The Joy Formidable discography
The Joy Formidable on the BBC Introducing stage at the Reading Festival in 2008.
Studio albums5
Live albums1
EPs4
Singles19

The discography of Welsh alternative rock band the Joy Formidable consists of five studio albums, one live album, three extended plays and 15 singles. Their debut extended play, A Balloon Called Moaning, was released in December 2008, followed by their debut studio album, The Big Roar, in January 2011, which reached No. 31 on the UK Albums Chart, and produced the singles "Whirring" and "A Heavy Abacus", which reached No. 7 and No. 25 on the US Alternative Songs Chart, respectively. Their second studio album, Wolf's Law, was released in January 2013 and reached No. 41 and No. 51 on the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200, respectively. Their third studio album, Hitch was released in March 2016. Their fourth studio album, AAARTH, was released on 28 September 2018. Their fifth studio album, Into the Blue, was released on 20 August 2021.

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
UK
[1]
UK
Indie

[1]
SCO
[2]
US
[3]
US
Alt.

[4]
US
Ind.

[5]
The Big Roar 3136[upper-alpha 1]
Wolf's Law
  • Released: 21 January 2013
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
41585111
Hitch
  • Released: 25 March 2016
  • Label: Caroline
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
11912[upper-alpha 2]1514
AAARTH
  • Released: 28 September 2018
  • Label: Caroline
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
93137042
Into the Blue
  • Released: 20 August 2021
  • Label: Hassle
[upper-alpha 3]3068
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Notes

  1. The Big Roar did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 8 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[6]
  2. Hitch did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 82 on the US Billboard Album Sales Chart.[8]
  3. Into the Blue did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 80 on the UK Album Sales Chart.[9]

Live albums

List of albums, with selected details
Title Details
First You Have to Get Mad
  • Released: 2009[10]
  • Label: Independent
  • Formats: CD

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details
Title Album details
A Balloon Called Moaning
  • Released: 17 December 2008
  • Label: Black Bell
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
Bootleg, Vol. 1
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Independent
  • Formats: CD
Roarities
  • Released: 5 July 2011
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
The Big More
  • Released: 14 October 2011
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Sleep is Day
  • Released: 26 September 2016
  • Label: C'mon Let's Drift
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
Sales

[11]
BEL
(FL)
Tip

[12]
CAN
Rock

[13]
MEX
Air.

[14]
US
Alt

[3]
US
Rock

[3]
"Austere"[A] 2008 1431 A Balloon Called Moaning
and The Big Roar
"Cradle"[A] 2009 3230
"Whirring"[A] 41342238721
"Popinjay"[B] 2010 34 The Big Roar
"I Don't Want to See You Like This" 12
"A Heavy Abacus" 2011 5025
"This Ladder Is Ours" 2012 3524 Wolf's Law
"Cholla" 8
"A Minute's Silence" 2013 40 non-album single
"Silent Treatment" Wolf's Law
"Yn Rhydiau'r Afon"[C] 2014 non-album singles
"Tynnu Sylw"[C]
"Y Garreg Ateb"[C] 2015
"Twin Peaks"[15]
"The Last Thing on My Mind" 2016 40 Hitch
"Y Gwir a'r Gwendid"[C] 2017 non-album singles
"Cynnu Tân"[C]
"Dance of the Lotus" 2018 AAARTH
"The Wrong Side"
"The Better Me"
"Into the Blue" 2021 Into the Blue
"Back to Nothing"
"Chimes"
"Interval"
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles
Title Year MEX
Air.

[14]
Album
"Little Blimp"[16] 2012 47 Wolf's Law

Notes:

  • A - These tracks were re-released in 2011 in promotion of The Big Roar.
  • B - This track was included only on the Japanese and limited editions of The Big Roar
  • C - These tracks were released as part of the Aruthrol singles collection, in which The Joy Formidable released a single, usually in Welsh, along with another Welsh band.

References

  1. 1 2 The Joy Formidable – Official Charts Company
  2. Peaks in Scotland:
    • The Big Roar: "2011-01-30 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company.
    • Wolf's Law: "2013-01-27 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company.
    • Aaarth: "2018-10-05 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
    • Into the Blue: "Into the Blue – Joy Formidable - Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 The Joy Formidable - Allmusic // Awards
  4. "The Joy Formidable – Chart History - Alternative Albums". Billboard.com. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  5. "The Joy Formidable – Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard.com. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  6. "The Joy Formidable Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  7. "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016.
  8. "The Joy Formidable Chart History: Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  9. "Into the Blue – Joy Formidable - Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  10. Discogs - The Joy Formidable – First You Have To Get Mad
  11. Peaks in UK Physical Singles Chart:
  12. "Discografie The Joy Formidable - ultratop.be". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  13. "Billboard.biz". billboard.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  14. 1 2 "Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard.biz.
  15. The Joy Formidable. "The Joy Formidable: "Twin Peaks" - iTunes Store". iTunes. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  16. "The Joy Formidable Little Blimp UK Promo CD-R". Retrieved 22 April 2016.
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