The Joy Formidable discography explained

Artist:The Joy Formidable
Studio:5
Live:1
Ep:4
Singles:19

The discography of Welsh alternative rock band the Joy Formidable consists of five studio albums, one live album, three extended plays and 15 singles. Their debut extended play, A Balloon Called Moaning, was released in December 2008, followed by their debut studio album, The Big Roar, in January 2011, which reached No. 31 on the UK Albums Chart, and produced the singles "Whirring" and "A Heavy Abacus", which reached No. 7 and No. 25 on the US Alternative Songs Chart, respectively. Their second studio album, Wolf's Law, was released in January 2013 and reached No. 41 and No. 51 on the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200, respectively. Their third studio album, Hitch was released in March 2016. Their fourth studio album, AAARTH, was released on 28 September 2018. Their fifth studio album, Into the Blue, was released on 20 August 2021.

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
DetailsPeak chart positionsSales
UK
[1]
UK
Indie

SCO
[2]
US
[3]
US
Alt.
[4]
US
Ind.

[5]
The Big Roar 31 36
Wolf's Law
  • Released: 21 January 2013
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
41 58 51 11
Hitch
  • Released: 25 March 2016
  • Label: Caroline
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
119 12 15 14
AAARTH
  • Released: 28 September 2018
  • Label: Caroline
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
93 13 70 42
Into the Blue
  • Released: 20 August 2021
  • Label: Hassle
30 68
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Notes

Live albums

Title! scope="col"
Details
First You Have to Get Mad
  • Released: 2009[7]
  • Label: Independent
  • Formats: CD

Extended plays

Title! scope="col" style="width:16em;"
Album details
A Balloon Called Moaning
  • Released: 17 December 2008
  • Label: Black Bell
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
Bootleg, Vol. 1
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Independent
  • Formats: CD
Roarities
  • Released: 5 July 2011
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
The Big More
  • Released: 14 October 2011
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Sleep is Day
  • Released: 26 September 2016
  • Label: C'mon Let's Drift
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
Sales

[8]
BEL
(FL)
Tip

[9]
CAN
Rock

[10]
MEX
Air.

[11]
US
Alt

US
Rock
"Austere"200814 31 A Balloon Called Moaning
and The Big Roar
"Cradle"200932 30
"Whirring"41 34 22 38 7 21
"Popinjay"201034 The Big Roar
"I Don't Want to See You Like This"12
"A Heavy Abacus"201150 25
"This Ladder Is Ours"201235 24 Wolf's Law
"Cholla"8
"A Minute's Silence"201340
"Silent Treatment"Wolf's Law
"Yn Rhydiau'r Afon"2014rowspan="4"
"Tynnu Sylw"
"Y Garreg Ateb"2015
"Twin Peaks"[12]
"The Last Thing on My Mind"201640 Hitch
"Y Gwir a'r Gwendid"2017rowspan="2"
"Cynnu Tân"
"Dance of the Lotus"2018AAARTH
"The Wrong Side"
"The Better Me"
"Into the Blue"2021Into the Blue
"Back to Nothing"
"Chimes"
"Interval"
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Promotional singles

Title! scope="col"
YearMEX
Air.

Album
"Little Blimp"[13] 201247Wolf's Law

Notes:

Notes and References

  1. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/6704/joy-formidable/ The Joy Formidable – Official Charts Company
  2. Peaks in Scotland:
  3. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-joy-formidable-mn0001584302/awards The Joy Formidable - Allmusic // Awards
  4. Web site: The Joy Formidable – Chart History - Alternative Albums. Billboard.com. 8 May 2020.
  5. Web site: The Joy Formidable – Chart History - Independent Albums. Billboard.com. 11 June 2019.
  6. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20160229094809/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases . February 29, 2016 . Upcoming Releases . Hits Daily Double . HITS Digital Ventures .
  7. http://www.discogs.com/Joy-Formidable-First-You-Have-To-Get-Mad/release/2069399 Discogs - The Joy Formidable – First You Have To Get Mad
  8. Peaks in UK Physical Singles Chart:
  9. Web site: Discografie The Joy Formidable - ultratop.be . Ultratop . Hung Medien . 25 October 2023.
  10. Web site: https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0=ts_chart_artistname%3AJoy%20Formidable&f[1]=itm_field_chart_id%3ACanada%20Rock&f[2]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Joy%20Formidable Billboard.biz ]. billboard.com . 3 February 2018 .
  11. Web site: http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0=ts_chart_artistname%3AJoy%20Formidable&f[1]=itm_field_chart_id%3A1188&f[2]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&f[3]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Joy%20Formidable&detail=1 Mexico Ingles Airplay]. Billboard.biz.
  12. Web site: The Joy Formidable. The Joy Formidable: "Twin Peaks" - iTunes Store. iTunes. 27 January 2016.
  13. Web site: The Joy Formidable Little Blimp UK Promo CD-R. 22 April 2016.