Yeah Yeah Yeahs discography

American indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs have released four studio albums, one compilation album, four extended plays, 14 singles, two video albums, and 14 music videos. The band formed in New York City in 2000, and consists of lead singer Karen O, drummer Brian Chase, and guitarist Nick Zinner.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs discography
Yeah Yeah Yeahs in December 2002
Studio albums	4
Compilation albums	1
Video albums	2
Music videos	14
EPs	4
Singles	14

The band released their self-titled debut EP in July 2001. It was followed by another EP a year later, titled Machine, which spawned an identically titled single that peaked at number 37 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] The band's debut studio album, Fever to Tell, was released in April 2003, reaching number 55 on the US Billboard 200 chart and number 13 on the UK Albums Chart.[1][2] Fever to Tell spawned four singles, including "Maps", which also charted in the US and UK.[1][3]

Yeah Yeah Yeahs' second album, Show Your Bones, was released in March 2006, followed a year later by another EP, Is Is. The band has also released one video album, Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow, which features footage from a live performance and all of the band's music videos through 2004. Yeah Yeah Yeahs released their third studio album, It's Blitz!, in April 2009.[4] The band's fourth album, Mosquito, was released in April 2013 and became their highest-peaking album in the US to date, reaching number five on the Billboard 200.[2]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
		US [2]	AUS [5]	AUT [6]	BEL (FL) [7]	CAN [8]	FRA [9]	GER [10]	IRE [11]	NOR [12]	UK [1]
Fever to Tell	Released: April 29, 2003 Label: Interscope Formats: CD, LP, digital download	55	80	—	—	—	70	—	18	39	13	US: 640,000[13] UK: 205,000 [14] WW: 1,000,000[15]	RIAA: Gold[16] BPI: Gold[17]
Show Your Bones	Released: March 22, 2006 Label: Dress Up, Interscope Formats: CD, LP, digital download	11	17	54	43	9	96	65	17	—	7	US: 269,000[18]	BPI: Gold[17]
It's Blitz!	Release: March 9, 2009 Label: Dress Up, DGC, Interscope Formats: CD, LP, digital download	22	8	61	23	18	160	71	10	12	9	US: 278,000[19]	ARIA: Gold[20] BPI: Gold[17]
Mosquito	Release: April 12, 2013 Label: Dress Up, Interscope Formats: CD, LP, digital download	5	17	44	57	10	128	63	8	24	9
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title	Details
iTunes Originals – Yeah Yeah Yeahs	Released: October 20, 2009 Label: DGC, Interscope Format: Digital download

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		US [2]	AUS [5]	CAN [21]	DEN [22]	MEX [23]	SWE [24]
Yeah Yeah Yeahs	Released: July 9, 2001 Label: Shifty, Touch and Go Formats: CD, 12-inch vinyl, digital download	—	—	—	7	—	56
Machine	Released: November 5, 2002 Label: Touch and Go Formats: CD, 10", digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—
Live Session EP (iTunes Exclusive)	Released: August 22, 2006[25] Label: Interscope Format: Digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—
Is Is	Released: July 24, 2007 Label: Dress Up, Interscope Formats: CD, 7-inch vinyl, digital download	72	38	44	5	63	—
"—" 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										Certifications	Album
		US [3]	US Alt. [26]	US DSS [27]	AUS [5]	BEL (FL) [7]	CAN [28]	FRA [9]	GER [10]	IRE [11]	UK [1]
"Machine"[29]	2002	—[upper-alpha 1]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37		Machine
"Date with the Night"	2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16		Fever to Tell
"Pin"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29
"Maps"	2004	87	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	26
"Y Control"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	54
"Gold Lion"	2006	88	14	—	—	—	2	—	—	37	18		Show Your Bones
"Turn Into"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37	53
"Cheated Hearts"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Down Boy"	2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Is Is
"Zero"	2009	—[upper-alpha 2]	18	4	88	—	—	—	—	—	49		It's Blitz!
"Heads Will Roll"		—[upper-alpha 3]	—[upper-alpha 4]	1	—	1	—	45	73	70	89	BPI: Gold[17] BEA: Gold[32]
"Skeletons"	2010	—[upper-alpha 5]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—[upper-alpha 6]
"Sacrilege"	2013	—	33	—	—	—[upper-alpha 7]	—	—	—	—	137		Mosquito
"Despair"[34]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Videography

Video releases

List of video albums, with chart positions

Title	Details	Peaks
		US [35]	UK [36]
Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow	Released: October 19, 2004 Label: Interscope Format: DVD	27	16
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Live from London	Released: July 27, 2010[37] Label: DGC, Interscope Format: iTunes video	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors

Title	Year	Director(s)
"Date with the Night"	2003	Patrick Daughters[38]
"Pin"		Tunde Adebimpe[38]
"Maps"		Patrick Daughters[38]
"Y Control"	2004	Spike Jonze[38]
"Gold Lion"	2006	Patrick Daughters[39]
"Turn Into"
"Cheated Hearts"		Marshmellow[40]
"Down Boy"	2007	K. K. Barrett and Lance Bangs[40]
"Zero"	2009	Barney Clay[41]
"Heads Will Roll"		Richard Ayoade[42]
"Skeletons"	2010	Barney Clay[43]
"Sacrilege"	2013	Megaforce[44]
"Mosquito"		B. Shimbe Shim[45]
"Despair"		Patrick Daughters[39]

Notes

1. "Machine" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 13 on the Hot Singles Sales chart.[30]
2. "Zero" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number seven on the Hot Singles Sales chart.[30]
3. "Heads Will Roll" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number five on the Hot Singles Sales chart.[30]
4. "Heads Will Roll" did not enter the Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number seven on the Alternative Digital Songs chart.[31]
5. "Skeletons" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on the Hot Singles Sales chart.[30]
6. "Skeletons" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 24 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.[33]
7. "Sacrilege" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 74 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[7]

References

1. Peak chart positions for albums and singles in the United Kingdom:
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5. Peak chart positions for albums and singles in Australia:
   • All except noted: "Discography Yeah Yeah Yeahs". australian-charts.com. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
   • Fever to Tell: "ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 26th May 2003" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (692): 6. May 26, 2003. Retrieved July 15, 2014 – via Pandora Archive.
   • "Zero": "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 6th April 2009" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (997): 4. April 6, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2014 – via Pandora Archive.
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29. "Machine – Single by Yeah Yeah Yeahs". iTunes Store (US). Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
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31. "Yeah Yeah Yeahs Chart History: Alternative Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
32. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2010". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
33. "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 07 March 2010 - 13 March 2010". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
34. "Despair – Single by Yeah Yeah Yeahs". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved March 7, 2015.
35. "Yeah Yeah Yeahs Chart History: Music Video Sales". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
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37. Dombal, Ryan (July 27, 2010). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs Release Concert Film". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
38. Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow (DVD liner notes). Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Interscope Records. 2004. B000359109.CS1 maint: others (link)
39. Minsker, Evan (June 24, 2013). "Watch: Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Despair" Video, Filmed on Top of the Empire State Building". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
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41. Knight, David (March 16, 2009). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Zero by Barney Clay". Promo News. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
42. Knight, David (June 3, 2009). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Heads Will Roll by Richard Ayoade". Promo News. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
43. Knight, David (February 9, 2010). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Skeletons by Barney Clay – just signed to Partizan". Promo News. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
44. Stern, Doug (March 26, 2013). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Sacrilege" (Megaforce, dir.)". VideoStatic. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
45. Gottlieb, Steven (May 7, 2013). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Mosquito" (B. Shimbe Shim, dir.)". VideoStatic. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

External links

• Official website
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs at AllMusic
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs discography at Discogs
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs discography at MusicBrainz