The Mars Volta discography

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Studio albums8
Live albums1
Music videos11
EPs2
Singles13
Box set albums1

The

live album, two extended plays, and nine singles. The final lineup of The Mars Volta consisted of the two founding members Omar Rodríguez-López on guitar and production, Cedric Bixler-Zavala on vocals and lyrics, along with Juan Alderete on bass, Marcel Rodríguez-López on keyboards and percussion, and Deantoni Parks
on drums.

The band's first studio album

Since We've Been Wrong". Recording for their next album, Noctourniquet, began shortly after, though the album wasn't completed and released until March 2012. After a ten-year hiatus, the band released their self-titled seventh album
on September 16, 2022.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[2] 		AUS
[6] 		BEL
[7]
FIN
[8]
 NLD
[9] 		NOR
[10] 		NZL
[11] 		SWE
[12] 		SWI
[13] 		UK
[3]
De-Loused in the Comatorium 39 47 — — 74 — — — — 43
Frances the Mute
  • Released: March 1, 2005
  • Label: Universal, GSL
  • Format: CD, LP
 4 9 13 14 34 1 21 12 81 23
Amputechture
  • Released: September 12, 2006
  • Label: Universal, GSL
  • Format: CD, LP
 9 6 39 18 54 12 16 27 88 49
The Bedlam in Goliath
  • Released: January 29, 2008
  • Label: Universal
  • Format: CD, LP, USB
 3 3 35 9 42 10 13 32 57 42
Octahedron
  • Released: June 23, 2009
  • Label:
    Warner Bros.
  • Format: CD, LP
 12 41 78 27 27 20 33 51 54 64
Noctourniquet
  • Released: March 27, 2012
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Format: CD, LP
 15 18 90 23 61 34 25 — 47 51
The Mars Volta
  • Released: September 16, 2022
  • Label: Clouds Hill
  • Format: CD, LP, digital
 83 86 142 — — — — — 42 —
Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazón
  • Released: April 21, 2023
  • Label: Clouds Hill
  • Format: CD, LP, digital
 — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[2] 		AUS
[17] 		JPN
[18]
Scabdates
  • Released: November 8, 2005
  • Label: GSL (GSL #118), Strummer,
    Universal (B#0005644-02)
  • Formats: CD, LP
 76 87 141

Box sets

Title Details
La Realidad De Los Sueños
  • Released: April 23, 2021
  • Label: Clouds Hill (CH #180)
  • Formats: LP

Extended plays

Title EP details
Tremulant
  • Released: April 2, 2002
  • Label: GSL (GSL #54)
  • Formats: CD, LP
Live
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: GSL, Strummer, Universal
  • Format: CD

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[4]
US
Alt.
[19]
 		US
Main.
[20] 		AUS
[6]
UK
[3]
"Inertiatic ESP" 2003 — — — — 42 De-Loused in the Comatorium
"Televators" 2004 — — — 64 41
"The Widow" 2005 95 7 25 — 20 Frances the Mute
"L'Via L'Viaquez" — — — — 53
"Viscera Eyes" 2006 — — — — — Amputechture
"Wax Simulacra" 2007 — — — — — The Bedlam in Goliath
"Goliath" 2008 — — — — —
"Cotopaxi" 2009 — — — — — Octahedron
"Since We've Been Wrong" — — — — —
"The Malkin Jewel" 2012 — — — — — Noctourniquet
"Blacklight Shine" 2022 — — — — — The Mars Volta
"Graveyard Love" — — — — —
"Vigil" — — — — —
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Promo

Title Year Album
"This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed"[21]
  • Format:
    Compact Disc
 2003 De-Loused in the Comatorium
"Candy and a Currant Bun" 2008 The Bedlam in Goliath

Videography

Films

Title Year Director
All Tomorrow's Parties 2009 All Tomorrow's People & Jonathan Caouette

Music videos

Title Year Director
"Son et Lumière/Inertiatic ESP" 2003 Omar Rodríguez-López[22]
"Televators" 2004 The Saline Project[22]
"The Widow" 2005 Jim Agnew & Simon Chan[22][23]
"L'Via L'Viaquez" Omar Rodríguez-López[22]
"Wax Simulacra" 2007 Jorge Hernandez[24]
"Aberinkula" 2008 Omar Rodríguez-López
"Goliath"
"Askepios"
"Ilyena"
"Cotopaxi" 2009
"Since We've Been Wrong"

See also

References

General

  • Robert Johnson, Jeremy (October 28, 2007). "A Very Brief History of The Mars Volta" (PDF). The Mars Volta. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 3, 2008. Retrieved July 13, 2008.
  • "The Mars Volta > Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
  • "The Mars Volta – Discography". The Mars Volta. Archived from the original on April 19, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2008.

Specific

  1. ^ a b Fink, Matt. "The Mars Volta > Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d "The Mars Volta Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "The Mars Volta | full Official Charts history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "The Mars Volta Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  5. ^ Cheng, Jim (September 20, 2006). "Lifeline: Quick Hits". USA Today. Retrieved July 14, 2008.
  6. ^ a b Peak chart positions for The Mars Volta in Australia:
  7. ^ "The Mars Volta discographie" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
  8. ^ "The Mars Volta diskografia" (in Finnish). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
  9. ^ "The Mars Volta discografie" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
  10. ^ "The Mars Volta diskografi" (in Norwegian). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
  11. ^ "The Mars Volta discography". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
  12. ^ "Diskografi The Mars Volta" (in Swedish). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
  13. ^ "Diskographie The Mars Volta" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
  14. ^ "The BPI - Search the Awards Database". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
  15. Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original
    on May 1, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2008. Note: User must define search parameters as "The Mars Volta".
  16. ^ "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  17. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 177.
  18. ^ "Scabdates - The Mars Volta" (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  19. ^ "The Mars Volta Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  20. ^ "The Mars Volta Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  21. ^ "The Mars Volta – This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed (2003, CD)" – via www.discogs.com.
  22. ^ a b c d Holy, Kevin. "Athens Music Video – Archive 2". Athens Music Video. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved July 13, 2008.
  23. ^ "Simon Chan - Spindrift premiere new video on IFC.com, first of series". MVRemix. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
  24. ^ "The Mars Volta – "Wax Simulacra"". MTV Networks. Retrieved July 13, 2008.

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