Tokyo Police Club discography

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Tokyo Police Club discography
Photograph of band playing
The band in 2014
Studio albums6
Live albums2
Compilation albums2
EPs4
Singles22
Demo albums2
Remix albums2
Cover albums1

The following is the discography of Tokyo Police Club. They have regularly released music since their formation in 2005. In addition to their five studio albums, they have put out a number of other original releases as well as reissues, demo albums, and live albums.

Albums[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
CAN
[1]
UK
[2]
UK
Indie.

[3]
US
[4]
US
Rock

[5]
US
Indie

[6]
Elephant Shell 10 128 10 106 17
Champ 19 186 19 59 17 6
Forcefield 17 [A] 37 120 29 25
TPC
  • Released: October 5, 2018
  • Label: Dine Alone
  • Format: LP, CD, digital
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums[edit]

Title Album details
A Lesson in Crime / Smith EP
  • Released: September 25, 2016[8]
  • Label: Paper Bag
  • Format: LP
Melon Collie and the Infinite Radness: Parts One & Two
  • Released: September 26, 2016
  • Label: Dine Alone
  • Format: LP, digital

Cover albums[edit]

Live albums[edit]

  • Live From Soho EP (Paper Bag, 2007)
  • Eight Songs Live (Dine Alone, 2018)

Remix albums[edit]

  • Tokyo Police Club Remixes (Memphis, 2007) (A Lesson in Crime remixes)
  • Elephant Shell Remixes (Saddle Creek, 2008)

Demo albums[edit]

  • Tokyo Police Club (self-released, 2005) (A Lesson in Crime/Smith EP demos)
  • Church Demos (self-released, 2020)[9] (TPC demos)

Reissues[edit]

EPs[edit]

List of EPs, with selected chart positions
Title EP details Peak chart positions
CAN
[1]
UK
[2]
UK
Indie.

[3]
A Lesson in Crime 194 139 4
Smith EP
  • Released: October 30, 2007[10]
  • Label: Paper Bag
  • Format: CD, digital
Melon Collie and the Infinite Radness: Part One
  • Released: February 19, 2016
  • Label: Dine Alone
  • Format: CD, digital
Melon Collie and the Infinite Radness: Part Two
  • Released: September 23, 2016
  • Label: Dine Alone
  • Format: CD, digital
TPC DLX
  • Released: October 27, 2020[11]
  • Label: Dine Alone
  • Format: 12", digital
  • Companion EP of TPC
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles[edit]

As lead artist[edit]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CAN
[12]
CAN
Rock

[13]
AUS
Hit.

[14]
BEL
(FL)

[15]
BEL
(WA)

[16]
SCO
[17]
UK
Sales

[18]
UK
Indie.

[19]
"Nature of the Experiment"[20] 2006 32 19 A Lesson in Crime
"Cheer It On"[21] 2007 75 49 4
"Citizens of Tomorrow"[22]
"Your English Is Good"[23] 39 61 10 Elephant Shell
"Tessellate"[24] 2008 63 29 93 82 17
"In a Cave"[25] 25
"Graves"[26]
"The Baskervilles (Amp Live Remix)"
(feat. Aesop Rock & Yak Ballz)[27]
2009 Non-album single
"Breakneck Speed"[28] 2010 Champ
"Wait Up (Boots of Danger)"[29] [B] 34
"Bambi"[31] [C] 30 14 89
"Favourite Colour" 2011 32
"Happy Valentine's Day"[32] 2014 Non-album single
“Argentina (Parts I, II, III)”[33] Forcefield
"Hot Tonight"[34] [D] 17 137
"Tunnel Vision"[35] 20
"Gonna Be Ready" 2015 36
"Not My Girl"[36] 2016 17 Melon Collie and the Infinite Radness Pt 1
"My House"[37] 24 Melon Collie and the Infinite Radness Pt 2
"New Blues"[38] 2018 TPC
"Hercules"[39] 24
"DLTFWYH"[40]
"Simple Dude"[41] 30
"Hundred Dollar Day"[42] 2020 Champ (10th Anniversary Edition)
"Gone (Matt and Kim Remix)"[43] 2021
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist[edit]

Title Year Album
"Our Love"
(Avenue feat. Tokyo Police Club)
2015 Non-album single

Guest appearances[edit]

Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Friends of P" (The Rentals cover) 2008 Friends of P - Tribute to The Rentals
"Nature Of The Experiment (RAC Mix)" RAC RAC VOL 1
"(Set List Title: Cableguy) (Remix)" 2011 The Philstines Jr. If a Lot of Bands Play in the Woods
"Come Come (Tokyo Police Club Remix)" 2012 Hot As Sun Hot As Sun
"Wait Up (RAC Mix)" RAC Chapter One
"My Body (Tokyo Police Club Remix)" 2013 Young the Giant Remix EP
"Closer (Tokyo Police Club Remix)" 2014 Rush Midnight Rush Midnight
"Tourist" RAC Strangers
"Our Love" 2015 Avenue
"Paris (Tokyo Police Club Remix)" 2016 Magic Man Before the Waves: Remixes
"Since U Been Gone" (cover) 2018 10 Years of Mom+Pop

Solo releases[edit]

In November 2008, Tokyo Police Club keyboardist Graham Wright released a solo EP called The Lakes of Alberta online only, available as a free download. He has also participated in a project called "Novels" with musicians Luke Lalonde (of Born Ruffians), Will Currie (of Will Currie & The Country French), Dean Marino (of Papermaps), and Jay Sadlowski (of Jay Sad) in which these musicians wrote and recorded an entire EP in 24 hours. The CDs were not released in stores, nor on the internet, but were given out to random people or placed in random places.[44] His debut solo album, Shirts vs Skins, was released on June 27, 2010. Greg Alsop has posted comedy sketch videos online, Drumsters and Novelty T-shirt College as well as a song titled ' Losing Our Heads' in 2013 for the Versus Valerie Season One soundtrack.[45]

In June 2015, lead singer Dave Monks released his first solo EP on iTunes, Spotify and Google Play called "All Signs Point to Yes", with two singles having been released prior to the release of the album. The album "On a Wave" followed in 2019.[46] As of 2018 Dave Monks is also a member of the Canadian supergroup Anyway Gang, releasing its self titled album in November 2019.[47] On June 24 2020, Monks released a new EP titled On a Wave Goes Wild.[48]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Forcefield" did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 17 on the UK Record Store Chart.[7]
  2. ^ "Wait Up (Boots of Danger)" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 16 on the Canada Emerging Artists chart.[30]
  3. ^ "Bambi" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 23 on the Canada Emerging Artists chart.[30]
  4. ^ "Hot Tonight" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 27 on the Canada Emerging Artists chart.[30]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Tokyo Police Club Album & Song Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
  2. ^ a b "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 DJ T – Tzant". zobbel.
  3. ^ a b Peaks in UK Independent Albums Chart:
  4. ^ "Tokyo Police Club Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
  5. ^ "Tokyo Police Club: Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  6. ^ "Tokyo Police Club Album & Song Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  7. ^ "Forcefield Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  8. ^ "Tokyo Police Club - A Lesson in Crime/Smith EP 10th Anniversary Edition". Record Store Day. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  9. ^ "Church Demos, by Tokyo Police Club". Tokyo Police Club. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  10. ^ "Smith by Tokyo Police Club on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  11. ^ "TPC DLX by Tokyo Police Club on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  12. ^ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100 Tokyo Police Club". Billboard Media.
  13. ^ "Tokyo Police Club - Canadian Rock". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  14. ^ "ARIA Report: Issue 1088" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 27, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  15. ^ "Discografie Tokyo Police Club Vlaanderen". ultratop.be/nl/ Hung Medien.
  16. ^ "Discografie Tokyo Police Club Wallonie". ultratop.be/fr/ Hung Medien.
  17. ^ Peaks in Scotland:
  18. ^ Peaks in UK Physical Singles Chart:
  19. ^ Peaks in UK Independent Singles Chart:
  20. ^ "Nature of the Experiment by Tokyo Police Club on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  21. ^ "New Tokyo Police Club Video – "Cheer It On"". Stereogum. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  22. ^ "New Tokyo Police Club Video – "Citizens Of Tomorrow"". Stereogum. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  23. ^ "Your English Is Good by Tokyo Police Club on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  24. ^ "Tessellate by Tokyo Police Club on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  25. ^ "In a Cave by Tokyo Police Club on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  26. ^ "New Tokyo Police Club Video – "Graves"". Stereogum. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  27. ^ "The Baskervilles (Amp Live Remix) [feat. Aesop Rock & Yak Ballz] - Single by Tokyo Police Club on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  28. ^ "Tokyo Police Club – "Breakneck Speed" (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  29. ^ "Tokyo Police Club – "Wait Up (Boots Of Danger)"". Stereogum. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  30. ^ a b c "Tokyo Police Club Chart History: Canada Emerging Artists". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  31. ^ "Bambi by Tokyo Police Club on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  32. ^ "Happy Valentine's Day - Single by Tokyo Police Club on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  33. ^ "Tokyo Police Club – "Argentina (Parts I, II, III)"". Stereogum. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  34. ^ "Tokyo Police Club – "Hot Tonight"". Stereogum. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  35. ^ "Tokyo Police Club – "Tunnel Vision"". Stereogum. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  36. ^ Calum Slingerland. "Tokyo Police Club Announce 'Melon Collie and the Infinite Radness' EPs, Share New Single". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  37. ^ "Tokyo Police Club announce EP, share single". Dine Alone Records. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  38. ^ "New Blues- Single by Tokyo Police Club on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  39. ^ "Hercules - Single by Tokyo Police Club on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  40. ^ "DLTFWYH - Single by Tokyo Police Club on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  41. ^ "Stream Tokyo Police Club – "Simple Dude"". consequenceofsound. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  42. ^ "Hundred Dollar Day - Single by Tokyo Police Club on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  43. ^ "Gone (Matt and Kim Remix) - Single by Tokyo Police Club on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  44. ^ "The Hottest Disc You Can't Have". Toronto Star, Brendan Kennedy, Dec. 20, 2009
  45. ^ Kolberg, Michael (July 8, 2013). "WATCH: Tokyo Police Club Drummer's D'Angelo-inspired Solo Video". Toronto Standard. Toronto Standard Media Company. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  46. ^ "Releases". Dine Alone Records. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  47. ^ Krewen, Nick (January 15, 2020). "Canadian rock supergroup Anyway Gang plays Toronto on Friday. Don't ask them what to expect". Toronto Star. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  48. ^ Gregory, Allie (10 June 2020). "Tokyo Police Club's Dave Monks Announces New EP 'On a Wave Goes Wild'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2020-08-22.