A Perfect Circle discography
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 From left to right: Josh Freese, Jeordie White, Maynard James Keenan, James Iha, Billy Howerdel |
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 3 | |
| ↙Singles | 8 | |
| ↙Video albums | 1 | |
| ↙Music videos | 10 | |
| References and footnotes | ||
The discography of A Perfect Circle, an alternative rock American supergroup, consists of three studio albums, a video album, eight singles and ten music videos. A Perfect Circle is the brainchild of Billy Howerdel.[1] After hearing demos of Howerdel's music, Maynard James Keenan, the lead singer of Tool, offered his services as vocalist. Howerdel agreed, and the band formed in 1999. They were then joined by bassist/violinist Paz Lenchantin, guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen, formerly of Failure, and drummer Tim Alexander, formerly of Primus. Soon after entering the studio to record their first album, Alexander was replaced by Josh Freese of The Vandals. Mer de Noms was released in May 2000, selling 188,000 copies its debut week.[2] The band embarked on a number of headlining tours all over the world to promote the album which was certified gold by the RIAA one month after its release, and platinum just four months later.[3]
While preparing for their second album, Lenchantin and Van Leeuwen left the band to pursue other projects. They were replaced by bassist Jeordie White (Marilyn Manson) and guitarist Danny Lohner, both of whom had been involved in the production of Mer de Noms and Emotive. Lohner performed only one track on the album before he was replaced by James Iha, formerly of the Smashing Pumpkins. Thirteenth Step was released in September 2003, selling 231,000 copies its debut week.[4] The band followed the release by touring throughout North America, Europe and Japan for the remainder of the year. In 2004, the band continued touring in Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Europe, concluding in the late-spring in the United States. The album was certified gold just six weeks after release, and platinum in March 2006.[3] The third album, Emotive, was released in November 2004, selling 142,000 copies its debut week.[5] Two weeks later, the band released the DVD-CD set entitled aMotion. The set contains music videos for all eight singles, previously unreleased videos, and nine remixes. Emotive was certified gold five weeks after its release, and aMotion a month after its release.[3]
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[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| US [6] |
AUS [7] |
AUT [8] |
CAN [9] |
FIN [10] |
FRA [11] |
GER [12] |
NLD [13] |
NZ [14] |
NOR [15] |
SWE [16] |
SWI [17] |
UK [18] |
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| 2000 | Mer de Noms | 4 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | 55 | 81 | 2 | 32 | 54 | — | 55 | |
| 2003 | Thirteenth Step
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2 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 16 | 41 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 77 | 37 | |
| 2004 | Emotive
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2 | 8 | 61 | 5 | — | 61 | 33 | 46 | 2 | 18 | — | 62 | 80 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||||||||||||
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Peak positions[20] | Album | |||||
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| US | US Main. |
US Mod. |
AUS [21] |
NLD [22] |
UK | |||
| 2000 | "Judith" | 105 | 4 | 5 | 25 | — | 153 | Mer de Noms |
| "3 Libras" | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | 49 | ||
| 2001 | "The Hollow" | — | 14 | 17 | 49 | — | 72 | |
| 2003 | "Weak and Powerless" | 61 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | Thirteenth Step |
| "The Outsider" | 79 | 3 | 5 | — | 69 | — | ||
| 2004 | "Blue" | — | 19 | 21 | — | — | — | |
| "Imagine" | — | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | Emotive | |
| 2005 | "Passive" | — | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||
[edit] Video albums
| Year | Video details | Features[23] | Certifications |
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| 2004 | aMotion
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[edit] Music videos
| Year | Title | Director(s)[24][25] |
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| 2000 | "Judith" | David Fincher |
| 2001 | "3 Libras" | Paul Hunter |
| 2002 | "Thinking of You" | Steven Grasse |
| 2003 | "Weak and Powerless" | Brothers Strause |
| "The Outsider" | Steven Grasse | |
| 2004 | "Blue" (Contest Winner) | Joseph Perez |
| "Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums" |
Nick Paparone Paul Thiel Steven Grasse |
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| "Imagine" | Gerald Casale | |
| 2005 | "Passive" | Brothers Strause |
[edit] References
- ^ Sculley, Alan. A little on edge Colorado Springs Independent. Retrieved on September 12, 2008.
- ^ Simutis, David (September 14, 2000). "Circle of Stars". Dallas Observer, p. 1. Retrieved on May 10, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g Gold & Platinum. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved on September 9, 2008.
- ^ (September 24, 2003). "DMX Is Grand Chart Champ". Rolling Stone. Retrieved on May 10, 2008.
- ^ D'Angelo, Joe (November 10, 2004). "Nelly, A Perfect Circle No Match For Now 17". MTV.com. Retrieved on May 10, 2008.
- ^ Artist Chart History - A Perfect Circle. Billboard.com. Retrieved on August 27, 2008.
- ^ Australian album chart history. Australian-charts.com. Retrieved on May 11, 2008.
- ^ Austrian album chart history. Austriancharts.at. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
- ^ A Perfect Circle > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums. Billboard. Allmusic. Retrieved on August 27, 2008.
- ^ Finnish album chart history. Finnishcharts.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
- ^ French album chart history. Lescharts.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
- ^ German album chart history. Musicline.de. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
- ^ Dutch album chart history. Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved on May 11, 2008.
- ^ New Zealand album chart history. Charts.org.nz. Retrieved on May 11, 2008.
- ^ Norwegian album chart history. Norwediancharts.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
- ^ Swedish album chart history. Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved on May 11, 2008.
- ^ Swiss album chart history. Hitparade.ch. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
- ^ Album chart history, United Kingdom. chartstats.com. Retrieved on September 24, 2008.
- ^ a b c d Gold & Platinum Certification. Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved on 2008-09-09.
- ^ Music Chart History for A Perfect Circle. Billboard.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
- ^ Australian singles chart history. Australian-charts.com. Retrieved on September 26, 2008.
- ^ Dutch singles chart history. Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved on September 26, 2008.
- ^ aMotion, back cover.
- ^ James Keenan, Maynard (Producer). (2004-11-16). aMOTION. [DVD]. Virgin Records.
- ^ MTV News staff report (January 12, 2005). "For The Record: Quick News On A Perfect Circle, Ludacris, Bob Marley, Kelly Osbourne, Bam Margera, Akon & More". Retrieved on August 27, 2008.
[edit] External links
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