Tokyo Police Club discography

Tokyo Police Club discography
The band in 2014
Studio albums	6
EPs	4
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	2
Singles	22
Demo albums	2
Remix albums	2
Cover albums	1

The following is the discography of Tokyo Police Club. They regularly released music since their formation in 2005 up until their disbandment in 2024. In addition to their five studio albums, they had put out a number of other original releases as well as reissues, demo albums, and live albums.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		CAN [1]	UK [2]	UK Indie. [3]	US [4]	US Rock [5]	US Indie [6]
Elephant Shell	Released: April 22, 2008 Label: Saddle Creek (North America), Memphis (Europe) Format: LP, CD, digital	10	128	10	106	—	17
Champ	Released: June 8, 2010 Label: Mom + Pop (US), Dine Alone (Canada), Memphis (Europe) Format: LP, CD, cassette, digital 10th Anniversary Edition released 2021	19	186	19	59	17	6
Forcefield	Released: March 25, 2014 Label: Mom + Pop (US), Dine Alone (Canada), Memphis (Europe) Format: LP, CD, cassette, digital	17	—[A]	37	120	29	25
TPC	Released: October 5, 2018 Label: Dine Alone Format: LP, CD, digital	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details
A Lesson in Crime / Smith EP	Released: September 25, 2016[8] Label: Paper Bag Format: LP
Melon Collie and the Infinite Radness: Parts One & Two	Released: September 26, 2016 Label: Dine Alone Format: LP, digital

Cover albums

• Ten Songs, Ten Years, Ten Days (Dine Alone, 2011)

Live albums

• Live From Soho EP (Paper Bag, 2007)
• Eight Songs Live (Dine Alone, 2018)

Remix albums

• Tokyo Police Club Remixes (Memphis, 2007) (A Lesson in Crime remixes)
• Elephant Shell Remixes (Saddle Creek, 2008)

Demo albums

• Tokyo Police Club (self-released, 2005) (A Lesson in Crime/Smith EP demos)
• Church Demos (self-released, 2020)[9] (TPC demos)

Reissues

• A Lesson in Crime 10th Anniversary Edition (Paper Bag, 2016)
• Champ 10th Anniversary Edition (Mom + Pop, 2021)

EPs

List of EPs, with selected chart positions

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions
		CAN [1]	UK [2]	UK Indie. [3]
A Lesson in Crime	Released: April 25, 2006 Label: Paper Bag, Memphis (Europe) Format: 12", CD, digital 10th Anniversary Edition released 2016	194	139	4
Smith EP	Released: October 30, 2007[10] Label: Paper Bag Format: CD, digital	—	—	—
Melon Collie and the Infinite Radness: Part One	Released: February 19, 2016 Label: Dine Alone Format: CD, digital	—	—	—
Melon Collie and the Infinite Radness: Part Two	Released: September 23, 2016 Label: Dine Alone Format: CD, digital	—	—	—
TPC DLX	Released: October 27, 2020[11] Label: Dine Alone Format: 12", digital Companion EP of TPC	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions								Album
		CAN [12]	CAN Rock [13]	AUS Hit. [14]	BEL (FL) [15]	BEL (WA) [16]	SCO [17]	UK Sales [18]	UK Indie. [19]
"Nature of the Experiment"[20]	2006	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	19	A Lesson in Crime
"Cheer It On"[21]	2007	—	—	—	—	—	75	49	4
"Citizens of Tomorrow"[22]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Your English Is Good"[23]		—	39	—	—	—	—	61	10	Elephant Shell
"Tessellate"[24]	2008	63	29	—	—	—	93	82	17
"In a Cave"[25]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25
"Graves"[26]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"The Baskervilles (Amp Live Remix)" (feat. Aesop Rock & Yak Ballz)[27]	2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Breakneck Speed"[28]	2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Champ
"Wait Up (Boots of Danger)"[29]		—[B]	34	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Bambi"[31]		—[C]	30	14	—	89	—	—	—
"Favourite Colour"	2011	—	32	—	—	—	—	—
"Happy Valentine's Day"[32]	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
“Argentina (Parts I, II, III)”[33]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Forcefield
"Hot Tonight"[34]		—[D]	17	—	137	—	—	—	—
"Tunnel Vision"[35]		—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Gonna Be Ready"	2015	—	36	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Not My Girl"[36]	2016	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	Melon Collie and the Infinite Radness Pt 1
"My House"[37]		—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	Melon Collie and the Infinite Radness Pt 2
"New Blues"[38]	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	TPC
"Hercules"[39]		—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—
"DLTFWYH"[40]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Simple Dude"[41]		—	30	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Hundred Dollar Day"[42]	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Champ (10th Anniversary Edition)
"Gone (Matt and Kim Remix)"[43]	2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Just a Scratch" / "Catch Me If You Can"[44]	2024	—	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Album
"Our Love" (Avenue feat. Tokyo Police Club)	2015	Non-album single

Guest appearances

Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"Friends of P" (The Rentals cover)	2008	—	Friends of P - Tribute to The Rentals
"Nature Of The Experiment (RAC Mix)"		RAC	RAC VOL 1
"(Set List Title: Cableguy) (Remix)"	2011	The Philstines Jr.	If a Lot of Bands Play in the Woods
"Come Come (Tokyo Police Club Remix)"	2012	Hot As Sun	Hot As Sun
"Wait Up (RAC Mix)"		RAC	Chapter One
"My Body (Tokyo Police Club Remix)"	2013	Young the Giant	Remix EP
"Closer (Tokyo Police Club Remix)"	2014	Rush Midnight	Rush Midnight
"Tourist"		RAC	Strangers
"Our Love"	2015	Avenue	—
"Paris (Tokyo Police Club Remix)"	2016	Magic Man	Before the Waves: Remixes
"Since U Been Gone" (cover)	2018	—	10 Years of Mom+Pop

Solo releases

In November 2008, Tokyo Police Club keyboardist Graham Wright released a solo EP called The Lakes of Alberta online only, available as a free download. He has also participated in a project called "Novels" with musicians Luke Lalonde (of Born Ruffians), Will Currie (of Will Currie & The Country French), Dean Marino (of Papermaps), and Jay Sadlowski (of Jay Sad) in which these musicians wrote and recorded an entire EP in 24 hours. The CDs were not released in stores, nor on the internet, but were given out to random people or placed in random places.[45] His debut solo album, Shirts vs Skins, was released on June 27, 2010. Greg Alsop has posted comedy sketch videos online, Drumsters and Novelty T-shirt College as well as a song titled ' Losing Our Heads' in 2013 for the Versus Valerie Season One soundtrack.[46]

In June 2015, lead singer Dave Monks released his first solo EP on iTunes, Spotify and Google Play called "All Signs Point to Yes", with two singles having been released prior to the release of the album. The album "On a Wave" followed in 2019.[47] As of 2018 Dave Monks is also a member of the Canadian supergroup Anyway Gang, releasing its self titled album in November 2019.[48] On June 24 2020, Monks released a new EP titled On a Wave Goes Wild.[49]

Notes

1. "Forcefield" did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 17 on the UK Record Store Chart.[7]
2. "Wait Up (Boots of Danger)" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 16 on the Canada Emerging Artists chart.[30]
3. "Bambi" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 23 on the Canada Emerging Artists chart.[30]
4. "Hot Tonight" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 27 on the Canada Emerging Artists chart.[30]

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