This article presents the discography of all albums and singles released by the American pop rock group Cartel. It includes five studio albums, four extended plays, nine singles and ten music videos.

Cartel released their debut album Chroma via the Militia Group on September 20, 2005. The album didn't do too well on the Billboard 200, only reaching number 140. It charted higher on the US Indie Chart at number 38 and peaked at number 2 on the Top Heatseekers Chart. Their first single,"Honestly", peaked at number 89 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the song went on to reach number 26 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40. Their second single, "Say Anything (Else)", failed to make the Hot 100.

The band's second album, the self-titled Cartel, was released August 21, 2007 on their new label Epic Records. Cartel recorded their album in 20 days as part of the MTV show Band in a Bubble. The exposure from the MTV show helped the album. It charted at number 20 on the Billboard 200, becoming the group's highest chart performance to date. On the Billboard Top Rock albums it reached number 5. The first single taken from Cartel was called "Lose It", however it did not chart as expected. The second single "No Subject (Come with Me)", did poorly as did the third single "The Fortunate". Epic records dropped Cartel soon after.

Cartel's third album, Cycles, was released in October 2009 via Wind-up Records. Cycles managed to chart at number 59 on the Billboard 200. The album also reached number 25 on the Billboard's Top Rock albums. "Let's Go" was the lead-off single released in July 2009. It didn't make the charts. The second single "The Perfect Mistake" was released in September and charted at number 39 on Pop Songs. The album's third single "Faster Ride" was released in August 2010.

The band's fourth studio album is titled Collider. The album was released independently by the group on March 26, 2013. It charted at number 141 on the Billboard 200 chart, reached number 40 on the Top Rock albums, and number 28 on the US Indie chart.

Cartel released their fifth album, their first in 13 years, Learning How to Cope on September 18, 2026 via Field Day Records.

Albums

Studio albums Year Album details Peak chart positions US US Rock US Indie US Heat 2005 Chroma Release date: September 20, 2005 Label: The Militia Group Format: CD, DL, LP 140 — 38 2 2007 Cartel Release date: August 21, 2007 Label: Epic Records Format: CD, DL, LP 20 5 — — 2009 Cycles Release date: October 20, 2009 Label: Wind-up Records Format: CD, DL 59 25 — — 2013 Collider Release date: March 26, 2013 Label: Self-released Format: CD, DL, LP 141 40 28 — 2026 Learning How to Cope Release date: September 18, 2026 Label: Field Day Records Format: — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Extended plays Year Album details Peak chart positions US US Rock US Indie US Heat 2004 The Ransom EP Release date: November 16, 2004 Label: The Militia Group — — — — 2006 Live Dudes Release date: June 13, 2006 Label: Epic Records — — — — 2006 Warped Tour Session Release date: 2006 Label: Epic Records — — — — 2011 In Stereo Release date: October 4, 2011 Label: Self-released — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles Year Single Peak chartpositions Album Certifications US US Pop 2006 "Honestly" 89 26 ChromaRIAA: Gold "Say Anything (Else)" — — 2007 "Lose It" — — Cartel "No Subject (Come with Me)" — — 2007 "The Fortunate" — — 2009 "Let's Go" — — Cycles 2010 "The Perfect Mistake" — 39 "Faster Ride" — — 2013 "Uninspired" — — Collider "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Album appearances Year Song Album 2006 "Wonderwall" (Oasis cover) Punk Goes '90s 2008 "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" Kevin & Bean's Super Christmas

Music videos Year Song Director 2006 "Honestly" David Ahuja "Say Anything (Else)" 2007 "Lose It" "No Subject (Come with Me)" 2009 "The Fortunate" "Let's Go" Paul Boyd 2010 "The Perfect Mistake" 2026 "Oxy Moron" Benjamin Lieber "Give or Take" "Deadbeat Drag"

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