Bloc Party discography

Bloc Party discography

Two guitarists perform energetically side-by-side on a stage lit by white lights.

(left–right) Lissack and Okereke during a performance in Cardiff in October 2005
Studio albums 5
Music videos 19
EPs 3
Singles 21
Remix albums 2

The discography of Bloc Party, a British indie rock[1] band, consists of five studio albums, three extended plays (EPs), and two remix albums released on primary label Wichita Recordings. Bloc Party were formed in 1999 by chief songwriter and frontman Kele Okereke (vocals, rhythm guitar) and Russell Lissack (lead guitar).[2] Bassist Gordon Moakes and drummer Matt Tong joined the band later.[2] The quartet's first release was the Bloc Party EP in 2004; the first single, "She's Hearing Voices", was released from this, but failed to chart in the United Kingdom. The next EP, Little Thoughts, was released the same year only in Japan; it included Bloc Party's first UK Top 40 entry, the double A-side "Little Thoughts/Tulips", which peaked at number 38.

Bloc Party's first studio album, Silent Alarm, was released in 2005 and was the band's UK breakthrough by reaching number three on the UK Albums Chart. The album generated a hit single, "So Here We Are/Positive Tension", which peaked at number five on the UK Top 40. In late 2005, Silent Alarm was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and was voted NME Album of the Year.[3][4] After two years, during which their songs appeared on several compilations, the band members released A Weekend in the City in 2007. The record entered the UK Albums Chart at number two and debuted in the United States at number 12. The first single from the album, "The Prayer", peaked at number four on the UK Top 40 and is the quartet's highest charting UK song to date.

In 2008, Bloc Party released their third studio album, Intimacy, which reached a peak of number eight in the UK and entered the Billboard 200 in the US at number 18. The highest charting single from the record was "Mercury", which peaked at number 16 on the UK Top 40. As of 2009, Bloc Party have sold more than three million album copies in their career.[5] The band released Four, their fourth studio album, in 2012 through Frenchkiss Records.[6] It was their first following a prolonged hiatus for the band, during which several members of the band were involved in side projects. Four was produced by Alex Newport (The Mars Volta, At the Drive-In, Polysics), and the album was recorded and mixed in New York City.

The band's most recent studio album, Hymns, was released in January 2016. It entered the UK Album Chart at number 12. Though three singles were officially released from the album, none entered a singles chart.

Studio albums

Year Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[7] 		AUS
[8]		 AUT
[9]		 BEL
(FL)
[10]		 BEL
(WL)
[11]		 CAN
[12]		 FRA
[13]		 GER
[14]		 IRL
[15]		 NZL
[16]		 SWE
[17]		 US
[12]
2005 Silent Alarm
  • Released: 2 February 2005
  • Label: Wichita
 3 30 52 14 39 114 14 93 3 36 11 114
2007 A Weekend in the City
  • Released: 24 January 2007
  • Label: Wichita
 2 2 12 2 12 7 10 5 2 5 24 12
2008 Intimacy
  • Released: 21 August 2008 (digital)
  • Released: 24 October 2008 (physical)
  • Label: Wichita
 8 5 39 2 16 17 22 18 12 14 — 18
2012 Four 3 3 10 2 7 9 21 6 10 17 57 36
2016 Hymns
  • Released: 29 January 2016
  • Label: BMG
 12 15 29 25 39 — 84 30 61 — — 198

Extended plays

Year Details
2004 Bloc Party (EP)[25]
  • Released: 24 May 2004
  • Distributor: V2
Little Thoughts EP[26]
  • Released: 15 December 2004
  • Distributor: V2 (Japan only)
2005 Hearing Voices Live EP[27]
  • Released: 20 December 2005
  • Distributor: Vice
2012 Four More EP[28]
2013 The Nextwave Sessions[29]
2016 The Love Within EP[30]
  • Released: 14 January 2016
  • Distributor: Frenchkiss

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Release
UK
[7][31][32]		 AUS
[8][33] 		BEL
(FL)
[10]		 BEL
(WL)
[11]		 EU
[12]		 GER
[34] 		IRL
[15]		 JPN
[12]		 SWE
[17]		 US
[35]		 US Alt.
[35]		 US
Dance
[35]
2004 "She's Hearing Voices"[2] — — — — — — — — 42 — — — Bloc Party (EP)
"Banquet/Staying Fat" 51 — — — — — — — — — — —
"Little Thoughts/Tulips" 38 — — — — — — — 53 — — — Little Thoughts EP
"Helicopter" 26 — — — — — — — 51 — — —
2005 "Tulips" (US only) 117 — — — — — — — — — — —
"So Here We Are/Positive Tension" 5 — — — — — 31 — — — — — Silent Alarm
"Banquet" 13 — — — 42 — 37 — — — 34 —
"Pioneers" 18 — — — 62 — — — — — — —
"Two More Years" 7 — — — 25 94 49 — — — — —
2006 "Helicopter" (US only) — — — — — — — — — —[A] — 5
2007 "The Prayer" 4 20 54 62 14 81 18 — — — — — A Weekend in the City
"I Still Remember" 20 — 68 — — — — — — 119[B] 24 —
"Hunting for Witches" 22 — 63 — 74 — — — — — — —
"Flux" 8 — 27 57 — 84 41 — — — — —
2008 "Mercury" 16 — 65 73 53 77 — 85 — — — — Intimacy
"Talons" 39 — 55 71 — — — — — — — —
2009 "One Month Off" 170 — 72 — — — — — — — — —
"Signs (Armand Van Helden Remix)" 115 — — — — — — — — — — — Intimacy Remixed
"One More Chance" 15 61 13 65 — — — — — — — — Non-album track
2012 "Octopus" 121 — 59 86 — — — 99 — —[C] — 5 Four
"Kettling" — — — — — — — — — — — —
2013 "Truth" — — 85 — — — — — — — — —
"Ratchet" — 81 — — — — — — — — — — The Nextwave Sessions
2015 "The Love Within" — — —[D] —[D] — — — — — — — — Hymns
"The Good News" — — — —[E] — — — — — — — —
2016 "Virtue" — — — — — — — — — — — —
"Stunt Queen" — — — — — — — — — — — — Non-album track
"—" denotes singles that did not chart, have not charted yet, or were not released.

Other charting songs

Year Title Peak chart positions Release
UK
[32] 		BEL
(FL)
[10]		 BEL
(WL)
[11]
2008 "Your Visits Are Getting Shorter" 111 — — Intimacy
2013 "V.A.L.I.S." — 118 96 Four
"—" denotes singles that did not chart, have not charted yet, or were not released.

Notes

  • A. ^ "Helicopter" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 34 on the Hot Singles Sales chart.[35]
  • B. ^ "I Still Remember" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 but did peak at number 19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which is an extension of the Billboard Hot 100.[35]
  • C. ^ "Octopus" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 9 on the Hot Singles Sales chart.[35]
  • D. ^ "The Love Within" did not enter the Ultratop charts, but appeared on the Ultratop (FL) & (WL) "extra tips".[10][11]
  • E. ^ "The Good News" did not enter the Ultratop charts, but appeared on the Ultratop (WL) "extra tips".[11]

Music videos

Year Title Director(s)
2004 "Banquet" (version 1) Nautilus[37]
"Little Thoughts" Ben Dawkins[38]
"Helicopter" (UK version) Type2error[39]
"So Here We Are" AlexandLiane[40]
2005 "Tulips" Charles Spano and Tim Sutton[41]
"Banquet" (version 2) AlexandLiane[40]
"Banquet" (version 3) Scott Lyon[42]
"Pioneers" Minivegas[43]
"Banquet (The Streets Mix)" Adam Smith[44]
"Helicopter" (U.S. version) Minivegas[45]
"Two More Years" Dominic Leung[46]
2006 "The Prayer" Walter Stern[47]
"I Still Remember" Aggressive[48]
2007 "Hunting For Witches" OneInThree[49]
"Flux" Ace Norton[50]
2008 "Mercury"
"Talons" Minivegas[51]
"One Month Off" D.A.D.D.Y.[52]
2009 "Signs (Armand Van Helden Remix)" Hiro Murai[52]
"One More Chance" Wendy Morgan[52]
"Ares (Villains Remix)" Filmed live by fans on mobile phones
2012 "Octopus" Nova Dando
"Kettling" James Lees
2013 "Truth" Clemens Habicht[53]
"Ratchet" Cyriak[54]
2015 "The Love Within" Ivana Bobic
2016 "Virtue" James Copeman

Remix albums

Year Details Peak positions
UK
[55]		 BEL
(FL)
[10]		 BEL
(WL)
[11]		 FRA
[13]
2005 Silent Alarm Remixed[56]

(Two More Years EP + Silent Alarm Remixed in Japan)

  • Released: 29 August 2005
  • Supplement to Silent Alarm featuring remixes of tracks.
 54 91 99 171
2009 Intimacy Remixed[56]
  • Released: 11 May 2009
  • Supplement to Intimacy featuring remixes of tracks.
 79 71 — —

Compilations

Listed are songs that were not released by Bloc Party as stand-alone singles, but which were included in third-party formats.

Year Song Album Details
2003 "The Marshals Are Dead" The New Cross: An Angular Sampler[57] Previously released on the Bloc Party EP.
2005
"This Modern Love" The Wedding Crashers soundtrack[58] Previously released on Silent Alarm.
"Like Eating Glass" Cry Wolf soundtrack[59]
"The Present" Help!: A Day in the Life[60] Specially recorded song.
"Like Eating Glass (Tony Hawk Mix)" Tony Hawk's American Wasteland[61] Reworked by Tony Hawk for his video game.
2006 "The Answer" Transgressive Records Singles[62] Previously released on the Bloc Party EP.
"Like Eating Glass (Black Strobe Remix)" Black Strobe: A Remix Collection[63] Remixed by Black Strobe for his compilation.
2007 "Say It Right" Radio 1's Live Lounge: Volume 2[64] Cover of a 2006 Nelly Furtado song.
"Rhododendrons" Causes 1[65] Previously released as a B-side to the 7" edition of "Hunting for Witches".
2009 "Where Is Home? (Diplo Remix)" Decent Work for Decent Pay[66] Remixed by Diplo for his compilation.

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    • "Signs": "Official Singles Chart: For the week ending 2 May 2009". ChartsPlus. Milton Keynes: UKChartsPlus (401): 3.
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