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This is a '''listing of official releases by Bloc Party''', a [[London]]-based [[alternative rock]] group. The band was originally formed in 1998 by songwriter [[Kele Okereke]] ([[Lead singer|vocals]], [[rhythm guitar]]) and [[Russell Lissack]] ([[lead guitar]]). [[Bass guitar|Bassist]] [[Gordon Moakes]] and [[Drums|drummer]] [[Matt Tong]] joined the band later. [[Bloc Party]] have released two [[studio album]]s, fourteen [[Single (music)|singles]], three [[Extended play|EP]]s and one album of [[remix]]es. This list does not include material recorded by Bloc Party as "Union", or that recorded by Lissack's project [[Pin Me Down]]. It also does not include released material before they signed a recording contract.
This is a '''listing of official releases by Bloc Party''', a [[London]]-based [[alternative rock]] group. [[Bloc Party]] was formed in 1998 by songwriter [[Kele Okereke]] ([[Lead singer|vocals]], [[rhythm guitar]]) and [[Russell Lissack]] ([[lead guitar]]). [[Bass guitar|Bassist]] [[Gordon Moakes]] and [[Drums|drummer]] [[Matt Tong]] joined the band later. The band have released two [[studio album]]s, fourteen [[Single (music)|singles]], three [[extended play]]s (EP) and one [[remix]] album. This list does not include material recorded by Bloc Party as "Union", or that recorded by Lissack's project [[Pin Me Down]]. It also does not include released material before they signed a recording contract.


Bloc Party's first release was [[Bloc Party (EP)|an eponymous extended play]] in 2004. Their first single, "[[She's Hearing Voices]]", was released from the EP,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/rock/story/0,,1984350,00.html |title=Kele Okereke: 21st-century boy |publisher=[[The Guardian]] Online |accessdate=2008-03-31 |last= |first= }}</ref> but failed to chart in the [[United Kingdom]]. Their next EP, ''[[Little Thoughts EP|Little Thoughts]]'', was released only in [[Japan]] the same year.<ref name="littlethoughts">{{cite web |url=http://www.blocparty.net/eps_littlethoughts.html |title=Little Thoughts EP |publisher=blocparty.net |accessdate=2008-03-31 |last= |first= }}</ref> The EP spawned their first [[UK Top 40]] entry, [[double A-side]] "[[Little Thoughts/Tulips]]", which peaked at number thirty-eight.<ref name="everyhit">{{cite web |url=http://www.everyhit.com/searchsec.php |title=Bloc Party - UK Chart positions |publisher=EveryHit.com |accessdate=2008-03-31 |last= |first= }} ''Note: Due to a site error, the item must be searched for manually.''</ref> Their first [[studio album]] was released in 2005, entitled ''[[Silent Alarm (album)|Silent Alarm]]''. It was their UK breakthrough, reaching number three in the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref name="everyhit" /> It was voted the ''[[NME]]'' Album of the Year for 2005<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rateyourmusic.com/list/John_K/nme_albums_of_the_year_2005/ |title=NME Albums of the Year 2005 |publisher=Rate Your Music |accessdate=2008-03-31 |last= |first= }}</ref> and nominated for the [[Mercury Prize]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blocparty.com/story.php?newsID=150 |title=Bloc Party - Business |publisher=[[Bloc Party]] |accessdate=2008-03-31 |last= |first= }}</ref> The album also generated a chart-topping single, "[[So Here We Are]]", which peaked at number five in the UK Top 40.<ref name="everyhit" />
Bloc Party's first release was the ''[[Bloc Party (EP)|Bloc Party]]'' EP in 2004. Their first single, "[[She's Hearing Voices]]", was released from the EP,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/rock/story/0,,1984350,00.html |title=Kele Okereke: 21st-century boy |publisher=[[The Guardian]] Online |accessdate=2008-03-31 |last= |first= }}</ref> but failed to chart in the [[United Kingdom]]. Their next EP, ''[[Little Thoughts EP|Little Thoughts]]'', was released only in [[Japan]] the same year.<ref name="littlethoughts">{{cite web |url=http://www.blocparty.net/eps_littlethoughts.html |title=Little Thoughts EP |publisher=blocparty.net |accessdate=2008-03-31 |last= |first= }}</ref> The EP spawned their first [[UK Top 40]] entry, the [[double A-side]] "[[Little Thoughts/Tulips]]", which peaked at number thirty-eight.<ref name="everyhit">{{cite web |url=http://www.everyhit.com/searchsec.php |title=Bloc Party - UK Chart positions |publisher=EveryHit.com |accessdate=2008-03-31 |last= |first= }} ''Note: User has to search for "Bloc Party".''</ref> Their first studio album, ''[[Silent Alarm (album)|Silent Alarm]]'', was released in 2005. It was their UK breakthrough, reaching number three in the [[UK Albums Chart]],<ref name="everyhit" /> and was voted the ''[[NME]]'' Album of the Year for 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rateyourmusic.com/list/John_K/nme_albums_of_the_year_2005/ |title=NME Albums of the Year 2005 |publisher=Rate Your Music |accessdate=2008-03-31 |last= |first= }}</ref> The album also generated a hit single, "[[So Here We Are]]", which peaked at number five in the UK Top 40.<ref name="everyhit" />


After the success of this album and several compilation appearances, Bloc Party released ''[[A Weekend in the City]]'' in February 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/9zmq/ |title=BBC - Rock/Indie Review - Bloc Party, A Weekend In The City |publisher=www.bbc.co.uk |accessdate=2008-04-01 |last= |first= }}</ref> The album went into the UK Album Chart at number two,<ref name="everyhit" /> and debuted in the US at number twelve.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3082448&cdi=9199601&cid=03%2F03%2F2007 |title=Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales |publisher=''[[Billboard]]'' |accessdate=2008-04-01 |last= |first= }}</ref> The first single from this album, "[[The Prayer (Bloc Party song)|The Prayer]]", was their highest charting single in the UK, peaking at four.<ref name="everyhit" />
After two years, during which they made several compilation appearances, Bloc Party released ''[[A Weekend in the City]]'' in February 2007. The album went into the UK Album Chart at number two,<ref name="everyhit" /> and debuted in the US at number twelve.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3082448&cdi=9199601&cid=03%2F03%2F2007 |title=Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales |publisher=''[[Billboard]]'' |accessdate=2008-04-01 |last= |first= }}</ref> The first single from this album, "[[The Prayer (Bloc Party song)|The Prayer]]", was their highest charting in the UK, peaking at four.<ref name="everyhit" />


== Albums ==
== Albums ==
{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Album details
!rowspan="2" width="250"| Album details
!colspan="14"| Chart positions
!colspan="14"| Chart positions
!rowspan="2"| [[British Phonographic Industry|UK Certifications]]
!rowspan="2"| [[British Phonographic Industry|UK Certifications]]
|-
|-
!style="width:3em;font-size:80%"| [[UK albums chart|UK]]<br><ref name="everyhit" />
!style="width:2em;font-size:80%"| [[UK albums chart|UK]]<br><ref name="everyhit" />
!style="width:3em;font-size:80%"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref name="SAint">{{cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?key=5360&cat=a |title=Bloc Party - Silent Alarm |publisher=Australian Charts |accessdate=2008-04-01 |last= |first= }}</ref><ref name="AWITCint">{{cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?key=50833&cat=a |title=Bloc Party - A Weekend In The City |publisher=Australian Charts |accessdate=2008-04-01 |last= |first= }}</ref>
!style="width:2em;font-size:80%"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref name="SAint">{{cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?key=5360&cat=a |title=Bloc Party - Silent Alarm |publisher=Australian Charts |accessdate=2008-04-01 |last= |first= }}</ref><ref name="AWITCint">{{cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?key=50833&cat=a |title=Bloc Party - A Weekend In The City |publisher=Australian Charts |accessdate=2008-04-01 |last= |first= }}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:80%"| [[Austria|AUT]]<br><ref name="SAint" /><ref name="AWITCint" />
!style="width:2em;font-size:80%"| [[Austria|AUT]]<br><ref name="SAint" /><ref name="AWITCint" />
!style="width:3em;font-size:80%"| [[Belgium|BEL]]<br><ref name="SAint" /><ref name="AWITCint" />
!style="width:2em;font-size:80%"| [[Belgium|BEL]]<br><ref name="SAint" /><ref name="AWITCint" />
!style="width:3em;font-size:80%"| [[Denmark|DEN]]<br><ref name="SAint" /><ref name="AWITCint" />
!style="width:2em;font-size:80%"| [[Denmark|DEN]]<br><ref name="SAint" /><ref name="AWITCint" />
!style="width:3em;font-size:80%"| [[Finland|FIN]]<br><ref name="SAint" /><ref name="AWITCint" />
!style="width:2em;font-size:80%"| [[Finland|FIN]]<br><ref name="SAint" /><ref name="AWITCint" />
!style="width:3em;font-size:80%"| [[France|FRA]]<br><ref name="SAint" /><ref name="AWITCint" />
!style="width:2em;font-size:80%"| [[France|FRA]]<br><ref name="SAint" /><ref name="AWITCint" />
!style="width:3em;font-size:80%"| [[Netherlands|NED]]<br><ref name="SAint" /><ref name="AWITCint" />
!style="width:2em;font-size:80%"| [[Netherlands|NED]]<br><ref name="SAint" /><ref name="AWITCint" />
!style="width:3em;font-size:80%"| [[New Zealand|NZ]]<br><ref name="SAint" /><ref name="AWITCint" />
!style="width:2em;font-size:80%"| [[New Zealand|NZ]]<br><ref name="SAint" /><ref name="AWITCint" />
!style="width:3em;font-size:80%"| [[Norway|NOR]]<br><ref name="SAint" /><ref name="AWITCint" />
!style="width:2em;font-size:80%"| [[Norway|NOR]]<br><ref name="SAint" /><ref name="AWITCint" />
!style="width:3em;font-size:80%"| [[Portugal|POR]]<br><ref name="SAint" /><ref name="AWITCint" />
!style="width:2em;font-size:80%"| [[Portugal|POR]]<br><ref name="SAint" /><ref name="AWITCint" />
!style="width:3em;font-size:80%"| [[Sweden|SWE]]<br><ref name="SAint" /><ref name="AWITCint" />
!style="width:2em;font-size:80%"| [[Sweden|SWE]]<br><ref name="SAint" /><ref name="AWITCint" />
!style="width:3em;font-size:80%"| [[Switzerland|NED]]<br><ref name="SAint" /><ref name="AWITCint" />
!style="width:2em;font-size:80%"| [[Switzerland|NED]]<br><ref name="SAint" /><ref name="AWITCint" />
!style="width:3em;font-size:80%"| [[United States|US]]<br><ref name="SAint" /><ref name="AWITCint" />
!style="width:2em;font-size:80%"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br><ref name="SAint" /><ref name="AWITCint" />
|-
|-
|2005
|2005
|'''''[[Silent Alarm (album)|Silent Alarm]]'''''
|'''''[[Silent Alarm (album)|Silent Alarm]]'''''
* Released: [[February 14]] [[2005]]
* Released: [[14 February]] [[2005]]
* Label: [[Wichita Recordings|Wichita]]
* Label: [[Wichita Recordings|Wichita]]
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|2007
|2007
| '''''[[A Weekend In The City]]'''''
| '''''[[A Weekend In The City]]'''''
* Released: [[February 5]] [[2007]]
* Released: [[5 February]] [[2007]]
* Label: [[V2 Records|V2]]
* Label: [[V2 Records|V2]]
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"&mdash;" denotes releases that did not chart.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

BPI Certified Albums Awards (UK) Silver 60,000; Gold 100,000; Platinum 300,000


=== Compilations ===
=== Compilations ===
{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
! Year
! Year
! Album details
! width="250"| Album details
|-
|-
|2005
|2005
| '''''[[Silent Alarm Remixed]]'''''
| '''''[[Silent Alarm Remixed]]'''''
* Released: [[August 29]] [[2005]]
* Released: [[29 August]] [[2005]]
* Supplement to ''Silent Alarm'' featuring remixes of all tracks.
* Supplement to ''Silent Alarm'' featuring remixes of all tracks.
* Label: Wichita
* Label: Wichita
* UK peak chart position: 54<ref name="everyhit" />
* Peak Chart position ([[UK]]): #54
|}
|}


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{|class="wikitable"
! Year
! Year
! EP details
! width="250"| EP details
|-
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|rowspan="2"|2004
|rowspan="2"|2004
|'''''[[Bloc Party (EP)|Bloc Party]]'''''
|'''''[[Bloc Party (EP)|Bloc Party]]'''''
* Released: [[May 24]] [[2004]]
* Released: [[24 May]] [[2004]]
* Label: Wichita (UK), V2 (US)
* Label: Wichita (UK), V2 (US)
|-
|-
| '''''[[Little Thoughts EP]]'''''
| '''''[[Little Thoughts EP]]'''''
* Released: [[December 15]] [[2004]]
* Released: [[15 December]] [[2004]]
* Label: V2 ([[Japan]] only)
* Label: V2 ([[Japan]] only)
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|-
| 2006
| 2006
| '''''[[Two More Years EP]]'''''
| '''''[[Two More Years EP]]'''''
* Released: [[October 26]] [[2006]]
* Released: [[26 October]] [[2006]]
* Label: V2 (Japan only)
* Label: V2 (Japan only)
|}
|}
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{|class="wikitable"
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Single
!rowspan="2" width="175"| Single
!colspan="4"| Peak chart position
!colspan="4"| Peak chart position
!rowspan="2"| Album
!rowspan="2"| Album
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!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[Ireland|IRE]]<br><ref name="ire">{{cite web |url=http://www.irma.ie/charts_archive/week5_07.asp |title=IRMA Irish Charts - Singles Archive |publisher=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]] |accessdate=2008-04-01 |last= |first= }}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[Ireland|IRE]]<br><ref name="ire">{{cite web |url=http://www.irma.ie/charts_archive/week5_07.asp |title=IRMA Irish Charts - Singles Archive |publisher=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]] |accessdate=2008-04-01 |last= |first= }}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=s&artist=Bloc+Party&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |title=australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal |publisher=Australian Charts |accessdate=2008-04-03 |last= |first= }}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=s&artist=Bloc+Party&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |title=australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal |publisher=Australian Charts |accessdate=2008-04-03 |last= |first= }}</ref>
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|-
|rowspan="4"| 2004
|rowspan="4"| 2004
|"[[She's Hearing Voices]]"
|"[[She's Hearing Voices]]"
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|align="center"|—
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|align="center" rowspan="2"|''Bloc Party''
|align="center" rowspan="2"|''Bloc Party''
|-
|-
|"[[Banquet/Staying Fat]]"
|"[[Banquet/Staying Fat]]"
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|-
|"[[Little Thoughts/Tulips]]"
|"[[Little Thoughts/Tulips]]"
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|align="center"|38
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|align="center"|—
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|align="center"|—
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|align="center" rowspan="3"|''Little Thoughts EP''
|align="center" rowspan="3"|''Little Thoughts EP''
|-
|-
|"[[Helicopter (song)|Helicopter]]"
|"[[Helicopter (song)|Helicopter]]"
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|rowspan="5"|2005
|rowspan="5"|2005
|"[[Tulips (song)|Tulips]]"
|"[[Tulips (song)|Tulips]]"
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|"[[So Here We Are]]"
|"[[So Here We Are]]"
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|align="center"|5
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|align="center" rowspan="5"|''Silent Alarm''
|align="center" rowspan="5"|''Silent Alarm''
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|"[[Pioneers (song)|Pioneers]]"
|"[[Pioneers (song)|Pioneers]]"
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|"[[Two More Years (song)|Two More Years]]"
|"[[Two More Years (song)|Two More Years]]"
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|2006
|2006
|"[[Helicopter (song)|Helicopter]]" (US release)
|"[[Helicopter (song)|Helicopter]]" (US release)
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|rowspan="4"|2007
|rowspan="4"|2007
|"[[The Prayer (Bloc Party song)|The Prayer]]"
|"[[The Prayer (Bloc Party song)|The Prayer]]"
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|rowspan="4"|''A Weekend In The City''
|rowspan="4"|''A Weekend In The City''
|-
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|"[[I Still Remember (song)|I Still Remember]]"
|"[[I Still Remember (song)|I Still Remember]]"
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|"[[Hunting for Witches]]"
|"[[Hunting for Witches]]"
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|"[[Flux (song)|Flux]]"
|"[[Flux (song)|Flux]]"
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"&mdash;" denotes releases that did not chart.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.


== Miscellaneous ==
== Miscellaneous ==
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| 2003
| 2003
| "The Marshals Are Dead"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shazam.com/music/portal/media-type/html/page/album/productid/40000488/Art+Brut/The+New+Cross.html |title=Various: The New Cross: An Angular Sampler |publisher=''Shazam'' |accessdate=2008-04-02 |last= |first= }}</ref>
| "The Marshals Are Dead"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shazam.com/music/portal/media-type/html/page/album/productid/40000488/Art+Brut/The+New+Cross.html |title=Various: The New Cross: An Angular Sampler |publisher=''Shazam'' |accessdate=2008-04-02 |last= |first= }}</ref>
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| ''[[Tony Hawk's American Wasteland]]''
| ''[[Tony Hawk's American Wasteland]]''
| Remixed specifically for the game.
| Remixed specifically for the game.
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| "The Present"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.7digital.com/stores/productDetail.aspx?shop=15&product=17405&sid=187048 |title= Help! Tracklist |publisher=[[7digital]] |accessdate=2008-04-02 |last= |first= }}</ref>
| "The Present"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.7digital.com/stores/productDetail.aspx?shop=15&product=17405&sid=187048 |title= Help! Tracklist |publisher=[[7digital]] |accessdate=2008-04-02 |last= |first= }}</ref>
| ''[[Help!: A Day in the Life]]''
| ''[[Help!: A Day in the Life]]''
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|rowspan="3"| 2006
|rowspan="3"| 2006
| "Like Eating Glass" <ref name="comp3">{{cite web |url=http://www.blocparty.net/compilations3.html |title=BlocParty.net - Compilations (page 3) |publisher=blocparty.net |accessdate=2008-04-03 |last= |first= }}</ref>
| "Like Eating Glass"<ref name="comp3">{{cite web |url=http://www.blocparty.net/compilations3.html |title=BlocParty.net - Compilations (page 3) |publisher=blocparty.net |accessdate=2008-04-03 |last= |first= }}</ref>
| ''Black Strobe: A Remix Collection''
| ''Black Strobe: A Remix Collection''
| Remixed by [[Black Strobe]].
| Remixed by [[Black Strobe]].
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Revision as of 03:36, 21 April 2008

Bloc Party discography
Russell Lissack and Kele Okereke on stage in 2005 in Cardiff
Studio albums2
Compilation albums1
Music videos12
EPs3
Singles14

This is a listing of official releases by Bloc Party, a London-based alternative rock group. Bloc Party was formed in 1998 by songwriter Kele Okereke (vocals, rhythm guitar) and Russell Lissack (lead guitar). Bassist Gordon Moakes and drummer Matt Tong joined the band later. The band have released two studio albums, fourteen singles, three extended plays (EP) and one remix album. This list does not include material recorded by Bloc Party as "Union", or that recorded by Lissack's project Pin Me Down. It also does not include released material before they signed a recording contract.

Bloc Party's first release was the Bloc Party EP in 2004. Their first single, "She's Hearing Voices", was released from the EP,[1] but failed to chart in the United Kingdom. Their next EP, Little Thoughts, was released only in Japan the same year.[2] The EP spawned their first UK Top 40 entry, the double A-side "Little Thoughts/Tulips", which peaked at number thirty-eight.[3] Their first studio album, Silent Alarm, was released in 2005. It was their UK breakthrough, reaching number three in the UK Albums Chart,[3] and was voted the NME Album of the Year for 2005.[4] The album also generated a hit single, "So Here We Are", which peaked at number five in the UK Top 40.[3]

After two years, during which they made several compilation appearances, Bloc Party released A Weekend in the City in February 2007. The album went into the UK Album Chart at number two,[3] and debuted in the US at number twelve.[5] The first single from this album, "The Prayer", was their highest charting in the UK, peaking at four.[3]

Albums

Year Album details Chart positions UK Certifications
UK
[3] 		AUS
[6][7] 		AUT
[6][7] 		BEL
[6][7] 		DEN
[6][7] 		FIN
[6][7] 		FRA
[6][7] 		NED
[6][7] 		NZ
[6][7] 		NOR
[6][7] 		POR
[6][7] 		SWE
[6][7] 		NED
[6][7] 		US
[6][7]
2005 Silent Alarm 3 30 52 14 — 18 14 51 36 20 — 11 80 114 Platinum[8]
2007 A Weekend In The City 2 2 12 2 24 10 10 19 5 16 25 24 8 12 Gold[9]

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilations

Year Album details
2005 Silent Alarm Remixed
  • Released: 29 August 2005
  • Supplement to Silent Alarm featuring remixes of all tracks.
  • Label: Wichita
  • UK peak chart position: 54[3]

EPs

Year EP details
2004 Bloc Party
  • Released: 24 May 2004
  • Label: Wichita (UK), V2 (US)
Little Thoughts EP
2006 Two More Years EP

Note: None of Bloc Party's EPs have charted.

Singles

Year Single Peak chart position Album
UK
[3] 		US
[10] 		IRE
[11] 		AUS
[12]
2004 "She's Hearing Voices" — — — — Bloc Party
"Banquet/Staying Fat" 56 — — —
"Little Thoughts/Tulips" 38 — — — Little Thoughts EP
"Helicopter" 26 — — —
2005 "Tulips" 126 — — —
"So Here We Are" 5 — — — Silent Alarm
"Banquet" 13 34 — —
"Pioneers" 18 — — —
"Two More Years" 7 — — —
2006 "Helicopter" (US release) — — — —
2007 "The Prayer" 4 — 18 20 A Weekend In The City
"I Still Remember" 20 24 — —
"Hunting for Witches" 22 — — —
"Flux" 8 — — —

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Miscellaneous

Bloc Party have appeared on many compilation albums during their recording career, as well as several videogame and film soundtracks. Listed are songs that were not released by Bloc Party as standalone singles.

Year Song Album Comments
2003 "The Marshals Are Dead"[13] The New Cross: An Angular Sampler Previously released on the Bloc Party EP.
2005
"Like Eating Glass"[14] Cry Wolf soundtrack Previously released on Silent Alarm.
"Like Eating Glass"[15] Tony Hawk's American Wasteland Remixed specifically for the game.
"The Present"[16] Help!: A Day in the Life Specially recorded song, was not released anywhere else.
"This Modern Love"[17][18] Sugar Rush soundtrack Previously released on Silent Alarm.
The Wedding Crashers soundtrack
2006 "Like Eating Glass"[19] Black Strobe: A Remix Collection Remixed by Black Strobe.
"The Answer"[19] Transgressive Singles Collection Volume 1 Previously appeared on the Bloc Party EP.
"This Modern Love" [19] Four Tet: Remixes Recorded live at Austin City Limits in 2005, remixed by Four Tet.
2007 "Positive Tension"[20] Forza Motorsport 2 Previously released on Silent Alarm.
"Rhododendron"[21] Causes 1 Previously released as a B-side to the 7" edition of "Hunting for Witches".
"Say It Right"[22] Radio 1's Live Lounge (Volume II) Cover of a 2006 Nelly Furtado song.

Music videos

Year Song Director
2004 "Banquet" (version 1) Nautilus
"Little Thoughts" Ben Dawkins
Helicopter (version 1) Type2error
"So Here We Are" Alex & Liane
2005 "Banquet" (version 2) Alex & Liane
"Banquet" (version 3) Scott Lyon
"Pioneers" Minivegas
"Banquet" (version 4) Adam Smith
"Helicopter" (version 2) Minivegas
"Two More Years" Dominic Leung
2006 "The Prayer" Walter Stern
"I Still Remember" Aggressive

References

  1. ^ "Kele Okereke: 21st-century boy". The Guardian Online. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  2. ^ "Little Thoughts EP". blocparty.net. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Bloc Party - UK Chart positions". EveryHit.com. Retrieved 2008-03-31. Note: User has to search for "Bloc Party".
  4. ^ "NME Albums of the Year 2005". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  5. ^ "Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-04-01. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Bloc Party - Silent Alarm". Australian Charts. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Bloc Party - A Weekend In The City". Australian Charts. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
  8. ^ "Platinum Awards Content". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  9. ^ "Platinum Awards Content". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  10. ^ "Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Bloc Party". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-04-03. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "IRMA Irish Charts - Singles Archive". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
  12. ^ "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". Australian Charts. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
  13. ^ "Various: The New Cross: An Angular Sampler". Shazam. Retrieved 2008-04-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ "BlocParty.net - Compilations (page 2)". blocparty.net. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
  15. ^ "Full Soundtrack for Tony Hawk's American Wasteland Announced". About.com. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
  16. ^ "Help! Tracklist". 7digital. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
  17. ^ "BlocParty.net - Compilations (page 1)". blocparty.net. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
  18. ^ "Wedding Crashers Soundtrack Tracklisting". SoundTrackINFO. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
  19. ^ a b c "BlocParty.net - Compilations (page 3)". blocparty.net. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
  20. ^ "Xbox 360 Forza Motorsport 2" (in German and English). Xbox Front. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
  21. ^ "Causes 1: Pitchfork Record Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
  22. ^ "Bloc Party". Discogs. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
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