Animal Collective discography

Animal Collective discography

Animal Collective performing at the Seaport Music Festival at South Street Seaport, New York City, on June 1, 2007.
Releases
Studio albums 9
Live albums 2
EPs 6
Singles 11
Video albums 1

The discography of Animal Collective, an American experimental psychedelic band, consists of nine studio albums, two live albums, one video album ("visual album"), six extended plays and eleven singles.

The group consists of musicians Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Deakin (Josh Dibb), and Geologist (Brian Weitz). The band straddles a wide range of genres, most prominently psych folk and noise rock. The group runs the record label Paw Tracks, on which they have released much of their own material.

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
US
Rock

[2]
AUS
[3]
BEL
[4]
CAN
[5]
FRA
[6]
NLD
[7]
NOR
[8]
SWE
[9]
UK
[10]
Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished
(as Avey Tare and Panda Bear)
  • Released: August 2000
  • Label: Animal, Fat Cat
  • Formats: CD, LP
Danse Manatee
(as Avey Tare, Panda Bear and Geologist)
  • Released: July 2001
  • Label: Catsup Plate, Fat Cat
  • Formats: CD, LP
Campfire Songs
(as Campfire Songs)
  • Released: March 2003
  • Label: Catsup Plate, Paw Tracks
  • Formats: CD
Here Comes the Indian
  • Released: June 17, 2003
  • Label: Paw Tracks
  • Formats: CD, LP
Sung Tongs
  • Released: June 1, 2004
  • Label: Fat Cat
  • Formats: CD, LP
Feels
  • Released: October 18, 2005
  • Label: Fat Cat
  • Formats: CD, LP
Strawberry Jam 72 20 102 132
Merriweather Post Pavilion
  • Released: January 6, 2009
  • Label: Domino
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
13 4 63 31 25 46 58 21 37 26
Centipede Hz
  • Released: September 3, 2012
  • Label: Domino
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
16 6 75 32 66 68 34 38 55
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of live albums
Title Album details
Hollinndagain
(as Avey Tare, Panda Bear and Geologist)
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: St. Ives
  • Formats: LP
Animal Crack Box
  • Released: May 11, 2009
  • Label: Catsup Plate
  • Formats: LP

Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Video

[12]
ODDSAC
  • Released: August 10, 2010
  • Label: Plexifilm, Swiss Dots
  • Formats: DVD
8

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Sales
[13]
US
Dance
Sales
[14]
US
Rock

[2]
FRA
[6]
Prospect Hummer
(with Vashti Bunyan)
  • Released: May 24, 2005
  • Label: Fat Cat
  • Formats: CD
People[A]
  • Released: October 23, 2006
  • Label: Fat Cat
  • Formats: CD, 7", 12"
39
Water Curses[A]
  • Released: May 5, 2008
  • Label: Domino
  • Formats: CD, 12", digital download
1 1
Fall Be Kind
  • Released: November 23, 2009
  • Label: Domino
  • Formats: CD, 12", digital download
45 50
Keep + Animal Collective[B]
  • Released: March 26, 2011
  • Formats: Cassette
Transverse Temporal Gyrus[C]
  • Released: April 21, 2012
  • Label: Domino
  • Formats: 12", digital download
Monkey Been to Burn Town
  • Released: May 28, 2013
  • Label: Domino
  • Formats: 12"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Sales
[15]
US
Dance
Sales
[14]
FRA
[6]
"Wastered"
(with Black Dice)
2004 Non-album single
"Who Could Win a Rabbit" Sung Tongs
"Grass" 2005 Feels
"The Purple Bottle" 2006
"Peacebone" 2007 7 1 Strawberry Jam
"Fireworks"
"My Girls" 2009 Merriweather Post Pavilion
"Summertime Clothes" 8 1
"Brother Sport" 96
"Honeycomb" / "Gotham" 2012 8 Non-album single
"Today's Supernatural" Centipede Hz
"Applesauce"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

  • A ^ ^ Despite being extended plays as opposed to singles, People and Water Curses charted on Billboard singles charts, rather than albums charts.
  • B ^ Keep + Animal Collective is a limited edition cassette tape available exclusively to those who bought Animal Collective-designed KEEP footwear.[16]
  • C ^ Transverse Temporal Gyrus is a record featuring music created individually by all four members of the band and made into a sound collage in two parts. It was released as a part of Record Store Day and was limited to 5,000 copies.[17]

References

  1. "Animal Collective – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Animal Collective – Chart History: Rock Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
  3. "The ARIA Report: Issue 988 (Week Commencing 2 February 2009)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 2. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
  4. "Discografie Animal Collective". ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
  5. "Animal Collective – Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Discographie Animal Collective". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
  7. "Discografie Animal Collective". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  8. "Discography Animal Collective". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
  9. "Discography Animal Collective". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
  10. Peak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom:
  11. "Certified Awards Search" (TO ACCESS, ENTER THE SEARCH PARAMETER "ANIMAL COLLECTIVE" AND SELECT "SEARCH BY KEYWORD"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
  12. "Top Music Video – Issue Date: 2010-08-28". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  13. Peak chart positions for extended plays on the Hot Singles Sales chart in the United States:
  14. 14.0 14.1 "Animal Collective - Awards (Billboard Singles)". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  15. Peak chart positions for singles on the Hot Singles Sales chart in the United States:
  16. Neyland, Nick (March 14, 2011). "Keep Cassette". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  17. "Animal Collective - Transverse Temporal Gyrus". Vintage Vinyl. Retrieved May 2, 2012.

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