The Wombats discography
| The Wombats discography | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The Wombats | |
| Studio albums | 3 |
| Music videos | 14 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Singles | 18 |
The discography of The Wombats, a Liverpool-based indie rock group, consists of three studio albums, four extended plays and six singles.
The band released their debut extended play (EP), Girls, Boys and Marsupials in Japan through an independent record label in September 2006. "Moving to New York" was released as the band's first official single in October 2006 as a limited edition 7" vinyl. A second Japan-only EP was released in 2007, The Wombats Go Pop! Pop! Pop!; which was released through 14th Floor Records following the band's signing with the label. Their debut studio album, A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation was first released in the United Kingdom in November 2007; where it debuted on the UK Albums Chart at number 11; before going on to be certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. In April 2007, the band released "Backfire at the Disco", which debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number sixty-seven. "Kill the Director" then marked the band's first top 40 hit when it peaked at number thirty-five upon release in June. Other singles included; "Let's Dance to Joy Division", which peaked at number fifteen, "Moving to New York" found a new peak of thirteen following a re-release, "Backfire at the Disco" was also re-released and reached a new peak of forty. The final single to have been released from the debut album was a re-release of "Kill the Director", which peaked at number forty-eight. The album was succeeded by another EP, their first US release, The Wombats EP, through KIDS in America and Bright Antenna.[1]
In September 2010, The Wombats released the lead single from their second album, This Modern Glitch, entitled "Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)" debuted in the UK at number twenty-three; also managing to peak at number thirty-three in Australia. The second single to be released from the album, "Jump Into the Fog" was released in January 2011 as part of a four-track EP, where it debuted at number thirty-five in the UK. This Modern Glitch was released in April 2011.
On 2nd October 2013, The Wombats released the first single from their third album, entitled "Your Body Is a Weapon".
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
BEL (Fla) [5] |
GER [6] |
NLD [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWI [9] |
US [10] | ||||||
| A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation |
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11 | 35 | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | ||||
| This Modern Glitch |
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3 | 2 | 38 | 93 | 24 | 31 | 14 | 33 | — | ||||
| Glitterbug |
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5 | 2 | 62 | 151 | 30 | 89 | — | 74 | 91 | ||||
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||
Extended plays
| Title | EP details |
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| Girls, Boys and Marsupials |
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| The Wombats Go Pop! Pop! Pop! |
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| The Wombats EP |
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| This Acoustic Glitch (EP) |
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| Glitterbug B Sides EP |
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Singles
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3][14] |
BEL (Fla) [5] |
GER [15] |
NLD [7] |
US Alt. [16] |
US Rock [17] | ||||
| "Moving to New York" | 2006 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation |
| "Backfire at the Disco" | 2007 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Kill the Director" | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Let's Dance to Joy Division" | 15 | 76 | — | — | 19 | — | — | |||
| "Bleeding Love" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Is This Christmas?" | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "My Circuitboard City" | 2009 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)" | 2010 | 23 | 33 | — | 78 | 66 | — | — | This Modern Glitch | |
| "Jump into the Fog" | 2011 | 35 | 60 | 10 | — | — | 15 | 30 | ||
| "Anti-D" | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Techno Fan" | 60 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Our Perfect Disease" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "1996" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Your Body Is a Weapon" | 2013 | 129 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | Glitterbug | |
| "Greek Tragedy" | 2015 | — | 61 | 62 | — | — | 32 | 47 | ||
| "Give Me a Try" | 163 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | |||
| "Be Your Shadow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Emoticons" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes that the single did not chart or was not released in that territory | ||||||||||
Triple J Hottest 100
The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music listener poll hosted by national Australian radio station, Triple J, to determine their favourite song of the year. Songs by The Wombats have appeared on numerous occasions.
| Single | Year | Position |
|---|---|---|
| "Let's Dance to Joy Divison" | 2007 | 12 |
| "Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)" | 2010 | 8 |
| "Jump into the Fog" | 2011 | 18 |
| "1996" | 24 | |
| "Techno Fan" | 26 | |
| "Our Perfect Disease" | 94 | |
| "Let's Dance to Joy Divison" | 1993–2013 | 74 |
| "Your Body Is a Weapon" | 2013 | 25 |
| "Greek Tragedy" | 2015 | 29 |
| "Give Me a Try" | 67 | |
| "Be Your Shadow" | 91 |
| Album | Year | Position |
|---|---|---|
| This Modern Glitch | 2011 | 4 |
| Glitterbug | 2015 | 9 |
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Moving to New York"[21] | 2008 | Radio 1's Live Lounge – Volume 3 |
| "Anti-D"[22] | 2011 | Radio 1's Live Lounge – Volume 6 |
References
- ↑ "Release Page for KIDS in America". Retrieved 2011-08-03.
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- For all except where noted: "UK Charts > The Wombats". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
- For "Give Me a Try": "New Chart Entries > 25 April 2015". zobbel.de. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
- 1 2 "Australian Charts > Wombats". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-01-25.]
- ↑ "Austrian Charts > The Wombats" (in German). austrianchart.at Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- 1 2 "Belgium (Flanders) Charts > The Wombats" (in Dutch). ultratop.be/nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- ↑ "Chartverfolgung / Wombats, The / Longplay" (in German). musicline.de PhonoNet. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
- 1 2 "Dutch Charts > The Wombats" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- ↑ "Norwegian Charts > The Wombats". norwegiancharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- ↑ "Swiss Charts > The Wombats" (in German). hitparade.ch Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- ↑ "Billboard Charts > The Wombats". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- 1 2 "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
- 1 2 "ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 2011 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
- ↑ "Glitterbug by The Wombats". Amazon. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
- ↑
- "Techno Fan": "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 16 May 2011" (PDF) (1107). Pandora Archive. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
- "Your Body Is a Weapon": "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 25 November 2013" (PDF) (1239). Pandora Archive. December 16, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- "Greek Tragedy": Ryan, Gavin (2015-01-24). "ARIA Singles: Cheerleader By Omi Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ↑ "Chartverfolgung / Wombats, The / Single" (in German). musicline.de PhonoNet. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
- ↑ "Billboard Chart positions". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/419442/wombats/chart?f=902
- ↑ "The Wombats - Moving to New York: Silver". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.auSINGLEaccreds2011.htm
- ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/archive/
- ↑ "Radio 1's Live Lounge, Volume 3". Amazon. 2008-11-24.
- ↑ "Radio 1's Live Lounge, Volume 6". Amazon. 2011-10-31.
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