The Strokes discography

The Strokes discography
The Strokes performing in March 2006.
Studio albums	5
Video albums	1
Music videos	15
EPs	1
Singles	12

The Strokes are an American indie rock band. Formed in New York City in 1999, the group consists of singer Julian Casablancas, guitarists Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr., bassist Nikolai Fraiture and drummer Fabrizio Moretti. The Strokes discography consists of five studio albums, one extended play (EP), twelve singles, one video album and fifteen music videos.

In January 2001, the Strokes released a demo EP, The Modern Age, on independent record label Rough Trade. The large amount of hype generated by the record, especially among the British music press, led to a bidding war among major record labels.^[1] The band signed with RCA Records, and released its debut LP Is This It in August 2001. Helped by lead single "Hard to Explain", the album debuted at number two in the UK and number 33 on the Billboard 200. Highly acclaimed by critics, Is This It was certified platinum in the US and UK, selling over two million copies worldwide.^[2]

The Strokes released their next LP, Room on Fire, in October 2003. The album did well on the charts, reaching number two and going platinum in the UK, while peaking at the fourth spot in the US. Three singles were released from the album, the highest-charting of which was "12:51", which reached number seven in the UK. The band's third album First Impressions of Earth was released in January 2006. Although critics suggested the post-Christmas release date was an indication of the band's lower expectations of the record, First Impressions of Earth was the first Strokes album to top the UK charts.^[2] "Juicebox" became the first single by the group to break into the Billboard Hot 100, and was its highest-charting effort in the UK, where it reached number five.

Released after a long hiatus, The Strokes' fourth album Angles (2011) became their third-consecutive LP to chart at number four on the Billboard 200. Its 2013 follow-up Comedown Machine, however, only reached number ten on that chart as well as in the UK.

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		US [3]	AUS [4]	AUT [5]	FRA [6]	GER [7]	IRE [8]	NOR [9]	NZ [10]	SWE [11]	UK [12]
Is This It ^[I]	Label: Rough Trade, RCA Released: August 27, 2001 Formats: CD, LP, cassette, download	33	5	35	19	28	4	2	23	3	2	RIAA: Platinum[13] ARIA: Platinum[14] BPI: 2× Platinum[15] MC: Platinum[16]
Room on Fire	Label: Rough Trade, RCA Released: October 28, 2003 Formats: CD, LP, cassette, download	4	6	14	16	6	2	3	6	6	2	RIAA: Gold[13] ARIA: Gold[17] BPI: Platinum[15] MC: Gold[18]
First Impressions of Earth	Label: Rough Trade, RCA Released: January 3, 2006 Formats: CD, LP, download	4	4	9	9	11	3	22	10	9	1	ARIA: Gold[19] BPI: Gold[15] SNEP: Gold[20]
Angles	Label: Rough Trade, RCA Released: March 22, 2011 Formats: CD, LP, download	4	1	9	6	15	3	15	6	21	3	BPI: Gold[15]
Comedown Machine	Label: Rough Trade, RCA Released: March 26, 2013 Formats: CD, LP, download	10	7	21	17	50	9	10	18	28	10
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

• I^ The US version of Is This It featured alternate artwork, and the song "When It Started" instead of "New York City Cops".

EPs

List of EPs, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		CAN [21]	NOR [22]	UK [23]
The Modern Age	Label: Rough Trade, Beggar's Banquet Release: January 29, 2001 Formats: CD, LP	28	20	68

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released as single and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Album
		US [21]	US Alt [21]	AUS [24][25]	BEL [26]	CAN [21]	FRA [27]	IRL [8]	NLD [28]	SWE [29]	UK [12]
"Hard to Explain"	2001	—	27	—	—	7	—	10	—	56	16	Is This It
"Last Nite"		—	5	47	—	—	—	48	—	—	14
"Someday"		—	17	—	—	—	—	—	84	—	27
"12:51"	2003	—	15	—	—	30	—	22	40	39	7	Room on Fire
"Reptilia"	2004	—	19	68	—	—	—	—	—	—	17
"The End Has No End"		—	35	—	—	—	—	42	—	—	27
"Juicebox"	2005	98	9	44	—	4	—	18	98	50	5	First Impressions of Earth
"Heart in a Cage"	2006	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25
"You Only Live Once"		—	35	52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Under Cover of Darkness"	2011	—	12	—	68	88	75	46	—	—	47	Angles
"Taken for a Fool"		—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"All the Time"	2013	—	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Comedown Machine
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other releases

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released as single and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions					Album
		BEL (FL) [26]	BEL (WA) [30]	FRA [27]	NOR [9]	UK [12]
"The Modern Age"	2001	—	—	—	20	68	Is This It
"Elephant Song"[31]	2004	—	—	—	—	—	N/A
"Machu Picchu"	2011	84	95	87	—	—	Angles
"One Way Trigger"	2013	—	—	167	—	—	Comedown Machine
"Happy Ending"		67	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Videos

Year	Release details	Comments
2002	The Videos and More Label: Rough Trade (#030) Released: December 9, 2002 Available only as a bonus DVD with the special edition of Is This It.	Features promotional videos of the Is This It singles, and previously unaired performances on the MTV2 Special, "2$Bill".

Music videos

Year	Title	Director
2001	"Last Nite"	Roman Coppola
2002	"The Modern Age"
	"Hard to Explain"	Roman Coppola Johannes Gamble Julian Casablancas
	"Someday"	Roman Coppola
2003	"12:51"
2004	"Reptilia"	Jake Scott
	"The End Has No End"	Sophie Muller
2005	"Juicebox"	Mike Palmieri
2006	"Heart in a Cage"	Samuel Bayer
	"You Only Live Once"
2007	"You Only Live Once" (second version)	Warren Fu
2011	"Under Cover of Darkness"
	"Call Me Back"[32]	Albert Hammond, Jr.
	"Taken for a Fool"	Laurent Briet
2013	"All the Time"	Albert Hammond, Jr.

References

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32. "The Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr makes 'art piece' for 'Call Me Back'". NME. March 29, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2011.

External links

• Official website
• The Strokes discography at Discogs
• The Strokes discography at Allmusic