| Artist: | Broadcast |
| Studio: | 3 |
| Compilation: | 2 |
| Music Videos: | 5 |
| Ep: | 7 |
| Singles: | 8 |
| Soundtrack: | 1 |
| Option: | 1 |
| Option Name: | Mini albums |
The discography of Broadcast, an English indie electronic band, consists of three studio albums, one demo album, one collaborative mini album, one soundtrack album, two compilation albums, seven extended plays and seven singles.
Broadcast were formed in Birmingham in 1995 by vocalist Trish Keenan, bassist James Cargill, keyboardist Roj Stevens and guitarist Tim Felton. The band released their debut single, "Accidentals", on the independent record label Wurlitzer Jukebox in 1996; their two subsequent releases, The Book Lovers EP (1996) and "Living Room" (1997), were released on Duophonic Records.[1] Soon after, the band signed to the Warp label and released Work and Non Work, a compilation of the band's previously released material. In 2000, Broadcast released their debut studio album, The Noise Made by People, and two EPs titled Extended Play and Extended Play Two. The Noise Made by People did not have a commercial impact, peaking only at No. 79 on the UK Albums Chart, but its accompanying EPs were a minor success, placing at No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, on the UK Budget Albums Chart.
Haha Sound, the band's second album, was released in 2003 to "universal acclaim", according to Metacritic.[2] The album experienced moderate commercial success in the United States, where it peaked at No. 8 on Billboards Electronic Albums chart and No. 50 on the Independent Albums chart. Haha Sound was preceded by the tour-only mini-album Microtronics Volume 01: Stereo Recorded Music for Links and Bridges and the Pendulum EP (2003). Tender Buttons, the final studio album to feature Keenan, was released in 2005, alongside Microtronics Volume 02.
Following the release of the B-side and rarities compilation The Future Crayon (2006), Broadcast began collaborating with Julian House and his project the Focus Group. In 2009, Broadcast and House released a collaborative album, Broadcast and the Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age, which was listed as No. 1 on The Wires Top 50 Releases of 2009[3] and referred to by Vices Noisey as "perhaps Broadcast's finest achievement".[4] A split 7-inch single with the Focus Group, featuring Broadcast's song "Inside Out", followed the album's release.
Keenan died in January 2011, following complications with pneumonia, which she suffered from after earlier contracting H1N1.[5] Berberian Sound Studio, a soundtrack album to Peter Strickland's 2012 film of the same name, was released in January 2013 to moderate success in the UK and US, peaking at No. 24 on the UK Independent Albums Chart. Partially recorded prior to Keenan's death, it was the final Broadcast release to feature her vocals.
| Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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[6] | [7] | [8] | |||
| The Noise Made by People | 79 | — | — | ||
| Haha Sound |
| 130 | 8 | 50 | |
| Tender Buttons |
| — | — | — | |
| Broadcast and the Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age |
| — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart | |||||
| Album details | ||
| Spell Blanket – Collected Demos 2006–2009 |
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| Album details | |
| Microtronics Volume 01: Stereo Recorded Music for Links and Bridges |
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| Microtronics Volume 02: Stereo Recorded Music for Links and Bridges |
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| Mother Is the Milky Way |
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These three albums, originally only available at gigs, were reissued for general sale on CD and vinyl on 18 March 2022, with the two volumes of Microtronics being compiled into one album.[16] [17]
| Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[18] | [19] | ||||
| Berberian Sound Studio |
| 24 | 32 | 39 | |
| Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
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| Work and Non Work |
| 87 | — | |
| The Future Crayon | — | 22 | ||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart | ||||
| Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Book Lovers | — | 150 | ||
| Extended Play |
| 1 | — | |
| Extended Play Two |
| 2 | — | |
| Pendulum |
| 46 | — | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart | ||||
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Accidentals" | 1996 | Non-album single | — | |
| "The Book Lovers" | 150 | |||
| "Living Room" | 1997 | — | ||
| "Echo's Answer" | 1999 | The Noise Made by People | 154 | |
| "Come On Let's Go" | 2000 | 84 | ||
| "Drums on Fire"/"Come On Let's Go" | Non-album single | — | ||
| "America's Boy" | 2005 | Tender Buttons | 139 | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart | ||||
| Year | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| "Before We Begin" | 2003 | Haha Sound |
| Year | Album | Other artist | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Inside Out"/"The Song Before" | 2010 | Non-album single | The Focus Group |
| Year | Director(s) | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Papercuts" | 2000 | Barback | [27] |
| "Come On Let's Go" | N/A | [28] | |
| "Black Cat" | 2005 | Trish Keenan | |
| "I See, So I See So" | 2009 | Julian House | [29] |
| "Witch Cults" |