Joel Turner discography explained

Artist:Joel Turner
Studio:2
Video:1
Singles:6
Music Videos:6

The discography of Joel Turner, an Australian hip hop singer, songwriter, beatboxer, record producer, and musician, consists of two studio albums, one video album, six singles, and six music videos.

Turner came to prominence after auditioning in the first season of Australian Idol in 2003.[1] His debut album, Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets, was released as a collaboration in 2004 with hip-hop group, the Modern Day Poets.[2] The album peaked at on the Australian Top 100 Albums Chart and received platinum certification by the Australian Recording Industry Association.[3] [4] The lead single "These Kids" reached on the Australian Top 100 Singles Chart and received platinum certification.[4] [5] The album's subsequent singles "Knock U Out", "Funk U Up" and "Respect" peaked at, and, respectively.[4] Turner released a video album, Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets with the Beatbox Alliance in 2005 on Dream Dealers.[6]

He released a non-album single "All Night Long" in 2007, which debuted at .[4] Later that year, Turner released his second studio album, Out of the Box on Hardwax.[7] The album failed to achieve the commercial success of his debut album, failing to rank on the national chart.[4] The lead single "City of Dreams" reached .[4] As of January 2010, Turner was working on his third studio album and second video album.[8]

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
AUS
Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets 28
Out of the Box
  • Released: 6 October 2007
  • Label: Hardwax (#0041)
  • Format: CD, digital download

Singles

Year! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"
TitlePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
AUS
2004"These Kids"1
  • ARIA: Platinum
Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets
2005"Knock U Out"
(featuring Anthony Mundine)
14
"Funk U Up" 13
"Respect" 29
2007"All Night Long"
(featuring Israel, Stan Bravo and C4)
38Single-only release
"City of Dreams"
(featuring C4 and KNO)
30Out of the Box

Music videos

YearTitleDirector
2004"These Kids"Amiel Courtin-Wilson
2005"Knock U Out"
"Funk U Up"
"Respect"
2007"All Night Long"
"City of Dreams"Benjamin Samuel Broso[9]

Notes

  1. News: Just a suburban boy . 2009-07-08 . . . 2005-02-13 . 2009-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090831021711/http://www.theage.com.au/news/Music/Just-a-suburban-boy/2005/02/13/1108061929996.html . live .
  2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r923405|pure_url=yes}} Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets]. AllMusic. Macrovision. 2009-07-08.
  3. Web site: 2005 ARIA albums certification. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 2009-07-08. 2008-12-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20081221131234/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2005.htm. live.
  4. Web site: Joel Turner discography. australian-charts.com. 2009-07-08. 2009-08-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20090831163816/http://www.australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Joel+Turner. live.
  5. Web site: 2009-07-08. 2004 ARIA singles certification. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 2017-08-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801001453/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2004.htm. live.
  6. . DVD . Dream Dealers .
  7. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1243230|pure_url=yes}} Out of the Box]. Allmusic. Macrovision. 2009-07-08.
  8. News: Joel Turner: Ripping it with Joel Turner . 2010-03-02 . inthemix . 2010-01-25 . 2011-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110609073744/http://www.inthemix.com.au/features/45653/Joel_Turner_Ripping_it_with_Joel_Turner . live .
  9. City of Dreams. Joel Turner. 2007. CD liner. Hardwax. 5010.

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