Relient K discography
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The discography of Relient K, an American Christian rock band, mainly consists of eight studio albums, eleven EPs, two Christmas albums, thirty singles, and four compilation albums. Relient K released a demo album titled, All Work & No Play on June 20, 1998. The demo album landed them a record deal with Gotee Records and they released their debut studio album Relient K on April 25, 2000, via Gotee.[1] Their second studio album The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek was released on August 28, 2001. The album reached number 158 on the Billboard 200.
Studio albums8
EPs11
Compilation albums5
Singles30
| Relient K discography | |
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Relient K live in May 2007. Left to right: Jon Schneck, Matt Hoopes, Matt Thiessen, Dave Douglas, John Warne. | |
| Studio albums | 8 |
| EPs | 11 |
| Compilation albums | 5 |
| Singles | 30 |
| Music videos | 10 |
| Others | 1 |
| Compilation appearances | 15 |
They released their third studio album Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do on March 11, 2003. The album helped them breakthrough into the Christian music scene,[1] where the album peaked at number 38 on the Billboard 200 and number two on the Christian Albums chart. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album's lead single "Getting Into You" peaked at number 25 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart. A Christmas album was released on November 4, 2003, titled Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand. Their fourth studio album Mmhmm was released on November 2, 2004, through Gotee and Capitol Records.[1] The album spawned two hit singles, "Be My Escape" and "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been". Both singles were certified Gold by the RIAA and reached the Billboard Hot 100 at number 82 and number 58, respectively. The album peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 and was certified Gold. The album also topped the Christian Albums chart.
Their fifth studio album Five Score and Seven Years Ago was released on March 6, 2007. The album reached number six on the Billboard 200. A second Christmas album, Let It Snow, Baby... Let It Reindeer was released on October 23, 2007, which peaked at number 96 on the Billboard 200. On October 6, 2009, the band's sixth studio album Forget and Not Slow Down was released, via Mono vs Stereo. The album peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Christian Albums chart. Their seventh studio album Collapsible Lung was released on July 2, 2013, and peaked at number 16 on the Billboard 200. They released their eighth studio album Air for Free on July 22, 2016. The album peaked at number 44 on the Billboard 200 and reached number one on the Christian Albums chart.
As of August 2011, the group has sold over two million albums.[2]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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| US [3] |
US Christ [4] |
US Rock [5] |
US Alt [6] |
AUS [7] |
CAN [8] |
CAN Alt [9] |
NZ Heat [10] |
UK Indie [11] | |||||
| Relient K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek |
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158 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do |
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38 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Mmhmm |
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15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Five Score and Seven Years Ago | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 32 | 11 | — | — |
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| Forget and Not Slow Down |
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15 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Collapsible Lung |
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16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Air for Free |
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44 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 72 | — | — | 6 | 20 |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Holiday albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
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| US [3] |
US Christ [4] |
US Rock [5] |
US Alt [6] |
US Hol [19] | |||||
| Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand |
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| Let It Snow, Baby... Let It Reindeer |
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96 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 8 | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||
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| US [3] |
US Christ [4] |
US Rock [5] |
US Alt. [6] | |||||||||
| Double Take: Relient K |
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| The Bird and the Bee Sides |
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25 | 1 | 12 | 9 | |||||||
| The First Three Gears 2000–2003 |
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| Is for Karaoke |
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| All Work & No Playlist |
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— | — | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
EPs
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
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| US [3] |
US Christ [4] |
US Rock [5] |
US Alt [6] | ||||||||
| 2000 A.D.D. |
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| The Creepy EP |
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| Employee of the Month EP |
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| The Vinyl Countdown |
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— | — | — | — | ||||||
| Apathetic EP |
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94 | 5 | — | — | ||||||
| Must Have Done Something Right EP |
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| The Nashville Tennis EP |
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| Is for Karaoke EP |
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150 | 4 | 40 | 23 | ||||||
| Is for Karaoke EP, Pt. 2 |
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— | 26 | — | — | ||||||
| The Creepier EP...er |
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| Truly Madly Deeply EP |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
Live
| Title | Album details |
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| Live |
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Others
| Title | Album details |
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| All Work & No Play |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [29] |
US Pop [30] |
US Christ [31] |
US Christ Air [32] |
US Christ AC [33] |
US Christ Rock [34] |
AUS Hit. [35] |
CAN CHR [36] |
UK Christ Air [37] |
UKR Air [38] | ||||
| "My Girlfriend" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Relient K | |
| "Wake Up Call"[39] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Less Is More"[40] | 2001 | — | — | —[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek | ||
| "Pressing On" | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything"[42] | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie Original Move Soundtrack | |
| "For Moments I Feel Faint"[43] | — | — | —[B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek | |||
| "Those Words Are Not Enough" | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Getting Into You"[45] | 2003 | — | — | 25 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do | ||
| "I Am Understood?" | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Chap Stick, Chapped Lips & Things Like Chemistry"[46] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Falling Out"[47] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Forward Motion" | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Celebrate the Day"[48] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Deck the Hall, Bruise Your Hand | ||
| "Be My Escape" | 2004 | 82 | 44 | —[C] | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | Mmhmm | ||
| "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" | 2005 | 58 | 22 | 32 | — | 2 | — | 16 | — | — |
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| "The Truth" | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 2 | — | Apathetic EP | ||
| "High of 75" | 2006 | — | — | 17 | — | 3 | — | — | 6 | — | Mmhmm | ||
| "Must Have Done Something Right" | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 180 | Five Score and Seven Years Ago | ||
| "Forgiven" | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||||
| "The Best Thing" | 2007 | — | 48 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Need You" | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | |||
| "Give Until There's Nothing Left" | — | — | 17 | 28 | — | — | — | 4 | — | ||||
| "Devastation and Reform" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Forget and Not Slow Down"[50] | 2009 | — | — | 37 | — | 6 | — | —[D] | — | — | Forget and Not Slow Down | ||
| "Therapy"[52] | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "That's My Jam" (with Owl City) |
2013 | — | — | —[E] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Collapsible Lung | |
| "Look on Up"[54] | 2016 | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Bummin"[55] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Air for Free | ||
| "Can't Wait for Christmas" (TobyMac featuring Relient K) |
2017 | — | — | — | 40 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | Light of Christmas | |
| "A Hurt Like That"[56] (Phangs featuring Matt Thiessen and Relient K) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I Love Everything You Hate About Yourself | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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| US Christ Rock [34] | |||||||
| "Softer to Me"[57] | 2000 | — | Relient K | ||||
| "I Don't Need a Soul"[58] | 2009 | 3 | Forget and Not Slow Down | ||||
| "PTL"[59] | 2013 | — | Collapsible Lung | ||||
| "Collapsible Lung"[60] | — | ||||||
| "Happy Earth Day"[61] | 2017 | — | Non-album single | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. | |||||||
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak Chart Positions | Album | ||||||||
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| US Christ [31] |
US Christ Air [32] |
US Christ AC [33] |
US Christ CHR [62] |
US Christ Rock [34] |
UK Christ Air [37] | ||||||
| "More Than Uselss" | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | Mmhmm | |||
| "Let It All Out" | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |||||
| "The Scene and the Herd" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | Five Score and Seven Years Ago | |||
| "I Just Want You to Know" | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | The Birds and the Bee Sides | ||||
| "The Last, The Lost, The Least" | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | |||||
| "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | 11 | 9 | — | — | 5 | Let it Snow Baby... Let it Reindeer | |||||
| "I'm Getting Nuttin' For Christmas" | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |||||
| "12 Days of Christmas" | 2010 | —[F] | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 'Tis The Season To Be Gotee | ||||
| "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | Is for Karaoke | |||
| "Don't Blink" | 2013 | —[G] | — | — | — | 3 | — | Collapsible Lung | |||
| "Sleigh Ride" | 2014 | —[H] | — | — | — | — | — | Let it Snow Baby... Let it Reindeer | |||
| "Local Construction" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | Air for Free | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Can't Wait for Christmas" (TobyMac featuring Relient K) |
2022 | TobyMac: The Goodness of Christmas |
| "Ammunition (Relient K version)"[64] (Switchfoot featuring Relient K) |
2023 | The Beautiful Letdown (Our Version) |
| "Fast Car"[65] (Rookie of the Year featuring Matt Thiessen and Relient K) |
2024 | WTF |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "My Girlfriend" | 2000 | Eric Welch[66] | Relient K |
| "Pressing On" | 2001 | The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek | |
| "Chap Stick, Chapped Lips, and Things Like Chemistry" | 2003 | Eliot Lester[67] | Two Lefts Don't Make a Right... But Three Do |
| "Be My Escape" | 2005 | Charles Jensen[66] | Mmhmm |
| "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" | Jon Watts[66] | ||
| "Must Have Done Something Right" | 2007 | Marc Webb[66] | Five Score and Seven Years Ago |
| "The Best Thing" | Barnaby Roper[68] | ||
| "Sleigh Ride" | 2008 | Rob Corley, Tom Bancroft, Funny Pages[69] | Let it Snow, Baby... Let it Reindeer |
| "Mountaintop" | 2016 | Ryan Hamblin[70] | Air for Free |
| "Candy Hearts" | 2017 | Jake Germany[71] | Truly Madly Deeply EP |
Compilation appearances
| Year | Album | Song(s) | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Happy Christmas, Vol. 3 | "Santa Claus Is Thumbing to Town" | BEC |
| 2002 | Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie Original Movie Soundtrack | "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" | Big Idea |
| 2003 | Smash-Ups | TobyMac "Yours" vs. Relient K "Pressing On" | Sparrow |
| 2004 | VeggieTales: Veggie Rocks! | "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" | ForeFront |
| 2005 | Punk Goes 80's | "Manic Monday" | Fearless |
| Happy Christmas, Vol. 4 | "I Celebrate the Day" | Tooth & Nail | |
| 2006 | 27th Annual Covenant Hits | "Be My Escape" | CMC Distribution |
| Freaked! | "Between You and Me" (dc Talk cover) | Gotee | |
| Now That's What I Call Christmas!, 3 | "Twelve Days of Christmas" | Sony BMG | |
| 2007 | Gotee Hits | "Be My Escape" (Radio Mix) | Gotee |
| Gotee Acoustic | "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" (Acoustic) | ||
| Punk Goes Acoustic 2 | "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" (Acoustic) | Fearless | |
| 2008 | Canada Rocks | "Give Until There's Nothing Left" | CMC Distribution |
| GMA Canada presents 30th Anniversary Collection | "Be My Escape" | CMC Distribution | |
| The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie Original Movie Soundtrack | "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" | Big Idea | |
| 2010 | Freedom: Artists United for International Justice[72] | "What Can I Do?" | International Justice Mission |
Notes
- "Less Is More" did not enter the Billboard Hot Christian Songs, but peaked at No. 26 on the Billboard Christian CHR Songs chart.[41]
- "Be My Escape" did not enter the Billboard Hot Christian Songs, but peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Christian CHR Songs chart.[49]
- "Forget and Not Slow Down" did not enter the Canadian Hot 100 or Canada CHR/Top 40, but peaked at number 96 on the Canadian Singles Sales chart.[51]
- "That's My Jam" did not enter the Billboard Hot Christian Songs, but peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Christian Digital Song Sales chart.[53]
- "The Twelve Days of Christmas" did not enter the Billboard Hot Christian Songs, but peaked at No. 40 on the Billboard Christian Digital Song Sales chart.[53]
- "Don't Blink" did not enter the Billboard Hot Christian Songs, but peaked at No. 25 on the Billboard Christian Digital Song Sales chart.[53]
- "Sleigh Ride" did not enter the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart, but peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard Christian Streaming Songs chart.[63]