New York-based rock band American Authors have released 4 studio albums, 7 EPs, and 16 singles, 8 of which were promotional singles, in their 13-year tenure as a band. Their discography also includes 19 music videos, 3 headlining tours, and three supporting tours for OneRepublic, The Fray, and The Revivalists respectively.
American Authors discography | |
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American Authors performing at London's nightclub Heaven in November 2014 | |
Studio albums | 4 |
Music videos | 19 |
EPs | 7 |
Singles | 16 |
Promotional singles | 8 |
The band's first EP and first two studio albums recorded under the name American Authors have been major label releases on Universal Music Group subsidiary, Island Records. However, much of the band's early material was released independently under the name The Blue Pages.
Albums
editStudio albums
editTitle | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | |||||||||
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US [1] |
US Rock [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
CAN [5] |
GER [6] |
UK [7] | |||||||
Oh, What a Life |
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15 | 3 | 35 | 58 | 12 | 68 | 26 |
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What We Live For |
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60 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
Seasons |
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Best Night of My Life |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
Call Your Mother |
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TBA | |||||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Extended plays
edit- as The Blue Pages
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Surrounded by Wolves[11][12]
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Bear Fight[13][14]
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Night Hawke[15]
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Anthropology[16]
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Rich with Love[17]
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- as American Authors
Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | |
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US [1] |
US Rock [2] | ||
American Authors |
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156 | 42 |
Counting Down |
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— | — |
Blind For Love |
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— | — |
Come Home to Me |
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— | — |
Christmas in Hollis |
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— | — |
Can't Stand the Mourning |
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— | — |
Singles
editAs lead artist
edit2010s
editList of singles as lead artist released in the 2010s, showing year released, selected chart positions, sales, certifications, and originating album
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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US [19] |
US Adult [20] |
US Rock [21] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
CAN [22] |
GER [6] |
NZ [23] |
SWE [24] |
UK [7] | ||||
"Believer"[25] | 2013 | —[A] | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Oh, What a Life |
"Best Day of My Life" | 11 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 17 | |||
"Luck" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"In a Big Country" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Go Big or Go Home"[31] | 2015 | — | 22 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | What We Live For | |
"Pride" | — | 29 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"What We Live For" | 2016 | — | 26 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"I'm Born to Run" | 2017 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | ||
"Everything Everything" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Born in China | ||
"Good Ol' Boys" (with Gazzo) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Do My Own Thing" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Deep Water"[32] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Seasons | ||
"Say Amen" (featuring Billy Raffoul) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Bring It On Home" (original or featuring Phillip Phillips and Maddie Poppe) |
2019 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Champion" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
- ^ "Believer" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 21 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as a quasi-extension to the Hot 100.[26]
2020s
editList of singles as lead artist released in the 2020s, showing year released, selected chart positions, sales, certifications, and originating album
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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US [19] |
US Adult [20] |
US Rock [21] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
CAN [22] |
GER [6] |
NZ [23] |
SWE [24] |
UK [7] | ||||
"Microphone"[33] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Counting Down | |
"Best I Can"[34] (with Seeb) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Brick by Brick"[35] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Counting Down"[36] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Nice and Easy"[37] (featuring Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray) |
2021 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Favorite Time of the Year" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Timeless" (with Chad Tepper) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"One Way Up" (with Fedde Le Grand) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Good 4 U" (Olivia Rodrigo cover) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Circles" (Post Malone cover) |
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"Blind For Love" | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Best Night of My Life | ||
"Christmas Karaoke" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Sleigh Ride" (Leroy Anderson & Mitchell Parish cover) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Best Night of My Life" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Best Night of My Life | |
"We Happy Don't Worry" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Perfectly Imperfect" (featuring Billy Raffoul) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Sweet Caroline" (Neil Diamond cover) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Come Home To Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Christmas In Hollis" (Run-DMC cover) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"My Last Dime" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Call Your Mother | |
"Daisies" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Save Tonight" (Eagle-Eye Cherry cover) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Can’t Stand the Mourning" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
“Something Amazing” (featuring ROZES) |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
As featured artist
editTitle | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
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"Rocketman" (MAGIC GIANT featuring American Authors) |
2019 | Magic Giant | Non-album single |
"Move" (Santana featuring Rob Thomas and American Authors) |
2021 | Santana | Blessings and Miracles |
“This Time Is Right” (CVBZ featuring American Authors) |
CVBZ | Non-album single | |
“One Way Up” (Fedde Le Grand featuring American Authors) |
2022 | Fedde Le Grand | |
”The Life That I Got” (Lit featuring American Authors) |
Lit | Tastes Like Gold | |
“Island In The Sun” (Smallpools featuring American Authors) |
2023 | Smallpools | Cameras & Coastlines & Covers |
Promotional singles
editTitle | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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US Rock [21] | |||
"Trouble" | 2014 | 44 | Oh, What a Life |
"Right Here Right Now" | 2016 | — | What We Live For |
"I Wanna Go Out" | 2017 | — | Seasons |
"Do My Own Thing" | 2018 | — | Non-album single |
"Say Amen" (featuring Billy Raffoul) |
— | Seasons | |
"Neighborhood" (featuring Bear Rinehart of NEEDTOBREATHE) |
— | ||
"Stay Around" | 2019 | — | |
"Champion" (featuring Beau Young Prince) |
— | Non-album single |
Videos
editMusic videos
editAs lead artist
editTitle | Year | Director(s) |
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"Believer (Brooklyn Version)" | 2013 | Anthony Leonardi III & Brendan Walter |
"Best Day of My Life (Dog Version)" | Joshua Mikel | |
"Best Day of My Life" | Mark Staubach | |
"Believer" | 2014 | Anthony Leonardi III, Brendan Walter, Chris Newhard |
"Luck" | Taylor Cohen | |
"Go Big or Go Home" | 2015 | Ethan Lader |
"Pride" | Rosco Guerrero | |
"Pride (Radio Mix / American Sign Language Video)" | 2016 | Brendan Walter & Mel Soria |
"What We Live For" | Rosco Guerrero | |
"I'm Born to Run" | 2017 | Jesse DeFlorio |
"Everything Everything" | ||
"Good Ol' Boys" | ||
"Deep Water (Viral)" | 2018 | Harrison Sanborn |
"Deep Water" | Lauren Sick | |
"Say Amen" | Jesse DeFlorio & Seth Iliff | |
"Neighborhood" | Rosco Guerrero | |
"Stay Around" | 2019 | Spencer Kohn |
"Calm Me Down" | Rosco Guerrero | |
"Before I Go" | Jesse DeFlorio | |
“Bring It On Home” | ||
“Microphone” | 2020 | Spencer Kohn |
“Brick by Brick” | Orlando Romero | |
“Nice and Easy” | 2021 | Chris Greider |
“Favorite Time of the Year” | Duncan Hatch | |
“Timeless” | 2022 | Janush Libicki |
“Blind For Love” | Matt Sanchez & Bianca Magick | |
“Best Night of My Life” | 2023 | Chris Greider |
“We Happy Don’t Worry” |
As featured artist
editTitle | Year | Director(s) |
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"Rocketman" | 2019 | Magic Giant |
"Move" | 2021 | Joshua Mikel |
"This Time Is Right" | Matt Wilds |
Tours
edit- Three of Clubs Tour (2013)
- 13th Annual Honda Civic Tours (2014)
- What We Live For Europe Spring Tour (2017)
- Best Night Of My Life Tour (2023)
- Call Your Mother Tour (2024)
- Co-headlining
- The Mighty O.A.R. Summer Tour (2019) (with O.A.R.)
- Band of Brothers Road Show (2020) (with MAGIC GIANT)
- Supporting
- Native Summer Tour (2014) (with OneRepublic)
- North America Tour (2016) (with The Fray)
- Take Good Care Tour (2019) (with The Revivalists)
- Where We Came From Tour (2022) (with Phillip Phillips)
References
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- ^ "American Authors – Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
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- ^ a b c "American Authors". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
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- ^ a b "Canadian certifications – American Authors". Music Canada. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016.
- ^ "The Blue Pages". Ourstage.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Surrounded by Wolves EP - The Blue Pages — Listen and discover music at". Last.fm. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "The Blue Pages: Vans, Fans, Warped Tour, and Being the Next Berklee Band to Break Out | The Berklee Groove". Berkleegroove.com. 2009-09-30. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Bear Fight: The Blue Pages: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "The Blue Pages Online Store — "Night Hawke" EP". Thebluepages.bigcartel.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Anthropology | The Blue Pages". Thebluepagesmusic.bandcamp.com. 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Rich With Love | The Blue Pages". Thebluepagesmusic.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Counting Down – EP by American Authors on Apple Music". Apple Music (NZ). Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ a b "American Authors – Chart History: The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- ^ a b "American Authors – Chart History: Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ a b c "American Authors – Chart History: Hot Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
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- ^ "A-Sides with Jon Chattman: Tres! American Authors, Hunter Valentine, and Clementine & The Galaxy". The Huffington Post.
- ^ "American Authors – Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ^ "British certifications – American Authors". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 4, 2023. Type American Authors in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (American Authors)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan – American Authors" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ "American Authors "Go Big Or Go Home" | Republic Playbook" (Hot AC). Republic Records. Archived from the original on May 14, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- ^ "Deep Water – Single by American Authors on iTunes". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ "Microphone – Single by American Authors on Apple Music". Apple Music (NZ). Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ "Best I Can – Single by American Authors & Seeb on Apple Music". Apple Music (US). Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ "Brick by Brick – Single by American Authors on Apple Music". Apple Music (NZ). Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ "Counting Down – Single by American Authors on Apple Music". Apple Music (NZ). Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ "American Authors Unevil Summer Anthem "Nice & Easy"". June 25, 2021.