Yeah Yeah Yeahs Discography
American indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs have released five studio albums, one compilation album, four extended plays, 15 singles, two video albums, and 15 music videos. The band formed in New York City in 2000, and consists of lead singer Karen O, drummer Brian Chase, and guitarist Nick Zinner.
The band released their self-titled debut EP in July 2001. It was followed by another EP a year later, titled Machine, which spawned an identically titled single that peaked at number 37 on the UK Singles Chart. The band's debut studio album, Fever to Tell, was released in April 2003, reaching number 55 on the US Billboard 200 chart and number 13 on the UK Albums Chart. Fever to Tell spawned four singles, including "Maps", which also charted in the US and UK.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs' second album, Show Your Bones, was released in March 2006, followed a year later by another EP, Is Is. The band has also released one video album, Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow, which features footage from a live performance and all of the band's music videos through 2004. Yeah Yeah Yeahs released their third studio album, It's Blitz!, in April 2009. The band's fourth album, Mosquito, was released in April 2013 and became their highest-peaking album in the US to date, reaching number five on the Billboard 200.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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| US |
AUS |
AUT |
BEL (FL) |
CAN |
FRA |
GER |
IRE |
SCO |
UK | ||||
| Fever to Tell |
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55 | 80 | — | — | — | 70 | — | 18 | 12 | 13 |
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| Show Your Bones |
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11 | 17 | 54 | 43 | 9 | 96 | 65 | 17 | 6 | 7 |
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| It's Blitz! |
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22 | 8 | 61 | 23 | 18 | 160 | 71 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
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| Mosquito |
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5 | 17 | 44 | 57 | 10 | 128 | 63 | 8 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Cool It Down |
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45 | 19 | — | 123 | — | — | 29 | 80 | 6 | 10 | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| iTunes Originals – Yeah Yeah Yeahs |
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Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
AUS |
CAN |
DEN |
ITA |
MEX |
SWE | ||
| Yeah Yeah Yeahs |
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— | — | — | 7 | — | — | 56 |
| Machine |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Live Session EP (iTunes Exclusive) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Is Is |
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72 | 38 | 44 | 5 | 33 | 63 | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
AUS |
BEL (FL) |
CAN |
FRA |
GER |
IRE |
MEX |
SCO |
UK | ||||
| "Machine" | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 37 | Machine | |
| "Date with the Night" | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 16 | Fever to Tell | |
| "Pin" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 29 | |||
| "Maps" | 2004 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 26 |
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| "Y Control" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 54 | |||
| "Gold Lion" | 2006 | 88 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 37 | — | 13 | 18 | Show Your Bones | |
| "Turn Into" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | 29 | 53 | |||
| "Cheated Hearts" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Down Boy" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Is Is | |
| "Zero" | 2009 | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | 49 | It's Blitz! | |
| "Heads Will Roll" | — | — | 1 | — | 45 | 73 | 70 | 11 | 75 | 89 | |||
| "Skeletons" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sacrilege" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 137 | Mosquito | |
| "Mosquito" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | |||
| "Despair" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | |||
| "Spitting Off the Edge of the World" (featuring Perfume Genius) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cool It Down | |
| "Burning" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Wolf" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Other charting songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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| MEX |
POL | ||||||||||||
| "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" | 2009 | — | 39 | War Child Presents Heroes | |||||||||
| "Runaway" | 11 | — | It's Blitz! | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Videography
Video releases
| Title | Details | Peaks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
UK | |||
| Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow |
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27 | 16 | |
| Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Live from London |
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— | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Date with the Night" | 2003 | Patrick Daughters |
| "Pin" | Tunde Adebimpe | |
| "Maps" | Patrick Daughters | |
| "Y Control" | 2004 | Spike Jonze |
| "Gold Lion" | 2006 | Patrick Daughters |
| "Turn Into" | ||
| "Cheated Hearts" | Marshmellow | |
| "Down Boy" | 2007 | K. K. Barrett and Lance Bangs |
| "Zero" | 2009 | Barney Clay |
| "Heads Will Roll" | Richard Ayoade | |
| "Skeletons" | 2010 | Barney Clay |
| "Sacrilege" | 2013 | Megaforce |
| "Mosquito" | B. Shimbe Shim | |
| "Despair" | Patrick Daughters | |
| "Spitting Off the Edge of the World" (featuring Perfume Genius) |
2022 | Cody Critcheloe |
| "Burning" | ||
| "Wolf" | Allie Avital | |
| "Blacktop" | 2023 | David Black |