Aly & AJ discography
The discography of Aly & AJ (briefly known as 78violet), an American pop rock duo, consists of three studio albums, one video album, seven singles, six promotional singles, ten music videos and various album appearances. They released their debut studio album Into the Rush on August 17, 2005. The album debuted at number thirty six in the United States, selling over 24,000 copies in its first week and was later certified Gold by the RIAA.[1] Into the Rush earned them the "Contemporary Inspirational Artists of the Year" nomination at the 2006 American Music Awards.[2] Into the Rush has sold 839,000 copies in the United States[3] and 1,000,000 worldwide.[4]
Aly & AJ discography | |
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Aly & AJ on Brock Storm concert, in Valdosta, Georgia, in 2008. | |
Studio albums | 3 |
Video albums | 1 |
Music videos | 12 |
Singles | 13 |
Promotional singles | 6 |
In 2006, the duo released their second studio and first Holiday album, Acoustic Hearts of Winter, which peaked at seventy-eight on the Billboard 200 and sold 110,000 copies.[5] Their third studio album, Insomniatic, debuted at number fifteen in the on the Billboard 200, selling over 39,000 copies in its first week, making it their highest debut to date.[6] The album's lead single, "Potential Breakup Song", is their most successful single to date, it was certified Platinum and managed to peak at number seventeen on Billboard Hot 100, becoming their first top twenty and international hit.[7] Insomniatic has sold 200,000 copies in the United States.
In 2013, the duo released a single under the name '78violet' titled "Hothouse", which was their only single release under this name.[8] In 2017, the duo returned with a new single titled "Take Me," which was released under their original name.
Albums
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||||
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US [9] |
JAP [10] |
UK [11] | ||||||||||||
Into the Rush |
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36 | 94 | — | ||||||||||
Acoustic Hearts of Winter |
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78 | — | — |
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Insomniatic |
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15 | 90 | 72 |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
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US [16] |
AUS [17] |
CAN [18] |
IRE [19] |
NLD [20] |
NOR [21] |
SCO [22] |
UK [11] | ||||
"Rush" | 2005 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Into the Rush | |
"Chemicals React" | 2006 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Greatest Time of Year" | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Acoustic Hearts of Winter | ||
"Potential Breakup Song" | 2007 | 17 | — | 72 | 16 | 83 | 18 | 31 | 22 |
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Insomniatic |
"Like Whoa" | 2008 | 63 | 92 | 66 | — | — | — | — | 165 | ||
"Hothouse"[upper-alpha 1] | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Take Me" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ten Years | |
"I Know" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Good Love"[24] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Church"[25] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sanctuary | |
"Don't Go Changing" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Attack of Panic"[26] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | We Don’t Stop | |
"Joan of Arc on the Dance Floor"[27] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Slow Dancing" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | ||
"Potential Breakup Song (2020)"[28] [29] | —[upper-alpha 2] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Listen!!!"[31] | 2021 | To be released | TBA | ||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Promotional singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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US Christ [32] |
US Sales [33] | |||||||||||||
"Jingle Bell Rock"[34][35] | 2004 | — | — | Radio Disney Jingle Jams | ||||||||||
"Do You Believe in Magic"[36] | 2005 | — | 2 | Into the Rush | ||||||||||
"No One"[37][38] | — | — | ||||||||||||
"Walking on Sunshine"[39] | — | — | ||||||||||||
"Never Far Behind"[40] | 2006 | 28 | — | |||||||||||
"On the Ride"[41] | — | — | ||||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Other appearances
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Jingle Bell Rock" | 2004 | N/A | Radio Disney Jingle Jams |
"Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" | 2005 | N/A | Disneymania 3 |
"Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" | 2007 | Pepsi Smash | |
"We're an American Band" | 2008 | Randy Jackson | Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1 |
"Belong Here"[upper-alpha 3] | 2010 | N/A | Hellcats |
Videography
Video releases
Title | Album details | Peak chart position |
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US Video [42] | ||
On the Ride |
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10 |
As lead artist
Title | Year | Director |
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"Do You Believe in Magic" | 2005 | |
"No One" | ||
"Walking on Sunshine" | ||
"Rush" | Marc Webb | |
"On the Ride" | 2006 | |
"Chemicals React" | Chris Applebaum | |
"Greatest Time of Year" | Declan Whitebloom | |
"Potential Breakup Song" | 2007 | Chris Applebaum |
"Like Whoa" | Scott Speer | |
"Hothouse" | 2013 | Stephen Ringer |
"Take Me" | 2017 | Alex Ross Perry |
"Church" | 2019 | |
"Don't Go Changing" | ||
"Star Maps" | Amanda Crew | |
"Attack of Panic" | 2020 | Stephen Ringer |
"Joan of Arc on the Dance Floor" | Aly Michalka & Stephen Ringer | |
"Slow Dancing" | Stephen Ringer | |
"Listen!!!" | 2021 | Susanna Howe |
Guest appearances
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"Malibu" (At Home Edition) (Kim Petras) |
2020 | Kim Petras |
Notes
- Was released under the name 78violet.[8]
- "Potential Breakup Song (2020)" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but did peak at number eight on the Digital Song Sales chart.[30]
- Was released under the name 78violet.
References
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- List of UK albums and singles charts by Aly & AJ:
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- List of ARIA Singles Chart peak positions:
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- List of Scottish Singles Chart peak positions:
- "Potential Breakup Song": "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 (14 October 2007 - 20 October 2007)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
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- List of Hot Singles Sales peak positions:
- "Do You Believe in Magic": "Hot Singles Sales : Apr 09, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
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