Serj Tankian discography explained

Artist:Serj Tankian
Studio:5
Live:3
Video:1
Ep:4
Singles:36
Music Videos:23
Option:2
Option Name:Collaborative albums

The following is the discography of Serj Tankian, an Armenian-American singer and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, keyboardist, and occasionally rhythm guitarist of the Grammy Award-winning rock band System of a Down.

This discography consists of five studio albums, one collaboration album, four EPs, three live album/DVD, thirty-three singles, twenty-three music videos, and all other known appearances by Tankian on other artists' albums, soundtracks, and in video games. This article also contains the production credits by Tankian. The list does not include anything performed or recorded with System of a Down. To see recordings by System of a Down, see System of a Down discography.

Albums

Studio albums

Title!rowspan="2" width="250"
Album detailsPeak chart positions
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
FRA
[4]
GER
[5]
ITA
[6]
NLD
[7]
NZ
[8]
SWI
[9]
UK
[10]
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Imperfect Harmonies
  • Released: September 21, 2010
  • Label: Serjical Strike, Reprise
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
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Harakiri
  • Released: July 10, 2012
  • Label: Serjical Strike, Reprise
  • Formats: CD, digital download
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Orca
  • Released: June 25, 2013
  • Label: Serjical Strike, Reprise
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
AUT
FRA
GER
GRC
[11]
NZ
SWI
2010Elect the Dead Symphony
  • Released: March 9, 2010
  • Label: Serjical Strike, Reprise
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
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2021Live in Edmonton (with The F.C.C.)
  • Released: November 29, 2021
  • Label: Serjical Strike
  • Formats: digital download
2022Live at Leeds (with The F.C.C.)
  • Released: April 8, 2022
  • Label: Serjical Strike
  • Formats: digital download
2023Invocations
  • Released: November 10, 2023
  • Label: Serjical Strike
  • Formats: digital download

Collaborative albums

YearAlbum details
2003Serart
(with Arto Tunçboyacıyan)
  • Released: May 6, 2003
  • Label: Serjical Strike, Columbia
  • Formats: CD/DVD, LP, digital download
2020Fuktronic
(with Jimmy Urine)
  • Released: May 8, 2020
  • Label:
  • Formats: LP, digital download

Soundtracks

EPs

YearEP details
2008Lie Lie Live
  • Released: July 1, 2008
  • Label: Serjical Strike, Reprise
  • Formats: Digital download
2011Imperfect Remixes
  • Released: March 1, 2011
  • Label: Serjical Strike, Reprise
  • Formats: Digital download
2021Elasticity
  • Released: March 19, 2021
  • Label: United Trust of Sonic Preservation, Alchemy, BMG
  • Formats: CD digital download, streaming vinyl
2022Perplex Cities
  • Released: October 21, 2022
  • Label: United Trust of Sonic Preservation, Alchemy, BMG
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

YearSongPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
US
Alt.

US
Main.

US
Rock
CAN
[12]
POLUK
2007"The Unthinking Majority"[13] Elect the Dead
"Empty Walls"97347578
"Lie Lie Lie"
2008"Sky Is Over"222346
"Fears"
2010"The Charade"Elect the Dead Symphony
"Bird's Eye"
(with Marc Streitenfeld & Mike Patton)
Body of Lies
"Left of Center" Imperfect Harmonies
"Reconstructive Demonstrations"29
2011"The Hunger"
(with Shirley Manson)
Prometheus Bound
2012"Figure It Out"1744[14] Harakiri
"Cornucopia"36
"Harakiri"4078
"We Are the 99 Percent"
(with Tom Morello & Tim McIlrath)
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2014"Hali"
(with Pedro Meirelles & Eugene Hütz)
2016"Artsakh"
"Aurora's Dream"
(featuring Veronika Stalder)
2017"Industrialized Overload"
2018"The Rough Dog"
(with Ara Malikian)
Royal Garage
2019"Black Blooms"
(with O.R.k.)
Ramagehead
2020"Introvert (Call Me Crazy)"
(with Sebu, mISHØ)
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"Hayastane"
2021"Disarming Time: A Modern Piano Concerto"Cool Gardens Poetry Suite
2022"Amber"
(with Sevak Amroyan)
2024"A.F. Day"Foundations
"Justice Will Shine On"

Promotional singles

YearSongAlbum
2008"Honking Antelope"[15] Elect the Dead
2010"Borders Are..."[16] Imperfect Harmonies
"Yes, It's Genocide"[17]
2011"Deserving?"[18]
"Goodbye – Gate 21"
(featuring Tom Morello)[19]
Imperfect Remixes

As featured artist

YearSongPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Main.

2007"Mein"
(Deftones featuring Serj Tankian)
40Saturday Night Wrist
2013"We Are"
(Ray Harmony featuring Serj Tankian, Ihsahn, Devin Townsend & Abbie Johnson)
2014"Shooting Helicopters"
(Benny Benassi featuring Serj Tankian)
Danceaholic
2019"A Higher Frequency"
(Tom Morello featuring Serj Tankian & Attlas)
10 Years of Mom+Pop
2023"Black Thunder"
(The Hu featuring Serj Tankian & Daniel "DL" Laskiewicz)
11Rumble of Thunder

Music videos

Year Song Director(s)
2005 "We Are One" (with Buckethead) Rodney Ascher and Syd Garon
2007 "The Unthinking Majority" Tawd B. Dorenfeld
"Empty Walls" Tony Petrossian
"Saving Us" Kevin Estrada
"Feed Us" Sevag Vrej
"Lie Lie Lie" Martha Colburn
"Honking Antelope" Roger Kupelian
"Elect the Dead" Gariné Torossian
"Baby" Isaac "Eye-Sack" Flores
"Sky Is Over" José Rivera
"Beethoven's Cunt" Adam Egypt Mortimer
"Money" Ara Soudjian
"Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition" Greg Watermann
2008 "Sky Is Over" (Alt Video) Jose Rivera
2010 "Left of Center" Tawd B. Dorenfeld
2011 "Reconstructive Demonstrations" Roger Kupelian
"Goodbye – Gate 21" (Rock Remix; feat. The FCC & Tom Morello) Ara Soudjian and George Tonikian
2012 "Figure It Out" Ara Soudjian
"Harakiri" Nico Sabenorio
"Occupied Tears" Eric Nazarian
"Uneducated Democracy" Narek Minasyan and Nareh Hovhannissyan
2013 "Orca Act I – Victorious Orcinus" (Truncated Studio Version) Aaron Faulls
"Orca Act II – Oceanic Subterfuge"
2016 "Ari Im Sokhag" (feat. Larisa Hovannisian) Garin Hovannisian
"Artsakh" Rand Courtney
2017"A Fine Morning To Die" (with Iowa)
2020"Hayastane - Հայաստանը" Armen Soudjian
2021"Elasticity" Vlad Kaptur
"Electric Yerevan" Garin Hovannisian
"Your Mom" D.S. Bradford
"Rumi" Craig Ray
"How Many Times?" Roger Kupelian
"Disarming Time: A Modern Piano Concerto" Serj Tankian
2022 "Amber" (with Sevak Amroyan) Hrag Yedalian
2024"A.F. Day" Ara Soudjian
"Justice Will Shine On Ara Soudjian and Todd Harapiak

Other appearances

YearArtistSongRelease and/or explanation
Albums, soundtracks, and video games
1999Limp Bizkit feat. Serj Tankian"Don't Go Off Wandering" (Demo)Demo for Significant Other
2000Hed PE feat. Serj Tankian and Morgan Lander"Feel Good"Broke
Tony Iommi feat. Serj Tankian"Patterns"Iommi
Snot feat. Serj Tankian"Starlit Eyes"Strait Up[20]
2001Dog Fashion Disco feat. Serj Tankian"Mushroom Cult"Anarchists of Good Taste
2003Serj Tankian"Bird of Paradise"Bird Up: The Charlie Parker Remix Project
Kittens for Christian feat. Serj Tankian"Had a Plan"Privilege of Your Company
2004Saul Williams feat. Serj Tankian"Talk to Strangers"Saul Williams
Flea, Brad Wilk, Tom Morello, Pete Yorn, Tim Walker, Serj Tankian, Maynard James Keenan, and Jonny Polonsky"Where the Streets Have No Name"
Flea, Brad Wilk, Tom Morello, Pete Yorn, and Serj Tankian"Alice in My Fantasies"
Serj Tankian"Piano Improvization"
"Charades"
Serj Tankian, Tom Morello, Wayne Kramer, Flea, and John Dolmayan"Get Up, Stand Up"
Flea, Brad Wilk, and Serj Tankian"(Free Jam)"
Knowledge and Serj Tankian"Speak on It"
Tom Morello, Serj Tankian, Pete Yorn, Flea, and Brad Wilk"Chimes of Freedom"
Serj Tankian, Tom Morello, Brad Wilk, and Brian O'Conner"Jeffrey Are You Listening?"
The Nightwatchman, Serj Tankian, Pete Yorn, Brad Wilk, and Jonny Polonsky"The Road I Must Travel"
Serj Tankian"Improvizational Noise"
2005Buckethead feat. Serj Tankian"We Are One"Enter the Chicken,
Masters of Horror soundtrack
Buckethead feat. Azam Ali and Serj Tankian"Coma"Enter the Chicken
Buckethead feat. Shana Halligan and Serj Tankian"Waiting Hare"
2006Deftones feat. Serj Tankian"Mein"Saturday Night Wrist
2007Les Rita Mitsouko feat. Serj Tankian"Terminal Beauty"Variéty
Serj Tankian"Bug Theme"Bug soundtrack
Serj Tankian and Petra Jolly"Innermission"
Serj Tankian"The Essence of Tequila"Stranglehold
Serj Tankian"Chicakong"
Wyclef Jean feat. Serj Tankian and Sizzla"Riot (Trouble Again)"
2008Praxis feat. Serj Tankian"Sulfur and Cheese"Profanation (Preparation for a Coming Darkness)[21]
Serj Tankian"Beethoven's Cunt"Downloadable track for Rock Band
feat. Serj Tankian"Drama" (Serj Tankian version)Drama
The Nightwatchman feat. Serj Tankian"Lazarus on Down"The Fabled City
Mike Patton, Serj Tankian, and Marc Streitenfeld"Bird's Eye"Body of Lies[22] [23]
Serj Tankian"Fears"Written exclusively in support of Amnesty International's Global Write-A-Thon[24]
2009Khatchadour Tankian feat. Serj Tankian"Bari Arakeel"Inchbes Moranank
"Martigi Yerke"
2010Viza feat. Serj Tankian"Viktor"Made in Chernobyl
Serj Tankian"Empty Walls"Downloadable tracks for Rock Band
Serj Tankian"Sky Is Over"
2011Serj Tankian"Total Paranoia"Batman: Arkham City – The Album
"Yellow Snow"The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAAAAAM Birthday Bundle 2011
Jonathan Elias feat. Jim Morrison, Joanne Shenandoah, Leah Shenandoah, Robert Downey Jr., Serj Tankian, Sinéad O'Connor"Path to Zero"Prayer Cycle: Path to Zero
2012Tom Morello, Serj Tankian, Tim McIlrath"We Are The 99 Percent"Occupy Anthem
2013Serj TankianSoundtrack of "Morning Star" (Upcoming video game)Industrial Toys
Device feat. Serj Tankian and Geezer Butler"Out of Line"Device
Serj Tankian, Ihsahn, Devin Townsend"We Are"Revolution Harmony
Tech N9ne featuring Krizz Kaliko & Serj Tankian"Straight Out The Gate"Something Else
2014Benny Benassi featuring Serj Tankian"Shooting Helicopters"Shooting Helicopters – Single
Pedro Meirelles featuring Serj Tankian & Eugene Hütz"Hali"Hali – Single
Alla Levonyan, Isabel Bayrakdarian, Serj Tankian, Gor Sujian, Tigran Petrosyan, Arto Tuncboyaciyan and Little Singers of Armenia"Imagine"IMAGINE Armenia song
2015Serj Tankian, Tom Morello, Rudy Sarzo, Vinny Appice"Crazy Train"Immortal Randy Rhoads – The Ultimate Tribute
2019Ramin Djawadi, Serj Tankian.The Rains of CastamereGame of Thrones: Season 8
2022Two Feathers, Serj Tankian.No Tomorrow
Live performances
1999Fear Factory feat. Serj Tankian"Cars"
2000Incubus feat. Serj TankianLive Improvisation on "Redefine"
Metallica feat. Serj Tankian and Daron Malakian"Mastertarium" ("Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" part)
2003"Creeping Death"Reading Festival 2003
2006Buckethead feat. Shana Halligan and Serj Tankian"Waiting Hare"
2007Tool feat. Serj Tankian"Sober" (improvisational version)Big Day Out 2007 (Auckland only)
Fair to Midland feat. Serj Tankian"Walls of Jericho" (improvisational version)Coachella 2007
Foo Fighters feat. Serj Tankian"Holiday in Cambodia"2007 MTV Video Music Awards
(released on Foo Fighters' single for "Long Road to Ruin")
2008The Nightwatchman feat. Serj Tankian"Lazarus on Down"Big Day Out 2008 (Auckland only)
2009Visa feat. Serj Tankian"Viktor"Feed the Need Event
2011Tom Morello and Serj Tankian"Ghost of Tom Joad"Dimebash 2011
2011Serj Tankian, Stewart Copeland, Omar Fadel "Qakastan – Hymn of the Republic" and "Sunday Nuts"Sacred Grove
2012Deftones feat. Serj Tankian"Root"Knotfest 2012
2017Prophets of Rage feat. Serj Tankian"Like a Stone"Rock am Ring 2017
Remixes
2005MIA"Galang" (Serj Tankian Remix)Galang '05
2006Dredg"Ode to the Sun" (Serj Tankian Remix)Unreleased
The Notorious B.I.G."Who Shot Ya?" (Serj Tankian Remix)Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure[25]

Production discography

Tankian has also produced a number of albums.

YearAlbumArtistCredit(s)
1998System of a DownSystem of a DownProducer, credited as System of a Down
2001ToxicityCo-Producer
2003Serart SamplerSerartProducer, executive producer, and A&R
Serart
2004Various artistsProducer and executive producer
2005Enter the ChickenBuckethead & FriendsProducer
2006Slow Motion ReignSlow Motion Reign
The Drawn and Quartered EPFair to Midland
2007Executive producer
Elect the DeadSerj TankianProducer
2010Elect the Dead Symphony
Imperfect Harmonies
2012Harakiri
2013Orca
Jazz-Iz-Christ

Notes and References

  1. Peak position for Serj Tankian in the US:
    • Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=serj tankian|chart=Billboard 200}} Serj Tankian Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200]. Billboard. September 24, 2012.
    • Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=serj tankian|chart=Hot 100}} Serj Tankian Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100]. Billboard. September 24, 2012.
    • Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=serj tankian|chart=Alternative Songs}} Serj Tankian Album & Song Chart History: Alternative Songs]. Billboard. September 24, 2012.
    • All singles in the Hot Mainstream Rock Songs, except Mein:
    • Mein:
  2. Peaks in Australia:
  3. Web site: German. Discographie Serj Tankian. austriancharts.at. September 24, 2012.
  4. Web site: French. Discographie Serj Tankian. lescharts.com. September 24, 2012.
  5. Web site: German. Chartverfolgung / Serj Tankian / Longplay. musicline.de. September 24, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140203172645/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Serj+Tankian/27541/longplay. February 3, 2014. dead. mdy-all.
  6. Web site: Discography Serj Tankian. italiancharts.com. September 24, 2012.
  7. Web site: Dutch. Discografie Serj Tankian. dutchcharts.nl. September 24, 2012.
  8. Web site: Discography Serj Tankian. charts.nz. September 24, 2012.
  9. Web site: Discography Serj Tankian. swisscharts.com. September 24, 2012.
  10. Web site: Chart Log UK: DJ T – Tzant. zobbel.de. September 24, 2012.
  11. Web site: Discography Serj Tankian. Hung Medien. May 12, 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20130125093543/http://greekcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Serj+Tankian. January 25, 2013.
  12. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=staind|chart=Billboard Canadian Hot 100}} Staind Chart History: Canadian Hot 100]. May 12, 2012. Billboard.
  13. Web site: Serj Tankian > Singles & EPs > The Unthinking Majority. June 8, 2012. AllMusic.
  14. Chart Highlights: Matchbox Twenty Returns With 'She's So Mean'. Billboard.
  15. Web site: Serj Tankian – Honking Antelope. June 8, 2012. discogs.
  16. Web site: Serj Tankian – Borders Are.... discogs.
  17. Web site: Serj Tankian – Yes, It's Genocide. discogs.
  18. Web site: Serj Tankian – Deserving?. discogs.
  19. Web site: Serj Tankian – Goodbye – Gate 21. discogs.
  20. Web site: Two Hard Rockin' Compilation CDs Set for Release This Fall . NY Rock . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080517124244/http://www.nyrock.com/worldbeat/09_2000/092500.asp . May 17, 2008 . Last accessed November 4, 2007.
  21. http://soadfans.com/Article495.htm Serj To Appear On New Praxis Album
  22. http://soadfans.com/Article636.htm Serj Tankian: "We Haven't Decided If the Future Contains System or Not" :: SOADFans :: The Official Unofficial System of a Down Site!
  23. http://soadfans.com/PNphpBB2-viewtopic-t-23968-postdays-0-postorder-asc-sid-8b5b178daea27fa528c6e94a3b99548a.htm Serj To Collaborate w/ Faith No More Vocalist :: The Official Unofficial System of a Down site!
  24. http://www.amnestyusa.org/musicforhumanrights/ Music for Human Rights
  25. Web site: Diddy Joins Ecko in Getting Up . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061229201143/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/658/658111p1.html . December 29, 2006 . Last accessed November 9, 2007.