The Joy Formidable discography

The Joy Formidable discography

The Joy Formidable on the BBC Introducing stage at the Reading Festival in 2008.
Studio albums 3
Live albums 1
EPs 4
Singles 15

The discography of Welsh alternative rock band The Joy Formidable consists of three studio albums, one live album, three extended plays, and fifteen 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.

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
UK
[1]
US
[2]
The Big Roar 31
Wolf's Law
  • Released: 21 January 2013
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
41 51
Hitch
  • Released: 25 March 2016
  • Label: Caroline
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

List of EPs, with selected details
Title Album details
First You Have to Get Mad[3]
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: Independent
  • Formats: CD

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details
Title 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

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Alt

[2]
US
Rock

[2]
"Austere"[A] 2008 A Balloon Called Moaning
and The Big Roar
"Cradle"[A] 2009
"Whirring"[A] 7 21
"Popinjay"[B] 2010 The Big Roar
"I Don't Want to See You Like This"
"A Heavy Abacus" 2011 25
"This Ladder Is Ours" 2012 24 Wolf's Law
"Cholla"
"A Minute's Silence" 2013 N/A
"Silent Treatment" Wolf's Law
"Yn Rhydiau'r Afon" 2014 N/A
"Tynnu Sylw"
"Y Garreg Ateb" 2015
"Twin Peaks"[4]
"The Last Thing on My Mind" 2016 40 Hitch
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles
Title Year Album
"Little Blimp"[5] 2012 Wolf's Law

Notes:

References


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