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 SalesUKThe Joy Formidable – Official Charts CompanyUKIndieSCOPeaks in Scotland: The Big Roar: Wolf's Law: Aaarth: Into the Blue: USThe Joy Formidable - Allmusic // AwardsUSAlt.USInd. The Big Roar Released: 24 January 2011 Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, LP, digital download 31 — 36 — — — Wolf's Law Released: 21 January 2013 Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, LP, digital download 41 — 58 51 11 —US: 25,000 Hitch Released: 25 March 2016 Label: Caroline Formats: CD, LP, digital download 119 12 — — 15 14 AAARTH Released: 28 September 2018 Label: Caroline Formats: CD, LP, digital download 93 13 70 — — 42 Into the Blue Released: 20 August 2021 Label: Hassle — 30 68 — — — "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released
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Live albums + List of albums, with selected details Title Details First You Have to Get Mad Released: 2009Discogs - The Joy Formidable – First You Have To Get Mad 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 UKSalesPeaks in UK Physical Singles Chart: "Popinjay": "Cradle": "Whirring": "Austere", "I Don't Want to See You Like This": "Cholla": "A Minute's Silence": BEL(FL)Tip CANRock MEXAir. USAlt USRock "Austere" 2008 14 — — 31 — — A Balloon Called Moaningand The Big Roar "Cradle" 2009 32 — — 30 — — "Whirring" 41 34 22 38 7 21 "Popinjay" 2010 34 — — — — — The Big Roar "I Don't Want to See You Like This" 12 — — — — — "A Heavy Abacus" 2011 — — — 50 25 — "This Ladder Is Ours" 2012 — — — 35 24 — Wolf's Law "Cholla" 8 — — — — — "A Minute's Silence" 2013 40 — — — — — "Silent Treatment" — — — — — — Wolf's Law "Yn Rhydiau'r Afon" 2014 — — — — — — rowspan="4" "Tynnu Sylw" — — — — — — "Y Garreg Ateb" 2015 — — — — — — "Twin Peaks" — — — — — — "The Last Thing on My Mind" 2016 — — — — 40 — Hitch "Y Gwir a'r Gwendid"2017 — — — — — — rowspan="2" "Cynnu Tân" — — — — — — "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 MEXAir. Album "Little Blimp" 2012 47 Wolf's Law
Notes: - These tracks were re-released in 2011 in promotion of The Big Roar. - This track was included only on the Japanese and limited editions of The Big Roar - 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.
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