# Idles discography

Idles are a British-Irish rock band. Formed in Bristol in 2009, the band consists of Joe Talbot (vocals), Mark Bowen (guitar), Lee Kiernan (guitar), Adam Devonshire (bass) and Jon Beavis (drums). The band released five extended plays before they released their debut album, Brutalism in 2017. Brutalism was met to critical acclaim, as was their second, third and fourth studio albums, Joy as an Act of Resistance in 2018, Ultra Mono in 2020, and Crawler in 2021. The band's fifth studio album, Tangk, was released on 16 February 2024.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Details | UK | BEL (FL) | BEL (WA) | FRA | GER | IRL | NLD | POR | SCO | SWI | US | Sales | Certifications |
| Brutalism | Released: 10 March 2017 Label: Balley, Partisan Format: CD, LP, digital download, online streaming | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | UK: 65,983 | BPI: Silver |
| Joy as an Act of Resistance | Released: 31 August 2018 Label: Partisan Format: CD, LP, digital download, online streaming | 5 | 20 | 81 | 74 | 49 | 56 | 108 | — | 6 | 49 | — | UK: 98,441 | BPI: Gold |
| Ultra Mono | Released: 25 September 2020 Label: Partisan Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, online streaming | 1 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 54 | UK: 58,503 US: 13,000 | BPI: Silver |
| Crawler | Released: 12 November 2021 Label: Partisan Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, online streaming | 6 | 15 | 29 | 68 | 15 | 29 | 43 | — | 8 | 65 | — | UK: 41,099 | |
| Tangk | Released: 16 February 2024 Label: Partisan Format: CD, LP, digital download, online streaming | 1 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 132 | UK: 20,230 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||||||||||

### Live albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | UK | BEL (WA) | SCO | US Heat |
| A Beautiful Thing: Idles Live at le Bataclan | Released: 6 December 2019 Label: Partisan | 59 | 182 | 36 | 17 |
| Live at Ramsgate Music Hall | Released: 24 April 2020 Label: Self-released | — | — | — | — |

## Extended plays

| Title | Details |
| Idles | Released: 28 May 2011 Label: Self-released Formats: CD |
| Welcome | Released: 4 August 2012 Label: Fear of Fiction Formats: Digital, CD, LP |
| Meat | Released: 30 October 2015 Label: Balley Formats: Digital, CD, LP |
| Meta | Released: 2016 Label: Balley Formats: Digital, CD, LP |
| Meat / Meta | Released: 13 August 2019 Label: Balley Formats: Digital, CD, LP |

## Demos

| Title | Details |
| Meat // Anguish | Released: 2016 Label: Harmacy Formats: Cassette |

## Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | UK Sales | UK Indie | UK Phys. | UK Vinyl | BEL (FL) Tip | SCO | Album |
| "Queens" | 2014 | 21 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 43 | Meat |
| "Divide & Conquer" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Brutalism |
| "Well Done" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Brutalism |
| "Stendhal Syndrome" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Brutalism |
| "Mother" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Brutalism |
| "Colossus" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Joy as an Act of Resistance |
| "Danny Nedelko" | 2018 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | Joy as an Act of Resistance |
| "Samaritans" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Joy as an Act of Resistance |
| "Great" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Joy as an Act of Resistance |
| "Never Fight a Man with a Perm" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Joy as an Act of Resistance |
| "Mercedes Marxist" | 2019 | 49 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 82 | Non-album singles |
| "I Dream Guillotine" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Mr. Motivator" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | Ultra Mono |
| "Grounds" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ultra Mono |
| "A Hymn" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ultra Mono |
| "Model Village" (solo or featuring Slowthai) | 2020 | 16 | — | 4 | 3 | 45 | — | Ultra Mono |
| "War" | 2020 | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | Ultra Mono |
| "Reigns" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ultra Mono |
| "Peace Signs" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Epic Ten |
| "Damaged Goods" (featuring Gang of Four) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill & Gang of Four |
| "Sodium" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dark Knights: Death Metal Soundtrack |
| "The God That Failed" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Metallica Blacklist |
| "The Beachland Ballroom" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Crawler |
| "Car Crash" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Crawler |
| "Crawl!" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Crawler |
| "Dancer" (featuring LCD Soundsystem) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tangk |
| "Grace" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tangk |
| "Gift Horse" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tangk |
| "—" denotes release did not chart. |||||||||

## Remixes

| Title | Year | Artist |
| "Wedding Bells" (IDLES 'Til Dev do us Party Remix) | 2019 | Metronomy |
| "It Is What It Is" (IDLES Remix) | 2019 | Melt Yourself Down |
| "Switching On" (IDLES Remix) | 2020 | LIFE |
| "The Passover" (IDLES Remix) | 2020 | Sex Swing |
| "Midnight Flit" (IDLES Midday Still At It Remix) | 2021 | Mogwai |
| "POGO" (IDLES Remix) | 2021 | Organek |
| "Pay Your Way in Pain" (IDLES Remix) | 2021 | St. Vincent |
| "Talking to Ourselves" (IDLES Inner Monologue Remix) | 2022 | Rise Against |
| "Heat" (IDLES Remix) | 2022 | Whispering Sons |
| "Negativland" (Idles Negative Space Rework) | 2022 | NEU! |
| "Heaven Is Here" (IDLES Remix) | 2022 | Florence and the Machine |

## Music videos

| Song | Year | Director(s) |
| "Thieves" | 2011 | Felix Drake |
| "26/27" | 2012 | Felix Drake and Celia Arias |
| "Germany" | 2012 | Jean-Paul Gibbs |
| "Meydei" | 2012 | Felix Drake |
| "Two Tone" | 2012 | Felix Drake |
| "The Idles Chant" | 2014 | The Monks |
| "Queens" | 2015 | Joe Talbot |
| "Romantic Gestures" | 2015 | Joe Talbot |
| "Well Done" | 2016 | Mario Mangata |
| "Divide & Conquer" | 2016 | Joseph Talbot |
| "Stendhal Syndrome" | 2017 | Lee Kiernan |
| "Mother" | 2017 | Joe Talbot |
| "Colossus" | 2018 | Will Hooper |
| "Danny Nedelko" | 2018 | Lee Kiernan |
| "Samaritans" | 2018 | Theo Watkins |
| "Great" | 2018 | Theo Watkins |
| "Never Fight a Man with a Perm" | 2019 | Al Brown |
| "Mercedes Marxist" | 2019 | Will Lovelace & Dylan Southern of ThirtyTwo |
| "Mr. Motivator" | 2020 | Joe Talbot |
| "Grounds" | 2020 | Rob French |
| "A Hymn" | 2020 | Ryan Gander |
| "Model Village" | 2020 | Michel and Oliver Gondry |
| "War" | 2020 | Will Dohrn |
| "Kill Them With Kindness" | 2020 | James Carbutt |
| "Reigns" | 2021 | Theo Watkins |
| "The Beachland Ballroom" | 2021 | LOOSE |
| "Car Crash" | 2021 | Lee Kiernan |
| "When the Lights Comes On" | 2021 | Lee Kiernan HHWH |
| "Crawl!" | 2022 | Eddie Lawrence |
| "Dancer" | 2023 | Jocelyn Anquetil |
| "Gift Horse" | 2024 | David Helman |
| "Grace" | 2024 | Jonathan Irwin |

## Guest features

* Wish (from the Anna Calvi album, Hunted)
* None of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive (from The Streets mixtape, None of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive)