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System of a Down discography
File:John Dolmayan 2005.jpg
John Dolmayan at Ozzfest in 2005
Studio albums5
Music videos10
Singles8
Other appearances5

System of a Down is an American rock band formed by vocalist Serj Tankian, guitarist Daron Malakian, bassist Shavo Odadjian, and drummer John Dolmayan in the mid-1990s. They have released five studio albums, eight singles, and ten music videos. By the end of 1997, the group had signed to American Recordings, then distributed as Columbia Records. The following year, they released their eponymous debut album, which peaked at #124 on the United States' Billboard 200 and #103 on the United Kingdom's Album Chart;[1][2] it was certified platinum two years later by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and gold by Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA). The self-titled album produced a single for the song "Sugar", which reached the top 30 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream and Modern Rock Tracks. Their follow-up album, Toxicity (2001), topped the US and Canadian charts, and also reached the top 10 in Australia, Finland, and New Zealand. The album was certified triple platinum in its home country, and Australia by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), as well as double platinum by CRIA in Canada. Toxicity produced singles for the title track, "Chop Suey!" and "Aerials". The last of these peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Mainstream and Modern Rock Tracks.[3]

Steal This Album! (2002) failed to repeat the same success as its predecessor, reaching the top 20 in only the US and Australia. Three years later, the group produced a double album, with the two sections released six months apart. The first, entitled Mezmerize, was released in early 2005; it peaked at number one in nine countries, and certified triple platinum in Canada, platinum in the US and Australia. This album's first single "B.Y.O.B." peaked at #27 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #26 on the UK Singles Chart.[2][3] The follow-up, "Question!", reached the top 40 in the Ireland and United Kingdom charts. Later that year, the group released the second part, Hypnotize. Like its predecessor, the album peaked at number one in the US, Canadian, Finnish, and New Zealand charts. System of a Down is the first band since The Beatles to release two chart-topping debuts in the US in the same year.[4] Hypnotize was certified platinum in US, and gold in Australia, Germany, and Switzerland. It produced two singles, the title track and "Lonely Day", which reached #4 and #16 in the Finnish chart, respectively. In 2006, the group went on a hiatus, and since then, all members have begun work on side projects.[5]

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1] 		AUS
[6] 		CAN
[1] 		FIN
[7] 		GER
[8] 		IRE
[9] 		NLD
[10] 		NZ
[11] 		SWI
[12] 		UK
[2]
1998 System of a Down 124 48 — — — — 68 — — 103 US: Platinum[13]
CAN: Gold[14]
2001 Toxicity
  • Released: September 4, 2001
  • Label: American, Columbia, Sony (#62240)
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP, digital download
 1 6 1 8 23 17 17 7 31 13 US: 3× Platinum[13]
AUS: 3× Platinum[15]
BRA: Gold[16]
CAN: 2× Platinum[14]
GER: Gold[17]
SWI: Gold[18]
UK: Gold[19]
2002 Steal This Album!
  • Released: November 26, 2002
  • Label: American, Columbia, Sony (#87062)
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 15 11 — 25 14 47 41 26 25 56 US: Platinum[13]
AUS: Gold[20]
2005 Mezmerize
  • Released: May 17, 2005
  • Label: American, Columbia, Sony (#90648)
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 1 1 1 2 1 2 5 1 1 2 US: Platinum[13]
AUS: Platinum[21]
BRA: Gold[16]
CAN: 3× Platinum[14]
GER: Gold[17]
SWI: Gold[18]
Hypnotize
  • Released: November 22, 2005
  • Label: American, Columbia, Sony (#93871)
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 1 3 1 1 4 10 15 1 4 11 US: Platinum[13]
AUS: Gold[21]
GER: Gold[17]
SWI: Gold[18]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Singles

Year Song Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[3] 		US
Main.
[3] 		US
Mod.
[3] 		AUS
[6] 		FIN
[7] 		GER
[22] 		IRL
[9] 		NLD
[10] 		SWI
[12] 		UK
[2]
1998 "Sugar" — 28 31 — — — — — — 136 System of a Down
2001 "Chop Suey!" 76 12 7 14 — — 46 25 — 17 US: Gold[13]
AUS: Gold[23] 		Toxicity
2002 "Toxicity" 70 10 3 39 — 88 47 75 90 25
"Aerials" 55 1 1 36 — 80 35 — — 34
2005 "B.Y.O.B." 27 4 4 42 — — — — — 26 US: Gold[13] Mezmerize
"Question!" 102 7 9 — — — 47 — — 41
"Hypnotize" 57 5 1 — 4 83 47 31 — 48 US: Gold[13] Hypnotize
2006 "Lonely Day" 123 10 10 37 16 46 — — 72 72
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Other charting songs

Year Song Peak chart
positions 		Album
US
Main.
[3] 		US
Mod.
[3]
2000 "Spiders" 25 38 System of a Down
2002 "Innervision" 14 12 Steal This Album!
2005 "Cigaro" 34 29 Mezmerize
2006 "Kill Rock 'n Roll" 38 — Hypnotize
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Music videos

Year Title Director(s)
1998 "Sugar" Nathan "Karma" Cox[24]
1999 "Spiders" Charlie Deaux[25]
2001 "Chop Suey!" Marcos Siega[26]
2002 "Toxicity" Shavo Odadjian and Marcos Siega[27]
"Aerials" Shavo Odadjian and David Slade[28]
2003 "Boom!" Michael Moore[29]
2005 "B.Y.O.B." Jake Nava[30]
"Question!" Shavo Odadjian and Howard Greenhalgh[31]
"Hypnotize" Shavo Odadjian[32]
2006 "Lonely Day" Josh Melnick and Xander Charity[33]

Other appearances

Year Title Album
1998 "Will They Die 4 You?"[34] Chef Aid: The South Park Album
"Marmalade"[35] Strangeland
2000 "Metro"[36] Dracula 2000
"Shame"[37] Loud Rocks
"Snowblind"[38] Nativity in Black, Vol. 2: A Tribute to Black Sabbath

References

General
  • "System of a Down > Discography > Main Albums". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
  • "System of a Down > Discography > Singles & EPs". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
Specific
  1. ^ a b c "System of a Down > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d "Chart Log UK, 1994–2006". Zobbel. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "System of a Down > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
  4. ^ Harris, Chris (November 30, 2005). "System of a Down Make It a Double with Chart-Topping Hypnotize". MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
  5. ^ Harris, Chris (May 3, 2006). "System of a Down Aren't Breaking Up—They're Going on Hiatus". MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved February 2, 2009. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ^ a b "Discography System of a Down". australian-charts.com. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
  7. ^ a b "Discography System of a Down". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
  8. ^ "System of a Down > Chartverfolgung > Longplay". Musicline.de (in German). PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
  9. ^ a b "Discography System of a Down". irish-charts.com. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
  10. ^ a b "Discografie System of a Down" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
  11. ^ "Discography System of a Down". charts.org.nz. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
  12. ^ a b "Discography System of a Down". swisscharts.com. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h "RIAA Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
  14. ^ a b c "CRIA Certifications". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
  15. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2009 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
  16. ^ a b "Certificados" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  17. ^ a b c "Gold/Platin-Datenbank" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  18. ^ a b c "Edelmetall". hitparade.ch (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  19. ^ "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. November 9, 2001. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  20. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2002 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
  21. ^ a b "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2005 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
  22. ^ "System of a Down > Chartverfolgung > Single". Musicline.de (in German). PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
  23. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2002 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  24. ^ "Sugar". MTV. MTV Networks. 1998-06-30. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
  25. ^ Mancini, Robert (December 8, 1999). "System of a Down Finishes Show with Friendly Help After Vocal Troubles, Plans New Video". MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
  26. ^ "Chop Suey!". MTV. MTV Networks. August 13, 2001. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
  27. ^ "Toxicity". MTV. MTV Networks. January 14, 2002. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
  28. ^ Moss, Corey (June 21, 2002). "System of a Down to Release Toxicity Outtakes". MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
  29. ^ "Boom!". MTV. MTV Networks. March 17, 2003. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
  30. ^ "B.Y.O.B." MTV. MTV Networks. April 18, 2005. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
  31. ^ "Question!". MTV. MTV Networks. August 1, 2005. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
  32. ^ "Hypnotize". MTV. MTV Networks. October 24, 2005. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
  33. ^ "Lonely Day". MTV. MTV Networks. March 1, 2006. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
  34. ^ "Will They Die 4 You?". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  35. ^ "Marmalade". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  36. ^ "Metro". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  37. ^ "Shame". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  38. ^ "Snowblind". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
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