| Artist: | Foster the People |
| Studio: | 4 |
| Ep: | 5 |
| Singles: | 26 |
| Music Videos: | 15 |
| Option: | 6 |
| Option Name: | Promotional singles |
The discography of American indie pop band Foster the People consists of four studio albums, five extended plays (including one mixtape), 26 singles, and 15 music videos.
Mark Foster founded the band in 2009 after spending several years in Los Angeles as a struggling musician and working as a commercial jingle writer. After Foster's song "Pumped Up Kicks" became a viral success in 2010, the group was signed to Columbia Records imprint Startime International and gained a fanbase through small club shows and appearances at the music festivals Coachella and South by Southwest. After releasing their debut album Torches in May 2011, "Pumped Up Kicks" became a crossover hit on commercial radio, reaching number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, while also becoming successful in international markets. The success of "Pumped Up Kicks" also propelled Torches to number 8 on the Billboard 200 chart. Four other singles were released from the album, including "Helena Beat", "Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)", and "Houdini", all of which entered the Alternative Songs chart.
| Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||
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| US [1] | AUS [2] | BEL (FL) [3] | CAN [4] | FRA [5] | IRL [6] | NLD [7] | NZ [8] | SWI [9] | UK [10] | ||||||||
| Torches |
| 8 | 1 | 69 | 7 | 29 | 13 | 53 | 18 | 49 | 12 | ||||||
| Supermodel |
| 3 | 8 | 93 | 4 | 51 | 24 | 57 | 17 | 17 | 26 | ||||||
| Sacred Hearts Club |
| 47 | 71 | — | 54 | 180 | — | 85 | — | — | — |
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| Paradise State of Mind |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||
| Details | ||
| Foster the People |
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| Spotify Sessions – Live from The Village |
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| III |
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| In the Darkest of Nights, Let the Birds Sing |
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| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||||
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| US [24] | US Rock [25] | AUS [26] | CAN [27] | CZR [28] | FRA | JPN [29] | NLD | SWI | UK [30] | ||||||||
| "Pumped Up Kicks" | 2010 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 17 | 18 | Torches | |||||
| "Helena Beat" | 2011 | — | 15 | 74 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Call It What You Want" | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | 75 | — | — | 139 |
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| "Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)" | 2012 | 86 | 8 | — | 56 | — | 121 | — | — | — | — |
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| "Houdini" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 98 | — | — |
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| "Ruby"[34] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Coming of Age" | 2014 | — | 14 | 64 | 69 | 38 | — | 44 | — | — | 158 |
| Supermodel | ||||
| "Pseudologia Fantastica" | — | 31 | — | — | — | 118 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Best Friend" | — | 21 | — | 86 | — | 150 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Are You What You Want to Be?" | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "The Unforeseeable Fate of Mr. Jones"[35] | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Doing It for the Money" | 2017 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sacred Hearts Club | |||||
| "Loyal Like Sid & Nancy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Sit Next to Me" | 42 | 5 | — | 68 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Pay the Man (Remix)"[36] (featuring JID & Saba) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="5" | ||||||
| "Worst Nites"[37] | 2018 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Style"[38] | 2019 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Imagination"[39] | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Pick U Up"[40] | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Every Color"[41] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Here for Now | |||||
| "It's OK to Be Human"[42] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Lamb's Wool"[43] (solo or with Poolside)[44] | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | In the Darkest of Nights, Let the Birds Sing EP | ||||||
| "The Things We Do"[45] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Broken Jaw" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Torches X | |||||
| "Chin Music for the Unsuspecting Hero"[46] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Lost in Space"[47] | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Paradise State of Mind | |||||
| "Take Me Back"[48] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Chasing Low Vibrations"[49] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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| US Alt. [50] | US Dance [51] | US Rock Air. [52] | AUS Hit. [53] | BEL (FL) Tip [54] | BEL (WA) Tip [55] | CAN Rock [56] | RUS [57] | NZ | |||||
| "Warrior"[58] | 2012 | — | — | — | 16 | 57 | — | — | — | 22 | Vows | ||
| "Nonsense" | 2015 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Adventure | ||
| "Ride or Die" | 2018 | 16 | 20 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 86 | — |
| New York Narcotic | |
| "Blur"[59] | 35 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 36 | — | — | Forever Neverland | |||
| "All About You" | 2020 | 17 | 20 | 33 | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | rowspan="2" | ||
| "Hyperlandia"[60] | 2021 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
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| US Rock | UK Phys. [61] | |||||||||
| "Broken Jaw"[62] | 2012 | — | 32 | Torches | ||||||
| "Nevermind" (alternate version) | 2014 | — | — | Supermodel | ||||||
| "Pay the Man" | 2017 | — | — | III EP | ||||||
| "SHC" | 50 | — | ||||||||
| "I Love My Friends" | — | — | Sacred Hearts Club | |||||||
| "Under the Moon" | 2020 | — | — | In the Darkest of Nights, Let the Birds Sing EP | ||||||
| "Pumped Up Kicks" (Gus Dapperton version) | 2021 | — | — | Torches X | ||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
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| "The Edge of Glory" (Foster the People Remix) | 2011 | Lady Gaga | |
| "Colours" (Foster the People Remix) | Grouplove | ||
| "Blue Jeans" | 2012 | Lana Del Rey | Blue Jeans (Remixes) EP |
| "Hide and Seek" (Foster the People Remix) | 2016 | Nanakato! | rowspan="2" |
| "Nobody's Favourite" (Foster the People Rework) | 2020 | Mobley |
| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
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| BEL [63] | NOR [64] | SWE [65] | |||||
| "Pumped Up" [66] | 2017 | 82 | 22 | 71 | The Album | ||
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Tabloid Super Junkie" | 2014 | Supermodel (pre-order edition) |
| "Cassius Clay's Pearly Whites" | Supermodel (Japanese release) |
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Untitled" / "Breathe In" / "The Otherside" / "Annabelle" / "Cost of Love" / "Landslide" [68] | 2006 | Terminal EP |
| "Echo" / "Black and White" / "Love Brings Me Down" / "In the Middle" / "Newspaper" [69] | 2007 | The Black and White EP |
| "F'n Head (Psychedelia Version - Isom Innis Mix)" / "We At the Disco (Southern Belle Remix)"[70] | 2009 | Guerilla |
| "Conditional Love" / "Walk Out" / "Psycho Killa" / "Loup-garou" / "Noise" / "Just Friends" / "Please Leave" / "Everytime (Remix)" / "Older Brother (Remix)" [71] [72] [73] [74] [75] [76] | 2010 | |
| "Halo"[77] | 2012 | Halo EP |
| "Nostroke" | 2013 | rowspan="2" |
| "Cis.Cism" | 2014 | |
| "When You Find Love"[78] | 2015 | Little Boy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| "Holy Water"[79] | 2017 | rowspan="2" |
| "Glad I Tried (Isom Innis Remix)" | 2018 | |
| "Setting" | 2019 | Firstborn |
| "Complainer (Dr. Iceman Remix)" | Complainer (Remixes) EP | |
| "Pick U Up (Dr. Iceman Remix)" | rowspan="2" | |
| "Jump Into the Sirens"[80] [81] | 2020 | |
| "Catch & Release" / "Rom-Com" / "Persona" / "Peel" / "Citizen X" | Peel EP |
| Year | Original artist(s) | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Under Control" | 2014 | Calvin Harris and Alesso featuring Hurts | For BBC Radio 1 with Zane Lowe | [82] |
| "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake featuring Majid Jordan | For BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge with Fearne Cotton | [83] | |
| "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" | Tame Impala | For RTL2 (France) | [84] |
| Year | Director(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| "Pumped Up Kicks" | 2011 | Josef Geiger[85] |
| "Helena Beat" | Ace Norton[86] [87] | |
| "Call It What You Want" | ||
| "Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)" | Daniels[88] [89] | |
| "Houdini" | 2012 | |
| Medley: "Surfer Girl" / "Wouldn't It Be Nice" / "Good Vibrations" (live at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards)[90] | ||
| "Coming of Age" | 2014 | BRTHR[91] |
| "Best Friend" | Ben Brewer[92] | |
| "Pseudologia Fantastica" | Mark Foster[93] | |
| "Doing It for the Money" | 2017 | Daniel Henry[94] |
| "Sit Next to Me" | Fourclops & Brinton Bryan[95] | |
| "Worst Nites" | 2018 | Mark Foster & Josh Hutcherson[96] |
| "Style" | 2019 | Mark Foster[97] [98] [99] |
| "Imagination" | ||
| "Pick U Up" | ||
| "Lamb's Wool" | 2021 | Thomas Jarrett[100] |
| "Lost in Space" | 2024 | Rupert Höller |