The Strokes are an American 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 six studio albums, two extended plays (EP), seventeen singles, one video album and twenty music videos.
| The Strokes discography | |
|---|---|
 The Strokes in 2002 | |
| Studio albums | 6 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 20 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Singles | 17 |
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 July 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, it 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 Britain, where it reached number five.
Released after a five-year 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 reached number ten on both the U.S. and British charts. In 2016 the Strokes released their second EP, Future Present Past. The band's latest full-length album is The New Abnormal, released in April 2020.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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| US [3] | AUS [4] | CAN [5] | FRA [6] | GER [7] | IRE [8] | JPN [9] | NZ [10] | SWE [11] | UK [12] | ||||
| Is This It | 33 | 5 | 50 | 19 | 28 | 4 | 44 | 23 | 3 | 2 |
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| Room on Fire |
| 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
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| First Impressions of Earth |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
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| Angles |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 3 | ||
| Comedown Machine |
| 10 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 50 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 10 |
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| The New Abnormal |
| 8 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 3 |
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Compilations
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| The Singles – Volume 1 |
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Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [32] | FRA [6] | NOR [33] | UK [34] | ||
| The Modern Age |
| 28 | — | 20 | 68 |
| Future Present Past |
| — | 144 | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [35] | US Rock [36] | AUS [4] | BEL (FL) [37] | CAN [38] | IRL [8] | JPN [39] | NLD [40] | SWE [11] | UK [12] | ||||||
| "Hard to Explain" | 2001 | —[A] | ×[B] | 66 | — | 7 | 10 | — | — | 56 | 16 | Is This It | |||
| "Last Nite" | —[C] | ×[D] | 47 | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | 14 | |||||
| "Someday" | — | ×[E] | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | 27 | |||||
| "12:51" | 2003 | — | ×[F] | — | — | 30 | 22 | — | 40 | 39 | 7 | Room on Fire | |||
| "Reptilia" | 2004 | — | ×[G] | 68 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | 17 | ||||
| "The End Has No End" | — | ×[H] | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | 27 | |||||
| "Juicebox" | 2005 | 98 | ×[I] | 44 | — | 4 | 18 | —[J] | 98 | 50 | 5 | First Impressions of Earth | |||
| "Heart in a Cage" | 2006 | — | ×[K] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | ||||
| "You Only Live Once" | —[L] | ×[M] | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Under Cover of Darkness" | 2011 | —[N] | 23 | — | 68 | 88 | 46 | 9 | — | — | 47 | Angles | |||
| "Taken for a Fool" | — | —[O] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "All the Time" | 2013 | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | —[P] | Comedown Machine | |||
| "Oblivius"[47] | 2016 | —[Q] | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 178 | Future Present Past | |||
| "At the Door" | 2020 | — | 18 | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The New Abnormal | |||
| "Bad Decisions" | — | 6 | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus" | — | 7 | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived. | |||||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Rock [36] | BEL (FL) [37] | BEL (WA) [48] | CAN [38] | FRA [6] | JPN [39] | MEX Eng. [49] | NOR [33] | POR [50] | UK [12] | ||||
| "The Modern Age"[51] | 2002 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | × | 20 | — | 68 | Is This It | |
| "Machu Picchu"[52] | 2011 | — | 84 | 95 | — | 87 | — | 26 | — | 32 | — | Angles | |
| "One Way Trigger"[R] | 2013 | — | — | — | — | 167 | 57 | 32 | — | — | — | Comedown Machine | |
| "Tap Out"[54] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Adults Are Talking" | 2020 | 8 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The New Abnormal | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived. | |||||||||||||
Other singles
| Title | Year | Note | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Elephant Song" | 2004 | Released as a limited edition fan club exclusive.[55] | Non-album single |
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Rock [36] | BEL (FL) Tip [37] | MEX Eng. [49] | NZ Hot [56] | |||||||
| "Happy Ending" | 2013 | — | 17 | — | — | Comedown Machine | ||||
| "Threat of Joy" | 2016 | — | — | 40 | — | Future Present Past | ||||
| "Drag Queen"[57] | — | — | 49 | — | ||||||
| "Selfless" | 2020 | 14 | — | — | 25 | The New Abnormal | ||||
| "Eternal Summer" | 17 | — | — | 28 | ||||||
| "Why Are Sundays So Depressing" | 25 | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Not the Same Anymore" | 29 | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Ode to the Mets" | 27 | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Videos
| Year | Release details | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Videos and More
| Features promotional videos of the Is This It singles, and previously unaired performances on the MTV2 Special, "2$Bill". |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | "Last Nite" | Roman Coppola[58] |
| 2002 | "The Modern Age" | |
| "Hard to Explain" | Roman Coppola Johannes Gamble Julian Casablancas[58] | |
| "Someday" | Roman Coppola[58] | |
| 2003 | "12:51" | |
| 2004 | "Reptilia" | Jake Scott[59] |
| "The End Has No End" | Sophie Muller[60] | |
| 2005 | "Juicebox" | Mike Palmieri[61] |
| 2006 | "Heart in a Cage" | Samuel Bayer[62][63] |
| "You Only Live Once" | ||
| 2007 | "You Only Live Once" (second version) | Warren Fu[64] |
| 2011 | "Under Cover of Darkness" | |
| "Call Me Back" | Albert Hammond, Jr.[65] | |
| "Taken for a Fool" | Laurent Briet[66] | |
| 2013 | "All the Time" | Albert Hammond, Jr. |
| 2016 | "Threat of Joy" | Warren Fu[67] |
| 2020 | "At the Door" | Mike Burakoff[68] |
| "Bad Decisions" | Andrew Donoho[69] | |
| "Ode to the Mets" | Warren Fu[70] | |
| "The Adults Are Talking" | Roman Coppola[58] |
Notes
References
External links
- Official website
- The Strokes discography at Discogs
- The Strokes discography at Allmusic