Serj Tankian discography

Serj Tankian discography
Studio albums5
EPs4
Live albums3
Singles36
Video albums1
Music videos23
Collaborative albums2

The following is the discography of Serj Tankian, an Armenian-American singer and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, keyboardist, and occasionally rhythm guitarist of the Grammy Award-winning rock band System of a Down.

This discography consists of five studio albums, one collaboration album, four EPs, three live album/DVD, thirty-three singles, twenty-three music videos, and all other known appearances by Tankian on other artists' albums, soundtracks, and in video games. This article also contains the production credits by Tankian. The list does not include anything performed or recorded with System of a Down. To see recordings by System of a Down, see System of a Down discography.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[1] 		AUS
[2] 		AUT
[3] 		FRA
[4] 		GER
[5] 		ITA
[6] 		NLD
[7] 		NZ
[8] 		SWI
[9] 		UK
[10]
Elect the Dead 4 19 5 23 10 31 45 14 11 26
Imperfect Harmonies
  • Released: September 21, 2010
  • Label: Serjical Strike, Reprise
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 35 56 13 29 18 23 94 26 12 86
Harakiri
  • Released: July 10, 2012
  • Label: Serjical Strike, Reprise
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 29 86 10 37 12 36 — 27 13 87
Orca
  • Released: June 25, 2013
  • Label: Serjical Strike, Reprise
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
AUT
[3] 		FRA
[4] 		GER
[5] 		GRC
[11] 		NZ
[8] 		SWI
[9]
2010 Elect the Dead Symphony
  • Released: March 9, 2010
  • Label: Serjical Strike, Reprise
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 38 118 63 5 12 64
2021 Live in Edmonton (with The F.C.C.)
  • Released: November 29, 2021
  • Label: Serjical Strike
  • Formats: digital download
 — — — — — —
2022 Live at Leeds (with The F.C.C.)
  • Released: April 8, 2022
  • Label: Serjical Strike
  • Formats: digital download
 — — — — — —
2023 Invocations
  • Released: November 10, 2023
  • Label: Serjical Strike
  • Formats: digital download
 — — — — — —

Collaborative albums

Year Album details
2003 Serart
(with Arto Tunçboyacıyan)
  • Released: May 6, 2003
  • Label: Serjical Strike, Columbia
  • Formats: CD/DVD, LP, digital download
2020 Fuktronic
(with Jimmy Urine)
  • Released: May 8, 2020
  • Label:
  • Formats: LP, digital download

Soundtracks

EPs

Year EP details
2008 Lie Lie Live
  • Released: July 1, 2008
  • Label: Serjical Strike, Reprise
  • Formats: Digital download
2011 Imperfect Remixes
  • Released: March 1, 2011
  • Label: Serjical Strike, Reprise
  • Formats: Digital download
2021 Elasticity
  • Released: March 19, 2021
  • Label: United Trust of Sonic Preservation, Alchemy, BMG
  • Formats: CD digital download, streaming vinyl
2022 Perplex Cities
  • Released: October 21, 2022
  • Label: United Trust of Sonic Preservation, Alchemy, BMG
  • Formats: Digital download
2024 Foundations
  • Released: September 27, 2024

Singles

As lead artist

Year Song Peak chart positions Album
US
[1] 		US
Alt.
[1] 		US
Main.
[1] 		US
Rock 		CAN
[12] 		POL UK
[10]
2007 "The Unthinking Majority"[13] — — — — — — — Elect the Dead
"Empty Walls" 97 3 4 — 75 — 78
"Lie Lie Lie" — — — — — — —
2008 "Sky Is Over" — 22 23 — — 46 —
"Fears" — — — — — — — Non-album single
2010 "The Charade" — — — — — — — Elect the Dead Symphony
"Bird's Eye"
(with Marc Streitenfeld & Mike Patton) 		— — — — — — — Body of Lies
"Left of Center" — — — — — — — Imperfect Harmonies
"Reconstructive Demonstrations" — — — — — 29 —
2011 "The Hunger"
(with Shirley Manson) 		— — — — — — — Prometheus Bound
2012 "Figure It Out" — — 17 44[14] — — — Harakiri
"Cornucopia" — — — — — 36 —
"Harakiri" — — 40 — — 78 —
"We Are the 99 Percent"
(with Tom Morello & Tim McIlrath) 		— — — — — — — Non-album singles
2014 "Hali"
(with Pedro Meirelles & Eugene Hütz) 		— — — — — — —
2016 "Artsakh" — — — — — — —
"Aurora's Dream"
(featuring Veronika Stalder) 		— — — — — — —
2017 "Industrialized Overload" — — — — — — —
2018 "The Rough Dog"
(with Ara Malikian) 		— — — — — — — Royal Garage
2019 "Black Blooms"
(with O.R.k.) 		— — — — — — — Ramagehead
2020 "Introvert (Call Me Crazy)"
(with Sebu, mISHØ) 		— — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Hayastane" — — — — — — —
2021 "Disarming Time: A Modern Piano Concerto" — — — — — — — Cool Gardens Poetry Suite
2022 "Amber"
(with Sevak Amroyan) 		— — — — — — — Non-album single
2024 "A.F. Day" — — — — — — — Foundations
"Justice Will Shine On" — — — — — — —

Promotional singles

Year Song Album
2008 "Honking Antelope"[15] Elect the Dead
2010 "Borders Are..."[16] Imperfect Harmonies
"Yes, It's Genocide"[17]
2011 "Deserving?"[18]
"Goodbye – Gate 21"
(featuring Tom Morello)[19] 		Imperfect Remixes
Year Song Peak chart positions Album
US
Main.
[1]
2007 "Mein"
(Deftones featuring Serj Tankian) 		40 Saturday Night Wrist
2013 "We Are"
(Ray Harmony featuring Serj Tankian, Ihsahn, Devin Townsend & Abbie Johnson) 		— Non-album single
2014 "Shooting Helicopters"
(Benny Benassi featuring Serj Tankian) 		— Danceaholic
2019 "A Higher Frequency"
(Tom Morello featuring Serj Tankian & Attlas) 		— 10 Years of Mom+Pop
2021 "Moonhearts in Space"
(Tina Guo featuring Serj Tankian) 		— Dies Irae
2023 "Black Thunder"
(The Hu featuring Serj Tankian & Daniel "DL" Laskiewicz) 		11 Rumble of Thunder

Music videos

Year Song Director(s)
2005 "We Are One" (with Buckethead) Rodney Ascher and Syd Garon
2007 "The Unthinking Majority" Tawd B. Dorenfeld
"Empty Walls" Tony Petrossian
"Saving Us" Kevin Estrada
"Feed Us" Sevag Vrej
"Lie Lie Lie" Martha Colburn
"Honking Antelope" Roger Kupelian
"Elect the Dead" Gariné Torossian
"Baby" Isaac "Eye-Sack" Flores
"Sky Is Over" José Rivera
"Beethoven's Cunt" Adam Egypt Mortimer
"Money" Ara Soudjian
"Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition" Greg Watermann
2008 "Sky Is Over" (Alt Video) Jose Rivera
2010 "Left of Center" Tawd B. Dorenfeld
2011 "Reconstructive Demonstrations" Roger Kupelian
"Goodbye – Gate 21" (Rock Remix; feat. The FCC & Tom Morello) Ara Soudjian and George Tonikian
2012 "Figure It Out" Ara Soudjian
"Harakiri" Nico Sabenorio
"Occupied Tears" Eric Nazarian
"Uneducated Democracy" Narek Minasyan and Nareh Hovhannissyan
2013 "Orca Act I – Victorious Orcinus" (Truncated Studio Version) Aaron Faulls
"Orca Act II – Oceanic Subterfuge"
2016 "Ari Im Sokhag" (feat. Larisa Hovannisian) Garin Hovannisian
"Artsakh" Rand Courtney
2017 "A Fine Morning To Die" (with Iowa) —
2020 "Hayastane - Հայաստանը" Armen Soudjian
2021 "Elasticity" Vlad Kaptur
"Electric Yerevan" Garin Hovannisian
"Your Mom" D.S. Bradford
"Rumi" Craig Ray
"How Many Times?" Roger Kupelian
"Disarming Time: A Modern Piano Concerto" Serj Tankian
2022 "Amber" (with Sevak Amroyan) Hrag Yedalian
2024 "A.F. Day" Ara Soudjian
"Justice Will Shine On" Ara Soudjian and Todd Harapiak
"Cartoon Buyer"
"Appropriations"
"Life's Revengeful Son"

Other appearances

Year Artist Song Release and/or explanation
Albums, soundtracks, and video games
1999 Limp Bizkit feat. Serj Tankian "Don't Go Off Wandering" (Demo) Demo for Significant Other
2000 Hed PE feat. Serj Tankian and Morgan Lander "Feel Good" Broke
Tony Iommi feat. Serj Tankian "Patterns" Iommi
Snot feat. Serj Tankian "Starlit Eyes" Strait Up[20]
2001 Dog Fashion Disco feat. Serj Tankian "Mushroom Cult" Anarchists of Good Taste
2003 Serj Tankian "Bird of Paradise" Bird Up: The Charlie Parker Remix Project
Kittens for Christian feat. Serj Tankian "Had a Plan" Privilege of Your Company
2004 Saul Williams feat. Serj Tankian "Talk to Strangers" Saul Williams
Flea, Brad Wilk, Tom Morello, Pete Yorn, Tim Walker, Serj Tankian, Maynard James Keenan, and Jonny Polonsky "Where the Streets Have No Name" Axis of Justice: Concert Series Volume 1
Flea, Brad Wilk, Tom Morello, Pete Yorn, and Serj Tankian "Alice in My Fantasies"
Serj Tankian "Piano Improvization"
"Charades"
Serj Tankian, Tom Morello, Wayne Kramer, Flea, and John Dolmayan "Get Up, Stand Up"
Flea, Brad Wilk, and Serj Tankian "(Free Jam)"
Knowledge and Serj Tankian "Speak on It"
Tom Morello, Serj Tankian, Pete Yorn, Flea, and Brad Wilk "Chimes of Freedom"
Serj Tankian, Tom Morello, Brad Wilk, and Brian O'Conner "Jeffrey Are You Listening?"
The Nightwatchman, Serj Tankian, Pete Yorn, Brad Wilk, and Jonny Polonsky "The Road I Must Travel"
Serj Tankian "Improvizational Noise"
2005 Buckethead feat. Serj Tankian "We Are One" Enter the Chicken,
Masters of Horror soundtrack
Buckethead feat. Azam Ali and Serj Tankian "Coma" Enter the Chicken
Buckethead feat. Shana Halligan and Serj Tankian "Waiting Hare"
2006 Deftones feat. Serj Tankian "Mein" Saturday Night Wrist
2007 Les Rita Mitsouko feat. Serj Tankian "Terminal Beauty" Variéty
Serj Tankian "Bug Theme" Bug soundtrack
Serj Tankian and Petra Jolly "Innermission"
Serj Tankian "The Essence of Tequila" Stranglehold
Serj Tankian "Chicakong"
Wyclef Jean feat. Serj Tankian and Sizzla "Riot (Trouble Again)" Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant
2008 Praxis feat. Serj Tankian "Sulfur and Cheese" Profanation (Preparation for a Coming Darkness)[21]
Serj Tankian "Beethoven's Cunt" Downloadable track for Rock Band
Bitter:Sweet feat. Serj Tankian "Drama" (Serj Tankian version) Drama
The Nightwatchman feat. Serj Tankian "Lazarus on Down" The Fabled City
Mike Patton, Serj Tankian, and Marc Streitenfeld "Bird's Eye" Body of Lies[22][23]
Serj Tankian "Fears" Written exclusively in support of Amnesty International's Global Write-A-Thon[24]
2009 Khatchadour Tankian feat. Serj Tankian "Bari Arakeel" Inchbes Moranank
"Martigi Yerke"
2010 Viza feat. Serj Tankian "Viktor" Made in Chernobyl
Serj Tankian "Empty Walls" Downloadable tracks for Rock Band
Serj Tankian "Sky Is Over"
2011 Serj Tankian "Total Paranoia" Batman: Arkham City – The Album[broken anchor]
"Yellow Snow" The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAAAAAM Birthday Bundle 2011
Jonathan Elias feat. Jim Morrison, Joanne Shenandoah, Leah Shenandoah, Robert Downey Jr., Serj Tankian, Sinéad O'Connor "Path to Zero" Prayer Cycle: Path to Zero
2012 Tom Morello, Serj Tankian, Tim McIlrath "We Are The 99 Percent" Occupy Anthem
2013 Serj Tankian Soundtrack of "Morning Star" (Upcoming video game) Industrial Toys
Device feat. Serj Tankian and Geezer Butler "Out of Line" Device
Serj Tankian, Ihsahn, Devin Townsend "We Are" Revolution Harmony
Tech N9ne featuring Krizz Kaliko & Serj Tankian "Straight Out The Gate" Something Else
2014 Benny Benassi featuring Serj Tankian "Shooting Helicopters" Shooting Helicopters – Single
Pedro Meirelles featuring Serj Tankian & Eugene Hütz "Hali" Hali – Single
Alla Levonyan, Isabel Bayrakdarian, Serj Tankian, Gor Sujian, Tigran Petrosyan, Arto Tuncboyaciyan and Little Singers of Armenia "Imagine" IMAGINE Armenia song
2015 Serj Tankian, Tom Morello, Rudy Sarzo, Vinny Appice "Crazy Train" Immortal Randy Rhoads – The Ultimate Tribute
2022 Two Feathers, Serj Tankian. No Tomorrow Metal: Hellsinger
2019 Ramin Djawadi, Serj Tankian. The Rains of Castamere Game of Thrones: Season 8
Bear McCreary, Serj Tankian "Godzilla" Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Live performances
1999 Fear Factory feat. Serj Tankian "Cars"
2000 Incubus feat. Serj Tankian Live Improvisation on "Redefine"
Metallica feat. Serj Tankian and Daron Malakian "Mastertarium" ("Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" part)
2003 "Creeping Death" Reading Festival 2003
2006 Buckethead feat. Shana Halligan and Serj Tankian "Waiting Hare"
2007 Tool feat. Serj Tankian "Sober" (improvisational version) Big Day Out 2007 (Auckland only)
Fair to Midland feat. Serj Tankian "Walls of Jericho" (improvisational version) Coachella 2007
Foo Fighters feat. Serj Tankian "Holiday in Cambodia" 2007 MTV Video Music Awards
(released on Foo Fighters' single for "Long Road to Ruin")
2008 The Nightwatchman feat. Serj Tankian "Lazarus on Down" Big Day Out 2008 (Auckland only)
2009 Visa feat. Serj Tankian "Viktor" Feed the Need Event
2011 Tom Morello and Serj Tankian "Ghost of Tom Joad" Dimebash 2011
2011 Serj Tankian, Stewart Copeland, Omar Fadel "Qakastan – Hymn of the Republic" and "Sunday Nuts" Sacred Grove
2012 Deftones feat. Serj Tankian "Root" Knotfest 2012
2017 Prophets of Rage feat. Serj Tankian "Like a Stone" Rock am Ring 2017
2024 The Cost feat. Serj Tankian "Her Eyes"
Remixes
2005 MIA "Galang" (Serj Tankian Remix) Galang '05
2006 Dredg "Ode to the Sun" (Serj Tankian Remix) Unreleased
The Notorious B.I.G. "Who Shot Ya?" (Serj Tankian Remix) Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure[25]

Production discography

Tankian has also produced a number of albums.

Year Album Artist Credit(s)
1998 System of a Down System of a Down Producer, credited as System of a Down
2001 Toxicity Co-Producer
2003 Serart Sampler Serart Producer, executive producer, and A&R
Serart
2004 Axis of Justice: Concert Series Volume 1 Various artists Producer and executive producer
2005 Enter the Chicken Buckethead & Friends Producer
2006 Slow Motion Reign Slow Motion Reign
The Drawn and Quartered EP Fair to Midland
2007 Fables from a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True Executive producer
Elect the Dead Serj Tankian Producer
2010 Elect the Dead Symphony
Imperfect Harmonies
2012 Harakiri
2013 Orca
Jazz-Iz-Christ

References

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    • "Serj Tankian Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
    • "Serj Tankian Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
    • "Serj Tankian Album & Song Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
    • All singles in the Hot Mainstream Rock Songs, except Mein: Elect the Dead : Awards at AllMusic. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
    • Mein: Saturday Night Wrist : Awards at AllMusic. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  2. ^ Peaks in Australia:
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  14. ^ "Chart Highlights: Matchbox Twenty Returns With 'She's So Mean'". Billboard.
  15. ^ "Serj Tankian – Honking Antelope". discogs. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  16. ^ "Serj Tankian – Borders Are..." discogs.
  17. ^ "Serj Tankian – Yes, It's Genocide". discogs.
  18. ^ "Serj Tankian – Deserving?". discogs.
  19. ^ "Serj Tankian – Goodbye – Gate 21". discogs.
  20. ^ "Two Hard Rockin' Compilation CDs Set for Release This Fall". NY Rock. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Last accessed November 4, 2007.
  21. ^ Serj To Appear On New Praxis Album Archived September 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, by "pwned", SOADFans.com, March 8, 2007
  22. ^ Serj Tankian: "We Haven't Decided If the Future Contains System or Not" :: SOADFans :: The Official Unofficial System of a Down Site! Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  23. ^ Serj To Collaborate w/ Faith No More Vocalist :: The Official Unofficial System of a Down site![permanent dead link‍]
  24. ^ Music for Human Rights
  25. ^ "Diddy Joins Ecko in Getting Up". IGN. Archived from the original on December 29, 2006. Last accessed November 9, 2007.