Foster the People discography

The discography of American indie pop band Foster the People consists of three studio albums, four extended plays, 22 singles, and 14 music videos.

Foster the People discography
Foster the People at the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards, from left to right: Mark Pontius, Mark Foster, and Cubbie Fink
Studio albums	3
Music videos	14
EPs	4
Singles	22
Promotional singles	5

Mark Foster founded the band in 2009 after spending several years in Los Angeles as a struggling musician and working as a commercial jingle writer. After Foster's song "Pumped Up Kicks" became a viral success in 2010, the group was signed to Columbia Records imprint Startime International and gained a fanbase through small club shows and appearances at the music festivals Coachella and South by Southwest. After releasing their debut album Torches in May 2011, "Pumped Up Kicks" became a crossover hit on commercial radio, reaching #1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and #3 on the Billboard Hot 100,[1][2] while also becoming successful in international markets. The success of "Pumped Up Kicks" also propelled Torches to #8 on the Billboard 200 chart. Four other singles were released from the album, including "Helena Beat", "Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)", and "Houdini", all of which entered the Alternative Songs chart.[1]

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		US [3]	US Alt. [4]	AUS [5]	CAN [6]	FRA [7]	IRL [8]	NLD [9]	NZ [10]	SWI [11]	UK [12]
Torches	Released: May 23, 2011 (US)[13] Label: Startime, Columbia Formats: CD, LP, digital download	8	1	1	7	29	13	53	18	49	12	RIAA: Platinum[14] ARIA: Platinum[15] BPI: Gold[16] MC: Platinum[17] SNEP: Gold[18]
Supermodel	Released: March 18, 2014 (US)[19] Label: Columbia Formats: CD, LP, digital download	3	1	8	4	51	24	57	17	17	26
Sacred Hearts Club	Released: July 21, 2017 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, LP, digital download	47	8	71	54	180	—	85	—[upper-alpha 1]	—	—

Extended plays

List of extended plays

Title	Details
Foster the People	Released: January 18, 2011 (US)[21] Label: Startime, Columbia Formats: Digital download
Spotify Sessions	Released: April 15, 2014 (US)[22] Label: Columbia Formats: Streamed audio
III	Released: April 27, 2017 (US)[23] Label: Columbia Formats: Digital download, streamed audio
Pick U Up	Released: September 6, 2019[24] Label: Columbia Formats: Digital download, streamed audio

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions											Certifications	Album
		US [2]	US Alt. [1]	US Rock [25]	AUS [26]	CAN [27]	FRA [7]	IRL [8]	JPN [28]	NLD [9]	NZ [10]	UK [29]
"Pumped Up Kicks"	2010	3	1	3	1	3	10	11	9	35	6	18	RIAA: 6× Platinum[14] ARIA: 11× Platinum[30] BPI: 2× Platinum[16] MC: 5× Platinum[17] RMNZ: Platinum[31]	Torches
"Helena Beat"	2011	—[upper-alpha 2]	9	15	74	70	—	—	—	—	—	—	MC: Gold[17]
"Call It What You Want"		—	—	—	39	—	—	—	75	—	—	139	ARIA: Gold[33]
"Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)"	2012	86	5	8	—	56	121	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[14] MC: Gold[17]
"Houdini"		—	37	—[upper-alpha 3]	—	—	—	—	70	98	—	—
"Ruby"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Coming of Age"	2014	—[upper-alpha 4]	4	14	64	69	—	—	44	—	—	158		Supermodel
"Pseudologia Fantastica"		—	—[upper-alpha 5]	31	—	—	118	—	—	—	—	—
"Best Friend"		—[upper-alpha 6]	15	21	—	86	150	—	—	—	—	—
"Are You What You Want to Be?"		—	—	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"The Unforeseeable Fate of Mr. Jones"[36]	2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Doing It for the Money"	2017	—	14	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Sacred Hearts Club
"Loyal Like Sid & Nancy"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Sit Next to Me"		42	3	5	—	68	—	—	—	—[upper-alpha 7]	—	—	RIAA: 2× Platinum[14] MC: Platinum[17]
"Pay the Man (Remix)"[38] (featuring JID & Saba)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Worst Nites"	2018	—	12	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Pick U Up EP
"Style"[39]	2019	—	—[upper-alpha 8]	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Imagination"[40]		—	—[upper-alpha 9]	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Pick U Up"[41]		—	—[upper-alpha 10]	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"It's OK to Be Human"[42]	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Lamb's Wool"[43]		—	—	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"The Things We Do"[44]		—	—[upper-alpha 11]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

See also: Mark Foster (singer) § Guest appearances

Title	Year	Peak chart positions					Album
		US Alt. [1]	US Dance [45]	US Rock [25]	CAN Rock [46]	NZ [10]
"Warrior"[47] (Kimbra featuring Mark Foster and A-Trak)	2012	—	—	—	—	22	Vows
"Nonsense" (Madeon featuring Mark Foster)	2015	—	35	—	—	—	Adventure
"Ride or Die" (The Knocks featuring Foster the People)	2018	16	20	—[upper-alpha 12]	—	—	New York Narcotic
"Blur"[49] (MØ featuring Foster the People)		35	—	—	36	—	Forever Neverland
"Every Color"[50] (Louis the Child with Foster the People)	2020	—	12	—	—	—	Here for Now
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		US Rock [25]	UK [29]
"Broken Jaw"[51]	2012	—	—[upper-alpha 13]	Torches
"Nevermind" (alternate version)	2014	—	—	Supermodel
"Pay the Man"	2017	—	—	III EP
"SHC"		50	—
"I Love My Friends"		—	—	Sacred Hearts Club
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remixes

Title	Year	Artist(s)	Album
"The Edge of Glory" (Foster the People Remix)	2011	Lady Gaga	Born This Way: The Remix
"Hide and Seek" (Foster the People Remix)	2016	Nanakato!	Non-album singles
"Nobody’s Favourite" (Foster the People Rework)	2020	Mobley

Other songs

Unreleased

Title	Year	Album
"Downtown"	2009	More Songs (unreleased)

Limited release

Title	Year	Album
"Love"	2011	Torches (JPN, AUS, some US eds.)
"Chin Music for the Unsuspecting Hero"
"Tabloid Super Junkie"	2014	Supermodel (pre-orders)
"Cassius Clay’s Pearly Whites"		Supermodel (JPN)
Note: "Broken Jaw" was not included on most editions of Torches; however, the song was released as a promo single.

Side projects

See also: Mark Pontius’ Discography and Mark Foster’s.

Title	Year	Album
"Untitled" / "Breathe In" / "The Otherside" / "Annabelle" / "Cost of Love" / "Landslide" (Sean Cimino as Fairchild)[53]	2006	Terminal — EP
"Conditional Love" / "Walkout" / "Psycho Killa" / "Loup-garou" / "NOISE" (Isom Innis as Southern Belle)[54][55][56]	2010	none
"Blue Jeans (Smims & Belle Remix)" (Lana Del Rey with Mark Foster and Isom Innis, featuring Azealia Banks)	2012	Blue Jeans (Remixes) — EP
"Halo"[57] (Shuttle featuring Isom Innis)[lower-alpha 1]		Halo — EP
"Nostroke" (Isom Innis as Saol Álainn)	2013	Nostroke — Single
"Cis.Cism" (Saol Álainn)	2014	Cis.Cism — Single
"When You Find Love"[61] (Stephan Altman and Mark Foster with Peter Barbee and Mark Pontius)	2015	Little Boy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
"Glad I Tried (Isom Innis Remix)" (Matt and Kim featuring Kevin Ray, Travis Hawley, and Santigold)	2018	Glad I Tried (Isom Innis Remix) — Single
"Setting" (Tyler Chester with Sean Cimino)	2019	Firstborn
"Persona" / "ROM COM" / "Citizen X" (Isom Innis and Sean Cimino as Peel)		none
"Complainer (Dr. Iceman Remix)" (Cold War Kids; Isom Innis as Dr. Iceman)		Complainer (Remixes) — EP
"Pick U Up (Dr. Iceman Remix)" (Foster the People)		Pick U Up (Dr. Iceman Remix) — Single

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors

Title	Year	Director(s)
"Pumped Up Kicks"	2011	Josef Geiger[62]
"Helena Beat"		Ace Norton[63][64]
"Call It What You Want"
"Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)"		Daniels[65][66]
"Houdini"	2012
"Coming of Age"	2014	BRTHR[67]
"Best Friend"		Ben Brewer[68]
"Pseudologia Fantastica"		Mark Foster[69]
"Doing It for the Money"	2017	Daniel Henry[70]
"Sit Next to Me"		Fourclops & Brinton Bryan[71]
"Worst Nites"	2018	Mark Foster & Josh Hutcherson[72]
"Style"	2019	Mark Foster[73][74][75]
"Imagination"
"Pick U Up"

Notes

1. Innis’ early solo work also includes a remix of "Good Girls Go Bad";[58] "Let Yourself Go Back" with Xander Singh (both 2009),[59] and the single "Freak Show" (2014).[60]

1. Sacred Hearts Club did not enter the NZ Top 40 Albums Chart, but peaked at number 10 on the NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart.[20]
2. "Helena Beat" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 21 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.[32]
3. "Houdini" did not enter the Hot Rock Songs chart, but peaked at number 41 on the Rock Digital Songs chart.[34]
4. "Coming of Age" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number three on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.[32]
5. "Pseudologia Fantastica" did not enter the Alternative Airplay chart, but peaked at number 19 on the Alternative Digital Songs chart.[35]
6. "Best Friend" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.[32]
7. "Sit Next to Me" did not enter the Netherlands' Single Top 100 but peaked on the Netherlands' Single Tip Chart at number 11.[37]
8. "Style" did not enter the Alternative Airplay chart, but peaked at number 18 on the Alternative Digital Songs chart.[35]
9. "Imagination" did not enter the Alternative Airplay chart, but peaked at number 8 on the Alternative Digital Songs chart.[35]
10. "Pick U Up" did not enter the Alternative Airplay chart, but peaked at number 9 on the Alternative Digital Songs chart.[35]
11. "The Things We Do" did not enter the Alternative Airplay chart, but peaked at number 25 on the Alternative Digital Songs chart.[35]
12. "Ride or Die" did not enter the Hot Rock Songs chart, but peaked at number 28 on the Rock Airplay chart.[48]
13. "Broken Jaw" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 32 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.[52]

References

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39. "New song, who dis? "Style" coming your way Friday 👑". March 20, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019 – via Instagram.
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External links

• Official website
• Foster the People at AllMusic
• Foster the People discography at Discogs
• Foster the People discography at MusicBrainz