Bloc Party discography

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Bloc Party discography
Russell Lissack and Kele Okereke on stage in 2005 in Cardiff
Russell Lissack and Kele Okereke on stage in 2005 in Cardiff
Releases
↙Studio albums 2
↙Compilation albums 1
↙Extended plays 3
↙Singles 14
↙Music videos 12
References and footnotes

This is a listing of official releases by Bloc Party, a London-based alternative rock group. Bloc Party was formed in 1998 by songwriter Kele Okereke (vocals, rhythm guitar) and Russell Lissack (lead guitar). Bassist Gordon Moakes and drummer Matt Tong joined the band later. The band have released two studio albums, fourteen singles, three extended plays (EP) and one remix album. This list does not include material recorded by Bloc Party under the name "Union", or material recorded by Lissack's project Pin Me Down. It also does not include material released before they signed a recording contract.

Bloc Party's first release was the Bloc Party EP in 2004. Their first single, "She's Hearing Voices", was released from this,[1] but failed to chart in the United Kingdom. Their next release, Little Thoughts, was released only in Japan the same year.[2] This spawned their first UK Top 40 entry, the double A-side "Little Thoughts/Tulips", which peaked at number 38.[3] Their first studio album, Silent Alarm, was released in 2005. It was their UK breakthrough, reaching number three in the UK Albums Chart,[3] and was voted the NME Album of the Year.[4] The album also generated a hit single, "So Here We Are", which peaked at number five in the UK Top 40.[3]

After two years, during which their songs appeared on several compilations, Bloc Party released A Weekend in the City in February 2007. The album went into the UK Album Chart at number two,[3] and debuted in the US at number 12.[5] The first single from this album, "The Prayer", was their highest charting in the UK, peaking at four.[3]

Contents

[edit] Albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions UK certifications
UK
[3]		 AUS
[6]		 AUT
[7]		 BEL
[8]		 DEN
[9]		 FIN
[10]		 FRA
[11]		 NED
[12]		 NZ
[13]		 NOR
[14]		 POR
[15]		 SWE
[16]		 SWI
[17]		 US
[18][19]
2005 Silent Alarm 3 30 52 14 — 18 14 51 36 20 — 11 80 114 Platinum[20]
2007 A Weekend In The City 2 2 12 2 24 10 10 19 5 16 25 24 8 12 Gold[21]
"—" denotes albums that did not chart.

[edit] Compilations

Year Album details Peak chart positions
2005 Silent Alarm Remixed
  • Released: 29 August 2005
  • Supplement to Silent Alarm featuring remixes of all tracks.
  • Label: Wichita

[edit] EPs

Year EP details
2004 Bloc Party
  • Released: 24 May 2004
  • Label: Wichita (UK), V2 (US)
Little Thoughts EP
2006 Two More Years EP

[edit] Singles

Year Single Peak chart position Album
UK
[3][23]		 AUS
[24]		 BEL
[25]		 IRE
[26]		 SWE
[27]		 US Modern Rock
[28]
2004 "She's Hearing Voices" — — — — — — Bloc Party
"Banquet/Staying Fat" 51 — — — — —
"Little Thoughts/Tulips" 38 — — — 53 — Little Thoughts EP
"Helicopter" 26 — — — 51 —
2005 "Tulips" — — — — — —
"So Here We Are" 5 — — — — — Silent Alarm
"Banquet" 13 — — — — 34
"Pioneers" 18 — — — — —
"Two More Years" 7 — — — — —
2006 "Helicopter" (US release) — — — — — —
2007 "The Prayer" 4 20 — 18 — — A Weekend In The City
"I Still Remember" 20 — — — — 24
"Hunting for Witches" 22 — — — — —
"Flux" 8 — 27 — — —
"—" denotes singles that did not chart.

[edit] Miscellaneous

Bloc Party have appeared on many compilation albums during their recording career, as well as several videogame and film soundtracks. Listed are songs that were not released by Bloc Party as standalone singles.

Year Song Album Comments
2003 "The Marshals Are Dead" The New Cross: An Angular Sampler Previously released on the Bloc Party EP.[29]
2005
"Like Eating Glass" Cry Wolf soundtrack Previously released on Silent Alarm.[30]
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland Remixed specifically for the game.[31]
"The Present" Help!: A Day in the Life Specially recorded song, was not released anywhere else.[32]
"This Modern Love" The Wedding Crashers soundtrack Previously released on Silent Alarm.[33]
2006 "Like Eating Glass" Black Strobe: A Remix Collection Remixed by Black Strobe.[34]
"The Answer" Transgressive Previously appeared on the Bloc Party EP.[35]
2007 "Rhododendrons" Causes 1 Previously released as a B-side to the 7" edition of "Hunting for Witches".[36]
"Say It Right" Radio 1's Live Lounge (Volume II) Cover of a 2006 Nelly Furtado song.[37]

[edit] Music videos

Year Song Director
2004 "Banquet" (version 1) Nautilus
"Little Thoughts" Ben Dawkins
Helicopter (UK version) Type2error
"So Here We Are" Alex & Liane
2005 "Banquet" (version 2)
"Pioneers" Minivegas
"Helicopter" (US version)
"Two More Years" Dominic Leung
2006 "The Prayer" Walter Stern
"I Still Remember" Aggressive
2007 "Hunting for witches"  ?
2008 "Flux" Ace Norton

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kele Okereke: 21st-century boy. The Guardian Online. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
  2. ^ Little Thoughts EP. blocparty.net. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Bloc Party - UK Chart positions. EveryHit.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-31. Note: User has to search for "Bloc Party".
  4. ^ NME Album of the Year Archive. NME. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
  5. ^ Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
  6. ^ Bloc Party albums. Australian Charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
  7. ^ Bloc Party albums. Austrian Charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
  8. ^ Bloc Party albums. Ultratop. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
  9. ^ Bloc Party albums. Danish Charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
  10. ^ Bloc Party albums. Finnish Charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
  11. ^ Bloc Party albums. Les Charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
  12. ^ Bloc Party albums. Dutch Charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
  13. ^ Bloc Party albums. NZ Charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
  14. ^ Bloc Party albums. Norwegian Charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
  15. ^ Bloc Party albums. Portuguese Charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
  16. ^ Bloc Party albums. Swedish Charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
  17. ^ Bloc Party albums. Hit Parade. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
  18. ^ Billboard 200. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
  19. ^ Billboard 200. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
  20. ^ Platinum Awards Content. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
  21. ^ Platinum Awards Content. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
  22. ^ Les charts français. Les Charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
  23. ^ Bloc Party. ChartStats. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
  24. ^ australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal. Australian Charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-03.
  25. ^ Belgian Charts. Ultratop. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
  26. ^ IRMA Irish Charts - Singles Archive. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
  27. ^ Swedish Charts. Swedish Charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
  28. ^ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Bloc Party. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-04-03.
  29. ^ Various: The New Cross: An Angular Sampler. Shazam. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  30. ^ Cry Wolf. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
  31. ^ Tony Hawk's American Wasteland - Credits. Allgame. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
  32. ^ Help - A Day In The Life. Amazon. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
  33. ^ Wedding Crashers. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
  34. ^ A Remix Selection. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
  35. ^ Singles Collection Volume 1 Tracklist. Transgressive Records. Retrieved on 2008-04-22.
  36. ^ Causes 1: Pitchfork Record Review. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  37. ^ Radio 1's Live Lounge, Vol. 2. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2008-04-22.

[edit] External links

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