EP	Released: 2006 Label: The Drop Format: digital download	—
Fat Electric Drop EP	Released: 25 September 2012 Label: The Drop Format: 12" vinyl · digital download	—
Live in Munich	Released: 13 October 2014 Label: The Drop Format: digital download	—
iTunes Session	Released: 12 December 2014 Label: The Drop Format: digital download	19
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Singles

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Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
NZ
"Hope"	2003	—		Based on a True Story
"This Room"		—
"Flashback"	2005	—
"Roady"		—
"Wandering Eye"		6	RMNZ: 6× Platinum^[15]
"Cay’s Crays"	2006	—
"The Camel"	2008	14		Dr Boondigga and the Big BW
"Pull the Catch"		17
"The Raft"	2010	—
"Silver and Gold"	2012	—		Blackbird
"Clean the House"	2013	30
"Mother Mother"		—
"Slings & Arrows"	2014	5		Bays
"Little One"	2015	—		rowspan="3"
"Seconds"		—
"Grounded"		—
"Razor"		—		Bays
"Trickle Down"	2018	—		Special Edition Part 1
"Kamo Kamo"	2019	—
"Shady"	2021	—		Wairunga
"Bones"		—
"Blackbird" (Kings remix)	2023	—		Blackbird Returns
"—" denotes items which failed to chart.

Other charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		NZ Artist ^[16]	NZ Hot ^[17]
"10 Feet Tall"	2015	11	—	Bays
"Wairunga Blues"		14	—
"Makkan"		16	—
"Special Edition"	2019	—	8	Special Edition Part 1
"OneFourteen"		—	13
"Raleigh Twenty"		—	20
"Coffee Black"	2021	—	22	Wairunga
"Bush Telegraph"		—	33
"Dig Deep"		—	24

Music videos

Year	Title	Director(s)
2002	"Hope"	Marcel Allan^[18]
	"Seconds"	Sarah Hunter and Jacob Luamanuvae
2005	"Wandering Eye"	Mark Williams^[19]
2007	"Ray Ray"	Armahgn Ballentyne and John Baxter
2008	"The Camel"
2009	"Pull the Catch"
2015	"Ten Feet Tall
2016	"Fish in the Sea"

Featured appearances

• (1999) - 21st Celebration (NZ) (Radio Active) - Hope
• (2000) - One Love (NZ) (Radio Active) - Wairunga Blues
• (2001) - Loop 002 (NZ) (Loop Recordings) - Little One (Live At McDonalds)
• (2001) - Styles Upon Styles Part 1 (NZ) (Sugarlicks) - Runnin' (Studio Version)
• (2002) - Loop 003 (NZ) (Loop Recordings) - Runnin
• (2002) - Loop 004 (NZ) (Loop Recordings) - Bluey
• (2002) - The Green Room 001 (NZ) (Loop Recordings) - Runnin
• (2003) - Weekend Sessions (NZ/AUS) (Liberation Music) - Seconds
• (2003) - Whopper Chopper Seaside Extravaganza (NZ) (Whopper Chopper Trust) - Willow Tree (Live in Berlin at Cafe Moskau)
• (2004) - The Eclectic Sessions Vol. 2 (UK) (Trust The DJ Records) - Hope
• (2004) - Best Seven Selections (Best Seven/Sonar Kollektive) - Hope & This Room
• (2004) - Conscious Roots (NZ) (Capitol Music/Moving Production) - Hope
• (2005) - Conscious Roots 2 (NZ) (Capitol Music) - Ernie
• (2005) - Dub Conspiracy (NZ) (record label unknown) - Mightnight Marauders (Live on Gilles Peterson)
• (2005) - The Green Room 004 (NZ) (Loop Recordings) - Hope
• (2007) - Nu Reggae (FR) (Wagram Music) - Wandering Eye
• (2010) - Nova Tunes 2.1 (FR) - The Raft

References

Web site: The Drop Discography . 2010-03-25 . 2008 . PDF . The Drop .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Discography Fat Freddys Drop. charts.nz. Hung Medien. 19 January 2019.
2. Web site: australian-charts.com - Discography Fat Freddys Drop. Hung Medien. 19 January 2019.
3. Web site: Discographie Fat Freddys Drop . . German . 19 January 2019.
4. Web site: Fat Freddy's Drop – Blackbird . Ultratop. Dutch. 19 January 2019.
5. Web site: Discography Fat Freddys Drop . danishcharts.dk . 19 January 2019.
6. Web site: lescharts.com - Discography Fat Freddys Drop. Hung Medien. 27 October 2015.
7. Web site: Discographie von Fat Freddy's Drop. GfK Entertainment. 16 January 2020.
8. Web site: Discografie Fat Freddys Drop . nl . dutchcharts.nl . 19 January 2019.
9. Web site: Fat Freddy's Drop – 10 Feet Tall . Swiss Singles Top 100 . de . 19 January 2019.
10. Web site: Fat Freddy's Drop . Official Charts Company. 19 January 2019.
11. New Zealand. Fat Freddy's Drop. Based on a True Story. album. 5565. true. 1 May 2023. 29 April 2023.
12. Web site: Gold and platinum New Zealand albums to 2013. Te Ara. Encyclopedia of NZ. 19 July 2015.
13. Web site: NZ Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 1 May 2017. 19 January 2019.
14. Web site: NZ Top 40 Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 9 October 2023. 7 October 2023.
15. New Zealand. Fat Freddy's Drop. Wandering Eye. single. 5561. true. 25 April 2023.
16. Peak positions for Fat Freddy's Drop's singles on the NZ Artist singles chart:
    • For "10 Feet Tall", "Wairunga Blues", "Makkan": Web site: NZ Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 2 November 2015. 19 January 2019.
17. Peaks on the NZ Hot Singles Chart:
    • Songs from Special Edition Part 1: Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 25 November 2019. 23 November 2019.
    • Songs from Wairunga: Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 30 August 2021. 28 August 2021.
18. Web site: Freddy's Discography. Fat Freddy's Drop. 12 June 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100923045107/http://fatfreddysdrop.com/freddy-s-discography/. 23 September 2010. dead. dmy-all.
19. Web site: Fat Freddy's Drop - Wandering Eye. Dailymotion. French. 25 May 2007. 12 June 2010.