The Strokes discography

The Strokes are an American indie rock band. Formed in New York City in 1999, the group consists of singer Julian Casablancas, guitarists Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr., bassist Nikolai Fraiture and drummer Fabrizio Moretti. The Strokes discography consists of six studio albums, two extended plays (EP), sixteen singles, one video album and eighteen music videos.

The Strokes discography
The Strokes in 2002
Studio albums	6
Video albums	1
Music videos	18
EPs	2
Singles	16

In January 2001, the Strokes released a demo EP, The Modern Age, on independent record label Rough Trade. The large amount of hype generated by the record, especially among the British music press, led to a bidding war among major record labels.[1] The band signed with RCA Records, and released its debut LP Is This It in October 2001. Helped by lead single "Hard to Explain", the album debuted at number two in the UK and number 33 on the Billboard 200. Highly acclaimed by critics, Is This It was certified platinum in the US and UK, selling over two million copies worldwide.[2]

The Strokes released their next LP, Room on Fire, in October 2003. The album did well on the charts, reaching number two and going platinum in the UK, while peaking at the fourth spot in the US. Three singles were released from the album, the highest-charting of which was "12:51", which reached number seven in the UK. The band's third album First Impressions of Earth was released in December 2005 in Germany and January 2006 elsewhere. Although critics suggested the post-Christmas release date was an indication of the band's lower expectations of the record, it was the first Strokes album to top the UK charts.[2] "Juicebox" became the first single by the group to break into the Billboard Hot 100, and was its highest-charting effort in Britain, where it reached number five.

Released after a five-year hiatus, The Strokes' fourth album Angles (2011) became their third consecutive LP to chart at number four on the Billboard 200. Its 2013 follow-up Comedown Machine reached number ten on both the U.S. and British charts. In 2016 the Strokes released their second EP, Future Present Past. The band's latest full-length album is The New Abnormal, released in April 2020.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
		US [3]	AUS [4]	AUT [5]	FRA [6]	GER [7]	IRE [8]	NOR [9]	NZ [10]	SWE [11]	UK [12]
Is This It	Released: October 9, 2001 Label: RCA Formats: CD, LP, cassette, download	33	5	35	19	28	4	2	23	3	2	WW: 2,500,000[13] US: 1,000,000[14]	RIAA: Platinum[15] ARIA: 2× Platinum[16] BPI: 2× Platinum[17] GLF: Platinum[18] IFPI: Platinum[19] MC: Platinum[20] RIAJ: Gold[21]
Room on Fire	Released: October 28, 2003 Label: RCA Formats: CD, LP, cassette, download	4	6	14	16	6	2	3	6	6	2	WW: 1,000,000[22] US: 597,000[14]	RIAA: Gold[15] ARIA: Platinum[16] BPI: Platinum[17] MC: Gold[20] RIAJ: Gold[23]
First Impressions of Earth	Released: December 30, 2005 Label: RCA Formats: CD, LP, download	4	4	9	9	11	3	22	10	9	1	US: 310,000[24]	ARIA: Gold[25] BPI: Gold[17] RIAJ: Gold[26] SNEP: Gold[27]
Angles	Released: March 22, 2011 Label: RCA Formats: CD, LP, download	4	1	9	6	15	3	15	6	21	3	US: 221,000[28] UK: 170,000[29]	ARIA: Platinum[16] BPI: Gold[17]
Comedown Machine	Released: March 26, 2013 Label: RCA Formats: CD, LP, download	10	7	21	17	50	9	10	18	28	10	US: 77,000[30]
The New Abnormal	Released: April 10, 2020 Label: Cult, RCA Formats: CD, LP, cassette, download	8	21	8	20	12	12	—	15	31	3	US: 35,000[31]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		CAN [32]	FRA [33]	NOR [34]	UK [35]
The Modern Age	Released: January 29, 2001 Label: Rough Trade, Beggars Banquet Formats: CD, LP	28	—	20	68
Future Present Past	Released: June 3, 2016 Label: Cult Formats: LP, download	—	144	—	—
"—" 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 as single and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US [32]	US Alt [36]	AUS [4]	CAN [32]	FRA [33]	IRL [8]	JPN [37]	NLD [38]	SWE [39]	UK [12]
"Hard to Explain"	2001	—[upper-alpha 1]	27	66	—[upper-alpha 2]	—	10	—	—	56	16		Is This It
"Last Nite"		—[upper-alpha 3]	5	47	—	—	48	—	—	—	14	ARIA: Platinum [43] BPI: Platinum[17] FIMI: Gold[44]
"Someday"		—	17	—	—	—	—	—	84	—	27	BPI: Silver[17]
"12:51"	2003	—	15	—	—[upper-alpha 4]	—	22	—	40	39	7		Room on Fire
"Reptilia"	2004	—	19	68	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	ARIA: Gold[43] BPI: Gold[17]
"The End Has No End"		—	35	—	—	—	42	—	—	—	27
"Juicebox"	2005	98	9	44	—[upper-alpha 5]	—	18	—	98	50	5		First Impressions of Earth
"Heart in a Cage"	2006	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25
"You Only Live Once"		—[upper-alpha 6]	35	52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ARIA: Gold[43]
"Under Cover of Darkness"	2011	—[upper-alpha 7]	12	—	88	75	46	20	—	—	47	ARIA: Gold[43]	Angles
"Taken for a Fool"		—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"One Way Trigger"[upper-alpha 8]	2013	—	—	—	—	167	—	57	—	—	—		Comedown Machine
"All the Time"		—	38	—	—	—	—	29	—	—	—[upper-alpha 9]
"At the Door"	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The New Abnormal
"Bad Decisions"		—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

1. "Hard to Explain" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 27 on the Hot Singles Sales chart.[40]
2. "Hard to Explain" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 7 on the Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.[41]
3. "Last Nite" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 8 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.[42]
4. "12:51" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 30 on the Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.[41]
5. "Juicebox" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 4 on the Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.[41]
6. "You Only Live Once" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 14 on the Hot Singles Sales chart.[40]
7. "Under Cover of Darkness" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 16 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.[42]
8. "One Way Trigger" was only released as a free download.[45]
9. "All the Time" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.[46]

Promotional singles

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

Title	Year	Peak chart positions					Album
		BEL (FL) Tip [47]	BEL (WA) Tip [48]	CAN [32]	FRA [33]	MEX Air. [49]
"The Modern Age"[50]	2002	—	—	—[upper-alpha 1]	—	—	Is This It
"Machu Picchu"[51]	2011	34	45	—	87	26	Angles
"Tap Out"[52]	2013	—	—	—	—	—	Comedown Machine
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

1. "The Modern Age" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 28 on the Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.[41]

Other singles

Title	Year	Note	Album
"Elephant Song"	2004	Released as a limited edition fan club exclusive.[53]	Non-album single

Other charted songs

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

Title	Year	Peak chart positions						Album
		US Rock [54]	BEL (FL) Tip [47]	FRA [33]	MEX Air. [49]	NZ Hot [55]	UK [12]
"Happy Ending"	2013	—	17	—	—	—	—	Comedown Machine
"Oblivius"	2016	19	—	60	—	—	178	Future Present Past
"Threat of Joy"		—	—	—	40	—	—
"Drag Queen"		—	—	—	49	—	—
"The Adults Are Talking"	2020	8	—	—	—	18	—	The New Abnormal
"Selfless"		14	—	—	—	25	—
"Eternal Summer"		17	—	—	—	28	—
"Why Are Sundays So Depressing"		25	—	—	—	—	—
"Not the Same Anymore"		29	—	—	—	—	—
"Ode to the Mets"		27	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Videos

Year	Release details	Comments
2002	The Videos and More Label: Rough Trade (#030) Released: December 9, 2002 Available only as a bonus DVD with the special edition of Is This It.	Features promotional videos of the Is This It singles, and previously unaired performances on the MTV2 Special, "2$Bill".

Music videos

Year	Title	Director(s)
2001	"Last Nite"	Roman Coppola
2002	"The Modern Age"
	"Hard to Explain"	Roman Coppola Johannes Gamble Julian Casablancas
	"Someday"	Roman Coppola
2003	"12:51"
2004	"Reptilia"	Jake Scott
	"The End Has No End"	Sophie Muller
2005	"Juicebox"	Mike Palmieri
2006	"Heart in a Cage"	Samuel Bayer
	"You Only Live Once"
2007	"You Only Live Once" (second version)	Warren Fu
2011	"Under Cover of Darkness"
	"Call Me Back"[56]	Albert Hammond, Jr.
	"Taken for a Fool"	Laurent Briet
2013	"All the Time"	Albert Hammond, Jr.
2016	"Threat of Joy"	Warren Fu
2020	"At The Door"	Mike Burakoff
	"Bad Decisions"	Andrew Donoho
	"Ode to the Mets"	Warren Fu

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External links

• Official website
• The Strokes discography at Discogs
• The Strokes discography at Allmusic