The discography of American indie pop band The Drums consists of six studio albums, one compilation album, two extended plays, 26 singles, and 14 music videos.
| The Drums discography | |
|---|---|
 The Drums performing at the Lexington in September 2011 | |
| Studio albums | 6 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Singles | 26 |
| Music videos | 14 |
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Heat. [1] |
AUS [2] |
BEL (FL) [3] |
BEL (WA) [4] |
FRA [5] |
GER [6] |
IRL [7] |
JPN [8] |
NOR [9] |
UK [10] | |||
| The Drums | 17 | 52 | 44 | 88 | 100 | 56 | 29 | 34 | 30 | 16 | ||
| Portamento |
|
10 | 61 | 96 | 59 | 183 | 93 | 59 | 56 | — | 44 | |
| Encyclopedia |
|
10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | — | 135 | |
| Abysmal Thoughts |
|
9 | — | — | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Brutalism |
|
10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Jonny |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Mommy Don't Spank Me |
|
Extended plays
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [12] | ||||||||||||
| Summertime! |
|
193 | ||||||||||
| iTunes Festival: London 2010 |
|
— | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS Hit. [13] |
AUT [14] |
BEL (FL) [3] |
BEL (WA) [4] |
JPN [15] |
MEX [16] |
SCO [17] |
UK [10] |
UK Indie [10] | |||||
| "Let's Go Surfing"[A][B] | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 107 | 45 |
|
Summertime! | |
| "I Felt Stupid" / "Down by the Water"[C] | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | —[D] | — | ||||
| "Best Friend" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | — | The Drums | ||
| "Forever and Ever, Amen" | — | — | 78 | — | — | 20 | — | 182 | — | ||||
| "Let's Go Surfing" / "Don't Be a Jerk, Jonny" | — | 57 | 43 | 66 | 34 | — | 65 | 63 | — | ||||
| "Me and the Moon" | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | —[E] | — | ||||
| "The New World" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Money" | 15 | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | —[F] | — | Portamento | |||
| "How It Ended" | — | — | 118 | 94 | — | 28 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Days" | 2012 | — | — | 125 | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | |||
| "Magic Mountain" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | —[G] | — | Encyclopedia | ||
| "I Can't Pretend" | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | —[H] | — | ||||
| "Blood Under My Belt" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Abysmal Thoughts | ||
| "Heart Basel" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Head of the Horse" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Mirror" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Meet Me in Mexico" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Body Chemistry" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Brutalism | ||
| "626 Bedford Avenue" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Loner" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Try" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "I Want It All" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Jonny | ||
| "Plastic Envelope / Protect Him Always" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Obvious" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Better" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Isolette" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Other songs
editGuest appearances
edit| Single | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "In Your Eyes" (Edwyn Collins featuring The Drums) |
2011 | Losing Sleep |
Music videos
edit| Year | Month | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | August | "Let's Go Surfing" | David Fishel[24] |
| 2010 | January | "I Felt Stupid" | Chris Moukarbel and Valerie Veatch[25] |
| March | "Best Friend" | The Drums[26] | |
| May | "Forever and Ever, Amen" | Surround and The Drums[26] | |
| August | "Down by the Water" | Surround and The Drums[26] | |
| October | "Me and the Moon" | Surround and The Drums[26] | |
| 2011 | July | "Money" | M. Blash[27] |
| October | "How It Ended" | Patrick Roberts[28] | |
| 2012 | February | "Days" | Patrick Roberts[29] |
| 2014 | July | "Magic Mountain" | The Drums[30] |
| October | "I Can't Pretend" | BRTHR | |
| 2015 | August | "There Is Nothing Left" | David Gantz and Theo Cohn [31] |
| 2017 | April | "Blood Under My Belt" | CYCY Sanders[32] |
| 2019 | April | "Body Chemistry" | Anton Reva[33] |
Notes
edit- ^ "Let's Go Surfing" was later added to The Drums
- ^ Only the track "Let's Go Surfing" received chart placement.
- ^ "Down by the Water" was later added to The Drums
- ^ "I Felt Stupid" / "Down by the Water" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 49 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[18]
- ^ "Me and the Moon" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 69 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[19]
- ^ "Money" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.[20]
- ^ "Magic Mountain" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 42 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.[22]
- ^ "I Can't Pretend" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 77 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.[23]
References
edit- ^ "The Drums – Chart History: Top Heatseekers". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ^ Steffen Hung (2012-02-20). "Australian Recording Industry Association". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ^ a b Steffen Hung (2012-02-20). "ultratop.be - Discografie The Drums". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ^ a b Steffen Hung (2012-02-20). "ultratop.be - Discographie The Drums". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ^ Steffen Hung (2012-02-20). "lescharts.com - Discographie The Drums". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ^ Steffen Hung (2014-08-08). "charts.de". GfK Entertainment. Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Discography The Drums". irishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ^ "ザ・ドラムス - ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. July 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ Steffen Hung (2012-02-20). "norwegiancharts.com - Discography The Drums". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ^ a b c For The Drums and Portamento:"DRUMS - Artist - Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2014-08-08. For Encyclopedia: "Chartlog UK - 4 October 2014". zobbel.de. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
- ^ a b c "British certifications – Drums". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 21, 2024. Type Drums in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 16.01.2010 (wk1)". Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ^ "ARIA Report: Issue 1031" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 10, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ Steffen Hung (2012-02-20). "Discographie The Drums". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ^ "The Drums - Artist - Billboard Japan" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ "Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard.biz.
- ^ Peaks in Scotland:
- Let's Go Surfing: "2009 10 04 Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- Let's Go Surfing (reissue): "2010 08 22 Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 30 May 2010 - 05 June 2010". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 19 December 2010 - 25 December 2010". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 11 September 2011 - 17 September 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "American certifications – The Drums". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 28 September 2014 - 04 October 2014". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 05 October 2014 - 11 October 2014". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "The Drums "Let's Go Surfing"". YouTube. 2009-08-06. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ^ "The Drums - I Felt Stupid (Official)". YouTube. 2010-01-04. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ^ a b c d "The Drums - Down By The Water". YouTube. 2010-08-30. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ^ "The Drums: Money". Nowness. 2011-08-24. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ^ "The Drums - How It Ended". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ^ "The Drums - Days". YouTube. 2012-02-14. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ^ "The Drums - Magic Mountain". YouTube. 2014-07-24. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
- ^ "The Drums - There Is Nothing Left". YouTube. 2015-08-13. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
- ^ "The Drums - Blood Under My Belt". YouTube. 2017-04-05. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
- ^ "The Drums - Body Chemistry". YouTube. 2019-04-24. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2019-05-14.