Serj Tankian discography

Serj Tankian discography
Releases
↙Studio albums 2
↙Live albums 1
↙EPs 1
↙Singles 9
↙Video albums 1
↙Music videos 18
↙Collaborative albums 1

The following is the discography of Serj Tankian, an Armenian-American singer, songwriter, poet, activist, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He is best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, keyboardist, and occasionally live rhythm guitarist of the Grammy Award-winning rock band, System of a Down.

This discography consists of one studio album, one collaboration album, one extended play, one live album/DVD, nine singles, fifteen music videos, and all other known appearances by Tankian on other artists' albums, soundtracks, and in video games. This article also contains the production credits by Tankian. The list does not include anything performed or recorded with System of a Down. To see recordings by System of a Down, see System of a Down discography.

Contents

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
US
[1]		 AUS
[2][3]		 AUT
[4]		 BEL
[5]		 ESP
[6]		 FIN
[7]		 FRA
[8]		 GER
[9]		 IRE
[10]		 ITA
[11]		 NLD
[12]		 NZ
[13]		 SWE
[14]		 SWI
[15]		 UK
[16]
2007 Elect the Dead 4 19 5 67 — 12 23 10 29 31 45 14 36 11 26
2010 Imperfect Harmonies
  • Released: September 21, 2010[17]
  • Label: Serjical Strike/Reprise
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 35 56 13 46 96 14 29 18 — 23 94 26 44 12 86
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Collaborative albums

Year Album details Artist
2003 Serart
  • Released: May 6, 2003
  • Label: Serjical Strike/Columbia
  • Format: CD / DVD
 Arto Tunçboyacıyan

Live albums

Year Album details
2010 Elect the Dead Symphony

Extended plays

Year Album details
2008 Lie Lie Live
  • Released: July 1, 2008
  • Label: Reprise/Serjical Strike
  • Format: Digital Download
2011 Imperfect Remixes
  • Released: March 1, 2011
  • Label: Reprise/Serjical Strike
  • Format: Digital Download

Soundtracks

Year Album details
TBA Prometheus Bound[19]
  • Released: TBA
  • Label: TBA
  • Format: TBA

Singles

Year Song Chart positions Album
US
[20]		 US
Alt.
[20]		 US
Main.
[20]		 CAN UK UK
Rock
2007 "Empty Walls" 97 3 4 75 78 1 Elect the Dead
"Lie Lie Lie" - - - - - -
2008 "Sky Is Over" - 22 23 - - -
"Fears" 1 - - - - - - Non-album single
2010 "The Charade" - - - - - - Elect the Dead Symphony
"Left of Center" - - - - - - Imperfect Harmonies
"Reconstruncitve Demonstration" - - - - - -

As featured performer

Year Song Chart positions Album
US
Main.
2007 "Mein" (with Deftones) 40 Saturday Night Wrist (Deftones album)
2008 "Bird's Eye" (with Mike Patton and Marc Streitenfeld) - Body of Lies

Videography

Video albums

Year Album details
2010 Elect the Dead Symphony
  • Released: 9 March 2010[21]
  • Label: Reprise/Warner Bros./Serjical Strike[18]
  • Format: CD, CD/DVD, LP

Music videos

Year Song Director(s)
2005 "We Are One" (with Buckethead) Rodney Ascher and Syd Garon
2007 "The Unthinking Majority" Tawd B. Dorenfeld
"Empty Walls" Tony Petrossian
"Saving Us" Kevin Estrada
"Feed Us" Suraj Patra
"Lie Lie Lie" Martha Colburn
"Honking Antelope" Roger Kupelian
"Elect the Dead" Gariné Torossian
"Baby" Isaac "Eye-Sack" Flores
"Sky Is Over" José Rivera
"Beethoven's Cunt" Adam Egypt Mortimer
"Money" Ara Soudjian
"Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition" Greg Watermann
2008 "Sky is Over" (official video) Tony Petrossian and Ara Soudjian
"Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition" (lyrics video) Chris Marrs Piliero
2009 "Drama" (with Bitter Sweet) Ramzi Abed
2010 "Left of Center" (official video) Tawd B. Dorenfeld
2011 "Reconstructive Demonstrations" (official video) Roger Kupelian
2011 "Goodbye - Gate 21" (official video) Ara Soudjian and George Tonikian

Other appearances

Year Artist Song Release and/or explanation
Albums, soundtracks, and video games
1999 Limp Bizkit feat. Serj Tankian "Don't Go Off Wandering" (Demo) Demo for Significant Other
2000 Hed PE feat. Serj Tankian and Morgan Lander "Feel Good" Broke
Tony Iommi feat. Serj Tankian "Patterns" Iommi
Snot feat. Serj Tankian "Starlit Eyes" Strait Up[22]
2001 Dog Fashion Disco feat. Serj Tankian "Mushroom Cult" Anarchists of Good Taste
2003 Serj Tankian "Bird of Paradise" Bird Up: The Charlie Parker Remix Project
Kittens for Christian feat. Serj Tankian "Had a Plan" Privilege of Your Company
2004 Saul Williams feat. Serj Tankian "Talk to Strangers" Saul Williams
Flea, Brad Wilk, Tom Morello, Pete Yorn, Tim Walker, Serj Tankian, Maynard James Keenan, and Jonny Polonsky "Where the Streets Have No Name" Axis of Justice: Concert Series Volume 1
Flea, Brad Wilk, Tom Morello, Pete Yorn, and Serj Tankian "Alice in My Fantasies"
Serj Tankian "Piano Improvization"
"Charades"
Serj Tankian, Tom Morello, Wayne Kramer, Flea, and John Dolmayan "Get Up, Stand Up"
Flea, Brad Wilk, and Serj Tankian "(Free Jam)"
Knowledge and Serj Tankian "Speak on It"
Tom Morello, Serj Tankian, Pete Yorn, Flea, and Brad Wilk "Chimes of Freedom"
Serj Tankian, Tom Morello, Brad Wilk, and Brian O'Conner "Jeffrey Are You Listening?"
The Nightwatchman, Serj Tankian, Pete Yorn, Brad Wilk, and Jonny Polonsky "The Road I Must Travel"
Serj Tankian "Improvizational Noise"
2005 Buckethead feat. Serj Tankian "We Are One" Enter the Chicken
Masters of Horror soundtrack
Buckethead feat. Azam Ali and Serj Tankian "Coma" Enter the Chicken
Buckethead feat. Shana Halligan and Serj Tankian "Waiting Hare"
2006 Hed PE feat. Serj Tankian and Morgan Lander "Feel Good" The Best of Hed Planet Earth
Deftones feat. Serj Tankian "Mein" Saturday Night Wrist
2007 Les Rita Mitsouko feat. Serj Tankian "Terminal Beauty" Variéty
Serj Tankian "Bug Theme" Bug soundtrack
Serj Tankian and Petra Jolly "Innermission"
Serj Tankian "The Essence of Tequila" Stranglehold
Serj Tankian "Chicakong"
Wyclef Jean feat. Serj Tankian and Sizzla "Riot (Trouble Again)" Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant
2008 Praxis feat. Serj Tankian "Sulfur and Cheese" Profanation (Preparation for a Coming Darkness)[23]
Serj Tankian "Beethoven's C---" Rock Band
Bitter:Sweet feat. Serj Tankian "Drama" (Serj Tankian version) Drama
The Nightwatchman feat. Serj Tankian "Lazarus on Down" The Fabled City
Mike Patton, Serj Tankian, and Marc Streitenfeld "Bird's Eye" Body of Lies[24][25]
Serj Tankian "Fears" Written exclusively in support of Amnesty International's Global Write-A-Thon[26]
2009 Khatchadour Tankian feat. Serj Tankian "Bari Arakeel" Inchbes Moranank
"Martigi Yerke"
2010 Visa feat. Serj Tankian "Viktor" Made in Chernobyl
2011 Serj Tankian "Total Paranoia" Batman: Arkham City - The Album
2011 Serj Tankian "Yellow Snow" The Frank Zappa Aaafnraaaaam Birthday Bundle
Live performances
1999 Fear Factory feat. Serj Tankian "Cars"
2000 Incubus feat. Serj Tankian Live Improvisation on "Redefine"
Metallica feat. Serj Tankian and Daron Malakian "Mastertarium" ("Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" part)
2003 "Creeping Death" Reading Festival 2003
2006 Buckethead feat. Shana Halligan and Serj Tankian "Waiting Hare"
2007 Tool feat. Serj Tankian "Sober" (improvisational version) Big Day Out 2007 (Auckland only)
Fair to Midland feat. Serj Tankian "Walls of Jericho" (improvisational version) Coachella 2007
Foo Fighters feat. Serj Tankian "Holiday in Cambodia" 2007 MTV Video Music Awards
(released on Foo Fighters' single for "Long Road to Ruin")
2008 The Nightwatchman feat. Serj Tankian "Lazarus on Down" Big Day Out 2008 (Auckland only)
2009 Visa feat. Serj Tankian "Viktor" Feed the Need Event
2011 Tom Morello and Serj Tankian "Ghost of Tom Jones" Dimebash 2011
Remixes
2005 M.I.A. "Galang" (Serj Tankian Remix) Galang '05
2006 Dredg "Ode to the Sun" (Serj Tankian Remix) Unreleased
The Notorious B.I.G. "Who Shot Ya?" (Serj Tankian Remix) Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure[27]

Production Discography

Tankian has also produced a number of albums.

Year Album Artist Credit(s)
1998 System of a Down System of a Down Producer, credited as System of a Down
2001 Toxicity Co-Producer
2003 Serart Sampler Serart Producer, executive producer, and A&R
Serart
2004 Axis of Justice: Concert Series Volume 1 Various artists Producer and executive producer
2005 Enter the Chicken Buckethead & Friends Producer
2006 Slow Motion Reign Slow Motion Reign
The Drawn and Quartered EP Fair to Midland
2007 Fables from a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True Executive producer
Elect the Dead Serj Tankian Producer
2010 Elect the Dead Symphony
Imperfect Harmonies

References

  1. ^ "Artist Chart History — System of a Down". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?configType=BBCOM_SIMPLEDEFAULT&pubList=Billboard&an=bbcom&action=Submit&kw=&exposeNavigation=true&keyword=System+of+a+Down&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=Submit&searchType=ARTICLE_SEARCH. Retrieved 2008-02-19. 
  2. ^ "Australian Chart". australian-charts.com. http://www.australian-charts.com/. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  3. ^ "Chartifacts - Week Commencing: 4th October 2010". Australian Recording Industry Association. October 7, 2010. Archived from the original on October 7, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5t4bN0moH. Retrieved October 9, 2010. 
  4. ^ "Austrian Chart". austriancharts.at. http://austriancharts.at/. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  5. ^ "Belgian Chart". ultratop.be. http://www.ultratop.be/en/. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  6. ^ "Spanish Chart". spanishcharts.com. http://spanishcharts.com/. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  7. ^ "Finnish Chart". finnishcharts.com. http://finnishcharts.com/. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  8. ^ "French Chart". lescharts.com. http://lescharts.com/. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  9. ^ "German Chart". Charts-Surfer. http://www.charts-surfer.de/musiksearch.php. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  10. ^ "World Chart". World Chart. http://acharts.us/performer/system%20of%20a%20down. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  11. ^ "Italian Chart". italiancharts.com. http://italiancharts.com/. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  12. ^ "Dutch Album Chart". dutchcharts.com. http://dutchcharts.nl/. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  13. ^ "New Zealand Chart". charts.org.nz. http://charts.org.nz/. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  14. ^ "Swedish Chart". swedishcharts.com. http://swedishcharts.com/. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  15. ^ "Swiss Chart". Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade. http://hitparade.ch/. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  16. ^ "British Chart". Zobbel 1 - 200. http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_S.HTM. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  17. ^ http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/serj-tankian-postpones-release-date-for-imperfect-harmonies-for-environmental-reasons/7351945
  18. ^ a b c Serjical Strike Update (Email about New items and else) :: The Official UnOfficial System Of a Down Site!
  19. ^ Serj Tankian Co-Writing a Musical, Spinner, Last accessed May 22, 2008.
  20. ^ a b c "Serj Tankian: Artist Chart History (singles)". Billboard charts. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=307665&model.vnuAlbumId=1081440. Retrieved 2008-07-17. 
  21. ^ Serj Tankian to Release Elect the Dead Symphony on March 9, 2010
  22. ^ "Two Hard Rockin' Compilation CDs Set for Release This Fall". NY Rock. http://www.nyrock.com/worldbeat/09_2000/092500.asp.  Last accessed November 4, 2007.
  23. ^ Serj To Appear On New Praxis Album, by "pwned", SOADFans.com, 8 March 2007
  24. ^ Serj Tankian: "We Haven't Decided If the Future Contains System or Not" :: SOADFans :: The Official Unofficial System of a Down Site!
  25. ^ Serj To Collaborate w/ Faith No More Vocalist :: The Official Unofficial System of a Down site!
  26. ^ Music for Human Rights
  27. ^ "Diddy Joins Ecko in Getting Up". IGN. http://ps2.ign.com/articles/658/658111p1.html.  Last accessed November 9, 2007.
Serj Tankian
Serj Tankian
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Notable Guests
Brain · John Dolmayan · Diran Noubar · Ani Maldjian · Cameron Stone · Antonio Pontarelli · Fabrice Favre
Studio albums
Live albums
EPs
Singles
"Empty Walls" · "Lie Lie Lie" · "Sky Is Over" · "Fears" · "The Charade"  · "Left of Center" · "Reconstructive Demonstrations"
Other Songs
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