| Artist: | Idles |
| Studio: | 5 |
| Live: | 2 |
| Video: | 1 |
| Ep: | 5 |
| Music Videos: | 28 |
| Singles: | 18 |
Idles are a British-Irish rock band. Formed in Bristol in 2009, the band consists of Joe Talbot (vocals), Mark Bowen (guitar), Lee Kiernan (guitar), Adam Devonshire (bass) and Jon Beavis (drums). The band released five extended plays before they released their debut album, Brutalism in 2017. Brutalism was met to critical acclaim, as was their second, third and fourth studio albums, Joy as an Act of Resistance in 2018, Ultra Mono in 2020, and Crawler in 2021. The band's fifth studio album, Tangk, was released on 16 February 2024.
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||||||
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| UK [1] | BEL (FL) [2] | BEL (WA) [3] | FRA [4] | GER [5] | IRL [6] | NLD [7] | POR [8] | SCO | SWI [9] | US [10] | ||||||
| Brutalism |
| 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Joy as an Act of Resistance |
| 5 | 20 | 81 | 74 | 49 | 56 | 108 | — | 6 | 49 | — |
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| Ultra Mono |
| 1 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 54 |
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| Crawler |
| 6 | 15 | 29 | 68 | 15 | 29 | 43 | — | 8 | 65 | — |
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| Tangk |
| 1 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 7 [14] | 13 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 132 |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||
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| UK | BEL (WA) | SCO [15] | US Heat | ||||||||
| 59 | 182 | 36 | 17 | ||||||||
| Live at Ramsgate Music Hall |
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| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
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| UK Sales | UK Indie | UK Phys. | UK Vinyl | BEL (FL) Tip | SCO [19] | ||||
| "Queens" | 2014 | 21 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 43 | Meat | |
| "Divide & Conquer" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Brutalism | |
| "Well Done" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Stendhal Syndrome" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Mother" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Colossus" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Joy as an Act of Resistance | |
| "Danny Nedelko" | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | |||
| "Samaritans" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Great" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Never Fight a Man with a Perm" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Mercedes Marxist" | 49 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 82 | rowspan="2" | ||
| "I Dream Guillotine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Mr. Motivator" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | Ultra Mono | |
| "Grounds" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "A Hymn" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Model Village" | 16 | — | 4 | 3 | 45 | — | |||
| "War" | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Reigns" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Peace Signs"[20] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Epic Ten | |
| "Damaged Goods" [21] | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill & Gang of Four | ||
| "Sodium"[22] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dark Knights: Death Metal Soundtrack | ||
| "The God That Failed"[23] | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Metallica Blacklist | ||
| "The Beachland Ballroom" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Crawler | ||
| "Car Crash" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Crawl | " | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Dancer" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tangk | |
| "Grace" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Gift Horse" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes release did not chart. | |||||||||
| Title | Year | Artist | |
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| "Wedding Bells" | 2019 | Metronomy | [24] |
| "It Is What It Is" | Melt Yourself Down | [25] | |
| "Switching On" | 2020 | LIFE | [26] |
| "The Passover" | Sex Swing | [27] | |
| "Midnight Flit" | 2021 | Mogwai | [28] |
| "POGO" | Organek | [29] | |
| "Pay Your Way in Pain" | St. Vincent | [30] | |
| "Talking to Ourselves" | 2022 | Rise Against | [31] |
| "Heat" | Whispering Sons | [32] | |
| "Negativland" | NEU! | [33] | |
| "Heaven Is Here" | Florence and the Machine | [34] |
| Song | Year | Director(s) | |
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| "Thieves" | 2011 | Felix Drake | |
| "26/27" | 2012 | Felix Drake and Celia Arias | |
| "Germany" | Jean-Paul Gibbs | ||
| "Meydei" | Felix Drake | ||
| "Two Tone" | Felix Drake | ||
| "The Idles Chant" | 2014 | The Monks | |
| "Queens" | 2015 | Joe Talbot | |
| "Romantic Gestures" | Joe Talbot | ||
| "Well Done" | 2016 | Mario Mangata | |
| "Divide & Conquer" | Joseph Talbot | ||
| "Stendhal Syndrome" | 2017 | Lee Kiernan | |
| "Mother" | Joe Talbot | ||
| "Colossus" | 2018 | Will Hooper | |
| "Danny Nedelko" | Lee Kiernan | ||
| "Samaritans" | Theo Watkins | ||
| "Great" | Theo Watkins | ||
| "Never Fight a Man with a Perm" | 2019 | Al Brown | |
| "Mercedes Marxist" | Will Lovelace & Dylan Southern of ThirtyTwo | ||
| "Mr. Motivator" | 2020 | Joe Talbot | |
| "Grounds" | Rob French | ||
| "A Hymn" | Ryan Gander | ||
| "Model Village" | Michel and Oliver Gondry | ||
| "War" | Will Dohrn | ||
| "Kill Them With Kindness" | James Carbutt | ||
| "Reigns" | 2021 | Theo Watkins | |
| "The Beachland Ballroom" | LOOSE | ||
| "Car Crash" | Lee Kiernan | ||
| "When the Lights Comes On" | Lee Kiernan HHWH | ||
| "Crawl | " | 2022 | Eddie Lawrence |
| "Dancer" | 2023 | Jocelyn Anquetil | |
| "Gift Horse" | 2024 | David Helman | |
| "Grace" | Jonathan Irwin |