The Mars Volta discography

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| Artist = The Mars Volta

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| Caption = The Mars Volta live at Carling Academy Birmingham

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The discography of The Mars Volta, an American progressive rock group formed in 2001,{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-mars-volta-p519950/biography |title=The Mars Volta > Biography |access-date=July 1, 2008 |author=Fink, Matt |work=AllMusic}} consists of nine studio albums, one live album, two extended plays, and nine singles.

The band's first studio album De-Loused in the Comatorium was released in 2003 after a European tour supporting the Red Hot Chili Peppers. This concept album was produced by Rick Rubin and is based on the death of El Paso, Texas artist Julio Venegas, who committed suicide in 1996. In early 2005, the band released their second full-length album, Frances the Mute, a concept album based on the story of band associate Jeremy Ward, who died of an apparent heroin overdose in 2003. The album sold over 100,000 copies within the first week of release, and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200. The first single released from the album was "The Widow", which peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart and became the band's only entry on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 95. The live album Scabdates, was released later the same year. Their third studio album Amputechture was released in 2006 and debuted at number 9 on the Billboard 200 selling over 59,000 copies in its opening week.{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/2006-09-20-lifeline_x.htm?csp=34 |title=Lifeline: Quick Hits |access-date=July 14, 2008 |author=Cheng, Jim |date=September 20, 2006 |work=USA Today }} The Bedlam in Goliath, the Mars Volta's fourth studio album, was released 2008 and debuted at a career-best number 3 on the Billboard 200. On June 23, 2009, the Mars Volta released Octahedron, which is the band's first album through Warner Bros. Records. The album spawned two singles, "Cotopaxi" and "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. An acoustic version of this album was released in 2023. Lucro Sucio; Los Ojos del Vacio, released on April 11, 2025, is the band's latest album to date.

Albums

=Studio albums=

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rowspan="2" width="35"|Title

!rowspan="2" width="250"|Album details

!colspan="10"|Peak chart positions

!rowspan="2" width="120"|Certifications
(sales thresholds)

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{{cite magazine| url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-mars-volta/chart-history/tlp/ |title=The Mars Volta Chart History: Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 3, 2022}}

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Peak chart positions for The Mars Volta in Australia:

  • All except noted: {{cite web| url=http://www.australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Mars+Volta| title=The Mars Volta discography | publisher= Hung Medien| access-date=July 1, 2008}}
  • "Televators": {{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue731.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20040306130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040307-0000/Issue731.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 6, 2004|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=March 2, 2011 |title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 1st March 2004 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • The Mars Volta: {{cite magazine|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 26 September 2022|magazine=The ARIA Report|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|issue=1699|page=6|date=26 September 2022}}

!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|BEL
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!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|FIN
{{cite web| url=http://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Mars+Volta |title=The Mars Volta diskografia |language=Finnish |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=July 1, 2008}}

!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|NLD
{{cite web| url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Mars+Volta |title=The Mars Volta discografie |language=Dutch |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=July 1, 2008}}

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{{cite web| url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Mars+Volta |title=The Mars Volta diskografi |language=Norwegian |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=July 1, 2008}}

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{{cite web| url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Mars+Volta |title=The Mars Volta discography |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=July 1, 2008}}

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{{cite web| url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Mars+Volta |title=Diskografi The Mars Volta |language=Swedish |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=July 1, 2008}}

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{{cite web| url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Mars+Volta |title=Diskographie The Mars Volta |language=German |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=July 1, 2008}}

!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|UK
{{cite web| url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/11926/mars-volta/ |title=The Mars Volta | full Official Charts history |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=June 19, 2016}}

scope="row"| De-Loused in the Comatorium

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  • BPI: Silver{{cite web |title=The BPI - Search the Awards Database |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=32075 |publisher=British Phonographic Industry |access-date=July 1, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220133205/http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumRight.asp?rq=search_plat |archive-date=February 20, 2008 |url-status=dead }}
  • MC: Gold{{cite web|title=Search Certification Database |url=http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php |publisher=Canadian Recording Industry Association |access-date=July 1, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501065534/http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php |archive-date=May 1, 2010 }} Note: User must define search parameters as "The Mars Volta".
scope="row"| Frances the Mute

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  • Released: March 1, 2005
  • Label: Universal, GSL
  • Format: CD, LP

|align="center"| 4

|align="center"| 9

|align="center"| 13

|align="center"| 14

|align="center"| 34

|align="center"| 1

|align="center"| 21

|align="center"| 12

|align="center"| 81

|align="center"| 23

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  • RIAA: Gold{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |title=Searchable Database |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America |access-date=October 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626050454/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |archive-date=June 26, 2007 }}
scope="row"| Amputechture

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  • Released: September 12, 2006
  • Label: Universal, GSL
  • Format: CD, LP

|align="center"| 9

|align="center"| 6

|align="center"| 39

|align="center"| 18

|align="center"| 54

|align="center"| 12

|align="center"| 16

|align="center"| 27

|align="center"| 88

|align="center"| 49

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scope="row"| The Bedlam in Goliath

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  • Released: January 29, 2008
  • Label: Universal
  • Format: CD, LP, USB

|align="center"| 3

|align="center"| 3

|align="center"| 35

|align="center"| 9

|align="center"| 42

|align="center"| 10

|align="center"| 13

|align="center"| 32

|align="center"| 57

|align="center"| 42

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scope="row"| Octahedron

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  • Released: June 23, 2009
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Format: CD, LP

|align="center"|12

|align="center"|41

|align="center"|78

|align="center"|27

|align="center"|27

|align="center"|20

|align="center"|33

|align="center"|51

|align="center"|54

|align="center"|64

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scope="row"| Noctourniquet

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  • Released: March 27, 2012
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Format: CD, LP

|align="center"| 15

|align="center"| 18

|align="center"| 90

|align="center"| 23

|align="center"| 61

|align="center"| 34

|align="center"| 25

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|align="center"| 47

|align="center"| 51

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scope="row"| The Mars Volta

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  • Released: September 16, 2022
  • Label: Clouds Hill
  • Format: CD, LP, digital

|align="center"| 83

|align="center"| 86

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|align="center"| 42

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scope="row"| Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazón

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  • Released: April 21, 2023
  • Label: Clouds Hill
  • Format: CD, LP, digital

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scope="row"| Lucro Sucio; Los Ojos del Vacío

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  • Released: April 11, 2025
  • Label: Clouds Hill
  • Format: CD, LP, digital

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align="center" colspan="13" style="font-size: 85%"| "—" denotes a release that did not chart.

=Live albums=

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scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album details

! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions

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!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|AUS
{{cite Ryan|page=177}}

!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|JPN
{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/319270/products/624681/1/|title=Scabdates - The Mars Volta|access-date=May 16, 2015|publisher=oricon ME inc.|language=Japanese}}

scope="row"| Scabdates

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  • Released: November 8, 2005
  • Label: GSL (GSL #118), Strummer,
    Universal (B#0005644-02)
  • Formats: CD, LP

| align="center"| 76

| align="center"| 87

| align="center"| 141

=Demo albums=

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scope="row" | Landscape Tantrums

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  • Released: April 23, 2021
  • Label: Clouds Hill
  • Formats: LP, digital

Box sets

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scope="col"| Title

! scope="col"| Details

scope="row"| La Realidad De Los Sueños

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  • Released: April 23, 2021
  • Label: Clouds Hill (CH #180)
  • Formats: LP

Extended plays

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scope="col"| Title

! scope="col"| EP details

scope="row"| Tremulant

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  • Released: April 2, 2002
  • Label: GSL (GSL #54)
  • Formats: CD, LP
scope="row"| Live

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  • Released: 2003
  • Label: GSL, Strummer, Universal
  • Format: CD

Singles

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! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year

! scope="col" colspan="5"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album

width="40"|US
{{cite magazine| url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-mars-volta/chart-history/hsi/ |title=The Mars Volta Chart History: Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 3, 2022}}

! width="40"|US
Alt.

{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-mars-volta/chart-history/mrt/|title=The Mars Volta Chart History: Alternative Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 3, 2022}}

! width="40"|US
Main.

{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-mars-volta/chart-history/rtt/|title=The Mars Volta Chart History: Mainstream Rock|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 3, 2022}}

! width="40"|AUS

! width="40"|UK

scope="row"| "Inertiatic ESP"

| align="center"| 2003

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| align="center"| 42

| rowspan="2" align="center"| De-Loused in the Comatorium

scope="row"| "Televators"

| align="center"| 2004

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| align="center"| 64

| align="center"| 41

scope="row"| "The Widow"

| rowspan="2" align="center"| 2005

| align="center"| 95

| align="center"| 7

| align="center"| 25

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| align="center"| 20

| rowspan="2" align="center"| Frances the Mute

scope="row"| "L'Via L'Viaquez"

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| align="center"| 53

scope="row"| "Viscera Eyes"

| align="center"| 2006

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| align="center"| Amputechture

scope="row"| "Wax Simulacra"

| align="center"| 2007

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| rowspan="2" align="center"| The Bedlam in Goliath

scope="row"| "Goliath"

| align="center"| 2008

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scope="row"| "Cotopaxi"

| align="center" rowspan="2"| 2009

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| align="center" rowspan="2"| Octahedron

scope="row"| "Since We've Been Wrong"

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scope="row"| "The Malkin Jewel"

| align="center"| 2012

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| align="center"| Noctourniquet

scope="row"| "Blacklight Shine"

| align="center" rowspan="3"| 2022

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| rowspan="3" align="center"| The Mars Volta

scope="row"| "Graveyard Love"

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scope="row"| "Vigil"

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scope="row"| "Blank Condolences" (acoustic)

| align="center" rowspan="2"| 2023

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| rowspan="2" align="center"| Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazón

scope="row"| "Palm Full of Crux" (acoustic)

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align="center" colspan="8" style="font-size: 85%"| "—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Promo

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! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Album

scope="row"| "This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed"{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/637467-The-Mars-Volta-This-Apparatus-Must-Be-Unearthed|title=The Mars Volta – This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed (2003, CD)|date=2003 |via=www.discogs.com}}

| 2003

| De-Loused in the Comatorium

scope="row"| "Candy and a Currant Bun"

| 2008

| The Bedlam in Goliath

Videography

=Films=

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! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Director

scope="row"| All Tomorrow's Parties

| align="center"|2009

| All Tomorrow's People & Jonathan Caouette

=Music videos=

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! scope="col"| Title

! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Director

scope="row"|"Son et Lumière/Inertiatic ESP"

|align="center"|2003

|Omar Rodríguez-López{{cite web |url=http://www.director-file.com/amv/archive2.html |title=Athens Music Video – Archive 2 |access-date=July 13, 2008 |author=Holy, Kevin |publisher=Athens Music Video |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080517125750/http://www.director-file.com/amv/archive2.html |archive-date = May 17, 2008}}

scope="row"|"Televators"

|align="center"|2004

|The Saline Project

scope="row"|"The Widow"

|rowspan="2" align="center"|2005

|Jim Agnew & Simon Chan{{cite web |url=http://mvremix.com/rock_blogs/2011/02/09/spindrift-premiere-new-video-on-ifc-com-first-of-series/ |title=Simon Chan - Spindrift premiere new video on IFC.com, first of series|access-date=April 14, 2011 |publisher=MVRemix }}

scope="row"|"L'Via L'Viaquez"

|rowspan="1"|Omar Rodríguez-López

scope="row"|"Wax Simulacra"

|align="center"|2007

|Jorge Hernandez{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1227538&vid=203463 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319052003/http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1227538&vid=203463 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 19, 2008 |title=The Mars Volta – "Wax Simulacra" |access-date=July 13, 2008 |publisher=MTV Networks }}

scope="row"|"Aberinkula"

|rowspan="4" align="center"|2008

|rowspan="6"|Omar Rodríguez-López

scope="row"|"Goliath"
scope="row"|"Askepios"
scope="row"|"Ilyena"
scope="row"|"Cotopaxi"

|rowspan="2" align="center"|2009

scope="row"|"Since We've Been Wrong"

See also

References

{{refbegin}}

General

  • {{cite web|url=http://www.themarsvolta.com/TBIG.pdf |title=A Very Brief History of The Mars Volta |access-date=July 13, 2008 |author=Robert Johnson, Jeremy |date=October 28, 2007 |publisher=The Mars Volta |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003164854/http://www.themarsvolta.com/TBIG.pdf |archive-date=October 3, 2008 }}
  • {{Cite web

| url = {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p519950/discography/main|pure_url=yes}}

| work = AllMusic

| access-date = July 1, 2008

| title = The Mars Volta > Discography}}

  • {{Cite web

| url = http://www.thebedlam.net/discography

| publisher = The Mars Volta

| access-date = July 1, 2008

| title = The Mars Volta – Discography |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080419014954/http://www.thebedlam.net/discography |archive-date = April 19, 2008}}

{{refend}}

Specific

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