Abingdon Boys School discography

The discography of Japanese rock band Abingdon Boys School includes two studio albums, eight singles, three video albums, one compilation album, eight soundtracks, and seven other appearances in releases not under its name. Abingdon Boys School (stylized as "abingdon boys school" or abbreviated "a.b.s"), was formed in 2005 by Takanori Nishikawa, or T.M.Revolution, who originally named the band ABS after Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan[N 1] and later changed the band's name to Abingdon Boys School, a school formerly attended by members of Radiohead.[1][2][3] The band plays alternative rock and is currently signed to Epic Records Japan.[4]

Abingdon Boys School discography
Studio albums2
Compilation albums1
Video albums3
Singles9
Soundtrack albums8
Other appearances7

Abingdon Boys School has contributed to the soundtracks of numerous anime and video game series and several tribute albums. Their music has been used as opening or closing tracks for anime series, including Darker than Black, Soul Eater, and Tokyo Magnitude 8.0, and games, including Sengoku Basara. In addition, they have also contributed to tribute albums to the manga Nana and the rock bands Luna Sea and Buck-Tick. They also perform in a live DVD by Buck-Tick.

Both of the band's studio albums reached number two on the Oricon charts. Abingdon Boys School's singles have all charted on the Oricon charts as well; the singles "Blade Chord" and "From Dusk Till Dawn" have peaked at number two and number three respectively. Additionally, the band's three videos have all charted, with Abingdon Boys School Japan Tour 2008 and Abingdon Road Movies both peaking at number ten. Two of the band's releases, the album Abingdon Boys School and the single "Innocent Sorrow" have been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

Albums

Studio albums
Year Title Oricon chart position Notes
2007 Abingdon Boys School 2[6]
2010 Abingdon Road
  • Released: January 27, 2010[8]
  • Label: Epic Japan (ESCL-3342)
  • Format: CD, DVD, Digital download
 2[9]
  • The album title is stylised as "ABINGDON ROAD"

Compilation albums
Year Title Oricon chart position Notes
2009 Teaching Materials —
  • Only released in Europe[11]
"—" denotes a title that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Video albums
Year Title Oricon chart position Notes
2008 Abingdon Boys School Japan Tour 2008 10[13]
  • The DVD title is stylised as "abingdon boys school JAPAN TOUR 2008"
2010 Abingdon Road Movies
  • Released: March 17, 2010[14]
  • Label: Epic Japan (ESBL-2273/4)
  • Format: DVD
 10[15]
  • The DVD title is stylised as "ABINGDON ROAD MOVIES"
Abingdon Boys School Japan Tour 2010
  • Released: September 29, 2010[16]
  • Label: Epic Japan (ESBL-2277/8)
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray
 15[17]
  • The DVD title is stylised as "abingdon boys school JAPAN TOUR 2010"

Singles
Year Title Oricon chart position Notes Album
2006 "Innocent Sorrow" 5[19] Abingdon Boys School
2007 "Howling"
  • Released: May 16, 2007[21]
  • Label: Epic Japan (ESCL-2943)
  • Format: CD, Digital download
 4[22]
  • The title track of the single is used as the first opening song to the anime series Darker than Black and KuroKami [22]
"Nephilim"
  • Released: July 4, 2007[23]
  • Label: Epic Japan (ESCL-2958)
  • Format: CD, Digital download
 5[24]
"Blade Chord"
  • Released: December 5, 2007[25]
  • Label: Epic Japan (ESCL-3026)
  • Format: CD, Digital download
 2[26] Abingdon Road
2009 "Strength"
  • Released: February 25, 2009[27]
  • Label: Epic Japan (ESCL-3171)
  • Format: CD, Digital download
 4[28]
  • The title track of the single, stylized as "STRENGTH.", is used as the fourth ending song of the anime series Soul Eater[28]
"JAP"
  • Released: May 20, 2009[29]
  • Label: Epic Japan (ESCL-3196/7)
  • Format: CD, DVD, Digital download
 4[30]
  • The title track of the single is used as the opening theme of the anime series Sengoku Basara[30]
"Kimi no Uta" (キミノウタ)
  • Released: August 26, 2009[31]
  • Label: Epic Japan (ESCL-3279)
  • Format: CD, DVD, Digital download
 8[32]
"From Dusk Till Dawn"
  • Released: December 16, 2009[33]
  • Label: Epic Japan (ESCL-3339)
  • Format: CD, Digital download
 3[34]
2012 "WE aRE"
  • Released: September 5, 2012[35]
  • Label: Epic Japan (ESCL3913, ESCL3911-2)
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD
  • The title track of the single is used as the theme song to the game Sengoku Basara HD Collection

Soundtracks
Year Title Oricon chart position Notes
2007 D.Gray-man Original Soundtrack 1 —
  • Abingdon Boys School performs "Innocent Sorrow (TV Size)"[36]
2008 D.Gray-man Complete Best
  • Released: November 24, 2008[37]
  • Label: Aniplex
  • Format: CD, DVD
 —
  • Abingdon Boys School performs "Innocent Sorrow"[37]
2009 The Best of Soul Eater
  • Released: April 22, 2009[38]
  • Label: Aniplex
  • Format: CD, DVD
 —
  • Abingdon Boys School performs "Strength."[38]
Sengoku Basara: Blue Scrolls Music -It's Show Time! CD- —
  • Abingdon Boys School performs "JAP (TV Version)"[39]
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 —
  • Abingdon Boys School performs "Kimi no Uta" (キミノウタ)[40]
Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha
  • Released: December 23, 2009[42]
  • Label: Aniplex
  • Format: CD
 —
  • Abingdon Boys School performs "From Dusk Till Dawn (TV Size)"[42]
2010 Sengoku Basara Anime Best
  • Released: November 3, 2010[43]
  • Label: Aniplex
  • Format: CD, DVD
 —
  • Abingdon Boys School performs "JAP"[43]
Sengoku Basara Game Best
  • Released: November 3, 2010[44]
  • Label: Aniplex
  • Format: CD, DVD
 —
  • Abingdon Boys School performs "Blade Chord" and "JAP"[44]
"—" denotes a title that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances
Year Title Oricon chart position Notes
2005 Love for Nana -Only 1 Tribute- —
  • Abingdon Boys School performs "stay away"[45]
Parade -Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick- —
  • Abingdon Boys School performs "Dress" (ドレス, Doresu)[46]
2006 The Songs for Death Note The Movie -the Last Name Tribute- —
  • Abingdon Boys School performs "Freak Show", stylised as "Fre@K $HoW"[47]
2007 Tokyo Rock City —
  • Abingdon Boys School performs "Nephilim"[49]
  • Compiled as a collaboration with Sony BMG Germany[49]
Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album -Re:birth- —
  • Abingdon Boys School performs "Sweetest Coma Again"[50]
2008 Buck-Tick Fest 2007 on Parade
  • Released: April 2, 2008[51]
  • Label: Buck-Tick Fest Production Committee
  • Format: DVD
 48[52]
  • Abingdon Boys School performs "Innocent Sorrow"[51]
2009 Monster Hunter 5th Anniversary Collection
  • Released: September 30, 2009[53]
  • Label: BMG Japan
  • Format: CD, DVD
 —
  • Abingdon Boys School performs "Valkyrie -Lioleia Mix-"[53]
"—" denotes a title that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Footnotes

Notes
  1. In Japanese, Ebisu has approximately the same pronunciation as the letters A-B-S

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