System of a Down discography

System of a Down discography
System of a Down in 2011
Studio albums5
Singles19
Music videos13
Other appearances5

System of a Down is an Armenian-American heavy metal 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, nineteen singles (including promotional releases), and thirteen 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 number 124 on the United States' Billboard 200 and number 103 on the United Kingdom's UK Albums Chart;[1][2] it was later certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and gold by Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA). Their eponymous debut album produced a single for the song "Sugar", which reached the top 30 on the Billboard mainstream rock songs and alternative songs charts. 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 triple platinum in Australia by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), as well as double platinum by Music Canada. Toxicity produced singles for the title track, "Chop Suey!", and "Aerials". The last of these peaked at number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs and Alternative Songs charts.[1]

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 No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 26 on the UK Singles Chart.[1][2] The follow-up, "Question!", reached the top 40 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. 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 albums in the US in the same year.[3] 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 No. 4 and No. 16 on the Finnish chart, respectively. In 2006, the group went on a hiatus, and since then, all members had begun work on side projects.[4] A reunion was announced on November 29, 2010.[5] On November 6, 2020, System of a Down released their first songs in 15 years, "Protect the Land" and "Genocidal Humanoidz". Both songs also received a music video and marked the band's first single in 14 years, since "Lonely Day".[6][7]

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[8] 		AUS
[9] 		CAN
[10] 		FIN
[11] 		GER
[12] 		IRL
[13] 		NLD
[14] 		NZ
[15] 		SWI
[16] 		UK
[2]
System of a Down 113 48 — — — — 68 — — 103
Toxicity
  • Released: September 4, 2001
  • Label: American
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DI
 1 6 1 8 23 17 17 7 31 13
Steal This Album!
  • Released: November 26, 2002
  • Label: American, Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, DI
 15 11 13 25 14 47 41 26 25 56
Mezmerize
  • Released: May 17, 2005
  • Label: American, Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, DI
 1 1 1 2 1 2 5 1 1 2
Hypnotize
  • Released: November 22, 2005
  • Label: American, Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, DI
 1 3 1 1 4 10 15 1 4 11
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Demo albums

Title Album details
Untitled Demo Tape
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: Not on label
  • Format: Cassette
Demo Tape 1
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: System Management/System Inc.
  • Format: Cassette
Demo Tape 2
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: SYSTEMA
  • Format: Cassette
Demo Tape 3
  • Released: 1996 (Re-released 1997)
  • Label: Velvet Hammer
  • Format: Cassette
Demo Tape 4
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Universal
  • Format: Cassette
Toxicity II
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Columbia
  • Format: CD, DI

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Song Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[1] 		US
Alt.
[31] 		AUS
[9] 		CAN
[32] 		FIN
[11] 		GER
[12] 		IRL
[13] 		NLD
[14] 		SWI
[16] 		UK
[2]
"Sugar" 1998 — 31 — — — — — — — 136 System of a Down
"Spiders" 1999 — 38 — — — — — — — —
"Chop Suey!" 2001 76 7 14 21 — — 46 25 — 17 Toxicity
"Toxicity" 2002 70 3 39 — — 88 47 75 90 25
"Aerials" 55 1 36 — — 80 35 — — 34
"B.Y.O.B." 2005 27 4 42 — — — — — — 26 Mezmerize
"Question!" —[A] 9 — — — — 47 — — 41
"Hypnotize" 57 1 — — 4 83 47 31 — 48 Hypnotize
"Lonely Day" 2006 —[B] 10 37 — 16 46 — — 72 —
"Protect the Land" 2020 —[C] —[D] —[E] 88 —[F] — — — — —[G] Non-album single
"Genocidal Humanoidz" —[H] —[I] —[J] —[K] — — — — — —
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Promotional singles

Song Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
Bub.
[34] 		US
Act. Rock
[41] 		US
Alt.
[31] 		US
Herit. Rock
[42] 		US
Main.
Rock
[43]
"Prison Song" / "X" 2001 — — — — — Toxicity
"Johnny" — — — — — "Chop Suey!" single
"Innervision" 2002 7 10 12 35 14 Steal This Album!
"Boom!" 2003 — — — — —
"Cigaro" 2005 — 30 29 — 34 Mezmerize
"Violent Pornography" — — — — —
"Kill Rock 'n Roll" 2006 — 37 — — 38 Hypnotize
"Vicinity of Obscenity" — — — — —
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Other charting songs

Song Year Peak chart positions Album
POL
[44]
"Lost in Hollywood" 2005 7 Mezmerize

Music videos

Title Year Director(s)
"Sugar" 1998 Nathan "Karma" Cox[45]
"War?"
"Spiders" 1999 Charlie Deaux[46]
"Chop Suey!" 2001 Marcos Siega[47]
"Toxicity" 2002 Shavo Odadjian and Marcos Siega[48]
"Aerials" Shavo Odadjian and David Slade[49]
"Boom!" 2003 Michael Moore[50]
"B.Y.O.B." 2005 Jake Nava[51]
"Question!" Shavo Odadjian and Howard Greenhalgh[52]
"Hypnotize" Shavo Odadjian[53]
"Lonely Day" 2006 Josh Melnick and Xander Charity[54]
"Protect the Land" 2020 Shavo Odadjian and Ara Soudjian[55]
"Genocidal Humanoidz" 2021 Shavo Odadjian and Adam Mason[56]

Other works

  • Limited Edition Tour CD (2000): Limited edition EP given out at live shows. Includes three studio tracks and three live tracks.[57]
  • More Toxicity (2001): Limited edition French EP. Contains four live tracks and bonus track "Johnny".[58]
  • Toxicity II (2002): Unofficial bootleg/fan leak of songs from the Toxicity sessions. Most songs would later end up remade and re-recorded for Steal This Album!.[59]
  • Storaged Melodies (2002): Unofficial bootleg compiling works for OST and collective works.[60]
  • Hypnotize Value Added (2005): Best Buy exclusive EP. Only available from Best Buy stores before the album Hypnotize was released. Retailed for $1.99 and contained a coupon for $1.99 off the price of the album when it was released on November 22, 2005.[61]
  • System Of A Down (2011): The box set that was released on June 10, 2011 via American Recordings. Contains all five of their studio albums.[62]

Other appearances

Notes

  1. ^ "Question!" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[34]
  2. ^ "Lonely Day" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 23 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[34]
  3. ^ "Protect the Land" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 20 on the Digital Song Sales chart.[35]
  4. ^ "Protect the Land" did not enter the Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number three on the Alternative Digital Songs chart.[36]
  5. ^ "Protect the Land" did not enter the Australian ARIA Singles Chart but peaked on the ARIA Digital Track Chart at number 22.[37]
  6. ^ "Protect the Land" did not enter the Finnish Singles Chart, but peaked at number 95 on the Finland Radio Chart.[38]
  7. ^ "Protect the Land" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 29 on the UK Singles Sales chart.[39]
  8. ^ "Genocidal Humanoidz" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 24 on the Digital Song Sales chart.[35]
  9. ^ "Genocidal Humanoidz" did not enter the Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number five on the Alternative Digital Songs chart.[36]
  10. ^ "Genocidal Humanoidz" did not enter the Australian ARIA Singles Chart but peaked on the ARIA Digital Track Chart at number 27.[37]
  11. ^ "Genocidal Humanoidz" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number eight on the Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.[40]

References

General

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  • "System of a Down - Discography - Singles & EPs". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 21, 2013. Retrieved September 14, 2012.

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  48. ^ "Toxicity". MTV. January 14, 2002. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
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  50. ^ "Boom!". MTV. March 17, 2003. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
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  52. ^ "Question!". MTV. August 1, 2005. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
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  60. ^ "System Of A Down - Storaged Melodies". Discogs. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
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