American rock band LCD Soundsystem has released four studio albums, three extended plays (EP), one compilation album, two remix albums, three live albums, eighteen singles, and fourteen music videos. The music of LCD Soundsystem is a mix of dance music and punk, and contains influences of disco.[1] The band first gained attention when they released the single "Losing My Edge" on DFA Records, which became a well-known indie song in 2002.[2] They then released more singles over the next few years and their self-titled debut album to critical acclaim.[2][3] The album was certified gold in the UK but failed to chart on the US Billboard 200.[4][5]
| LCD Soundsystem discography | |
|---|---|
 LCD Soundsystem performing live at the Roskilde Festival | |
| Studio albums | 5 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 17 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Singles | 17 |
| Remix albums | 2 |
In 2006, the band released the 46-minute composition "45:33", "a conceptual jogging soundtrack" commissioned by Nike, although frontman James Murphy stated that he wanted to make a long-form record in the style of E2-E4 by Manuel Göttsching.[6] LCD Soundsystem's second full-length album, Sound of Silver, was released to extremely positive reviews from critics[7] and peaked at number 46 on the Billboard 200.[5] Sound of Silver spawned three singles, including "All My Friends", which was named one of the best tracks of the 2000s by Pitchfork and Rolling Stone.[8][9] In 2007 the album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album,[10] and the Shortlist Music Prize.[11] Metacritic reported it to be the tenth best reviewed album of 2007.[12]
LCD Soundsystem released their third studio album, This Is Happening in May 2010. The album was LCD Soundsystem's first to debut in the top ten of the Billboard 200, selling around 31,000 copies in its first week of sales.[13] The band officially disbanded in 2011, after playing their last show at Madison Square Garden.[14] They eventually reunited in late 2015,[15] embarked on a world tour, and released their fourth studio album, American Dream, in September 2017.[16] It went on to become the band's first number-one album in the United States.[5]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5][17] | AUS [18] | BEL (Fla.) [19] | CAN [20] | FRA [21] | IRE [22] | NLD [23] | NZ [24] | SWE [25] | UK [26] | |||||
| LCD Soundsystem | —[A] | — | 6 | — | 51 | 17 | 28 | — | 41 | 20 | ||||
| 45:33 |
| —[B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Sound of Silver |
| 46 | — | 26 | — | 89 | 14 | 40 | 39 | 60 | 28 |
| ||
| This Is Happening |
| 10 | 11 | 37 | 11 | 37 | 9 | 47 | 14 | 32 | 7 |
| ||
| American Dream | 1 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 41 | 3 | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Ele. [30] | BEL (Fla.) [19] | UK [31] | ||
| 45:33 |
| 7 | 68 | 128 |
Remix albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Introns |
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| 45:33 Remixes |
|
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Ele. [30] | BEL (Wal.) [35] | SCO [36] | ||
| London Sessions |
| 5 | — | — |
| The Long Goodbye: LCD Soundsystem Live at Madison Square Garden |
| 12 | — | — |
| Electric Lady Sessions |
| — | 146 | 36 |
Extended plays
| Title | EP details |
|---|---|
| A Bunch of Stuff |
|
| Confuse the Marketplace |
|
Singles
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Sales [39] | US Elec. [40] | US Rock [41] | AUS [42] | BEL (Fla.) [43] | FRA [21] | IRE [22] | MEX [44] | NLD [23] | UK [45] | |||
| "Losing My Edge"[2] | 2002 | — | —[C] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 115 | non-album single[D] |
| "Give It Up"[48] | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Yeah"[48] | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | |
| "Movement" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | LCD Soundsystem | |
| "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House" | 2005 | — | — | — | 73 | 56 | — | 31 | — | 96 | 29 | |
| "Disco Infiltrator" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | ||
| "Tribulations" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | 59 | ||
| "North American Scum" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | 74 | — | 49 | — | — | 40 | Sound of Silver |
| "All My Friends" | 35 | —[E] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | ||
| "No Love Lost" / "Poupée de cire, poupée de son"[49][F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Someone Great""[50] | — | — | — | —[G] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sound of Silver | |
| "Time to Get Away"[52] | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Freak Out/Starry Eyes"[53] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[H] | 45:33 | |
| "Big Ideas"[55] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21: Music from the Motion Picture | |
| "Bye Bye Bayou"[56] | 2009 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[I] | Non-album single |
| "Pow Pow"[58] | 2010 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | —[J] | This Is Happening |
| "Drunk Girls"[60] | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | 10 | — | 179 | ||
| "I Can Change"[61] | 10 | —[K] | — | — | — | 85 | — | 17 | — | —[L] | ||
| "Throw"[64][M] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Live Alone"[65] | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[N] | Covers |
| "Christmas Will Break Your Heart"[67][68] | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Call the Police" / "American Dream"[69][O] | 2017 | 5 | — | 26 | — | —[P] | — | — | — | — | —[Q] | American Dream |
| — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Tonite"[71] | — | 33 | — | — | —[R] | 191 | — | 43 | — | — | ||
| "Pulse (v.1)"[72] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang"[73] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Electric Lady Sessions |
| "New Body Rhumba" | 2022 | — | — | —[S] | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[T] | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Notes
Promotional singles
| Single | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Yr City's a Sucker"[76] | 2005 | "Movement" single |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| "Losing My Edge" | 2002 | Karen Fischer Warren Fischer[77] |
| "Movement"[78] | 2004 | – |
| "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House" | 2005 | Chris Cairns[77] |
| "Disco Infiltrator" | ||
| "Tribulations" | Dougal Wilson[79] | |
| "North American Scum" | 2007 | Ben Dickinson[80] |
| "All My Friends" | Tom Kuntz[81][82] | |
| "Someone Great" | Doug Aitken[83] | |
| "Big Ideas" | 2008 | Ace Norton[84] |
| "New York I Love You, But You're Bringing Me Down" | Simon Owens[85][86] | |
| "Bye Bye Bayou"[87] | 2009 | – |
| "Drunk Girls" | 2010 | James Murphy Spike Jonze[88] |
| "Pow Pow" | David Ayer[89] | |
| "Home" | Rich Darge[90] | |
| "Live Alone" (Franz Ferdinand cover) | 2011 | Lustix[91] |
| "Tonite" | 2017 | Joel Kefali[71] |
| "Oh Baby" | 2018 | Rian Johnson |
| "—" denotes music video director is unknown | ||
References
External links
- Official site
- LCD Soundsystem discography at Discogs